[2019.01.03] AGENT MR. CHAN TOPS 2018 HONG KONG FILMS

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The Hong Kong Box Office Co. Ltd. yesterday announced the 2018 Hong Kong box office. Last year 353 first run films were released, 53 were Hong Kong films and 300 were non Hong Kong films. The total box office was HK$ 1.95 billion, a 5.57% rise from 2017's total box office of HK$ 1.85 billion.

The Dayo Wong Tze Wah and Charmaine Sheh Sze Man starred AGENT MR. CHAN (DUNG DUK DUT GUNG) with HK$ 44.7 million became the 2018 top Chinese film. In second was the Chow Yun Fat and Aaron Kwok Fu Sing starred PROJECT GUTENBERG (MO SEUNG) with HK$ 34.4 million. In third was the Lunar New Year film A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT (NGOR DIK CHING DIK NUI SAI) with HK$ 17.42 million.

As for foreign films, Marvel's AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR reigned with HK$ 153 million to become the top foreign film and the 2018 box office champion. In a distant second was JURASSIC WORLD: LOST KINGDOM with HK$ 88.64 million and in third was INCREDIBLES 2 with HK$ 71.2 million.

2018 TOP TEN GROSSING HONG KONG FILM
TITLE/RELEASE DATE/TOTAL BOX OFFICE (HK$)
10. OPERATION RED SEA, March 1 2018 to May 11 2018, 8,719,814
9. THE MONKEY KING 3, February 15 2018 to March 18 2018, 8,944,787
8. MASTER Z: THE IP MAN LEGACY, December 20 2018 to In Release, 10,797,344
7. THE GOLDEN JOB, September 20 2018 to October 29 2018, 10,888,179
6. MEN ON THE DRAGON, August 2 2018 to November 14 2018, 15,659,710
5. MONSTER HUNT 2, February 162018 to April 11 2018, 16,092,372
4. L STORM, August 23 2018 to October 21 2018, 17,412,266
3. A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT, February 15 2018 to March 14 2018, 17,427,912
2. PROJECT GUTENBERG, October 4 2018 to December 21 2018, 34,409,256
1. AGENT MR. CHAN, February 15 2018 to April 18 2018, 44,709,699

2018 TOP TEN GROSSING NON HONG KONG FILMS
10. ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE LAST 49 DAYS, August 9 2018 to October 3 2018, 48,243,743
9. ALONG WITH THE GODS: THE TWO WORLDS, January 11 2018 to April 11 2018, 54,431,267
8. DEADPOOL 2, May 16 2018 to July 22 2018, 54,597,460
7. AQUAMAN, December 20 2018 to In Release, 55,072,783
6. ANT-MAN AND THE WASP, July 4 2018 to September 5 2018, 57,068,721
5. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALL OUT, July 26 2018 to October 16 2018, 60,449,812
4. BLACK PANTHER, February 13 2018, April 24 2018, 63,312,121
3. INCREDIBLES 2, July 19 2018 to September 24 2018, 71,205,663
2. JURASSIC WORLD: LOST KINGDOM, June 7 2018 to August 29 2018, 88,649,003
1. AVENGERS: INFINTIY WAR, April 25 2018 to July 25 2018, 153,301,337