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YesAsia 2016 Bestsellers - Movies

Written by YumCha! Editorial Team Tell a Friend

The below rankings are based on sales of movie releases on YesAsia.com from January 1 to December 31, 2016.

TOP 10 MOVIES (OVERALL)


1. Ip Man 3 2. Our Times 3. Mermaid 4. Monkey King 2 5. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny


6. The Assassin 7. Port of Call 8. Crossing 2 9. EXO Next Door 10. Cold War II


BEST-SELLING CHINESE MOVIES

After yielding to the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy in 2015, Chinese-language cinema reclaimed the movie charts in 2016, taking nine spots in the overall top ten. Donnie Yen's Ip Man 3 handily beat the competition for #1. Buckling the trend, Taiwan youth romance Our Times charmed its way to second place, but otherwise the top sellers are big-budget and genre films with marquee names including the latest by Stephen Chow, Hou Hsiao Hsien, John Woo, and Johnnie To, and three films starring Aaron Kwok including The Monkey King and Cold War sequels.


1. Ip Man 3 2. Our Times 3. Mermaid 4. Monkey King 2 5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny


6. The Assassin 7. Port of Call 8. Crossing 2 9. Cold War II 10. Three


BEST-SELLING JAPANESE MOVIES

Without new Studio Ghibli releases or a Rurouni Kenshin-level franchise in 2016, the Japanese movie chart became more varied than previous years. The two-part live-action Attack on Titan took the top two spots, and two of 2015's top-ten sellers, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends and Stand By Me Doraemon, stuck around for another year. Otherwise, the Japanese top ten ranges from the latest in the Johnny's artist-led Library Wars and Hero series to the more arthouse offerings of Iwai Shunji's Bride for Rip Van Winkle and somber historical drama Emperor in August.


1. Attack on Titan 2. Attack on Titan: End of the World 3. Library Wars: The Last Mission 4. Hero (2015) 5. Bakuman


6. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle 7. Emperor in August 10 (tie).
Flying Colors		 10 (tie).
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends		 10 (tie).
Stand By Me Doraemon


BEST-SELLING KOREAN MOVIES

K-pop group EXO has the uncanny ability of taking over all of our music charts, and they extended that power to video in 2016 with the movie version of their web drama EXO Next Door topping all Korean movies as well as coming in ninth overall. Besides the first-place anomaly, the Korean top ten is mainly occupied by the expected high-profile blockbusters of 2015 and 2016 including Choi Dong Hun's espionage thriller The Assassination, Park Chan Wook's Handmaiden, zombie sensation Train to Busan and the Yoo Ah In double bill of Veteran and The Throne.


1. EXO Next Door 2. Assassination 3. Handmaiden 4. The Throne 5. Beauty Inside


6 (tie).
The Shameless		 6 (tie).
The Treacherous		 8. Veteran 9. The Magician 10. Train to Busan



