Hong Kong Synopsis
“The old west meets the far east.”
Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard trails Princess Pei Pei when she is kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.
The 1999–2001 Hong Kong Window
42 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Shanghai Noon sits at position #23.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Shanghai Noon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Shanghai Noon premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 50m runtime, production spent $500K per minute on screen and earned $902K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #361 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Adventure productions specifically: #41 of 91 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Mandarin, Spanish |
| Production Companies | Roger Birnbaum Productions, Spyglass Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | May 26, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0184894 |