Synopsis
The humble, unassuming Ma and timid Cao have been cast off by their families and forced into an arranged marriage. To survive, they have to come together and build a home for themselves.
Scores
Overall Score
53.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
41.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.4%
Review Aggregate
88.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalvisually strikingromanticfamily-friendlystylizeddarkcharacter-driventhought-provoking
Cast
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes2,851
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2023 | $22,692 | $23,362 |
| International | 2023 | $888,838 | $915,092 |
| Worldwide | 2023 | $911,530 | $938,454 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2023 | $366,881 | $377,718 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2023 | $558,000 | $574,482 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2023 | $857,000 | $882,313 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2023 | $123,000 | $126,633 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2023 | $367,000 | $377,840 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2023 | $208,800 | $214,967 |
| Total Revenues | 2023 | $2,480,681 | $2,553,954 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2023 | $696,000 (est) | $716,558 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2023 | $602,000 (est) | $619,781 (est) |
| Participations | 2023 | $50,000 | $51,477 |
| Residuals ? | 2023 | $81,000 | $83,393 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2023 | $139,200 | $143,312 |
| Total Expenses | 2023 | $1,568,200 | $1,614,520 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2023 | $912,481 | $939,433 |
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