Kung Fu Hustle

Name: Kung Fu Hustle
Director: Stephen Chow
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2005
Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-Chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

2005 • R • 1h 39m • Action, Comedy, Fantasy • Sony Pictures Classics

So many gangsters… so little time.

🍅 90% 89%

7.7

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$269K

Limited · 7 theaters

Domestic Total

$17.1M

Final

Worldwide Total

$102.0M

$84.9M international

Domestic Legs2.5x

Budget$20M

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Cast & Crew

Directed byStephen Chow ScreenplayChan Man-Keung, Stephen Chow, Tsang Kan-Cheong, Xin Huo Produced byChui Po-Chu, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai, Stephen Chow CinematographyPoon Hang-Sang MusicRaymond Wong Ying-Wah Prod. DesignOliver Wong Yui-Man StarringStephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-Chung, Bruce Leung Siu-Lung, Huang Shengyi StudioSony Pictures Classics

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Apr 8-10 19 $269.2K — 7 $38,460 $269.2K

2 Apr 15-17 21 $247.6K −8.0% 7 $35,373 $622.7K

3 Apr 22-24 5 $6.7M +2625.9% 2,503 $2,696 $7.5M

4 Apr 29-May 1 8 $3.3M −50.8% 2,440 $1,359 $12.7M

5 May 6-8 11 $1.2M −63.9% 904 $1,325 $14.7M

6 May 13-15 16 $502.0K −58.1% 347 $1,446 $15.8M

7 May 20-22 18 $203.7K −59.4% 241 $845 $16.2M

8 May 27-29 26 $126.7K −37.8% 202 $627 $16.4M

9 Jun 3-5 28 $62.9K −50.3% 73 $862 $16.5M

10 Jun 10-12 41 $35.6K −43.5% 44 $808 $16.6M

11 Jun 17-19 42 $45.3K +27.4% 84 $539 $16.7M

12 Jun 24-26 61 $16.7K −63.2% 29 $575 $16.7M

13 Jul 1-3 53 $37.8K +126.5% 97 $389 $16.8M

14 Jul 8-10 58 $26.4K −30.1% 62 $426 $16.8M

15 Jul 15-17 65 $13.1K −50.4% 30 $437 $16.9M

16 Jul 22-24 40 $67.5K +415.2% 64 $1,055 $16.9M

17 Jul 29-31 40 $55.6K −17.6% 59 $942 $17.0M

18 Aug 5-7 57 $29.4K −47.2% 53 $554 $17.1M

19 Aug 12-14 75 $8.5K −71.2% 14 $603 $17.1M

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Weekend grossWk 10 · $35.6K

$269.2K

$247.6K

$6.7M

$3.3M

$1.2M

$502.0K

$203.7K

$126.7K

$62.9K

$35.6K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −43.5%

−8.0%

W1→2

+2625.9%

W2→3

−50.8%

W3→4

−63.9%

W4→5

−58.1%

W5→6

−59.4%

W6→7

−37.8%

W7→8

−50.3%

W8→9

−43.5%

W9→10

Steepest −63.9%Biggest gain +2625.9%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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