He-Man is a 2011 Chinese action comedy film directed by Ding Sheng. The film is a sequel to Ding Sheng's 2008 film The Underdog Knight. The plot is set in Qingdao

Qingdao

' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...

, China where a discharged navy man Lao San (Liu Ye) is caught in the crossfire of a bank robbery. He becomes the a crime-fighter for the city by working with the local police using his strong fighting techniques that he learned from his time with the navy.

Release

He-Man had it's premiere on March 23, 2011 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

. It received a wide release on April 1, 2011. The film took in RMB7.8 million ($1.2 million) over three days on it's release in China.