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YesAsia 2017 Bestsellers - Movies

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The below rankings are based on sales of movie releases on YesAsia.com from January 1 to December 31, 2017.

TOP 10 MOVIES (OVERALL)


1. Your Name 2. Train to Busan 3. Shin Godzilla 4. Sword Master 5. Shock Wave


6. See You Tomorrow 7. Utopians 8. Comrades, Almost a Love Story 9. Operation Mekong 10. Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back


BEST-SELLING JAPANESE MOVIES

Besides tearing through the box office to become the second biggest Japanese film of all time, Shinkai Makoto's beloved animated blockbuster Your Name is also our best-selling movie of 2017. Anno Hideaki's critically and commercially lauded Godzilla reboot comes in second. As always, manga adaptations and franchise extensions are popular with I Am A Hero, A Silent Voice and the new Death Note making the top ten. The horror crossover curiosity Sadako VS Kayako also skulked its way to sixth place, ahead of arthouse dramas by auteurs Lee Sang Il, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Nishikawa Miwa.


1. Your Name 2. Shin Godzilla 3. I Am A Hero 4. Death Note Light up the New World 5. If Cats Disappeared from the World


6 (tie).
A Silent Voice		 6 (tie). Sadako VS Kayako 8. Rage 9. After the Storm 10. Long Excuse


BEST-SELLING CHINESE MOVIES

In a year without a Donnie Yen-starring Chinese film release, Derek Yee's Shaw Brothers homage Sword Master somewhat surprisingly comes out on top, despite not having one of the conventional big-name movie stars. Andy Lau's crime actioner Shock Wave and the Wong Kar Wai-produced star-powered comedy-drama See You Tomorrow follow closely behind. Besides the usual period and action films, indie director Scud's provocative queer film Utopians charts high at #4, and nineties classic Comrades, Almost a Love Story makes a return thanks to its long-awaited remastered Blu-ray. Eddie Peng and Louis Koo's prolific production give them each two films in the top ten.


1. Sword Master 2. Shock Wave 3. See You Tomorrow 4. Utopians 5. Comrades, Almost a Love Story


6. Operation Mekong 7. Journey To
The West: The Demons Strike Back		 8. Call of Heroes 9. League of Gods 10. Cook Up a Storm


BEST-SELLING KOREAN MOVIES

Released on video in December 2016, zombie sensation Train to Busan squeezed into tenth place on the 2016 Korean bestsellers chart. For 2017, it's the unrivalled #1 among Korean films and second overall. Park Chan Wook's erotic blockbuster The Handmaiden also ranks high for the second consecutive year. Crime and action thrillers featuring popular actors, like Kim Jee Woon's The Age of Shadows and the Hyun Bin-starring Confidential Assignment, occupy half the chart, but there's also room for other genres such as the one-man disaster drama Tunnel, the historical biopic Last Princess and the family sports film My Annoying Brother starring EXO's D.O.


