The Monkey King 2
2016 2h 0m movie Film Hong Kong

The Monkey King 2

西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精

Synopsis

西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精

Taking place 500 years after the Havoc in Heaven, the Tang Priest is appointed by Buddha to go to the West to fetch the sacred scriptures, only to accidentally free the Monkey King. With Lady White aiming to break up the team assembled to defeat her, the Monkey King must fight in order to save his world!

The 2015–2017 Hong Kong Window

57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Monkey King 2 sits at position #36.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Monkey King 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Filmko Pictures

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Monkey King 2 premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$68.5M
Budget
$193.7M
Revenue
$125.2M
Net Profit
2.8×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $571K per minute on screen and earned $1.6M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

5.9
TMDB Rating
85
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #577 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #379 of 516 (top 73%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
All Production Countries Hong Kong, China
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies Filmko Pictures
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date January 22, 2016
IMDb tt4591310
Official Site themonkeykingmovie.com

Themes & Motifs

  • based on novel or book
  • buddhist monk
  • tiger
  • dragon
  • journey to the west

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