China has online sites similar to Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic, and just as there have been times when it appears that internet trolls have attempted to artificially drop review averages here, it seems the same thing can happen in China.
Regardless of the state of review scores, it appears the film just didn’t have the necessary audience interest going into its release.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, producers believe there has been a coordinated campaign to tank the film’s reviews.
The exact reason that Asura has performed so poorly isn’t clear.