1. Train to Busan 2. Handmaiden 3. Age of Shadows 4 (tie). Confidential Assignment 4 (tie).
Fabricated City


6. Tunnel 7. My Annoying Brother 8. Last Princess 9. Master 10. Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned



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Published January 4, 2018


Mentioned Products

  1. 1 Your Name. (Blu-ray) (Standard Edition) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) Shinkai Makoto (Director) | Animation | Nagasawa Masami | Kamiki Ryunosuke Your Name. (Blu-ray) (Standard Edition) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) US$41.99
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  2. 2 Shin Godzilla (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Hasegawa Hiroki (Actor) | Ishihara Satomi (Actor) | Takenouchi Yutaka (Actor) | Yo Kimiko (Actor) Shin Godzilla (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  3. 3 See You Tomorrow (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Angelababy (Actor) | Kaneshiro Takeshi (Actor) | Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Actor) | Sandrine Pinna (Actor) See You Tomorrow (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
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  4. 4 Master (2DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version) Kim Woo Bin (Actor) | Kang Dong Won (Actor) | Lee Byung Hun | Uhm Ji Won (Actor) Master (2DVD) (First Press Limited Edition) (Korea Version)
    23% off
     US$38.99
  5. 5 Fabricated City (2017) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Ji Chang Wook (Actor) | Ahn Jae Hong (Actor) | Shim Eun Kyung (Actor) | Park Kwang Hyun (Writer, Director) Fabricated City (2017) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    10% off
     US$25.99
  6. 6 Confidential Assignment (2017) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Hyun Bin (Actor) | Yu Hae Jin (Actor) | Jang Young Nam (Actor) | Kim Joo Hyuk (Actor) Confidential Assignment (2017) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    10% off
     US$25.99
  7. 7 Sword Master (2016) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Derek Yee (Writer, Director) | Tsui Hark (Producer, Writer) | Peter Ho (Actor) | Kenny Lin (Actor) Sword Master (2016) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) US$18.99
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  8. 8 Rage (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Watanabe Ken (Actor) | Matsuyama Kenichi (Actor) | Miyazaki Aoi (Actor) | Miura Takahiro (Actor) Rage (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
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  9. 9 I Am A Hero (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Oizumi Yo (Actor) | Nagasawa Masami (Actor) | Arimura Kasumi (Actor) | Suzuki Miho (Actor) I Am A Hero (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    11% off
     US$30.99
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  10. 10 Your Name. (2016) (Blu-ray + Original Soundtrack) (Special Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Shinkai Makoto (Director) | Kamishiraishi Mone | Kamiki Ryunosuke | Animation Your Name. (2016) (Blu-ray + Original Soundtrack) (Special Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    10% off
     US$32.99
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  11. 11 Cook Up A Storm (2017) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Nicholas Tse (Actor) | Jung Yong Hwa (Actor) | Tiffany Tang (Actor) | Du Hai Tao (Actor) Cook Up A Storm (2017) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    10% off
     US$26.99
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  12. 12 Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996) (Blu-ray) (Remastered Edition) (Hong Kong Version) Maggie Cheung Man Yuk (Actor) | Leon Lai (Actor) | Peter Chan (Producer, Director) | Eric Tsang (Actor) Comrades, Almost a Love Story (1996) (Blu-ray) (Remastered Edition) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
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  13. 13 Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Stephen Chow (Writer, Producer) | Tsui Hark (Producer, Writer, Director) | Kris Wu (Actor) | Kenny Lin (Actor) Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back (2017) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
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  14. 14 Death Note: Light Up The NEW World (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Higashide Masahiro (Actor) | Suda Masaki (Actor) | Ikematsu Sosuke (Actor) | Kaneda Akio (Actor) Death Note: Light Up The NEW World (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
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  15. 15 After the Storm (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Kore-eda Hirokazu (Director) | Abe Hiroshi (Actor) | Maki Yoko (Actor) | Kiki Kirin (Actor) After the Storm (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
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  16. 16 Tunnel (2DVD) (Korea Version) Ha Jung Woo (Actor) | Bae Doo Na (Actor) | Oh Dal Soo (Actor) | Park Hyuk Kwon Tunnel (2DVD) (Korea Version)
    24% off
     US$24.99
  17. 17 The Last Princess (2DVD) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Son Ye Jin (Actor) | Kim So Hyun (Actor) | Park Hae Il (Actor) | Ahn Nae Sang (Actor) The Last Princess (2DVD) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version)
    23% off
     US$25.99
