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| Traditional Chinese | 龍爭虎鬥 |
| Simplified Chinese | 龙争虎斗 |
| Literal meaning | Dragon Fights, Tiger Struggles |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lóng Zhēng Hǔ Dòu |
| Wade–Giles | Lung2 Chêng1 Hu3 Tou4 |
| Yale Romanization | Lùhng Jāng Fú Dau |
| Jyutping | Lung4 Zang1 Fu2 Dau3 |
| Directed by | Robert Clouse |
| Written by | Michael Allin[a] |
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| Cinematography | Gilbert Hubbs |
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| Music by | Lalo Schifrin |
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Running time | 102 minutes[3] |
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| Budget | $850,000 |
| Box office | $400 million |
Enter the Dragon (Chinese:龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973martial arts film directed byRobert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film starsBruce Lee,John Saxon,Ahna Capri,Bob Wall,Shih Kien, andJim Kelly.Enter the Dragon was Bruce Lee's final completed film appearance before his death on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32. An American-Hong Kong co-production, the film was premiered inLos Angeles on 19 August 1973, one month after Lee's death.
Enter the Dragon was estimated to have grossed over$400 million worldwide (equivalent to an estimated$2 billion adjusted for inflation as of 2022[update]) against a budget of $850,000. It is the most successful martial arts film ever and is widely regarded as one of thegreatest martial arts films of all time.[4] In 2004, it was selected for preservation in the United StatesNational Film Registry by theLibrary of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6][7] Among the first films to combine martial arts action withspy film elements and the emergingblaxploitation genre, its success led to a series of similar productions combining the martial arts and blaxploitation genres.[8] The film's themes have generated scholarly debate about the changes taking place within post-colonial Asian societies following the end ofWorld War II.[9]
Enter the Dragon is also considered one of the most influentialaction films of all time, with its success contributing to mainstream worldwide interest in themartial arts as well as inspiring numerous fictional works, including action films,television shows,action games,comic books,manga, andanime.
Lee, a martial artist and instructor from Shaolin temple,Hong Kong, is approached byBritish intelligence agent Braithwaite, who asks for his help in anundercover mission to investigate suspected crime lord Han, who was one of the students in Shaolin temple. Lee is persuaded to attend a high-profile martial arts tournament on Han's private island to gather evidence that will prove Han's involvement indrug trafficking andprostitution.
Since Han's island is only partly in their jurisdiction, they are unable to conduct any formal investigations. Han does not allow firearms on the island to prevent assassination attempts and raids from international authorities. He runs a martial arts school as cover for his illegal operations and holds the tournament to recruit martial artists to expand his illegal business. Lee agrees to help Braithwaite, believing his efforts will also redeem the honor of the Shaolin temple that was tarnished by Han. Shortly before his departure, Lee also learns that Han's bodyguard O'Hara is responsible for the death of his sister Su Lin.
Lee arrives on Han's island and receives a warm reception. Joining him are other competitors, including Roper, an American playboy andgambler, who is indebted and on the run from the mob, and Williams, an African-American activist, who is on the run after defending himself against two racist police officers inLos Angeles. Roper and Williams are formerKarate brothers and fellowVietnam veterans, who also have a betting scam going: one will underperform until the other can get a bet on the outcome at good odds. Roper and Williams win their first fights easily.
The rules of Han's tournament are simple: competitors compete in one-on-one matches against each other, the opponent, who gets knocked to the ground loses each round. Any weapons are strictly prohibited in the fighting arena. At the end of the first day, the competitors are all offered girls of their choice by Han's assistant Tania. Williams chooses several women, while Roper cunningly chooses Tania as a mutual attraction grows between them. Lee chooses a girl, which he saw in Han's entourage, who is Mei Ling, acovert agent whom Braithwaite had placed on the island to gather intelligence. However, Mei Ling has been unable to escape Han's strict observation never to leave their rooms.
That night, Lee begins to stealthily search and infiltrate the island for evidence and finds a secret entrance to an underground compound base where drugs are being manufactured and tested on unwitting prisoners. Lee runs into Han's guards, but manages to take them down and flee before they can identify him. Lee is seen by Williams, who is outside for some fresh air and practice, despite strict rules against being outside after night. The next morning, Han warns the competitors about wandering out of their rooms at night. Han punishes his guards for their inability to fulfill their duties by leaving them to be killed by Bolo, Han's musclebound enforcer and chief bodyguard. After the execution, the competition resumes as Lee is called to his first match, which is against O'Hara.
