The Best Hark Tsui Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) with $248M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Hark Tsui Box Office Hits
Hark Tsui's films have made $564M worldwide in total. Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) is the biggest hit at $248M, ahead of The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2015) ($142M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 2017 · Adventure $248M $880K dom. - 2
The Taking of Tiger Mountain 2015 · Adventure $142M $229K dom. - 3
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 2018 · Action $90M $263K dom. - 4
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 2011 · Action $51.9M $460K dom. - 5
Double Team 1997 · Action $11.4M $11.4M dom. - 6
Knock Off 1998 · Action $10.3M $10.3M dom. - 7
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants 2025 · Action $4.13M $671K dom. - 8
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2012 · Action $3.32M $170K dom. - 9
Once Upon a Time in China II (re-release) 2001 · Action $1.72M $909K dom. - 10
Once Upon a Time in China (re-release) 2001 · Action $1.72M $909K dom.
The Best Hark Tsui Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hark Tsui's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Hark Tsui Movies
The most recent films Hark Tsui is credited on, newest first — starting with Shanghai Blues (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Shanghai Blues 2025 · Director - Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants 2025 · Director
- Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings 2018 · Director
- Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back 2017 · Director
- The Taking of Tiger Mountain 2015 · Director
- The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 2012 · Director
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame 2011 · Director
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Time and Tide 2001 · Director - Once Upon a Time in China II (re-release) 2001 · Director
- Once Upon a Time in China (re-release) 2001 · Director
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Shuang long hui 1999 · Director - Knock Off 1998 · Director
The Best Hark Tsui Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hark Tsui films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Hark Tsui movie?
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) is the best-rated Hark Tsui film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (2018) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Hark Tsui movie?
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) made the most at the box office, with $248M worldwide, followed by The Taking of Tiger Mountain (2015) with $142M. Together, Hark Tsui's films with box office figures have made $564M.
What is the best Hark Tsui action movie?
Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants (2025) is the best-rated of Hark Tsui's action films, with a score of 85. In other genres: Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (adventure).
What is the newest Hark Tsui movie?
The newest film on Hark Tsui's filmography is Shanghai Blues (2025), directed by Hark Tsui.
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