[2024.07.03] TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN HEADS FOR HK$ 110 MILLION AT THE BOX OFFICE

Soi Cheang, Yu Yi, John Chong and Tony Wu attend an audience appreciation event 
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On the day of the KITEC farewell, director Soi Cheang, producer John Chong and creator Yu Yi attend an audience appreciation event at the Metroplex 

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN has set the highest attendance record for a Hong Kong film
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The movie TWILIGHT OF THE WARRORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) has been in release for 62 days so far. According to the Hong Kong Box Office Co. Ltd.'s 2024 mid-year report, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN that has repeatedly achieved great results has the highest attendance record for a Hong Kong movie since 2013 when the record keeping began. Its admission reached 1,598,773 people (as of June 30, 2024). It has also become the second highest attendance record for Chinese and foreign films in history, and is expected to reach a new high. The film has been in release for 62 days. As of June 30, its total box office in Hong Kong and Macau recorded HK$ 109,782,568, approaching the box office mark of HK$110 million.

On the farewell day of the Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Center, the TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN producer John Chong Ching, director Soi Cheang Pou Soi, and the original novel author Yu Yi went to the Cinema City the Metroplex that has operated at the KITEC for 10 years to express their gratitude to the audience. It also became the last screening of the Metroplex. The day of the audience appreciation event was particularly meaningful. The team took a group photo with hundreds of viewers on hand. Cheang Pou Soi said, "I have experienced many premieres here, and I sometimes have test screenings here. This place is slated for reconstruction and of course I am reluctant to leave; like our movie 'can't leave but can't stay either', this is the characteristic of Hong Kong."

The director also shared many little secrets from the film, saying that the script kept being adjusted during filming. Cheang Pou Soi revealed that the Four Sons of the Walled City conceived the idea of their move against Wong Gau. At first he yelled at them, asking how would they shoot with a sword in the mouth? Then after further consideration it was actually viable. Cheang Pou Soi said that despite what happened to the Louis Koo Tin Lok played Tornado, he hoped that the entire team would contain the spirit of Tornado and thus "tornado" appeared at the most wonderful moment and turned the situation around. "A strong gust of wind swept up a very large piece of cloth, this design made us realize that despite the absence of people their spirit would remain."

In addition, the top five highest-grossing movies in Hong Kong in the first half of the year were also announced yesterday. They included TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, TABLE FOR SIX 2 (FAN HEI GUNG SUM 2), THE MOON THIEVES (DOH YUET JEH), WE 12 (12 GWAI DOH) and ROB N ROLL (LUM SI GIP ONG).