Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced and detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of director Stephen Chow's new film The Mermaid (2015), starring Chao Deng, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Show Luo, Tsui Hark, Kris Wu, and Pierre Bourdaud. The release will be available for purchase on July 5.
The film is a reunion for Sony with acclaimed director, Stephen Chow after their extremely successful partnership on the 2014 film Kung Fu Hustle.
The Mermaid opened in China on Chinese Lunar New Year's Day (February 8) and shattered box office records. On opening day in China, it opened in the #1 spot, grossing a whopping $66 million. In Hong Kong, the film also opened to #1 on opening day with $709,000. To date, the film has grossed over $348 million in China. In Singapore, the film was the highest grossing Sony release for a Chinese film with $838,000, while in Malaysia it was the highest grossing opening day of all time for a Chinese-language film at $528,000. In Malaysia, it was also the highest grossing film opening on New Years and also the highest opening day gross for director Stephen Chow.
The Mermaid tells the tale of a mermaid (Jelly Lin) who falls for the evil business tycoon she's been sent to seduce and assassinate.