Red Cliff
“The future will be decided.”
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military campaign of unprecedented scale. Left with no other hope for survival, the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu formed an unlikely alliance.
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History, Action, War
Studio
Lion Rock Productions
Language
zh
Status
Released
How Red Cliff performed
Budget
$80.3M
Worldwide Gross
$250.1M
Gross Profit
$169.8M
Return
3.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$29M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Zhou Yu
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Zhou Yu
Zhu Ge Liang
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Zhu Ge Liang
Cao Cao
Zhang Fengyi
Cao Cao
Sun Quan
Chang Chen
Sun Quan
Sun Shang Xiang
Vicky Zhao Wei
Sun Shang Xiang
Zhao Yun
Hu Jun
Zhao Yun
Gan Xing
Shido Nakamura
Gan Xing
Xiao Qiao
Lin Chi-ling
Xiao Qiao
Liu Bei
You Yongzhi
Liu Bei
Lu Su
Hou Yong
Lu Su
Sun Shu Cai
Tong Dawei
Sun Shu Cai
Li Ji
Song Jia
Li Ji
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