Shaolin Temple
The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.
Genres
Action
Studio
Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co.
Language
zh
Status
Released
How Shaolin Temple performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$16.2M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
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
Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Jet Li
Gong Yuen (Jue Yuan)
Master Tan Chuang
Yu Hai
Master Tan Chuang
General Wang Ren Ze
Yu Chenghui
General Wang Ren Ze
Bai Wuxia (Wu Sha)
Ding Lan
Bai Wuxia (Wu Sha)
Wu Kong
Hu Jian-Qiang
Wu Kong
Se Kong (Shih Kung)
Sun Jiankui
Se Kong (Shih Kung)
Liao Kong
Liu Huai-Liang
Liao Kong
Chain Gang Guard Tu Ying
Ji Chunhua
Chain Gang Guard Tu Ying
Abbot Fang Zhang
Zhang Jianwen
Abbot Fang Zhang
Abbot Seng Zhi
Yan Di-Hua
Abbot Seng Zhi
Li Shi Min
Wong Kwong-Kuen
Li Shi Min
Wei Kong
Du Chuan-Yang
Wei Kong
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