{{Short description|2025 Chinese-Hong Kong film by Larry Yang}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox film | image = TheShadowsEdgePoster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none | t = 捕風追影 | s = 捕风追影 | j = Bou<sup>2</sup> Fung<sup>3</sup> Zeoi<sup>1</sup> Jing<sup>2</sup> | p = Bǔfēng zhuīyǐng }} | director = Larry Yang | writer = Larry Yang | producer = Victoria Hon<br>Zhang Chao | based_on = {{Based on|''Eye in the Sky''|Yau Nai-hoi}} | starring = Jackie Chan<br>Zhang Zifeng<br>Tony Leung Ka-fai<br>Ci Sha | cinematography = Qian Tiantian | editing = Zhang Yibo | music = Nicolas Errèra | studio = Hairun Pictures<br>iQIYI Pictures | distributor = Tao Piao Piao (China)<br>Edko Films (Hong Kong) | released = {{Film date|2025|08|03|Emperor Cinemas|2025|08|16|China|2025|09|11|Hong Kong|df=y}} | runtime = 142 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2025 |title=''The Shadow's Edge'' (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-shadows-edge-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmyodix |access-date=16 September 2025 |website=British Board of Film Classification |language=en}}</ref> | country = China<br> Hong Kong | language = Mandarin | budget = | gross = {{USD|159.2 million}}<ref>{{Cite The Numbers |id=Shadows-Edge-The-(2025-Hong-Kong) |title=The Shadow's Edge (2025)|access-date=October 26, 2025}}</ref> }} '''''The Shadow's Edge''''' ({{zh|t=捕風追影|s=捕风追影|link=no}}) is a 2025 action thriller film directed and written by Larry Yang. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is loosely adapted from the Hong Kong action thriller ''Eye in the Sky'' (2007) by Yau Nai-hoi. It stars Jackie Chan as a retired surveillance expert who returns to investigate a series of heists orchestrated by a long-time fugitive played by Tony Leung Ka-fai, and in turn he is joined by a rookie policewoman played by Zhang Zifeng. The cast also includes Ci Sha and Wen Junhui.
The film entered pre-production in 2023 and marks the second collaboration between Larry Yang and Jackie Chan after ''Ride On'' (2023). Principal photography began in October 2024, primarily in Macau, and wrapped in January 2025. Post-production continued until mid-2025, featuring a score composed by French musician Nicolas Errèra.
The film had its world premiere at Emperor Cinemas, Taikoo Li Sanlitun, Beijing on 3 August 2025, followed by theatrical releases in China on 16 August and in Hong Kong on 11 September. It received generally positive reviews from critics and earned four nominations in the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards, with Tony Leung Ka-fai winning Best Actor.
== Plot == The {{ill|Judiciary Police (Macau)|lt=Judiciary Police|zh|司法警察局 (澳門)}}<!-- the Judiciary Police focuses on more serious crimes, while the counterpart is the Public Security Police Force -->, led by Wang Xuemei, have been hot on the trail of a heist crew led by longtime fugitive known as "The Shadow", ultimately identified as former intelligence officer Fu Lang-seng, which includes his five adoptive sons. The crew, featuring ringleader Xi Wang, Wang's twin brother and hacker Xi Meng, and muscle Hu Feng, breaks into a bank vault to steal a notebook and escape undetected by hacking the surveillance system. The police discover that the vault belongs to a wealthy businessman and learn the notebook contains an encryption key to his cryptocurrency wallet. They deduce that the crew will target a digital asset management company at Macau Tower. As the heist crew infiltrates the Tower, they find an unexpected HK$1.5 billion worth of cryptocurrency in the same virtual vault. They steal the currency despite Fu's objections, which allows police to arrive and force them to parachute into Wynn Macau. When the crew is cornered, Fu enters the hotel to provide cover. A barista in the Tower inadvertently captures Fu's image when taking a picture of the commotion.
