:Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film)

Lau Xing, a Chinese thief, robs the Bank of England and hides in Phileas Fogg's garden, where he meets Fogg and gives his name as "Passepartout". Though suspicious at first, Fogg hires him as his valet. He helps Fogg test his latest invention which breaks the {{convert|50|mph|km/h|adj=on}} speed barrier.

At the Royal Academy of Science, Fogg is insulted by Lord Kelvin, head of the academy, who believes ambition and innovation to be an insult. Following a debate on the whereabouts of the thief, Kelvin makes a bet that Fogg cannot travel around the world in 80 days. If Fogg succeeds, he will replace Kelvin as Minister of Science. If not, he will be ruined. Fogg and Passepartout take a carriage out of London after a confrontation with corrupt Inspector Fix, hired by Kelvin.

Passepartout and Fogg journey to Paris, where Passepartout must evade General Fang's warriors. Fang wants the jade Buddha previously given to Lord Kelvin but stolen by Passepartout. Pretending to take Fogg to see Thomas Edison, Passepartout leads him to impressionist painting student Monique La Roche. Passepartout fights the warriors while his boss discusses impressionism. The two men and Monique depart in a hot-air balloon, chased by Fang's warriors.

The trio continues their journey by train. However, in Istanbul, they are forced to become guests of Prince Hapi's banquet. Whilst initially hospitable, he soon orders the men to leave while Monique must become his seventh wife. The men convince Hapi to release Monique or they will damage his personal statue of "The Thinker", which is accidentally smashed. With Hapi in pursuit, the three travelers then escape.

Kelvin learns about the bank robbery. He orders the British colonial authorities in India to arrest both men. Passepartout sees notice of the price on his head and warns his companions. Disguised as women they are attacked by Fang's warriors. Using Inspector Fix and a sextant as weapons, Fogg and Passepartout defeat their assailants and flee to China.

In a Chinese village where Lau Xing had come from, Lanzhou, they are welcomed by Lau's family members. However, they are captured by the Black Scorpions. Recognized, Lau Xing challenges the leader of the group to a fight. At first, he fights alone and is defeated; moments later, he is joined by his fellow "Ten Tigers of Canton" to defeat the Black Scorpions. The jade Buddha is returned to the village temple.

Fogg desires to continue alone, disappointed and feeling used by his companions after finding a picture of Lau and his family members in the village. He travels to San Francisco and is tricked out of his money. He is found destitute by Lau Xing and Monique who have followed him. In the Western desert, they find the Wright brothers who discuss their prototype flying machine. Fogg suggests a few changes, which are eagerly taken.

In New York City, a jubilant crowd prevents them from their ship. A policeman leads them to an ambush in a workshop. The three friends fight Fang and her warriors and win. Though Fogg could have gotten to the boat, he misses it to help Lau Xing. Fogg feels that he has lost, but the other two say that they may still make it if they catch the next ship.

They board an old ship and Fogg builds a plane out of the ship's old wood, promising a new ship to the captain. The ship's crew builds a catapult to launch it. The three fly to London and crash-land at the Royal Academy. Kelvin sends police to hinder them, and the clock strikes noon, ending the wager.

Kelvin proclaims himself the victor, but Monique, Fix and other ministers protest against his abuse and unfair methods. Kelvin insults Queen Victoria who overhears him and learns of his actions, which leads to his arrest. She then reveals that she has bet money on Fogg winning and that he has arrived a day early. Although the trio are confused at first, Fogg realizes that while they took the time zones into account, they forgot about the International Date Line: because they traveled east, they subtracted one hour for each time zone. Therefore, in London, it’s still day 79, and Fogg won. He ascends the stairs of the academy and kisses Monique.

• Jackie Chan as Lau Xing "Passepartout"
• Steve Coogan as Phileas Fogg
• Cécile de France as Monique La Roche
• Jim Broadbent as Lord Kelvin
• Ewen Bremner as Inspector Fix
• Ian McNeice as Colonel Kitchener
• Karen Joy Morris as General Fang
• Roger Hammond as Lord Rhodes
• David Ryall as Lord Salisbury
• Mark Addy as Steamer Captain
• Richard Branson as Balloon Man
• John Cleese as Grizzled Sergeant
• Will Forte as Young Bobby
• Macy Gray as Sleeping French Woman
• Sammo Hung as Wong Fei Hung
• Rob Schneider as San Francisco Hobo
• Luke Wilson as Orville Wright
• Owen Wilson as Wilbur Wright
• Daniel Wu as Bak Mei
• Kathy Bates as Queen Victoria
• Arnold Schwarzenegger as Prince Hapi

