Jackie Chan's defeat

According to Sinchew , Hollywood action movie Karate Kid: Legends starring and invested by Jackie Chan 45 million USD , just had a disappointing debut in the Hong Kong and Chinese markets. The film premiered on June 5, but ticket sales were very poor, and the audience was indifferent.

Specifically, in the 2 days of opening, Karate Kid: Legends only collected 69,000 HKD (approx. 8,800 USD ). The work is completely inferior to Hollywood blockbusters like Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning , Ballerina , even lost to Hong Kong domestic films The Unforgivable Sin.

Observers predict that at this rate, the total revenue of Jackie Chan's film in Hong Kong will hardly exceed the 1 million HKD mark, most likely becoming the worst film in the action star's career. Meanwhile, the ticket sales performance in the Chinese market of Karate Kid: Legends The film has not been doing well either. As of the day before its release, it had only earned 820,000 yuan in pre-sale revenue.

These alarming figures have sparked much debate on social media. Many people believe that Jackie Chan is “past his prime”.

Jackie Chan's new film is struggling at the Hong Kong box office.

According to Sinchew , a veteran star, has not had a film in Hong Kong that has grossed over 5 million HKD for a long time. In recent times, Jackie Chan's films have been a series of heavy failures, especially The Legend , despite a large investment, after one month of release only earned 79.91 million NDT, with an estimated loss of more than 300 million NDT.

In recent years, veteran Hong Kong film stars such as Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, and Tony Leung have continuously released new works. However, many of them have been turned away by audiences and have had disastrous box office returns. Movies Red carpet gentleman starring Andy Lau, with an investment of 260 million NDT only earned a total of 80 million NDT. Or Fox Hunt Campaign Tony Leung's is also said to have lost nearly 200 million yuan.

Many critics commented: "The nostalgic halo and the title of 'superstar' of the past are no longer enough to move the modern audience generation."

In that situation, Chow Yun Fat is considered "the most sober Hong Kong star". Although Don't call me God of Gamblers Turned away by both critics and audiences, he accepted failure and temporarily withdrew, until his successful comeback in Detective Chinatown 1900 earlier this year. The work caused a sensation, earning more than 3.6 billion yuan.

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/thanh-long-tham-bai-3361728.html