With no leads following the nearly flawless heist, Wang decides to enlist retired surveillance expert Wong Tak-chong for help. Wong, skeptical of modern technology, prefers old-school methods and assembles a surveillance team, including He Qiuguo, whom he believes can approach Fu unnoticed. With Wong's guidance, the police quickly identify the disguised crew members through surveillance footage and connect Fu to a series of heists he committed twenty years earlier. Initially, He is cold towards Wong, revealing that her father died during an operation involving Wong, whom she blames for his death. However, during a night watch, she risked breaking her cover to protect a woman from thugs and nearly got hurt, only to be saved by Wong. Wong reveals that her father was killed after Wong also broke cover to act heroically, and the two reconcile.
Meanwhile, Fu is enraged by his sons' disobedience and punishes them, causing tension with Xi Meng and Fu, although Xi Wang remains loyal. After realizing his identity has been compromised, Fu goes into hiding. Wong's team soon locates him at a market and begins to follow him back to his lair. He volunteers to tail Fu, who is initially wary but later relaxes when Wong, posing as He's father, arrives to defuse the situation. The next day, Wong invites Fu over for dinner at a police-occupied apartment, where Fu tests their intentions. During the dinner, He learns that Wong has been secretly watching over her since her father's death. That night, an attempt on their lives by Xi Wang fails, leading them to suspect their cover has been blown.
On their way back to headquarters, Wong's vehicle is ambushed by mercenaries, but the police manage to fend them off. Meanwhile, Xi Meng lures Fu to an orphanage, where he finds thugs waiting to kill him. After a fierce fight, Fu defeats them. Xi Wang then appears to hold off Fu and instructs Xi Meng to detonate the orphanage before dying in the blast, but Fu survives the explosion and is arrested by the police. The police believe the adoptive sons will flee Macau through shipments leaving Wynn Palace. While being transported, Fu escapes, prompting his crew to flee as well. Hu and the others are subdued by Wong, while at the nearby Cotai East station Fu fatally stabs a policeman and Xi Meng. As he dies, Xi Meng recites the key to the cryptocurrency account, consisting of a passphrase of 12 English words. The remaining two adoptive sons are arrested in the hotel.
In the post-credits scene, a third twin brother of Xi Wang and Xi Meng is revealed. He identifies the passphrase from the smartwatch except for the 12th word, and places a bounty on Wong, He, and Fu. Fu, now in a cell, whispers the 12th word.
== Cast == * Jackie Chan as Wong Tak-chong, a Macanese cyber-intelligence expert who comes out of retirement<ref name="SCMPReview" /> * Zhang Zifeng as He Qiuguo, a young police officer on Wong's elite team<ref name="SCMPReview" /> * Tony Leung Ka-fai as Fu Lung-sang, a criminal mastermind who has been a fugitive for over 20 years<ref name="SCMPReview" /> * Ci Sha as: **Xi Wang, Fu's favorite adoptive son and his right-hand man in the heist crew<ref name="CiShaDualRole">{{Cite web |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/K7IF9O4R055277PH.html |title=电影《捕风追影》中的6个严谨细节狠狠地抽了各种"神剧"的脸 |date=22 August 2025 |website=163.com |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> **Xi Meng, the second triplet brother of Xi Wang and Fu's adoptive son, who acts as the hacker for the crew<ref name="CiShaDualRole" /> **Xi Tai, the third triplet brother of Xi Wang and Xi Meng, who receives the encryption from Xi Meng in the post-credits scene<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250902A01Z1O00 |title=从大凉山男孩到《捕风追影》动作新星 演员此沙：梦想照进现实具象化 |date=2 September 2025 |website=QQ.com |publisher={{ill|Xinan Evening Post|zh|新安晚報}} |author=魏顺顺 |access-date=30 November 2025 |language=zh}}</ref>
