Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu superstar Sammo Hung will deliver a masterclass on May 4 as part of the 12th Singapore Chinese Film Festival. He will also attend a mini-retrospective of his films. Hung studied under Peking Opera master Yu Jim Yuen at a young age and was the “big brother”’ to the China Drama Academy’s performance troupe known as the Seven Little Fortunes, whose members included Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen. He starred in “Painted Faces” (1988), which was based on his time in the Seven Little Fortunes.
Hung’s career as an actor, action choreographer, director and producer spans some 60 years. His acting credits include action comedies “Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog” and “Odd Couple,” paranormal horror comedies “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and “The Dead and the Deadly,” comedy film series “Lucky Stars” and gangster action film “Shanghai, Shanghai.” In 1982, Hung won the...
Kung Fu superstar Sammo Hung will deliver a masterclass on May 4 as part of the 12th Singapore Chinese Film Festival. He will also attend a mini-retrospective of his films. Hung studied under Peking Opera master Yu Jim Yuen at a young age and was the “big brother”’ to the China Drama Academy’s performance troupe known as the Seven Little Fortunes, whose members included Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen. He starred in “Painted Faces” (1988), which was based on his time in the Seven Little Fortunes.
Hung’s career as an actor, action choreographer, director and producer spans some 60 years. His acting credits include action comedies “Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog” and “Odd Couple,” paranormal horror comedies “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and “The Dead and the Deadly,” comedy film series “Lucky Stars” and gangster action film “Shanghai, Shanghai.” In 1982, Hung won the...
- 4/5/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Chinese streamer and producer iQiyi is joining forces with Malaysia’s Gsc Movies and Singapore-based Clover Films to handle theatrical distribution of its Chinese-language films in their respective territories.
As part of this partnership, the iQiyi-backed film Trending Topic, directed by Xin Yukun and starring Zhou Dongyu, Yuan Hong, and Song Yang, will be theatrically released in Singapore and Malaysia, following its release in mainland China on December 1.
Similarly, iQiyi’s The Invisible Guest, directed by Chen Zhuo and starring actors Greg Hsu, Janine Chang, Kara Wai and Zheng Yin, will also be in theatres in Singapore and Malaysia after it debuts in Chinese cinemas on December 8.
Yang Xianghua, iQiyi’s President of Movie & Overseas Business, said: “We have witnessed a growing demand since we started distributing Chinese-language content to overseas markets in 2017.
“By partnering with Gsc Movies and Clover Films for theatrical distribution, we can seamlessly bring Chinese-language...
As part of this partnership, the iQiyi-backed film Trending Topic, directed by Xin Yukun and starring Zhou Dongyu, Yuan Hong, and Song Yang, will be theatrically released in Singapore and Malaysia, following its release in mainland China on December 1.
Similarly, iQiyi’s The Invisible Guest, directed by Chen Zhuo and starring actors Greg Hsu, Janine Chang, Kara Wai and Zheng Yin, will also be in theatres in Singapore and Malaysia after it debuts in Chinese cinemas on December 8.
Yang Xianghua, iQiyi’s President of Movie & Overseas Business, said: “We have witnessed a growing demand since we started distributing Chinese-language content to overseas markets in 2017.
“By partnering with Gsc Movies and Clover Films for theatrical distribution, we can seamlessly bring Chinese-language...
- 11/27/2023
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
The film is a remake of a 2016 Spanish mystery thriller.
Chinese streamer iQiyi is to commence sales on a Chinese remake of mystery thriller The Invisible Guest and crime action film Suspect, starring Nick Cheung, at the Cannes market next week.
The Invisible Guest is directed by Chen Zhuo and stars Greg Hsu from recent time-travel romance hit Someday Or One Day alongside Janine Chang (The Soul) and Yin Zheng (Post Truth). It follows a woman who must work with a police officer to clear her name after her lover is found dead in a locked room.
The Spanish original,...
Chinese streamer iQiyi is to commence sales on a Chinese remake of mystery thriller The Invisible Guest and crime action film Suspect, starring Nick Cheung, at the Cannes market next week.