During the fight, Han warns O'Hara to step down as Lee keeps outclassing him in a humiliating fashion, even ignoring Han's commands to stand down after being fairly beaten. Lee kills O'Hara with a double stomp after he tries to attack him from behind with a pair of half-shattered glass bottles, thus avenging Su Lin's death. An embarrassed Han abruptly ends the day's competition after stating that O'Hara's treachery has disgraced them. Later, Han summons Williams in his office and accuses him of attacking the guards the previous night. Williams denies this and wants to leave the island, so Han brutally beats him to death with his ironprosthetic left hand.
Han takes Roper on a tour of his underground base and invites him to be his representative for his illegal operations in theUnited States. Han also implicitly threatens to imprison Roper with other martial artists who joined Han's tournaments in the past. Roper reluctantly accepts after Han drops the brutalized corpse of Williams into a pit of acid, hinting that Roper will face the same fate if he refuses to cooperate. The same night, Lee infiltrates the underground base again to gather sufficient evidence to warrant Han's arrest and manages to send a message to Braithwaite. After a prolonged battle with Han's guards, Lee is eventually lured into a door trap to get imprisoned and captured.
The next morning, Han commands Roper to fight Lee, but Roper refuses and Han has him fight Bolo. Roper manages to overpower and beat Bolo after a gruelling battle. Han orders all his men to kill Lee and Roper. Despite facing insurmountable odds, the island's prisoners, released by Mei Ling, and the other invited martial artists aid Lee and Roper in defeating Han's guards. Amid the chaos, Han attempts to fight his way out to escape, only to have Lee pursue and corner him in his museum, where Han retrieves a bladed-talon replacement for his hand to prepare for a brutal fight. Han retreats into a room full of mirrors, which proves disorientating for Lee until Lee remembers his lessons at the Shaolin Temple and smashes all the mirrors to spoil Han's illusions. Lee kicks Han, who gets impaled on his own spear that was halfway harpooned through a wall.
Lee returns to Roper and they exchange a wearythumbs-up as the military finally arrives to take control of the island.
Due to the success of his earlier films,Warner Bros. began helping Bruce Lee with the film in 1972. They brought in producersFred Weintraub andPaul Heller.[16] The film was produced on a tight production budget of $850,000.[17] Fighting sequences were staged by Bruce Lee.[18]
The screenplay title was originally namedBlood and Steel.[19] Heller produced a treatment inspired by the comic stripTerry and the Pirates and hired screenwriter Michael Allin to develop it into a screenplay. Allin conceived of the film as an homage toJames Bond.[20] The story features heroic protagonists who are Asian, White, and Black, as the producers wanted a film that would appeal to the widest possible international audience.[21]
Lee and Allin did not get along, and Weintraub told Lee that he would fire Allin but did not actually do so.[22] Lee perceived the film as a cheap B-movie that would serve as a transitional film to introduce his talents and style to Hollywood.[23] Lee's role was originally conceived as a straightforward Chinese version of James Bond. Lee rejected this because of Bond's status as a symbol ofBritish imperialism and convinced the producers to re-conceive of his character as aShaolin monk.[24] Lee insisted on re-titling the filmEnter the Dragon, to considerable resistance from the studio.[25]
The scene in which Lee states that his style is "Fighting Without Fighting" is based upon a famous anecdote involving the 16th centurysamuraiTsukahara Bokuden.[26][27]
