Mr. Nice Guy (1997 film)
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- For the 1987 film, see Mr. Nice Guy (Mike McDonald movie). For the Haute Cuisine and Fine Dining term see Super chef.
Mr Nice Guy (一個好人, Yat gor ho yan) was a film made in Melbourne in 1997 starring Jackie Chan and directed by Sammo Hung who also makes a cameo as an unfortunate biker. The film was released internationally in 1998.
It is also known by various alternative titles such as Mister Cool, No More Mr. Nice Guy and Super Chef.
Jackie plays a TV chef who helps a journalist to combat a group of gangsters after a mix up leads to them wanting to kill him. The film is almost entirely shot in English.
[edit] Box Office
Mr. Nice Guy opened on Chinese New Year, 1997, up against director Hung's own Once Upon a Time in China and America. Both were box office successes, but Mr. Nice Guy was the bigger of the two, making HK $45,420,457 in its Hong Kong run.
Box office for Mr. Nice Guy was less impressive in North America, where it opened on 1,463 theatres on March 20, 1998. In its opening weekend, it grossed US $$5,250,704 ($3,588 per screen) on its way to a total of US $12,716,953.
