Spin-off of Stephen Chow's "Shaolin Soccer," "Kung Fu Soccer," will open in the United States after dominating China's summer box office.

The spin-off of "Shaolin Soccer" opens October 23 in the United States, Canada, the UK and Ireland, with a new English dub featuring Chow, Jamie O. Young and M.C. Jin.

Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Football is heading to North American and UK theaters after finishing as China's biggest box office hit this summer.

Singapore-based distributor Encore Films said Wednesday that the comedy legend's long-awaited Shaolin Soccer spin-off will open on Oct. 23 in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland. This release will include the original language version and a newly produced English dub with voice acting by Chow, Jimmy O. Yang and MC Jin.

The release comes on the 25th anniversary of Shaolin Soccer, which became Hong Kong's highest-grossing local film after its 2001 release, before developing a global cult following. Chow followed it up with Kung Fu Hustle (2004), another genre flop that grossed over $100 million worldwide and cemented his reputation as one of Hong Kong's biggest action-comedy filmmakers.

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Targeted at home to enter this summer's World Cup fever, Kung Fu Soccer grossed roughly $344.4 million (2.315 billion yuan) during the June 1-August tournament in China. 31 seasons of summer movies, becoming the season's biggest earners. Chow's return helped boost the country's summer theatrical revenue to $1.86 billion (12.498 billion yuan), up 4.45 percent from a year earlier, according to China Film Administration and Maoyan Research Institute.

Written and directed by Chow, Kung Fu Football is the first film behind the camera since 2019's The New King of Comedy. Previously announced as Shaolin Women's Soccer, the Hong Kong-China co-production reimagines the original film's martial-arts-combat-sports-team premise around an all-female team of underdogs.

Zhang Xiaofei, star of the Chinese blockbuster Hello, Mom, stars as the captain of the Emei women's soccer team, a team determined to win the Invincible Cup to prove the doubters wrong. Dilraba Dillmorat plays the team's star striker, while Li Zhang serves as its kung fu coach, helping players combine martial arts skills with soccer skills to overcome opponents and big defeats on and off the field. The group also includes Hong Kong screen icon Karina Lau, Japanese star Takero Sato, Cicely Choi, Louis Cheung, Yang and Jin.

Encore acquired global distribution rights outside of mainland China from Chow's production banner, The Star Overseas, in June. October openings in the West follow the film's initial theatrical release in the Asia-Pacific region.

Joyce Lee, CEO of Encore Films said, “Following the overwhelming response to Kung Fu Soccer across Asia Pacific, we are excited to bring the film to cinema audiences in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland.

"Steven Chow's films have always transcended linguistic and cultural boundaries and brought audiences together through him," he added, adding that it is a unique combination of action, comedy and heart.

Encore has also completed a Cantonese dub. "Through a special English dubbed version that will make the film more accessible to a wider audience, along with a new Cantonese dubbed version whose voice cast will be announced soon, we hope to introduce Steven Chow's style of comedy to new audiences and connect with longtime fans," Lee said.