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Mainland China release poster
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Traditional | 功夫 |
Simplified | 功夫 |
Mandarin | Gōngfū |
Cantonese | Gung1 Fu1 |
Directed by | Stephen Chow |
Produced by |
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Written by |
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Starring |
Stephen Chow
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Music by | Raymond Wong |
Cinematography | Poon Hang-sang |
Editing by | Angie Lam |
Studio | Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Limited Star Overseas Beijing Film Studio China Film Group Huayi Brothers |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (International) Sony Pictures Classics (USA) |
Release date(s) | 14 September 2004 (TIFF) 23 December 2004 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | China Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
Budget | US$20 million |
Box office | HK$61,278,697[1] (Hong Kong) US$100,914,445[1] Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 Hong Kong action comedy film. It was directed, co-written and co-produced by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The other producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, and the screenplay was co-written with Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung. Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan, and Bruce Leung co-starred in prominent roles. |
The film was released on 23 December 2004 in China and on 25 January 2005 in the United States. It received highly positive reviews, with Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 90% fresh rating and Metacritic 78 out of 100. The film was also a commercial success, grossing US$17 million in North America and US$84 million in other countries. Kung Fu Hustle was the highest-grossing film in the history of Hong Kong until it was surpassed by You Are the Apple of My Eye in 2011.
The film was the all-time tenth highest-grossing foreign language film in the United States as well as the highest-grossing foreign language film in the country in 2005. Kung Fu Hustle won numerous awards, including six Hong Kong Film Awards and five Golden Horse Awards.
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