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

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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

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

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

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

1980 to 2017

# 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

# 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

# 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

# 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

# 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

References

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