Also appearing in the film are Wen Junhui as Hu Feng, an adoptive son of Fu and the muscle of his heist crew;<ref name="SCMPReview" /><ref name="StraitsTimesJanuary2025">{{Cite web |date=21 January 2025 |title=Seventeen member Jun to star in movie with Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/seventeen-member-jun-to-star-in-movie-with-jackie-chan-and-tony-leung-ka-fai |access-date=3 September 2025 |website=The Straits Times}}</ref> Lang Yueting as Wang Xuemei, the police inspector in charge of the Shadow case;<ref name="NownewsCast">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nownews.com/news/6725290 |title=成龍不當「爛片之王」了！《捕風追影》票房飆34億 他感動吐心聲 |trans-title= Jackie Chan is no longer the "King of Bad Movies"! He's moved by 3.4 billion box office success of "The Shadow's Edge" |date=31 August 2025 |website=Nownews |author=Lan Shimeng |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> {{Interlanguage link|Melvin Wong|zh|黃錦燊}} as a high-ranking police officer;<ref>{{Cite web |last=莫匡堯 |date=2025-09-05 |title=捕風追影︱梁家輝驚現好友優先場風騷起舞 入圍釜山影展兼任評審 |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/60273643/%E6%8D%95%E9%A2%A8%E8%BF%BD%E5%BD%B1-%E6%A2%81%E5%AE%B6%E8%BC%9D%E9%A9%9A%E7%8F%BE%E5%A5%BD%E5%8F%8B%E5%84%AA%E5%85%88%E5%A0%B4%E9%A2%A8%E9%A8%B7%E8%B5%B7%E8%88%9E-%E5%85%A5%E5%9C%8D%E9%87%9C%E5%B1%B1%E5%BD%B1%E5%B1%95%E5%85%BC%E4%BB%BB%E8%A9%95%E5%AF%A9 |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=HK01 |language=zh-HK}}</ref> {{ill|Leo Wang|zh|王紫逸}} as Wu, a police detective and Wang's right-hand man;<ref name="NownewsCast" /> and Chaney Lin and Zhou Zhengjie as Xiao Xin and Liu Jinxiao, Fu's adoptive sons and members of his heist crew.<ref name="NownewsCast" /> Yuen Qiu made a cameo appearance but was ultimately cut from the film.<ref name="HK01August2025" />
== Production == === Development === Larry Yang had previously directed ''Adoring'' (2019) and ''Ride On'' (2023), two films that both examined interspecies friendship between humans and animals. The director also liked the Hong Kong film ''Eye in the Sky'' (2007) by Yau Nai-hoi, emotionally connecting with its characters and story.<ref name="Jinyue_2025">{{Cite news |last=Jinyue |first=Wang |author-mask=Wang Jinyue (王金跃) |date=2025-08-16 |title=《捕风追影》导演杨子：新旧的融合与传承，是一件美丽的事 |trans-title=Director Yang Zi of ''The Shadow's Edge'': The fusion and inheritance of the new and old is a beautiful thing. |url=https://news.bjd.com.cn/2025/08/16/11272861.shtml |access-date=2025-09-01 |work=Beijing Daily |language=zh}}</ref> After ''Eye in the Sky'' was first remade into the South Korean film ''Cold Eyes'' (2013),<ref name="Jung_2013">{{Cite web |last=Jung |first=Han-seok |date=2013-08-01 |title=Joh Ui-seok and Kim Byeong-soo, Directors of Cold Eyes |url=https://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/webzine/sub/interview.jsp?mode=A_VIEW&wbSeq=53 |access-date=2025-08-26 |website=Korean Cinema Today}}</ref> Yang saw commercial potential in adapting the original film's story to address the technological advancements in modern-day surveillance.<ref name="Jinyue_2025" />
After buying the rights to remake the 2007 film, Yang worked on the script for years.<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2025-09-21 |title=Jackie Chan's Busan Title 'Shadow's Edge' Has Sequel Discussions Underway |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jackie-chan-shadows-edge-sequel-busan-1236525815/ |access-date=2025-09-22 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> While he retained the original's narrative structure, including the idea of a surveillance team searching for an unknown suspect on foot, he wanted to avoid rehashing the story. Instead, Yang ended up writing approximately 85 to 90% new material.<ref name="Jinyue_2025" /><ref name=":1" /> Yang updated the film to be set in present-day Macao, incorporating themes about technology and debates on whether traditional police tracking methods are still effective in the era of artificial intelligence.<ref name="Jinyue_2025" /> For the film's adversary Fu Longsheng, Yang based him on the antagonist of the original film, re-envisioning him as a survivor of the events in ''Eye in the Sky''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="BJDAugust2025Part2">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2025 |title=专访电影《捕风追影》编剧/导演杨子：成龙梁家辉对决是最大惊喜 |url=https://news.bjd.com.cn/2025/08/19/11277224.shtml |access-date=1 September 2025 |website=Beijing Daily |language=zh}}</ref>
