Synopsis
The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.).
Scores
Overall Score
75.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.3%
Review Aggregate
81.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 102 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
historicalvisually strikingstylizedromanticemotionalcharacter-drivengritty
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Leung Chiu-wai | 2009 | $5,398,000 | $7,895,000 | (est) |
| Takeshi Kaneshiro | 2009 | $3,323,000 | $4,860,000 | (est) |
| Zhang Fengyi | 2009 | $2,502,000 | $3,659,000 | (est) |
| Chang Chen | 2009 | $2,046,000 | $2,992,000 | (est) |
| Zhao Wei | 2009 | $1,750,000 | $2,559,000 | (est) |
| Hu Jun | 2009 | $1,540,000 | $2,252,000 | (est) |
| Shidō Nakamura | 2009 | $1,383,000 | $2,022,000 | (est) |
| Lin Chi-ling | 2009 | $1,259,000 | $1,841,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count112
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes49,781
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2009 | $627,047 | $917,038 |
| International | 2009 | $129,081,384 | $188,777,763 |
| Worldwide | 2009 | $129,708,430 | $189,694,800 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2009 | $51,946,077 | $75,969,624 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2009 | $1,769,000 | $2,587,111 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2009 | $567,000 | $829,221 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2009 | $7,223,000 | $10,563,427 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2009 | $15,435,000 | $22,573,238 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2009 | $263,360 | $385,156 |
| Total Revenues | 2009 | $77,203,437 | $112,907,777 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2009 | $80,000,000 | $116,997,669 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2009 | $7,376,000 (est) | $10,787,185 (est) |
| Participations | 2009 | $1,544,000 | $2,258,055 |
| Residuals ? | 2009 | $1,773,000 | $2,592,961 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2009 | $12,000,000 | $17,549,650 |
| Total Expenses | 2009 | $102,693,000 | $150,185,521 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2009 | $-25,489,563 | $-37,277,744 |
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