The Invisible Guest is directed by Chen Zhuo and stars Greg Hsu from recent time-travel romance hit Someday Or One Day alongside Janine Chang (The Soul) and Yin Zheng (Post Truth). It follows a woman who must work with a police officer to clear her name after her lover is found dead in a locked room.
The Spanish original,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
Martial arts veteran Sammo Hung will be presented with a lifetime achievement honor at the Asian Film Awards.
The ceremony is back as an in-person event after a two-year absence and has shifted back to Hong Kong after previously being held in Hong Kong, Macau and Busan. Hung will accept the award on Sunday at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
Hung’s career as an actor, action choreographer, director and producer spans some 60 years.
His acting credits include action comedies “Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog” and “Odd Couple,” paranormal horror comedies “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and “The Dead and the Deadly,” comedy film series “Lucky Stars” and gangster action film “Shanghai, Shanghai.” In 1982, Hung won the best actor prize at the second Hong Kong Film Awards for his directorial effort “Carry on Pickpocket,” as well as best action choreography for “The Prodigal Son,” which he also directed and starred in.
The ceremony is back as an in-person event after a two-year absence and has shifted back to Hong Kong after previously being held in Hong Kong, Macau and Busan. Hung will accept the award on Sunday at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
Hung’s career as an actor, action choreographer, director and producer spans some 60 years.
His acting credits include action comedies “Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog” and “Odd Couple,” paranormal horror comedies “Encounters of the Spooky Kind” and “The Dead and the Deadly,” comedy film series “Lucky Stars” and gangster action film “Shanghai, Shanghai.” In 1982, Hung won the best actor prize at the second Hong Kong Film Awards for his directorial effort “Carry on Pickpocket,” as well as best action choreography for “The Prodigal Son,” which he also directed and starred in.
- 3/12/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran and Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The mainland China box office remained moribund over the latest weekend, lacking direction or new releases and achieving nationwide revenue of just 11.4 million.
The country is continuing to suffer from clusters of Covid infections that have caused mass lockdowns in some cities and the temporary closure of many cinemas. Even as there is now talk of easing restrictions in Shanghai, which had been locked down for five weeks, there is the prospect of new restrictions in capital city Beijing. The government has also imposed a blanket ban on all but essential overseas travel.
U.S. animation film “The Bad Guys” remained in top of the box office chart for a second week (its third weekend on release) with a Friday to Sunday score of RMB26.5 (3.9 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That gives it a running total of RMB130 million (19.1 million) since April 29, 2022.
“Stay With Me” which released on the same say,...
The country is continuing to suffer from clusters of Covid infections that have caused mass lockdowns in some cities and the temporary closure of many cinemas. Even as there is now talk of easing restrictions in Shanghai, which had been locked down for five weeks, there is the prospect of new restrictions in capital city Beijing. The government has also imposed a blanket ban on all but essential overseas travel.
U.S. animation film “The Bad Guys” remained in top of the box office chart for a second week (its third weekend on release) with a Friday to Sunday score of RMB26.5 (3.9 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That gives it a running total of RMB130 million (19.1 million) since April 29, 2022.
“Stay With Me” which released on the same say,...
- 5/16/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema box office in China fell back to the lower depths over the weekend, with just 8.9 million of revenue across a country of 1.3 billion inhabitants.
Business continues to be badly hit by Covid-related closures as the disease shows signs of spread around the country, while slowly diminishing in Shanghai where there was a full lockdown that lasted many weeks.
Business appeared to spike upwards a week earlier, driven by the May Day holiday. But Chinese state media reports that the Sunday to Wednesday May day period was down 82 compared with last year.
The latest weekend box office total (Friday to Sunday) was the second lowest this year. And the year-to-date total has stalled at 2.25 billion, according to data from the Artisan Gateway distribution and exhibition consultancy. That is 34 behind the equivalent 2021 total.
In cinemas, hit U.S. animation “The Bad Guys” and Chinese drama “Stay With Me” exchanged positions at the top of the chart.
