2000 | DIRECTED BY YIMOU ZHANG

Happy Times

Movie Stats
Year
2000
Runtime
 102 minutes (1 hr 42 mins)
Certificates

PG

PG

G

T

6
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Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
6th Nov 2025
Last viewed:
12th Mar 2026
Total views:
27
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
26th July 2002
23 years 11 months 7 days ago
China release date
 China
31st December 2000
25 years 6 months 2 days ago
France release date
 France
10th July 2002
23 years 11 months 23 days ago
Philippines release date
 Philippines
4th September 2002
23 years 9 months 28 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
5th September 2002
23 years 9 months 27 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
27th September 2002
23 years 9 months 5 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $239.1 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
44,366 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Release
US Box Office
  • Release: 26th Jul '02
  • Debut position: 58
  • Highest position: 58
  • Debut gross: $31.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 14
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
yimou zhang
Starring
Zhao
Wu Ying
Stepmother
Little Fu
Li
Wu Ying's Stepbrother
Old Niu
Aunty Liu
Lao Zhang
Lao Bai
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UK Box Office Chart History
No UK box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
58
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
14
Total US Gross:
$239,134
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
58N
$31,084
$31,084
60
$27,689
$73,967
61
$29,955
$115,453
86
$10,619
$141,281
76
$16,259
$162,194
82
$2,269
$170,961
86
$11,121
$187,562
115N
$3,944
$208,489
109
$4,845
$214,996
97
$6,802
$227,963
126
$2,467
$231,946
122
$2,905
$236,017
137
$878
$238,115
134
$840
$239,134

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  China release date:
  •  France release date:
  •  United States release date:
  •  Philippines release date:
  •  Australia release date:
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
23443
Happy Times
23444

Genres
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • China China
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
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