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#12,568 All-time worldwide
#120 1980 releases

Movie profile

The Thundering Mantis

1980 · 93 min · East Asia Film (H. K.) Co.

Action
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Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $25,309
Budget —
Gross minus budget —
ROI —

Domestic gross

$10,124

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$15,185

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$2,835

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where The Thundering Mantis 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 #12,568 All-time chart position of 12,922 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1980 releases #120 Release-year chart position of 126 titles Ranked against movies released in 1980. Studio / company #2 East Asia Film (H. K.) Co. of 2 titles Position inside the mapped East Asia Film (H. K.) Co. movie set. Primary genre #2,910 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.

#12,565 Clean, Shaven 1995 · $26,351 #12,566 Highway to Hell 1991 · $26,055 #12,567 Kickboxer's Tears 1992 · $25,984 #12,569 The Little Shop of Horrors 1960 · $25,066 #12,570 Ghosts Can't Do It 1989 · $25,000 #12,570 End of the Line 1987 · $25,000

Quick answer

How did The Thundering Mantis (1980) perform at the box office?

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The Thundering Mantis (1980) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $25.3K. In this database it currently ranks #12,568 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #120 among 1980 releases.

Worldwide gross
$25,309
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

Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is inevitable. As a result, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Chi meets a crafty kid (Yat Lung Wong), whose uncle Chow Tung (Chin Yuet Sang) is a master of the Insane Mantis style. The Jade Brotherhood aims for control of the small town but Chi is training with a new Master and will not accept bullies in the neighbourhood.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jan 3, 1980
Production
East Asia Film (H. K.) Co., Goldig Films (H.K.) Ltd.
Countries
HK

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Studio / production companyEast Asia Film (H. K.) Co. Release year chart1980 box office Genre chartAction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1980, The Thundering Mantis is positioned in this dataset as a Action title from East Asia Film (H. K.) Co. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $25,309. For comparison, it currently sits #12,568 all-time in the current chart set and #120 among 1980 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.