Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

2017 | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A monk and his three disciples continue on their journey to battle demons.

Scores

Overall Score
64.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.4%
Review Aggregate
56.6

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, gritty, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnygrittyvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kris Wu2017$5,000,000$6,399,000(est)
Kenny Lin2017$3,078,000$3,939,000(est)
Yang Yiwei2017$2,317,000$2,966,000(est)
Mengke Bateer2017$1,895,000$2,425,000(est)
Yao Chen2017$1,621,000$2,074,000(est)
Jelly Lin2017$1,426,000$1,826,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes3,863

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$880,346$1,126,742
International2017$246,704,900$315,754,083
Worldwide2017$247,585,250$316,880,830

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 Revenue2017$99,122,133$126,865,004
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,429,000$3,108,842
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,710,000$3,468,490
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,812,000$2,319,153
Physical Purchases ?2017$5,203,000$6,659,245
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$352,138$450,697
Total Revenues2017$111,628,271$142,871,432
Expenses
Budget ?2017$63,900,000$81,784,699
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2017$20,000,000$25,597,715
Participations2017$4,465,000$5,714,690
Residuals ?2017$683,000$874,162
Interest & Overhead2017$9,585,000$12,267,705
Total Expenses2017$98,633,000$126,238,970
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$12,995,271$16,632,463

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