Films are primarily made for entertaining the audience and gaining profit from the investment. If a movie is not big-budgeted, the expectation of the rate of return is not generally very high. The producers of the movie just want to earn their profits. However, even in the case of big-budgeted movies, the expectation of gross profit is sky-high because of the high investment. We have researched some Chinese movies which may be big-budgeted or small-budgeted, but in either case, these movies went on to collect some huge money and resulted in the highest rate of return for the producers of the movie.
1. Detective Chinatown 3
Detective Chinatown 3 is the third part of the Detective Chinatown-3 franchise. This film was released in 2021. The film stars Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. Detective Chinatown 3 went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Upon its release, the film got huge success. The film made a total of $707 million, while the budget was $117 million!
2. Wolf Warrior 2
This film ranks no. 1 in the list of highest-grossing Chinese films. Upon its release, the film received praises for its patriotic plot. This film is ranked 54th worldwide as the highest-grossing film in 2017. This film was included as the first non-English film to be included in the list of 100 all-time highest-grossing films worldwide.
3. The Battle At Lake Changjin
The war film, The Battle at Lake Changjin was released in 2021. This is one of the most successful Chinese films. The budget was $200 million. The movie earned $858.4 million. Presently, this film ranks number 2 in the list of highest-grossing films in China. Moreover, this movie did excellent business at the box office and turned out to be the highest-grossing film of 2021.
4. Hi, Mom
Hi, Mom is a Chinese comedy film. The rate of return of Hi, Mom is very high. The film did wonderful business at the box office and turned out to be the third highest-grossing non-English movie of all time. The film was made with a relatively small budget of US$59 million and earned revenue of US$848 million. That is a huge rate of return! Furthermore, this film is the first highest-grossing film of a solo female Director.
5. Ne Zha
This is a computer-animated 3D film. The film is based on Chinese mythology. The film did an impressive performance at the box office. Made with a budget of $20 million, the film earned $742.5 million at the box office! The movie was released in 2019.
6. The Mermaid
The Chinese-Hong Kong film, The Mermaid is a fantasy rom-com film. The movie stars Deng Chao and Lin Yun as the lead. As the title suggests, the lead female character of this film is a mermaid and the male protagonist is a playboy businessman who falls in love with the mermaid.
7. Dying To Survive
It is the seventh movie on this list with the highest rate of return. This comedy-drama film got released in 2018. The plot is of a leukemia patient Lu Yong, who smuggled unproven cheap cancer medicine from India for Chinese patients, numbered 1000. With a budget of only $10.9 million, the movie earned $453 million.
8. Never Say Die
Another comedy film on the list, Never Say Die hot released in 2017. The movie did an exceptional business upon its release. The plot involves body switching among the lead characters.
9. Crazy Alien
This comedy science fiction film is one of the most profitable movies made in China. The movie earned $327.6 million at the box office. The lead cast of the film is Huang Bo and Sheng Teng. The film Crazy Alien got released in 2019.
10. My People, My Homeland
My People, My Homeland is considered a very successful and commercial movie. The movie got released in 2020. Five short stories are comprised together in this movie. The movie was well-loved by the public, as the love is evident in the film's box office business.
