Have you heard about the new movie Skiptrace? It's an exciting new flick that has made Jackie Chan the most money in his entire 50-year acting career. Yes, you heard right.
In China, “Skiptrace” has currently grossed a whopping 62.2 million US dollars (6.30 billion shillings), knocking out all the competition, including Warner Bros.’ “The Legend of Tarzan.”
In the action comedy Skiptrace, Johnnie Knoxville plays a big-talking American gambler. Chan, who plays a Hong Kong detective, must team up with Knoxville's character after his niece (played by Fan Bingbing) gets into trouble with a notorious criminal mastermind.
Skiptrace is the kind of movie that gives you your money's worth. Most of Skiptrace is an on-the-road comedy, with Chan dragging Knoxville to Hong Kong. Along the way, they pass through Eastern Russia, the Mongolian steppes, the Gobi Desert, and more… by train, car, horseback, foot, and an inflatable pigskin raft — and find some sort of cultural festival or other spectacle everywhere they go.
So what's so special about this film? First of all, it was made with a production budget of $30 million. In addition, the film is a Chinese-Hong Kong-American production and the characters speak both Chinese and English (yes, even Johnny Knoxville), which makes it easy for Chinese people to empathize with it.
The end credits also include a dedication to Chan Kwok-hung, a cinematographer and long-time collaborator of Chan, who died in a drowning accident during the production of the film.
According to reports in the Chinese press, Skiptrace could be the only Chinese-language film to gross one billion RMB (equivalent to 153 million US dollars). That's a first!
So it's not just about Jackie Chan. Skiptrace is a watchable film with undertones… and yes, it's hilarious!
Check out the trailer and be sure to watch the movie.
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