The Butcher the Chef and the Swordsman (2010)

Year
2010

Runtime
92 minutes (1 hr 32 mins)

Masanobu Ando

Swanson Han

Xiaoye Liu

Hao Ning

Hou Xiang

Ashton Xu

Full cast and crew

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Last viewed:
18th Mar 2026

Total views:
53

US release
18th March 2011

15 years 6 months 14 days ago

Australia
17th March 2011

15 years 6 months 15 days ago

China
17th March 2011

15 years 6 months 15 days ago

New Zealand
17th March 2011

15 years 6 months 15 days ago

Canada
18th March 2011

15 years 6 months 14 days ago

US total gross
$47.4 Thousand

Cinema Tickets Sold

US tickets sold
6,005 aprox.

Box Office Breakdown

UK Box Office

Release: No UK cinema release.

US Box Office

Release: 18th Mar '11
Debut position: 58
Highest position: 58
Debut gross: $23.4 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 3

Global Box Office

No global cinema data.

Directed by
	Wuershan

Starring
Masanobu Ando
Swanson Han	Chun Ge
Xiaoye Liu
Hao Ning	Cameo appearance
Hou Xiang	Xiao Dong Gua
Ashton Xu
Benchang You
Yuqi Zhang

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MUST WATCH

GOOD FILM

ITS OK

DULL

CRAP

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UK Box Office Chart History

We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

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North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
58

Weeks top 15
0

Total Weeks
3

Total US Gross:

$47,382

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

18 Mar 2011

58N

$23,425

25 Mar 2011

89▼

$5,698

$42,916

1 Apr 2011

114▼

$725

$47,382

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

Global Box Office Chart History

We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* 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

Australia release date: 17th March 2011
China release date: 17th March 2011
New Zealand release date: 17th March 2011
Canada release date: 18th March 2011
United States release date: 18th March 2011

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Review: The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman Slant Magazine Wed, 16th March 2011

THE BUTCHER, THE CHEF AND THE SWORDSMAN Review ScreenAnarchy Thu, 10th March 2011

"The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman" Review The Independent Critic Tue, 10th September 2013

Movie Review: ‘The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman’ Los Angeles Times Fri, 18th March 2011

‘The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman’ (Published 2011) The New York Times Fri, 18th March 2011

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