The Best Yuen Wah Movies, Ranked
130 credits from 1962 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) with $64.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Yuen Wah Box Office Hits
Yuen Wah's films have made $116M worldwide in total. Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) is the biggest hit at $64.5M, ahead of City Under Siege (2010) ($13.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Monk Comes Down the Mountain 2015 · Action $64.5M - 2
City Under Siege 2010 · Action $13.9M - 3
Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters 2013 · Action $12.4M - 4
Dragon Tiger Gate 2006 · Action $8.83M - 5
The Trough 2018 · Crime $6.06M - 6
Just Another Pandora’s Box 2010 · Comedy $1.62M - 7
A Chinese Tall Story 2005 · Fantasy $1.33M - 8
Hidden Heroes 2004 · Sci-Fi $1.25M - 9
Kung Fu Wing Chun 2010 · Action $974K - 10
Twins Mission 2007 · Crime $793K
The Best Yuen Wah Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Yuen Wah has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 65 films, and Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) is the pick of them.
- Action 65 films Monk Comes Down the Mountain 2015 · as Peng Qianwu
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Drama 19 films Mob Sister 2005 · as Buddhist Monk Master - Crime 10 films The Trough 2018 · as Chun Hua
- Comedy 9 films Just Another Pandora’s Box 2010 · as Landlord
- Fantasy 6 films A Chinese Tall Story 2005 · as Lord Chancellor Tortoise
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Horror 6 films Don’t Open Your Eyes 2006 · as Uncle Bing -
Romance 4 films Dating a Vampire 2006 · as Mister M - Sci-Fi 3 films Hidden Heroes 2004
The Best Yuen Wah Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Yuen Wah's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Yuen Wah Movies
The most recent films Yuen Wah is credited on, newest first — starting with Faraway Downs (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Faraway Downs 2023 · Sing Song -
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong 2020 · Grandpa Wong (segment "Homecoming") -
The Enchanting Phantom 2020 · Yan Chixia - The Trough 2018 · Chun Hua
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The Bodyguard 2016 · Mailman - Monk Comes Down the Mountain 2015 · Peng Qianwu
- Princess and Seven Kung Fu Masters 2013 · Chanting Bing
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Fight the Fight 2011 · Chan Tin-Cheuk -
Vampire Warriors 2010 · Mung - Kung Fu Wing Chun 2010 · Leung's Father
- City Under Siege 2010 · Uncle Da / Tak
- Just Another Pandora’s Box 2010 · Landlord
The Best Yuen Wah Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Yuen Wah films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Yuen Wah movie?
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) made the most at the box office, with $64.5M worldwide, followed by City Under Siege (2010) with $13.9M. Together, Yuen Wah's films with box office figures have made $116M.
What is the best Yuen Wah action movie?
Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015) is the best-rated of Yuen Wah's action films. In other genres: Mob Sister (drama), The Trough (crime) and Just Another Pandora’s Box (comedy).
What is the newest Yuen Wah movie?
The newest film on Yuen Wah's filmography is The Final Game of Death (2023), with Yuen Wah as Karateka (archive footage).
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