Two Thumbs Up (film)

Plot

On 5 April 2014, Twitch released a plot synopsis of the film:

Cast

Francis Ng as Lucifer (盧西發)

Simon Yam as Chow Tai-po (周大寶)

Leo Ku as Officer Tsui On-leung (徐安良)

Patrick Tam as Johnny To (杜忡尼)

Mark Cheng as Lam Tung (林東)

Christie Chen as Robber Girl

Philip Keung as Chief of Robbers

Rock Ji as Robber A

Jie Zhuang as Ice Cream Lady

Jamie Cheung as Tsang Ching-yee (曾靜儀)

Siu Yam-yam as Wild Boar Aunt (野豬婆婆)

Jack Kao as Warden

Law Wing-cheung as Bowling Alley's Owner

Alan Mak as Tsui Po-on (徐步安)

Felix Chong as Inspector of Police

Mark Wu as Cup Noodle Father

Dayo Wong as Cheung Po-keung (張寶強) (scenes removed from final cut)

Production

Principal photography for Two Thumbs Up started on 15 January 2014 where a blessing ceremony was held in which the cast and crew attended.

Release

On 24 March 2014, a press conference for Two Thumbs Up was held at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival where its teaser trailer was unveiled. The film premiered at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival which ran from 23 March to 6 April 2015 was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 2 April 2015.

Box office

The film opened third place at its debut and during the first six days of release in Hong Kong, Two Thumbs Up grossed HK$5.90 million. The film grossed HK$4.01 million between 9-12 April. After two weekends, the film have grossed a total of HK$8.91 million. During its third weekend, the film remained at third place and has made a total of HK$11.5 million to date. The film had earned CN¥20.84 million at the Chinese box office.