Hong Kong Hong Kong Box Office

[Bluebomb]

	Sunday				October 6
Rank	Movie	LW	TW	WKD % chg	QD % chg
1	Joker	--	44,787	--	+3.4%
2	Abominable	--	10,000	--	+94.9%
3	Ad Astra	--	2,156	--	+30.9%
4	Ready or Not	--	2,023	--	+7.1%
5	The Climbers	--	1,319	--	--
6	Fagara	--	1,266	--	--
7	Rambo: The Last Blood	--	1,221	--	--

37 theaters closed fully or partially. 1 more stayed open but reduced showtimes at night.
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Decent number for Joker. Abominable rebounded from its horrid Saturday number. Most of its showtimes were not affected. Ad Astra also bounced back from Saturday.

Joker 4-day opening weekend admissions - 154,235

Joker 4-day opening weekend estimate - $1,630,000

October 7 pre-sales

Joker - 11,173

There are no theater closures as of yet.

Joker 5-day opening weekend projection - $2,250,000

[Bluebomb]

	Monday adm.				October 7
Rank	Movie	LW	TW	% chg	QD % chg
1	Joker	--	59,847	--	+33.6%
2	Abominable	--	12,740	--	+27.4%
3	Ad Astra	--	3,192	--	+48.1%
4	Ready or Not	--	2,759	--	+36.4%
5	The Climbers	--	1,848	--	+40.1%
6	Rambo: The Last Blood	--	1,783	--	+46.0%
7	Fagara	--	1,503	--	+18.7%

Only 16 theaters were affected today which allowed many films to climb from yesterday.

Joker's 5-day opening weekend admissions - 214,082
Joker's 5-day opening weekend estimate - $2,270,000

Joker went up from projections so that is good news. Relief probably set in for many theaters after many closures the past few days. I saw a lot of sellouts for Joker yesterday and today and it looks like theaters are retaining most of its Wednesday showtimes on Thursday.

[AndyLL]

Moderation:

 

I understand thinks in HK are a little ugly right now.

 

However politics do not belong in a box office thread other than mentioned how many theaters are closed.

 

Everything else needs to go into the politics section:

 

https://forums.boxofficetheory.com/forum/58-politics/

 

[Bluebomb]

10 hours ago, AndyLL said:

Moderation:

 

I understand thinks in HK are a little ugly right now.

 

However politics do not belong in a box office thread other than mentioned how many theaters are closed.

 

Everything else needs to go into the politics section:

 

https://forums.boxofficetheory.com/forum/58-politics/

 

I don't think you understand that politics are directly affecting the box office right now. The majority of theaters have had to close on any given day due to riots and unrest. This isn't Donald Trump doing something controversial for the millionth time in 3 days. This is hitting every spectrum of life. 24 hour supermarkets have had to close the whole day. Transportation has been shut down. Theaters have had to shut down over safety concerns for staff and the general public. Many citizens are living in fear and rushing home early to avoid interacting with these hooligans. It pains me to see how much destruction and disruption they have caused to the city. Everyone has been affected.

 

Maybe when this quiets down, you can enforce the separate politics talk from box office but not when this is an escalating situation that has been getting worse by the day.

 

A little ugly? You clearly do not understand what is going on. I suggest you educate yourself or I would be willing to provide examples. Or better yet, look through the previous post that was deleted. Hong Kong is in crisis mode. It would be as if New York was kind of separate from America but still in America, ran its own box office and citizens threw a temper tantrum and uprooted the whole city in every area and promoted themselves as judge, jury and executioner.

 

If politics and box office weren't correlating with each other, I wouldn't comment, however, they are and I will report on this situation as it develops.

 

Please do not edit my titles again. I am only reporting on the situation as it is happening. Something that many people do not have access to or don't know where to look.

[AndyLL]

 

Locked until further notice

 

8 hours ago, Bluebomb said:

I don't think you understand that politics are directly affecting the box office right now.