  18. 18 Train to Busan (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Gong Yoo (Actor) | Kim Soo Ahn (Actor) | Choi Gwi Hwa (Actor) | Ma Dong Seok (Actor) Train to Busan (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
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  19. 19 If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Satoh Takeru (Actor) | Okuno Eita (Actor) | Miyazaki Aoi (Actor) | Okuda Eiji (Actor) If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
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  20. 20 A Silent Voice (2016) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Yamada Naoko (Director) A Silent Voice (2016) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    10% off
     US$42.99
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  21. 21 See You Tomorrow (2016) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Actor) | Angelababy (Actor) | Kaneshiro Takeshi (Actor) | Sandrine Pinna (Actor) See You Tomorrow (2016) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
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  22. 22 Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2DVD) (Korea Version) Kang Dong Won (Actor) | Kwon Hae Hyo (Actor) | Kim Hee Won (Actor) | Um Tae Goo (Actor) Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2DVD) (Korea Version)
    24% off
     US$24.99
  23. 23 Shock Wave (2017) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) Andy Lau (Producer, Actor) | Philip Keung (Actor) | Jiang Wu (Actor) | Song Jia (Actor) Shock Wave (2017) (DVD) (Hong Kong Version) US$16.49
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  24. 24 Call of Heroes (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version) Lau Ching Wan (Actor) | Louis Koo (Actor) | Eddie Peng (Actor) | Wu Jing (Actor) Call of Heroes (2016) (Blu-ray) (2D + 3D) (Hong Kong Version)
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  25. 25 I Am A Hero (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Arimura Kasumi (Actor) | Nagasawa Masami (Actor) | Oizumi Yo (Actor) | Suzuki Miho (Actor) I Am A Hero (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$12.49
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  26. 26 My Annoying Brother (DVD) (Korea Version) Jo Jung Suk (Actor) | D.O. (EXO) | Park Shin Hye (Actor) | Kwon Soo Kyung (Director) My Annoying Brother (DVD) (Korea Version)
    23% off
     US$25.99
  27. 27 Train to Busan (2DVD) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Gong Yoo (Actor) | Choi Woo Sik (Actor) | Choi Gwi Hwa (Actor) | Kim Soo Ahn (Actor) Train to Busan (2DVD) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version)
    25% off
     US$23.99
  28. 28 Sword Master (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Derek Yee (Writer, Director) | Tsui Hark (Producer, Writer) | Kenny Lin (Actor) | Peter Ho (Actor) Sword Master (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
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    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  29. 29 Sadako VS Kayako (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Ando Masanobu (Actor) | Tamashiro Tina (Actor) | Yamamoto Mizuki (Actor) | Shiraishi Koji (Director) Sadako VS Kayako (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version)
    9% off
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  30. 30 The Long Excuse (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) Fukatsu Eri (Actor) | Nishikawa Miwa (Writer, Director) | Motoki Masahiro (Actor) | Kuroki Haru (Actor) The Long Excuse (2016) (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) US$10.99
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  31. 31 The Age of Shadows (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version) Gong Yoo (Actor) | Song Kang Ho (Actor) | Han Ji Min (Actor) | Shin Sung Rok (Actor) The Age of Shadows (Blu-ray) (Normal Edition) (Korea Version)
    24% off
     US$30.99
  32. 32 Operation Mekong (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Zhang Han Yu (Actor) | Eddie Peng (Actor) | Feng Wen Juan (Actor) | Dante Lam (Director, Writer) Operation Mekong (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    12% off
     US$20.99
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    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  33. 33 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)
    12% off
     US$20.99
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  34. 34 Shock Wave (2017) (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Andy Lau (Producer, Actor) | Jiang Wu (Actor) | Philip Keung (Actor) | Felix Wong (Actor) Shock Wave (2017) (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    9% off
     US$47.99
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    Usually ships within 7 to 14 days

  35. 35 Utopians (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Scud (Writer, Producer, Director) | Adonis He (Actor) | Wang Yu Hong (Actor) | Jackie Chow (Actor) Utopians (2016) (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version)
    10% off
     US$32.99
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  36. 36 League of Gods (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version) Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Jet Li (Actor) | Fan Bing Bing (Actor) | Huang Xiao Ming (Actor) League of Gods (2016) (Blu-ray) (English Subtitled) (Taiwan Version)
    12% off
     US$27.99
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    Usually ships within 21 days

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