Saturday, February 28, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - February 22, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: February 22, 2015

As of this writing, Box Office Mojo and EntGroup have not released the numbers for the Hong Kong Box Office for this weekend. Trying HKFilmart.com, which is a weekly report vs. weekend report.


Weekend of February 22, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Stand By Me: 多啦A夢 (Stand By Me: Doraemon)
2 衝上雲霄 (Triumph In The Skies)
3 賭城風雲2 (From Vegas To Macau II/The Man From Macau II)
4 12金鴨 (12 Golden Ducks)
5 Kingsman: The Secret Service (皇家特工:間諜密令)
6 Penguins Of Madagascar (荒失失企鵝)
7 Fifty Shades of Grey (格雷的五十道色戒)
8 浮華宴 (An Inspector Calls)
9 超級無敵羊咩咩大電影之咩最勁! (Shaun The Sheep Movie)
10 The Imitation Game (解碼遊戲)

Source: HKFlimArt and WMOOV - retrieved February 24, 2015

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - February 22, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of February 22, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) 2
2 大囍臨門 (The Wonderful Wedding) 1
3 Into The Woods (魔法黑森林) 1
4 Fifty Shades Of Grey (格雷的五十道陰影) 2
5 The Penguins Of Madagascar (馬達加斯加爆走企鵝) 2
6 鐵獅玉玲瓏2 (Lion Dancing 2) 1
7 天將雄師 (Dragon Blade) 1
8 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 3
9 American Sniper (美國狙擊手) 6
10 奇人密碼:古羅布之謎 (The Arti: The Adventure Begins) 2
11 Jupiter Ascending (朱比特崛起) 3
12 Whiplash (進擊的鼓手) 4
13 Big Hero 6 (大英雄天團) 9
14 巧虎電影:巧虎與小白鯨的大冒險 4
15 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:海陸大出擊) 4
16 Birdmad (鳥人) 6
17 Coming In (歡迎光臨愛情沙龍) 1
18 江戶川柯南失蹤事件:史上最糟糕的兩天 (Detective Conan - Missing Conan Edogawa Case - His History’s Worst Two Days) 4
19 Project Almanac (跨界失控) 3
20 Wild (那時候,我只剩下勇敢) 4

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved February 24, 2015

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - February 22, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: February 22, 2015


Weekend of February 22, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 天将雄师 (Dragon Blade)
2 澳门风云2 (From Vegas To Macau II/The Man From Macau II)
3 钟馗伏魔:雪妖魔灵 (Zhong Kui: Snow Girl And The Dark Crystal)
4 狼图腾 (Wolf Totem)
5 爸爸去哪儿2 (Where Are We Going, Dad? 2)
6 冲上云霄 (Triumph In The Skies)
7 爸爸的假期 (Emperor's Holidays)
8 有一个地方只有我们知道 (Somewhere Only We Know)
9 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (饥饿游戏3:嘲笑鸟)
10 熊出没之雪岭熊风 (Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved February 24, 2015

Friday, February 20, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - February 15, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: February 15, 2015

As of this writing, Box Office Mojo and EntGroup have not released the numbers for the Hong Kong Box Office for this weekend. Trying HKFilmart.com, which is a weekly report vs. weekend report.


Weekend of February 15, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 Kingsman: The Secret Service (皇家特工:間諜密令)
2 Fifty Shades of Grey (格雷的五十道色戒)
3 Stand By Me: 多啦A夢 (Stand By Me: Doraemon)
4 Jupiter Ascending (木昇戰紀)
5 Penguins Of Madagascar (荒失失企鵝)
6 鴨王 (The Gigolo)
7 American Sniper (美國狙擊手)
8 Wild (狂野行)
9 寄生獸 (Parasyte)
10 Still Alice (永遠的愛麗絲)

Source: HKFlimArt and WMOOV - retrieved February 17, 2015

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - February 15, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: February 15, 2015


Weekend of February 15, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 有一个地方只有我们知道 (Somewhere Only We Know)
2 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (饥饿游戏3:嘲笑鸟)
3 熊出没之雪岭熊风 (Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter)
4 狼图腾 (Wolf Totem)
5 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (霍比特人:五军之战)
6 奔跑吧! 兄弟 (Running Man)
7 有种你爱我 (One Night Stud)
8 一路惊喜 (Crazy New Year's Eve)
9 神探驾到 (An Inspector Calls)
10 喜羊羊与灰太狼之羊年喜羊羊 (Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Amazing Pleasant Goat)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved February 17, 2015

