Edko Films Ltd. (Chinese: 安樂影片有限公司) is a Hong Kong film production company and distributor.[3]

Edko Films Ltd.
IndustryFilm
Founded1986 in Hong Kong
HeadquartersMid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building,
Hong Kong[1]
Key people
William Kong (executive director)[2]
ServicesFilm 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
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNgon1 Lok6 Jing2 Pin2 Jau2 Haan6 Gung1 Si1

History

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Edko Films Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bill Kong - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders". 26 September 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "安乐(北京)电影发行有限公司(中国)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Yang, Jeff (2009-07-22). "The rise and fall -- and rise? -- of Hong Kong cinema". SFGate. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  5. ^ Walsh, Bryan (2005-10-03). "Bill Kong: Chinese Film Champion". Time. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  6. ^ Wong & McDonogh 2001, pp. 100–101.
  7. ^ "木乃伊3:龙帝之墓(2008)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "狼灾记(2009)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "苏乞儿(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "海洋天堂(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "在一起(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "恋人絮语(2010)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  13. ^ "最爱(2011)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  14. ^ "转山(2011)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  15. ^ "大追捕(2012)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  16. ^ "第一次(2012)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  17. ^ "寒战(2012)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  18. ^ "北京遇上西雅图(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  19. ^ "初恋未满(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  20. ^ "风暴(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  21. ^ "等风来(2013)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  22. ^ "归来(2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  23. ^ "临时同居(2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  24. ^ "黄飞鸿之英雄有梦(2014)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  25. ^ "闯入者(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  26. ^ "捉妖记(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  27. ^ "滚蛋吧!肿瘤君(2015)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  28. ^ "一切都好(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  29. ^ "我的特工爷爷(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  30. ^ "北京遇上西雅图之不二情书(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  31. ^ "寒战2(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  32. ^ "那年夏天你去了哪里(2016)". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  33. ^ 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.
  34. ^ 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.

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