Hong Kong Film Business Reopens With a Surge After Lockdowns

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Hong Kong’s film industry moved ahead on several fronts over the weekend after coronavirus-mandated lockdowns were reduced. But the return to business is likely to be uneven. Cinemas reopened on Th…

over the weekend totaled $2.2 million over the four days between Thursday and Sunday, according to data from the Hong Kong Box Office Limited, a joint venture of the Motion Picture Industry Association and the Hong Kong Theater Association.

While the organization declined to provide running totals for each film, it said that local crime thriller “Shock Wave 2” starring Andy Lau and Sean Lau Ching-wan, headed the box office. It was followed by “Wonder Woman 1984,” animated feature “Soul,” Hong Kong youth dance drama “The Way We Keep Dancing” and Japanese anime “Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train.”

After being closed for 163 days in the last year, and missing the recent Christmas, New year and Lunar New Year peak seasons, Hong Kong movie theaters can now operate with 50% capacity restrictions. The city government has also banned food and drink in auditoriums, meaning that theaters are deprived of concessions revenue and may continue to struggle even if attendance holds up well.

“The box office has already performed really well. It shows that audiences still love to go to the cinema, which is a safe and comfortable place to watch movies,” HKTA’s secretariat told Variety. “We hope that landlords can understand cinemas’ struggles and offer rental concessions. We also urge the government to quickly remove the restrictions imposed on cinemas so that businesses could return to the way it was before,” said HKTA secretariat.

Despite the continuing uncertainties, Thursday also saw the inauguration of Golden Scene’s art and culture themed boutique cinema with four houses with a total of 283 seats. It is located in the Kennedy Town district, close to the recently extended subway system and to a student catchment area.

 

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