Blades of the Guardians
“A grand martial arts feast is back!”
Dao Ma, the "second most wanted fugitive," is entrusted by his benefactor, the chief of Mo family clan, to take on a mysterious escort mission-escorting the "most wanted fugitive" to Chang'an.
Genres
Action, Adventure
Studio
Alibaba Pictures Group
Language
zh
Status
Released
How Blades of the Guardians performed
Budget
$123.0M
Worldwide Gross
$203.4M
Gross Profit
$80.4M
Return
1.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$27M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Dao Ma
Wu Jing
Dao Ma
Di Ting
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung
Di Ting
Ayuya
Chen Lijun
Ayuya
Shu
Yu Shi
Shu
Zhishilang
Sun Yizhou
Zhishilang
Ms. Yanzi
Li Yunxiao
Ms. Yanzi
Xiao Qi
Ju Qianlang
Xiao Qi
Heyi Xuan
Ci Sha
Heyi Xuan
Old Mo
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Old Mo
Double-headed Snake
Max Zhang
Double-headed Snake
Lord Chang
Jet Li
Lord Chang
Mrs. Yuchi
Kara Hui Ying-Hung
Mrs. Yuchi
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