Chinese Cinema release
The Monkey King 2
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105th of 216 in Chinese Cinema
- Out-grossed 75% of Chinese Cinema releases with reported figures ($194M).
- Returned 2.8× its budget, against an industry median of 3.9×.
- Momentum in the 55th percentile.
- Audience rating 5.9 from 118 votes, the 7th percentile.
- Cost
- $68M
- Took
- $194M
Hit2.8× its cost
Against a Chinese Cinema median of 3.9×, so this one returned 0.7 times what a typical release there does.
The money says hit. What do you say?
The picture
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!
- Released
- 22 January 2016
- Runtime
- 2h
- Language
- Mandarin
- Industry
- Chinese Cinema
Top billedAll 21 credits
- Aaron Kwok Fu-ShingThe Monkey King
- Gong LiLady White
- William FengLittle Monk
- Xiao ShenyangZhu Bajie
- Lo Chung-HimSha Wujing
- Kelly Chen Hui-LinGoddess of Mercy Guanyin
Made by
- Director
- Soi Cheang
- Original Music Composer
- Christopher Young
- Director of Photography
- Cheung Man-Po, Tao Yang
- Producer
- Zhao Haicheng, Kiefer Liu
Filed under
ActionAdventureFantasy