• Robert Fyfe as Jean Michel
• Adam Godley as Mr. Sutton
• Howard Cooper as Academy Member #1
• Daniel Hinchcliffe as British Valet
• Wolfram Teufel as Belgian Dignitary
• Tom Strauss as Academy Member #2
• Kit West as Academy Member #3
• {{ill|Patrick Paroux|fr}} as French Ticket Clerk
• Perry Blake as Vincent van Gogh
• Michaël Youn as Art Gallery Manager
• Eva Ebner as Crazy Lady
• Guillaume Siron as Toulouse-Lautrec
• Ben Posener as Angry Engineer
• Michael Hoenher as Upset Brakeman
• George Inci as Turkish Soldier
• Weerathum Wechairuksakul as Gurkha Policeman
• Shivesh Ramchandani as Indian Boy
• Sirinthorn Ramchandani as Indian Girl
• Chris Watkins as British Officer
• Kengo Watanabe as Chained Agent
• Maggie M. Quigley as Female Agent
• Poon Yin Chi as Lau Xing's Mother
• Yotaka Cheukaew as Little Jing
• Parsit Wongrakthai as Man Ting
• Teerawat Mulvilai as Prisoner #4
• Jindarak Satjatepaporn as Village Policeman
• Natalie Denise Sperl as Stunning Woman
• Frank Coraci as Angry Dapper Pedestrian
• John Keogh as Irish Policeman
• Phil Meheux as London Hobo
• Roxanne Borski as Little Girl

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Warner Bros., which owned the rights to the 1956 adaptation, planned its own remake with Stephen Sommers directing and Brendan Fraser starring, after the success of The Mummy. Stan Chervin wrote the script for this utilization of the film. Around the same time, 20th Century Fox and Good Machine were developing their own version with Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner writing the screenplay. Ang Lee and Stephen Herek were considered to direct.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1999/film/news/mummy-team-to-tour-world-1117503537/|title= 'Mummy' team to tour 'World'|date= June 28, 1999|access-date= April 23, 2022|first= Michael|last= Fleming|work= Variety|archive-date= 23 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220423200650/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/mummy-team-to-tour-world-1117503537/|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/1999/film/news/herek-around-world-journey-1117755523/|title= Herek around 'World' journey|date= September 9, 1999|access-date= April 23, 2022|first1= Charles|last1= Lyons|first2= Chris|last2= Petrikin|work= Variety|archive-date= 23 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220423200652/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/herek-around-world-journey-1117755523/|url-status= live}}

When Frank Coraci got involved, he went back to read the original novel and watch the 1956 film, where he realized that the story didn't really have a driving lead character. So he decided to rework the plot considerably, which involved giving Phileas Fogg an arc. Coraci's first choice for Fogg was Johnny Depp, but studio executives at the time didn't think Depp in a family movie would ever work.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cetNfTZ9NTU | title=History of: Around the World in 80 Days | website=YouTube | access-date=28 November 2022 | archive-date=28 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128020221/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cetNfTZ9NTU | url-status=live }} Jackie Chan was announced to play Passepartout in June 2002.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/chan-s-the-man-for-eighty-days-1117868822/|title= Chan's the man for 'Eighty Days'|date= June 20, 2002|first1= Charles|last1= Lyons|first2= Cathy|last2= Dunkley|work= Variety|access-date= 21 April 2022|archive-date= 21 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220421061648/https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/chan-s-the-man-for-eighty-days-1117868822/|url-status= live}} He was paid about $18 million for the role.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/jackie-chan-1117888567/|title= Jackie Chan|first1= Dana|last1= Harris|first2= Claude|last2= Brodesser|date= June 26, 2003|access-date= April 21, 2022|work= Variety|archive-date= 21 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220421061650/https://variety.com/2003/scene/people-news/jackie-chan-1117888567/|url-status= live}} After Chan was cast, the filmmakers settled on lesser known character actor Steve Coogan for Fogg. Walden Media was in charge of investing the film while Summit Entertainment handled foreign sales. Paramount Pictures acquired domestic distribution rights, and set a release date for 21 November 2003. However, the studio stepped out at the start of the year, with concerns over the high budget and bankability of the cast.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2002/film/news/par-boards-chan-s-world-trip-1117869485/|title= Par boards Chan's 'World' trip|date= July 9, 2002|access-date= April 21, 2022|first1= Charles|last1= Lyons|first2= Cathy|last2= Dunkley|work= Variety|archive-date= 21 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220421061651/https://variety.com/2002/film/news/par-boards-chan-s-world-trip-1117869485/|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2003/film/news/inside-move-on-walden-bond-1117878525/|title= Inside Move: On Walden bond|date= January 12, 2003|access-date= April 21, 2022|first= Dana|last= Harris|work= Variety|archive-date= 17 August 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220817114329/https://variety.com/2003/film/news/inside-move-on-walden-bond-1117878525/|url-status= live}}

