Repeat moviegoers have helped make the coming-of-age film the highest-grossing Taiwanese movie of all time in Singapore
Straits Times
Date: Nov 22, 2015
By: Gwendolyn Ng
Ms Lim Ka Min loved the coming- of-age Taiwanese movie Our Times so much,
The hit Taiwanese film Our Times has drawn hordes of repeat moviegoers with its relatable themes and endearing characters. It stars Vivian Sung (left) as nerdy wallflower Truly Lin and Darren Wang (right) as bad-boy charmer Hsu Tai-yu in an unlikely romance.PHOTO: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
she watched it a second time – alone.
“I don’t want any one to judge me when I cry. I cried harder when I watched it again,” says the 21-year-old student.
Repeat moviegoers like her have contributed to making Our Times the highest-grossing Taiwanese movie of all time in Singapore, with more than $3.5 million earned at the box office. The high school romance is television producer Frankie Chen’s directorial debut.
Still screening at cinemas here, it surpasses the previous record of close to $3 million set by another Taiwanese youth romance You Are The Apple Of My Eye (2011).
It is also the second-highest grossing Chinese film this year, behind Jack Neo’s movie Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen ($7.63 million). [FULL STORY]