Business continues to be badly hit by Covid-related closures as the disease shows signs of spread around the country, while slowly diminishing in Shanghai where there was a full lockdown that lasted many weeks.
Business appeared to spike upwards a week earlier, driven by the May Day holiday. But Chinese state media reports that the Sunday to Wednesday May day period was down 82 compared with last year.
The latest weekend box office total (Friday to Sunday) was the second lowest this year. And the year-to-date total has stalled at 2.25 billion, according to data from the Artisan Gateway distribution and exhibition consultancy. That is 34 behind the equivalent 2021 total.
In cinemas, hit U.S. animation “The Bad Guys” and Chinese drama “Stay With Me” exchanged positions at the top of the chart.
- 5/9/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Kenneth Tsang, a veteran Hong Kong actor who starred in pioneering martial arts movies, has died. He was 87.
Tsang (aka Tsang Kong) was staying in the Kowloon Hotel on Nathan Road, a venue used for passenger quarantine after overseas travel, and was found dead in the room on Wednesday. No immediate cause of death has been given by Hong Kong authorities.
Tsang had traveled home on Monday after a visit to Singapore. His rapid Covid test on Tuesday had tested negative for the disease.
With a career spanning some 65 years, Tsang had over 220 film credits, mostly as bad guys, as well as key roles in multiple TV series. He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies. He is reported to have appeared in 25 film in 1969.
In the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in several influential titles by John Woo including “A Better Tomorrow” and “A Better Tomorrow 2...
Tsang (aka Tsang Kong) was staying in the Kowloon Hotel on Nathan Road, a venue used for passenger quarantine after overseas travel, and was found dead in the room on Wednesday. No immediate cause of death has been given by Hong Kong authorities.
Tsang had traveled home on Monday after a visit to Singapore. His rapid Covid test on Tuesday had tested negative for the disease.
With a career spanning some 65 years, Tsang had over 220 film credits, mostly as bad guys, as well as key roles in multiple TV series. He is best known for supporting roles in 1960s kung fu movies. He is reported to have appeared in 25 film in 1969.
In the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in several influential titles by John Woo including “A Better Tomorrow” and “A Better Tomorrow 2...
- 4/27/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Box office in mainland China over the weekend was the lowest this year as thousands of cinemas remained closed due to the expanding Covid outbreak.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed that nationwide cinema revenue between Friday and Sunday sank to just 8.2 million. That compared with 10.5 the previous weekend.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” was again the highest grossing title, with 1.7 million (RMB11.0 million), advancing its aggregate to 17.3 million (RMB111) since release on April 8, 2022. It played some 32,000 performances a day, roughly a third of what the top-ranking film would normally expect.
In second place was Chinese-made “Man on the Edge” with 1.4 million (RMB8.7 million). That expanded its running total to 9.4 million (RMB60.3 million) after release on April 15.
The Michael Bay-produced “Ambulance” was the top ranking new release with 1.3 million (RMB8.3 million). It has a relatively high 8.3 out of 10 score from fan users of the Maoyan ticketing app and...
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed that nationwide cinema revenue between Friday and Sunday sank to just 8.2 million. That compared with 10.5 the previous weekend.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” was again the highest grossing title, with 1.7 million (RMB11.0 million), advancing its aggregate to 17.3 million (RMB111) since release on April 8, 2022. It played some 32,000 performances a day, roughly a third of what the top-ranking film would normally expect.
In second place was Chinese-made “Man on the Edge” with 1.4 million (RMB8.7 million). That expanded its running total to 9.4 million (RMB60.3 million) after release on April 15.
The Michael Bay-produced “Ambulance” was the top ranking new release with 1.3 million (RMB8.3 million). It has a relatively high 8.3 out of 10 score from fan users of the Maoyan ticketing app and...
- 4/25/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
China’s theatrical box office fell to a new low over the weekend as anti-covid restrictions forces thousands of cinemas to close.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed that nationwide box office across the world’s most populous country amounted to just 10.5 million. That was the lowest scoring weekend of 2022 and means the year-to-date cumulative at 2.42 billion is now running some 28 below last’s equivalent figure.
