The Forbidden Kingdom
“The battle for eternity is the fantasy of a lifetime.”
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
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Cast
21 people
Jackie Chan
Old Hop / Lu Yan
Known for
Rush Hour
The Karate Kid
Jet Li
The Silent Monk / The Monkey King
Known for
The Expendables
Hero
Michael Angarano
Jason Tripitikas
Known for
Sky High
Wild Card
Liu Yifei
Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl
Known for
Mulan
The Chinese Widow
Li Bingbing
Ni Chang a.k.a White-Haired Witch
Known for
The Meg
Resident Evil: Retribution
Collin Chou
Jade Warlord
Known for
The Matrix Revolutions
The Half of It
Morgan Benoit
Lupo
Known for
Barely Legal
Mighty Med
Jack Posobiec
Southie
Also in
Antifa: Rise of the Black Flags
Thomas McDonell
Young Southie
Known for
The 100
Prom
Juana Collignon
Southie Girl
No other roles listed
Zhi Ma Gui
Old Woman
No other roles listed
Shen Shou He
Farmer
No other roles listed
Rob Minkoff Director · John Fusco Writer David Buckley Composer
Worldwide gross $128M · Budget $55M · United States release April 18, 2008
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$127,906,624
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Casey Silver Productions
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
Relativity Media
Production · Studio
Lionsgate
Production
The Weinstein Company
Production
Arclight Films
Production
Huayi Brothers Pictures
Production
J&J Project
Production
Salon Films
Production
Huayi Brothers
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French
Release dates
United States · April 4, 2008
Premiere · AFI Dallas Film Festival
United States · April 18, 2008
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 2008
Physical · Blu-ray&DVD
Argentina
October 2, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
June 11, 2008 · Theatrical
July 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
May 29, 2009 · Theatrical
May 29, 2009 · Digital
Belgium
September 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
September 9, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
September 10, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 5, 2020 · Digital · IQIYI
June 3, 2021 · Digital · Souhu
August 3, 2024 · Limited theatrical · re-release，limited
Colombia
November 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 8, 2008 · Theatrical
December 23, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Egypt
October 22, 2008 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Finland
July 25, 2008 · Theatrical
France
September 24, 2008 · Theatrical
April 2, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Germany
April 16, 2009 · Theatrical
September 11, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
August 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Iceland
May 30, 2008 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
July 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Israel
May 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
October 2, 2008 · Digital
December 2, 2009 · Physical · DVD
January 19, 2010 · TV
April 21, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Japan
July 9, 2008 · Premiere · Tokyo
July 26, 2008 · Theatrical
December 5, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Kazakhstan
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Kuwait
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
Latvia
July 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Lithuania
July 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Malaysia
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 18, 2008 · Physical
September 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 28, 2008 · Theatrical
February 17, 2009 · Physical · DVD
February 18, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 6, 2010 · TV · RTL 5
January 12, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
September 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Norway
August 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Panama
February 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Peru
January 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Philippines
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
May 13, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
May 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Russia
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 17, 2008 · Theatrical
South Africa
September 14, 2022 · Digital
South Korea
April 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
October 17, 2008 · Theatrical
April 1, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 3, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
Sweden
August 29, 2008 · Theatrical
September 9, 2008 · Physical · DVD
December 3, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
September 24, 2008 · Limited theatrical · French
April 23, 2009 · Limited theatrical · German
Taiwan
April 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Thailand
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 29, 2008 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
June 1, 2015 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
July 9, 2008 · Theatrical
November 17, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray&DVD
Venezuela
October 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Vietnam
April 26, 2008 · Theatrical
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