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Already a boxoffice hit in Asia, Jet Li's Fearless, directed by Ronny Yu (helmer of the Hong Kong classic The Bride with White Hair), is Jet Li's final martial arts masterpiece, capping a tremendous body of work in that genre.

Jet Li's Fearless reunites the actor and martial arts superstar with producer Bill Kong (Hero) and action choreographer Yuen Wo Ping (Unleashed) as he portrays martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, who became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced incredible personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history, forever defining the true spirit of martial arts. His self-discovery, and the choices he made, inspired his nation.

The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight - and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are slain in revenge. Grieving and ashamed, Huo wanders the country in shock. Near death, he is rescued by women from an idyllic village, and is offered simple kindness and generosity that help him heal and regain his equilibrium over a period of several years. Huo realizes that the future of martial arts lies in sportsmanship and not brutality, and he rejoins society to apply what he has learned.

Returning to Tianjin, Huo takes steps to come to terms with his past and restore his family's name. His evolving, graceful Mizong (Missing) Fist method of fighting brings Huo renewed success, and he forms the progressive Jingwu Sports Federation. Taking note, duplicitous members of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce engineer a Shanghai tournament pitting Huo against four fighters, each representing the major foreign powers in China. Huo commits to the bout and faces off against, respectively, a British boxer, a Spanish swordsman, a Belgian soldier, and a Japanese martial artist. What happened that day in 1910 has never been, and will never be, forgotten in China.

Cast

Jet Li		Huo Yuan Jia/Fok Yuen Gaap
Nakamura Shidou		Anno Tanaka
Sun Li		Moon
Dong Yong		Nong Jinsun
Collin Chou		Yuanjia's Father

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Weekend Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
9/22/2006	2		$10,590,244		1,808	$5,857	$10,590,244	3
9/29/2006	5		$4,983,865	-52.94%	1,810	$2,754	$18,066,869	10
10/6/2006	8		$2,289,887	-54.05%	1,617	$1,416	$21,751,327	17
10/13/2006	14		$969,162	-57.68%	886	$1,094	$23,526,734	24
10/20/2006	24		$348,759	-64.01%	387	$901	$24,200,762	31
10/27/2006	35		$135,376	-61.18%	190	$713	$24,450,659	38
11/3/2006	45		$70,736	-47.75%	106	$667	$24,571,445	45
11/10/2006	55		$27,096	-61.69%	56	$484	$24,623,719	52

Daily Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross	Days
9/22/2006	2		$3,500,000		1,806	$1,938	$3,500,000	1
9/23/2006	3		$4,300,000	+22.86%	1,806	$2,381	$7,800,000	2
9/24/2006	2		$2,800,000	-34.88%	1,806	$1,550	$10,590,244	3
9/25/2006	2		$710,000	-74.64%	1,806	$393	$11,300,000	4
9/26/2006	2		$645,000	-9.15%	1,806	$357	$11,945,000	5
9/27/2006	2		$575,000	-10.85%	1,806	$318	$12,520,000	6
9/28/2006	2		$540,000	-6.09%	1,806	$299	$13,083,004	7
9/29/2006	5		$1,400,000	+159.26%	1,810	$773	$14,500,000	8
9/30/2006	6		$2,100,000	+50.00%	1,810	$1,160	$16,600,000	9
10/1/2006	5		$1,500,000	-28.57%	1,810	$829	$18,066,869	10
10/2/2006	5		$430,000	-71.33%	1,810	$238	$18,497,000	11
10/3/2006	5		$345,000	-19.77%	1,810	$191	$18,842,000	12
10/4/2006	5		$310,000	-10.14%	1,810	$171	$19,152,000	13
10/5/2006	5		$305,000	-1.61%	1,810	$169	$19,461,440	14
10/6/2006	9		$620,000	+103.28%	1,617	$383	$20,080,000	15
10/7/2006	9		$970,000	+56.45%	1,617	$600	$21,050,000	16
10/8/2006	8		$690,000	-28.87%	1,617	$427	$21,751,327	17
10/9/2006	8		$305,000	-55.80%	1,617	$189	$22,056,000	18
10/10/2006	8		$165,000	-45.90%	1,617	$102	$22,222,000	19
10/11/2006	9		$160,000	-3.03%	1,617	$99	$22,381,000	20
10/12/2006	9		$170,000	+6.25%	1,617	$105	$22,557,572	21

Worldwide Weekly Chart Record

Date	Rank		Gross	% Change	Theaters	Per Theater	Total Gross
2006-09-28	3		$13,083,004		1,808	$7,236	$53,990,205
2006-10-05	11		$6,684,283	-48.91%			$60,674,488
2006-10-12	25		$3,349,186	-49.89%			$64,023,674
2006-10-19	39		$1,294,431	-61.35%	886	$1,461	$65,318,105
2006-10-26	54		$463,280	-64.21%	387	$1,197	$65,781,385
2006-11-02	56		$563,184	+21.56%			$66,344,569
2006-11-09	58		$95,914	-82.97%	106	$905	$66,440,483

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