Rumble in the Bronx
1995 1h 44m movie Film Hong Kong

Rumble in the Bronx

紅番區

“No Fear. No Stuntman. No Equal.”

Synopsis

紅番區

“No Fear. No Stuntman. No Equal.”

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.

Audience Engagement

904
Reviews
97th
Review-volume percentile
95th
Popularity percentile

904 audience reviews — more than 97% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Rumble in the Bronx. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Crime + Action in Hong Kong

119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Rumble in the Bronx itself).

The 1994–1996 Hong Kong Window

Rumble in the Bronx holds position #18 of 59 Hong Kong films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Chungking Express
    #1

    Chungking Express

    ★ 8.0 · 1994
  2. Comrades, Almost a Love Story
    #2

    Comrades, Almost a Love Story

    ★ 7.7 · 1996
  3. The Condor Heroes 95
    #3

    The Condor Heroes 95

    ★ 7.6 · 1995
  4. Fist of Legend
    #4

    Fist of Legend

    ★ 7.5 · 1994
  5. A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
    #5

    A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

    ★ 7.5 · 1995
  6. The Legend of Drunken Master
    #6

    The Legend of Drunken Master

    ★ 7.4 · 1994
  7. The Stunt Woman
    #7

    The Stunt Woman

    ★ 7.4 · 1996
  8. The Blade
    #8

    The Blade

    ★ 7.2 · 1995

The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rumble in the Bronx premiered alongside 14 others.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$7.5M
Budget
$32.4M
Revenue
$24.9M
Net Profit
4.3×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 44m runtime, production spent $72K per minute on screen and earned $311K per minute back.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 1995.

The 414th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Rumble in the Bronx, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • disabled child · 3
  • street life · 3
  • supermarket · 2
  • bronx · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • gang · 26
  • duringcreditsstinger · 26
  • action hero · 25
  • wedding · 24
  • new york city · 23
  • new york city · 23
  • organized crime · 20
  • vigilante · 12
  • gang war · 11
  • diamond · 8
  • fish out of water · 8
  • urban setting · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • revenge · 210

Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
904
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #188 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Crime productions specifically: #52 of 167 (top 31%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesCantonese, English
Production CompaniesOrange Sky Golden Harvest
Runtime1h 44m
Release DateJanuary 21, 1995
IMDbtt0113326