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.
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Worldwide
- $79M
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Cast
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Curse of the Golden Flower returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $45M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $79M
- Release date
- Dec 14, 2006
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- Mandarin
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
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