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“Mahjong Queen” directed by Wong Jing and Ye Nianchen failed at the box office in the Mainland. Wong Jing acknowledged that it was released temporarily and lacked promotion, and considered the work a final tribute to Xu Siu-hsiung.
hong kong The comedy film “Mahjong Queen” co-directed by well-known directors Wang Jing and Ye Nianchen recently performed poorly at the box office after being released in the Mainland, causing heated discussion. According to the data of Maoyan Professional Edition, since the film was released in the mainland on November 6, the cumulative box office in eight days was only 4,949 yuan, and the number of moviegoers was only 126, with an average of less than 16 viewers entering the theater every day.
Facing fierce discussion, Wang Jing recently expressed his views in personweibo “Younger Brother Wang Jing” officially issued a response, calmly explaining the reasons behind the box office failure. Wong Jing said that “Mahjong Queen” was originally a purely Hong Kong New Year sketch, focusing on a casual and lively atmosphere. The original intention of the composition was to pay tribute to the classic comedy “Chasing Boys” he directed in 1993. He clearly acknowledged that the release in the mainland was a “temporary arrangement”. Not only was there no promotion budget, but the number of films scheduled in theaters across the country was also very low, so there was almost no buzz in the market.
Regarding audience evaluation, Wong Jing showed an open-minded attitude and said that fans who like the taste of traditional Hong Kong-style old comedy can wait until the video platform is launched in the future to “watch it casually”; If he feels that it does not suit his taste, he treats all walks of life generously thanks to his outspoken criticism. However, at the end of the article, Wong Jing emotionally said that this film has an irreplaceable special meaning for the team, “This is the last screen mark left for us by Mr. Hui Siu-hung.” He hopes audiences can use this work as an opportunity to relive the taste of Hong Kong in the past.
It is reported that this work, which stars Ma Guoming, Gao Haining and other TVB actors, was originally titled “The Sparrow Queen Chases the Boy”. It was released in Hong Kong at the beginning of the Spring Festival in 2025. At that time, it had received over 3.8 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in Hong Kong. After about two years, the film studio decided to change the name and broadcast it in the mainland with “zero promotion and no official posters”. Not only was there only one show scheduled across the country on the first day and there was a “zero audience” dilemma, but many fans of the starring actors only learned that the film had been released after looking at trending searches.
Although some film critics and netizens pointed out that the film currently only has a score of 4.8 on Douban, they believe that the traditional market ridicule and nonsensical plot can no longer connect with contemporary audiences; Wong Jing’s response of not blaming the market environment and sincerely paying tribute to Hui Siu-hung still adds a touch of warm nostalgia to this low-cost Hong Kong film.
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Maoyan Professional Edition shows that the film’s cumulative box office in the eight days after its release on November 6 was only 4,949 yuan, and there were only 126 moviegoers. On average, fewer than 16 spectators entered the theater each day, and performances were largely deserted.
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Wong Jing said that “Mahjong Queen” was originally a Hong Kong New Year sketch, and its release in the mainland was a temporary arrangement. There was no announced budget and a small number of films scheduled. Therefore, there was almost no movement in the market, and the poor performance at the box office was not a surprise.
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He believes that audiences who like old Hong Kong-style comedies can watch them casually on audio-visual platforms in the future, and can directly criticize if they do not suit their tastes. He also emphasized that this is the last screen mark left for the team by Mr. Hui Siu-hsiung.
