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#4,822 All-time worldwide
#64 1993 releases

Movie profile

Once Upon a Time in China III

1993 · 112 min · Film Workshop

Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $27.5M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$11.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$16.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$3.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Once Upon a Time in China III ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.
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All-time worldwide #4,822 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1993 releases #64 Release-year chart position of 249 titles Ranked against movies released in 1993. Studio / company #1 Film Workshop of 6 titles Position inside the mapped Film Workshop movie set. Franchise #2 Once Upon A Time In China of 4 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #1,520 Action of 2,939 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#4,819 One Cut of the Dead 2017 · $27.6M #4,820 School of Magical Animals 4 2025 · $27.6M #4,821 Cadillac Man 1990 · $27.6M #4,823 Poetic Justice 1993 · $27.5M #4,824 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes 2018 · $27.5M #4,825 The Happytime Murders 2018 · $27.5M

Quick answer

How did Once Upon a Time in China III (1993) perform at the box office?

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Once Upon a Time in China III (1993) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $27.5M. In this database it currently ranks #4,822 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #64 among 1993 releases.

Worldwide gross
$27,540,561
Budget
Not available
Gross minus budget
Not available
ROI
Not available
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 14, 1993
Production
Film Workshop, Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Countries
HK

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1993, Once Upon a Time in China III is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from Film Workshop. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $27.5M. For comparison, it currently sits #4,822 all-time in the current chart set and #64 among 1993 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.