All of the actors were hired at low wages.[28]Rod Taylor was first choice for playing the down-on-his-luck martial artist Roper. DirectorRobert Clouse had already worked with Taylor in the 1970 filmDarker than Amber. However, Taylor was dropped after Bruce Lee deemed him to be too tall for the role.[29][30]John Saxon, who was a black belt inJudo andShotokan Karate (he studied undergrandmasterHidetaka Nishiyama for three years),[31] became the preferred choice.[32] During contractual negotiations, Saxon's agent told the film's producers that if they wanted him they would have to change the plot so that the character of Williams is killed instead of Roper. They agreed and the script was changed.[33] In a six decade career, the character would become one of Saxon's best known roles.[34]
Rockne Tarkington was originally cast in the role of Williams. However, he unexpectedly dropped out days before the production was about to begin in Hong Kong. Producer Fred Weintraub knew that karate world championJim Kelly had a training dojo inCrenshaw, Los Angeles, so he hastily arranged a meeting. Weintraub was immediately impressed, and Kelly was cast in the film.[10] The success of Kelly's appearance launched his career as a star: afterEnter the Dragon, he signed a three-film deal withWarner Bros[35] and went on to make several martial arts-themedblaxploitation films in the 1970s.[36]
Jackie Chan has uncredited roles as various guards during the fights with Lee. However,Yuen Wah was Lee's main stunt double for the film, responsible for the gymnastics stunts such as the cartwheels and jumping back flip in the opening fight.[37]
Sammo Hung also has an uncredited role in the opening fight scene against Lee at the start of the film.[38]
Lee originally wanted to castChuck Norris as Han's bodyguard, Oharra;Bob Wall was the second choice.[28] A rumour surrounding the making ofEnter The Dragon claims that Wall did not like Bruce Lee and that their fight scenes were not choreographed. However, Wall has denied this, stating he and Lee were good friends.[15] In one of their fight scenes, Lee injured his hand on a shattered bottle held by Wall, which angered Lee.[39]
The production hired prostitutes to play Han's harem. The visibility of their roles led the actresses to demand higher wages, which then led the stuntmen to consider striking, because they were paid less.[40]
The film was shot on location in Hong Kong. In keeping with local film-making practices, scenes werefilmed without sound: dialogue and sound effects were added or dubbed in duringpost-production. Bruce Lee, after he had been goaded or challenged, fought several real fights with the film'sextras and some set intruders during filming.[41] The scenes on Han's Island were filmed at a residence known as Palm Villa near the coastal town ofStanley.[42] The villa is now demolished and the area heavily redeveloped aroundTai Tam Bay where the martial artists were filmed coming ashore.[43][44]
Argentinian musicianLalo Schifrin composed the film's musical score. While Schifrin was widely known at the time for his jazz scores, he also incorporated funk and traditional film score elements into the film's soundtrack.[45] He composed the score by sampling sounds from China,Korea, and Japan. The soundtrack has sold over 500,000 copies, earning agold record.[8]
Studio executives were impressed by the quality of the film and the earlier surprise success ofFive Fingers of Death, which demonstrated a market for kung fu films.Enter the Dragon was heavily advertised in the United States before its release. The budget for advertising was overUS$1 million. It was unlike any promotional campaign that had been seen before, and was extremely comprehensive. To advertise the film, the studio offered freeKarate classes, produced thousands of illustrated flip books, comic books, posters, photographs, and organised dozens of news releases, interviews, and public appearances for the stars.Esquire,The Wall Street Journal,Time, andNewsweek all wrote stories on the film.[46]
Enter the Dragon was one of the most successfulfilms of 1973.[46] Upon release in Hong Kong, the film grossedHK$3,307,536,[47] which was huge business for the time, but less than Lee's previous 1972 filmsFist of Fury andThe Way of the Dragon.