Principal photography began on 13 March 2003 in Thailand, followed by a three month shoot at Babelsberg Studio in Berlin.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2003/film/news/bates-a-queen-for-80-days-1117883832/|title= Bates a Queen for '80 Days'|date= March 30, 2003|access-date= April 21, 2022|first= Cathy|last= Dunkley|work= Variety|archive-date= 21 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220421061648/https://variety.com/2003/film/news/bates-a-queen-for-80-days-1117883832/|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2003/film/news/branson-full-of-hot-air-in-around-the-world-cameo-1117889137/|title= Branson full of hot air in 'Around the World' cameo|date= July 10, 2003|access-date= April 21, 2022|first= Cathy|last= Dunkley|work= Variety|archive-date= 21 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220421061649/https://variety.com/2003/film/news/branson-full-of-hot-air-in-around-the-world-cameo-1117889137/|url-status= live}} Before Disney had picked up the film for North American distribution, it was one of the highest-budget films produced without a distributor attached.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/disney-deals-for-80-days-1117895870/|title= Disney deals for '80 Days'|date= November 17, 2003|access-date= April 21, 2022|first1= Cathy|last1= Dunkley|first2= Michael|last2= Fleming|work= Variety|archive-date= 21 April 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220421061649/https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/disney-deals-for-80-days-1117895870/|url-status= live}}

Around the World in 80 Days premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on 13 June 2004, and was released in the United States on 16 June 2004, by Walt Disney Pictures. Summit Entertainment handled international sales of the film. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Entertainment Film Distributors released the film on 9 July. On 23 December, Universum Film and Buena Vista International released it in Germany.

The film was released on DVD and VHS in the United States on 2 November 2004 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment.{{Cite web |title=Around the World in 80 Days (2004) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Around-the-World-in-80-Days-(2004) |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The Numbers |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722035936/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Around-the-World-in-80-Days-(2004) |url-status=live }}

The film received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 32% approval rating, based on 128 reviews, with an average score of 4.79/10, with the site's consensus stating: "Hit-and-miss family fare that bears only the slightest resemblance to Verne's novel."{{cite web |url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/around_the_world_in_80_days/ |title= Around the World in 80 Days |publisher= Fandango Media |work= Rotten Tomatoes |access-date= 2020-10-10 |archive-date= 28 November 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241128161207/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/around_the_world_in_80_days |url-status= live }} Metacritic gives the film a weighted score of 49 out of 100, based on reviews from 33 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/around-the-world-in-80-days |title=Around the World in 80 Days Reviews |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=Metacritic |access-date=2020-02-13 |archive-date=29 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929132126/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/around-the-world-in-80-days |url-status=live }} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com |access-date=17 October 2017}}

The Guardian critic Rob Mackie criticized it for having little to no resemblance to the novel it is based on.{{cite web |title=Around the World in 80 Days {{!}} DVD and video reviews |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2004/nov/19/dvdreviews.shopping |website= The Guardian |date=19 November 2004 |access-date=28 October 2019 }} Roger Ebert praised it for its visual style and for being "goofy fun".{{cite web | date = June 16, 2004 | author = Roger Ebert | author-link = Roger Ebert | url = https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004 | title = Around the World in 80 Days | publisher = Chicago Sun-Times | access-date = 2014-07-20 | archive-date = 27 September 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200927072810/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/around-the-world-in-80-days-2004 | url-status = live }} Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "Takes plenty of liberties with the material and never generates much genuine excitement, but provides an agreeable ride without overloading it with contemporary filmmaking mannerisms."{{cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |title=Around the World in 80 Days |url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117924122 |website=Variety |date=16 June 2004 }}

In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box office flops of all time.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-box-office-flops-pictures,0,7165703.photogallery#axzz2tJcnZf9r|title=Eller, Claudia,"The costliest box office flops of all time", Los Angeles Times (January 15, 2014)|date=6 August 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=4 October 2014|archive-date=5 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505185912/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-box-office-flops-pictures,0,7165703.photogallery#axzz2tJcnZf9r|url-status=live}}

{{Anchor|Accolades|Awards}}The film was nominated for two Razzie Awards - Worst Remake or Sequel and Worst Supporting Actor (Arnold Schwarzenegger).{{cite web |url=http://www.razzies.com/asp/directory/25thNoms.htm |title=For Immediate Release |publisher=Razzies.com |access-date=2014-02-13 |archive-date=23 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223123341/http://www.razzies.com/asp/directory/25thNoms.htm |url-status=live }}

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