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Big Trouble in Little China

Big Trouble in Little China

May 30, 1986
100 min
ActionComedyFantasyAdventure
7.2/ 10
3,181 votes

Overview

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.2/10
3,181 votes
IMDB
7.2/10
163,053 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
53/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$25,000,000Production cost
Box Office$11,102,672Worldwide gross
Profit-$13,897,328Loss
ROI
-55.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$11,100,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 win & 1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"Jack Burton's in for some serious trouble and you're in for some serious fun."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$11,102,672

Production Companies

Taft Entertainment Pictures20th Century FoxSLM Production Group

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