The Eighth Happiness

The Eighth Happiness
Film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese八星報喜
Simplified Chinese八星报喜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBā Xīng Bào Xǐ
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingBaat3 Sing1 Bou3 Hei2
Directed byJohnnie To
Written byPhilip Cheng
Raymond Wong
Produced byRaymond Wong
StarringChow Yun-fat
Raymond Wong
Jacky Cheung
Carol Cheng
Cherie Chung
Fung Bo Bo
Fennie Yuen
CinematographyJoe Chan
Paul Chan
Edited byDavid Wu
Music byTony Lo
Production
company
Distributed byCinema City & Films Co.
Release date
  • 11 February 1988 (1988-02-11)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$37,090,776

The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and starring an ensemble cast of Chow Yun-fat, Raymond Wong, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Fung Bo Bo and Fennie Yuen. It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. The film centers around three brothers Fong Kim-long (Chow Yun-fat), Fong Kim-fai (Raymond Wong Pak-ming) and Fong Kim-sang (Jacky Cheung). One day, their telephone line failed, they meet their future wife because of this incident.

Cast

Box office

The film grossed HK$37,090,776 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 11 February to 30 March 1988 and was the top-grossing film of 1988 in Hong Kong and the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time.

References

  1. 1 2 "Top 20 All-Time Grossers (Chinese films)". Variety. 1 February 1989. p. 119.
  2. ↑ "'Go Johnnie To' series will show movies of Hong Kong director". Daily Bruin.