Synopsis
Mark Salzman always was interested in Kung-Fu and the Chinese culture, claims to have seen every Kung-Fu movie. 1982, with a degree in Chinese literature, he visits a province university in China for two years to teach Chinese teachers the English language. He learns the refinements of correct behavior among Chinese people, makes friends with his pupils, falls in love with the young doctor Ming, learns Wushu (similar Kung-Fu) from the famous teacher Pan... but also learns about political repression, especially when he's forbidden contact with some of his friends.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.6%
Critic Consensus
100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes653
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1991 | $356,077 | $820,127 |
| International | 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1991 | $356,077 | $820,127 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1991 | $178,038 | $410,064 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1991 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1991 | $3,574,000 | $8,231,746 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1991 | $2,180,000 | $5,021,043 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1991 | $149,552 | $344,454 |
| Total Revenues | 1991 | $6,081,591 | $14,007,306 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1991 | $392,000 (est) | $902,866 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1991 | $285,000 (est) | $656,421 (est) |
| Participations | 1991 | $243,000 | $559,685 |
| Residuals ? | 1991 | $424,000 | $976,570 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1991 | $78,400 | $180,573 |
| Total Expenses | 1991 | $1,422,400 | $3,276,115 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1991 | $4,659,191 | $10,731,191 |
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|---|
 | The Last Dragon | 1985 | Shared genres: 3 | 69.8 | $21,526,013 |
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 | First Strike | 1997 | Shared genres: 3 | 63.2 | $16,191,159 |
 | Big Brother | 2018 | Shared genres: 3 | 62.8 | $-24,403,886 |
 | The Glimmer Man | 1996 | Shared genres: 3 | 55.7 | $-2,184,552 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $2,180,000, DVD $0, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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