Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $128,519,357Details
International Box Office $85,446,864
Worldwide Box Office $213,966,221
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$663,205 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:12.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 14.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/2,027 max. theaters, 12.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $272,534,195

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2000 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
December 6th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
February 17th, 2023 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 26th, 2000 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 4th, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
May 11th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
June 18th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
July 31st, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 5th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for martial arts violence and some sexuality
Running Time: 120 minutes
Franchise: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Award nomination: 2001 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Wire Fu
Plot point: Doomed Romance, Martial Arts, Non-Chronological, Romance, Secret Identity, Underwater
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1600s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: United China Vision, Asia Union Film and Entertainment LTD, Sony Pictures Classics, Edko Films, Good Machine, Columbia Pictures, China Film Co. LTD
Production Countries: Taiwan, Province of China, Hong Kong, China, United States
Languages: Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 15 $663,205   16 $41,450   $663,205 1
Dec 15, 2000 13 $1,078,762 +63% 31 $34,799   $2,145,415 2
Dec 22, 2000 10 $3,695,485 +243% 143 $25,843   $6,533,541 3
Dec 29, 2000 11 $3,240,647 -12% 162 $20,004   $13,450,791 4
Jan 5, 2001 10 $3,408,397 +5% 172 $19,816   $18,496,108 5
Jan 12, 2001 9 $10,331,296 +203% 693 $14,908   $30,325,865 6
Jan 19, 2001 8 $6,080,357 -41% 837 $7,264   $37,287,527 7
Jan 26, 2001 6 $5,061,767 -17% 869 $5,825   $44,427,118 8
Feb 2, 2001 5 $6,816,527 +35% 1,163 $5,861   $52,982,874 9
Feb 9, 2001 4 $5,404,223 -21% 1,204 $4,489   $60,335,388 10
Feb 16, 2001 5 $10,462,539 +94% 1,651 $6,337   $73,202,832 11
Feb 23, 2001 5 $6,592,223 -37% 1,749 $3,769   $81,940,326 12
Mar 2, 2001 5 $4,906,007 -26% 1,751 $2,802   $88,655,907 13
Mar 9, 2001 6 $4,256,899 -13% 1,756 $2,424   $94,512,927 14
Mar 16, 2001 6 $4,044,988 -5% 1,860 $2,175   $100,277,062 15
Mar 23, 2001 6 $4,613,172 +14% 2,027 $2,276   $106,253,538 16
Mar 30, 2001 8 $4,863,011 +5% 1,906 $2,551   $113,572,015 17
Apr 6, 2001 9 $2,820,308 -42% 1,628 $1,732   $117,525,155 18
Apr 13, 2001 12 $1,884,519 -33% 1,244 $1,515   $120,507,372 19
Apr 20, 2001 14 $1,416,939 -25% 1,012 $1,400   $122,744,616 20
Apr 27, 2001 17 $775,304 -45% 683 $1,135   $123,907,354 21
May 4, 2001 17 $584,302 -25% 563 $1,038   $124,729,749 22
May 11, 2001 18 $481,194 -18% 539 $893   $125,460,041 23
May 18, 2001 15 $395,399 -18% 438 $903   $126,071,283 24
May 25, 2001 14 $382,111 -3% 312 $1,225   $126,653,824 25
Jun 1, 2001 18 $269,610 -29% 276 $977   $127,152,098 26
Jun 8, 2001 19 $164,146 -39% 229 $717   $127,440,810 27
Jun 15, 2001 23 $113,284 -31% 171 $662   $127,652,038 28
Jun 22, 2001 31 $73,023 -36% 122 $599   $127,794,696 29
Jun 29, 2001 36 $61,598 -16% 79 $780   $127,911,677 30
Jul 6, 2001 64 $24,088 -61% 49 $492   $127,954,638 31
Jul 13, 2001 69 $12,795 -47% 41 $312   $127,978,545 32
Jul 20, 2001 50 $37,233 +191% 52 $716   $128,026,803 33
Jul 27, 2001 61 $22,896 -39% 35 $654   $128,067,808 34
Feb 17, 2023 - $171,665   475 $361   $128,239,473 1,159
Feb 24, 2023 - $55,099 -68% 144 $383   $128,406,093 1,160
Mar 3, 2023 - $17,347 -69% 24 $723   $128,457,366 1,161
Mar 10, 2023 - $8,382 -52% 11 $762   $128,476,288 1,162
