CZ12

CZ12 (Armour Of God 3) (Chinese: 《十二生肖》; pinyin: Shí-èr Shēngxiāo), also known as Chinese Zodiac, 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. 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). The film co-stars Kwon Sang-woo, Liao Fan, Zoe Zhang, Anna Yao and Laura Weissbecker.

Chinese Zodiac 12
Theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese十二生肖
Simplified Chinese十二生肖
Directed byJackie Chan
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
  • Jackie Chan
  • Horace Wong
  • Ng Man-ching
  • Ben Knott
Edited byYau Chi-wai
Music by
  • Roc Chen
  • Nathan Wang
  • Gary Chase
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 12 December 2012 (2012-12-12) (Gala premier)
  • 20 December 2012 (2012-12-20)
Running time
123 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • China
Languages
  • Mandarin
  • English
  • French
BudgetUS$26 million
Box officeUS$171,338,930

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. Chan also earned two Guinness World Records with the film for "Most Stunts Performed by a Living Actor" and "Most Credits in One Movie".

The film won Best Stunt Action Choreography for Chan at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards.

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