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Operation Red Sea

Chinese Cinema20182h 18mMandarinTop 12% of Chinese Cinema budgets
87Standing

6th of 216 in Chinese Cinema

Reported gross
95
Return on budget
73
Audience rating
88
Momentum
83
  • Out-grossed 95% of Chinese Cinema releases with reported figures ($579M).
  • Returned 8.3× its budget, against an industry median of 3.9×.
  • Momentum in the 83rd percentile.
  • Audience rating 7.4 from 448 votes, the 88th percentile.
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Cost
$70M
Took
$579M
Blockbuster8.3× its cost

Against a Chinese Cinema median of 3.9×, so this one returned 2.1 times what a typical release there does.

The money says blockbuster. What do you say?

The picture

A squad of the Jiaolong Commando Unit - Sea Dragon, a spec ops team of the Chinese Navy, carries out a hostage rescue operation in the nation of Yewaire, on the Arabian Peninsula, and fiercely fights against local rebel groups and Zaka, a terrorist organization.

Released
16 February 2018
Runtime
2h 18m
Language
Mandarin
Industry
Chinese Cinema
Top billedAll 25 credits
Filed under
ActionAdventureThrillerWar

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