Mar 17, 2023 - $14,781 +76% 57 $259   $128,494,317 1,163
Mar 24, 2023 - $5,260 -64% 7 $751   $128,506,343 1,164
Mar 31, 2023 - $4,940 -6% 6 $823   $128,512,714 1,165
Apr 7, 2023 - $2,322 -53% 5 $464   $128,516,413 1,166
Apr 14, 2023 - $165 -93% 5 $33   $128,516,966 1,167
Apr 21, 2023 - $451 +173% 1 $451   $128,517,946 1,168
Apr 28, 2023 - $444 -2% 1 $444   $128,519,045 1,169

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 10, 2000 15 $190,000     16 $11,875   $663,205 3
Dec 11, 2000 12 $98,892 -48%   16 $6,181   $762,097 4
Dec 12, 2000 13 $118,212 +20%   16 $7,388   $880,309 5
Dec 13, 2000 12 $104,808 -11%   16 $6,551   $985,117 6
Dec 17, 2000 11 $372,000   +96% 31 $12,000   $2,145,415 10
Dec 18, 2000 11 $158,398 -57% +60% 31 $5,110   $2,303,813 11
Dec 19, 2000 11 $188,854 +19% +60% 31 $6,092   $2,492,667 12
Dec 22, 2000 10 $748,000     139 $5,381   $3,412,000 15
Dec 23, 2000 10 $978,000 +31%   139 $7,036   $4,390,000 16
Dec 24, 2000 9 $620,000 -37% +67% 139 $4,460   $5,010,000 17
Dec 27, 2000 13 $780,122     143 $5,455   $8,265,141 20
Dec 28, 2000 13 $737,127 -6%   143 $5,155   $8,923,994 21
Jan 1, 2001 11 $1,306,556     162 $8,065   $13,450,791 25
Jan 2, 2001 10 $653,876 -50%   162 $4,036   $14,104,667 26
Jan 3, 2001 10 $494,819 -24% -37% 162 $3,054   $14,599,486 27
Jan 4, 2001 9 $510,823 +3% -31% 162 $3,153   $15,110,309 28
Jan 5, 2001 10 $898,000 +76%   162 $5,543   $16,008,000 29
Jan 6, 2001 10 $1,312,000 +46%   173 $7,584   $17,320,000 30
Jan 7, 2001 9 $1,046,000 -20%   173 $6,046   $18,496,108 31
Jan 8, 2001 9 $327,153 -69% -75% 173 $1,891   $18,823,261 32
Jan 9, 2001 7 $397,498 +22% -39% 173 $2,298   $19,220,759 33
Jan 10, 2001 7 $316,625 -20% -36% 173 $1,830   $19,537,384 34
Jan 11, 2001 7 $355,215 +12% -30% 173 $2,053   $19,892,599 35
Jan 12, 2001 9 $2,155,000 +507% +140% 173 $12,457   $22,047,599 36
Jan 13, 2001 9 $3,258,000 +51% +148% 700 $4,654   $25,306,000 37
Jan 14, 2001 10 $2,314,000 -29% +121% 700 $3,306   $27,620,000 38
Jan 15, 2001 2 $2,706,209 +17% +727% 693 $3,905   $30,325,865 39
Jan 16, 2001 6 $672,016 -75% +69% 693 $970   $30,997,881 40
Jan 17, 2001 7 $542,648 -19% +71% 693 $783   $31,542,990 41
Jan 18, 2001 7 $556,257 +3% +57% 693 $803   $32,096,786 42
Jan 21, 2001 6 $1,699,000   -27% 837 $2,030   $37,287,527 45
Jan 22, 2001 5 $533,943 -69% -80% 837 $638   $38,372,035 46
Jan 23, 2001 5 $585,108 +10% -13% 837 $699   $38,957,143 47
Jan 24, 2001 5 $530,655 -9% -2% 837 $634   $39,487,798 48
Jan 25, 2001 5 $556,664 +5% n/c 837 $665   $40,044,462 49
Jan 26, 2001 7 $1,375,000 +147%   869 $1,582   $41,419,000 50
Jan 27, 2001 6 $2,550,000 +85%   869 $2,934   $43,969,000 51
Jan 28, 2001 5 $1,086,000 -57% -36% 869 $1,250   $44,427,118 52
Jan 29, 2001 6 $424,680 -61% -20% 869 $489   $45,490,499 53
Jan 30, 2001 6 $453,738 +7% -22% 869 $522   $45,944,237 54
Jan 31, 2001 6 $384,836 -15% -27% 869 $443   $46,329,073 55
Feb 1, 2001 6 $404,096 +5% -27% 869 $465   $46,733,169 56
Feb 2, 2001 5 $1,725,000 +327% +25% 1,161 $1,486   $48,458,000 57
Feb 3, 2001 5 $2,895,000 +68% +14% 1,161 $2,494   $51,353,000 58
Feb 4, 2001 3 $1,919,000 -34% +77% 1,160 $1,654   $52,982,874 59
Feb 5, 2001 3 $444,618 -77% +5% 1,160 $383   $53,823,080 60
Feb 6, 2001 3 $495,001 +11% +9% 1,160 $427   $54,318,081 61
Feb 7, 2001 3 $419,046 -15% +9% 1,160 $361   $54,737,127 62
Feb 8, 2001 2 $456,136 +9% +13% 1,160 $393   $55,193,263 63
Feb 9, 2001 4 $1,355,000 +197% -21% 1,160 $1,168   $56,548,000 64
Feb 10, 2001 5 $2,410,000 +78% -17% 1,161 $2,076   $58,958,000 65
Feb 11, 2001 4 $1,537,000 -36% -20% 1,204 $1,277   $60,335,388 66
Feb 12, 2001 4 $417,478 -73% -6% 1,204 $347   $60,853,100 67
Feb 13, 2001 2 $478,441 +15% -3% 1,204 $397   $61,331,541 68
Feb 14, 2001 4 $815,528 +70% +95% 1,204 $677   $62,147,069 69
Feb 15, 2001 2 $582,248 -29% +28% 1,204 $484   $62,729,317 70
Feb 19, 2001 4 $1,697,493   +307% 1,653 $1,027   $73,111,843 74
Feb 20, 2001 4 $749,750 -56% +57% 1,653 $454   $73,861,593 75
