List of Hong Kong films of 1997

This article lists feature-length Hong Kong films released in 1997.

Box office

The highest-grossing Hong Kong films released in 1997, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: ^[1]

Highest-grossing films released in 1997
Rank	Title	Domestic gross
1	Mr. Nice Guy	HK$45,420,457
2	All's Well, Ends Well 1997	HK$40,443,625
3	Once Upon a Time in China and America	HK$30,268,415
4	Lawyer Lawyer	HK$27,163,795
5	Armageddon	HK$23,733,200
6	Lifeline	HK$20,757,187
7	Island of Greed	HK$18,273,895
8	Killing Me Tenderly	HK$15,881,265
9	Young and Dangerous 4	HK$15,797,825
10	Full Alert	HK$14,691,880

Releases

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1997
02:00 A.M.	Andy Chin	Jordon Chan, Michael Chow, Wyman Wong		^[2]
03:00 A.M.	Andy Chin	Jordon Chan, Theresa Lee, Cheung Tat-ming		^[3]
24 Hours Ghost Story	Wellson Chin	Francis Ng, Dayo Wong, Gigi Lai		^[4]
97 Aces Go Places	Chin Kar-lok	Alan Tam, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Christy Chung	Comedy	^[5]^[6]
97' Lan Kwai Fong	Joe Hau	Tong Man-lun, Chiu Ho-yee, Tun Oi-ling		^[7]
Black Rose II	Jeffrey Lau, Corey Yuen			^[8]
Ah Fai The Dumb	Derek Chiu	Eric Kot, Athena Chu, Hui Chi-on		^[9]
All's Well, Ends Well 1997	Alfred Cheung	Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong Pak-ming	Comedy
Armageddon	Gordon Chan	Andy Lau, Michelle Reis, Anthony Wong	Science fiction	^[10]
Chinese Midnight Express	Billy Tang Hin-Shing	Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Eighteen Springs	Ann Hui	Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Ge You	Drama
Full Alert	Ringo Lam	Lau Ching-wan, Francis Ng, Hao Kou-hsin		^[11]
Happy Together	Wong Kar-wai	Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Chang Chen	Drama, romance	^[12]
Island of Greed	Michael Mak	Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Alien Sun, Annie Wu	Crime
Kitchen	Yim Ho	Jordan Chan		Entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
Lawyer Lawyer	Joe Ma Wai-Ho	Stephen Chow, Eric Kot
Legend of the Wolf	Donnie Yen	Donnie Yen, Carman Lee, Wong Chi Wah	Action	^[13]
Made in Hong Kong	Fruit Chan	Sam Lee, Neiky Yim, Wenders Li	Drama	^[14]
Mr. Nice Guy	Sammo Hung	Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick	Action	^[15]
Once Upon a Time in China and America	Sammo Hung	Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xiong Xin Xin	Action	^[16]
The Soong Sisters	Mabel Cheung	Elaine Jin, Maggie Cheung, Jiang Wen	Historical	^[17]
Troublesome Night	Steve Cheng, Victor Tam, Herman Yau	Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Ada Choi, Teresa Mak, Law Lan, Lee Lik-Chi, Christy Chung, Sunny Chan
Troublesome Night 2	Herman Yau	Simon Lui, Louis Koo, Amanda Lee Wai Man, Chin Kar-lok, Wayne Lai, Cheung Tat Ming, Vincent Kok
We're No Bad Guys	Wong Jing	Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Gigi Leung, Vivian Hsu	Action
Whatever Will Be, Will Be	Barry Chu	Michael Tse, Teresa Mak	Adult
Young and Dangerous 4	Andrew Lau	Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan		^[18]

Notes

^ "The Top Ten Box Office (HK Films) in 1997" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Box Office Limited. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "02:00 A.M." Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "03:00 A.M." Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "24 Hours Ghost Story". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "24 Hours Ghost Story". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "'97 Aces go Places". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "97' Lan Kwai Fong". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "Black Rose II (1997)".
^ "Ah Fai the dumb". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Crow, Jonathan. "Armageddon". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ "Full Alert". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
^ LeVasseur, Andrea. "Happy Together". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Stewart, Bhob. "Legend of the Wolf". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Stewart, Bhob. "Made in Hong Kong". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Armstrong, Derek. "Mr. Nice Guy". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Brennan, Sandra. "Once Upon a Time in China and America". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Soong Sisters". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Crow, Jonathan. "Young and Dangerous 4". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

External links

IMDB list of Hong Kong films
Hong Kong films of 1997 at HKcinemamagic.com

[1] "The Top Ten Box Office (HK Films) in 1997" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Box Office Limited. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[2] "02:00 A.M." Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[3] "03:00 A.M." Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[4] "24 Hours Ghost Story". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[5] "24 Hours Ghost Story". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[6] "'97 Aces go Places". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[7] "97' Lan Kwai Fong". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[8] "Black Rose II (1997)".

[9] "Ah Fai the dumb". Hong Kong Film Archive (in Chinese). Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[10] Crow, Jonathan. "Armageddon". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[11] "Full Alert". Hong Kong Film Archive. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[12] LeVasseur, Andrea. "Happy Together". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[13] Stewart, Bhob. "Legend of the Wolf". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[14] Stewart, Bhob. "Made in Hong Kong". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[15] Armstrong, Derek. "Mr. Nice Guy". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[16] Brennan, Sandra. "Once Upon a Time in China and America". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[17] Brennan, Sandra. "The Soong Sisters". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

[18] Crow, Jonathan. "Young and Dangerous 4". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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