On This Day

Rush Hour released

September 18th 1998

08:33 18 September 2024

'Rush Hour' was released in theaters in the USA and Canada on this day in 1998. The action comedy film starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker was a huge success at the worldwide box office grossing $244 million off a budget of $35 million and marked Chan's breakthrough role in Hollywood. 'Rush Hour' may have proved to be extremely popular with audiences but it was less well received by its star.

Jackie Chan expressed his disappointment with the movie saying "I didn't like the movie. I still don't like the movie. I don't like the way I speak English and I don't know what Chris Tucker is saying. If you see my Hong Kong movies, you know what happens: Bam bam bam, always Jackie Chan-style, me, 10 minutes of fighting". Despite this Chan went on to star in two sequels: 'Rush Hour 2' (2001) and 'Rush Hour 3' (2007).