Feb 21, 2001 4 $595,803 -21% -27% 1,653 $360   $74,457,396 76
Feb 22, 2001 4 $610,908 +3% +5% 1,653 $370   $75,068,304 77
Feb 23, 2001 4 $1,755,000 +187%   1,749 $1,003   $76,823,000 78
Feb 24, 2001 5 $3,005,000 +71%   1,749 $1,718   $79,828,000 79
Feb 25, 2001 5 $1,767,000 -41%   1,749 $1,010   $81,598,000 80
Feb 26, 2001 4 $448,166 -75% -74% 1,749 $256   $82,046,257 81
Feb 27, 2001 4 $484,779 +8% -35% 1,749 $277   $82,531,036 82
Feb 28, 2001 4 $397,271 -18% -33% 1,749 $227   $82,928,307 83
Mar 1, 2001 4 $431,284 +9% -29% 1,749 $247   $83,439,329 84
Mar 2, 2001 5 $1,310,000 +204% -25% 1,751 $748   $84,749,000 85
Mar 3, 2001 5 $2,333,000 +78% -22% 1,751 $1,332   $87,082,000 86
Mar 4, 2001 5 $1,354,000 -42% -23% 1,751 $773   $88,655,907 87
Mar 5, 2001 5 $387,395 -71% -14% 1,751 $221   $88,738,370 88
Mar 6, 2001 4 $449,480 +16% -7% 1,751 $257   $89,187,850 89
Mar 7, 2001 3 $382,373 -15% -4% 1,751 $218   $89,570,223 90
Mar 8, 2001 3 $378,875 -1% -12% 1,751 $216   $89,949,098 91
Mar 9, 2001 7 $1,111,000 +193% -15% 1,756 $633   $91,060,000 92
Mar 10, 2001 6 $1,995,000 +80% -14% 1,756 $1,136   $93,055,000 93
Mar 11, 2001 6 $1,225,000 -39% -10% 1,756 $698   $94,251,000 94
Mar 12, 2001 6 $399,348 -67% +3% 1,756 $227   $94,650,270 95
Mar 13, 2001 6 $451,948 +13% +1% 1,756 $257   $95,102,218 96
Mar 14, 2001 5 $404,362 -11% +6% 1,756 $230   $95,506,580 97
Mar 15, 2001 5 $454,640 +12% +20% 1,756 $259   $95,961,220 98
Mar 16, 2001 7 $1,025,000 +125% -8% 1,860 $551   $96,986,000 99
Mar 17, 2001 7 $1,725,000 +68% -14% 1,860 $927   $98,711,000 100
Mar 18, 2001 6 $1,107,000 -36% -10% 1,860 $595   $99,862,000 101
Mar 19, 2001 5 $361,910 -67% -9% 1,860 $195   $100,224,313 102
Mar 20, 2001 5 $419,826 +16% -7% 1,860 $226   $100,644,139 103
Mar 21, 2001 5 $380,358 -9% -6% 1,860 $204   $101,024,497 104
Mar 22, 2001 4 $405,058 +6% -11% 1,860 $218   $101,429,555 105
Mar 23, 2001 6 $1,210,000 +199% +18% 1,860 $651   $102,640,000 106
Mar 24, 2001 5 $2,299,000 +90% +33% 2,027 $1,134   $104,939,000 107
Mar 25, 2001 5 $1,294,000 -44% +17% 2,027 $638   $106,351,000 108
Mar 26, 2001 4 $649,762 -50% +80% 2,027 $321   $106,808,820 109
Mar 27, 2001 4 $692,296 +7% +65% 2,027 $342   $107,493,116 110
Mar 28, 2001 4 $570,475 -18% +50% 2,027 $281   $108,063,591 111
Mar 29, 2001 4 $562,808 -1% +39% 2,027 $278   $108,626,399 112
Mar 30, 2001 8 $1,318,000 +134% +9% 1,906 $692   $109,945,000 113
Mar 31, 2001 8 $1,895,000 +44% -18% 1,906 $994   $111,840,000 114
Apr 1, 2001 8 $1,161,000 -39% -10% 1,906 $609   $113,151,000 115
Apr 2, 2001 8 $286,689 -75% -56% 1,906 $150   $113,437,728 116
Apr 3, 2001 7 $373,996 +30% -46% 1,906 $196   $113,811,724 117
Apr 4, 2001 8 $304,112 -19% -47% 1,906 $160   $114,115,836 118
Apr 5, 2001 8 $298,609 -2% -47% 1,906 $157   $114,835,421 119
Apr 6, 2001 10 $826,000 +177% -37% 1,628 $507   $115,661,500 120
Apr 7, 2001 8 $1,291,000 +56% -32% 1,628 $793   $116,952,500 121
Apr 8, 2001 11 $692,000 -46% -40% 1,628 $425   $117,525,155 122
Apr 9, 2001 9 $248,957 -64% -13% 1,628 $153   $117,774,112 123
Apr 10, 2001 9 $298,741 +20% -20% 1,628 $184   $118,072,853 124
Apr 11, 2001 11 $265,975 -11% -13% 1,628 $163   $118,338,828 125
Apr 15, 2001 12 $477,000   -31% 1,244 $383   $120,507,372 129
Apr 16, 2001 12 $219,423 -54% -12% 1,244 $176   $120,726,795 130
Apr 17, 2001 12 $199,190 -9% -33% 1,244 $160   $120,626,201 131
Apr 18, 2001 12 $178,785 -10% -33% 1,244 $144   $120,804,986 132
Apr 19, 2001 12 $170,862 -4%   1,244 $137   $120,975,848 133
Apr 22, 2001 14 $318,000   -33% 1,012 $314   $122,314,000 136
Apr 23, 2001 15 $92,807 -71% -58% 1,012 $92   $122,407,161 137
Apr 24, 2001 14 $118,163 +27% -41% 1,012 $117   $122,525,324 138
Apr 25, 2001 15 $100,030 -15% -44% 1,012 $99   $122,625,354 139
Apr 26, 2001 14 $96,618 -3% -43% 1,012 $95   $122,721,972 140
Apr 29, 2001 17 $181,000   -43% 683 $265   $123,907,354 143
Apr 30, 2001 16 $63,368 -65% -32% 683 $93   $123,534,144 144
May 1, 2001 16 $66,556 +5% -44% 683 $97   $123,600,700 145
