Kumiko Nikaido
Vindication...sweet.
From Kung Fu Cinema:
Initial D Burns Box-Office Records Across Asia
28 Jun 2005 [ HK Cinema News |]
Source: screendaily (Liz Shackleton)
Media Asias Initial D zoomed to the top of the box office chart in five Asian territories on its opening weekend (June 23rd - 26th). The $12 million car racing drama has also smashed records in all five territories. It scored the biggest opening of all films so far this year in Hong Kong, China and Malaysia and the biggest opening of all Chinese films in Singapore and Taiwan.
Directed by Infernal Affairs duo Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, the manga adaptation is the first major local release of the summer and features a strong cast of Asian idols, including the big screen debut of Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou.
On home turf, the film grossed $1.9 million ($15 million H.K.) over four days from 99 screens. In comparison, the highest-grossing U.S. film in Hong Kong so far this summer, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, grossed $1.6 million in its first week. In China the film opened on 450 screens and took $2.9 million (24 million RMB) in the first four days. It added a further $0.72 million ($1.2 million S) from 38 screens in Singapore and in Malaysia grossed $0.37 million (1.4 million MYR) from 25 screens.
The film also performed well in Taiwan where it took $0.8 million ($25 million NT) nationwide from 66 screens. Chinese-language product has a tiny market share in Taiwan although it was once an important market for Hong Kong films. Stephen Chows Kung-fu Hustle bucked the trend last December with a record-breaking opening of $1.9 million in Taipei alone.
Initial Ds strong results will bring cheer to the Hong Kong film industry which saw output and box office slump even further in the first quarter of the year. It also confirms the box office might of Lau and Mak who were responsible for the Infernal Affairs trilogy, one of Hong Kongs most successful franchises.
Initial D Burns Box-Office Records Across Asia
28 Jun 2005 [ HK Cinema News |]
Source: screendaily (Liz Shackleton)
Media Asias Initial D zoomed to the top of the box office chart in five Asian territories on its opening weekend (June 23rd - 26th). The $12 million car racing drama has also smashed records in all five territories. It scored the biggest opening of all films so far this year in Hong Kong, China and Malaysia and the biggest opening of all Chinese films in Singapore and Taiwan.
Directed by Infernal Affairs duo Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, the manga adaptation is the first major local release of the summer and features a strong cast of Asian idols, including the big screen debut of Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou.
On home turf, the film grossed $1.9 million ($15 million H.K.) over four days from 99 screens. In comparison, the highest-grossing U.S. film in Hong Kong so far this summer, Mr. And Mrs. Smith, grossed $1.6 million in its first week. In China the film opened on 450 screens and took $2.9 million (24 million RMB) in the first four days. It added a further $0.72 million ($1.2 million S) from 38 screens in Singapore and in Malaysia grossed $0.37 million (1.4 million MYR) from 25 screens.
The film also performed well in Taiwan where it took $0.8 million ($25 million NT) nationwide from 66 screens. Chinese-language product has a tiny market share in Taiwan although it was once an important market for Hong Kong films. Stephen Chows Kung-fu Hustle bucked the trend last December with a record-breaking opening of $1.9 million in Taipei alone.
Initial Ds strong results will bring cheer to the Hong Kong film industry which saw output and box office slump even further in the first quarter of the year. It also confirms the box office might of Lau and Mak who were responsible for the Infernal Affairs trilogy, one of Hong Kongs most successful franchises.
