Legendary Stephen Chow, Tsui Hark unite for 'Mermaid'

By Zhang Rui: 0 Comment(s)Print E-mail China.org.cn, February 1, 2016

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Cast and crew of "Mermaid" pose for a group photo at a press conference in Beijing Jan. 31, 2016 to promote Stephen Chow's new film. [China.org.cn]

Chow has been absent from the big screen for three years as he focused on making this new film. His previous film, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" (2013) made box office history as the highest grossing film released during the lunar New Year holiday and remains one of the top grossing films of all time, with domestic grosses of US$189.75 million and a worldwide total of US$215 million.

Chow's film faces two big rivals -- "The Monkey King 2," the sequel to the 2014 box office hit "The Monkey King" by CheangPou-soi and "The Man from Macau III," a Chinese action comedy film directed by Andrew Lau and Wong Jing. Industry observers predict that the 7-day Chinese lunar New Year holiday alone will produce two billion yuan in total grosses as audiences crowd theaters in the world's second largest film market.

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