List of highest-grossing films in Hong Kong

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The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Hong Kong. It only accounts for the films' theatrical box-office earning and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video rental and sales and television broadcast).

Highest-grossing films[edit]

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Rank Title Gross Year Country Distributor Director
1 Avengers: Endgame HK$222,492,642 2019 US Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
2 Avatar HK$178,029,440[1] 2009 US 20th Century Fox James Cameron
3 Avengers: Infinity War HK$160,746,012 2018 US Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
4 Avatar: The Way of Water HK$138,980,926 2022 US 20th Century Studios James Cameron
5 Avengers: Age of Ultron HK$132,746,652 2015 US Walt Disney Pictures Joss Whedon
6 Titanic HK$128,003,033 1997 US Paramount Pictures James Cameron
7 Spider-Man: No Way Home HK$120,358,352 2021 US Sony Pictures Releasing Jon Watts
8 A Guilty Conscience HK$115,060,394 2023 Hong Kong Edko Films Jack Ng
9 Captain America: Civil War HK$112,654,686 2016 US Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Anthony Russo
Joe Russo
10 Top Gun: Maverick HK$107,702,455 2022 US Paramount Pictures Joseph Kosinski
11 Iron Man 3 HK$106,389,801 2013 US Walt Disney Pictures Shane Black
12 Transformers: Age of Extinction HK$98,196,851 2014 US/China Paramount Michael Bay
13 The Avengers HK$96,705,670[2] 2012 US Walt Disney Pictures Joss Whedon
14 Jurassic World HK$96,295,976 2015 US Universal Studios Colin Trevorrow
15 Toy Story 3 HK$89,364,118 2010 US Walt Disney Pictures Lee Unkrich
16 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom HK$88,649,003 2018 US Universal Pictures J. A. Bayona
17 Toy Story 4 HK$88,537,419 2019 US Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Josh Cooley
18 Spider-Man: Far From Home HK$84,788,927 2019 US Sony Pictures Releasing Jon Watts
19 Transformers: Dark of the Moon HK$84,703,797 2011 US Paramount Pictures Michael Bay
20 Warriors of Future HK$81,947,016 2022 Hong Kong One Cool Film Ng Yuen-fai
21 Star Wars: The Force Awakens HK$81,720,468 2015 US Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures J. J. Abrams
22 The Dark Knight Rises HK$80,269,966 2012 US Warner Bros. Christopher Nolan
23 Minions HK$78,404,191 2015 US Universal Studios Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
24 Table for Six HK$77,667,311 2022 Hong Kong Edko Films Sunny Chan
25 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 HK$77,420,916 2011 US US Warner Bros. David Yates
26 Monsters University HK$77,407,664 2013 US Walt Disney Pictures Dan Scanlon
27 Captain Marvel HK$76,043,088 2019 US Walt Disney Pictures Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
28 Aquaman HK$75,240,104 2018 US Warner Bros. Pictures James Wan
29 Incredibles 2 HK$71,205,663 2018 US Walt Disney Pictures Brad Bird

Highest-grossing animated films[edit]

Rank Title Gross Year Country Distributor Director
1 Toy Story 3 HK$89,364,118 2010 US Walt Disney Pictures Lee Unkrich
2 Toy Story 4 HK$88,537,419 2019 US Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Josh Cooley
3 Minions HK$78,404,191 2015 US Universal Studios Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
4 Monsters University HK$77,098,431 2013 US Walt Disney Pictures Dan Scanlon
5 Incredibles 2 HK$71,205,663 2018 US Walt Disney Pictures John Walker
Nicole Paradis Grindle
6 Inside Out HK$66,016,979 2015 US Walt Disney Pictures Pete Docter
7 Frozen II HK$57,349,103 2019 US Walt Disney Pictures Chris Buck
Jennifer Lee
8 Zootopia HK$51,865,101 2016 US Walt Disney Pictures Byron Howard
Rich Moore
9 Despicable Me 3 HK$49,892,324 2017 US Universal Studios Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
10 Finding Dory HK$49,524,251 2016 US Walt Disney Pictures Andrew Stanton
11 Stand by Me Doraemon HK$46,891,675 2015 Japan Toho Takashi Yamazaki
Ryūichi Yagi
12 The Boss Baby HK$41,766,789 2017 US 20th Century Fox Tom McGrath
13 Coco HK$40,701,893 2017 US Walt Disney Pictures Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina (Canon)
14 Kung Fu Panda 2 HK$39,469,375 2011 US Paramount Pictures Jennifer Yuh Nelson
15 The Lion King HK$38,713,068 2019 US Walt Disney Pictures Jon Favreau
16 Ice Age: Continental Drift HK$38,236,658 2012 US 20th Century Fox Steve Martino
Mike Thurmeier
17 Toy Story 2 HK$35,732,127 1999 US Walt Disney Pictures John Lasseter
18 The Incredibles HK$33,790,632 2005 US Walt Disney Pictures Brad Bird
19 Up HK$33,295,722 2009 US Walt Disney Pictures Pete Docter

