Shanghai (film series)

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Shanghai
Shanghai Noon And Shanghai Knights.jpg
Blu-ray box set for the duology
Directed by Tom Dey (1)
David Dobkin (2)
Jared Hess (3)
Screenplay by Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
Aaron Buchsbaum (3)
Theodore Riley (3)
Based onCharacters
by Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
Produced by Roger Birnbaum
Gary Barber
Jonathan Glickman
Starring Jackie Chan
Owen Wilson
(See below)
Cinematography Dan Mindel (1)
Adrian Biddle (2)
Edited by Richard Chew (1)
Malcolm Campbell (2)
Music by Randy Edelman
Production
companies
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
2000 – present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105 million
Box office$188 million

Shanghai is a series of martial arts action comedy films based on the characters written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The series includes: Shanghai Noon (2000), Shanghai Knights (2003), and the upcoming Shanghai Dawn (TBA). It stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as the Chinese Imperial guard Chon Wang and the American bandit Roy O'Bannon. The series grossed a combined $188 million.

Contents

Films

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Shanghai Knights (2003)

Shanghai Dawn (TBA)

On May 14, 2015, MGM announced that they are moving forward with Shanghai Dawn. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Fann Wong are expected to reprise their roles as Chon Wang, Roy O'Bannon and Chon Lin respectively. [1] In September 2016, Jared Hess signed on as director for the film while both Millar and Gough will develop a screen story with Theodore Riley and Aaron Buchsbaum writing the script for the film. [2] [3] As of 2025, there is no information about either the film's progress or its release date.

Principal cast

CharacterFilm
Shanghai Noon Shanghai Knights
20002003
Chon Wang Jackie Chan
Roy O'Bannon Owen Wilson
Princess Pei-Pei Lucy Liu Mentioned only
Falling LeavesBrandon MerrillMentioned only
Lo Fong Roger Yuan  
Wallace Walton Goggins  
Marshal Nathan Van Cleef Xander Berkeley  
Calvin Andrews Jason Connery  
VasquezRafael Baez 
BlueP. Adrien Dorval 
Chon Lin  Fann Wong
Lord Nelson Rathbone  Aidan Gillen
Wu Chow  Donnie Yen
Inspector Arthur "Artie" Doyle   Tom Fisher
Chon Father  Kim Chan
Queen Victoria   Gemma Jones
Charlie Chaplin   Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Crew

YearFilmDirectorProducerScreenwriterComposerEditorCinematographer
2000Shanghai Noon Tom Dey Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum & Jonathan Glickman Miles Millar & Alfred Gough Randy Edelman Richard Chew Dan Mindel
2003Shanghai Knights David Dobkin Malcolm Campbell Adrian Biddle
TBAShanghai Dawn Jared Hess TBATheodore Riley & Aaron BuchsbaumTBATBATBA

Reception

Box office performance

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBox office rankingBudgetRef(s)
Opening weekend (North America)North AmericaOther territoriesWorldwideAll time North AmericaAll time worldwide
Shanghai NoonMay 26, 2000$15,607,034$56,937,502$42,336,965$99,274,467#1333#485$55,000,000 [4]
Shanghai KnightsJuly 18, 2003$19,603,630$60,476,872$27,846,615$88,323,487#1233#545$50,000,000 [5]
Total$117,414,374$70,183,580$187,597,954$105,000,000

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Shanghai Noon80% (134 reviews) [6] 77 (30 reviews) [7] A− [8]
Shanghai Knights66% (150 reviews) [9] 58 (33 reviews) [10] B+ [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Perry, Spencer (May 14, 2015). "MGM Moving Forward with Shanghai Dawn, Starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Shanghai Dawn". empireonline.com. February 20, 2003. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Kit, Borys (September 6, 2016). "'Napoleon Dynamite' Director Jared Hess Tackling 'Shanghai Noon' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shanghai Noon". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Shanghai Knights". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Shanghai Noon". Rotten Tomatoes . Flixster. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Shanghai Noon". Metacritic . CBS. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Shanghai Knights". Rotten Tomatoes . Flixster. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Shanghai Knights". Metacritic . CBS. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
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