Japan Synopsis
“Her legend begins.”
Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.
Audience Engagement
7,316 audience reviews — more than 100% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tomb Raider. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From SQUARE ENIX
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tomb Raider itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 Japan release window, Tomb Raider sits at #454 of 569. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tomb Raider premiered alongside 194 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 58m runtime, production spent $797K per minute on screen and earned $2.3M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3704th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tomb Raider, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slave labor · 2
- heiress · 1
- bicycle courier · 1
- peril · 1
- father daughter relationship · 29
- missing person · 13
- reboot · 13
- treasure hunt · 9
- remake · 101
- based on video game · 90
- island · 41
- female protagonist · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,253 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,271 of 1,714 (top 74%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | SQUARE ENIX, GK Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | March 5, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt1365519 |
| Official Site | www.tombraidermovie.com |