Synopsis
International Security Affairs agent Jon is on a dangerous mission to escort a criminal scientist to another country. En route, a member of his team, Sean, turns out to be a traitor and shoots Jon in the head while kidnapping the scientist. When Jon wakes up in the hospital, a doctor tells him that within weeks, the bullet in his brain will cause complete paralysis. Jon returns to Beijing to see his mother, who confesses that Jon has a brother in Malaysia who was raised by his father, a gambler. Jon takes a flight to Malaysia to find his brother, Yeung. On the plane he forms a bond with Dr. Kan, who promises to look into possible treatments for his condition. However, when they arrive, Yeung tries to kidnap the doctor and when Jon intervenes, he's also taken hostage. The two soon realize they're brothers, and decide to work together in order to keep the criminals behind the kidnappings from reinfecting the world of a disease long thought cured.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.3%
Critic Consensus
56.2% Fresh • 16 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, character-driven, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
grittycharacter-drivensuspensefulaction-packedemotionalvisually striking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Jay Chou | 2012 | $43,328,000 | $59,199,000 | (est) |
| Nicholas Tse | 2012 | $26,672,000 | $36,441,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes2,814
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2012 | $220,496 | $301,261 |
| International | 2012 | $5,466,823 | $7,469,261 |
| Worldwide | 2012 | $5,687,319 | $7,770,522 |
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 | 2012 | $2,296,977 | $3,138,335 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2012 | $2,071,000 | $2,829,585 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2012 | $931,000 | $1,272,015 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2012 | $3,282,000 | $4,484,161 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2012 | $8,108,000 | $11,077,873 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2012 | $99,223 | $135,568 |
| Total Revenues | 2012 | $16,788,200 | $22,937,537 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2012 | $200,000,000 | $273,257,839 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2012 | $3,201,000 (est) | $4,373,492 (est) |
| Participations | 2012 | $336,000 | $459,073 |
| Residuals ? | 2012 | $951,000 | $1,299,341 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2012 | $24,000,000 | $32,790,941 |
| Total Expenses | 2012 | $228,488,000 | $312,180,686 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2012 | $-211,699,800 | $-289,243,149 |
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|---|
 | Brotherhood of the Wolf | 2002 | Shared genres: 4 | 79.1 | $21,260,594 |
 | Elle | 2016 | Shared genres: 4 | 77.9 | $4,224,479 |
 | The Man from Nowhere | 2010 | Shared genres: 4 | 77.0 | $21,942,543 |
 | Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds | 2017 | Shared genres: 4 | 76.9 | $20,418,001 |
 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | 2010 | Shared genres: 4 | 76.8 | $36,835,492 |
Tooltips
- 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 $0, DVD $5,969,000, BluRay $2,139,000
- 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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