May 2, 2001 16 $62,922 -5% -37% 683 $92   $123,663,622 146
May 6, 2001 17 $134,000   -26% 563 $238   $124,729,749 150
May 7, 2001 17 $46,180 -66% -27% 563 $82   $124,314,716 151
May 8, 2001 16 $54,639 +18% -18% 563 $97   $124,369,355 152
May 9, 2001 17 $49,494 -9% -21% 563 $88   $124,418,849 153
May 10, 2001 17 $53,850 +9%   563 $96   $124,472,699 154
May 13, 2001 14 $153,000   +14% 539 $284   $125,460,041 157
May 15, 2001 17 $60,630   +11% 539 $112   $125,074,954 159
May 16, 2001 17 $53,608 -12% +8% 539 $99   $125,128,562 160
May 20, 2001 14 $109,938   -28% 438 $251   $125,581,250 164
May 21, 2001 13 $55,446 -50%   438 $127   $125,636,297 165
May 22, 2001 13 $48,706 -12% -20% 438 $111   $125,685,003 166
May 23, 2001 13 $45,706 -6% -15% 438 $104   $125,730,709 167
May 27, 2001 16 $103,000   -6% 211 $488   $126,653,824 171
May 28, 2001 17 $78,265 -24% +41% 312 $251   $126,732,089 172
May 29, 2001 16 $28,912 -63% -41% 211 $137   $126,153,914 173
May 30, 2001 14 $32,749 +13% -28% 211 $155   $126,186,663 174
Jun 3, 2001 19 $47,000   -54% 164 $287   $126,392,000 178
Jun 4, 2001 17 $19,673 -58% -75% 164 $120   $126,411,783 179
Jun 5, 2001 17 $22,744 +16% -21% 164 $139   $126,434,527 180
Jun 6, 2001 18 $18,898 -17% -42% 164 $115   $126,453,425 181
Jun 7, 2001 17 $19,978 +6%   164 $122   $126,473,403 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 15 $1,066,653   16 $66,666   $1,066,653 1
Dec 15, 2000 12 $1,771,403 +66% 31 $57,142   $2,838,056 2
Dec 22, 2000 10 $7,372,088 +316% 143 $51,553   $10,210,144 3
Dec 29, 2000 11 $4,877,567 -34% 162 $30,108   $15,087,711 4
Jan 5, 2001 9 $4,906,858 +1% 172 $28,528   $19,994,569 5
Jan 12, 2001 9 $11,212,601 +129% 693 $16,180   $31,207,170 6
Jan 19, 2001 7 $8,158,181 -27% 837 $9,747   $39,365,351 7
Jan 26, 2001 6 $6,800,996 -17% 869 $7,826   $46,166,347 8
Feb 2, 2001 4 $8,764,818 +29% 1,163 $7,536   $54,931,165 9
Feb 9, 2001 4 $7,809,128 -11% 1,204 $6,486   $62,740,293 10
Feb 16, 2001 5 $12,607,810 +61% 1,651 $7,636   $75,348,103 11
Feb 23, 2001 4 $8,401,797 -33% 1,749 $4,804   $83,749,900 12
Mar 2, 2001 5 $6,506,128 -23% 1,751 $3,716   $90,256,028 13
Mar 9, 2001 6 $5,976,046 -8% 1,756 $3,403   $96,232,074 14
Mar 16, 2001 6 $5,408,292 -10% 1,860 $2,908   $101,640,366 15
Mar 23, 2001 5 $7,068,638 +31% 2,027 $3,487   $108,709,004 16
Mar 30, 2001 8 $5,995,843 -15% 1,906 $3,146   $114,704,847 17
Apr 6, 2001 8 $3,918,006 -35% 1,628 $2,407   $118,622,853 18
Apr 13, 2001 12 $2,704,824 -31% 1,244 $2,174   $121,327,677 19
Apr 20, 2001 14 $1,804,373 -33% 1,012 $1,783   $123,132,050 20
Apr 27, 2001 17 $1,013,397 -44% 683 $1,484   $124,145,447 21
May 4, 2001 17 $833,400 -18% 563 $1,480   $124,978,847 22
May 11, 2001 18 $697,037 -16% 539 $1,293   $125,675,884 23
May 18, 2001 13 $595,829 -15% 438 $1,360   $126,271,713 24
May 25, 2001 14 $610,775 +3% 312 $1,958   $126,882,488 25
Jun 1, 2001 17 $394,176 -35% 276 $1,428   $127,276,664 26
Jun 8, 2001 18 $262,090 -34% 229 $1,144   $127,538,754 27
Jun 15, 2001 24 $182,919 -30% 171 $1,070   $127,721,673 28
Jun 22, 2001 31 $128,406 -30% 122 $1,053   $127,850,079 29
Jun 29, 2001 45 $80,471 -37% 79 $1,019   $127,930,550 30
Jul 6, 2001 64 $35,200 -56% 49 $718   $127,965,750 31
Jul 13, 2001 67 $23,820 -32% 41 $581   $127,989,570 32
Jul 20, 2001 53 $55,342 +132% 52 $1,064   $128,044,912 33
Jul 27, 2001 68 $22,896 -59% 35 $654   $128,067,808 34
Feb 17, 2023 21 $283,186   475 $596   $128,350,994 1,159
Feb 24, 2023 28 $89,025 -69% 144 $618   $128,440,019 1,160
Mar 3, 2023 39 $27,887 -69% 24 $1,162   $128,467,906 1,161
Mar 10, 2023 41 $11,630 -58% 24 $485   $128,479,536 1,162
Mar 17, 2023 30 $21,547 +85% 57 $378   $128,501,083 1,163
Mar 24, 2023 39 $6,691 -69% 7 $956   $128,507,774 1,164
Mar 31, 2023 42 $6,317 -6% 6 $1,053   $128,514,091 1,165
Apr 7, 2023 45 $2,710 -57% 5 $542   $128,516,801 1,166
Apr 14, 2023 59 $694 -74% 2 $347   $128,517,495 1,167
Apr 21, 2023 52 $1,106 +59% 1 $1,106   $128,518,601 1,168
Apr 28, 2023 58 $756 -32% 1 $756   $128,519,357 1,169

