Edko Films

Edko Films Ltd. (Chinese: 安樂影片有限公司) is a Hong Kong film production company and distributor.^[3]

Edko Films Ltd.

Industry	Film
Founded	1986 in Hong Kong
Headquarters	Mid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building, Hong Kong[1]
Key people	William Kong (executive director)[2]
Services	Film production, film distribution

Edko Films
Traditional Chinese	安樂影片有限公司
Simplified Chinese	安乐影片有限公司
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ngon1 Lok6 Jing2 Pin2 Jau2 Haan6 Gung1 Si1

History

Edko Films was founded in 1959 by Kong Cho-yee.^[4] In 1989, his son William Kong took the business over.^[5] In 1996, Edko opened the Broadway Cinematheque, a theatre specializing in showing art films.^[6]

Filmography

Title	Release date	Box office gross	Ref.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	September 2, 2008	$403.4 million USD	[7]
The Warrior and the Wolf	October 2, 2009	CN¥11 million	[8]
True Legend	February 9, 2010	CN¥49 million	[9]
Ocean Heaven	June 18, 2010	CN¥14 million	[10]
Together	December 1, 2010	CN¥0.6 million	[11]
Lover's Discourse	December 31, 2010	CN¥4 million	[12]
Love for Life	May 10, 2011	CN¥58 million	[13]
Kora	November 3, 2011	CN¥4 million	[14]
Nightfall	March 15, 2012	CN¥48 million	[15]
First Time	June 8, 2012	CN¥36 million	[16]
Cold War	November 8, 2012	CN¥253 million	[17]
Finding Mr. Right	March 21, 2013	CN¥520 million	[18]
Singing When We Are Young	July 7, 2013	CN¥2 million	[19]
Firestorm	December 12, 2013	CN¥308 million	[20]
Up in the Wind	December 31, 2013	CN¥80 million	[21]
Coming Home	May 16, 2014	CN¥291 million	[22]
Temporary Family	August 21, 2014	CN¥101 million	[23]
Rise of the Legend	November 21, 2014	CN¥184 million	[24]
Red Amnesia	April 30, 2015	CN¥10 million	[25]
Monster Hunt	July 16, 2015	CN¥2,440 million	[26]
Go Away Mr. Tumor	August 13, 2015	CN¥511 million	[27]
Everybody's Fine	January 1, 2016	CN¥26 million	[28]
The Bodyguard	April 1, 2016	CN¥324 million	[29]
Book of Love	April 29, 2016	CN¥787 million	[30]
Cold War 2	July 8, 2016	CN¥678 million	[31]
Cherry Returns	December 30, 2016	CN¥33 million	[32]
Full River Red	January 22, 2023	$662.5 million USD	[33]
The Furious	TBA	TBA	[34]

References

1. "Edko Films Ltd - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
2. "Bill Kong - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders". 26 September 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
3. "安乐（北京）电影发行有限公司（中国）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
4. Yang, Jeff (2009-07-22). "The rise and fall -- and rise? -- of Hong Kong cinema". SFGate. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
5. Walsh, Bryan (2005-10-03). "Bill Kong: Chinese Film Champion". Time. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
6. Wong & McDonogh 2001, pp. 100–101.
7. "木乃伊3：龙帝之墓（2008）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
8. "狼灾记（2009）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
9. "苏乞儿（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
10. "海洋天堂（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
11. "在一起（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
12. "恋人絮语（2010）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
13. "最爱（2011）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
14. "转山（2011）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
15. "大追捕（2012）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
16. "第一次（2012）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
17. "寒战（2012）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
18. "北京遇上西雅图（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
19. "初恋未满（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
20. "风暴（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
21. "等风来（2013）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
22. "归来（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
23. "临时同居（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
24. "黄飞鸿之英雄有梦（2014）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
25. "闯入者（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
26. "捉妖记（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
27. "滚蛋吧！肿瘤君（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
28. "一切都好（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
29. "我的特工爷爷（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
30. "北京遇上西雅图之不二情书（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
31. "寒战2（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 21, 2016.
32. "那年夏天你去了哪里（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
33. Frater, Patrick (3 February 2023). "Zhang Yimou's Record-Breaking 'Full River Red' Snapped Up by Edko, Veteran Producer Bill Kong Optimistic for Chinese Cinema (EXCLUSIVE)". Retrieved March 3, 2023.
34. Frater, Patrick (April 25, 2024). "'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' Producer Bill Kong Aims to Reset Martial Arts Genre With 'The Furious,' Directed by Tanigaki Kenji (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

Cited literature

• Wong, Cindy Hing-yuk; McDonogh, Gary W. (2001). "Consuming Cinema: Reflections on Movies and Market-places in Contemporary Hong Kong". In Mathews, Gordon; Lui, Tai-lok (eds.). Consuming Hong Kong. Hong Kong Culture and Society. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-209-536-4. Retrieved 2024-04-20.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)