Edko Films Explained

Edko Films Ltd.
Industry:	Film
Founded:	1986 in Hong Kong
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Hq Location:	Mid-level, Macdonnell Rd, 21-2 12 Wan Building
Hq Location Country:	Hong Kong^[1]
Areas Served:	-->
Key People:	William Kong (executive director)^[2]
Services:	Film production, film distribution
Owners:	-->
Homepage:	-->

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S:	安乐影片有限公司
J:	Ngon1 Lok6 Jing2 Pin2 Jau2 Haan6 Gung1 Si1

Edko Films Ltd. is a Hong Kong film production company and distributor.^[3]

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.

Filmography

Title	Release date	Box office gross	Ref.
	September 2, 2008	$403.4 million USD	^[6]
The Warrior and the Wolf	October 2, 2009		^[7]
True Legend	February 9, 2010		^[8]
Ocean Heaven	June 18, 2010		^[9]
Together	December 1, 2010		^[10]
Lover's Discourse	December 31, 2010		^[11]
Love for Life	May 10, 2011		^[12]
Kora	November 3, 2011		^[13]
Nightfall	March 15, 2012		^[14]
First Time	June 8, 2012		^[15]
Cold War	November 8, 2012		^[16]
Finding Mr. Right	March 21, 2013		^[17]
Singing When We Are Young	July 7, 2013		^[18]
Firestorm	December 12, 2013		^[19]
Up in the Wind	December 31, 2013		^[20]
Coming Home	May 16, 2014		^[21]
Temporary Family	August 21, 2014		^[22]
Rise of the Legend	November 21, 2014		^[23]
Red Amnesia	April 30, 2015		^[24]
Monster Hunt	July 16, 2015		^[25]
Go Away Mr. Tumor	August 13, 2015		^[26]
Everybody's Fine	January 1, 2016		^[27]
The Bodyguard	April 1, 2016		^[28]
Book of Love	April 29, 2016		^[29]
Cold War 2	July 8, 2016		^[30]
Cherry Returns	December 30, 2016		^[31]
Full River Red	January 22, 2023	$662.5 million USD	^[32]
The Furious	TBA	TBA	^[33]

References

Cited literature

• Encyclopedia: 2001 . Consuming Cinema: Reflections on Movies and Market-places in Contemporary Hong Kong . Consuming Hong Kong . . 2024-04-20 . Wong . Cindy Hing-yuk . Mathews . Gordon . Lui . Tai-lok . Hong Kong Culture and Society . 962-209-536-4 . McDonogh . Gary W. . .

Notes and References

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