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Synopsis

In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$663,205 (0.5% of total gross)
Legs:12.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:60.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,000,000 (worldwide box office is 14.3 times production budget)
Theater counts:16 opening theaters/2,027 max. theaters, 12.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $272,534,195

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2000 (Wide) by Sony Pictures Classics
December 6th, 2020 (Special Engagement) by Fathom Events
February 17th, 2023 (Limited) by Sony Pictures Classics
International Releases: December 26th, 2000 (Wide) (New Zealand)
January 4th, 2001 (Wide) (Australia)
May 11th, 2023 (Limited) (New Zealand)
June 18th, 2023 (Limited) (Australia)
July 31st, 2025 (Limited) (New Zealand)
Video Release: June 5th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG-13 for martial arts violence and some sexuality
Running Time: 120 minutes
Franchise: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Award nomination: 2001 Oscars Best Picture Nominee
Award win: Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Winner
Cast, crew, or production detail: Wire Fu
Plot point: Doomed Romance, Martial Arts, Non-Chronological, Romance, Secret Identity, Underwater
Subgenre: Action Adventure
Time period setting: 1600s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: United China Vision, Asia Union Film and Entertainment LTD, Sony Pictures Classics, Edko Films, Good Machine, Columbia Pictures, China Film Co. LTD
Production Countries: Taiwan, Province of China, Hong Kong, China, United States
Languages: Mandarin

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 15 $663,205   16 $41,450   $663,205 1
Dec 15, 2000 13 $1,078,762 +63% 31 $34,799   $2,145,415 2
Dec 22, 2000 10 $3,695,485 +243% 143 $25,843   $6,533,541 3
Dec 29, 2000 11 $3,240,647 -12% 162 $20,004   $13,450,791 4
Jan 5, 2001 10 $3,408,397 +5% 172 $19,816   $18,496,108 5
Jan 12, 2001 9 $10,331,296 +203% 693 $14,908   $30,325,865 6
Jan 19, 2001 8 $6,080,357 -41% 837 $7,264   $37,287,527 7
Jan 26, 2001 6 $5,061,767 -17% 869 $5,825   $44,427,118 8
Feb 2, 2001 5 $6,816,527 +35% 1,163 $5,861   $52,982,874 9
Feb 9, 2001 4 $5,404,223 -21% 1,204 $4,489   $60,335,388 10
Feb 16, 2001 5 $10,462,539 +94% 1,651 $6,337   $73,202,832 11
Feb 23, 2001 5 $6,592,223 -37% 1,749 $3,769   $81,940,326 12
Mar 2, 2001 5 $4,906,007 -26% 1,751 $2,802   $88,655,907 13
Mar 9, 2001 6 $4,256,899 -13% 1,756 $2,424   $94,512,927 14
Mar 16, 2001 6 $4,044,988 -5% 1,860 $2,175   $100,277,062 15
Mar 23, 2001 6 $4,613,172 +14% 2,027 $2,276   $106,253,538 16
Mar 30, 2001 8 $4,863,011 +5% 1,906 $2,551   $113,572,015 17
Apr 6, 2001 9 $2,820,308 -42% 1,628 $1,732   $117,525,155 18
Apr 13, 2001 12 $1,884,519 -33% 1,244 $1,515   $120,507,372 19
Apr 20, 2001 14 $1,416,939 -25% 1,012 $1,400   $122,744,616 20
Apr 27, 2001 17 $775,304 -45% 683 $1,135   $123,907,354 21
May 4, 2001 17 $584,302 -25% 563 $1,038   $124,729,749 22
May 11, 2001 18 $481,194 -18% 539 $893   $125,460,041 23
May 18, 2001 15 $395,399 -18% 438 $903   $126,071,283 24
May 25, 2001 14 $382,111 -3% 312 $1,225   $126,653,824 25
Jun 1, 2001 18 $269,610 -29% 276 $977   $127,152,098 26
Jun 8, 2001 19 $164,146 -39% 229 $717   $127,440,810 27
Jun 15, 2001 23 $113,284 -31% 171 $662   $127,652,038 28
Jun 22, 2001 31 $73,023 -36% 122 $599   $127,794,696 29
Jun 29, 2001 36 $61,598 -16% 79 $780   $127,911,677 30
Jul 6, 2001 64 $24,088 -61% 49 $492   $127,954,638 31
Jul 13, 2001 69 $12,795 -47% 41 $312   $127,978,545 32
Jul 20, 2001 50 $37,233 +191% 52 $716   $128,026,803 33
Jul 27, 2001 61 $22,896 -39% 35 $654   $128,067,808 34
Feb 17, 2023 - $171,665   475 $361   $128,239,473 1,159
Feb 24, 2023 - $55,099 -68% 144 $383   $128,406,093 1,160
Mar 3, 2023 - $17,347 -69% 24 $723   $128,457,366 1,161
Mar 10, 2023 - $8,382 -52% 11 $762   $128,476,288 1,162
