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2000 | DIRECTED BY YIMOU ZHANG

Happy Times

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

PG

PG

T

PG

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Benshan Zhao
Jie Dong
Lifan Dong
Biao Fu
Xuejian Li
Qibin Leng
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First viewed:
23rd Jan 2025
Last viewed:
4th Jan 2026
Total views:
30
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
26th July 2002
23 years 5 months 20 days ago
China release date
 China
31st December 2000
25 years 15 days ago
France release date
 France
10th July 2002
23 years 6 months 5 days ago
Philippines release date
 Philippines
4th September 2002
23 years 4 months 11 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
5th September 2002
23 years 4 months 10 days ago
Ireland release date
 Ireland
27th September 2002
23 years 3 months 18 days ago
Total Grosses
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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 Yimou Zhang
Starring
Benshan ZhaoZhao
Jie DongWu Ying
Lifan DongStepmother
Biao FuLittle Fu
Xuejian LiLi
Qibin LengWu Ying's Stepbrother
Ben NiuOld Niu
Jinghua GongAunty Liu
Hongjie ZhangLao Zhang
Bingkun ZhaoLao Bai
Honglei SunCustomer at 'Happy Times'
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2000-12-31
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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
26 Jul 2002
58N
$31,084
$31,084
2 Aug 2002
60▼
$27,689
$73,967
9 Aug 2002
61▼
$29,955
$115,453
16 Aug 2002
86▼
$10,619
$141,281
23 Aug 2002
76▲
$16,259
$162,194
30 Aug 2002
82▼
$2,269
$170,961
6 Sep 2002
86▼
$11,121
$187,562
20 Sep 2002
115N
$3,944
$208,489
27 Sep 2002
109▲
$4,845
$214,996
11 Oct 2002
97▼
$6,802
$227,963
18 Oct 2002
126▼
$2,467
$231,946
25 Oct 2002
122▲
$2,905
$236,017
1 Nov 2002
137▼
$878
$238,115
8 Nov 2002
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
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£0
22417
The Road Home
22418
Happy Times
22419
Riding Alone For Thousands of Miles

Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Bolivia Bolivia
  • Russia Russia
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Brazil Brazil
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Happy Times acquired by Artsploitation Films  Entertainment Focus Wed, 19th August 2020

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