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The Mermaid
The Mermaid
Directed by	Stephen Chow
Starring	Deng Chao; Show Luo; Zhang Yuqi; Lin Yun;
Production; company	China Film Group
Distributed by	Beijing Enlight Pictures; China Film Group Corporation;
Release date	February 8, 2016;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Budget	US$60.72 million
Box office	US$42.7 million

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The Mermaid (Chinese: 美人鱼) is a 2016 Chinese science fiction fantasy comedy film directed by Stephen Chow and stars Deng Chao, Show Luo, Zhang Yuqi, and Lin Yun as the titular character "Mermaid". It was released in China on February 8, 2016.^[3]

Plot

Playboy business tycoon Liu Xuan (刘轩, played by Deng Chao) purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to die or get sick. The few survivors live in an abandoned shipwreck in the gulf, and want to assassinate Xuan for his deeds. The merfolk send Shan (珊, played by Lin Yun), a beautiful mermaid who's trained to walk on her fins and hide among humans, in a "honeytrap" plot against Xuan. On the night of Xuan's party celebrating his success, Shan, pretending to be a dancer, gives her telephone number to Xuan.

Xuan, thinking that Shan is a prostitute, calls her number in order to make his business partner jealous. Shan goes to Xuan and tries to kill him but her attempts keep backfiring. In the end, Xuan decides to send Shan back home, and along the way Shan takes him to a funfair that she works at. While there, Shan tries to show Xuan there are more important things than money, and Xuan is impressed with Shan's simple, funny antics. They spend the day together and develop feelings for each other. When Xuan finally takes Shan home, Shan quickly sends Xuan away before her people can kill him. The next day, Xuan takes Shan for another date and proposes, but Shan rejects him.

That night, Xuan goes to Shan's house to talk to her, and discovers the truth that she and her family are merpeople. Against Shan's wishes, the others capture Xuan and tell him how he's killing them with his development project. Xuan is about to be killed when Shan helps him escape. Xuan returns home and, after the shock has worn off, decides to investigate the effects of his project. He turns off the sonar but mistakenly tells his business partner that Shan is a mermaid and where the other merpeople live. The merpeople are attacked, and many of them are killed. Xuan arrives in time to save Shan before she's killed, and sends her back into the ocean so she can escape.

Three years later, a student arrives at Xuan's home to thank him for setting up a scholarship for research into environmental protection. The student asks Xuan whether merpeople are real and the story that he fell in love with a mermaid is true, but Xuan denies it. Xuan then introduces the student to his wife "Lucy", who is actually Shan.

Cast

Deng Chao as Liu Xuan (刘轩)
Lin Yun as Shan (珊), "The Mermaid"
Show Luo as Octopus (八哥)
Zhang Yuqi as Ruolan (若兰), Xuan's ex-girlfriend and business partner, the film's antagonist
Kris Wu
Li Shangzheng
Bai Ke
Kong Lianshun
Tin Kai-man
Tsui Hark
Wen Zhang
Yang Neng
Zhang Mei'e
Bo Xiaolong

Box office

Buoyed by anticipation from fans as well as having the advantage of opening a day after the Chinese New Year, The Mermaid recorded an opening day record of US$40.9 million, which is the biggest opening day for a Chinese movie (breaking Lost In Hong Kong's record) and the second biggest of all time there only behind the opening day of Furious 7.^[2]^[4] US$1 million came from midnight screenings.^[5]

References

^ "Distributors' astronomical bet on upcoming film 'Mermaid'". China Internet Information Center. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
^ ^a ^b Jonathan Papish (February 8, 2016). "China Box Office: Homegrown Hits Set Single-Day Record, 'Panda' Hibernates". China Film Insider. Retrieved February 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
^ "美人鱼 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^ Patrick Brzeski (February 9, 2016). "China Box Office: Stephen Chow's 'Mermaid' Powers Record Single Day". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
^ Rob Cain (February 8, 2016). "Stephen Chow's 'Mermaid' Leads Chinese Box Office To $101 Million New Year's Day Bonanza". Forbes. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

External links

The Mermaid at IMDb

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[1] "Distributors' astronomical bet on upcoming film 'Mermaid'". China Internet Information Center. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

[CFI-2] Jonathan Papish (February 8, 2016). "China Box Office: Homegrown Hits Set Single-Day Record, 'Panda' Hibernates". China Film Insider. Retrieved February 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)

[douban-3] "美人鱼 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

[THR-4] Patrick Brzeski (February 9, 2016). "China Box Office: Stephen Chow's 'Mermaid' Powers Record Single Day". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

[RCF-5] Rob Cain (February 8, 2016). "Stephen Chow's 'Mermaid' Leads Chinese Box Office To $101 Million New Year's Day Bonanza". Forbes. Retrieved February 9, 2016.

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-Buoyed by anticipation from fans as well as having the advantage of opening a day after the [[Chinese New Year]], ''The Mermaid'' recorded an opening day record of US$42.7 million, which is the biggest opening day for a Chinese movie (breaking ''[[Lost In Hong Kong]]''{{'}}s record) and the second biggest of all time there only behind the US$68 million opening day of ''[[Furious 7]]''.<ref name="CFI">{{cite web|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/china-box-office-homegrown-hits-set-single-day-record-panda-hibernates/|title=China Box Office: Homegrown Hits Set Single-Day Record, ‘Panda’ Hibernates|author=Jonathan Papish|work=''China Film Insider''|date=February 8, 2016|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> US$1 million came from midnight screenings.<ref name="RCF">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/02/08/stephen-chows-mermaid-leads-chinese-box-office-to-101-million-new-years-day-bonanza/#3d0cc2b63cf2|title=Stephen Chow's 'Mermaid' Leads Chinese Box Office To $101 Million New Year's Day Bonanza|author=Rob Cain|work=[[Forbes]]|date=February 8, 2016|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref>
+Buoyed by anticipation from fans as well as having the advantage of opening a day after the [[Chinese New Year]], ''The Mermaid'' recorded an opening day record of US$. million, which is the biggest opening day for a Chinese movie (breaking ''[[Lost In Hong Kong]]''{{'}}s record) and the second biggest of all time there only behind the opening day of ''[[Furious 7]]''.<ref name="CFI">{{cite web|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/china-box-office-homegrown-hits-set-single-day-record-panda-hibernates/|title=China Box Office: Homegrown Hits Set Single-Day Record, ‘Panda’ Hibernates|author=Jonathan Papish|work=''China Film Insider''|date=February 8, 2016|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> US$1 million came from midnight screenings.<ref name="RCF">{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/02/08/stephen-chows-mermaid-leads-chinese-box-office-to-101-million-new-years-day-bonanza/#3d0cc2b63cf2|title=Stephen Chow's 'Mermaid' Leads Chinese Box Office To $101 Million New Year's Day Bonanza|author=Rob Cain|work=[[Forbes]]|date=February 8, 2016|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref>
 ==References==

v t e Stephen Chow
Filmography
Film directed	From Beijing with Love (1994, also writer) Forbidden City Cop (1996, also writer) The God of Cookery (1996, also writer) King of Comedy (1999, also writer) Shaolin Soccer (2001, also writer) Kung Fu Hustle (2004, also writer and produced) CJ7 (2008, also writer and produced) Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013, also writer and produced) The Mermaid (2016, also writer and produced) The New King of Comedy (2019, also writer and produced)
Films produced only	Shaolin Girl (2008) Jump (2009) Dragonball Evolution (2009) CJ7: The Cartoon (2010) Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (2017)