South Korea Box Office for Ba wang bie ji (1993)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
South Korea Box Office $977,411Details
Worldwide Box Office $6,516,060Details
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Movie Details

South Korea Releases: March 30th, 2017 (Wide), released as Ba wang bie ji
April 1st, 2023 (Wide), released as Bà Wáng Bié Jī (패왕별희 디 오리지널)
MPAA Rating: R for language and strong depiction of thematic material.
Running Time: 171 minutes
Keywords: LGBTQ+, Historical Drama, 1930s, Abandoned Child, Prostitution, Dysfunctional Family, Romance, Opera, Suicide, Set in China, Communism, 1940s, Relationships Gone Wrong, Love Triangle, Civil War, 1970s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Drama
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Historical Fiction
Production Countries: China, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2020/04/03 - $2,122   2 $1,061   $11,969 158
2020/04/17 - $2,412   2 $1,206   $14,386 160
2020/04/24 - $2,264 -6% 2 $1,132   $16,580 161
2020/05/01 3 $151,175 +6,577% 397 $381   $8,225 162
2020/05/08 - $110,976 -27% 404 $275   $427,389 163
2020/05/15 7 $62,186 -44% 301 $207   $541,642 164
2020/05/22 6 $43,043 -31% 184 $234   $616,015 165
2020/05/29 - $26,324 -39% 99 $266   $670,360 166
2020/06/05 13 $18,504 -30% 66 $280   $716,259 167
2020/06/12 21 $10,183 -45% 26 $392   $719,606 168
2020/06/19 11 $19,700 +93% 19 $1,037   $749,739 169
2020/06/26 24 $5,126 -74% 12 $427   $757,281 170
2020/07/03 16 $6,478 +26% 11 $589   $774,051 171
2020/07/17 - $1,127   5 $225   $775,602 173
2021/03/26 - $4,704   3 $1,568   $832,639 209
2021/04/02 11 $27,331 +481% 88 $311   $880,567 210
2021/04/09 20 $9,940 -64% 36 $276   $898,846 211
2021/04/16 - $3,893 -61% 24 $162   $902,255 212
2021/04/23 - $1,555 -60% 13 $120   $909,013 213
2021/04/30 - $3,516 +126% 3 $1,172   $905,719 214
2022/03/25 8 $9,072   1 $9,072   $852,508 261
2022/04/01 19 $6,972 -23% 1 $6,972   $864,981 262
2023/03/31 10 $55,782   79 $706   $862,604 314
2023/04/07 18 $12,039 -78% 37 $325   $884,691 315
2023/04/14 - $4,176 -65% 22 $190   $890,291 316
2023/04/21 - $2,149 -49% 9 $239   $886,103 317
2023/05/05 - $811   3 $270   $891,012 319
2024/03/29 16 $24,055   0     $947,405 366
2024/04/05 - $13,285 -45% 69 $193   $974,020 367
2024/04/12 - $2,846 -79% 461 $6   $969,961 368
2024/04/19 - $2,930 +3% 16 $183   $977,411 369

Box Office Summary Per Territory

$00$00
Territory Release
Date		 Opening
Weekend		 Opening
Weekend
Screens		 Maximum
Screens		 Theatrical
Engagements		 Total
Box Office		 Report
Date
China 7/26/1993 00$0
Japan 7/28/2023 00$0
North America 10/13/1993 $0 0 69 52 $5,538,649
South Korea 3/30/2017 $0 0 461 2395 $977,411 4/24/2024
 
Worldwide Total$6,516,060 4/24/2024

Leading Cast

Leslie Cheung    Cheng Dieyi
Zhang Fengyi    Duan Xiaolou
Gong Li    Juxian

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Production and Technical Credits

Kaige Chen    Director
Pik Kwan Lee    Screenwriter
Lu Wei    Screenwriter