Hero (2002)

Year
2002

Runtime
120 minutes (2 hrs 00 mins)

PG-13

Atp

Jet Li

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Maggie Cheung

Ziyi Zhang

Daoming Chen

Donnie Yen

Full cast and crew

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First viewed:
15th Apr 2016

Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026

Total views:
195

US release
27th August 2004

21 years 9 months 9 days ago

China
19th December 2002

23 years 5 months 17 days ago

Hong Kong
19th December 2002

23 years 5 months 17 days ago

Malaysia
16th January 2003

23 years 4 months 20 days ago

Singapore
16th January 2003

23 years 4 months 20 days ago

South Korea
24th January 2003

23 years 4 months 12 days ago

UK total gross
£3.6 Million

US total gross
$53.7 Million

Global total gross
$130.2 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

UK tickets sold
830,193 aprox.

US tickets sold
9.2 Million aprox.

Global tickets sold
No data

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Released: 24th Sep '04
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: £1 Million
Total chart weeks: 5

US Box Office

Release: 27th Aug '04
Debut weekend: 2nd Oct '92
Debut position: 4
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $5.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 18

Global Box Office

Release: 19th Dec '02
Debut weekend: 25th Oct '02
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $14.3 Million
Total chart weeks: 27

Directed by
	Yimou Zhang

Starring
Jet Li	Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu-wai	Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung	Flying Snow
Ziyi Zhang	Moon
Daoming Chen	King
Donnie Yen	Sky
Zhongyuan Liu	Scholar
Tianyong Zheng	Old Servant
Yan Qin	Prime Minister
Chang Xiao Yang	General
Yakun Zhang	Commander
Ma Wen Hua	Head Eunuch
Jin Ming	Eunuch
Xu Kuang Hua	Pianist
Shou Xin Wang	Musician
Heizi	Seven Qin Guards
Hua Cao	Seven Qin Guards
Lei Li	Seven Qin Guards
Xia Bin	Seven Qin Guards
Peng Qiang	Seven Qin Guards
Jie Liu	Seven Qin Guards
Zhang Yi	Seven Qin Guards
James Hong	Qin Emperor
Emil Lin	Nameless
Jie Liu	Seven Qin Guards
Bruce Locke	Sky
Angela Oh	Moon
James Sie	Broken Sword
Elizabeth Sung	Flying Snow
Binglei Li	Guard
Tielin Zhang

Totals for each star

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
3

Weeks top 15
5

Total weeks
5

Total UK Gross:

£3,561,527

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Hero

24 Sep 2004

£1,005,571

1 Oct 2004

5▼

£671,725

£2,140,379

8 Oct 2004

8▼

£343,313

£2,792,436

15 Oct 2004

11▼

£192,438

£3,161,603

5 Nov 2004

13▼

£89,116

£3,561,527

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
2

Weeks top 15
11

Total Weeks
18

Total US Gross:

$53,710,019

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

2 Oct 1992

$5,210,875

9 Oct 1992

4▲▼

$4,087,552

$10,776,609

16 Oct 1992

7▼

$2,244,711

$13,649,208

23 Oct 1992

12▼

$1,304,202

$15,467,200

30 Oct 1992

12▲▼

$707,887

$16,531,917

27 Aug 2004

$17,800,000

3 Sep 2004

1▲▼

$11,514,779

$35,237,282

10 Sep 2004

4▼

$4,400,000

$41,700,000

17 Sep 2004

7▼

$3,000,000

$46,200,000

24 Sep 2004

10▼

$2,300,000

$49,200,000

1 Oct 2004

14▼

$1,235,134

$51,149,752

8 Oct 2004

17▼

$657,625

$52,199,022

15 Oct 2004

20▼

$352,984

$52,807,621

22 Oct 2004

26▼

$166,158

$53,095,537

29 Oct 2004

31▼

$85,667

$53,242,836

19 Nov 2004

41▼

$57,020

$53,583,486

11 Sep 2015

49N

$58,445

18 Sep 2015

75▼

$6,998

$84,961

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
3

Weeks top 15
26

Total Weeks
27

Total Global Gross:

$130,232,903

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

25 Oct 2002

$14,252,530

1 Nov 2002

6▼

$7,000,000

$18,000,000

8 Nov 2002

6▲▼

$5,000,000

$25,000,000

15 Nov 2002

10▼

$1,500,000

$27,000,000

24 Jan 2003

$4,318,158

$35,605,766

31 Jan 2003

3▲

$4,333,918

$40,108,011

7 Feb 2003

4▼

$1,794,713

$42,084,589

6 Jun 2003

$1,114,789

$50,354,365

13 Jun 2003

3▲▼

$904,980

$52,025,543

22 Aug 2003

$5,331,752

$55,331,752

29 Aug 2003

5▼

$3,084,960

$60,647,775

5 Sep 2003

5▲▼

$3,079,951

$64,463,295

12 Sep 2003

6▼

$2,040,284

$66,680,150

19 Sep 2003

4▲

$2,249,387

$69,797,671

26 Sep 2003

3▲

$2,788,785

$74,152,425

3 Oct 2003

4▼

$1,563,226

$76,936,139

27 Aug 2004

$17,800,000

$83,000,000

3 Sep 2004

1▲▼

$8,800,000

$92,500,000

10 Sep 2004

1▲▼

$4,400,000

$97,700,000

17 Sep 2004

5▼

$3,000,000

$102,000,000

24 Sep 2004

6▼

$5,928,910

$110,828,910

1 Oct 2004

7▼

$3,651,410

$118,848,958

8 Oct 2004

8▼

$1,886,365

$122,231,856

15 Oct 2004

9▼

$1,047,330

$124,215,173

5 Nov 2004

$2,513,960

$128,698,772

12 Nov 2004

6▲▼

$1,298,305

$130,232,903

5 Jun 2020

50N

$11,743

$51,546

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

China release date: 19th December 2002
Hong Kong release date: 19th December 2002
Malaysia release date: 16th January 2003
Singapore release date: 16th January 2003
South Korea release date: 24th January 2003

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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position

UK total gross
£3,561,527

1982

The Mexican

1983

Hero

1984

Loaded Weapon 1

US total gross
$53,710,019

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Hero

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