Curse of the Golden Flower
“Unspeakable secrets are hidden within the Forbidden City.”
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Genres
Action, Drama, Fantasy
Studio
Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Language
zh
Status
Released
How Curse of the Golden Flower performed
Budget
$45.0M
Worldwide Gross
$78.6M
Gross Profit
$33.6M
Return
1.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$10M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Emperor Ping
Chow Yun-Fat
Emperor Ping
Empress Phoenix
Gong Li
Empress Phoenix
Prince Zhai
Jay Chou
Prince Zhai
Crown Prince Wan
Liu Ye
Crown Prince Wan
Prince Yu
Qin Junjie
Prince Yu
Jiang Chan
Li Man
Jiang Chan
Imperial Physician Jiang
Ni Dahong
Imperial Physician Jiang
Imperial Physician's Wife
Chen Jin
Imperial Physician's Wife
Maid
Siran Ge
Maid
Host of the Festival
Guo Jiulong
Host of the Festival
Medicine Boy
Ma Tianyu
Medicine Boy
Soldier
Feng Bai
Soldier
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