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
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 26-2858$31,084-6-$5,180$31,0841
Aug 2-460$27,689-10.9%9+3$3,076$73,9672
Aug 9-1161$29,955+8.2%14+5$2,139$115,4533
Aug 16-1886$10,619-64.6%10-4$1,061$141,2814
Aug 23-2576$16,259+53.1%13+3$1,250$162,1945
Aug 30-Sep 182$2,269-86%6-7$378$170,9616
Aug 30-Sep 2
Labor Day wknd
111$5,231-6-$871$173,923-
Sep 6-885$11,121+390.1%9+3$1,235$187,5627
Sep 13-15108$5,633-49.3%13+4$433$199,7798
Sep 20-22115$3,944-30%7-6$563$208,4899
Sep 27-29108$4,845+22.8%7-$692$214,99610
Oct 4-6129$1,385-71.4%4-3$346$218,03411
Oct 11-1397$6,802+391.1%5+1$1,360$227,96312
Oct 18-20126$2,467-63.7%5-$493$231,94613
Oct 25-27122$2,905+17.8%5-$581$236,01714
Nov 1-3137$878-69.8%4-1$219$238,11515
Nov 8-10134$840-4.3%4-$210$239,13416