Ip Man (film series)

Ip Man
Series logo
Directed byWilson Yip (1-3, 5)
Yuen Woo-ping (4)
Written byEdmond Wong (1-5)
Chan Tai-lee (1, 3-5)
Jil Leung (3)
Dana Fukazawa (5)
Jil Leung Lai Yin (5)
Based onIp Man
Produced byRaymond Wong (1-5)
Donnie Yen (4-5)
Wilson Yip (5)
StarringDonnie Yen (1-3, 5)
CinematographyO Sing-Pui (1)
Poon Hang-sang (2)
Kenny Tse (3)
Cheng Siu-Keung (5)
Edited byCheung Ka-fai (1-3, 5)
Music byKenji Kawai (1-3, 5)
Day Tai (4)
Production
companies
Dreams Salon Entertainment Culture (3)
Pegasus Motion Pictures (3)
Starbright Communications (3)
Super Hero Films (3)
Orange Sky Golden Harvest (4)
Mandarin Motion Pictures (4-5)
Enlight Pictures (4)
Young Enlight Productions (4)
Tin Tin Film Production (5)
Distributed byMandarin Films (1-2)
Pegasus Motion Pictures (3)
Universal Studios (4)
Well Go USA (5)
Release date
2008–present
Running time
534 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesChinese (dialect: Cantonese
Mandarin)
English
BudgetUS$140.6 million
Box officeUS$426.2 million

Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong martial arts films loosely based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name. The progenitor of the series was Ip Man (2008), which was followed by three sequels: Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), as well as the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). All four main films were directed by Wilson Yip, written by Edmond Wong, produced by Raymond Wong, and starred Donnie Yen as the titular character. Mandarin Films released the first two films in Hong Kong, which earned more than $37 million with a budget of around $24.6 million. As of 2023, the four main films and the spin-off have grossed $426.2 million worldwide combined.

Donnie Yen has mentioned that each film has a unique theme: the first Ip Man film is about "survival", Ip Man 2 focuses on "making a living and adaptation", and Ip Man 3 focuses on "life" itself.[1] The fourth film was originally announced to be the last film in the main series and conclude with the death of Ip Man;[2] however a fifth film was announced in May 2023.[3]

  1. ^ "Donnie Yen and Mike Tyson exchange blows". The New Straits Times. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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