More than Blue (2018 film)
More than Blue (Chinese: 比悲傷更悲傷的故事) is a 2018 Taiwanese romance drama film directed by Gavin Lin. It is a remake of the 2009 South Korean film of the same name. The film stars are Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen. It was released in Taiwan on November 30, 2018.[1]
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| Traditional | 比悲傷更悲傷的故事 | 
| Simplified | 比悲伤更悲伤的故事 | 
| Mandarin | bǐ bēi shāng gèng bēi shāng de gù shì | 
| Literally | A Story Sadder Than Sadness | 
| Directed by | Gavin Lin | 
| Written by | Hermes Lu Gavin Lin  | 
| Starring | Jasper Liu Ivy Chen  | 
| Cinematography | Kwan Pung-leung | 
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| Distributed by | ifilm  20th Century Fox(Hong Kong)  | 
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Running time  | 105 minutes | 
| Country | Taiwan | 
| Language | Mandarin | 
| Box office | US$153 million | 
Cast
    
- Jasper Liu as Chang Che-kai (K)
 - Ivy Chen as Song Yuan-yuan (Cream)
 - Bryan Chang as Yang You-hsien
 - Annie Chen as Cindy
 
Special appearance
    
- Pipi Yao as Young Song Yuan-yuan (Cream)
 - Chih Tian-hsih as Young Chang Che-kai (K)
 - Emma Wu as Bonnie
 - Da Qing as Ji Ge
 - Bruce Hung as Ah Bang
 - A-Lin as herself
 
Production
    
Filming began in January 2018.[2]
Reception
    
    Busan Film Festival
    
The film received a warm response at its world premiere at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival open cinema category where tickets sold out within 5 minutes. Main cast Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen were awarded the "Face of Asia" prize by the film festival.[3]
Box Office
    
Domestically, the film made NT$32 million on the first 3 days, breaking the box office record of highest opening Taiwanese film in 2018.[4] The film passed NT$100 million mark within 9 days of release, breaking the box office speed record of hit Taiwanese Film, Our Times which broke NT$100 million in 10 days and consecutively tops Taiwan box office for days.[5] By the 11th day of release, the film made NT$135 million, attracting an audience of 580,000 admissions, becoming the highest-grossing Taiwanese film of 2018.[6] As of 17 February 2019, the film has grossed NT$239,577,835 (US$7,753,830) in Taiwan.[7]
In Hong Kong, it grossed HK$1.7 million on the first 3 days of opening, becoming the highest opening Taiwanese Film in Hong Kong in recent 3 years.[8] By 11 December 2018, the film had made HK$8 million, and staying on the top 5 box office rankings for a consecutive number of days. As of 30 December 2018, the film has grossed HK$17.12 million (US$2,184,816) in Hong Kong.[9]
In China, where it released on 14 March 2019, the film dethroned Captain Marvel to top the box office,[10] grossing CN¥330 million (US$49.2 million) in its opening week.[11] Female audiences accounted for 65% of the tickets sold in its opening week.[10] As of 23 March 2019, More than Blue has grossed US$113.02 million in China.[12]
The film has also grossed US$709,965 in the United States and Canada,[13] US$194,100 in South Korea, and US$240,384 in Australia,[14] bringing its worldwide gross to US$123,070,854.
References
    
- "More than Blue: frustrating Taiwanese remake of melodrama". South China Morning Post. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
 - "國民男友改頭換面 轉性後招牌髮型也掰了". LTN. 2018-01-05.
 - 劉以豪、陳意涵全英文致詞 揚威南韓亞洲之星大賞, 2018.10.17 UDN
 - "全國電影票房2018年11/26-12/02統計資訊" (PDF). Taiwan Film Institute. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
 - "《比悲傷》9天破億「超越《少女時代》速度」 全台哭到脫水:面紙帶不夠". Ettoday. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
 - "《比悲傷》11天1.35億榮登「2018冠軍」!全台淚海:看完哭半小時". Ettoday. 2018-12-11.
 - "全國電影票房2019年02/011-2/17統計資訊" (PDF). 國家電影中心. 2019-02-21.
 - "《比悲傷》3天票房3000萬「2018國片冠軍」 已有觀眾5刷:哭到快往生". Ettoday. 2018-12-03.
 - "More Than Blue". EntGroup. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
 - Wong, Silvia (2019-03-18). "Taiwanese tearjerker 'More Than Blue' knocks 'Captain Marvel' off the top of the China box office". Screen Daily. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
 - "Romantic film 'More than Blue' tops China's box office - Chinadaily.com.cn". China Daily. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
 - "Daily Box Office > China". EntGroup. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
 - "More than Blue (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
 - "Bi Bei Shang Geng Bei Shang De Gu Shi (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
 
External links
    
- More than Blue at IMDb
 - More than Blue on Facebook
 - More than Blue on Instagram
 - More than Blue at Douban (in Chinese)
 