InNorth America, the film was receiving offers ofUS$500,000 (equivalent to $3,500,000 in 2024) from American distributors by April 1973 for the distribution rights, several months before release.[48] Upon its limited release in August 1973 in four theatres in New York, the film entered the weekly box office charts at number 17 with a gross of$140,010 (equivalent to $990,000 in 2024) in 3 days.[49][50] Upon its expansion the following week, it topped the charts for two weeks.[51] Over the next four weeks, it remained in the top 10 while competing with otherkung fu films, includingLady Kung Fu,The Shanghai Killers andDeadly China Doll which held the top spot for one week each.[52]
In October,Enter the Dragon regained the top spot in its eighth week.[52] It sold14.1 million tickets[53] and grossed$25,000,000 (equivalent to $180,000,000 in 2024) from its initial US release, making it the year's fourth highest-grossing film in the market.[54] It was repeatedly re-released throughout the 1970s, with each re-release entering the top five in the box office charts.[55] The film's US gross had increased to$100 million by 1982,[56][57] and more than$120 million (equivalent to $720 million adjusted for inflation) by 1998.[58]
In Europe, the film initially monopolised severalLondon West End cinemas for five weeks, before becoming a sellout success across Britain and the rest of Europe.[59] In England, it grossed over $2.5 million.[60] In Spain, it was the seventh top-grossing film of 1973,[61] selling 2,462,489 tickets.[62] In France, it was one of the top fivehighest-grossing films of 1974 (above two other Lee films,The Way of the Dragon atnumber 8 andFist of Fury atnumber 12), with 4,444,582 ticket sales.[63] In Germany, it was one of the top 10 highest-grossing films of 1974, with1.7 million ticket sales.[64] In Greece, the film earned$1,000,000 (equivalent to $7,100,000 in 2024) in its first year of release.[65]
In Japan, it was the second highest-grossing film of 1974 withdistributor rental earnings of¥1,642,000,000 (equivalent to ¥3,445,000,000 in 2019).[66] It was the highest-grossing film of all time in the Philippines.[60] In South Korea, the film sold 229,681 tickets in the capital city ofSeoul.[67] In India, the movie was released in 1975 and opened to full houses; in oneBombay theatre, New Excelsior, it had a packed 32-week run.[68] The film was also a success inIran, where there was a theatre which played it daily up until the 1979Iranian Revolution.[55]
Against a tight budget of $850,000,[17] the film grossedUS$100,000,000 (equivalent to $710,000,000 in 2024) upon its initial 1973 worldwide release,[69][70][71] making it one of the world'shighest-grossing films of all time up until then.[70] The film went on to have multiple re-releases around the world over the next several decades, significantly increasing its worldwide gross.[17] The film went on to gross over$220 million internationally by 1981, making it the highest-grossing martial arts film of all time.[72] It was reportedly still among thetop 50 all-time highest-grossing films in 1990.[73]
By 1998, it had grossed more than$300 million worldwide.[74] As of 2001[update], it has grossed an estimated total of over$400 million worldwide,[75] having earned more than 400 times its original budget.[17] The film's cost-to-profit ratio makes it one of the most commercially successful and profitable films of all time.[59][76]Adjusted for inflation, the film's worldwide gross is estimated to be the equivalent of around$2 billion as of 2022[update].[77][78]
Enter the Dragon has remained one of the most popular martial arts films since its premiere and has been released numerous times worldwide on multiple home video formats. For almost three decades, many theatrical and home video versions were censored for violence, especially in the West. In the UK alone, at least four different versions have been released. Since 2001, the film has been released uncut in the UK and most other territories.[79][80][81] Most DVDs andBlu-rays come with a wide range of extra features in the form of documentaries, interviews, etc. In 2013, a second, remastered HD transfer appeared on Blu-ray, billed as the "40th Anniversary Edition".[82][83]
In 2020, new 2K digital restorations of the theatrical cut and special edition were included as part of theBruce Lee: His Greatest Hits box set byThe Criterion Collection (under licensed fromWarner Bros. Home Entertainment through the physical home media joint venture in US and Canada namedStudio Distribution Services andFortune Star Media Limited), which featured all of Lee's films, as well asGame of Death II.[84]
Upon release, the film was initially received mixed reviews from several critics,[52] including a favourable review fromVariety magazine.[85] The film eventually went on to be well received by most critics, and it is widely regarded as one of the best films of 1973.[86][87][88] Critics have referred toEnter the Dragon as "a low-rentJames Bond thriller",[89][90] a "remake ofDr. No" with elements ofFu Manchu.[91] J.C. Maçek III ofPopMatters wrote, "Of course the real showcase here is the obvious star here, Bruce Lee, whose performance as an actor and a fighter are the most enhanced by the perfect sound and video transfer. While Kelly was a famous martial artist and a surprisingly good actor and Saxon was a famous actor and a surprisingly good martial artist, Lee proves to be a master of both fields."[92]
