Hong Kong films had a very glorious era, and the quantity and quality of Hong Kong films released in that era were very high, and movie stars emerged in an endless stream, each leading the way.
Zhou Runfa, Zhang Guorong, Jackie Chan, Zhou Xingchi, Lv Liangwei, Dillon, Liang Jiahui, Liang Chaowei, Li Ming, Andy Lau and other big coffee have their own gods.
However, throughout the 1980s and 1990s, three people stood out from the crowd of movie stars, who ushered in their own era, were the representatives of the Hong Kong film industry, and were regarded as the ultimate guarantee of the Hong Kong film box office.
Stephen Chow, the king of comedy, the pinnacle of nonsense movies.
Zhou Runfa, the king of gunfights, ushered in the era of hero films in gunfight movies.
Jackie Chan, the king of action movies, is his own kung fu comedy and a world-class action master.
The audience put them together and collectively called them "Bi-Weekly Cheng".
In that era, the box office champion of Hong Kong films was basically contracted by the three of them, taking turns.
They have won brilliant honors, but also witnessed the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies, next, let's go back to that period of glory together, feel the box office dominance of "double weekly success"!
In 1971, Bruce Lee came out, and the movie "Big Brother Tangshan" set a box office record of 3.19 million Hong Kong dollars, thus creating a trend of kung fu films.
But two years later, Bruce Lee died suddenly, and Hong Kong films were the domain of the three brothers, Hui Guanjie, Hui Guanwen and Hui Guanying, and the box office champions were either the films they cooperated with or the films starring one of them.
It's just that the Quality and Quantity of Hong Kong films of the 1970s are far inferior to those of the golden age of the 1980s and 1990s.
In 1978, Jackie Chan starred in "Drunken Fist" and "Snake-shaped Executioner" with his own unique style, which was the second and eighth at the box office, respectively, and the box office champion of this year was the Xu brothers' "Deed of Sale".
Jackie Chan: Suddenly popular, two consecutive box office champions
Chow Yun-fat: Movie box office poison
Stephen Chow: Children's program host
In 1979, Jackie Chan starred in "Laughing Fist Strange Moves" with a box office performance of 5.44 million to win the box office championship, and Jackie Chan also began to become popular, which was also the first time That Jackie Chan won the box office championship.
In 1980, Jackie Chan continued to work hard, starring in "Master and Brother Out of the Horse" and "Killer Trench", one of which won the box office championship and the other ranked third at the box office.
However, at this time, Jackie Chan's fire was not enough, and he was at a disadvantage in the competition between the three Xu brothers and Mai Jia and others.
The box office champion of Hong Kong films is still the world of the three Hui brothers.
At this time, the other two protagonists of our story did not keep up with Jackie Chan.
Zhou Runfa was busy making TV dramas at this time, and the "Shanghai Beach" cooperated with Zhao Yazhi in 1980 was very popular, but In the film circle, Fa Ge did not play well, most of the movies he made were not good at the box office, and Fa Ge was also called "box office poison." ”
Our other protagonist, Zhou Xingchi, is even more obscure, he and Liang Chaowei have been admitted to the TVB training class, after entering the show business circle, Xingzai was sent to host children's programs, belonging to his era, still in the distant future.
Jackie Chan: The box office is still strong
Zhou Runfa: Sudden rise, the new hegemon of the box office
Stephen Chow: From the host to the TV drama circle
In 1985, Jackie Chan, who had been in the inferior position in the competition with the three Xu brothers, suddenly broke out, and "Fuxing Gaozhao" broke the box office record with 30.74 million Hong Kong dollars, and what is even more surprising is that the top four at the box office are all Jackie Chan's works.
This year is also known as the "Year of Jackie Chan".
In 1986, Zhou Runfa stopped making TV dramas and turned to movies, and his starring role in "The True Colors of Heroes" grossed 34.65 million, breaking the box office record again.
Since then, Jackie Chan has ushered in his strongest opponent.
The two of them competed for the next time, and the box office championship from 1985 to 1989 was won by the two of them.
In general, during this period, Zhou Runfa, who had sprung up, had the upper hand slightly.
And Zhou Xingxing finally got rid of the shackles of the children's program host and entered the TV series, "Gestapo" and "He Comes from the Jianghu" have achieved good results.
