More than Blue (2018 film)

More than Blue (Chinese: 比悲傷更悲傷的故事) is a 2018 Taiwanese romance drama film directed by Gavin Lin. It is a remake of the 2009 South Korean film of the same name. The film stars are Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen. It was released in Taiwan on November 30, 2018.[1]

More than Blue
Theatrical release poster
Traditional比悲傷更悲傷的故事
Simplified比悲伤更悲伤的故事
Mandarinbǐ bēi shāng gèng bēi shāng de gù shì
LiterallyA Story Sadder Than Sadness
Directed byGavin Lin
Written byHermes Lu
Gavin Lin
StarringJasper Liu
Ivy Chen
CinematographyKwan Pung-leung
Production
company
Distributed byifilm
20th Century Fox(Hong Kong)
Release dates
  • October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07) (Busan)
  • November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30) (Taiwan & Hongkong)
  • December 12, 2018 (2018-12-12) (Korea)
  • December 13, 2018 (2018-12-13) (Singapore)
  • December 27, 2018 (2018-12-27) (Malaysia)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryTaiwan
LanguageMandarin
Box officeUS$153 million

Cast

Special appearance

  • Pipi Yao as Young Song Yuan-yuan (Cream)
  • Chih Tian-hsih as Young Chang Che-kai (K)
  • Emma Wu as Bonnie
  • Da Qing as Ji Ge
  • Bruce Hung as Ah Bang
  • A-Lin as herself

Production

Filming began in January 2018.[2]

Reception

Busan Film Festival

The film received a warm response at its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival open cinema category where tickets sold out within 5 minutes. Main cast Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen were awarded the "Face of Asia" prize by the film festival.[3]

Box Office

Domestically, the film made NT$32 million on the first 3 days, breaking the box office record of highest opening Taiwanese film in 2018.[4] The film passed NT$100 million mark within 9 days of release, breaking the box office speed record of hit Taiwanese Film, Our Times which broke NT$100 million in 10 days and consecutively tops Taiwan box office for days.[5] By the 11th day of release, the film made NT$135 million, attracting an audience of 580,000 admissions, becoming the highest-grossing Taiwanese film of 2018.[6] As of 17 February 2019, the film has grossed NT$239,577,835 (US$7,753,830) in Taiwan.[7]

In Hong Kong, it grossed HK$1.7 million on the first 3 days of opening, becoming the highest opening Taiwanese Film in Hong Kong in recent 3 years.[8] By 11 December 2018, the film had made HK$8 million, and staying on the top 5 box office rankings for a consecutive number of days. As of 30 December 2018, the film has grossed HK$17.12 million (US$2,184,816) in Hong Kong.[9]

In China, where it released on 14 March 2019, the film dethroned Captain Marvel to top the box office,[10] grossing CN¥330 million (US$49.2 million) in its opening week.[11] Female audiences accounted for 65% of the tickets sold in its opening week.[10] As of 23 March 2019, More than Blue has grossed US$113.02 million in China.[12]

The film has also grossed US$709,965 in the United States and Canada,[13] US$194,100 in South Korea, and US$240,384 in Australia,[14] bringing its worldwide gross to US$123,070,854.

References

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