=== Pre-production === Victoria Hon, a producer on the film, acknowledged it was difficult finding financing for the project due to investors' pessimistic outlook on action films in the current Chinese market. She said, "To make investors believe in this genre, we worked hard on the script and building the characters."<ref name=":1" /> In 2023, ''The Shadow's Edge'' was registered with the National Radio and Television Administration, with Yang as director and {{ill|Hairun Pictures|zh|海潤影業}} as the producer.<ref name="JiemianJuly2024">{{Cite web |author=李寻欢 |date=12 July 2024 |title=《传说》点映一周票房仅3500万，"成龙IP"墙内开花墙外香？ |url=https://www.jiemian.com/article/11406466.html |access-date=1 September 2025 |website=Jiemian News |language=zh}}</ref> Jackie Chan was also announced for the lead role, marking his second collaboration with Yang after the commercially successful ''Ride On''.<ref name="JiemianJuly2024" /><ref name="VarietyMay2025">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=13 May 2025 |title=Jackie Chan Action Thriller 'The Shadow's Edge' Racks Up Global Sales for Golden Network Asia |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jackie-chan-shadows-edge-global-sales-golden-network-1236393958/ |access-date=1 September 2025 |website=Variety |language=zh}}</ref> In January 2025, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Wen Junhui, a member of the K-pop group Seventeen, were announced to star.<ref name="StraitsTimesJanuary2025" /><ref name="VarietyJanuary2025">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=27 January 2025 |title=Jackie Chan Wraps 'The Shadow's Edge,' Teams With K-Pop Star Jun for Macau-Set Heist Thriller |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jackie-chan-the-shadows-edge-1236287099/ |access-date=3 September 2025 |website=Variety}}</ref> Leung, who played the antagonist in the original film, reprised his role.<ref name="BJDAugust2025Part2" /> Wen was personally invited to audition by Yang, who had seen some of his previous works.<ref>{{Cite web |author=张思毅 |date=20 August 2025 |title=文俊辉：《捕风追影》里的"狼系少年"与动作新星 |url=https://www.nfnews.com/content/834pm5px3d.html |access-date=1 September 2025 |website=Nanfang Daily |language=zh}}</ref>
The film was in pre-production for around five months. During this time, most of the action scenes were mapped out with storyboards, and shot as demos to be shown to Chan for feedback.<ref name=":1" /> The production team also went location scouting for eight months, with some scenes being naturally developed from the places they came across. The team reached out to Wynn Macau for filming permission after noticing that the hotel was in close proximity to the heist crew's escape from the Macau Tower.<ref name=":1" />
=== Filming and post-production === Principal photography began in October 2024 in Macau,<ref name="VarietyMay2025" /> with shooting locations including the Macau Tower,<ref name="GeekParkInterview">{{Cite web |url=https://www.geekpark.net/news/352829 |title=在《捕风追影》中实现更大拍摄自由度，金鸡奖最佳摄影钱添添与索尼 CineAltaV 2 的协同创新 |date=19 August 2025 |website=Geek Park |access-date=1 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> Coloane,<ref name="BJDAugust2025Part2" /> and Wynn Macau.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/928114924_161795 |title=斗智斗勇斗心眼！《捕风追影》成龙梁家辉等主创现身广州 |date=26 August 2025 |website=Sohu |publisher=Southern Metropolis Daily |access-date=1 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> Qian Tiantian, who has previously collaborated with Larry Yang and Jackie Chan on a short film, acted as the cinematographer, joining the project just 48 hours before shooting commenced.<ref name="GeekParkInterview" /> The film was shot on the CineAlta V2, which Qian noted was advantageous for capturing close-ups and quick movements during action sequences.<ref name="GeekParkInterview" /> Chan, then 71, performed all his own stunts without using doubles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/60269657/%E6%8D%95%E9%A2%A8%E8%BF%BD%E5%BD%B1-%E6%88%90%E9%BE%8D71%E6%AD%B2%E5%A0%85%E6%8C%81%E4%B8%8D%E7%94%A8%E6%9B%BF%E8%BA%AB-%E6%A2%81%E5%AE%B6%E8%BC%9D%E7%88%86%E7%94%A8%E7%9C%9F%E5%88%80-%E5%8A%88%E6%96%B7%E4%B8%89%E6%A2%9D%E9%A0%AD%E9%AB%AE |title=捕風追影｜成龍71歲堅持不用替身 梁家輝爆用真刀︰劈斷三條頭髮 |date=24 August 2025 |website=HK01 |author=莫匡堯 |access-date=1 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> Filming wrapped in January 2025,<ref name="VarietyJanuary2025" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/jackie-chan-the-shadows-edge-action-film-wraps-principal-photography-1236269046/ |title=Jackie Chan Action Film 'The Shadow's Edge' Wraps Principal Photography, First Behind-The-Scenes Look Revealed |date=27 January 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood |last=Merican |first=Sara |access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref> after 84 days.