Chan in July 2016 Jackie Chan began his film career as an extra child actor in the 1962 filmBig and Little Wong Tin Bar . Ten years later, he was astuntman oppositeBruce Lee in 1972'sFist of Fury and 1973'sEnter the Dragon . He then had starring roles in severalkung fu films , such as 1973'sLittle Tiger of Canton and 1976'sNew Fist of Fury . His first major breakthrough was the 1978 kung fuaction comedy filmSnake in the Eagle's Shadow , which was shot while he was loaned to Seasonal Film Corporation under a two-picture deal.[ 1] He then enjoyed huge success with similar kung fu action comedy films such as 1978'sDrunken Master and 1980'sThe Young Master . Jackie Chan began experimenting with elaboratestunt action sequences inThe Young Master [ 2] and especiallyDragon Lord (1982).[ 3]
1983'sProject A saw the official formation of theJackie Chan Stunt Team and established Chan's signature style of elaborate, dangerous stunts combined with martial arts and slapstick humor, a style he further developed in a more modern setting with 1984'sWheels on Meals and notably 1985'sPolice Story , which contained numerous large-scale action scenes[ 4] and is considered one of the bestaction films of all time.[ 5] Chan continued his style of slapstick martial arts mixed with elaborate stunts in numerous other films, such as: thePolice Story sequels, theArmour of God series,Project A Part II (1987),Dragons Forever (1988),Twin Dragons (1992),City Hunter (1993), andDrunken Master II (1994), among others.Rumble in the Bronx (1995) made Jackie Chan a mainstream celebrity in North America, leading to a successful Hollywood career with theRush Hour andShanghai series. In 2000, Chan produced ananimated series Jackie Chan Adventures , which ran until 2005.[ 6] In 2010, Jackie Chan appeared in his first dramatic role in an American film,The Karate Kid .[ 7] In 2017, theChinese -Indian co-productionKung Fu Yoga became hishighest-grossing film in China .[ 8] As of 2021[update] , Jackie Chan has appeared in nearly 150 films.[ 9]
At thebox office , ten of his films earned nearlyUS$ 200,000,000 (equivalent to $580,000,000 in 2024) worldwide between 1985 and 1989.[ 10] By the mid-1990s, he had become the most popular actionmovie star in Asia and Europe, with at least 20 films (out of 40 films) up until then, earning him a net income of$5 million per film.[ 11] InEast Asia , his films collectively grossedHK$ 1.14 billion (US$146 million ) inHong Kong between 1973 and 2010,[ 12] ¥ 48.4 billion (US$607 million ) inJapan between 1979 and 2012,[ 13] and overUS$72 million in South Korea between 1991 and 2010,[ 14] while topping theTaiwan box office ten times between 1982 and 1994.[ 15] In Europe, his films collectively sold about84 million tickets between 1973 and 2010.[ 16] As of 2021[update] , his films have grossed overCN¥ 14 billion (US$2.17 billion ) in China,[ 17] andUS$1.84 billion [ 18] (more thanUS$2.44 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada.[ 19] As of 2018[update] , 48 of his films listed byThe Numbers have grossed more thanUS$5 billion at the worldwide box office.[ 18]
Year Title Role Notes Refs. 1996 Martin Himself Scrooge, Season 5 Ep. 10 2000–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures Himself (live-action segments) Also executive producer [ 85] [ 86] 2009–2010 Jackie Chan's Fantasia Himself 2017 All New Jackie Chan Adventures
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