Highest-grossing domestic films[edit]

Rank Title Gross Year Country Distributor Director
1 A Guilty Conscience HK$115,060,394 2023 Hong Kong Edko Films Jack Ng
2 Warriors of Future HK$81,821,966 2022 Hong Kong One Cool Film Ng Yuen-fai
3 Table for Six HK$77,347,791 2022 Hong Kong Edko Films Sunny Chan
4 Cold War 2 HK$66,244,171 2016 Hong Kong/China Edko Films Sunny Luk
Longman Leung
5 Anita HK$62,068,723 2021 Hong Kong Edko Films Longman Leung
6 You Are the Apple of My Eye HK$61,857,826 2011 Taiwan 20th Century Fox Giddens Ko
7 Kung Fu Hustle HK$61,278,697 2004 Hong Kong Columbia Pictures Stephen Chow
8 Shaolin Soccer HK$60,739,847 2001 Hong Kong Universe Entertainment Stephen Chow
9 Ip Man 3 HK$60,422,830 2015 Hong Kong Pegasus Motion Pictures Stanley Tong
10 Police Story 4: First Strike HK$57,518,795 1996 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Stanley Tong
11 Rumble in the Bronx HK$56,912,536 1995 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Stanley Tong
12 The Mermaid HK$56,225,252 2016 Hong Kong/China Edko Films Stephen Chow
13 Infernal Affairs HK$55,057,176 2002 Hong Kong Media Asia Andrew Lau
Alan Mak
14 God of Gamblers Returns HK$52,541,028 1994 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Wong Jing
15 CJ7 HK$51,402,777 2008 Hong Kong/China Columbia Pictures Stephen Chow
16 Justice, My Foot! HK$49,884,734 1992 Hong Kong Cosmopolitan Films Johnnie To
17 All's Well, Ends Well HK$48,992,188 1992 Hong Kong Regal Films Clifton Ko
18 Lust, Caution HK$48,750,175 2007 US/China/Taiwan Edko Films Ang Lee
19 Little Big Master HK$46,729,492 2015 Hong Kong Universe Films Distribution Adrian Kwan
20 Thunderbolt HK$45,647,210 1995 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Gordon Chan
21 Mr. Nice Guy HK$45,420,457 1997 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Sammo Hung
22 Agent Mr Chan HK$44,709,699 2018 Hong Kong China Creative Digital Jeff Cheung
23 Unbeatable HK$44,631,344 2013 Hong Kong/China Distribution Workshop Dante Lam
24 Fight Back to School HK$43,829,449 1991 Hong Kong Newport Entertainment Gordon Chan
25 Ip Man 2 HK$43,313,345[3] 2010 Hong Kong Mandarin Films Wilson Yip
26 The Sparring Partner HK$43,012,421 2022 Hong Kong Mei Ah Ho Cheuk-Tin
25 Cold War HK$42,819,043 2012 Hong Kong Edko Films Sunny Luk
Longman Leung
28 The Storm Riders HK$41,532,235 1998 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Andrew Lau
29 All for the Winner HK$41,326,156 1990 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Corey Yuen
Jeffrey Lau
30 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy HK$41,078,280 2011 Hong Kong Newport Entertainment Christopher Suen
31 Drunken Master II HK$40,971,484 1994 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Lau Kar-leung
Jackie Chan
32 Royal Tramp HK$40,862,831 1992 Hong Kong Golden Harvest Wong Jing
33 The God of Cookery HK$40,861,655 1996 Hong Kong The Star Overseas Stephen Chow
Lee Lik-chi
34 Love on a Diet HK$40,435,886 2001 Hong Kong China Star Johnnie To
Wai Ka-Fai
35 All's Well, Ends Well 1997 HK$40,435,675 1997 Hong Kong Mandarin Films Alfred Cheung

By year of release[edit]

