25thframe.co.uk logo
FOR 22 YEARS
HOME
MOVIE NEWS
BOX OFFICE
MOVIE QUIZ
25thframe.co.uk logo
FOR 22 YEARS
Copyright © 25thframe.co.uk
2004 - 2026
About 25thframe | Cookie Policy | Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy
Film of the Day: The Pact
ADVERTISMENT

MOVIE

Shanghai Surprise

Shanghai Surprise
CAST & DIRECTORBOX OFFICE DATAGLOBAL RELEASESTOP GROSSINGNEWS
1986

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jim Goddard

Starring

Sean Penn · Madonna · Paul Freeman · Richard Griffiths · Philip Sayer · Clyde Kusatsu

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 29th Aug '86
  • Debut position: 18
  • Highest position: 13
  • Debut gross: $729.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

5 Sep, 1986
13
19 Sep, 1986
14
26 Sep, 1986
14
10 Oct, 1986
14
17 Oct, 1986
15
24 Oct, 1986
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £0
US total gross
United States Flag  $2.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

Total views:
57
First viewed:
10th Apr 2026
Last viewed:
6th Jun 2026
News from around the web
“We were so miserable”: the movie Madonna hated every second of making  Far Out Magazine Tue, 24th March 2026

Shanghai Surprise  film-authority.com Tue, 7th October 2025

'Shanghai Surprise' at 35: The story behind the infamous Razzie-winning Madonna flop  Yahoo Movies UK Fri, 3rd September 2021

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

Shanghai Surprise?  The Film Experience Mon, 29th August 2011

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