<ref name=":1" /> A total of 5,000 frames were shot, but only about 3,000 frames remained after post-production editing.<ref name="HK01August2025">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/60269658/%E6%8D%95%E9%A2%A8%E8%BF%BD%E5%BD%B1-%E6%88%90%E9%BE%8D%E7%88%86%E4%B8%83%E5%B0%8F%E7%A6%8F%E6%88%90%E5%93%A1%E6%88%B2%E4%BB%BD%E8%A2%AB%E5%85%A8%E5%88%AA-%E5%8F%AB%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E7%95%99%E7%95%AA%E5%85%A9%E5%80%8B%E9%8F%A1%E9%A0%AD |title=捕風追影︱成龍爆七小福成員戲份被全刪︰叫導演一定留番兩個鏡頭 |date=25 August 2025 |website=HK01 |author=莫匡堯 |access-date=1 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> Yuen Qiu, a fellow member of the Seven Little Fortunes alongside Chan, was slated for a cameo appearance but was ultimately cut from the film.<ref name="HK01August2025" /> By May 2025, the film was in post-production and was presented at the Cannes Film Market by Global Network Asia, where it was acquired by Plaion Pictures for Germany, SPI International for Eastern Europe, and ATV for Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-jackie-chan-film-the-shadows-edge-sales-deals-1236214134/ |title=Cannes: Jackie Chan's 'The Shadow's Edge' Sells Wide |date=13 May 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/jackie-chan-action-thriller-shadows-edge-sales-1236396868/ |title=Jackie Chan Action Thriller 'The Shadow's Edge' Sells To Multiple Territories |date=14 May 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |access-date=1 September 2025}}</ref> The film was also picked up for distribution in the United Kingdom by Trinity CineAsia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=3 September 2025 |title=Jackie Chan's 'The Shadow's Edge' Lands U.K. Distribution Deal With Trinity CineAsia |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jackie-chan-the-shadows-edge-uk-distribution-deal-1236505678/ |access-date=4 September 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Shadow's Edge'' featured a music score by French composer Nicolas Errèra.<ref name=":0" />
== Release == ''The Shadow's Edge'' had its world premiere at Emperor Cinemas Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Taikoo Li Sanlitun, Beijing on 3 August 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://portal.sina.com.hk/entertainment/sina/2025/07/30/1253397/%E3%80%8A%E6%8D%95%E9%A2%A8%E8%BF%BD%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8B%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%AC%E9%A6%96%E6%98%A0%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%BB%E6%90%B6%E7%A5%A8/ |title=《捕風追影》北京首映免費搶票 |date=30 July 2025 |website=Sina |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://xinwen.bjd.com.cn/content/s68905730e4b0bd64e2e1dccc.html |title=《捕风追影》北京首映，成龙张子枫梁家辉此沙高燃开战 |date=4 August 2025 |website=Beijing Daily |author=王金跃 |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> followed by a nationwide theatrical release in China on 16 August.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202508/12/WS689afec3a310724b600212e2.html |title=Jackie Chan returns to form in iQIYI's action-crime thriller |date=12 August 2025 |website=China Daily |access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref> The film received a limited release in the United States on 22 August,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://movieweb.com/jackie-chan-shadows-edge-trailer-release-box-office-action-thriller/ |title=Jackie Chan Returns to Action Movie Greatness in New Crime Thriller That Is Now Dominating Everything |date=1 September 2025 |website=MovieWeb |last=Fuge |first=Jonathan |access-date=6 September 2025}}</ref> and was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 11 September.