Hero
“One man's strength will unite an empire.”
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
Genres
Drama, Adventure, Action, History
Studio
Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd.
Language
zh
Status
Released
How Hero performed
Budget
$31.0M
Worldwide Gross
$177.4M
Gross Profit
$146.4M
Return
5.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$26M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Nameless
Jet Li
Nameless
Broken Sword
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Broken Sword
Flying Snow
Maggie Cheung
Flying Snow
Sky
Donnie Yen
Sky
Moon
Zhang Ziyi
Moon
King of Qin
Chen Daoming
King of Qin
Old Scholar
Liu Zhongyuan
Old Scholar
Old Servant
Zheng Tianyong
Old Servant
Prime Minister
Qin Yan
Prime Minister
The Qin Guards' Commander
Zhang Yakun
The Qin Guards' Commander
General
Chang Xiao Yang
General
Eunuch
Jin Ming
Eunuch
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