LONG LONG TIME AGO 2 SURPASSES PART 1'S OPENING WEEKEND RESULTS
LONG LONG TIME AGO 2 has grossed $865,000 during its opening weekend from 31st March to 3rd April to surpass Part 1's $680,000 during the Chinese New Year opening weekend.
“We are very pleased with the box office results. We never expected that the opening weekend box office for part 2 will do better than part 1. We hope that the movie will continue to do well and people from all ethnic and age groups will support our movie.” says director Jack Neo.
Melvin Ang, CEO of mm2 Asia Ltd. adds, “We are delighted with the box office results of LONG LONG TIME AGO 2. Despite the movie’s dialogue being predominantly in dialect, Jack has outdone himself with a story that touches Singaporeans of all races and ages.
In response to public demand, Golden Village will also be holding LONG LONG TIME AGO Movie Marathon sessions from 22 to 24 April 2016 at GV Plaza, GV Yishun, GV Tampines and GV Jurong Point. Ticket sales for the Marathon sessions commence 7 April 2016.
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LONG LONG TIME AGO 2, the sequel to the Chinese New Year hit, is set to hit the big screens on 31st March, with special sneak previews over the long weekend from 24th to 27th March! Directed by local director Jack Neo, the first part of LONG LONG TIME AGO was released during Chinese New Year and has grossed SGD $4.1 million after 6 weeks in the cinemas.
LONG LONG TIME AGO 2 continues to feature the orginal ensemble cast from LONG LONG TIME AGO including Aileen Ta, Mark Lee, Wang Lei, Suhaimi Yusof, Ng Jing Jing, Benjamin Tan, Bharathi Rani, Cynthia Kuang, Ryan Lian, Nurijah Sahat, Charmaine Sei and Silvarajoo Prakasam.
LONG LONG TIME AGO 2 continues to tell the story of Zhao Di’s family; after the nationwide flood, Zhao Di takes over her father’s family farm. As the country develops, the Government begins expropriating land for redevelopment, forcing villagers to move out from their kampongs. The movie will showcase people’s reaction for the big move and when kampongs are demolished, will the friendship and relationship of people still remains the same?
Just like LONG LONG TIME AGO, the movie will be released in Auro 11.1, an enhanced 3D sound format by Auro Technologies and exclusively licensed to Barco for Digital Cinema. “Once again, we are so grateful to have Jack Neo’s masterpiece released in Auro 11.1. LONG LONG TIME AGO 2 has such an emotional value which gets even more transferred to audiences with Auro 11.1 by Barco and we are proud that we were able to mix this historical movie in Auro 11.1 at Galaxy Studios, Belgium, founding place of the Auro-3D format. I’m sure the moviegoers will enjoy the immersive sound experience and get to feel part of the history of Singapore.” says Mr Wilfried Van Baelen, CEO of Auro Technologies and inventor of the Auro-3D format.
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LONG LONG TIME AGO TOPS THE BOX OFFICE CHART OVER THE CHINESE NEW YEAR OPENING WEEKEND!
Local director Jack Neo’s kampung-themed movie LONG LONG TIME AGO《我们的故事》 tops the box office chart with SGD$ 1.65 million over the 6-day Chinese New Year long opening weekend! LONG LONG TIME AGO was released islandwide last Thursday 4th February on 59 screens.
“We are very encouraged not only by the box office results but also the positive feedback from audience who have seen the movie. We are extremely pleased that our kampung story can reach out to both the older and younger generations of Singapore. We hope that its box office can achieve a new record by the end of the film run with the support from different races and age groups, and everyone will be looking forward to the sequel, LONG LONG TIME AGO 2, which opens on 31st March!” says Director Jack Neo.
Melvin Ang, CEO of mm2 Asia Ltd. adds, “We are extremely grateful to all who have watched and supported LONG LONG TIME AGO. This is a film that brings us back to our humble roots and is definitely the movie for the whole family to celebrate our past, allowing us to cherish the present even more.”
LONG LONG TIME AGO stars an ensemble of local veteran artistes including MediaCorp’s Aileen Tan, famous presenter-actor Mark Lee, well-known getai celebrity Wang Lei and Malay actor Suhaimi Yusof, etc. Besides the leading cast, popular actors from AH BOYS TO MEN franchise Tosh and Wang Wei Liang; veteran actor Henry Thia and Li Feihui also play cameo roles in the movie.
The movie follows the trials and tribulations of a family from 1965 to the early 1970s. Their journey through the years from their humble kampong to a modern HDB flat, runs in parallel with Singapore’s early growth.
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HIGHLY ANTICIPATED CHINESE NEW YEAR MOVIE LONG LONG TIME AGO UNVEILS ITS OFFICIAL TRAILER!
Highly anticipated Chinese New Year movie LONG LONG TIME AGO 《我们的故事》 by local director Jack Neo finally unveils its official trailer! The trailer, reflecting the languages used in 1960s, has a mix of Hokkien, Malay and English dialogues, will be showing in cinemas in its entirety from 24th December in cinemas islandwide.
Director Jack Neo says, “I am grateful that the official movie trailer is able to play in its original dialogue in cinemas islandwide! This clip well portrays the lifestyles people experienced in Singapore during the 1960s. Through the official trailer, I hope the audience can relate and look forward to LONG LONG TIME AGO!
"LONG LONG TIME AGO" is a landmark production that brings us back to where we came from, and it will trigger memories for a lot of people" said Melvin Ang, Executive Director and CEO of mm2 Asia Ltd. "The team has worked very hard to make that era come alive on screen, such as the set, props, and multiracial linguistic landscape. We're therefore confident this movie will reach out and entertain audiences across generations."
LONG LONG TIME AGO stars popular veteran local actors including Aileen Tan, Mark Lee, well-known Getai host-singer Wang Lei and veteran Malay actor Suhaimi Yusof.
LONG LONG TIME AGO tells a story from 1965 to early 1970s, following the protagonist of the story, Zhao Di (plays by Aileen Tan), and her family as they journey through the years from Kampong to HDB, which parallels with Singapore’s early growth as a nation. With Zhao Di’s indomitable spirit, and with the help of her family, they went through adversities, witnessed the changes through the years, and accompanied every step of the nation’s growth in its early years.
One of the blockbusters for Chinese New Year 2016, LONG LONG TIME AGO opens in cinemas islandwide on 4th February 2016!
