The Jet Li and Jackie Chan martial arts movie collaboration has tops the box-office move charts on their premiere last weekend in the States

Martial arts movies fans has been dreaming and feasting of this onscreen pairing between the two gongfu superstar for a long time now and they’ve repaid the faith to the duo by helping the movie charting the box-office

Ticket sales is estimated to be around $20.9 million, the figures released by the studio

“The Forbidden Kingdom” is a story of an American teen being transported back to ancient China. There he met the duo and joins an army warriors to free their imprisoned king

The Forbidden Kingdom Trailer

Director: Robert Minkoff
Producer: Casey Silver
Screenwriter: John Fusco
Stars: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Collin Chou, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing
MPAA Rating: PG-13

Estimated ticket sales

1. The Forbidden Kingdom - $20.9 mil
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall - $17.3 mil
3. Prom Night - $9.1 mil
4. 88 Minutes - $6.8 mil
5. Nim’s Island - $5.7 mil
6. 21 - $5.5 mil
7. Street Kings - $4 mil
8. Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! - $3.5 mil
9. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed - $3.1 mil
10. Leatherheads - $3 million.

source via Media By Numbers LLC