Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour 3 Movie has grabbed an estimated $17.8M on its opening day, on track to a 3-day haul of approximately $49.8M. That’s less than RUSH HOUR 2’s opening weekend of $67.4M back in 2001, but it’s considerably stronger than the original 1998 RUSH HOUR opening weekend of $33M. Rush Hour 3 marks the 3rd best opening weekend of Ratner’s career. For both Tucker and Chan, it is the all-time 2nd best opening, trailing only RUSH HOUR 2.

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Jackie Chan’s new movie, Rush Hour 3, won’t be released in China after authorities labelled it “fundamentally anti-Chinese”. Chinese authorities are said to be angry about scenes involving Triad gang members, according to reports. Xiao Ping, a vice president at the state-run China Film Group’s import and export arm, has confirmed reports that the movie won’t be shown in the country but blames the “weak” Chinese market for the decision.

“We think the market for the movie is relatively weak,” she said.

Talk has already begun about a possible fourth Rush Hour movie. Director Brett Ratner introduced Rush Hour 3 at the Mann’s Chinese Theater premiere on Tuesday with a joke:

I’d like to welcome everyone to the first production meeting of Rush Hour 4.

But another sequel will depends on how well Rush Hour 3 does at the box office. But considering a movie like Wild Hogs was able to sucker the American public out of $168.2 million, I’m sure Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker will have no problem. Unfortunately, mediocre movies that appeal to the lowest common denominator, while remaining family friendly, tend to make lots of money. It’s a surprise to me that Tim Allen isn’t the highest paid actor in Hollywood.

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan returns to the big screen. Rush Hour 3 will be release on August 10, 2007.

The story

“Rush Hour 3″ sees the beloved action comedy duo of Tucker and Chan reprising their roles as LAPD Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee respectively. This time around, the two must travel to Paris to battle a wing of the Chinese organized crime family, the Triads. “Rush Hour 3″ is being produced by Ratner, Jay Stern, and Arthur Sarkissian and executive produced by Roger Birnbaum (”Memoirs of a Geisha”) and Jon Glickman (”The Pacifier”).

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