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20250818/1755506424149/%E3%80%8A%E6%8D%95%E9%A2%A8%E8%BF%BD%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8B9-11%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%A0-%E6%88%90%E9%BE%8D%E6%A2%81%E5%AE%B6%E8%BC%9D%E7%9B%B8%E9%9A%9420%E5%B9%B4%E5%86%8D%E5%90%88%E4%BD%9C |title=《捕風追影》9.11香港上映 成龍梁家輝相隔20年再合作 |date=18 August 2025 |website=Ming Pao |access-date=3 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> It was screened in the Open Cinema section of the 30th Busan International Film Festival on 19 September.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thesun.my/style-life/the-shadow-s-edge-smashes-past-rm10m-at-malaysian-box-office-CN14801012 |title=The Shadow's Edge smashes past RM10m at Malaysian box office |date=31 August 2025 |website=The Sun |access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Overseas, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 3 October.<ref name=":0" />
== Reception == === Box office === ''The Shadow's Edge'' generated over RMB$11 million in presales on its first day,<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://news.china.com/socialgd/10000169/20250807/48702114 |title=《捕风追影》曝终极预告及海报预售票房破千万 |date=7 August 2025 |website=Sina Finance |access-date=2 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> and grossed over RMB¥77 million on its opening day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20250820A07C5Y00 |title=高开高走！《捕风追影》连续两日日冠 最终票房或将突破10亿 |date=20 August 2025 |website=QQ News |access-date=2 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> By its tenth day of release, it had climbed to RMB¥577 million,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/article/20250826/s00016/1756138072838/%E6%88%90%E9%BE%8D-%E6%9C%89%E5%A5%BD%E5%98%85%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%95%85%E4%BA%8B%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E8%BF%94%E5%9A%9F%E6%8B%8D-%E3%80%8A%E6%8D%95%E9%A2%A8%E8%BF%BD%E5%BD%B1%E3%80%8B%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8A%E6%98%A010%E6%97%A5%E8%A1%9D%E7%A0%B46%E5%84%84%E7%A5%A8%E6%88%BF |title=成龍：有好嘅香港故事一定返嚟拍 《捕風追影》內地上映10日衝破6億票房 |date=26 August 2025 |website=Ming Pao |author=林祖傑 |access-date=2 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> and earned RMB¥182.9 million in its second week, topping the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/jackie-chan-the-shadows-edge-china-box-office-i-swear-1236503662/ |title=Jackie Chan's 'The Shadow's Edge' Stays No. 1 at China Box Office |date=1 September 2025 |website=Variety |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |access-date=1 September 2025 |language=zh}}</ref> The film continued to perform well in its third weekend, bringing in RMB¥191 million and remaining at the top of the weekly charts, which raised the total gross to approximately RMB¥767 million.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/the-shadows-edge-with-jackie-chan-leads-global-box-office-the-roses-caught-stealing-make-middling-starts/5208365.article |title='The Shadow's Edge' with Jackie Chan leads global box office; 'The Roses', 'Caught Stealing' make middling starts |date=1 September 2025 |website=Screen Daily |last=Hazelton |first=John |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>
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Alan Mount of ''Starburst'' gave ''The Shadow's Edge'' 5/5 stars and called it "one of the best action films of the year and it can't be recommended highly enough", applauding the "quality of the plentiful, spectacular action scenes" and that "Chan excels himself in the leading role".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/the-shadows-edge/ |title=THE SHADOW’S EDGE |date=3 October 2025 |website=Starburst |last=Mount |first=Alan |access-date=31 March 2026}}</ref> Tay Yek Keak of ''8days'' gave the film 3.5/5 stars and praised it as "Jackie Chan's best action movie in years" and "Tony Leung [Ka-fai]'s best action flick ever", especially their "terrific veteran chumminess", alongside "big shootouts, vehicle smasheroos, stunt-team fighting".<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.8days.sg/seeanddo/streamit/movie-review-shadows-edge-jackie-chan-tony-leung-ka-fai-movie-review-846561 |title=The Shadow's Edge Review: Jackie Chan And Tony Leung Ka Fai Face Off In A Knife-Fight Showdown For The Ages |date=14 August 2025 |website=8days |last=Tay |first=Yek Keak |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>
