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That number is clearly an error. The film's gross is not 1 billion yuan; otherwise it would've been listed on box office websites. Could not find this number anywhere else.
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'''''Overheard 2''''' is a 2011 [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[crime thriller]] film produced by [[Derek Yee]], written and directed by [[Alan Mak]] and [[Felix Chong]]<ref>{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 131 |accessdate= 6 May 2012}}</ref> and starring [[Louis Koo]], [[Sean Lau|Lau Ching Wan]] and [[Daniel Wu]]. It is a sequel to the 2009 film ''[[Overheard (film)|Overheard]]'' where Koo, Lau and Wu play different roles with a different storyline, but the key elements of the first film are kept.
'''''Overheard 2''''' is a 2011 [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[crime thriller]] film produced by [[Derek Yee]], written and directed by [[Alan Mak]] and [[Felix Chong]]<ref>{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 131 |accessdate= 6 May 2012}}</ref> and starring [[Louis Koo]], [[Sean Lau|Lau Ching Wan]] and [[Daniel Wu]]. It is a sequel to the 2009 film ''[[Overheard (film)|Overheard]]'' where Koo, Lau and Wu play different roles with a different storyline, but the key elements of the first film are kept.

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Overheard 2
Directed byAlan Mak
Felix Chong
Written byAlan Mak
Felix Chong
Produced byDerek Yee
StarringLouis Koo
Lau Ching Wan
Daniel Wu
Production
companies
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Bona Entertainment
Pop Movies
Distributed byDistribution Workshop
Release date
  • 18 August 2011 (2011-08-18)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$8 million [1]

Overheard 2 is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong[2] and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching Wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film Overheard where Koo, Lau and Wu play different roles with a different storyline, but the key elements of the first film are kept.

Production started in February[1] and filming lasted for three months. A press conference was held during the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival on 10 June.[3] The film was released on 18 August in China, Hong Kong, and Singapore.[4]

Cast

  • Louis Koo as Jack Ho Chi Keung (何智強), Senior Inspector of the Security Bureau
  • Lau Ching Wan as Manson Lo Man Sang (羅敏生), a Hong Kong stock broker
  • Daniel Wu as Joe Szema Nim Cho (司馬念祖), a US Airforce veteran
  • Michelle Ye as Tsui Foon (徐歡), Jack Ho Chi Keung's wife
  • Huang Yi as Emily Kwok Lai Ping (郭麗萍), Manson Lo Man Sang's wife
  • Wilfred Lau as Tsui Hoi (徐海), Ho Chi Keung's subordinate and Tsui Foon's younger brother
  • Kenneth Tsang as Tony Wong Sai Tung (黃世同)
  • Wu Fung as Szema Cheung (司馬祥), Joe Szema Nim Cho's father
  • Felix Lok as Jim Chan Chim (陳占)
  • Kong Ngai as Uncle Sing Wan (聖雲叔)
  • Alex Fong as Simon, a hotel manager
  • Patricia Tang
  • Andrew Rizkalla (extra)
  • Patrick Brzeski (extra)

References

  1. ^ a b "Production commences on Overheard 2".
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 131. ISBN 978-1908215017. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Cast Members Promote "Overheard 2" in Shanghai".
  4. ^ "IMDb release dates".

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