China Star Entertainment Group
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| China Star Entertainment Group (中國星集團) | |
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| Type | Production Company/Distributor |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, China |
| Key people | Charles Heung, Chairman and CEO Tiffany Chen, Vice Chairman, Administrative Producer |
| Industry | Motion pictures, Television shows |
| Subsidiaries |  One Hundred Years of Film Co. Ltd. Win's Entertainment Ltd. |
| Website | irasia.com/listco/hk/chinastar |
China Star Entertainment Group (Traditional Chinese: 中國星集團) is a Hong Kong film production company and film distributor that was established in 1992, by Charles Heung, who is the studio's CEO chairman, with his wife, Tiffany Chen, serving as Vice Chairman and administrative producer. It is a huge distributor and film producer of films made mostly in Cantonse dialect. Today, it remains one of the most powerful film companies in Hong Kong.
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[edit] Company
China Star Entertainment and its subsidiaries are principally engaged in the production and distribution of films and television drama series that are in Chinese dialect, many of which have won various awards. The company has also engaged in the provision of artists management services and post-production services.
In the past few years, China Star has successfully re-organized itself as a well-established entertainment, multimedia, production and distribution enterprise. In the course of this development, China Star strives hard to establish an excellent reputation as a powerful film producer and international film distributor.[1]
[edit] Film History
China Star's film catalogue spans over ten years, and it has produced various films, of which most of them earned critical acclaim and scored a resounding success at the box office. Some films include Cannes competition flick Election and its sequel, Election 2 (aka Triad Election), fantasy actioner Black Mask, the chiller My Left Eye Sees Ghosts and Chinese New Year special Fat Choi Spirit.
These and other movie titles, a majority of which were produced during the past ten years, feature some of Hong Kong's most cinematic icons, including Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng, Gigi Leung, Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Cherrie Ying, Simon Yam, Jet Li, and Cecilia Cheung.
[edit] Box Office Successes
China Star Entertainment Group has proven to be the most recognized film producer in Hong Kong. In 2001, the four most popular and successful films produced by China Star, namely Wu yen, Love on a Diet, La Brassiere and Master Q 2001, achieved a total box office receipt of approximately HK$107.0, million, representing 38% of total box office receipts for top ten Chinese films in Hong Kong.
In 2002, My Left Eye Sees Ghosts, The Lion Roars, Mighty Baby and Fat Choi Spirit achieved a total box office receipt of approximately HK$73 million, making them four of the most successful local Chinese films of that year.
Fantasia, the company's Chinese New Year blockbuster, was recorded as the second highest box office take of all local films in 2004.
In 2005, the film industry experienced a very hard time in the midst of the economic downturn and an influx of pirated films in VCD and DVD format. The total number of Chinese dialect films substantially decreased. China Star produced a total of 11 films, accounting for 18% of the 61 Hong Kong films produced in the year.[1]
Election and Election 2 also enjoyed Hong Kong box office successes and were sold to a slew of foreign territories (including United States, France and Argentina).
[edit] Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries of China Star Entertainment Group, include production companies such as One Hundred Years of Film Co. Ltd., and Win's Entertainment, Ltd., which was once a powerful film company formed by Heung in 1984.[1]
[edit] Fortune shines on China Star
In 2006, China Star Entertainment had sold its library of contemporary Chinese feature films to News Corp. subsidiary, Fortune Star.
STAR TV (Asia), through its subsidiary Fortune Star, entered an agreement to acquire 100 movie titles from China Star Entertainment Group for a total amount of US$18 million. Under the agreement, STAR will have the perpetual and worldwide rights to 100 movie titles from China Star, including all of its wholly owned subsidiaries, which include Win's Entertainment, and One Hundred Years of Film.
Sources close to China Star say that the company, which produces up to ten movies a year, will continue to make movies, but will now become more selective and focus on bigger budget pictures.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- China Star Entertainment Group Website
- China Star Entertainment Group (founders and filmography)
- China Star Entertainment Group
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