List of highest-grossing films in Hong Kong
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Hong Kong. It only accounts for the films' theatrical box-office earning and not their ancillary revenues.
Hong Kong's 20 highest-grossing international films
Rank | Title | Gross | Year | Country | Distributor | Director |
1 | ' | HK$222,492,642 | 2019 | US | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
2 | Avatar | HK$178,029,440 | 2009 | US | 20th Century Fox | James Cameron |
3 | ' | HK$160,746,012 | 2018 | US | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
4 | ' | HK$132,746,652 | 2015 | US | Walt Disney Pictures | Joss Whedon |
5 | Titanic | HK$128,003,033 | 1997 | US | Paramount Pictures | James Cameron |
6 | ' | HK$112,654,686 | 2016 | US | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Anthony Russo Joe Russo |
7 | Iron Man 3 | HK$106,389,801 | 2013 | US | Walt Disney Pictures | Shane Black |
8 | ' | HK$98,196,851 | 2014 | US/China | Paramount | Michael Bay |
9 | The Avengers | HK$96,705,670 | 2012 | US | Walt Disney Pictures | Joss Whedon |
10 | Jurassic World | HK$91,828,500 | 2015 | US | Universal Studios | Colin Trevorrow |
11 | Toy Story 3 | HK$89,364,118 | 2010 | US | Walt Disney Pictures | Lee Unkrich |
12 | ' | HK$88,649,003 | 2018 | US | Universal Pictures | J. A. Bayona |
13 | ' | HK$84,703,797 | 2011 | US | Paramount Pictures | Michael Bay |
14 | ' | HK$$81,864,856 | 2019 | US | Sony Pictures Releasing | Jon Watts |
15 | HK$81,720,468 | 2015 | US | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | J. J. Abrams | |
16 | The Dark Knight Rises | HK$80,269,966 | 2012 | US | Warner Bros. | Christopher Nolan |
17 | Minions | HK$78,404,191 | 2015 | US | Universal Studios | Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda |
18 | Monsters University | HK$77,407,664 | 2013 | US | Walt Disney Pictures | Dan Scanlon |
19 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | HK$76,785,999 | 2011 | US | US Warner Bros. | David Yates |
20 | Captain Marvel | HK$76,043,088 | 2019 | US | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck |
Hong Kong's highest-grossing domestic films
Hong Kong's highest-grossing animated films
Inflation adjusted domestic films at the box office
1980 to 2017
# | English Title | Chinese Title | Director | Released | Gross | Gross |
1 | Aces Go Places | 最佳拍檔 | Eric Tsang | 16 January 1982 | HK$26,043,773 | HK$116,516,782 |
2 | A Better Tomorrow | 英雄本色 | John Woo | 2 August 1986 | HK$34,651,324 | HK$113,050,001 |
3 | Armour of God | 龍兄虎弟 | Jackie Chan | 21 January 1987 | HK$35,469,408 | HK$111,935,579 |
4 | The Eighth Happiness | 八星報喜 | Johnnie To | 11 February 1988 | HK$37,090,776 | HK$110,792,568 |
5 | Aces Go Places 3 | 最佳拍檔女皇密令 | Tsui Hark | 26 January 1984 | HK$29,286,077 | HK$107,443,963 |
6 | All For The Winner | 賭聖 | Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen | 10 June 1990 | HK$41,326,156 | HK$103,845,040 |
7 | My Lucky Stars | 福星高照 | Sammo Hung | 10 February 1985 | HK$30,748,643 | HK$103,828,611 |