Major cities in China are currently operating under a range of restrictions that range from citywide lockdown (Shanghai) to so-called static management (Suzhou) which also involve government-mandated restrictions on entertainment.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” held on as the top film for a second weekend, but with receipts of just RMB19.1 million (3 million). After ten days in mainland Chinese cinemas, the film has amassed RMB93.3 million (14.6 million).
Chinese crime action film, “Man on the Edge” released officially on Friday and earned RMB15.7 million...
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed that nationwide box office across the world’s most populous country amounted to just 10.5 million. That was the lowest scoring weekend of 2022 and means the year-to-date cumulative at 2.42 billion is now running some 28 below last’s equivalent figure.
Major cities in China are currently operating under a range of restrictions that range from citywide lockdown (Shanghai) to so-called static management (Suzhou) which also involve government-mandated restrictions on entertainment.
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” held on as the top film for a second weekend, but with receipts of just RMB19.1 million (3 million). After ten days in mainland Chinese cinemas, the film has amassed RMB93.3 million (14.6 million).
Chinese crime action film, “Man on the Edge” released officially on Friday and earned RMB15.7 million...
- 4/18/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
“Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore” dominated the box office in China since its opening on Friday. But, with the country on high alert for Covid, the weekend’s cinema business remained close to recent lows.
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway shows “The Secrets of Dumbledore” earning RMB62.2 million (9.7 million at current exchange rates) between Friday and Sunday. That gave it a huge 63 market share on a weekend worth just 15.5 million.
In 2016, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find” them produced a 85.9 million total in China. In 2018, the first sequel, “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” garnered 57.8 million.
The film played particularly strongly on giant screens. Imax and Warner Bros. reported that Imax screens in China accounted for 1.5 million of box office, some 15 of the film’s nationwide total and some 10 of the nationwide aggregate box office.
They reported that it played on 360 Imax screens. That figure compares with the roughly 750 screens available...
Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway shows “The Secrets of Dumbledore” earning RMB62.2 million (9.7 million at current exchange rates) between Friday and Sunday. That gave it a huge 63 market share on a weekend worth just 15.5 million.
In 2016, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find” them produced a 85.9 million total in China. In 2018, the first sequel, “The Crimes of Grindelwald,” garnered 57.8 million.
The film played particularly strongly on giant screens. Imax and Warner Bros. reported that Imax screens in China accounted for 1.5 million of box office, some 15 of the film’s nationwide total and some 10 of the nationwide aggregate box office.
They reported that it played on 360 Imax screens. That figure compares with the roughly 750 screens available...
- 4/11/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema box office in mainland China crumbled to its lowest weekend total this year as the film industry was once again hit by the impact of anti-coronavirus lockdowns. Nationwide, cinemas recorded just 12.6 million of business.
Virus infections are spiking sharply upwards in some parts of the country, caused by the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of the Covid-19 disease, though in comparison with many other countries absolute numbers remain low. And, given the country’s stated zero-covid policy, national and local authorities’ responses have been severe and restrictive.
The current epicenter is Shanghai, where a megacity of 25 million people has been locked down in two phases for much of the past week. With 2,000 military doctors currently shipping into the city, repeated mass testing for the disease is now underway. Cinemas in Shanghai remain shut, with significant impact on national levels of business.
Artisan Gateway calculates that box office...
Virus infections are spiking sharply upwards in some parts of the country, caused by the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant of the Covid-19 disease, though in comparison with many other countries absolute numbers remain low. And, given the country’s stated zero-covid policy, national and local authorities’ responses have been severe and restrictive.
The current epicenter is Shanghai, where a megacity of 25 million people has been locked down in two phases for much of the past week. With 2,000 military doctors currently shipping into the city, repeated mass testing for the disease is now underway. Cinemas in Shanghai remain shut, with significant impact on national levels of business.
Artisan Gateway calculates that box office...
- 4/4/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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