Edko Films
Edko Films Ltd. (Chinese: 安樂影片有限公司) is a Hong Kong film production company and distributor.
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| Industry | Film |
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| Founded | 1986 in Hong Kong |
| Headquarters | Mid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building, Hong Kong[1] |
Key people | William Kong (executive director)[2] |
| Services | Film production, film distribution |
| Edko Films | |||||||
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| 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 | TBA | 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.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (April 25, 2024). "'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' Producer Bill Kong Aims to Reset Martial Arts Genre With 'The Furious,' Directed by Tanigaki Kenji (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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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