Synopsis
Shanghai, 1938: A missionary woman hires a fortune hunter to help her find 1100 lbs. opium lost, as wounded need the morphine. Adventure and romance follows.
Scores
Overall Score
32.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.7%
Review Aggregate
21.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotfunnyvisually strikingcharacter-drivenromanticemotional
Cast
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score15.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating3.3
IMDb votes6,009
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1986 | $2,315,683 | $6,628,009 |
| International | 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1986 | $2,315,683 | $6,628,009 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1986 | $1,157,842 | $3,314,004 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1986 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1986 | $4,841,000 | $13,856,037 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1986 | $2,079,000 | $5,950,568 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1986 | $926,273 | $2,651,203 |
| Total Revenues | 1986 | $9,004,115 | $25,771,814 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1986 | $17,000,000 | $48,657,847 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1986 | $1,682,000 (est) | $4,814,265 (est) |
| Participations | 1986 | $180,000 | $515,201 |
| Residuals ? | 1986 | $548,000 | $1,568,500 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1986 | $3,400,000 | $9,731,569 |
| Total Expenses | 1986 | $22,810,000 | $65,287,381 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1986 | $-13,805,885 | $-39,515,568 |
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