Happy Times

Zhao is an aging bachelor who hasn't been lucky in love. Thinking he has finally met the woman of his dreams, Zhao leads her to believe he is wealthy and agrees to a wedding far beyond his means. Zhao's best friend Li hatches the idea to raise the money by refurbishing an abandoned bus, which they will rent out by the hour--the Happy Times Hotel--to young couples starved for privacy. Unfortunately, this plan goes awry because Zhao is too old fashioned to allow the couples to leave the bus door closed. Meanwhile, Zhao's fiancee introduces him to her spoiled son and beautiful blind stepdaughter Wu Ying, whom she sees as a burden. To be rid of the girl, she insists that Zhao take her to the Happy Times Hotel and give her a job. Zhao reluctantly agrees, then creates a series of deceptions to keep the girl occupied, including setting her up as a masseuse and enlisting his friends to pretend to be her customers. Everything that is happening between Zhao and Wu is superficially about trickery, but gradually a very real empathy grows between the young woman and the old man.

Grosses

Domestic (66.5%)
$240,093
Summary Details
DistributorSony Pictures Classics
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Opening$31,084
6 theaters
Running Time1 hr 42 min
GenresComedy Drama Romance
In Release161 days/23 weeks
Widest Release14 theaters
DateRankWeekly %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeek
Jul 26-Aug 159$46,278-6-$7,713$46,2781
Aug 2-867$39,220-15.3%9+3$4,357$85,4982
Aug 9-1563$45,164+15.2%14+5$3,226$130,6623
Aug 16-2291$15,273-66.2%10-4$1,527$145,9354
Aug 23-2978$22,757+49%13+3$1,750$168,6925
Aug 30-Sep 5109$7,749-65.9%6-7$1,291$176,4416
Sep 6-1282$17,705+128.5%9+3$1,967$194,1467
Sep 13-19101$10,399-41.3%13+4$799$204,5458
Sep 20-26108$5,606-46.1%7-6$800$210,1519
Sep 27-Oct 3106$6,498+15.9%7-$928$216,64910
Oct 4-10113$4,512-30.6%4-3$1,128$221,16111
Oct 11-17105$8,318+84.4%5+1$1,663$229,47912
Oct 18-24123$3,633-56.3%5-$726$233,11213
Oct 25-31125$4,125+13.5%5-$825$237,23714
Nov 1-7132$1,057-74.4%4-1$264$238,29415
Nov 8-14122$1,799+70.2%4-$449$240,09316