[2024.05.23] TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN EXCEEDS HK$ 70 MILLION

German Cheung personally shoots a video to encourage the little tough guy who suffers from heart disease
courtesy of singtao.com

German Cheung turns into "Sei Jai" for a video to encourage little tough guy Kansas, telling him not to put underwear on his head and promises to give him a mask

Little tough guy Kansas after watching TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN transforms a pair of underwear into a mask to dress up as "Sei Jai"

The production is actively considering the feasibility of preserving the TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN set and opening it to the public as a landmark 

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN's box office momentum remains strong, exceeding HK$ 77 million over 22 days
courtesy of mingpao.com

Since the movie TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN's release on May 1st, its Hong Kong box office has exceeded 70 million in three weeks, as it became the single-day box office champion for 21 consecutive days. It surpassed COLD WAR 2 (HONG JIN I) to reach fourth place on the top ten Chinese language film box office in Hong Kong. So far the top three are A GUILTY CONSCIENCE (DUK SIT DAI JONG), WARRIORS OF FUTURE (MING YUT JIN GEI) and TABLE FOR SIX (FAN HEI GUNG SUM). According to the mainland Maoyan box office site, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN is currently second at the box office. As of yesterday it has accumulated 570 million RMB.

Aside from its box office success, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN also performed well in overseas sales. Aside from being in release in three places on both sides of the strait, Singapore and Malaysia; Australia, New Zealand and England would follow, then North America and Europe. According to foreign media reports at TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN's appearance in Cannes, Korea, India, and Eastern European countries were among the buyers.

The lead actors in the film, Raymond Lam Fung, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Tony Wu Tsz-tung and German Cheung Man Kit played "The Four Sons of the Walled City", called themselves the "Kowloon Four". Every time the four attended audience appreciation events they became the focus, as their number of their fans and box office continued to rise simultaneously. The age range was even wider.

The Lau Chun Him played "Shun Yat" has captivated many female viewers. Some warned online against bringing girlfriends to watch TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, because girlfriends would become "Mrs. Lau". Playing the role of "Sei Jai" in the film, Cheung Man Kit had powerful martial arts skills and extraordinary agility. The degree of difficulty of his martial arts action has caught the attention of many viewers and fascinated many fans. Kansas, a 7-year-old little tough guy with congenital heart disease and who has undergone 6 heart surgeries, is also a fan of the movie TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN. Also because of this movie, he has fallen for the Cheung Man Kit played character of "Sei Jai". He was so into it that he turned his underwear at home into a mask to dress up as "Sei Jai". German has learned about the little tough guy's fan behavior decided to don the mask for him and personally shot a video to encourage him. German said, "Little tough guy, I am Sei Jai. Let me tell you, don't put that pair of underwear on your face again. Next time Big Brother will give you a mask. So you have to put your heart into studying, grow up quickly, and be a great hero when you grow up, come on!"

In addition, outside voices wanted to retain the production set of TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN and organize it into a landmark open to the public. The production company said that it will actively consider its feasibility and also contacting relevant departments. Everyone would still need time to communicate about the specific plan on how to present the true original appearance of the set. Many viewers posted comments on the TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN social media about the current 126 minute version had a 150 minute extended version. They also asked for end credit "Easter eggs".