South Korea Box Office for Ba wang bie ji (1993)
| Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
| South Korea Box Office | $977,411 | Details |
| Worldwide Box Office | $6,516,060 | Details |
| Further financial details... | ||
Metrics
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
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 7/26/1993 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Japan | 7/28/2023 | $0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $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 |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
| Kaige Chen | Director |
| Pik Kwan Lee | Screenwriter |
| Lu Wei | Screenwriter |