Monday, February 16, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - February 15, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of February 15, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Fifty Shades Of Grey (格雷的五十道陰影) 1
2 The Penguins Of Madagascar (馬達加斯加爆走企鵝) 1
3 Kingsman: The Secret Service (金牌特務) 1
4 Jupiter Ascending (朱比特崛起) 2
5 奇人密碼:古羅布之謎 (The Arti: The Adventure Begins) 1
6 American Sniper (美國狙擊手) 5
7 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 2
8 Project Almanac (跨界失控) 2
9 Whiplash (進擊的鼓手) 3
10 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:海陸大出擊) 3
11 The Pyramid (驚字塔) 3
12 巧虎電影:巧虎與小白鯨的大冒險 3
13 Vice (啟動機械碼) 2
14 Big Hero 6 (大英雄天團) 8
15 江戶川柯南失蹤事件:史上最糟糕的兩天 (Detective Conan - Missing Conan Edogawa Case - His History’s Worst Two Days) 3
16 Birdmad (鳥人) 5
17 Paddington (柏靈頓:熊愛趴趴走) 2
18 Wild (那時候,我只剩下勇敢) 3
19 重返20歲 (Miss Granny/Back To 20's/20, Once Again) 4
20 黃金時代 (The Golden Era) 3

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved February 16, 2015

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - February 8, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of February 8, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 Jupiter Ascending (朱比特崛起) 1
2 American Sniper (美國狙擊手) 4
3 Project Almanac (跨界失控) 1
4 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:海陸大出擊) 2
5 Still Alice (我想念我自己) 1
6 Big Hero 6 (大英雄天團) 7
7 The Pyramid (驚字塔) 2
8 Whiplash (進擊的鼓手) 2
9 巧虎電影:巧虎與小白鯨的大冒險 2
10 Vice (啟動機械碼) 1
11 Paddington (柏靈頓:熊愛趴趴走) 1
12 江戶川柯南失蹤事件:史上最糟糕的兩天 (Detective Conan - Missing Conan Edogawa Case - His History’s Worst Two Days) 2
13 Birdmad (鳥人) 4
14 Taken 3 (即刻救援3) 5
15 Wild (那時候,我只剩下勇敢) 2
16 重返20歲 (Miss Granny/Back To 20's/20, Once Again) 3
17 Unbroken (永不屈服) 3
18 江南1970 (Gangnam 1970) 2
19 技術者們 (The Con Artists) 3
20 Begin Again (曼哈頓戀習曲) 7

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved February 13, 2015

Friday, February 13, 2015

奔跑吧! 兄弟 - Running Man



奔跑吧! 兄弟 (Running Man) is an 2015 film out of Zhong Guo. The movie stars Angelababy, Wang Baoqiang, Li Chen, Michael Chen, Ryan Cheng, Wong Cho-lam, Sie Yi-Lin, Lynn Hung, Guo Jingfei, Eleven, Kim Jong-kook. The film is based on a popular Zhong Guo variety show of the same name.



The movie starts with the introduction of the team as they arrive at the airport. Eleven eventually shows up as their tour guide. When they get to the hotel, we are introduced to the whole team and the pick teams. The winning team gets to stay in the nice hotel rooms and the loser gets the no so nice hotel rooms. The swimming pool event is using their hands only to knock their opponent off the stage. The next day, they are present with an activity to find up to 200 clues. The winning team will receive $888,888 CNY. A killer has been made available in this game. Game on!



I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what I saw. Because I have not seen the Zhong Guo variety show nor the original Korean version, I wasn't sure what was going on. And the captions they had on screen were not translated so I didn't get the jokes. However, I understand enough to ask myself why the heck I paid AMC prices to watch this. I could have just watched the Youtube version of the TV show. Yikes! But its doing tremendous biz in the motherland. I went with a buddy that knows the Korean version and we were the only ones in the theater.

