Synopsis
The story is about 3 young men going after their dream in the movie business in China for a big investment. It reveals the difficulty and despair to get an opportunity there. In the meantime, to get relax from the work of script writing, one of them met a girl through mobile app and start a complicate relationship with her.
Scores
Overall Score
78.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.3%
Review Aggregate
59.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 285 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
thin plotemotionalvisually strikinggrittyupliftingromanticthought-provokingcharacter-drivenfunnysuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hanks | 2014 | $10,156,000 | $13,460,000 | (est) |
| Halle Berry | 2014 | $6,252,000 | $8,286,000 | (est) |
| Jim Broadbent | 2014 | $4,707,000 | $6,238,000 | (est) |
| Hugo Weaving | 2014 | $3,848,000 | $5,100,000 | (est) |
| Jim Sturgess | 2014 | $3,292,000 | $4,363,000 | (est) |
| Doona Bae | 2014 | $2,897,000 | $3,840,000 | (est) |
| Ben Whishaw | 2014 | $2,601,000 | $3,447,000 | (est) |
| James D'Arcy | 2014 | $2,369,000 | $3,140,000 | (est) |
| Zhou Xun | 2014 | $2,182,000 | $2,891,000 | (est) |
| Keith David | 2014 | $2,026,000 | $2,686,000 | (est) |
| Susan Sarandon | 2014 | $1,896,000 | $2,512,000 | (est) |
| Hugh Grant | 2014 | $1,784,000 | $2,364,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count286
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.0
IMDb votes227
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $271,734 | $360,131 |
| International | 2014 | $45,114,824 | $59,790,959 |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $45,386,560 | $60,151,092 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2014 | $18,181,797 | $24,096,449 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $2,546,000 | $3,374,230 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $2,017,000 | $2,673,143 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $2,903,000 | $3,847,364 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $7,825,000 | $10,370,521 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $122,280 | $162,059 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $33,595,077 | $44,523,766 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2014 | $146,700,000 | $194,422,428 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $6,118,000 (est) | $8,108,224 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $672,000 | $890,606 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $942,000 | $1,248,438 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $17,604,000 | $23,330,691 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $172,036,000 | $228,000,387 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $-138,440,923 | $-183,476,622 |
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