The gala premier of the film was held on 12 December 2012[REF] and was later released across Asia on 20 December 2012 and in India on 28 December 2012.
It was originally announced that the film would be released in U.S. theaters sometime in the summer of 2013 with about 20 minutes edited out by Jackie Chan himself in order to optimize the pace and content for North American audiences [REF].