Year English Title Chinese Title Director Released Gross
1970 The Chinese Boxer 龍虎鬥 Jimmy Wang 27 November 1970 HK$2,076,658
1971 The Big Boss 唐山大兄 Lo Wei 23 October 1971 HK$3,200,000 (estimated)
1972 Way of the Dragon 猛龍過江 Bruce Lee 30 December 1972 HK$5,307,350
1973 The House of 72 Tenants 七十二家房客 Chor Yuen 22 September 1973 HK$5,626,675
1974 Games Gamblers Play 鬼馬雙星 Michael Hui 17 October 1974 HK$6,251,633
1975 The Last Message 天才與白痴 Michael Hui 21 August 1975 HK$4,553,662
1976 The Private Eyes 半斤八兩 Michael Hui 16 December 1976 HK$8,531,700
1977 Money Crazy 發錢寒 John Woo 29 July 1977 HK$5,056,599
1978 The Contract 賣身契 Michael Hui 3 August 1978 HK$7,823,019
1979 The Fearless Hyena 笑拳怪招 Jackie Chan 17 February 1979 HK$5,445,535
1980 The Young Master 師弟出馬 Jackie Chan 9 February 1980 HK$11,026,283
1981 Security Unlimited 摩登保鑣 Michael Hui 30 January 1981 HK$17,769,048
1982 Aces Go Places 最佳拍檔 Eric Tsang 16 January 1982 HK$26,043,773
1983 Aces Go Places 2 最佳拍檔大顯神通 Eric Tsang 5 February 1983 HK$23,273,140
1984 Aces Go Places 3 最佳拍檔女皇密令 Tsui Hark 26 January 1984 HK$29,286,077
1985 My Lucky Stars 福星高照 Sammo Hung 10 February 1985 HK$30,748,643
1986 A Better Tomorrow 英雄本色 John Woo 2 August 1986 HK$34,651,324
1987 Armour of God 龍兄虎弟 Jackie Chan 21 January 1987 HK$35,469,408
1988 The Eighth Happiness 八星報喜 Johnnie To 11 February 1988 HK$37,090,776
1989 God of Gamblers 賭神 Wong Jing 14 December 1989 HK$37,058,686
1990 All For The Winner 賭聖 Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen 10 June 1990 HK$41,326,156
1991 Fight Back To School 逃學威龍 Gordon Chan 18 July 1991 HK$43,829,449
1992 Justice, My Foot! 審死官 Johnnie To 2 July 1992 HK$49,884,734
1993 Flirting Scholar 唐伯虎點秋香 Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-Chi 1 July 1993 HK$40,171,804
1994 God of Gamblers Returns 賭神2 Wong Jing 15 December 1994 HK$52,529,768
1995 Rumble in the Bronx 紅番區 Stanley Tong 21 January 1995 HK$56,911,136
1996 Police Story 4: First Strike 警察故事4之簡單任務 Stanley Tong 10 February 1996 HK$57,518,795
1997 Mr. Nice Guy 一個好人 Sammo Hung 31 January 1997 HK$45,420,457
1998 The Storm Riders 風雲雄霸天下 Andrew Lau 18 July 1998 HK$41,398,555
1999 King of Comedy 喜劇之王 Stephen Chow 13 February 1999 HK$29,848,860
2000 Needing You... 孤男寡女 Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai 23 June 2000 HK$35,214,661
2001 Shaolin Soccer 少林足球 Stephen Chow 5 July 2001 HK$60,739,847
2002 Infernal Affairs 無間道 Andrew Lau and Alan Mak 12 December 2002 HK$55,057,176
2003 Infernal Affairs III 無間道III：終極無間 Andrew Lau and Alan Mak 12 December 2003 HK$30,225,661
2004 Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Stephen Chow 23 December 2004 HK$61,278,697
2005 Initial D 頭文字D Andrew Lau and Alan Mak 23 June 2005 HK$37,862,364
2006 Fearless 霍元甲 Ronny Yu 26 January 2006 HK$30,201,600
2007 The Warlords 投名狀 Peter Chan 13 December 2007 HK$27,919,869
2008 CJ7 長江七號 Stephen Chow 31 January 2008 HK$51,440,832
2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009 家有囍事2009 Vincent Kok 23 January 2009 HK$24,655,932
2010 Ip Man 2 葉問2:宗師傳奇 Wilson Yip 29 April 2010 HK$43,313,345
2011 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑 Christopher Suen 14 April 2011 HK$41,078,280
2012 Cold War 寒戰 Longman Leung and Sunny Luk 8 November 2012 HK$42,820,819
2013 Unbeatable 激戰 Dante Lam 15 August 2013 HK$44,631,344
2014 Golden Chicken 3 金雞SSS Matt Chow 30 January 2014 HK$41,277,620
2015 Ip Man 3 葉問3 Wilson Yip 24 December 2015 HK$60,422,830
2016 Cold War 2 寒戰II Longman Leung and Sunny Luk 8 July 2016 HK$66,824,171
2017 Love Off the Cuff 春嬌救志明 Pang Ho-cheung 24 April 2017 HK$30,256,619
2018 Agent Mr Chan 棟篤特工 Jeff Cheung 15 February 2018 HK$44,709,699
2019 Integrity 廉政風雲 煙幕 Alan Mak 5 February 2019 HK$31,360,754
2020 The Grand Grandmaster 乜代宗師 Dayo Wong 23 January 2020 HK$29,456,956
2021 Anita 梅艷芳 Longman Leung 12 November 2021 HK$62,409,445
2022 Warriors of Future 明日戰記 Ng Yuen-fai 25 August 2022 HK$81,947,016