8 | God of Gamblers | 賭神 | Wong Jing | 14 December 1989 | HK$37,058,686 | HK$102,601,458 |
9 | Justice, My Foot! | 審死官 | Johnnie To | 2 July 1992 | HK$49,884,734 | HK$102,115,766 |
10 | Police Story 2 | 警察故事續集 | Jackie Chan | 20 August 1988 | HK$34,151,609 | HK$102,013,084 |
11 | God of Gamblers II | 賭俠 | Wong Jing | 13 December 1990 | HK$40,342,758 | HK$101,373,942 |
12 | Dragons Forever | 飛龍猛將 | Sammo Hung | 11 February 1988 | HK$33,578,920 | HK$100,302,425 |
1980s
# | English Title | Chinese Title | Director | Released | Gross | Gross |
1 | Aces Go Places | 最佳拍檔 | Eric Tsang | 16 January 1982 | HK$26,043,773 | HK$116,516,782 |
2 | A Better Tomorrow | 英雄本色 | John Woo | 2 August 1986 | HK$34,651,324 | HK$113,050,001 |
3 | Armour of God | 龍兄虎弟 | Jackie Chan | 21 January 1987 | HK$35,469,408 | HK$111,935,579 |
4 | The Eighth Happiness | 八星報喜 | Johnnie To | 11 February 1988 | HK$37,090,776 | HK$110,792,568 |
5 | Aces Go Places 3 | 最佳拍檔女皇密令 | Tsui Hark | 26 January 1984 | HK$29,286,077 | HK$107,443,963 |
6 | My Lucky Stars | 福星高照 | Sammo Hung | 10 February 1985 | HK$30,748,643 | HK$103,828,611 |
7 | God of Gamblers | 賭神 | Wong Jing | 14 December 1989 | HK$37,058,686 | HK$102,601,458 |
8 | Police Story 2 | 警察故事續集 | Jackie Chan | 20 August 1988 | HK$34,151,609 | HK$102,013,084 |
9 | Dragons Forever | 飛龍猛將 | Sammo Hung | 11 February 1988 | HK$33,578,920 | HK$100,302,425 |
10 | Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars | 夏日福星 | Sammo Hung | 15 August 1985 | HK$28,911,851 | HK$97,626,335 |
11 | Miracles | 奇蹟 | Jackie Chan | 15 June 1989 | HK$34,036,029 | HK$94,232,866 |
12 | Aces Go Places 2 | 最佳拍檔大顯神通 | Eric Tsang | 5 February 1983 | HK$23,273,140 | HK$93,828,327 |
1990s
# | English Title | Chinese Title | Director | Released | Gross | Gross |
1 | All For The Winner | 賭聖 | Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen | 10 June 1990 | HK$41,326,156 | HK$103,845,040 |
2 | Justice, My Foot! | 審死官 | Johnnie To | 2 July 1992 | HK$49,884,734 | HK$102,115,766 |
3 | God of Gamblers II | 賭俠 | Wong Jing | 13 December 1990 | HK$40,342,758 | HK$101,373,942 |
4 | All's Well, Ends Well | 家有囍事 | Clifton Ko | 25 January 1992 | HK$48,992,188 | HK$100,288,694 |
5 | Fight Back To School | 逃學威龍 | Gordon Chan | 18 July 1991 | HK$43,829,449 | HK$99,733,185 |
6 | God of Gamblers Returns | 賭神2 | Wong Jing | 15 December 1994 | HK$52,529,768 | HK$90,134,922 |
7 | Rumble in the Bronx | 紅番區 | Stanley Tong | 21 January 1995 | HK$56,911,136 | HK$89,803,969 |
8 | 飛鷹計劃 | Jackie Chan | 7 February 1991 | HK$39,048,711 | HK$88,854,695 | |
9 | To Be Number One | 跛豪 | Poon Man-Kit | 5 April 1991 | HK$38,703,363 | HK$88,068,861 |
10 | Royal Tramp | 鹿鼎記 | Wong Jing | 30 July 1992 | HK$40,862,831 | HK$83,647,620 |
11 | 警察故事4之簡單任務 | Stanley Tong | 10 February 1996 | HK$57,518,795 | HK$83,207,587 | |
12 | King of Beggars | 武狀元蘇乞兒 | Gordon Chan | 17 December 1992 | HK$38,622,449 | HK$79,061,481 |
2000s
# | English Title | Chinese Title | Director | Released | Gross | Gross |
1 | Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | Stephen Chow | 23 December 2004 | HK$61,278,697 | HK$89,251,271 |
