Detective Chinatown

2016 | Action, Comedy, Mystery, Foreign Language

Synopsis

After being rejected from the police academy, a mild-mannered young man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case.

Scores

Overall Score
63.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.4%
Review Aggregate
70.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, visually striking, action-packed. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyvisually strikingaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wang Baoqiang2016$1,221,000$1,595,000(est)
Liu Haoran2016$751,000$982,000(est)
Tong Liya2016$566,000$739,000(est)
Chen He2016$462,000$605,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes3,903

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$474,252$619,887
International2016$125,368,680$163,867,308
Worldwide2016$125,842,936$164,487,200

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$50,384,598$65,856,867
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,159,000$2,821,993
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,201,000$2,876,890
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,896,000$2,478,230
Physical Purchases ?2016$5,349,000$6,991,589
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$199,186$260,352
Total Revenues2016$62,188,784$81,285,921
Expenses
Budget ?2016$15,000,000$19,606,249
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$7,956,000 (est)$10,399,155 (est)
Participations2016$4,975,000$6,502,739
Residuals ?2016$672,000$878,360
Interest & Overhead2016$3,000,000$3,921,250
Total Expenses2016$31,603,000$41,307,754
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$30,585,784$39,978,167

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