The Monkey King 3

2018 1h 54m ZH

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 65

AdventureFantasyActionFamily

Synopsis

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The Monkey King and his friends try to break free from a ruler that takes them hostage. However, their exploits provoke the anger of a deity that decides to punish them for their actions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
The Monkey King
William Feng
Little Monk
Zhao Liying
Queen of Women's Kingdom
Xiao Shenyang
Zhu Bajie
Lo Chung-Him
Sha Wujing
Lin Chi-ling
River God
Wang Luqing
Priestess Xia
Wang Xiaobai
Master of Ceremonies

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Soi Cheang
Writers: Wen Ning
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: China, Hong Kong

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $87M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and William Feng and Zhao Liying carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6466464 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Soi Cheang directs. Profitable at the box office. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $87M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
4Part of the "The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing and William Feng and Zhao Liying carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6466464 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "monk", "sorcery", "sequel", "destruction".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Runtime: 114 min · 1h 54m
Status: Released
Budget: $87,000,000
Box office: $115,089,944
Return: 132% of budget
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Monkey King 3 (2018)

Part of

The Monkey King (Cheang) Collection

The Monkey King is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy film directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist. Yen also serves as the film's action director. Production began in Beijing on 18 October 2010 and was filmed in 3D. The plot is based on an episode of Journey to the West, a Chinese literary classic written in the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en. It was released on 31 January 2014. Two sequels titled The Monkey King 2 and The Monkey King 3 were released in Feb 2016 and Feb 2018.