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| Traditional Chinese | 十二生肖 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Jackie Chan | ||||||||||
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| Edited by | Yau Chi-wai | ||||||||||
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] | ||||||||||
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| Budget | US$26 million[4] | ||||||||||
| Box office | US$171,338,930 | ||||||||||
CZ12 (Armour Of God 3) (Chinese: 《十二生肖》; pinyin: Shí-èr Shēngxiāo), also known as Chinese Zodiac,[5] is a 2012 Hong Kong action-adventure comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred as the main character in the film.[6] CZ12 is the third film of a franchise that began with Armour of God (1986) and its sequel, Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1991).[6][7] The film co-stars Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Zoe Zhang, Anna Yao and Laura Weissbecker.
The plot follows treasure hunter JC (Chan) and his team who set out on a global quest to find a set of Chinese zodiac bronze heads that were stolen from a Beijing palace in the 19th century. Released in December 2012, the film went on to gross over US$145 million at the Chinese box office and US$171 million worldwide with mixed reviews from critics.[8] The film won Best Stunt Action Choreography for Chan at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.[9] Chan also earned two Guinness World Records with the film for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie".[10]
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- ^ "CZ12". jackiechan.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012.
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- ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ Young, Al (5 December 2012). "Jackie Chan Holds Guinness World Records for Most Credits in Chinese Zodiac". Twitch. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.