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The film grossed SGD$ 78,261 in Singapore on the sneak preview weekend, making it the top film of the weekend, a rarity for a Hong Kong film in Singapore. (Hong Kong films have suffered declining cinema attendance rates since the mid-90s.) The media widely attributed it to the presence of
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At the end of its five-week run in Singapore, it had grossed SGD$ 1,057,318 - making it the top Hong Kong film of the year in Singapore.
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film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's
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In Hong Kong, the film grossed over HKD$ 5 million.
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