During this period, he also made several tepid small movies, and even won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards for the movie "Thunderbolt Pioneer", which is very beautiful.
But compared with the above two big guys, our Zhou Xingxing classmates are still far behind, but there is a miracle in this world!
Jackie Chan and Zhou Runfa: in the downwind, there are occasional highlights
Stephen Chow: Miracles Come, "Record Crusher"
In 1990, the movie "Gamble Saint" was released, and Stephen Chow jumped from an unknown junior to a box office legend, winning the box office championship and setting a Hong Kong film box office record.
This film, which was originally a parody of Fa Ge's "God of Gamblers", was naughtily transformed by Stephen Chow, and the nonsense comedy was deeply loved by the audience.
From 1990 to 1993, Stephen Chow won the box office for 4 consecutive years.
What is even more rare is that Xingye not only simply won the box office championship, most of his other film rankings entered the top ten, especially in 1992, Zhou Xingchi did a feat that was unprecedented and difficult to come.
He grossed the top 5 at the box office in one fell swoop, while his other two films, Truant Veyron 2 and Comic Veyron, were ranked 11th and 13th at the box office, respectively.
What is this concept, this is as strong as Jackie Chan and Zhou Runfa have not reached the height, simply put, as long as you find Zhou Xingchi to make a movie, you are waiting to count the money.
1992 is also known as the Year of Stephen Chow.
Our other two protagonists were suppressed in the box office competition for several consecutive years, and occasionally excellent works squeezed into the top ten, until 1994, when Chow Yun Fat returned to the box office championship with "God of Gamblers 2", and the 52.54 million box office of "God of Gamblers 2" also broke the Hong Kong box office record.
In 1995, Jackie Chan returned to the throne, and his filming of "Red Fan District" once again broke the Hong Kong box office record and became the box office champion, and this drama is also a milestone for Jackie Chan to enter the mainstream film market in the United States, which is of great significance.
It is worth mentioning that this year, Zhou Runfa's hero film "Peace Hotel" ranked seventh at the box office, which was the last step of Fa Ge's filming in Hong Kong, and Fa Ge packed his bags and went to hollywood, the dream capital.
Chow Yun-fat: Far away from Hollywood
Jackie Chan and Zhou Xingchi fought each other
In 1996, Chow Yun Fat went to Hollywood to develop, "double Monday" became "one week", and it was also from this time that Hong Kong films began to gradually decline, and the number of movies and box office were not as good as before.
This year, Jackie Chan's "Police Story 4 Simple Mission" topped the box office.
Stephen Chow finished second and third.
In 1997, Jackie Chan won the film "A Good Man" for three consecutive years, which was a cold winter for Hong Kong films, and the quantity and quality of films were not good.
The box office title in 1998 was won by newcomers, namely Zheng Yijian and Aaron Kwok. The duo's co-production of "Dominating the World" swept Hong Kong for a while, and the comic film entered people's attention for the first time.
In 1999, star ye, who had been dormant for 5 years, returned again, and "The King of Comedy" was born, and the entire work was written and directed by star ye, which won the box office championship, but the result was only 29.84 million.
The image of the decline of Hong Kong cinema is exposed.
Life has dreams, each wonderful
Hong Kong films declined, the three of them tacitly went to the mainland to develop, "Bi-Zhou Cheng" also like other stars, seeking cooperation and striving for breakthroughs, the films they made, strictly speaking, are no longer Hong Kong films.
Even if Stephen Chow won the Hong Kong box office championship with "Shaolin Football", "Kung Fu" and "Yangtze River No. 7", the times have changed, and the golden years of Hong Kong movies can only stay in the memory of everyone who loves Hong Kong films.
"Double WeekLy" is the pinnacle of Hong Kong cinema, they have spanned the entire twenty years and are the most outstanding representatives of Hong Kong film stars.
Their acting skills, people, responsibilities and responsibilities have set an excellent example for future generations, they stand out from the stars, shining the brightest light in the glorious years, while other people of the same generation have hardly touched the throne of box office champions.
Today, Zhou Runfa is 64 years old, Zhou Xingchi is 57 years old, Jackie Chan is 65 years old, and the three who are getting older still have not gone to the show business, they still insist, love their careers, and tacitly let the story of "Double Monday Cheng" continue to be written.