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  • Author(s): SCHMID, THOMAS
  • Source:
    Film Journal International. Apr2016, Vol. 119 Issue 4, p76-82. 3p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MOTION pictures; MOTION picture industry; MERMAID, The (Film); OPERATION Chromite (Film); OLA Bola! (Film)
    • Subject Terms:
      ASIA
    • Abstract:
      This section offers news briefs on motion pictures in the Asia-Pacific region as of April 2016. Topics covered include the designation of the Chinese comedy "The Mermaid," directed by Stephen Chow, as the highest-grossing Chinese movie of all time, pre-sales of the Korean War film "Operation Chromite" at the 2016 European Film Market, box office sales in Taiwan during the Lunar New Year holiday, and the poor box-office performance of director Keng Guan Chiu's film "Ola Bola!" in Malaysia.