Jackie Chan’s ‘Lethal Weapon’ Replacement Officially Takes Over Streaming

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One of Jackie Chan‘s most iconic films has recently become a streaming hit. The Hong Kong action star has enjoyed a long film career, beginning in 1959 and appearing in numerous movies and notable franchises. With one of those franchises rumored to return, audiences have begun revisiting the movie that started it all.

The franchise is Rush Hour, a buddy-cop comedy trilogy that debuted in 1998 and the first film grossed over $245.3 million worldwide. The film launched a trilogy starring Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan as two detectives who tackle criminal cases while navigating their cultural differences. Plans for a fourth Rush Hour movie have circulated for years, and Chan has expressed interest in returning if the script is good. However, in 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly pushed to revive the franchise, with controversial filmmaker Brett Ratner attached to direct the project. So far, few updates have emerged about the fourth installment.

Recently, the first Rush Hour movie found success on streaming, landing at No. 9 on Netflix’s Top 10 Movies chart, between Sniper: The Last Stand and The Birthday Gift. The film stars Tucker as LAPD Detective James Carter, who teams up with Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) to investigate a kidnapping case that threatens to become an international incident. Since its release, the film has received praise from audiences and critics, earning a 64% critics’ score and a 79% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

• He reads ground the way other people read a room.
• He will stand between you and the worst of it without discussing it.
• He says almost nothing, and never the wrong thing.

• The 1982 original came from David Morrell’s 1972 novel, which ends very differently.
• Stallone cut most of his own dialogue in the edit to make the character nearly silent.
• Five films across thirty-seven years, from 1982 to the fifth in 2019.

• He is better in the room than he is on paper, and he is excellent on paper.
• He will not explain the plan, and the plan will work.
• He treats charm as a tool, and it is a remarkably effective one.

• Eon has made twenty-five Bond films since Dr. No in 1962, across six actors.
• Denis Villeneuve is directing the next one for Amazon MGM, which took creative control in
  2025.
• The search for the new 007 was still running through 2026, with screen tests under way.

• He has read the thing nobody else thought to read.
• He will risk the whole plan for the artifact, and be right about half the time.
• He improvises better than most people prepare.

• The Cairo swordsman scene was improvised on the day because Harrison Ford had dysentery.
• Raiders was filmed in about 73 days, which was fast even in 1981.
• Dial of Destiny in 2023 was Ford’s fifth and last outing, at the age of eighty.

• He turns whatever is in the room to his advantage.
• He is funniest when things are at their worst.
• He has never once agreed that it is over.

• Die Hard came from Roderick Thorp’s novel Nothing Lasts Forever, a sequel to a book
  filmed in 1968.
• Nakatomi Plaza is Fox Plaza, which was the studio’s own headquarters at the time.
• Bruce Willis was a television comedy actor then, and a long way down the casting list.

• He takes the risk himself rather than assigning it.
• He is three moves ahead and will not say which three.
• He treats your survival as the actual objective.

• Cruise hung off the side of an Airbus A400M at a thousand feet for the opening of Rogue
  Nation.
• The HALO jump in Fallout took 106 takes, filmed at dusk for the light.
• The Final Reckoning in 2025 was the eighth film, and was sold as the last.

How Successful Was the ‘Rush Hour’ Franchise?

The first Rush Hour movie was a box-office success, grossing $245.3 million worldwide against its reported $35 million budget and earning positive reviews from audiences and critics. Its success led to the release of Rush Hour 2 in 2001, and it earned more at the box office than its predecessor. The sequel follows the duo as they investigate a bombing at a U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong that kills two agents. The film grossed $347.4 million worldwide and was well received by audiences, although critics were less enthusiastic.

In 2007, the franchise returned with Rush Hour 3, which grossed over $258 million worldwide and received negative reviews from critics, earning an 18% critics’ score, but was praised by audiences with a 63% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The third installment follows the two detectives as they investigate a criminal conspiracy in Paris. Altogether, the Rush Hour trilogy has grossed over $850 million worldwide. Out of the three films, Rush Hour 2 also received recognition during awards season, winning several awards, including “Favorite Movie,” “Favorite Movie Actor” for Chris Tucker, and “Favorite Male Butt Kicker” for Chan at the 2002 Kids’ Choice Awards, as well as “Best Fight” at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards.

Rush Hour is available to stream on Paramount+. Follow Collider for more updates.

Rush Hour

A loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul’s kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.