Synopsis
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
Scores
Overall Score
62.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.4%
Review Aggregate
52.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 29% of 70 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, visually striking, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
historicalvisually strikingemotionalromanticstylizedcharacter-drivenupliftingthought-provokingfamily-friendlysuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Rhys Meyers | 2008 | $3,451,000 | $5,028,000 | (est) |
| Radha Mitchell | 2008 | $2,124,000 | $3,095,000 | (est) |
| Chow Yun-fat | 2008 | $1,599,000 | $2,330,000 | (est) |
| Michelle Yeoh | 2008 | $1,308,000 | $1,905,000 | (est) |
| David Wenham | 2008 | $1,118,000 | $1,630,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count76
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes10,137
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2008 | $1,031,872 | $1,503,475 |
| International | 2008 | $6,753,445 | $9,840,018 |
| Worldwide | 2008 | $7,785,317 | $11,343,493 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2008 | $3,217,314 | $4,687,745 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2008 | $1,031,000 | $1,502,205 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2008 | $367,000 | $534,732 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2008 | $8,541,000 | $12,444,551 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2008 | $17,696,000 | $25,783,722 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2008 | $412,749 | $601,390 |
| Total Revenues | 2008 | $31,265,063 | $45,554,346 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2008 | $40,000,000 | $58,281,470 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2008 | $3,173,000 (est) | $4,623,178 (est) |
| Participations | 2008 | $625,000 | $910,648 |
| Residuals ? | 2008 | $2,007,000 | $2,924,273 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2008 | $6,800,000 | $9,907,850 |
| Total Expenses | 2008 | $52,605,000 | $76,647,418 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2008 | $-21,339,937 | $-31,093,073 |
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