James Marsh of the ''South China Morning Post'' gave the film 3/5 stars and found it to be somewhat improved compared to recent Jackie Chan films, particularly in its action scenes, although he still criticizes it for being bogged down by "excessive melodrama" and "unnecessary twists".<ref name="SCMPReview">{{Cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3323495/shadows-edge-movie-review-jackie-chan-stars-action-packed-eye-sky-remake |title=The Shadow's Edge movie review: Jackie Chan stars in action-packed Eye in the Sky remake |date=28 August 2025 |website=South China Morning Post |last=Marsh |first=James |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref> Conversely, Jayanty Nada Shofa of ''Jakarta Globe'' found the film to "mix some comedy into the story" like most Jackie Chan films, writing that "you might find yourself squealing at the cute young love moments".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://jakartaglobe.id/lifestyle/the-shadows-edge-review-jackie-chan-tony-leung-make-a-deadly-combo |title='The Shadow's Edge' Review: Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Make A Deadly Combo |date=20 August 2025 |website=Jakarta Globe |last=Shofa |first=Jayanty Nada |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>
Leslie Felperin of ''The Guardian'' gave the film 2/5 stars and described it as "overlong and unnecessarily complex", criticizing its "connective narrative tissue [that] is a bore, an overly complicated yarn", and noting that "the sentimental flashbacks further distend a way-too-long running time".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oct/02/the-shadows-edge-review-jackie-chan-as-watchable-as-ever-as-fisticuff-prone-cop-turned-dog-walker |title=The Shadow's Edge review – Jackie Chan as watchable as ever as fisticuff-prone cop-turned-dog-walker |date=2 October 2025 |website=The Guardian |last=Felperin |first=Leslie |access-date=31 March 2026}}</ref> John Lui of ''The Straits Times'' also gave the film 2/5 stars and considered that, despite the star power of Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-fai, the film is an "aimless bloat" with "lazy screenwriting" and "too many cliches to count", where "excitement fizzles out in fight scenes that feel inorganic to the plot and, worse, go on ad nauseam".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/at-the-movies-the-shadows-edge-a-reunion-of-jackie-chan-and-tony-leung-ka-fai-ruined-by-bloat |title=At The Movies: The Shadow's Edge a reunion of Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka Fai ruined by bloat |date=13 August 2025 |website=The Straits Times |last=Lui |first=John |access-date=2 September 2025}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result ! {{Ref heading}} |- | rowspan="5"|2026 | 32nd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards | Film of Merit | {{n/a}} | {{won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/60314161/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E8%A9%95%E8%AB%96%E5%AD%B8%E6%9C%83%E5%A4%A7%E7%8D%8E%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE%E5%87%BA%E7%88%90-%E5%8F%A4%E5%A4%A9%E6%A8%82%E5%BB%96%E5%AD%90%E5%A6%A4%E9%A6%96%E5%BA%A6%E6%A6%AE%E5%B0%81%E5%BD%B1%E5%B8%9D%E5%BD%B1%E5%90%8E |title=電影評論學會大獎得獎名單出爐 古天樂廖子妤首度榮封影帝影后 |date=19 January 2026 |website=HK01 |author=莫匡堯 |access-date=22 April 2026 |language=zh}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4"|44th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Actor | Tony Leung Ka-fai | {{won}} | rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hong-kong-film-awards-2026-nominations |title=Hong Kong Film Awards 2026 nominations announced: Shu Qi, Zhang Ziyi and more |date=18 April 2026 |website=Tatler Asia |last=Lo |first=Zabrina |access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> |- | Best New Performer | Li Zhekun | {{nom}} |- | Best Action Choreography | Su Hang | {{won}} |- | Best Sound Design | Wang Yanwei, Belle Lau | {{nom}} |}
== Future == On 7 January 2026, Jackie Chan announced plans to produce a sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20260107000681-260112?chdtv |title=成龍演腦退化老人 曝已作告別之歌 |date=7 January 2026 |website=China Times |author=李承陽 |access-date=9 January 2026 |language=zh}}</ref>
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== Remarks == {{Notelist}}
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