Mar 17, 2023 - $14,781 +76% 57 $259   $128,494,317 1,163
Mar 24, 2023 - $5,260 -64% 7 $751   $128,506,343 1,164
Mar 31, 2023 - $4,940 -6% 6 $823   $128,512,714 1,165
Apr 7, 2023 - $2,322 -53% 5 $464   $128,516,413 1,166
Apr 14, 2023 - $165 -93% 5 $33   $128,516,966 1,167
Apr 21, 2023 - $451 +173% 1 $451   $128,517,946 1,168
Apr 28, 2023 - $444 -2% 1 $444   $128,519,045 1,169

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 10, 2000 15 $190,000     16 $11,875   $663,205 3
Dec 11, 2000 12 $98,892 -48%   16 $6,181   $762,097 4
Dec 12, 2000 13 $118,212 +20%   16 $7,388   $880,309 5
Dec 13, 2000 12 $104,808 -11%   16 $6,551   $985,117 6
Dec 17, 2000 11 $372,000   +96% 31 $12,000   $2,145,415 10
Dec 18, 2000 11 $158,398 -57% +60% 31 $5,110   $2,303,813 11
Dec 19, 2000 11 $188,854 +19% +60% 31 $6,092   $2,492,667 12
Dec 22, 2000 10 $748,000     139 $5,381   $3,412,000 15
Dec 23, 2000 10 $978,000 +31%   139 $7,036   $4,390,000 16
Dec 24, 2000 9 $620,000 -37% +67% 139 $4,460   $5,010,000 17
Dec 27, 2000 13 $780,122     143 $5,455   $8,265,141 20
Dec 28, 2000 13 $737,127 -6%   143 $5,155   $8,923,994 21
Jan 1, 2001 11 $1,306,556     162 $8,065   $13,450,791 25
Jan 2, 2001 10 $653,876 -50%   162 $4,036   $14,104,667 26
Jan 3, 2001 10 $494,819 -24% -37% 162 $3,054   $14,599,486 27
Jan 4, 2001 9 $510,823 +3% -31% 162 $3,153   $15,110,309 28
Jan 5, 2001 10 $898,000 +76%   162 $5,543   $16,008,000 29
Jan 6, 2001 10 $1,312,000 +46%   173 $7,584   $17,320,000 30
Jan 7, 2001 9 $1,046,000 -20%   173 $6,046   $18,496,108 31
Jan 8, 2001 9 $327,153 -69% -75% 173 $1,891   $18,823,261 32
Jan 9, 2001 7 $397,498 +22% -39% 173 $2,298   $19,220,759 33
Jan 10, 2001 7 $316,625 -20% -36% 173 $1,830   $19,537,384 34
Jan 11, 2001 7 $355,215 +12% -30% 173 $2,053   $19,892,599 35
Jan 12, 2001 9 $2,155,000 +507% +140% 173 $12,457   $22,047,599 36
Jan 13, 2001 9 $3,258,000 +51% +148% 700 $4,654   $25,306,000 37
Jan 14, 2001 10 $2,314,000 -29% +121% 700 $3,306   $27,620,000 38
Jan 15, 2001 2 $2,706,209 +17% +727% 693 $3,905   $30,325,865 39
Jan 16, 2001 6 $672,016 -75% +69% 693 $970   $30,997,881 40
Jan 17, 2001 7 $542,648 -19% +71% 693 $783   $31,542,990 41
Jan 18, 2001 7 $556,257 +3% +57% 693 $803   $32,096,786 42
Jan 21, 2001 6 $1,699,000   -27% 837 $2,030   $37,287,527 45
Jan 22, 2001 5 $533,943 -69% -80% 837 $638   $38,372,035 46
Jan 23, 2001 5 $585,108 +10% -13% 837 $699   $38,957,143 47
Jan 24, 2001 5 $530,655 -9% -2% 837 $634   $39,487,798 48
Jan 25, 2001 5 $556,664 +5% n/c 837 $665   $40,044,462 49
Jan 26, 2001 7 $1,375,000 +147%   869 $1,582   $41,419,000 50
Jan 27, 2001 6 $2,550,000 +85%   869 $2,934   $43,969,000 51
Jan 28, 2001 5 $1,086,000 -57% -36% 869 $1,250   $44,427,118 52
Jan 29, 2001 6 $424,680 -61% -20% 869 $489   $45,490,499 53
Jan 30, 2001 6 $453,738 +7% -22% 869 $522   $45,944,237 54
Jan 31, 2001 6 $384,836 -15% -27% 869 $443   $46,329,073 55
Feb 1, 2001 6 $404,096 +5% -27% 869 $465   $46,733,169 56
Feb 2, 2001 5 $1,725,000 +327% +25% 1,161 $1,486   $48,458,000 57
Feb 3, 2001 5 $2,895,000 +68% +14% 1,161 $2,494   $51,353,000 58
Feb 4, 2001 3 $1,919,000 -34% +77% 1,160 $1,654   $52,982,874 59
Feb 5, 2001 3 $444,618 -77% +5% 1,160 $383   $53,823,080 60
Feb 6, 2001 3 $495,001 +11% +9% 1,160 $427   $54,318,081 61
Feb 7, 2001 3 $419,046 -15% +9% 1,160 $361   $54,737,127 62
Feb 8, 2001 2 $456,136 +9% +13% 1,160 $393   $55,193,263 63
Feb 9, 2001 4 $1,355,000 +197% -21% 1,160 $1,168   $56,548,000 64
Feb 10, 2001 5 $2,410,000 +78% -17% 1,161 $2,076   $58,958,000 65
Feb 11, 2001 4 $1,537,000 -36% -20% 1,204 $1,277   $60,335,388 66
Feb 12, 2001 4 $417,478 -73% -6% 1,204 $347   $60,853,100 67
Feb 13, 2001 2 $478,441 +15% -3% 1,204 $397   $61,331,541 68
Feb 14, 2001 4 $815,528 +70% +95% 1,204 $677   $62,147,069 69
Feb 15, 2001 2 $582,248 -29% +28% 1,204 $484   $62,729,317 70
Feb 19, 2001 4 $1,697,493   +307% 1,653 $1,027   $73,111,843 74
Feb 20, 2001 4 $749,750 -56% +57% 1,653 $454   $73,861,593 75
Feb 21, 2001 4 $595,803 -21% -27% 1,653 $360   $74,457,396 76
