1 reception
1.1 box office
1.2 critical response
1.3 legacy
reception
box office
in 1973, enter dragon grossed estimated $21,483,063 in north america, on tight budget of $850,000. 1 of successful films of 1973.
in hong kong, film grossed hk$3,307,536—huge business time, substantially less lee s fist of fury , way of dragon. in india, movie opened full houses.
worldwide, film grossed $90 million, including $65 million outside of united states.
critical response
the film received critics , regarded many 1 of best films of 1973. critics have referred enter dragon low-rent james bond thriller , remake of dr. no elements of fu manchu. j.c. maçek iii of popmatters wrote, of course real showcase here obvious star here, bruce lee, performance actor , fighter enhanced perfect sound , video transfer. while kelly famous martial artist , surprisingly actor , saxon famous actor , surprisingly martial artist, lee proves master of both fields.
many additional acclaimed newspapers , magazines reviewed film well. variety complimented multiple aspects of film, claiming film overall rich in atmosphere , music score strong asset , photography interesting. additionally, new york times gave film rave review. review stated picture expertly made , well-meshed; moves lightning , brims color. savagely murderous , numbing hand-hacker (not gun in it) ever see anywhere.
the film holds 95% approval rating on review aggregate website rotten tomatoes, 43 reviews counted , average rating of 7.8/10. in 2004, film deemed culturally significant library of congress , selected preservation in national film registry.
the film ranks no. 474 on empire magazine s 2008 list of 500 greatest movies of time.
legacy
the film has been parodied , referenced in places such 1976 film pink panther strikes again, satirical publication onion, japanese game-show takeshi s castle, , 1977 john landis comedy anthology film kentucky fried movie (in lengthy fistful of yen sequence, comedic, note note remake of dragon) , in film balls of fury. parodied on television in 70s show during episode jackie moves on regular character fez taking on bruce lee role. several clips film comically used during theatre scene in last dragon.
in august 2007, defunct warner independent pictures announced television producer kurt sutter remaking film noir-style thriller entitled awaken dragon korean singer-actor rain starring. announced in september 2014 spike lee work on remake. in march 2015, brett ratner revealed wanted make remake.
the little-known 1985 nintendo arcade game arm wrestling contain voice leftovers film, original counterparts.
the popular video game mortal kombat borrows multiple plot elements enter dragon.
the popular 1980s martial arts video game double dragon features 2 enemies named roper , williams, reference 2 characters roper , williams enter dragon.
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