2 | Shaolin Soccer | 少林足球 | Stephen Chow | 5 July 2001 | HK$60,739,847 | HK$82,151,743 |
3 | Infernal Affairs | 無間道 | Andrew Lau and Alan Mak | 12 December 2002 | HK$55,057,176 | HK$75,722,826 |
4 | CJ7 | 長江七號 | Stephen Chow | 31 January 2008 | HK$51,440,832 | HK$71,585,762 |
5 | Initial D | 頭文字D | Andrew Lau and Alan Mak | 23 June 2005 | HK$37,862,364 | HK$55,295,119 |
6 | Love on a Diet | 瘦身男女 | Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai | 21 June 2001 | HK$40,435,886 | HK$54,690,268 |
7 | Needing You... | 孤男寡女 | Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai | 23 June 2000 | HK$35,214,661 | HK$45,870,976 |
8 | Fearless | 霍元甲 | Ronny Yu | 26 January 2006 | HK$30,201,600 | HK$43,744,076 |
9 | Infernal Affairs III | 無間道III:終極無間 | Andrew Lau and Alan Mak | 12 December 2003 | HK$30,225,661 | HK$42,847,690 |
10 | The Accidental Spy | 特務迷城 | Teddy Chan | 18 January 2001 | HK$30,009,076 | HK$40,587,818 |
11 | The Twins Effect | 千機變 | Dante Lam and Donnie Yen | 8 March 2003 | HK$28,423,960 | HK$40,293,611 |
12 | The Warlords | 投名狀 | Peter Chan | 13 December 2007 | HK$27,919,869 | HK$39,642,399 |
2010-2017
# | English Title | Chinese Title | Director | Released | Gross | Gross |
1 | Cold War 2 | 寒戰II | Longman Leung and Sunny Luk | 8 July 2016 | HK$66,824,171 | HK$70,475,288 |
2 | Ip Man 3 | 葉問3 | Wilson Yip | 24 December 2015 | HK$60,422,830 | HK$65,635,918 |
3 | The Mermaid | 美人魚 | Stephen Chow | 8 February 2016 | HK$56,225,252 | HK$59,297,269 |
4 | Ip Man 2 | 葉問2:宗師傳奇 | Wilson Yip | 29 April 2010 | HK$43,313,345 | HK$57,457,199 |
5 | 3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑 | Christopher Suen | 14 April 2011 | HK$41,078,280 | HK$53,261,929 | |
6 | Unbeatable | 激戰 | Dante Lam | 15 August 2013 | HK$44,631,344 | HK$52,822,008 |
7 | Cold War | 寒戰 | Longman Leung and Sunny Luk | 8 November 2012 | HK$42,820,819 | HK$52,736,795 |
8 | Little Big Master | 五個小孩的校長 | Adrian Kwan | 19 March 2015 | HK$46,729,492 | HK$50,761,163 |
9 | Golden Chicken 3 | 金雞SSS | Matt Chow | 30 January 2014 | HK$41,277,620 | HK$46,829,769 |
10 | 72 Tenants of Prosperity | 72家租客 | Eric Tsang | 11 February 2010 | HK$34,447,831 | HK$45,696,676 |
11 | From Vegas to Macau | 賭城風雲 | Wong Jing | 30 January 2014 | HK$33,563,074 | HK$38,077,559 |
12 | The White Storm | 掃毒 | Benny Chan | 5 December 2013 | HK$31,938,819 | HK$37,800,174 |
Annually
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Director | Released | Gross |
1970 | The Chinese Boxer | 龍虎鬥 | Jimmy Wang | 27 November 1970 | HK$2,076,658 |
1971 | The Big Boss | 唐山大兄 | Lo Wei | 23 October 1971 | HK$ ? |
1972 | Fist of Fury | 精武門 | Lo Wei | 22 March 1972 | HK$4,431,423 |
1973 | The House of 72 Tenants | 七十二家房客 | Chor Yuen | 22 September 1973 | HK$5,626,675 |
1974 | Games Gamblers Play | 鬼馬雙星 | Michael Hui | 17 October 1974 | HK$6,251,633 |
1975 to 1979 - Figures not available | - | - | - | - | |
1980 | The Young Master | 師弟出馬 | Jackie Chan | 9 February 1980 | HK$11,026,283 |
1981 | Security Unlimited | 摩登保鑣 | Michael Hui | 30 January 1981 | HK$17,769,048 |
