Ip Man (film series)

Ip Man
Ip Man
	Series logo
Directed by	Wilson Yip (1-3, 5) ; Yuen Woo-ping (4)
Written by	Edmond Wong (1-5) ; Chan Tai-lee (1, 3, 5) ; Jil Leung (3) ; Dana Fukazawa (5) ; Jil Leung Lai Yin (5)
Based on	Ip Man
Produced by	Raymond Wong (1-5) ; Donnie Yen (4-5) ; Wilson Yip (5)
Starring	Donnie Yen (1-3, 5)
Cinematography	O Sing-Pui (1) ; Poon Hang-sang (2) ; Kenny Tse (3) ; Cheng Siu-Keung (5)
Edited by	Cheung Ka-fai (1-3, 5)
Music by	Kenji Kawai (1-3, 5) ; Day Tai (4)
Production; companies	Dreams Salon Entertainment Culture (3) ; Pegasus Motion Pictures (3); Starbright Communications (3); Super Hero Films (3) ; Orange Sky Golden Harvest (4) ; Mandarin Motion Pictures (4-5) ; Enlight Pictures (4) ; Young Enlight Productions (4) ; Tin Tin Film Production (5)
Distributed by	Mandarin Films (1-2) ; Pegasus Motion Pictures (3) ; Universal Studios (4); Well Go USA (5)
Release date	2008–present
Running time	534 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Chinese (dialect: Cantonese; Mandarin); English
Budget	US$140.6 million
Box office	US$426.2 million

Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong martial arts films loosely based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name. The progenitor of the series was Ip Man (2008), which was followed by three sequels: Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), as well as the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). All four main films were directed by Wilson Yip, written by Edmond Wong, produced by Raymond Wong, and starred Donnie Yen as the titular character. Mandarin Films released the first two films in Hong Kong, which earned more than $37 million with a budget of around $24.6 million. As of 2023, the four main films and the spin-off have grossed $426.2 million worldwide combined.

Donnie Yen has mentioned that each film has a unique theme, that the first Ip Man film was about "survival", Ip Man 2 focuses on "making a living and adaptation", while Ip Man 3 focuses on "life" itself.^[1] The fourth film was originally announced to be the last film in the main series and concludes with the death of Ip Man;^[2] however a fifth film was announced in May 2023.^[3]

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Ip Man
Series logo
Directed by	Wilson Yip (1-3, 5) Yuen Woo-ping (4)
Written by	Edmond Wong (1-5) Chan Tai-lee (1, 3, 5) Jil Leung (3) Dana Fukazawa (5) Jil Leung Lai Yin (5)
Based on	Ip Man
Produced by	Raymond Wong (1-5) Donnie Yen (4-5) Wilson Yip (5)
Starring	Donnie Yen (1-3, 5)
Cinematography	O Sing-Pui (1) Poon Hang-sang (2) Kenny Tse (3) Cheng Siu-Keung (5)
Edited by	Cheung Ka-fai (1-3, 5)
Music by	Kenji Kawai (1-3, 5) Day Tai (4)
Production companies	Dreams Salon Entertainment Culture (3) Pegasus Motion Pictures (3) Starbright Communications (3) Super Hero Films (3) Orange Sky Golden Harvest (4) Mandarin Motion Pictures (4-5) Enlight Pictures (4) Young Enlight Productions (4) Tin Tin Film Production (5)
Distributed by	Mandarin Films (1-2) Pegasus Motion Pictures (3) Universal Studios (4) Well Go USA (5)
Release date	2008–present
Running time	534 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Chinese (dialect: Cantonese Mandarin) English
Budget	US$140.6 million
Box office	US$426.2 million