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Shanghai Surprise

 1986
Shanghai Surprise
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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
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US total gross
United States Flag  $2.2 Million
Global total gross
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News from around the web
1986 Movie Reviews – Shanghai Surprise  The Nerdy Sat, 29th August 2026

40 Years Ago Madonna Starred In A 1986 Comedy With Her Husband That Was Panned By Critics  Men's Journal Sun, 30th August 2026

“We were so miserable”: the movie Madonna hated every second of making  Far Out Magazine Tue, 24th March 2026

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

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

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