King of Mahjong

King of Mahjong is a 2015 Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film directed by Adrian Teh and starring Chapman To, Mark Lee, Michelle Ye and Venus Wong. The film was released on 19 February 2015, the first day of Chinese New Year.

King of Mahjong
Film poster
Traditional麻雀王
Simplified麻雀王
MandarinMá Què Wáng
CantoneseMaa4 Zeok3 Wong4
Directed byAdrian Teh
Produced byAllyan Too
Lim Teck
Screenplay byLai Chaing-ming
Agn Siew-hoong
Ho You-wang
StarringChapman To
Mark Lee
Michelle Ye
Venus Wong
CinematographyYong Choon-lin
Edited byKeree Teh
Production
company
Zingshot Productions
Rex Film Production
Luxury Watch Club
Across Solutions
Clover Films
Asia Tropical Films
Distributed byClover Films
Cathay-Keris Films[1]
Release date
  • 19 February 2015 (2015-02-19) (Singapore)
  • 26 February 2015 (2015-02-26) (Malaysia)
CountrySingapore
Malaysia
LanguageCantonese
Mandarin
Box officeRM$3 million (Malaysia)[2]

Plot

The film's official Facebook page released a plot synopsis of the film:

King of Mahjong centers on the decade-long feud and eventual reunion of Wong Tin-ba (Mark Lee) and Fatt (Chapman To), two top disciples of the legendary mahjong maestro, Master Ru.

20 years later, Wong Tin-ba, who is now a world-acclaimed mahjong champion and magnate, shows up in Ipoh to challenge Fatt to a final showdown – The World Mahjong Championship. Despite Wong’s insistence, Fatt declines to join the competition as he is determined and contented to lead the life of a commoner.

In a bid to force Fatt into the showdown, Wong abducts Fatt’s wife, Ramona (Michelle Ye), and threatens her to be on his alliance. Fatt has no choice but to join the championship as Wong holds his wife hostage. On the mahjong table, Fatt and Wong compete as the finalists; Master Ru’s secret legendary mahjong move and the truth comes to light as the winner emerges...[3]

Cast

Guest appearance

Production

King of Mahjong was filmed in both Singapore and Malaysia.[4][5]

Box office

When the film premiered in Malaysia on 26 February 2015, the film grossed RM$2.4 million at the box office after its first four days of release, leading the weekly box office. As of 6 March 2014, the film has grossed RM$3 million.[2]

References
  1. "King Of Mahjong - Cinema Online".
  2. "King of Mahjong Meet the Fans".
  3. "King of Mahjong 麻雀王 - About".
  4. "Chapman To, Mark Lee play mahjong rivals in new movie".
  5. "King Of Mahjong's best buds Mark Lee and Chapman To".
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