Feb 22, 2001 4 $610,908 +3% +5% 1,653 $370   $75,068,304 77
Feb 23, 2001 4 $1,755,000 +187%   1,749 $1,003   $76,823,000 78
Feb 24, 2001 5 $3,005,000 +71%   1,749 $1,718   $79,828,000 79
Feb 25, 2001 5 $1,767,000 -41%   1,749 $1,010   $81,598,000 80
Feb 26, 2001 4 $448,166 -75% -74% 1,749 $256   $82,046,257 81
Feb 27, 2001 4 $484,779 +8% -35% 1,749 $277   $82,531,036 82
Feb 28, 2001 4 $397,271 -18% -33% 1,749 $227   $82,928,307 83
Mar 1, 2001 4 $431,284 +9% -29% 1,749 $247   $83,439,329 84
Mar 2, 2001 5 $1,310,000 +204% -25% 1,751 $748   $84,749,000 85
Mar 3, 2001 5 $2,333,000 +78% -22% 1,751 $1,332   $87,082,000 86
Mar 4, 2001 5 $1,354,000 -42% -23% 1,751 $773   $88,655,907 87
Mar 5, 2001 5 $387,395 -71% -14% 1,751 $221   $88,738,370 88
Mar 6, 2001 4 $449,480 +16% -7% 1,751 $257   $89,187,850 89
Mar 7, 2001 3 $382,373 -15% -4% 1,751 $218   $89,570,223 90
Mar 8, 2001 3 $378,875 -1% -12% 1,751 $216   $89,949,098 91
Mar 9, 2001 7 $1,111,000 +193% -15% 1,756 $633   $91,060,000 92
Mar 10, 2001 6 $1,995,000 +80% -14% 1,756 $1,136   $93,055,000 93
Mar 11, 2001 6 $1,225,000 -39% -10% 1,756 $698   $94,251,000 94
Mar 12, 2001 6 $399,348 -67% +3% 1,756 $227   $94,650,270 95
Mar 13, 2001 6 $451,948 +13% +1% 1,756 $257   $95,102,218 96
Mar 14, 2001 5 $404,362 -11% +6% 1,756 $230   $95,506,580 97
Mar 15, 2001 5 $454,640 +12% +20% 1,756 $259   $95,961,220 98
Mar 16, 2001 7 $1,025,000 +125% -8% 1,860 $551   $96,986,000 99
Mar 17, 2001 7 $1,725,000 +68% -14% 1,860 $927   $98,711,000 100
Mar 18, 2001 6 $1,107,000 -36% -10% 1,860 $595   $99,862,000 101
Mar 19, 2001 5 $361,910 -67% -9% 1,860 $195   $100,224,313 102
Mar 20, 2001 5 $419,826 +16% -7% 1,860 $226   $100,644,139 103
Mar 21, 2001 5 $380,358 -9% -6% 1,860 $204   $101,024,497 104
Mar 22, 2001 4 $405,058 +6% -11% 1,860 $218   $101,429,555 105
Mar 23, 2001 6 $1,210,000 +199% +18% 1,860 $651   $102,640,000 106
Mar 24, 2001 5 $2,299,000 +90% +33% 2,027 $1,134   $104,939,000 107
Mar 25, 2001 5 $1,294,000 -44% +17% 2,027 $638   $106,351,000 108
Mar 26, 2001 4 $649,762 -50% +80% 2,027 $321   $106,808,820 109
Mar 27, 2001 4 $692,296 +7% +65% 2,027 $342   $107,493,116 110
Mar 28, 2001 4 $570,475 -18% +50% 2,027 $281   $108,063,591 111
Mar 29, 2001 4 $562,808 -1% +39% 2,027 $278   $108,626,399 112
Mar 30, 2001 8 $1,318,000 +134% +9% 1,906 $692   $109,945,000 113
Mar 31, 2001 8 $1,895,000 +44% -18% 1,906 $994   $111,840,000 114
Apr 1, 2001 8 $1,161,000 -39% -10% 1,906 $609   $113,151,000 115
Apr 2, 2001 8 $286,689 -75% -56% 1,906 $150   $113,437,728 116
Apr 3, 2001 7 $373,996 +30% -46% 1,906 $196   $113,811,724 117
Apr 4, 2001 8 $304,112 -19% -47% 1,906 $160   $114,115,836 118
Apr 5, 2001 8 $298,609 -2% -47% 1,906 $157   $114,835,421 119
Apr 6, 2001 10 $826,000 +177% -37% 1,628 $507   $115,661,500 120
Apr 7, 2001 8 $1,291,000 +56% -32% 1,628 $793   $116,952,500 121
Apr 8, 2001 11 $692,000 -46% -40% 1,628 $425   $117,525,155 122
Apr 9, 2001 9 $248,957 -64% -13% 1,628 $153   $117,774,112 123
Apr 10, 2001 9 $298,741 +20% -20% 1,628 $184   $118,072,853 124
Apr 11, 2001 11 $265,975 -11% -13% 1,628 $163   $118,338,828 125
Apr 15, 2001 12 $477,000   -31% 1,244 $383   $120,507,372 129
Apr 16, 2001 12 $219,423 -54% -12% 1,244 $176   $120,726,795 130
Apr 17, 2001 12 $199,190 -9% -33% 1,244 $160   $120,626,201 131
Apr 18, 2001 12 $178,785 -10% -33% 1,244 $144   $120,804,986 132
Apr 19, 2001 12 $170,862 -4%   1,244 $137   $120,975,848 133
Apr 22, 2001 14 $318,000   -33% 1,012 $314   $122,314,000 136
Apr 23, 2001 15 $92,807 -71% -58% 1,012 $92   $122,407,161 137
Apr 24, 2001 14 $118,163 +27% -41% 1,012 $117   $122,525,324 138
Apr 25, 2001 15 $100,030 -15% -44% 1,012 $99   $122,625,354 139
Apr 26, 2001 14 $96,618 -3% -43% 1,012 $95   $122,721,972 140
Apr 29, 2001 17 $181,000   -43% 683 $265   $123,907,354 143
Apr 30, 2001 16 $63,368 -65% -32% 683 $93   $123,534,144 144
May 1, 2001 16 $66,556 +5% -44% 683 $97   $123,600,700 145
May 2, 2001 16 $62,922 -5% -37% 683 $92   $123,663,622 146
