CZ12

Chinese Zodiac 12
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese十二生肖
Simplified Chinese十二生肖
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShí-èr Shēngxiāo
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingSap6 Ji6 Sang1 Ciu3
Directed byJackie Chan
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Jackie Chan
  • Horace Wong
  • Ng Man-ching
  • Ben Knott
Edited byYau Chi-wai
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) (Gala premier)
  • 20 December 2012 (2012-12-20)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • China
Languages
BudgetUS$26 million[4]
Box officeUS$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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  2. ^ "CZ12 (2012)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  3. ^ "CZ12 (Video)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
  4. ^ "《十二生肖》明日上映 成龙:我是世界和平使者". qq.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  5. ^ "CZ12". jackiechan.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012.
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  8. ^ "Valentine's Day Treats Chinese Exhibitors with Love; "Journey" Obliterates Single-Day Record". Chinafilmbiz.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  9. ^ "32nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2013". HK Neo Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. ^ 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.

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