I understand just fine.  And it is perfectly acceptable to mention that the protests are affecting the box office.  However personal political opinion needs to stay out of it.

 

8 hours ago, Bluebomb said:

Maybe when this quiets down, you can enforce the separate politics talk from box office but not when this is an escalating situation that has been getting worse by the day.

No.  I will enforce the rules of the forum at all times.  You do not get to decide if and when we suspend the rules.

 

8 hours ago, Bluebomb said:

A little ugly? You clearly do not understand what is going on. I suggest you educate yourself or I would be willing to provide examples.

I am plenty educated.  I was being as non-political as I could be.

 

8 hours ago, Bluebomb said:

Please do not edit my titles again. I am only reporting on the situation as it is happening. Something that many people do not have access to or don't know where to look.

 

We appreciate members who create and maintain Country and movie threads.  It takes a lot of work.

 

But lets be very clear.  This is not your personal thread where you get to make the rules.  As a forum Admin I will edit any title/post I deem necessary.  If any member has issues with my edits they can take it up with @Water Bottle.

 

Politics, other than mentioning how many theaters are closed, will not be discussed in this thread.  Bloody, riots, terrorists, thugs, brainwashed, links to protests/shootings are not allowed here.

 

You are welcome to open a thread in the Politics forum to discuss what is going on in Hong Kong.

 

But this thread will not be used to allow you to interject your person politics into the discussion.

 

You will follow the rules or ownership of the thread will be given to someone else.

 

[AndyLL]

Lets try again....

[Neucentro]

Estimates for January 23, 2020 (in HKD)

1. (NEW) The Grand Grandmaster - $2,000,000 (Admissions: 29,000) - Total: $3,500,000
2. (NEW) Dolittle - $800,000 (11,000)
3. (NEW) Spies in Disguise - $650,000 (10,000)
4. (NEW) Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie - $260,000 (4,500)
5. (NEW) Enter the Fat Dragon - $250,000 (4,000)
6. (WK 3) 1917 - $200,000 (2,800) - Total: $11,500,000
7. (WK 2) Bad Boys for Life - $110,000 (1,500) - Total: $4,000,000
8. (WK 3) Little Women - $70,000 (1,000) - Total: $4,500,000

 

Entering the Lunar New Year holiday, Hong Kong will see 6 new wide releases and 1 semi-wide release which is a Japanese anime. The Grand Grandmaster is expected to rule the box office of this period, expecting a HK$40 million-plus finish. The movie is starred, written and directed by stand-up comedian Dayo Wong, who is often seen as making fun of the one-party ruled China in some of his standup performances. In a week-old video to defuse allegations that his movie was a co-production, Dayo Wong claimed he self-financed the movie to make it purely HK and not succumb to Chinese rules and censorship. This seemed to have strengthened the support of his fans for the movie.

 

With the outbreak of coronavirus looming in central China, Hong Kong, located south of mainland China, is bracing for the worst to come. The city has seen 5 confirmed infected cases so far. Some large public festive events have been cancelled. Cinemas are largely unaffected for now.  

 

Opening Jan 23
1. The Grand Grandmaster (HK) - comedy starring, written and directed by stand-up comedian Dayo Wong
2. Enter the Fat Dragon (HK) - action comedy starring Donnie Yen and many Japanese actors
3. Dolittle (US)
4. Spies in Disguise (US)
5. Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie (Japan)

 

Opening Jan 25
1. All's Well, Ends Well 2020 (HK) - comedy adopting the formula of the same-titled 1992 classic ensemble comedy
2. You Are the One (HK) - rom-com

[Neucentro]

Estimates for January 25, 2020 (in HKD)

1. (WK 1) The Grand Grandmaster - $5,300,000 (Admissions: 67,000) - Total: $12,000,000

2. (WK 1) Dolittle - $2,000,000 (24,000) - Total: $4,000,000

3. (NEW) All's Well, Ends Well 2020 - $1,450,000 (17,000)

