Box office.
Drunken Master II was a notable success in Hong Kong, grossing an all-time record of HK$40,971,484 (US$5,301,693) during its theatrical run. The success was somewhat surprising, considering reports of tension on the set between Chan and Lau Kar Leung. By January 1995, the film had grossed US$17.3 million from five other East Asian territories. It grossed CN¥10 million in China, and NT$39,889,970 in Taiwan, where it was one of the year’s top ten highest-grossing films. In Japan, the film grossed ¥726 million. In South Korea, it sold 1,136,145 tickets and grossed US$5.45 million, making it the year’s top-grossing film in the country. Six years after its original release, Drunken Master II was released in 1,345 North American theaters as The Legend of Drunken Master by Dimension Films in 2000. This re-edited version made US$3,845,278 ($2,865 per screen) in its opening weekend, on its way to a US$ 11,555,430 total in the United States and Canada. Upon its 2000 release in France, the film sold 28,681 tickets, equivalent to an estimated €154,877 (US$143,405). Combined, the film’s total estimated worldwide gross was approximately US$ 34,300,528, equivalent to US$63 million adjusted for inflation.