Synopsis
A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Scores
Overall Score
85.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.2%
Review Aggregate
82.2
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 157 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
visually strikingromanticemotionalpoliticaltragicstylizedhistoricalsuspensefulcharacter-drivenfamily-friendly
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takeshi Kaneshiro | 2004 | $1,154,000 | $1,917,000 | (est) |
| Andy Lau | 2004 | $711,000 | $1,180,000 | (est) |
| Zhang Ziyi | 2004 | $535,000 | $888,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count171
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes118,589
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2004 | $11,050,094 | $18,350,528 |
| International | 2004 | $81,813,850 | $135,865,572 |
| Worldwide | 2004 | $92,863,944 | $154,216,100 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2004 | $38,250,587 | $63,521,493 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2004 | $147,000 | $244,118 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2004 | $4,000 | $6,643 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2004 | $15,502,000 | $25,743,662 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2004 | $32,436,000 | $53,865,399 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2004 | $2,652,023 | $4,404,127 |
| Total Revenues | 2004 | $88,991,610 | $147,785,441 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2004 | $12,000,000 | $19,928,006 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2004 | $13,830,000 (est) | $22,967,027 (est) |
| Participations | 2004 | $7,119,000 | $11,822,289 |
| Residuals ? | 2004 | $3,673,000 | $6,099,630 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2004 | $2,400,000 | $3,985,601 |
| Total Expenses | 2004 | $39,022,000 | $64,802,553 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2004 | $49,969,610 | $82,982,888 |
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