4. (WK 1) Spies in Disguise - $1,300,000 (18,000)

5. (NEW) You Are the One - $850,000 (10,000)

6. (WK 1) Enter the Fat Dragon - $800,000 (11,000) - Total: $1,500,000

7. (WK 1) Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie - $220,000 (3,300) - Total: $700,000

 

On the first day of the Year of the Rat, all Thursday openers saw significant increases (100-220%) except for the anime movie which saw a drop (usual for the genre). The number of tickets sold for the day was close to 160,000, a 29% drop from last Lunar New Year. Daily gross for all movies was $12,900,000, down 32% from last year.

 

Opening Jan 30

1. Jojo Rabbit (US)

2. Dark Waters (US)

3. Playing with Fire (US)

4. M Little Miss Period (Japan)

5. The Farewell (US) (limited)

Edited January 26, 2020 by Neucentro

[Neucentro]

 

Disinfection hours! No more early bird showings at the No. 3 cinema chain in Hong Kong.

[dudalb]

8 hours ago, Neucentro said:

 

Disinfection hours! No more early bird showings at the No. 3 cinema chain in Hong Kong.

IMHO  only a matter of a few days until the theater closure in effect in China proper moves to Hong Kong.

[Neucentro]

14 hours ago, dudalb said:

IMHO  only a matter of a few days until the theater closure in effect in China proper moves to Hong Kong.

Maybe. But I don't remember full closure of theaters during SARS in HK.

 

So far there have been 12 confirmed cases, 1 in severe condition and 11 mild. 11 of them are people who have recently traveled to the Wuhan area and 1 is a relative to an infected Wuhan traveler. HK people are pushing for the government to put a ban on visitors from China to stop the flow of infection and alleviate the burden on the public health system. Whether the puppet government in HK listens is another matter.  Current measures only reduce visitors from the mainland by 30%.

[Alex SciChannel]

@Neucentro  and others, I'm doing a research project, does anyone have any record of the BO top 20 for Hong Kong during the 1/31 - 2/2 Weekend?

Edited March 1, 2020 by Alex SciChannel

[Neucentro]

Edited March 20, 2020 by Neucentro

[Neucentro]

On 3/1/2020 at 10:45 AM, Alex SciChannel said:

@Neucentro  and others, I'm doing a research project, does anyone have any record of the BO top 20 for Hong Kong during the 1/31 - 2/2 Weekend?

I only got the weekly top 10 for Jan 27 - Feb 2. Here they are:

 

1. (WK 2) The Grand Grandmaster HK$11,080,000 -- Total: HK$27,630,000

2. (WK 2) Dolittle HK$6,520,000 -- Total: HK$12,400,000

3. (WK 2) All's Well Ends Well 2020 HK$5,850,000 -- Total: HK$9,120,000

4. (WK 2) Spies in Disguise HK$3,620,000 -- Total: HK$7,490,000

5. (WK 2) You Are the One HK$3,150,000 -- Total: HK$5,180,000

6. (WK 2) Enter the Fat Dragon HK$2,760,000 -- Total: HK$5,080,000

7. (WK 4) 1917 HK$1,590,000 -- Total: HK$13,930,000

8. (WK 1) Jojo Rabbit HK$910,000 -- Total: HK$1,780,000

9. (WK 3) Bad Boys for Life HK$730,000 -- Total: HK$5,320,000

10. (WK 4) Little Women HK$590,000 -- Total: HK$5,510,000

[Neucentro]

Most movie theaters re-opened on May 8 after 40 days of mandatory closure.

