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niversity student Oscar Seyau ing at HK$1.34 billion (US $172.5
Tsz-wing goes to the movie million), since 2013. Earnings were
Utheatre twice a month, and down by 6.2 per cent when compared
two Hong Kong blockbusters, ‘The with the HK$1.43 billion (US $183.6
Last Dance’ and ‘Twilight of the War- million) earned in 2023.
riors: Walled In’ are his favourites.

In 2025, during the Lunar New
Year holiday, the box office revenue
stood at HK$30 million, a staggering
40 per cent drop from the HK$41 mil-
lion generated during the same time
period in 2024.

The city has recently seen the clo-
sure of eight movie theatres across
various districts, including two Gold-
The Last Dance exhibition at en Harvest cinemas in Kai Tak and
Sham Shui Po
(Photo courtesy of Oscar Nam Cheong, and MCL Cinemas
Seyau) Plus+ Plaza Hollywood in Diamond
Hill leaving 267 movie theatres in
Hong Kong, according to the Hong
Kong Theatres Association.
Dayo Wong (left) and Michael Hui in Louis Koo in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
The Last Dance, which earned more than (Photo courtesy of Entertaining Power Co Limited) Hong Kong cinema chain Golden
$122 million in 2024 Harvest has reduced ticket prices to as
(Photo courtesy of Emperor Motion ) low as HK$20 (US $2.60).

Professor Chan Ka-ming of com-
entry for the category of best interna- what Hong Kong so- munications at the Chinese University
The Last Dance movie poster in films. The cinematic experience of tional feature film at the 2025 Oscars. ciety was like in the of Hong Kong (CUHK) and former
at My Cinema Yoho Mall a film is a unique feeling,” the 20-year- The Last Dance becomes the 4th film critic, believes that the pandemic
Associate Professor Dorothy Lau
(Photo courtesy of Oscar old student says. highest-grossing film in Hong Kong, at the Academy of Film at Hong Kong past - when human has a long-lasting impact on the Hong
Seyau) after Avengers: Infinity War. For the Kong film industry.
that movies about Hong Kong are relationships were
Seyau thinks it is important to first time since 2004, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) believes
“As a Hong Konger, I feel very preserve the city’s unique culture and box office surpassed Hollywood’s box “Many people couldn’t go to the
proud of the Hong Kong movie indus- Hong Kongers should support the office in 2024. popular among moviegoers. very close. We can cinema during the pandemic, so they
try. Many films featuring ordinary cit- movie industry simply by watching watched films through Netflix and
izens in the city have become popular. movies in theatres more often. ‘Twilight of the Warriors: Walled Citing the latest blockbuster, Twi- find solidarity. We Disney+. This is a global phenom-
My family and friends who don’t usu- In’, an action flick about the notori- light of the Warriors: Walled In, as an enon, and their film film-watching
ally watch movies also go to the thea- “The Last Dance” is crowned as the ous Kowloon Walled City, has earned example, Lau says the movie creates can find kindness. habit has changed,” Chan says, add-
tre to watch ‘The Last Dance’ three highest-grossing Chinese-language HK$105 million (US $13.5 million) “an environment that can make audi- ing that consumers are still glued to
times,” the engineering major says. film in Hong Kong history. and become the second-highest- ences recall Hong Kong in the past”. We can find mutual streaming services now.
grossing Chinese language of all time help,”
“I really like the cinematography The movie, based on the city’s fu- in Hong Kong. “The fictional Kow- According to Pricewaterhouse-
of Hong Kong movies and how they neral trade and family traditions, had Coopers (PwC), a leading profession-
present elements of daily lives in the the highest opening day for any Hong The action and martial arts ele- loon Walled City in While some movies have an im- al services firm that provides a wide
city on a big screen. I can resonate Kong film and has earned more than ments pay homage to the long his- pressive performance in the box of- range of services including audit and
with the film and relate to emotions HK$158 million (US $15.7 million) as tory of Hong Kong kung-fu movies. It the movie mirrors fice, the city’s film industry has seen consulting, Hong Kong’s Over-The-
and struggles characters go through of February 2025. has been put forward as Hong Kong’s the lowest box office revenue, stand- Top (OTT) Video market, which in-
cludes streaming services that provide