Hong Kong looks to rising talent and medium-sized films to revive box office
Hong Kong’s box office continues to struggle, despite boasting two blockbusters at the start of the year. Can a new generation of filmmakers and a focus on medium-sized productions help revive fortunes in the territory?
‘Hoppers’ stays top of UK-Ireland box office; ‘Project Hail Mary’ previews hit second place
Universal’s ‘Reminders Of Him’ and Studiocanal’s ‘How To Make A Killing’ opened in top five.
‘Hoppers’ jumps to $165m total at global box office; ‘Reminders Of Him’ lands with $28m
Elsewhere, ‘Scream 7’ set a franchise record for Paramount.
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Further releases include ‘Resurrection’, ‘The Love That Remains’ and ‘Everybody To Kenmure Street’.
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Disney’s Pixar has returned to winning ways for original animation.
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The period drama is the first film in two years to reach the box office milestone.
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‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘GOAT’ made up for ‘Bridget Jones’ deficiency.
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Netflix is starting ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ in select sites.
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Local titles occupied the top four places.
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Meanwhile, Chinese films continue hold on top 10 chart led by car racing comedy ‘Pegasus 3’.
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‘The Testament Of Ann Lee’ and ’Sirat’ are also in cinemas.
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Box office hit $830m over the holiday period.
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Overall takings for Hong Kong and Macao reached $5.1m (HK $39.7m) from February 16-19.
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Sony animation ‘Goat’ passes £10m on second weekend as most openers land around £300,000.
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‘Wuthering Heights’ now in fourth place, passes $150m worldwide.
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“The audience for female-skewing films is underserved,” says head of motion picture group Marie-Claire Benson.
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Bafta nominees ‘Wasteman’ and ‘The Secret Agent’ are also out in cinemas.
