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1986 | DIRECTED BY JIM GODDARD

Shanghai Surprise

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Movie Stats
Year
1986
Select Cast
Sean Penn
Madonna
Paul Freeman
Richard Griffiths
Philip Sayer
Clyde Kusatsu
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
27th May 2016
Last viewed:
1st Jan 2026
Total views:
67
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $2.2 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
595,421 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 29th Aug '86
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $729.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
jim goddard Jim Goddard
Starring
jim goddardSean Penn
jim goddardMadonna
Paul Freeman
Richard Griffiths
Philip Sayer
Clyde Kusatsu
Kay Tong Lim
Sonserai Lee
Victor Wong
Professor Toru Tanaka
Michael Aldridge
Sarah Lam
George She
Won Gam Bor
To Chee Kan
David Li
Keith Bonnard
Claire Lutter
Pamela Yang
Michael Chow
Samuel Tsao
Philip Tan
George Harrison

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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
13
Weeks top 15
6
Total Weeks
9
Total US Gross:
$2,209,013
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
29 Aug 1986
18N
$729,885
$729,885
5 Sep 1986
13▲
$238,554
$1,110,062
12 Sep 1986
16▼
$32,546
$1,223,348
19 Sep 1986
14▲
$470,113
$1,708,114
26 Sep 1986
14▲▼
$109,783
$1,954,326
3 Oct 1986
17▼
$36,948
$2,027,594
10 Oct 1986
14▲
$5,730
$2,048,536
17 Oct 1986
15▼
$107,217
$2,156,850
24 Oct 1986
15▲▼
$20,422
$2,209,013

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Crime
Crime
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • India India
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Russia Russia
  • Turkey Turkey
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Poland Poland
  • Canada Canada
  • Germany Germany
  • France France
  • Lebanon Lebanon
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
News from around the web
Shanghai Surprise  film-authority.com Tue, 7th October 2025

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The Pleasures and Perils of SHANGHAI SURPRISE  The-Solute Mon, 15th September 2014

Shanghai Surprise?  thefilmexperience.net Mon, 29th August 2011

Shanghai Surprise Review | Movie  empireonline.com Thu, 6th April 2006

Bad Movie Night: Madonna and Sean Penn’s Famous Flop ‘Shanghai Surprise’  Flavorwire Mon, 29th August 2016

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