Chinese title:

Tian Xia Wu Zei

English title / literal title:

A World

Without Thieves

Synopsis:

Release date:

Dec. 10, 2004

KUNG FU / KUNG FU HUSTLE Breaks Records Everywhere (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

December 27, 2004

Stephen Chow	Stephen Chow and Leung Siu-Tung.	Stephen Chow and Yuen Wo-Ping.
(TungStarl)

In the mainland China, the three day record (Thur. - Sun.) is approximately

50 million yuans (US$ 6.04 million), breaking the record set by Hero two years ago. It collected more than 10 million yuans (US$ 1.21 million) on opening day (Thur.) and the record doubled on Friday, breaking the single-day record set by Hero (18 million yuans). In the city of Hong Kong, the revenue in the first two days (Thur. and Fri.) reached HK$10,560,770 (US$ 1.36 million) and the three day record (Thur. - Sat.) is roughly HK$ 15 million (US$ 1.93). During the first day (Thur.), it earned HK$ 4.11 million (US$ 0.53 million), ten times more than The Polar Express (opened on the same day) and Shark Tale (opened a week earlier) did. In Taiwan, the opening day record (Fri.) is TW$ 15.4 million (US$ 0.48 million), breaking the Friday record set by The Day After Tomorrow (TW$ 10.0 million) and the Saturday number reached TW$ 25.0 million (US$ 0.78 million), 25% more than the preview record set by Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. The number should reach TW$ 100 million by Sunday. Kung Fu is also doing very well in Singapore and Malaysia.

 

Another Chinese film, A World Without Thieves, has earned more than 90 million yuans (US$ 10.87) in the mainland China and HK$ 4.31 million (US$ 0.55 million) in Hong Kong in two weeks. The all-time highest earner in the mainland China is Hero (250 yuans / US$ 30.21million) and this year's champion, so far, is House Of Flying Daggers (150 yuans / US$ 18.12 million).

 

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December 10, 2004

A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Hong Kong Poster (MovieXclusive.com)

December 7, 2004

This is the poster exclusively designed for Hong Kong. Unlike the mainland China posters, which give fairly equal treatment to all leads, this poster let Andy Lau, Hong Kong's favorite boy, occupies almost half of the sheet.

Page by MovieXclusive.com (with a few exclusive photos).

(Thanks to "Ethan aka 'The One'..")

A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Posters (Various)

December 5, 2004

A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Trailer (Sina.com)

November 4, 2004

TIAN XIA WU ZEI Press Conference (Various) April 21, 2004

Shooting Of TIAN XIA WU ZEI Begins (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive) April 15, 2004

Filming Of TIAN XIA WU ZEI / A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES Wrapped Up (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

June 22, 2004

Front row: (L to R) Li Bingbing and Wang Baoqiang; back row: (L to R) You Yong, director Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, Andy Lau, Lam Ka-Tung and an unidentified cast member.	Andy Lau and Li Bingbing.	Director Feng Xiaogang interviewed on one of four mockup train cars.   More Photos: A, B, C.   (Sina.com / Beijing Times)

Tian Xia Wu Zei (A World Without Thieves) just ended its 65 day shooting yesterday in Beijing. Directed by China's most celebrated comedy director Feng Xiaogang (though tone of his films has become more and more serious), the film tells a story of one naive boy and a couple of thieves. The naive boy (Wang Baoqiang) does not believe there are thieves in the society and knows nothing about the fact that the train he takes is loaded with thieves. The woman thief (Rene Liu) is moved by his naiveness, and starts protect him from other thieves. Reluctant at first, her boyfriend (Andy Lau) eventually joins her to battle a power gang led by a master thief (Ge You)...

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Ge You	You Yong	The gathering place for the gang.
(Gansu Daily)

At a small train station, a gang of thieves had a meeting. Ge You plays their leader and You Yong plays a member of the gang. Andy Lau and Liu Joyin were not at the meeting, because they work alone.

TIAN XIA WU ZAI Press Conference (Various)

April 21, 2004

Stars in Tian Xia Wu Zi lined up in front of dozens of cameras during a press conference at Labuleng Monastery of Gansu Province yesterday.

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April 15, 2004

Shooting of Tian Xia Wu Zei (literal: No thieves on earth) began yesterday at Labuleng, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in China's Gansu Province. Helmed by China's top comedy director Feng Xiaogang, the film features Andy Lau, Liu Joyin, Ge You, Li Bingbing, Fu Biao and Wang Baoqiang. Tian Xia Wu Zei follows the story of a young migrant worker (Wang Baoqiang), who does not believes there is any thief in the world. He gets onto a train, which also has a gang of thieves on board. Later Andy Lau and Liu Joyin are moved by the migrant worker's naiveness and start protect him from their fellow cons.

Cast

Andy Lau

Wang Bo

Liu Joyin

Wang Li

Ge You

Uncle Li

Li Bingbing

Xiao Ye

Wang Baoqiang

Sha Gen

You Yong

The Second Man

Lam Kai-Tung

Rookie Four Eyes

Fan Wei

Burglar

Burglar

Directed by

Feng Xiaogang

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