The Mermaid (2016 film)
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The Mermaid (Chinese: 美人鱼) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong romantic comedy fantasy film directed, co-written and produced by Stephen Chow, which stars Lin Yun, Deng Chao, Zhang Yuqi and Show Lo.[8] The film tells the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid (Lin Yun) sent to assassinate him.[9][10][11]
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Traditional Chinese | 美人魚 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 美人鱼 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Stephen Chow | ||||||||||
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Story by | Stephen Chow | ||||||||||
Based on | The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen | ||||||||||
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Cinematography | Choi Sung-fai | ||||||||||
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Music by | Raymond Wong Huang Fuhua Wendy Zhang | ||||||||||
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Running time | 94 minutes[2] | ||||||||||
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Language | Mandarin[3][4] | ||||||||||
Budget | US$60.72 million[5] | ||||||||||
Box office | US$553.8 million[6][7] |
The film was released in China on 8 February 2016, and broke numerous box office records, including biggest opening day and biggest single-day gross through its seventh day of release. The Mermaid had the biggest opening week of all time in China, where it became the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of all time.