Bloodsport
“The true story of an American ninja.”
An American Army Major goes AWOL to Hong Kong for an outlawed martial arts contest called the Kumite.
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4 films
Cast
94 people
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Frank Dux
Known for
Universal Soldier
Street Fighter
Donald Gibb
Ray Jackson
Known for
Revenge of the Nerds
Transylvania 6-5000
Leah Ayres
Janice
Known for
The Burning
The Player
Norman Burton
Helmer
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
Planet of the Apes
Forest Whitaker
Rawlins
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Roy Chiao
Tanaka
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Protector
Philip Chan Yan-kin
Captain Chen
Known for
Hard Boiled
Double Impact
Pierre Rafini
Young Frank
No other roles listed
Bolo Yeung
Chong Li
Known for
Double Impact
Enter the Dragon
Kenneth Siao Wai-Keung
Victor Lin
Known for
Off Limits
Kimo Lai Kwok-Ki
Hiro Satori
Also in
China Cry
Yellowthread Street
Bernard Mariano
Sadiq Hossein
Newt Arnold Director · Sheldon Lettich Screenplay Mel Friedman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $50M · Budget $1.5M · United States release February 26, 1988
Box office
Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$50,000,000
Gross vs. budget
33.3×
Production
The Cannon Group
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 26, 1988
Theatrical
United States · February 26, 1988
Theatrical
Australia
April 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 9, 1988 · Theatrical
France
July 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
June 9, 1988 · Theatrical
April 14, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray
Hungary
January 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Italy
February 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 26, 1988 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 14, 2004 · Theatrical · Veronica
March 30, 2006 · Physical · DVD
Slovakia
August 1, 2024 · Digital · VOYO
Thailand
September 10, 1988 · Theatrical
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