Animation One other World has turn out to be Hong Kong’s largest native movie of 2025 so far, whereas the discharge of Avatar: Fireplace And Ash has been pushed to 2026 as a result of a latest tragedy within the territory.
One other World, the characteristic debut of Hong Kong-based director Tommy Ng Kai Chung, has surged previous $1.8m (HK$14m) on the native field workplace after six weeks on launch since its opening on October 29 by Edko Movies. It now ranks as Hong Kong’s highest grossing native movie this 12 months so far.
Tailored from Japanese creator Naka Saijo’s fantasy e book Sennenki: Thousand-Yr Journey of an Oni, the 2D animation is imbued with Buddhist philosophy and reincarnation themes. It focuses on a spirit information, tasked with taking transient souls to their subsequent life, who embarks on a dangerous mission to stop a younger woman from reworking right into a monster.
The screenplay is written by Hong Kong’s Polly Yeung, who serves as producer together with Singapore-based Chan Gin Kai. It was the primary Hong Kong animation in additional than twenty years to have been chosen for Annecy and received the very best animation prize on the Golden Horse Awards final month.
Native titles which have crossed HK$10m ($1.29m) on the Hong Kong field workplace this 12 months embody Adam Wong’s The Means We Discuss, Nick Cheung’s Peg O’ My Coronary heart and Albert Mak’s Hit N Enjoyable.
In the meantime, Avatar: Fireplace And Ash has been pushed from its unique December 17 opening into 2026 in response to a devastating hearth at a high-rise Hong Kong residential property final month. The movie has been titled Avatar 3 within the territory to keep away from insensitivity.
The hearth, which broke out on November 26 in a densely populated complicated in Tai Po district, left at the very least 160 folks lifeless. It’s Hong Kong’s most dangerous hearth for a number of many years.
A press release issued by twentieth Century Studios mentioned: “Out of respect for the Hong Kong group and in mild of the latest incident in Tai Po, now we have determined to postpone the discharge of Avatar 3. Initially scheduled for December 17, the movie will now be launched in 2026… A brand new launch date will probably be introduced as quickly as attainable.”
