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#6,298 All-time worldwide
#46 1982 releases

Movie profile

Shaolin Temple

1982 · 100 min · Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co.

Action
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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $16.2M
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$6.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$9.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$1.8M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Shaolin Temple 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 #6,298 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1982 releases #46 Release-year chart position of 157 titles Ranked against movies released in 1982. Studio / company #1 Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co. of 2 titles Position inside the mapped Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co. movie set. Franchise #1 Shaolin Temple of 2 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #1,847 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.

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Quick answer

How did Shaolin Temple (1982) perform at the box office?

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Shaolin Temple (1982) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $16.2M. In this database it currently ranks #6,298 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #46 among 1982 releases.

Worldwide gross
$16,157,801
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

The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 21, 1982
Production
Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co.
Countries
CN, HK

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1982, Shaolin Temple is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $16.2M. For comparison, it currently sits #6,298 all-time in the current chart set and #46 among 1982 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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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.