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#2,242 All-time worldwide
#63 2003 releases

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $88.3M
Budget $50.0M
Gross minus budget $38.3M
ROI 1.77x

Domestic gross

$35.3M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$53.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$9.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Shanghai Knights ranks

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Quick answer

How did Shanghai Knights (2003) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Shanghai Knights (2003) earned a reported $88.3M worldwide against a reported $50.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $38.3M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 1.77x. In this database it currently ranks #2,242 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #63 among 2003 releases.

Worldwide gross
$88,323,487
Budget
$50,000,000
Gross minus budget
$38,323,487
ROI
1.77x
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

When a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Feb 6, 2003
Production
All Knight Productions, Spyglass Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures
Countries
HK, US

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AI summary

Why this movie matters

Released in 2003, Shanghai Knights is positioned in this dataset as a Action, Adventure, Comedy title from All Knight Productions. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $88.3M, reported production budget is $50.0M, gross-minus-budget is $38.3M, ROI is 1.77x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,242 all-time in the current chart set and #63 among 2003 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.