Sky on Fire

2016 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A security guard becomes embroiled in a battle to protect stem cell research, which can potentially cure cancer, from falling into the wrong hands.

Scores

Overall Score
34.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.8%
Review Aggregate
34.5

Critic Consensus

45.5% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 45% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, uplifting, action-packed. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizedupliftingaction-packedsuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Wu2016$68,000$88,000(est)
Zhang Ruoyun2016$42,000$54,000(est)
Zhang Jingchu2016$31,000$41,000(est)
Joseph Chang2016$26,000$33,000(est)
Amber Kuo2016$22,000$29,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score15.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes429

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$78,366$102,431
International2016$5,257,084$6,871,447
Worldwide2016$5,335,450$6,973,878

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 Revenue2016$2,142,017$2,799,794
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,253,000$1,637,775
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,277,000$1,669,145
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,100,000$1,437,792
Physical Purchases ?2016$3,104,000$4,057,187
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$39,183$51,215
Total Revenues2016$8,915,200$11,652,909
Expenses
Budget ?2016$5,869,000 (est)$7,671,272 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$1,774,000 (est)$2,318,766 (est)
Participations2016$178,000$232,661
Residuals ?2016$383,000$500,613
Interest & Overhead2016$1,173,800$1,534,254
Total Expenses2016$9,377,800$12,257,566
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-462,600$-604,657

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