From Vegas to Macau II
2015 Hong Kong film
- February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
Running time
China
Mandarin
Thai
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From Vegas to Macau II (賭城風雲II) is a 2015 3D[2] Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed and written by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Nick Cheung, Carina Lau, Shawn Yue, Angela Wang and Michelle Hu. The film is the sequel to From Vegas to Macau.[3] The third installment of the series, From Vegas to Macau III was released on February 8, 2016.
Cast
- Chow Yun-fat as Ken / Ko Chun
- Nick Cheung as Mark
- Carina Lau as Molly
- Shawn Yue as Vincent
- Angela Wang as Yan, Mark's daughter
- Michelle Hu as Purple, Aoi's assassin
- David Chiang as Victor
- Kimmy Tong as Rainbow[4]
- Philip Keung as Ma Tai-fat
- Wu Yue as Aoi's enforcer that fought Vincent
- Jin Qiaoqiao as Aoi
- Kenny Wong as Ben, Interpol police
- Derek Tsang as Interpol police
- Connie Man as Jackie, Interpol police
- Rebecca Zhu as Interpol police
- Samantha Ko as Aoi's enforcer
- Jacky Cai as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Ken Lo as Muay Thai Champ Rymi
- Treechada Petcharat as Thai casino boss
- Candy Chang as Aoi's enforcer with a crossbow
- Bella Lo as Victor's daughter
- Julio Acconci as Do Min-shui, Molly's companion
- Hazel Tong as Interpol police
- Dominic Ho as Interpol police
- Wang Zizi as Aoi's enforcer that fought Mark
- Jolie Fan as casino dealer for Victor's charity
Guest stars and cameos
- Yuan Quan as Mark's wife
- Natalie Meng as mahjong cheater
- Eric Tsang as Yen Ji-dan
- Natalis Chan as Champ
- Wong Jing as Smartie (uncredited)
- Felix Lok as Mr. Hon
- Aman Chang as Jiang
- Andy Lau as Michael "Little Knife" Chan from God of Gamblers
Critical response
James Marsh of the British magazine Screen International gave the film a negative review, writing, "The result is a noticeable step down in quality from last year's offering" and "Much of the comedy throughout the film also falls flat."[5]
Box office
As of March 2015 the film has grossed US$157 million in China.[6]
The film opened at No. 2 at the Chinese box office behind Dragon Blade earning US$29 million in its opening weekend[7] ($43.1 million from Thursday to Sunday) which is higher than its predecessor's opening weekend gross.[8] It topped the box office in its second weekend with US$69.8 million (up 58%).[9] In its third weekend, the film fell to No. 2 earning US$27.4 million while Hollywood's animated film, Big Hero 6 took the top spot.[6]
References
- ^ Clifford Coonan (May 7, 2015). "China's Bona Film Group Racks Up Record First-Quarter Earnings". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (February 20, 2015). "Dragon Blade leads Lunar New Year box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ "澳门风云2 賭城風雲2 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (May 16, 2014). "Vegas to Macau II leads Mega-Vision slate". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Marsh, James (15 February 2015). "From Vegas To Macau II". Screen International. Emap International Limited. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ a b Clifford Coonan (April 3, 2015). "China Box Office: Theater Takings Rise 40 Percent in First Quarter (Report)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Nancy Tartaglione (February 23, 2015). "'Fifty Shades' Strong At Overseas Box Office; Chinese New Year Festive For 'Kingsman' – In'tl B.O.Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Frater (February 23, 2015). "Jackie Chan's 'Dragon Blade' Scores $55 Million to Head China's New Year Box Office". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Frater (March 3, 2015). "China's Bona Film Doubles Profit to $17 million". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
External links
- From Vegas to Macau II at IMDb
- From Vegas to Macau II at Rotten Tomatoes
- From Vegas to Macau 2 at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
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Films directed by Wong Jing
- The Magic Crystal (1986)
- The Romancing Star (1987)
- The Romancing Star II (1988)
- The Crazy Companies (1988)
- How to Pick Girls Up! (1988)
- The Crazy Companies II (1988)
- Casino Raiders (1989)
- Crocodile Hunter (1989)
- God of Gamblers (1989)
- God of Gamblers II (1990)
- God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai (1991)
- Dances with Dragon (1991)
- The Last Blood (1991)
- Tricky Brains (1991)
- Casino Tycoon (1992)
- Casino Tycoon 2 (1992)
- Royal Tramp (1992)
- Royal Tramp II (1992)
- City Hunter (1993)
- Fight Back to School III (1993)
- Future Cops (1993)
- Holy Weapon (1993)
- Last Hero in China (1993)
- Legend of the Liquid Sword (1993)
- Perfect Exchange (1993)
- Kung Fu Cult Master (1993)
- The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
- Hail the Judge (1994)
- Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994)
- God of Gamblers Returns (1994)
- High Risk (1995)
- The Saint of Gamblers (1995)
- God of Gamblers 3: The Early Stage (1997)
- A True Mob Story (1998)
- The Conman (1998)
- The Conmen in Vegas (1999)
- The Tricky Master (1999)
- Prince Charming (1999)
- Love Me, Love My Money (2001)
- The Spy Dad (2003)
- Moving Targets (2004)
- Love Is a Many Stupid Thing (2004)
- Kung Fu Mahjong (2005)
- Kung Fu Mahjong 2 (2005)
- My Kung-Fu Sweetheart (2006)
- My Wife Is a Gambling Maestro (2008)
- I Corrupt All Cops (2009)
- On His Majesty's Secret Service (2009)
- To Live and Die in Mongkok (2009)
- Black Ransom (2010)
- Future X-Cops (2010)
- Men Suddenly in Love (2011)
- Treasure Inn (2011)
- Hong Kong Ghost Stories (2011)
- Mr. and Mrs. Gambler (2012)
- Marrying Mr. Perfect (2012)
- The Last Tycoon (2012)
- Princess and the Seven Kung Fu Masters (2013)
- From Vegas to Macau (2014)
- From Vegas to Macau II (2015)
- From Vegas to Macau III (2016)
- Mission Milano (2016)
- Chasing the Dragon (2017)
- Chasing the Dragon II: Wild Wild Bunch (2019)
- Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong (2021)
- New Kung Fu Cult Master 1 (2022)
- New Kung Fu Cult Master 2 (2022)
