Synopsis
A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation.
Scores
Overall Score
81.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.8%
Review Aggregate
43.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 36 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotemotionalvisually strikingcharacter-drivenromanticaction-packedstylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Yen | 2000 | $2,105,000 | $3,834,000 | (est) |
| Michelle Yeoh | 2000 | $1,295,000 | $2,360,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count36
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes290,317
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2000 | $128,078,870 | $233,323,705 |
| International | 2000 | $85,446,864 | $155,660,172 |
| Worldwide | 2000 | $213,525,730 | $388,983,870 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2000 | $98,218,181 | $178,925,921 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2000 | $31,338,000 | $57,089,029 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2000 | $41,795,000 | $76,138,744 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2000 | $35,862,084 | $65,330,638 |
| Total Revenues | 2000 | $207,213,264 | $377,484,331 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2000 | $17,000,000 | $30,969,222 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2000 | $21,250,000 (est) | $38,711,528 (est) |
| Participations | 2000 | $31,082,000 | $56,622,669 |
| Residuals ? | 2000 | $7,124,000 | $12,977,926 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2000 | $3,400,000 | $6,193,844 |
| Total Expenses | 2000 | $79,856,000 | $145,475,189 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2000 | $127,357,264 | $232,009,142 |
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