Synopsis
An elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies.
Scores
Overall Score
40.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.8%
Review Aggregate
23.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, macabre. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
historicalthin plotmacabrevisually strikingromanticcharacter-drivenaction-packed
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Huang | 2013 | $1,078,000 | $1,452,000 | (est) |
| Ethan Juan | 2013 | $664,000 | $894,000 | (est) |
| Shawn Yue | 2013 | $500,000 | $673,000 | (est) |
| Chris Lee | 2013 | $409,000 | $550,000 | (est) |
| Bobo Jing | 2013 | $350,000 | $471,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score17.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes1,481
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2013 | $5,290 | $7,122 |
| International | 2013 | $12,212,150 | $16,441,852 |
| Worldwide | 2013 | $12,217,440 | $16,448,974 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2013 | $4,887,505 | $6,580,302 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2013 | $215,000 | $289,466 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2013 | $129,000 | $173,679 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2013 | $278,000 | $374,286 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2013 | $721,000 | $970,720 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2013 | $4,500,000 | $6,058,584 |
| Total Revenues | 2013 | $10,730,505 | $14,447,036 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2013 | $15,000,000 | $20,195,279 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2013 | $1,226,000 (est) | $1,650,627 (est) |
| Participations | 2013 | $215,000 | $289,466 |
| Residuals ? | 2013 | $293,000 | $394,481 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2013 | $3,000,000 | $4,039,056 |
| Total Expenses | 2013 | $19,734,000 | $26,568,909 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2013 | $-9,003,495 | $-12,121,873 |
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