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Edko Films Ltd.
IndustryFilm
Founded1986 in Hong Kong
HeadquartersMid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building, Hong Kong
Key peopleWilliam Kong (executive director)
ServicesFilm 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
JyutpingNgon1 Lok6 Jing2 Pin2 Jau2 Haan6 Gung1 Si1

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

History

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

Filmography

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

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