Youtube Trailer.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - February 8, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: February 8, 2015


Weekend of February 8, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 奔跑吧! 兄弟 (Running Man)
2 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (霍比特人:五军之战)
3 熊出没之雪岭熊风 (Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter)
4 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (饥饿游戏3:嘲笑鸟)
5 一路惊喜 (Crazy New Year's Eve)
6 有种你爱我 (One Night Stud)
7 喜羊羊与灰太狼之羊年喜羊羊 (Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Amazing Pleasant Goat)
8 神探驾到 (An Inspector Calls)
9 Unbroken (坚不可摧)
10 重返20岁 (Miss Granny/Back To 20's/20, Once Again)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved February 9, 2015

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Hong Kong Box Office - February 1, 2015 - 香港票房榜

Hong Kong Box Office - Week Ending: February 1, 2015

As of this writing, Box Office Mojo and EntGroup have not released the numbers for the Hong Kong Box Office for this weekend. Trying HKFilmart.com, which is a weekly report vs. weekend report.


Weekend of February 1, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 American Sniper (美國狙擊手)
2 Mortdecai (華麗怪盜)
3 寄生獸 (Parasyte)
4 鴨王 (The Gigolo)
5 Birdman (飛鳥俠)
6 Into The Woods (魔法黑森林)
7 撒嬌女人最好命 (Women Who Flirt)
8 Nightcrawler (頭條殺機)
9 Black Sea (黑海潛航:追擊20億)
10 Blackhat (黑客特攻)

Source: HKFlimArt and WMOOV - retrieved February 9, 2015

Monday, February 9, 2015

No Box Office Numbers For Past Weekend Yet

Taiwan, Zhong Guo, and Hong Kong have not released numbers for the past weekends box office. Will update if and when they come out.

UPDATE: Seriously, right after I posted, the Zhong Guo box office comes out. Its been only 9 minutes.

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Dracula Untold - 德古拉:永咒傳奇



Dracula Untold (德古拉:永咒傳奇) is an 2014 film. The film stars Luke Evans with support from Sarah Gadon. The movie is an re-imagining of Vlad the Impaler's origins.



Luke Evans plays Vlad the Impaler, a prince of Transylvania. The Ottoman empire controls the region while planning to conquer Europe. When the Sultan asks for 1,000 boys to add to his Janissary corp, including his son, Vlad is forced to make hard decisions. Vlad just had a run in with a vampire in the mountains and seeks his power to defeat the oncoming troops. When drinking of the vampire, he has 3 days time to reject blood, but getting all the benefits of vampire power. Vlad starts to win the battles and the Ottoman empire start to retreat, but not before he has to make a decision.

This movie was dark fantasy drama. Taking a "realistic" view of the Dracula and the vampire genre. The world at the time didn't seem to dispute that there are vampires, but accepted it. Luke Evan's battle between good, family, price of a nation, and evil is on full display. This was no "I want to suck your blood" movie. This was a modern take on "monsters" and their unlikely path to being "evil". Seems like Vlad had no choice.

In the middle on recommending this movie. It wasn't all that action packed in the sense of a good fight, but there were plenty of battles. It was in an era that I like to see movies from, the middle ages. And Luke Evans and Sarah Gadon made it very easy to keep your eyes on the screen.



Saturday, February 7, 2015

Fight Club - 鬥陣俱樂部 - 搏擊會



Fight Club (鬥陣俱樂部/搏擊會) is an 1999 film staring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt. The supporting cast include Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf (Robert Paulson), and Jared Leto. The movie is considered one of the most influential movies of the late 1990s. The most famous line of the movie, "First rule of Fight Club is. . . you do not talk about Fight Club", is now part of the pop culture lexicon.



Norton plays a insurance man that gets addicted to support groups trying to cure his insomnia. He meets Brad Pitt's character, Tyler Durden, on a plane and looks him up after some bad things happen to him. Eventfully, this friendship starts the fight club. The fight club starts small, get's semi-organized, and starts to cause havoc across the city.

This is one of those movies that I stop to watch all the time over the years. Recently, its been on heavy rerun on HBO since last summer. I recently watched bits of it again. You really can pick up anytime and go from there. It is that interesting of a movie. I think that's a true mark of an movie. The ability for it to stand the test of time. For me and many others, it has. The success it lack at the box has all been recovered in the home media arena.