1982 | Aces Go Places | 最佳拍檔 | Eric Tsang | 16 January 1982 | HK$26,043,773 |
1983 | Aces Go Places 2 | 最佳拍檔大顯神通 | Eric Tsang | 5 February 1983 | HK$23,273,140 |
1984 | Aces Go Places 3 | 最佳拍檔女皇密令 | Tsui Hark | 26 January 1984 | HK$29,286,077 |
1985 | My Lucky Stars | 福星高照 | Sammo Hung | 10 February 1985 | HK$30,748,643 |
1986 | A Better Tomorrow | 英雄本色 | John Woo | 2 August 1986 | HK$34,651,324 |
1987 | Armour of God | 龍兄虎弟 | Jackie Chan | 21 January 1987 | HK$35,469,408 |
1988 | The Eighth Happiness | 八星報喜 | Johnnie To | 11 February 1988 | HK$37,090,776 |
1989 | God of Gamblers | 賭神 | Wong Jing | 14 December 1989 | HK$37,058,686 |
1990 | All For The Winner | 賭聖 | Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen | 10 June 1990 | HK$41,326,156 |
1991 | Fight Back To School | 逃學威龍 | Gordon Chan | 18 July 1991 | HK$43,829,449 |
1992 | Justice, My Foot! | 審死官 | Johnnie To | 2 July 1992 | HK$49,884,734 |
1993 | Flirting Scholar | 唐伯虎點秋香 | Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-Chi | 1 July 1993 | HK$40,171,804 |
1994 | God of Gamblers Returns | 賭神2 | Wong Jing | 15 December 1994 | HK$52,529,768 |
1995 | Rumble in the Bronx | 紅番區 | Stanley Tong | 21 January 1995 | HK$56,911,136 |
1996 | 警察故事4之簡單任務 | Stanley Tong | 10 February 1996 | HK$57,518,795 | |
1997 | Mr. Nice Guy | 一個好人 | Sammo Hung | 31 January 1997 | HK$45,420,457 |
1998 | The Storm Riders | 風雲雄霸天下 | Andrew Lau | 18 July 1998 | HK$41,398,555 |
1999 | King of Comedy | 喜劇之王 | Stephen Chow | 13 February 1999 | HK$29,848,860 |
2000 | Needing You... | 孤男寡女 | Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai | 23 June 2000 | HK$35,214,661 |
2001 | Shaolin Soccer | 少林足球 | Stephen Chow | 5 July 2001 | HK$60,739,847 |
2002 | Infernal Affairs | 無間道 | Andrew Lau and Alan Mak | 12 December 2002 | HK$55,057,176 |
2003 | Infernal Affairs III | 無間道III:終極無間 | Andrew Lau and Alan Mak | 12 December 2003 | HK$30,225,661 |
2004 | Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | Stephen Chow | 23 December 2004 | HK$61,278,697 |
2005 | Initial D | 頭文字D | Andrew Lau and Alan Mak | 23 June 2005 | HK$37,862,364 |
2006 | Fearless | 霍元甲 | Ronny Yu | 26 January 2006 | HK$30,201,600 |
2007 | The Warlords | 投名狀 | Peter Chan | 13 December 2007 | HK$27,919,869 |
2008 | CJ7 | 長江七號 | Stephen Chow | 31 January 2008 | HK$51,440,832 |
2009 | All's Well, Ends Well 2009 | 家有囍事2009 | Vincent Kok | 23 January 2009 | HK$24,655,932 |
2010 | Ip Man 2 | 葉問2:宗師傳奇 | Wilson Yip | 29 April 2010 | HK$43,313,345 |
2011 | 3D肉蒲團之極樂寶鑑 | Christopher Suen | 14 April 2011 | HK$41,078,280 | |
2012 | Cold War | 寒戰 | Longman Leung and Sunny Luk | 8 November 2012 | HK$42,820,819 |
2013 | Unbeatable | 激戰 | Dante Lam | 15 August 2013 | HK$44,631,344 |
2014 | Golden Chicken 3 | 金雞SSS | Matt Chow | 30 January 2014 | HK$41,277,620 |
2015 | Ip Man 3 | 葉問3 | Wilson Yip | 24 December 2015 | HK$60,422,830 |
2016 | Cold War 2 | 寒戰II | Longman Leung and Sunny Luk | 8 July 2016 | HK$66,824,171 |
2017 | Love Off the Cuff | 春嬌救志明 | Pang Ho-cheung | 24 April 2017 | HK$30,256,619 |