Hong Kong films were once incomparably brilliant, and many superstars emerged in Hong Kong, such as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Chow Sing Chi, Andy Lau and others who were popular throughout Asia that year. In the film industry, there is a saying that "the king does not see the king", and every superstar will not go to the other side to play after the explosion. The chances of working together are slim, but the Hong Kong market is so big, so the superstars often meet to stage box office wars.
The artists who can best represent Hong Kong films are definitely Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat and Chow Sing Chi, these three are also the highest box office standards in the golden age of Hong Kong films. In the 1991 Hong Kong box office competition, "Double Monday Cheng" met for the first time, and the result was that Xingye defeated the two big brothers to easily win the annual box office championship. The first encounter was that after Zhou Xingchi became popular, he was only a little famous in the 80s, but he had not yet formed an influence and did not have much box office appeal.
Stephen Chow's popularity in the film industry was 1990's "Gamble Saint", which was hard to find after the film was launched, and finally sold 41.32 million Hong Kong dollars at the Hong Kong box office, becoming the strongest dark horse in history. Since then, Star Ye has risen to power, and the appeal of the box office has soared all the way to the unbeatable. If it is said that the gold content of Zhou Xingchi's victory in 90 years should be discounted, because Jackie Chan did not have works this year, then everyone in 91 had works launched, so that the box office comparison is strong and weak.
Entering the 90s, it was really a year of superstar scuffles, each superstar was at their peak, and the competition in the Local Market in Hong Kong was even more fierce. In 1991, Xingye had "Truant Weilong", big brother had "Flying Eagle Project", and Fa Ge had "Across the Sea". These works are the top ten box office of the year, before the competition, no one expected that Zhou Xingchi would be so fierce, he could easily beat Jackie Chan Zhou Runfa to win the annual crown.
How fierce was Stephen Chow in the film industry in the 90s? In 1991, "Truant Veyron" sold another 43.89 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the record of "Gamble Saint" in 1990 at the box office. In the same year, Jackie Chan's "Flying Eagle Project" was also very popular, and it received 39.05 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, ranking second in the year with a slight difference. Chow Yun-fat's "Across the World" also received HK$33.6 million, ranking fourth, and he lost to Xingye again. In 1990, the "double week" was contested, and the result was that Fa Ge's "Ji Xing GongZhao" was defeated at the box office, and this time the three superstars met and the star master won, he really deserved to be the king of the Hong Kong box office.
In 1991, Jackie Chan continued to dominate the Asian market, and his "Flying Eagle Project" was a super big production, but in the Hong Kong market, he lost to Stephen Chow, and the big brother was indeed greatly impacted in those years. This year, there is also a superstar who has risen again, he is the Kung Fu Emperor Jet Li, although his "Huang Feihong" only sold for HK$29.7 million in Hong Kong, ranking eighth in the year, but it is very popular in Other Asia. The momentum of Zhou Runfa is still very strong, but the box office power is not as good as Chow Xingchi, and the box office war of that year was wonderful, and such a grand situation is difficult to see in today's film industry.
The "Truant Veyron" series is a super classic, and each of them has achieved extremely high-grossing box office, these works are still talked about by fans, and the broadcast rate on TV stations is also very high. "Across the Seas" and "Flying Eagle Project" are also high-quality Hong Kong films, but they are always a little worse in terms of dissemination, which may also be related to the genre of the film, after all, comedies will never become obsolete and have a natural advantage. In those years, Zhou Xingchi's box office was the strongest, and in 1992, his "Death Judge" was even more explosive for 50 million Hong Kong dollars, which was synonymous with box office guarantee in Hong Kong that year.
So has Stephen Chow been invincible at the box office since his rise and popularity? In fact, it is not, the box office between the "double Mondays" has won and lost, such as zhou runfa's "God of Gamblers 2" in 1994, which exploded for 52.58 million Hong Kong dollars, refreshing the historical box office record previously set by Xingye. In the mid-1990s, Jackie Chan regained the initiative, and in 1995, his "Red Fan District" exploded for 56.91 million Hong Kong dollars to break the Fa Ge record, and in 1996, "Simple Tasks" sold for 57.51 million Hong Kong dollars and set a new record again. Who among these old superstars do you like a little more movies? Comments are welcome!