Shanghai Knights
A disgraced Nevada sheriff and his former partner embark on a globe‑spanning quest to retrieve a cursed puzzle box and avenge a murdered sister, racing against ruthless thieves and corrupt officials before the ancient secret they seek destroys them both.
“A Royal Kick In The Arse”
Synopsis
When a Chinese rebel kills Chon's estranged father and flees to England, Chon and Roy travel to London in pursuit of revenge.
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A crew of 64+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Malcolm CampbellShot by Adrian BiddleScored by Randy EdelmanDesigned by Allan Cameron
Box Office
2003 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$88.3M
US & Canada: $60.5M — 68% of worldwide · International: $27.8M (32%)
Opening weekend: $19.6M — 32% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $23.2M — 38% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,753 theaters
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Also known as
- Shanghai Knightsde
- Shanghai Kid 2fr
- 2 cavalieri a Londrait
- Due cavalieri a Londrait
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Cast & Crew
64 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jackie Chan
as Chon Wang
Owen Wilson
as Roy O'Bannon
Fann Wong
as Chon Lin
Aaron Taylor Johnson
as Charlie
Aidan Gillen
as Lord Nelson Rathbone
Tom Fisher
as Artie Doyle
Donnie Yen
as Wu Chow
Oliver Cotton
as Jack the Ripper
Alison King
as Prostitute
Constantine Gregory
as The Mayor
Anna Louise Plowman
as Debutante
Georgina Chapman
as Debutante
Supporting cast
40John Owens
as Server
Richard Bremmer
as Master at Arms
Kim Chan
as Chon Wang's Father
Gemma Jones
as Queen Victoria
Daisy Beaumont
as Cigarette Girl
Stephen Fisher
as Head Waiter
Matt Hill
as Deputy
Tom Wu
as Lead Boxer Liu
Vincent Wang
as Imperial Guard
Barbara Nedeljakova
as Debutante #3
Bui Van Hai
as Palace Guard
Eric Meyers
as Front Desk Clerk
Jonathan Harvey
as Fagin #1
Richard Haas
as Street Preacher
Terry Howson
as Shotgun
Ryan James
as Waiter
Barry Stanton
as Lord Chancellor
Matthew Storey
as Fagin #2
Charlie G Hawkins
as Newspaper Boy
Gerard Whelan
as Rathbone Guard
Rene Hajek
as Rathbone Guard #2
Ho Ban Le
as Palace Guard
Vladimir Hrbek
as Old Man with Cane
Jiri Mojzis
as Old Couple, Man
Marta Andresova
as Old Couple, Woman
David Listvan
as Palace Guard with Rifle
Petra Jezkova
as Toothless Flower Girl
Eva Ruzicka
as Debutante #4
Hanka Scudlova
as Cleopatra Model
Hana Jouzova
as Harpist
Tom Klar
as Quartet
Jan Petrik
as Quartet
Milolas Cech
as Quartet
Karel Urban
as Quartet
Bradley James Allan
as Street Thug / Library Thug (uncredited)
Mars
as Torch Thug on Boat (uncredited)
Robert Lin
as Additional ADR Voice (uncredited)
Wu Gang
as Boxer Swordsman / Torch Thug on Boat (uncredited)
James Embree
as Street Thug (uncredited)
Nicky Li Chung Chi
as Boxer Swordsman (uncredited)
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