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Chinese Cinema hits and flops, 2024
Every Chinese Cinema film released in 2024 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 6 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Big World2024-12-27 | $7M | $110M | 15.6× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Escape from the 21st Century2024-07-18 | $2M | $16M | 7.9× | Blockbuster |
| 3 |  Pegasus 22024-02-10 | $60M | $467M | 7.8× | Blockbuster |
| 4 |  YOLO2024-02-10 | $100M | $434M | 4.3× | Blockbuster |
| 5 |  Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms2024-07-26 | $85M | $369M | 4.3× | Blockbuster |
| 6 |  Panda Plan2024-10-01 | $25M | $42M | 1.7× | Hit |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.