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The Monkey King 2

The Monkey King 2
2016
 119 minutes (1 hrs 59 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Aaron Kwok · Li Gong · Shaofeng Feng · Shenyang Xiao · Him Law · Hsiang Fei

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 5th February 2016
China release date China release: 20th January 2016
Hong Kong release date Hong Kong release: 1st February 2016

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 12th Feb '16
  • Debut position: 22
  • Highest position: 22
  • Debut gross: £12.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 5th Feb '16
  • Debut position: 31
  • Highest position: 30
  • Debut gross: $166.4 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Not Rated

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £12.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $709.6 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $193.7 Million

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News from around the web
The Monkey King 2 premieres in London  China Daily Fri, 5th February 2016

'The Monkey King 2': Review  Screen Daily Fri, 29th January 2016

The Monkey King at Netflix #1  Advanced Television Wed, 30th August 2023

The Monkey King (2023) ⭐ 5.8 | Animation, Action, Adventure  IMDb Sat, 30th June 2018

'The Monkey King 2' Review: Soi Cheang's Superior Sequel  Variety Sun, 7th February 2016

Blu-Ray : For Fans Only  High Def Digest Thu, 5th January 2017

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 22nd September 2023, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Haunting In Venice from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Expend4bles
  • Creation of the Gods Part 1
  • The Canterville Ghost
  • The Lesson
  • Dumb Money
  • It Lives Inside

Expend4bles

  • The movie is directed by Scott Waugh, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Scott Waugh also directed Need For Speed in 2014 which grossed £4.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $203.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Mechanic (2011).
  • The film also stars 50 Cent who was last seen in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019).
  • Jason Statham and 50 Cent have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in 13 in 2010 and Spy in 2015.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Creation of the Gods Part 1

  • The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Wuershan also directed Mojin: The Lost Legend in 2015 and grossed $259.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Bo Huang who also starred in The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010).
  • The film also stars Hsiang Fei who was last seen in The Monkey King 2 (2016).
  • Wuershan directed Bo Huang in Mojin: The Lost Legend
  • Wuershan directed Hsiang Fei in Painted Skin the Resurrection
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Canterville Ghost

  • The movie is from director Kim Burdon and Robert Chandler.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Toby Jones who also starred in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005).
  • The film also stars Freddie Highmore who was last seen in The Journey (2017).
  • They also appeared together in Finding Neverland in 2004.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lesson

  • The movie is from director Alice Troughton.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Richard E. Grant who also starred in Cuckoo (2009).
  • The film also stars Julie Delpy who was last seen in Three Colours White (1994).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Dumb Money

  • The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Craig Gillespie also directed Million Dollar Arm in 2014 which grossed £150.1K in the UK.
  • It stars Paul Dano who also starred in There Will Be Blood (2008).
  • The film also stars Pete Davidson who was last seen in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

It Lives Inside

  • The movie is from director Bishal Dutta.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Megan Suri who also starred in Missing (2023).
  • The film also stars Neeru Bajwa who was last seen in Es Jahano Door Kitte Chal Jindiye (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 4 new movies released

  • Surprised By Oxford - Wednesday, 27th September
  • The Creator - Thursday, 28th September
  • Saw X - Friday, 29th September
  • The Old Oak - Friday, 29th September

Yet again the Marvel superhero Deadpool is the top film across the world, this week with a weekly gross of $71.1 million dollars from 75 countries.

Now in its third week of release this film has taken a very impressive $609.7 million, Deadpool is also the highest total grossing film on the top 10.

Highest new film of the week is Gods of Egypt which on its debut weekend of release grosses $38.2 million from 69 countries.

Here is the full world grossing top 10 for weekending 28th February:

  1. Deadpool - $71,700,000
  2. Gods Of Egypt - $38,200,000
  3. Zootopia - $30,000,000
  4. Mei Ren Yu (The Mermaid) - $28,675,000
  5. The Revenant - $17,900,000
  6. Kung Fu Panda 3 - $13,500,000
  7. How To Be Single - $11,255,000
  8. The Monkey King 2 - $8,500,000
  9. Risen - $7,000,000
  10. Triple 9 - $6,553,096

This week the latest Marvel superhero makes its debut across the world at the top of the global box office.

Taking an incredible $260 million in its first week of release Deadpool storms the world box office in 62 countries.

The latest from the Marvel studio's proves that its not just Disney who can make superhero films and make money, 20th Century Fox can do it too.

Despite doing exceptionally well in China Kung Fu Panda 3 falls from the top of the world box office with a $34 million weekly gross, the film has taken $256 million to date.

Highest total grossing movie on the world box office this week, now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has dropped to number 11 is The Revenant with $361 million.

  1. Deadpool - $260,000,000
  2. Mei ren yu (The Mermaid) - $109,000,000
  3. The Monkey King 2 - $38,000,000
  4. From Vegas to Macau - $36,075,000
  5. Kung Fu Panda 3 - $34,250,000
  6. How To Be Single - $26,850,000
  7. Zoolander No 2 - $24,150,000
  8. The Revenant - $20,900,000
  9. Alvin And The Chipmunks The Road Chip - $15,647,000
  10. The Violent Prosecutor - $11,000,000