May 6, 2001 17 $134,000   -26% 563 $238   $124,729,749 150
May 7, 2001 17 $46,180 -66% -27% 563 $82   $124,314,716 151
May 8, 2001 16 $54,639 +18% -18% 563 $97   $124,369,355 152
May 9, 2001 17 $49,494 -9% -21% 563 $88   $124,418,849 153
May 10, 2001 17 $53,850 +9%   563 $96   $124,472,699 154
May 13, 2001 14 $153,000   +14% 539 $284   $125,460,041 157
May 15, 2001 17 $60,630   +11% 539 $112   $125,074,954 159
May 16, 2001 17 $53,608 -12% +8% 539 $99   $125,128,562 160
May 20, 2001 14 $109,938   -28% 438 $251   $125,581,250 164
May 21, 2001 13 $55,446 -50%   438 $127   $125,636,297 165
May 22, 2001 13 $48,706 -12% -20% 438 $111   $125,685,003 166
May 23, 2001 13 $45,706 -6% -15% 438 $104   $125,730,709 167
May 27, 2001 16 $103,000   -6% 211 $488   $126,653,824 171
May 28, 2001 17 $78,265 -24% +41% 312 $251   $126,732,089 172
May 29, 2001 16 $28,912 -63% -41% 211 $137   $126,153,914 173
May 30, 2001 14 $32,749 +13% -28% 211 $155   $126,186,663 174
Jun 3, 2001 19 $47,000   -54% 164 $287   $126,392,000 178
Jun 4, 2001 17 $19,673 -58% -75% 164 $120   $126,411,783 179
Jun 5, 2001 17 $22,744 +16% -21% 164 $139   $126,434,527 180
Jun 6, 2001 18 $18,898 -17% -42% 164 $115   $126,453,425 181
Jun 7, 2001 17 $19,978 +6%   164 $122   $126,473,403 182

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2000 15 $1,066,653   16 $66,666   $1,066,653 1
Dec 15, 2000 12 $1,771,403 +66% 31 $57,142   $2,838,056 2
Dec 22, 2000 10 $7,372,088 +316% 143 $51,553   $10,210,144 3
Dec 29, 2000 11 $4,877,567 -34% 162 $30,108   $15,087,711 4
Jan 5, 2001 9 $4,906,858 +1% 172 $28,528   $19,994,569 5
Jan 12, 2001 9 $11,212,601 +129% 693 $16,180   $31,207,170 6
Jan 19, 2001 7 $8,158,181 -27% 837 $9,747   $39,365,351 7
Jan 26, 2001 6 $6,800,996 -17% 869 $7,826   $46,166,347 8
Feb 2, 2001 4 $8,764,818 +29% 1,163 $7,536   $54,931,165 9
Feb 9, 2001 4 $7,809,128 -11% 1,204 $6,486   $62,740,293 10
Feb 16, 2001 5 $12,607,810 +61% 1,651 $7,636   $75,348,103 11
Feb 23, 2001 4 $8,401,797 -33% 1,749 $4,804   $83,749,900 12
Mar 2, 2001 5 $6,506,128 -23% 1,751 $3,716   $90,256,028 13
Mar 9, 2001 6 $5,976,046 -8% 1,756 $3,403   $96,232,074 14
Mar 16, 2001 6 $5,408,292 -10% 1,860 $2,908   $101,640,366 15
Mar 23, 2001 5 $7,068,638 +31% 2,027 $3,487   $108,709,004 16
Mar 30, 2001 8 $5,995,843 -15% 1,906 $3,146   $114,704,847 17
Apr 6, 2001 8 $3,918,006 -35% 1,628 $2,407   $118,622,853 18
Apr 13, 2001 12 $2,704,824 -31% 1,244 $2,174   $121,327,677 19
Apr 20, 2001 14 $1,804,373 -33% 1,012 $1,783   $123,132,050 20
Apr 27, 2001 17 $1,013,397 -44% 683 $1,484   $124,145,447 21
May 4, 2001 17 $833,400 -18% 563 $1,480   $124,978,847 22
May 11, 2001 18 $697,037 -16% 539 $1,293   $125,675,884 23
May 18, 2001 13 $595,829 -15% 438 $1,360   $126,271,713 24
May 25, 2001 14 $610,775 +3% 312 $1,958   $126,882,488 25
Jun 1, 2001 17 $394,176 -35% 276 $1,428   $127,276,664 26
Jun 8, 2001 18 $262,090 -34% 229 $1,144   $127,538,754 27
Jun 15, 2001 24 $182,919 -30% 171 $1,070   $127,721,673 28
Jun 22, 2001 31 $128,406 -30% 122 $1,053   $127,850,079 29
Jun 29, 2001 45 $80,471 -37% 79 $1,019   $127,930,550 30
Jul 6, 2001 64 $35,200 -56% 49 $718   $127,965,750 31
Jul 13, 2001 67 $23,820 -32% 41 $581   $127,989,570 32
Jul 20, 2001 53 $55,342 +132% 52 $1,064   $128,044,912 33
Jul 27, 2001 68 $22,896 -59% 35 $654   $128,067,808 34
Feb 17, 2023 21 $283,186   475 $596   $128,350,994 1,159
Feb 24, 2023 28 $89,025 -69% 144 $618   $128,440,019 1,160
Mar 3, 2023 39 $27,887 -69% 24 $1,162   $128,467,906 1,161
Mar 10, 2023 41 $11,630 -58% 24 $485   $128,479,536 1,162
Mar 17, 2023 30 $21,547 +85% 57 $378   $128,501,083 1,163
Mar 24, 2023 39 $6,691 -69% 7 $956   $128,507,774 1,164
Mar 31, 2023 42 $6,317 -6% 6 $1,053   $128,514,091 1,165
Apr 7, 2023 45 $2,710 -57% 5 $542   $128,516,801 1,166
Apr 14, 2023 59 $694 -74% 2 $347   $128,517,495 1,167
Apr 21, 2023 52 $1,106 +59% 1 $1,106   $128,518,601 1,168
Apr 28, 2023 58 $756 -32% 1 $756   $128,519,357 1,169

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