Encore Films

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Encore Films Pte Ltd
Native name
Traditional Chinese 創藝電影私人有限公司
Simplified Chinese 创艺电影私人有限公司
Company type Private
Industry Media, Entertainment
Founded2003
Headquarters Singapore
Area served
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines
Vietnam
Key people
Joyce Lee, Managing Director
Products Film distribution, Film production
Website www.encorefilms.com

Encore Films is a film distribution and production company based in Singapore. It distributes primarily Japanese and other Asian content in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Some titles released by Encore Films include the Death Note film series, Non-Stop , The Forbidden Kingdom , Dragon Blade, Cold War 1 & 2 , Attack on Titan 1 & 2 as well as Studio Ghibli's animations Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea and The Wind Rises . In 2016, the company produced and released its first Singapore production Young & Fabulous . [1]

Contents

History

The company was founded in 2003 by Singaporean director and producer Joyce Lee, with the aim of "bringing quality films to the audience in the South East Asia region". [1] Its sister company Simply Fun handles video distribution, cinematic subtitling and other post-production services.

Distribution

Notable releases

The Death Note film series, which includes Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name, spin-off L Change the World and Death Note: Light Up The New World , has been the box office record holder for Japanese films for the past 11 years. [2] The four films grossed over S$5.2 million combined, and went on to become the No. 1 Japanese film series in Singapore. [2]

Both Dragon Blade and Attack on Titan were among the top 10 Asian films in Singapore in 2015, with box office takings of S$2.6 million and S$821,500 respectively. [3] The Dragon Blade cast – Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Choi Si-won, Lin Peng, and Mika Wang – visited Singapore in February 2015 for the film press conference, red carpet and gala premiere event. [4] [5]

Cold War 2 became one of the top 10 Asian films in Singapore in 2016, with a box office performance of S$2.1 million. [6] In July 2016, the stars of Cold War 2 – Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, and Eddie Peng – promoted the film in Singapore with a press conference, red carpet and gala premiere event held at Marina Bay Sands. [7] [8] The sequel topped the box office during its opening weekend, and eventually doubled the box office earnings of its first film. [9] [10]

The company released Makoto Shinkai's animation your name. in Vietnam in January 2017, which became the No. 1 Japanese film in the country. [11] In 2023, beginning with Shinkai's Suzume , Encore Films expanded its distribution scope to the Philippines and Thailand, with Warner Bros. Pictures overseeing theatrical distribution in these territories and as of 2023, they currently serve as the de-facto theatrical licensee of Studio Ghibli titles in Southeast Asia beginning with The Boy and the Heron .

Top 25 films released by Encore Films in Singapore [12]
RankTitleYearBox office gross

(SGD)

1 The Forbidden Kingdom 2008$3,350,000
2 Dragon Blade 2015$2,587,457
3 Cold War 2 2016$2,062,210
4 Death Note 2: The Last Name 2006$1,750,000
5 Death Note 2006$1,420,000
6 The Lost Bladesman 2011$1,330,000
7 Young & Fabulous 2016$1,316,206
8 L Change the World 2008$1,280,000
9 A Chinese Ghost Story 2011$970,658
10 Cold War 2012$919,998
11 Death Note: Light Up The New World 2016$852,473
12 Wishing Stairs 2003$840,000
13 Attack on Titan 2015$821,485
14 The Promise 2005$718,000
15 League of Gods 2016$713,257
16 Killers 2010$683,050
17 Brotherhood 2004$580,000
18 My Girlfriend is an Agent 2009$553,417
19 The Guillotines 2012$532,894
20 The Four 2012$530,766
21 Monga 2010$458,975
22 Keeper of Darkness 2015$435,786
23 Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea 2009$428,501
24 Ju-On 3 2014$402,280
25 Attack on Titan 2 2015$393,568

Production

Produced and co-directed by Joyce Lee, the company's first film production Young & Fabulous was produced at a S$1.5 million budget, and starred Aloysius Pang, Malaysian Internet celebrity Joyce Chu, Joshua Tan of Ah Boys to Men, Gurmit Singh, Henry Thia, Quan Yi Fong, Jeffrey Xu and Jordan Ng. [13] The film is a coming-of-age story about three teenagers who strive to overcome numerous obstacles in order to fulfil their dreams. [14] It grossed over S$1.3 million at the Singapore box office, and was one of four Singaporean films to hit S$1 million at the local box office. [6] Young & Fabulous also became one of the top 10 Asian films in Singapore in 2016. [6] The film was subsequently released in Malaysia, [15] Indonesia, [16] and Vietnam. [17]

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  11. ↑ "Encore Films Vietnam". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
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