Master Xing believed from the bottom of his heart that *Shaolin Soccer* would set a new box office record in Hong Kong, as he still held immense drawing power there.
However, Hong Kong was too small; a box office of tens of millions was not enough to cover the film's production costs.
Even if the film were sold to Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, and other places, a Pan-Asian release would still likely fail to turn much of a profit without a massive market like the Mainland.
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