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Published January 9, 2017


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  1. 1 The Beauty Inside (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Han Hyo Ju (Actor) | Yoo Yeon Seok (Actor) | Park Seo Joon (Actor) | Ueno Juri (Actor) The Beauty Inside (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  2. 2 Assassination (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Jun Ji Hyun (Actor) | Lee Jung Jae (Actor) | Cho Jin Woong (Actor) | Cho Seung Woo Assassination (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version)
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  3. 3 Ip Man 3 (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Donnie Yen (Actor) | Lynn Xiong (Actor) | Max Zhang (Actor) | Leung Ka Yan (Actor) Ip Man 3 (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  4. 4 Hero (2015) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Matsu Takako (Actor) | Kimura Takuya (Actor) | Kitagawa Keiko (Actor) | Ohkura Koji (Actor) Hero (2015) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  5. 5 The Emperor in August (Blu-ray + DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) Motoki Masahiro | Yakusho Koji | Harada Masato (Director) | Matsuzaka Tori The Emperor in August (Blu-ray + DVD) (Deluxe Edition) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) US$51.49
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  6. 6 A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016) (Blu-ray) (4-Hour Full Version) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Iwai Shunji (Director, Writer) | Kuroki Haru (Actor) | Cocco (Actor) | Ayano Go (Actor) A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016) (Blu-ray) (4-Hour Full Version) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  7. 7 Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Okada Junichi (Actor) | Eikura Nana (Actor) | Arikawa Hiro (Actor) | Tanaka Kei (Actor) Library Wars: The Last Mission (2015) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  8. 8 Bakuman (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Satoh Takeru (Actor) | Kamiki Ryunosuke (Actor) | Komatsu Nana (Actor) | Sometani Shota (Actor) Bakuman (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$12.49
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  9. 9 Attack on Titan: End of the World (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Miura Haruma (Actor) | Misaki Ayame (Actor) | Hongo Kanata (Actor) | Hasegawa Hiroki (Actor) Attack on Titan: End of the World (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$17.49
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  10. 10 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version) Donnie Yen (Actor) | Michelle Yeoh (Actor) | Yuen Wo Ping (Director) | Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Actor) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version)
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  11. 11 EXO Next Door The Movie (2015) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) EXO (Actor) | Byun Baek Hyun (EXO) (Actor) | D.O. (EXO) (Actor) | Oh Se Hun (EXO) EXO Next Door The Movie (2015) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
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  12. 12 The Shameless (DVD) (Korea Version) Kim Nam Gil (Actor) | Jeon Do Yeon (Actor) | Oh Seung Uk (Director) | Park Sung Woong (Actor) The Shameless (DVD) (Korea Version)
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  13. 13 Flying Colors (2015) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Arimura Kasumi (Actor) | Yoshida Yo (Actor) | Ito Atsushi (Actor) | Matsui Airi (Actor) Flying Colors (2015) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  14. 14 The Monkey King 2 (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D Limited Edition) (Hong Kong Version) Aaron Kwok (Actor) | Gong Li (Actor) | Xiao Shen Yang (Actor) | William Feng (Actor) The Monkey King 2 (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D Limited Edition) (Hong Kong Version)
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  15. 15 The Assassin (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Hou Hsiao Hsien (Director) | Shu Qi (Actor) | Chang Chen (Actor) | Zhou Yun (Actor) The Assassin (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  16. 16 Three (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Vicki Zhao (Actor) | Louis Koo (Actor) | Wallace Chung (Actor) | Johnnie To (Director) Three (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  17. 17 The Crossing Boxset (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version) Kaneshiro Takeshi (Actor) | Zhang Ziyi (Actor) | Tong Da Wei (Actor) | Song Hye Kyo (Actor) The Crossing Boxset (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
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  18. 18 Attack on Titan (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Miura Haruma (Actor) | Hongo Kanata (Actor) | Misaki Ayame (Actor) | Hasegawa Hiroki (Actor) Attack on Titan (2015) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$17.49
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  19. 19 Port of Call (2015) (Blu-ray + DVD) (Director's Cut) (2-Disc Special Edition) (Hong Kong Version) Aaron Kwok (Actor) | Jessie Li (Chun Xia) (Actor) | Michael Ning (Actor) | Che Po Law (Actor) Port of Call (2015) (Blu-ray + DVD) (Director's Cut) (2-Disc Special Edition) (Hong Kong Version)
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  20. 20 Our Times (2015) (Blu-ray) (Taiwan Version) Vivian Sung (Actor) | Darren Wang (Actor) | Dino Lee (Actor) | Dewi Chien (Actor) Our Times (2015) (Blu-ray) (Taiwan Version)
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  21. 21 Mermaid (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version) Stephen Chow (Writer, Director, Producer) | Deng Chao (Actor) | Show Luo (Actor) | Wilson Chin Mermaid (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version)
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  22. 22 Train to Busan (2DVD) (Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Gong Yoo (Actor) | Kim Soo Ahn (Actor) | Jung Yu Mi (Actor) | Ahn So Hee (Actor) Train to Busan (2DVD) (Limited Edition) (Korea Version)
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  23. 23 The Treacherous (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Lim Ji Yeon (Actor) | Lee Yoo Young (Actor) | Kim Kang Woo (Actor) | Ju Ji Hoon (Actor) The Treacherous (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  24. 24 Stand By Me Doraemon (2014) (Blu-ray) (3D + 2D) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Yamazaki Takashi (Director) | Yagi Ryuichi (Director) Stand By Me Doraemon (2014) (Blu-ray) (3D + 2D) (Multi-audio) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  25. 25 The Throne (DVD) (2-Disc) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Yoo Ah In (Actor) | Song Kang Ho (Actor) | Moon Geun Young (Actor) | Jeon Hye Jin (Actor) The Throne (DVD) (2-Disc) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version)
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  26. 26 Veteran (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Yoo Ah In (Actor) | Hwang Jung Min (Actor) | Yu Hae Jin (Actor) | Cheon Ho Jin (Actor) Veteran (2015) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  27. 27 Cold War II (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version) Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Chow Yun Fat (Actor) | Aaron Kwok (Actor) | Charlie Young (Actor) Cold War II (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version)
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  28. 28 The Handmaiden (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Park Chan Wook (Director, Producer) | Kim Tae Ri (Actor) | Kim Min Hee (Actor) | Ha Jung Woo (Actor) The Handmaiden (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  29. 29 The Magician (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Yoo Seung Ho (Actor) | Kwak Do Won (Actor) | Jo Yoon Hee (Actor) | Park Cheol Min (Actor) The Magician (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) US$24.99
  30. 30 Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Satoh Takeru (Actor) | Eguchi Yosuke | Aoki Munetaka (Actor) | Fujiwara Tatsuya (Actor) Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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