Many acclaimed newspapers and magazines reviewed the film.Variety described it as "rich in the atmosphere", the music score as "a strong asset" and the photography as "interesting".[93]The New York Times gave the film a rave review: "The picture is expertly made and well-meshed; it moves like lightning and brims with color. It is also the most savagely murderous and numbing hand-hacker (not a gun in it) you will ever see anywhere."[94]
The film holds an 88% approval rating on the review aggregation websiteRotten Tomatoes based on 78 reviews, with an average rating of 7.80/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Badass to the max,Enter the Dragon is the ultimate kung-fu movie and fitting (if untimely) Bruce Lee swan song."[95] OnMetacritic, it has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[96] In 2004, the film was deemed "culturally significant" by theLibrary of Congress and selected for preservation in theNational Film Registry.[97]
Enter the Dragon was selected as the bestmartial arts film of all time, in a 2013 poll ofThe Guardian andThe Observer critics.[4] The film also ranks No. 474 onEmpire magazine's 2008 list ofThe 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.[98]
Enter the Dragon has beenparodied and referenced in places such as the 1976 filmThe Pink Panther Strikes Again, the satirical publicationThe Onion, the Japanese game-showTakeshi's Castle, and the 1977John Landis comedy anthology filmThe Kentucky Fried Movie (in its lengthy "A Fistful of Yen" sequence, basically a comedic, note for note remake ofDragon) and also in the filmBalls of Fury.[99] It was also parodied on television inThat '70s Show during the episodeJackie Moves On with regular characterFez taking on the Bruce Lee role. Several clips from the film are comically used during the theatre scene inThe Last Dragon. Lee's martial arts films were broadly lampooned in the recurringAlmost Live! sketchMind Your Manners withBilly Quan.Ram Gopal Varma directed the martial-arts filmLadki: Dragon Girl after being heavily inspired by the film.
In August 2007, the now-defunctWarner Independent Pictures announced that television producerKurt Sutter would be remaking the film as anoir-style thriller entitledAwaken the Dragon with Korean singer-actorRain.[100][101][102] It was announced in September 2014 thatSpike Lee would work on the remake. In March 2015,Brett Ratner revealed that he wanted to make the remake.[103][104] In July 2018,David Leitch was in early talks to direct the remake.[105] As of 2024, there are no further updates on this project.
Enter the Dragon has been cited as one of the most influentialaction films of all time. Sascha Matuszak ofVice called it the most influentialkung fu film and said it "is referenced in all manner of media, the plot line and characters continue to influence storytellers today and the impact was particularly felt in the revolutionizing way the film portrayedAfrican-Americans,Asians and traditional martial arts."[106] Joel Stice ofUproxx called it "arguably the most influential kung fu movie of all time."[107] Kuan-Hsing Chen and Beng Huat Chua cited itsfight scenes as influential as well as its "hybrid form and its mode of address" which pitches "an elemental story of good against evil in such a spectacle-saturated way."[108]Quentin Tarantino citedEnter the Dragon as a formative influence on his career.[109]
According to Scott Mendelson ofForbes,Enter the Dragon containsspy film elements similar to theJames Bond film series.Enter the Dragon was the most successful action-spy film to not be part of theJames Bond film series;Enter the Dragon had an initial global box office comparable to theJames Bond films of that era, and a lifetime gross surpassing everyJames Bond film up untilGoldenEye. Mendelson argues that, had Bruce Lee lived afterEnter the Dragon was released, the film had the potential to launch an action-spy film franchise starring Bruce Lee that could have rivalled the success of theJames Bond franchise.[110]
The film had an impact onMMA. In the opening fight sequence, where Lee fightsSammo Hung, Lee demonstrated elements of what would later become known as MMA. Both fighters wore what would later become commonMMA clothing items, includingkempo gloves and small shorts, and the fight ends with Lee utilising anarmbar (then used injudo andjiu-jitsu) tosubmit Hung. According toUFC Hall of Fame fighterUrijah Faber, "that was the moment" that MMA was born.[111][112]
TheDragon Ballmanga andanime franchise, debuted in 1984, was inspired byEnter the Dragon, whichDragon Ball creatorAkira Toriyama was a fan of.[113][114] The titleDragon Ball was also inspired byEnter the Dragon and the piercing eyes ofGoku's Super Saiyan transformation was based on Bruce Lee's paralysing glare.[113][115]
Enter the Dragon inspired earlybeat 'em up brawler games. It was cited by game designerYoshihisa Kishimoto as a key inspiration behindTechnōs Japan's brawlerNekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun, released asRenegade in the West.[116][117] Its spiritual successorDouble Dragon also drew inspiration fromEnter the Dragon, with the game's title being a homage to the film.[116]Double Dragon also features two enemies named Roper and Williams, a reference to the two characters Roper and Williams fromEnter the Dragon. The sequelDouble Dragon II: The Revenge includes opponents named Bolo and Oharra.
