DIRECTOR Jin Ong recently made history as his film “Abang Adik” became the first Malaysian movie to top the Taiwanese box office list.
The film, produced by Angelica Lee, grossed NTD15 million (approximately RM2.2 million) in its opening weekend, following lead actor Wu Kang-ren’s success at the Golden Horse Awards.
The movie, which also marks Angelica’s debut as a producer, will be released in Malaysia on December 14.
The producer also took to social media to express her happiness over the success, where she wrote, “Thank you to all Taiwanese viewers! Super touching!
“’Abang Adik’ topped the box office championship in Taiwan, breaking the box office record of Singapore and Malaysian films in Taiwan, with sales reaching nearly 15 million in the first week of release!”
Jin Ong attributed the film’s success to the popularity of Wu himself, who has a huge fanbase in his home country.
Taiwanese actor Kang-ren recently won his first ever Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for his performance as a hearing-impaired undocumented orphan in the film, which also stars Malaysian Jack Tan as his on-screen brother.
“’Abang Adik’ gave him his first nomination and win at the Golden Horse Awards, so ecstatic fans were very supportive,” Ong said.
