December is not a particularly hot season for film releases.
The box office seasons in Hong Kong currently bear some resemblance to those of later eras, concentrating mainly on the Lunar New Year slot and the summer slot.
Among them, the Lunar New Year slot is the most fiercely contested. Stephen Chow, currently Hong Kong's most popular movie star, is the undisputed overlord of this period, having spent the past three consecutive years crushing all competition without leaving a single piece of armor intact—only Jackie Chan is able to put up any resistance against him.
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