Hong Kong Synopsis
“A Royal Kick In The Arse.”
The dynamic duo of Chon Wang and Roy O'Bannon return for another crazy adventure. This time, they're in London to avenge the murder of Chon's father, but end up on an even bigger case. Chon's sister is there to do the same, but instead unearths a plot to kill the royal family. No one believes her, though, and it's up to Chon and Roy (who has romance on his mind) to prove her right.
Audience Engagement
2,074 audience reviews — more than 98% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shanghai Knights. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Shanghai Knights itself).
The 2002–2004 Hong Kong Window
Shanghai Knights holds position #29 of 50 Hong Kong films in the 2002–2004 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shanghai Knights premiered alongside 16 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $435K per minute on screen and earned $768K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 16 other Hong Kong films in 2003.
The 543rd 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 Shanghai Knights, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- arrow · 2
- indian territory · 1
- imperial seal · 1
- duringcreditsstinger · 26
- action hero · 25
- england · 21
- london · 17
- emperor · 16
- good versus evil · 9
- martial arts · 369
- revenge · 210
- murder · 155
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #508 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #335 of 516 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin |
| Production Companies | All Knight Productions, Spyglass Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures, Birnbaum / Barber Productions, JCE Movies |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | February 6, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0300471 |