Edko Films
Appearance
| Industry | Film |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Mid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building, |
Key people | William Kong (executive director)[2] |
| Services | Film production, film distribution |
| Edko Films | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese | 安樂影片有限公司 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 安乐影片有限公司 | ||||||
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Edko Films Ltd. (Chinese: 安樂影片有限公司) is a Hong Kong film production company and distributor.[3]
History
[edit]Edko Films was founded in 1959 by Kong Cho-yee.[4] In 1989, his son William Kong took the business over.[5] In 1996, Edko opened the Broadway Cinematheque, a theatre specializing in showing art films.[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Release date | Box office gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | September 2, 2008 | $403.4 million USD | [7] |
| The Warrior and the Wolf | October 2, 2009 | CN¥11 million | [8] |
| True Legend | February 9, 2010 | CN¥49 million | [9] |
| Ocean Heaven | June 18, 2010 | CN¥14 million | [10] |
| Together | December 1, 2010 | CN¥0.6 million | [11] |
| Lover's Discourse | December 31, 2010 | CN¥4 million | [12] |
| Love for Life | May 10, 2011 | CN¥58 million | [13] |
| Kora | November 3, 2011 | CN¥4 million | [14] |
| Nightfall | March 15, 2012 | CN¥48 million | [15] |
| First Time | June 8, 2012 | CN¥36 million | [16] |
| Cold War | November 8, 2012 | CN¥253 million | [17] |
| Finding Mr. Right | March 21, 2013 | CN¥520 million | [18] |
| Singing When We Are Young | July 7, 2013 | CN¥2 million | [19] |
| Firestorm | December 12, 2013 | CN¥308 million | [20] |
| Up in the Wind | December 31, 2013 | CN¥80 million | [21] |
| Coming Home | May 16, 2014 | CN¥291 million | [22] |
| Temporary Family | August 21, 2014 | CN¥101 million | [23] |
| Rise of the Legend | November 21, 2014 | CN¥184 million | [24] |
| Red Amnesia | April 30, 2015 | CN¥10 million | [25] |
| Monster Hunt | July 16, 2015 | CN¥2,440 million | [26] |
| Go Away Mr. Tumor | August 13, 2015 | CN¥511 million | [27] |
| Everybody's Fine | January 1, 2016 | CN¥26 million | [28] |
| The Bodyguard | April 1, 2016 | CN¥324 million | [29] |
| Book of Love | April 29, 2016 | CN¥787 million | [30] |
| Cold War 2 | July 8, 2016 | CN¥678 million | [31] |
| Cherry Returns | December 30, 2016 | CN¥33 million | [32] |
| Full River Red | January 22, 2023 | $662.5 million USD | [33] |
| The Furious | May 14, 2026 | TBA | [34] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Edko Films Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Bill Kong - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders". 26 September 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ↑ "安乐(北京)电影发行有限公司(中国)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 27, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ Yang, Jeff (2009-07-22). "The rise and fall -- and rise? -- of Hong Kong cinema". SFGate. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ↑ Walsh, Bryan (2005-10-03). "Bill Kong: Chinese Film Champion". Time. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ↑ Wong & McDonogh 2001, pp. 100–101.
- ↑ "木乃伊3:龙帝之墓(2008)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "狼灾记(2009)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "苏乞儿(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "海洋天堂(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "在一起(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "恋人絮语(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "最爱(2011)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "转山(2011)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "大追捕(2012)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "第一次(2012)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "寒战(2012)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "北京遇上西雅图(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "初恋未满(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "风暴(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "等风来(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "归来(2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "临时同居(2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "黄飞鸿之英雄有梦(2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "闯入者(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "捉妖记(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "滚蛋吧!肿瘤君(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "一切都好(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "我的特工爷爷(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "北京遇上西雅图之不二情书(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ↑ "寒战2(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ↑ "那年夏天你去了哪里(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (3 February 2023). "Zhang Yimou's Record-Breaking 'Full River Red' Snapped Up by Edko, Veteran Producer Bill Kong Optimistic for Chinese Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ↑ 許育民 (14 May 2026). "火遮眼|《九龍城寨》武指谷垣健治執導 用血肉重拾港產動作巔峰". HK01 (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 May 2026.
Cited literature
[edit]- Wong, Cindy Hing-yuk; McDonogh, Gary W. (2001). "Consuming Cinema: Reflections on Movies and Market-places in Contemporary Hong Kong". In Mathews, Gordon; Lui, Tai-lok (eds.). Consuming Hong Kong. Hong Kong Culture and Society. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-536-4. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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