Editing Jackie Chan (section)

=== 1988–1998: Acclaimed film sequels and Hollywood breakthrough ===
In 1988, Chan starred alongside [[Sammo Hung]] and Yuen Biao for the last time to date in the film ''[[Dragons Forever]]''. Hung co-directed with [[Corey Yuen]], and the villain in the film was played by [[Yuen Wah]], both of whom were fellow graduates of the China Drama Academy.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Chan starred in a number of successful sequels beginning with ''[[Project A Part II]]'' and ''[[Police Story 2]]'', which won the award for Best Action Choreography at the 1989 [[Hong Kong Film Award]]s. This was followed by ''[[Armour of God II: Operation Condor]]'', and ''[[Police Story 3: Super Cop]]'', for which Chan won the Best Actor Award at the 1993 [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Film Festival]]. In 1994, Chan reprised his role as [[Wong Fei-hung]] in ''[[Drunken Master II]]'', which was listed in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]'''s All-Time 100 Movies.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Drunken Master II&nbsp;– All-Time 100 Movies |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0,23220,drunken_master_ii,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050711081925/http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/0%2C23220%2Cdrunken_master_ii%2C00.html |archive-date=11 July 2005 |date=12 February 2005 |access-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another sequel, ''[[Police Story 4: First Strike]]'', brought more awards and domestic box office success for Chan, but did not fare as well in foreign markets.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kozo |title=Police Story 4 review |work=Film review |publisher=LoveHKFilm |url=http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/police_story4_first_strike.htm |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref>

By the mid-1990s, he was the most popular action movie star in Asia and Europe.<ref name="Utah">{{cite news |last1=Meyers |first1=Chris |title=Jackie Chan Rumbles in the U.S.A. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-utah-chronicle-jackie-chan-rum/170638566/ |access-date=18 April 2022 |work=[[The Daily Utah Chronicle]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=29 February 1996 |page=14 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Up until January 1995, his films had grossed over {{HK$|500 million}} ({{US$|70 million}}) in Hong Kong<ref>{{cite news |last=Elley |first=Derek |title=More Than 'The Next Bruce Lee' |url=https://variety.com/1995/scene/markets-festivals/more-than-the-next-bruce-lee-99125161/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=23 January 1995}}</ref> and {{JPY|39 billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|39000|JPN|year=1995|round=yes}} million}}) in Japan,<ref name="japan" /> while having sold over {{nowrap|33 million}} box office admissions in France, Germany, Italy and Spain up until then.<ref name="boxofficestory">{{cite web |last1=Soyer |first1=Renaud |title=Jackie Chan Box Office |url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jackie-chan-c24779784 |website=Box Office Story |date=4 February 2014 |language=fr |accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> Despite his international success, he was not very successful in North America, where he had only two wide releases as a leading actor, ''The Big Brawl'' and ''The Protector'', grossing {{US$|9.51 million}} ({{US$|32 million}} adjusted for inflation).<ref name="bom">{{cite web |title=Jackie Chan Movie Box Office Results |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=jackiechan.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=28 November 2018}}</ref> Despite this, there was a thriving North American [[home video]] market for Chan's Hong Kong films by the mid-1990s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Asian |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-asian/170638579/ |access-date=19 April 2022 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=21 February 1996 |page=2 (Section E) |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

Chan rekindled his [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] ambitions in the 1990s, but refused early offers to play villains in Hollywood films to avoid being [[typecasting|typecast]] in future roles. For example, [[Sylvester Stallone]] offered him the role of [[Simon Phoenix]], a criminal in the futuristic film ''[[Demolition Man (film)|Demolition Man]]''. Chan declined and the role was taken by [[Wesley Snipes]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Dickerson |first=Jeff |title=Black Delights in Demolition Man |work=The Michigan Daily |date=4 April 2002 |url=http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2002/04/04/TheStatement/Black.Delights.In.demolition.Man-1403498.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224001408/http://media.www.michigandaily.com/media/storage/paper851/news/2002/04/04/TheStatement/Black.Delights.In.demolition.Man-1403498.shtml |archive-date=24 December 2007 |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref>

Chan finally succeeded in establishing a foothold in the North American market in 1995 with a worldwide release of ''[[Rumble in the Bronx]]'', attaining a [[cult following]] in the United States that was rare for Hong Kong movie stars.<ref>{{cite web |last=Morris |first=Gary |title=Rumble in the Bronx review |work=Bright Lights Film Journal |date=April 1996 |url=http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/16/chan.html |access-date=29 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722031918/http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/16/chan.html |archive-date=22 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The success of ''Rumble in the Bronx'' led to a 1996 release of ''Police Story 3: Super Cop'' in the United States under the title ''Supercop'', which grossed a total of US$16,270,600. Chan's first huge blockbuster success came when he co-starred with [[Chris Tucker]] in the 1998 [[buddy cop]] action comedy ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]'',<ref>{{cite web |author=Raffi |title=Rush Hour Review |work=Film Review |publisher=BeijingWushuTeam.com |date=15 September 1998 |url=http://www.beijingwushuteam.com/articles/rushhour.html |access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> grossing US$130&nbsp;million in the United States alone.<ref name="Jcm" /> This film made him a Hollywood star, after which he wrote his autobiography in collaboration with [[Jeff Yang]] entitled ''[[I Am Jackie Chan]]''.