Tuesday January 1, 2008 Hong Kong Movie theaters in Hong Kong have helped rake in one billion Hong Kong dollars (US$128 million) in 2007, reported the local Motion Picture Industry Association. As of December 30, a total of 232 films have been screened, among them 50 made in Hong Kong. These local films have generated gross revenue of HK$227 million, Tuesday's Wen Wei Po newspaper cited the association as saying. Derek Yee's crime film "Protégé," starring Andy Lau, Daniel Wu and Anita Yuen, eclipsed other Hong Kong films with HK$26 million. "Spider-Man 3," with a local box office revenue of HK$55 million, wound up as the most bankable film produced by a non-Hong Kong team. Other foreign front-runners included "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "Transformers." credits: cri.
Many movies has to be seen in a cinema because of the visual and sound impact that you don't have at home - except your name is Bill Gates...
50 locally made movies, thats about ONE movie a week practically, it doesn't sound too bad. Until you see some of them and you find majority are duds.
I think this probably applies to action films. For soppy romance and comedies, I think many people still prefer to watch it on disc. A movie ticket costs about HKD40. A pirated disc is only about HKD15 and can be shared. I so agree with you! Well, there are some exceptions, of course, but really, most of them are crappy