"Fight Club" is often used in pop culture reference for underground activities and more recently, humorous activities. Usually referred in conjunction with a quote from the movie, "First rule of Fight Club is. . . you do not talk about Fight Club". You replace "Fight Club" with your vice.

If you haven't watched it before, give it a chance. It's no longer the extreme movie it was considered in 1999, but it stands the test of time with its style, dialogue, acting, and story.



Friday, February 6, 2015

Noah - 諾亞方舟



Noah (諾亞方舟) is an 2014 film. The movie stars Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Anthony Hopkins. The film is based on a biblical character of the same name.



In the early ages, Noah witnesses the death of his father. Fast forward a lot of years, Noah has a family of his own, but the earth is dying. When Noah's grandfather, Methuselah, gives him a seed from the garden of Eden, it brings life around his camp and forest sprouts. Noah embarks to build a ark as he knows world ending storm is coming. When the rest of the world finds out, they try to take over. The flood happens.

This movie was pretty entertaining. Crowe gives a good performance. The rest of the cast were just there. The movie was slow in parts, but I did not fall asleep or fast forward. If you're looking for a grand spectacle of a movie, this is one of them.



Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Zhong Guo Box Office - February 1, 2015 - 中国票房榜

Zhong Guo Box Office - Week Ending: February 1, 2015


Weekend of February 1, 2015
Rank Film Title
1 The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies (霍比特人:五军之战)
2 奔跑吧! 兄弟 (Running Man)
3 熊出没之雪岭熊风 (Boonie Bears: Mystical Winter)
4 重返20岁 (Miss Granny/Back To 20's/20, Once Again)
5 喜羊羊与灰太狼之羊年喜羊羊 (Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf – Amazing Pleasant Goat)
6 Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb/Night At The Museum 3 (博物馆奇妙夜3)
7 Unbroken (坚不可摧)
8 Seventh Son (第七子:降魔之战)
9 智取威虎山 (The Taking Of Tiger Mountain)
10 谍 莲花 (Lotus Code)

Source: Ent Group - retrieved February 2, 2015

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Lone Survivor - 紅翼行動



Lone Survivor (紅翼行動) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana. The movie is based on an 2007 novel of the same name.

A four man SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team is tasked to track down and to kill an Taliban leader named Ahmad Shah. The go into the hills above a village to identify Ahamd Shah. However, they are discovered and a long drawn out stand off happens. As you can tell from the title of the film, only one member of the four man surveillance team makes it back alive.



The movie was a mild box office hit due to the time it was released. The film was released during January, generally a slow time of the year. It started a limited release run during Christmas of 2013. But did most of its business in 2014.

What did I think of the film? It was slow to start and bit of a let down at the end. But entertaining for the most part. It shouldn't be compared to American Sniper in any way shape or form. But it is a war time movie and it does go into a bit that war is not good.



Monday, February 2, 2015

Taiwan Box Office - February 1, 2015 - 台灣票房榜


Weekend of February 1, 2015
Rank Film Title Weeks
1 American Sniper (美國狙擊手) 3
2 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water (海綿寶寶:海陸大出擊) 1
3 The Pyramid (驚字塔) 1
4 Big Hero 6 (大英雄天團) 6
5 Taken 3 (即刻救援3) 4
6 Birdmad (鳥人) 3
7 巧虎電影:巧虎與小白鯨的大冒險 1
8 江戶川柯南失蹤事件:史上最糟糕的兩天 (Detective Conan - Missing Conan Edogawa Case - His History’s Worst Two Days) 1
9 Whiplash (進擊的鼓手) 1
10 Mortdecai (神鬼大盜) 2
11 Wild (那時候,我只剩下勇敢) 1
12 重返20歲 (Miss Granny/Back To 20's/20, Once Again) 2
13 Unbroken (永不屈服) 2
14 江南1970 (Gangnam 1970) 1
15 技術者們 (The Con Artists) 2
16 十萬夥急 (Time Is Money) 3
17 最終章─火影忍者劇場版 (The Last - Naruto The Movie) 3
18 撒嬌女人最好命 (Women Who Flirt) 1
19 Begin Again (曼哈頓戀習曲) 6
20 推拿 (Blind Massage) 2

Source: Yahoo! Movies Taiwan - retrieved February 2, 2015