

LAPD Detective James Carter is in Hong Kong on vacation visiting his friend, Hong Kong Police Force Chief Inspector Lee. A sequel, Rush Hour 3, was released on August 10, 2007.

It became the year's 11th-highest-grossing film worldwide as well as the second-highest-grossing PG-13 film. The film was a commercial success, grossing $347.3 million worldwide making it the highest-grossing film in the franchise. Rush Hour 2 opened on August 3, 2001, to generally mixed reviews. Lee suspects that the crime is linked to the Triad crime lord Ricky Tan (Lone). customs agents after a bombing at the American embassy. The story follows Chief Inspector Lee (Chan) and LAPD Detective James Carter (Tucker), who go to Hong Kong on vacation only to be thwarted by a murder case involving two U.S. A sequel to Rush Hour, it is the second installment in the Rush Hour franchise and stars Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker reprising their roles from the first film. Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 American buddy action comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the characters created by Ross LaManna.