 

People remain cautious when it comes to moviegoing. Saturday numbers do not appear to show much improvement over the month of March:

Sat, May 9 - 22,000 tickets sold (#1 The Bridge Curse)
Sat, March 28 (6pm closing) - 10,000 (#1 Bloodshot)
Sat, March 21 - 19,000 (#1 The Hunt)
Sat, March 14 - 30,000 (#1 The Battle of Jangsari)
Sat, March 7 - 33,000 (#1 The Call of the Wild)
Sat, February 29 - 28,000 (#1 The Invisible Man)

 

Admissions for Saturday, May 9:
1. (NEW) The Bridge Curse (Taiwan) - 4,700
2. Bloodshot - 4,600
3. (NEW) A Good Doctor (France) - 2,200
4. (NEW) Trolls World Tour - 2,100
5. (NEW) Heilstätten (Germany) - 1,200
6. Happy Old Year (Thailand) - 1,100
7. (Re-issue) Better Days (HK/China) - 900
8. (NEW) Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation (Japan) - 900
9. Mr. Zoo : The Missing VIP (South Korea) - 700
10. (NEW) Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (Japan) - 600

Trolls World Tour was unable to deliver a happy tune. It seems families largely avoided cinemas.

Horror movies continued to outpace other genres at the box office during the pandemic following the successes of The Invisible Man, The Platform, and The Hunt. The Bridge Curse continued the trend.

[Neucentro]

#ThrowBackFriday

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Admissions: 104,000 (#1 movie in gross - Avengers: Endgame)

1. (NEW) Pokemon: Detective Pikachu - 40,000
2. Avengers: Endgame - 37,000
3. (NEW) The Hustle - 13,000
4. Still Human (HK) - 4,800
5. Hotel Mumbai - 3,500
6. (NEW) The Prodigy - 2,200
(NEW) Never Look Away (Germany) - 400
(NEW) The Crossing (China/HK) - 350
(NEW) The Man Who Feels No Pain (India) - 200
(NEW) Dogman (Italy) - 200

Pikachu was #1 (in tickets sold)! It felt like a long time ago. Movie admissions this year were down 79% compared to a year ago, when Hotel Mumbai was a surprise hit.

[charlie Jatinder]

All Time Grossers by HKBO

 

1. Avengers 4: Endgame: $221,895,530
2. Avatar: $178,248,295
3. Avengers 3: Infinity War: $153,301,337
4. Avengers 2: Age of Ultron: $133,061,397
5. Titanic: $115,306,690
6. Captain America 3: Civil War: $112,654,686
7. Iron Man 3: $106,389,801
8. Transformers: Age of Extinction: $98,196,851
9. The Avengers: $96,705,670
10. Jurassic World: $96,295,976

[charlie Jatinder]

August 31 - September 6

 

Rank	Film Title	Distributor	Origin	Release Date	No. of days	Total Gross this week(HK$)	Total Gross(HK$)
1	Peninsula	EDKO	Korea	28/08/2020	10	6,130,836	13,718,902
2	Beyond The Dream	GS	Hong Kong	02/07/2020	67	2,132,796	12,347,137
3	The New Mutants	BVI	USA	03/09/2020	4	2,034,567	2,034,567
4	Unhinged	EDKO	USA	03/09/2020	4	753,952	1,013,793
5	Last Letter	ARH	Japan	03/09/2020	4	497,927	497,927
6	Upgrade	UP	USA	09/07/2020	60	253,825	734,819
7	Twittering Birds Never Fly: The clouds gather	NF	Japan	28/08/2020	10	227,610	431,288
8	The Room	SCML	France	28/08/2020	10	204,620	386,894
9	My Prince Edward	GS	Hong Kong	11/06/2020	88	174,798	5,175,344
10	Legally Declared Dead	EMP	Hong Kong	25/06/2020	74	135,422	7,940,449

Edited September 11, 2020 by charlie Jatinder

[efialtes76]

Tenet is doing great.

Much,much better than mainland.

63k admissions on Friday.

89k Saturday.

92k Sunday.

Edited September 13, 2020 by efialtes76

[charlie Jatinder]

TENET OD was $323k on Thursday. So $3mn weekend, unless Friday includes Thursday admits, in that case will be $2.7mn Approx.

 

Edited September 13, 2020 by charlie Jatinder