Hong Kong movies used to be double-weekly for a while, and the annual box office champion was basically controlled by them, and Stephen Chow won the championship for four consecutive years. If you want to say the most difficult year, it is 1991, that year there were too many excellent works, let's see what are the top ten highest-grossing movies that year? (Hong Kong box office only)
1. "Truant Veyron" box office: 43.82 million
In 1990, Stephen Chow's "Gamble Saint" first exceeded 40 million at the box office, and the next year it was broken by his own "Truant Weilong". When Zhou Xingchi participated in "Truant Weilong", many people were not optimistic about him, thinking that last year's "Gamble Saint" was pure luck, and as a result, those people were instantly punched in the face, and Zhou Xingchi crushed them with strength. In addition to Zhou Xingchi's wonderful performance, the greater significance of this film is to blow up a school theme wind, and many later films have used it as a template.
2. "Flying Eagle Project" box office: 39.04 million
Foreigners had "Raiders of the Lost Ark", we had this "Flying Eagle Project", this film was known as the most expensive Hong Kong film that year, with an investment of 115 million Hong Kong dollars, Jackie Chan's big brother was still responsible for playing, several dragon girls were responsible for the funny gags, pulling bath towels, desert drinking water, turbines and other bridge sections are still unforgettable.
3. "Lame Hao" box office: 38.7 million
Last year, Wang Jing turned over with "Chasing the Dragon" and received many praises, but although "Chasing the Dragon" is good, it is still much worse than "Lame Hao". Whether in terms of pattern or actors, "Lame Hao" is slightly better, the character is more distinct, full of epic temperament, and it is a real heroic biopic.
4. "Across the World" box office: 33.39 million
Before wu Yusen filmed this film, the "Blood Street" directed by Wu Yusen suffered box office Waterloo. Or Zhou Runfa and Zhang Guorong persuaded Wu Yusen to shoot this film, and at the same time found his old partner Zhong Chuhong, and told the investors that Wu Yusen would not direct and not act, and the remuneration was also good to discuss, which led to this classic. "Across the Sea" not only has gunplay elements, but also mixes elements such as comedy, love, and theft, which can be described as wonderful. The most beautiful scene is the wheelchair dance of Fa Ge and Zhong Chuhong.
5. "Trickster Expert" box office: 31.38 million
After watching this film, we can learn a lot of tricks of the whole deceitful person, the duel between him and the army, all kinds of weapons emerge in an endless stream, what shame wave candy, honest bean sandbags, etc., make people invincible. Andy Lau and Guan Zhilin this pair is not very brilliant, in turn Zhou Xingchi and Qiu Shuzhen is the highlight, especially the dinner section, he said that he has AIDS, which scares Qiu Shuzhen not lightly. It is said that the title of this film was obtained by Stephen Chow.
6. "Gambler 2 on the Beach Gambling Saint" box office: 31.36 million
Wang Jing is almost famous for filming, and after "Gamble Saint", he quickly filmed "Gambler", and "Gambler" did not take long for the sequel to come. The routine of "Gambler 2 on the Beach Gambler Saint" and "Gamble Saint" is similar, that is, there is one more crossing element. It is worth mentioning that there are two versions of this film, the heroine we see is Gong Li, and the audience in Taiwan is watching Fang Jiwei, which means that the same scene Zhou Xingchi has played two different people twice.
7. "Five Hundred Million Inspector Leiluo's Biography i Thunder Tiger" box office: 30.69 million
"Lame Hao" was released in April that year, and "The Legend of Leiluo" came out in September, which shows the speed of Hong Kong filmmakers in filming that year. Although the speed is fast, they do not ignore the quality. "The Legend of Leiluo" is not so much a hero film as it is an inspirational film, a small police officer can climb to the position of Inspector General, there must be many places worth learning.
8. "Huang Feihong" box office: 29.67 million
Jet Li laid the foundation for Hong Kong cinema, and the young monk jueyuan became a generation of masters. It is said that Guan Dexing's grandfather said that he looked good after seeing Jet Li's Huang Feihong. However, in addition to jet Li's credit, Huang Feihong's success is inseparable from Xu Ke and Yuan Heping, who have produced a chemical reaction together and re-made the old theme of Huang Feihong into a classic. Of course, we can't forget the beautiful thirteenth aunt Guan Zhilin, who broadened Huang Feihong's horizons.
9. "Cousin, you are so wild!" Sequel" box office: 25.2 million
In 1990, the first "Cousin, Hello Wild" won the seventh place of the year, and although the second part dropped in rank, it was several million more at the box office. This film continues the jokes of the first part, and it is still Zheng Yuling who bears most of the laughs.
10. "Prison Storm 2" box office: 24.36 million
In 1987, "Prison Storm" won the second place in the annual box office for 31.62 million, and the second film returned after several years, and the box office ranking dropped a lot. The conflict between the prisoner and the warden in the first part is still continued, increasing the drama between Fa Ge and his son, and reducing many prison fights. The part where Fa Ge and Chen Songyong fled had the same effect as the prisoners dancing together in the first part, which made people feel a little warm.
The above ten excellent works, the most of the year is more than 40 million box office, suppose, if it is released now, how much box office can it win?