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The Grandmaster

The Grandmaster

Jan 10, 2013
130 min
ActionDramaHistory
6.6/ 10
932 votes

Overview

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

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TMDB
6.6/10
932 votes
IMDB
6.6/10
38,124 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
78%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
73/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$38,600,000Production cost
Box Office$64,076,736Worldwide gross
Profit$25,476,736Profitable
ROI
+66.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$6,594,959Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 68 wins & 72 nominations total

Details

Production information

"In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing."

Status

Released

Original Language

zh

Budget

$38,600,000

Revenue

$64,076,736

Production Companies

Sil-Metropole OrganisationAnnapurna PicturesBlock 2 PicturesJet Tone Production

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