Enter the Dragon was the foundation forfighting games.[118][119] The film's tournament plot inspired numerous fighting games, such as theTekken series, for example.[120] TheStreet Fighter video game franchise, debuted in 1987, was inspired byEnter the Dragon, with the gameplay centered around an international fighting tournament, and each character having a unique combination of ethnicity, nationality and fighting style.Street Fighter went on to set the template for all fighting games that followed.[121] The little-known 1985 Nintendo arcade gameArm Wrestling contains voice leftovers from the film, as well as their original counterparts. The popular fighting gameMortal Kombat borrows multiple plot elements fromEnter the Dragon as does itsmovie adaptation.
Enter the Dragon struck a responsive chord across the globe. Made for a minuscule $850,000, it would gross $90 million worldwide in 1973 and go on to earn an estimated $350 million over the next forty-five years.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Warner Brothers has just released one called "The Five Fingers of Death" and, with Fred Weintraub as producer, is now involved in the first American-Chinese production of a martial-science picture, a film that stars Bruce (Kato) Lee (...) "Enter the Dragon," is budgeted at$1 million. The first two pictures grossed more than$5 million in Southeast Asia alone, according to Weintraub. He also said American distributors are offering as much as $500,000 in advance for distribution rights.
Papillon earned nearly $55 million in its initial domestic release, making it the third-highest-grossing film of the year. (...) Robert Clouse'sEnter the Dragon, starring the late Bruce Lee, came in fourth, with $25 million.
The Lee film,Enter the Dragon, was made with Warner; it grossed US $100 million in the United States alone (Sun 1982: 40).
Golden Harvest took on Bruce Lee and began co-producing with Hollywood companies, leading to its kung-fu action films, including the Bruce Lee vehicleEnter the Dragon (dir. Robert Clouse, 1973), which "grossed US $100 million in the United States alone" (Lent 100; also Sun 1982:40).
The $550,000 picture – a modest budget even by 1973 standards – has grossed more than$120 million during its initial run and re-release engagements in America and has never aired on network television.
A month after Bruce's death,Enter the Dragon was released. During its first seven weeks in the United States it grossed$3 million. In London it monopolized three West End cinemas for five weeks before becoming a sellout throughout Britain and the rest of Europe. The film went on to gross over$200 million, the ratio of cost to profit making it perhaps the most commercially successful film ever made.
In 1973, his third (sic) Enter the Dragon, grossed $100 million world-wide and firmly established young Lee as an international star whose films were almost guaranteed to be successful.
Lee first found success in The Big Boss and followed that with Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon which grossed an outstanding 100,000,000 dollars and firmly established itself as one of the world's all-time top films in commercial terms. Lee went on to top this with The Way of the Dragon and the cameras had barely stopped rolling when he began what was to be his final film Game of Death. (...) Now director Robert Clouse has completed Game of Death.
American moviemakers already knew the potential of the martial arts film; in 1973 "Enter the Dragon," starring Bruce Lee, earned Fred Weintraub and Raymond Chow $100,000,000 worldwide. Of that amount $11,000,000 came from U.S. sales, indicating the market was really overseas.
His biggest and best filmEnter the Dragon, grossed over$220 million internationally. That's more than any martial arts film has ever grossed.
Lee's 1973 film Enter the Dragon is said to be one of the 50 top-grossing films of all time.
Bruce's own production company, Concord, was a full partner with Warner Bros, in his final, and greatest film,Enter the Dragon. Made for just $600,000, it has since grossed more than $300 million.
After its release,Enter the Dragon became Warner Brothers' highest grossing movie of 1973. It has earned well over $400 million
Three weeks after Bruce Lee died Enter the Dragon was released in the United States and became an instant hit. The movie, made for around $800,000, made$3 million in its first seven weeks. Its success spread to Europe and then worldwide. It would eventually make over$200 million, making it one of the most profitable movies of all time.
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