Inflation adjusted domestic films at the Hong Kong box office[edit]

1980 to 2017[edit]

# English Title Chinese Title Director Released Gross Gross (2019)[4]
1 Aces Go Places 最佳拍檔 Eric Tsang 16 January 1982 HK$26,043,773 HK$116,516,782
2 A Better Tomorrow 英雄本色 John Woo 2 August 1986 HK$34,651,324 HK$113,050,001
3 Armour of God 龍兄虎弟 Jackie Chan 21 January 1987 HK$35,469,408 HK$111,935,579
4 The Eighth Happiness 八星報喜 Johnnie To 11 February 1988 HK$37,090,776 HK$110,792,568
5 Aces Go Places 3 最佳拍檔女皇密令 Tsui Hark 26 January 1984 HK$29,286,077 HK$107,443,963
6 All For The Winner 賭聖 Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen 10 June 1990 HK$41,326,156 HK$103,845,040
7 My Lucky Stars 福星高照 Sammo Hung 10 February 1985 HK$30,748,643 HK$103,828,611
8 God of Gamblers 賭神 Wong Jing 14 December 1989 HK$37,058,686 HK$102,601,458
9 Justice, My Foot! 審死官 Johnnie To 2 July 1992 HK$49,884,734 HK$102,115,766
10 Police Story 2 警察故事續集 Jackie Chan 20 August 1988 HK$34,151,609 HK$102,013,084
11 God of Gamblers II 賭俠 Wong Jing 13 December 1990 HK$40,342,758 HK$101,373,942
12 Dragons Forever 飛龍猛將 Sammo Hung 11 February 1988 HK$33,578,920 HK$100,302,425

1980s[edit]

# English Title Chinese Title Director Released Gross Gross (2019)[4]
1 Aces Go Places 最佳拍檔 Eric Tsang 16 January 1982 HK$26,043,773 HK$116,516,782
2 A Better Tomorrow 英雄本色 John Woo 2 August 1986 HK$34,651,324 HK$113,050,001
3 Armour of God 龍兄虎弟 Jackie Chan 21 January 1987 HK$35,469,408 HK$111,935,579
4 The Eighth Happiness 八星報喜 Johnnie To 11 February 1988 HK$37,090,776 HK$110,792,568
5 Aces Go Places 3 最佳拍檔女皇密令 Tsui Hark 26 January 1984 HK$29,286,077 HK$107,443,963
6 My Lucky Stars 福星高照 Sammo Hung 10 February 1985 HK$30,748,643 HK$103,828,611
7 God of Gamblers 賭神 Wong Jing 14 December 1989 HK$37,058,686 HK$102,601,458
8 Police Story 2 警察故事續集 Jackie Chan 20 August 1988 HK$34,151,609 HK$102,013,084
9 Dragons Forever 飛龍猛將 Sammo Hung 11 February 1988 HK$33,578,920 HK$100,302,425
10 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars 夏日福星 Sammo Hung 15 August 1985 HK$28,911,851 HK$97,626,335
11 Miracles 奇蹟 Jackie Chan 15 June 1989 HK$34,036,029 HK$94,232,866
12 Aces Go Places 2 最佳拍檔大顯神通 Eric Tsang 5 February 1983 HK$23,273,140 HK$93,828,327

1990s[edit]

