Full River Red (满江红)

Directed by Zhang Yimou and co-written with Chen Yu, the 2023 Song Dynasty suspense comedy Full River Red grossed $673,552,250 worldwide (CN¥4.546 billion) on an estimated $72.7 million budget. Released on January 22, 2023 for Chinese New Year, the 159-minute period mystery stars Shen Teng and Jackson Yee as figures entangled in a deadly political conspiracy following the death of a Jin envoy. Shot in Taiyuan, Shanxi during mid-2022, the film opened to $181 million in 3 days and topped $465 million within 8 days, selling over 91.8 million tickets in China. It earned a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score and stands as the highest-grossing film of Zhang Yimou's career, earning a 75 Metacritic score and a Best Asian Chinese Film nomination at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards.