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Shanghai
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Directed byTom Dey (1)
David Dobkin (2)
Jared Hess (3)
Screenplay byAlfred Gough
Miles Millar
Aaron Buchsbaum (3)
Theodore Riley (3)
Based onCharacters
by Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
Produced byRoger Birnbaum
Gary Barber
Jonathan Glickman
StarringJackie Chan
Owen Wilson
(See below)
CinematographyDan Mindel (1)
Adrian Biddle (2)
Edited byRichard Chew (1)
Malcolm Campbell (2)
Music byRandy Edelman
Production
companies		Touchstone Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date2000 – present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$105 million
Box office$188 million

Shanghai is a series of martial arts action comedy films based on the characters written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The series includes: Shanghai Noon (2000), Shanghai Knights (2003), and the upcoming Shanghai Dawn (TBA). It stars Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson as the Chinese Imperial guard Chon Wang and the American bandit Roy O'Bannon. The series grossed a combined $188 million.

Films

Shanghai Noon (2000)

Main article: Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Knights (2003)

Main article: Shanghai Knights

Shanghai Dawn (TBA)

Main article: Shanghai Knights § Planned sequel

On May 14, 2015, MGM announced that they are moving forward with Shanghai Dawn. Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Fann Wong are expected to reprise their roles as Chon Wang, Roy O'Bannon and Chon Lin respectively. In September 2016, Jared Hess signed on as director for the film while both Millar and Gough will develop a screen story with Theodore Riley and Aaron Buchsbaum writing the script for the film. As of 2024, there is no information about either the film's progress or its release date.

Principal cast

Character Film
Shanghai Noon Shanghai Knights
2000 2003
Chon Wang Jackie Chan
Roy O'Bannon Owen Wilson
Princess Pei-Pei Lucy Liu Mentioned only
Falling Leaves Brandon Merrill Mentioned only
Lo Fong Roger Yuan  
Wallace Walton Goggins  
Marshal Nathan Van Cleef Xander Berkeley  
Calvin Andrews Jason Connery  
Vasquez Rafael Baez  
Blue P. Adrien Dorval  
Chon Lin   Fann Wong
Lord Nelson Rathbone   Aidan Gillen
Wu Chow   Donnie Yen
Inspector Arthur "Artie" Doyle   Tom Fisher
Chon Father   Kim Chan
Queen Victoria   Gemma Jones
Charlie Chaplin   Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Crew

Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter Composer Editor Cinematographer
2000 Shanghai Noon Tom Dey Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum & Jonathan Glickman Miles Millar & Alfred Gough Randy Edelman Richard Chew Dan Mindel
2003 Shanghai Knights David Dobkin Malcolm Campbell Adrian Biddle
TBA Shanghai Dawn Jared Hess TBA Theodore Riley & Aaron Buchsbaum TBA TBA TBA

Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office performance

Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Ref(s)
Opening weekend (North America) North America Other territories Worldwide All time North America All time worldwide
Shanghai Noon May 26, 2000 $15,607,034 $56,937,502 $42,336,965 $99,274,467 #1333 #485 $55,000,000
Shanghai Knights July 18, 2003 $19,603,630 $60,476,872 $27,846,615 $88,323,487 #1233 #545 $50,000,000
Total $117,414,374 $70,183,580 $187,597,954 $105,000,000

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Shanghai Noon 80% (134 reviews) 77 (30 reviews) A−
Shanghai Knights 66% (150 reviews) 58 (33 reviews) B+

See also

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References

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  2. "Shanghai Dawn". empireonline.com. February 20, 2003. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  3. Kit, Borys (September 6, 2016). "'Napoleon Dynamite' Director Jared Hess Tackling 'Shanghai Noon' Sequel (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. "Shanghai Noon". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  5. "Shanghai Knights". Box Office Mojo. September 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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  7. "Shanghai Noon". Metacritic. CBS. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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