# English Title Chinese Title Director Released Gross Gross (2019)[4]
1 All For The Winner 賭聖 Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen 10 June 1990 HK$41,326,156 HK$103,845,040
2 Justice, My Foot! 審死官 Johnnie To 2 July 1992 HK$49,884,734 HK$102,115,766
3 God of Gamblers II 賭俠 Wong Jing 13 December 1990 HK$40,342,758 HK$101,373,942
4 All's Well, Ends Well 家有囍事 Clifton Ko 25 January 1992 HK$48,992,188 HK$100,288,694
5 Fight Back To School 逃學威龍 Gordon Chan 18 July 1991 HK$43,829,449 HK$99,733,185
6 God of Gamblers Returns 賭神2 Wong Jing 15 December 1994 HK$52,529,768 HK$90,134,922
7 Rumble in the Bronx 紅番區 Stanley Tong 21 January 1995 HK$56,911,136 HK$89,803,969
8 Armour of God II: Operation Condor 飛鷹計劃 Jackie Chan 7 February 1991 HK$39,048,711 HK$88,854,695
9 To Be Number One 跛豪 Poon Man-Kit 5 April 1991 HK$38,703,363 HK$88,068,861
10 Royal Tramp 鹿鼎記 Wong Jing 30 July 1992 HK$40,862,831 HK$83,647,620
11 Police Story 4: First Strike 警察故事4之簡單任務 Stanley Tong 10 February 1996 HK$57,518,795 HK$83,207,587
12 King of Beggars 武狀元蘇乞兒 Gordon Chan 17 December 1992 HK$38,622,449 HK$79,061,481

2000s[edit]

# English Title Chinese Title Director Released Gross Gross (2019)[4]
1 Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Stephen Chow 23 December 2004 HK$61,278,697 HK$89,251,271
2 Shaolin Soccer 少林足球 Stephen Chow 5 July 2001 HK$60,739,847 HK$82,151,743
3 Infernal Affairs 無間道 Andrew Lau and Alan Mak 12 December 2002 HK$55,057,176 HK$75,722,826
4 CJ7 長江七號 Stephen Chow 31 January 2008 HK$51,440,832 HK$71,585,762
5 Initial D 頭文字D Andrew Lau and Alan Mak 23 June 2005 HK$37,862,364 HK$55,295,119
6 Love on a Diet 瘦身男女 Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai 21 June 2001 HK$40,435,886 HK$54,690,268
7 Needing You... 孤男寡女 Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai 23 June 2000 HK$35,214,661 HK$45,870,976
8 Fearless 霍元甲 Ronny Yu 26 January 2006 HK$30,201,600 HK$43,744,076
9 Infernal Affairs III 無間道III：終極無間 Andrew Lau and Alan Mak 12 December 2003 HK$30,225,661 HK$42,847,690
10 The Accidental Spy 特務迷城 Teddy Chan 18 January 2001 HK$30,009,076 HK$40,587,818
11 The Twins Effect 千機變 Dante Lam and Donnie Yen 8 March 2003 HK$28,423,960 HK$40,293,611
12 The Warlords 投名狀 Peter Chan 13 December 2007 HK$27,919,869 HK$39,642,399

2010-2017[edit]

# English Title Chinese Title Director Released Gross Gross (2019)[4]
1 Cold War 2 寒戰II Longman Leung and Sunny Luk 8 July 2016 HK$66,824,171 HK$70,475,288
2 Ip Man 3 葉問3 Wilson Yip 24 December 2015 HK$60,422,830 HK$65,635,918
3 The Mermaid 美人魚 Stephen Chow 8 February 2016 HK$56,225,252 HK$59,297,269
4 Ip Man 2 葉問2:宗師傳奇 Wilson Yip 29 April 2010 HK$43,313,345 HK$57,457,199
5 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy 3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑 Christopher Suen 14 April 2011 HK$41,078,280 HK$53,261,929
6 Unbeatable 激戰 Dante Lam 15 August 2013 HK$44,631,344 HK$52,822,008
7 Cold War 寒戰 Longman Leung and Sunny Luk 8 November 2012 HK$42,820,819 HK$52,736,795
8 Little Big Master 五個小孩的校長 Adrian Kwan 19 March 2015 HK$46,729,492 HK$50,761,163
9 Golden Chicken 3 金雞SSS Matt Chow 30 January 2014 HK$41,277,620 HK$46,829,769
10 72 Tenants of Prosperity 72家租客 Eric Tsang 11 February 2010 HK$34,447,831 HK$45,696,676
11 From Vegas to Macau 賭城風雲 Wong Jing 30 January 2014 HK$33,563,074 HK$38,077,559
12 The White Storm 掃毒 Benny Chan 5 December 2013 HK$31,938,819 HK$37,800,174

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  4. ^ a b c d e Calculated 6 February 2019
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