Heart-rending animated tale of a cute fish's search for his son helps Sars-hit cinemas bounce back
A little clownfish with a deformed fin has swum against the tide to emerge as the biggest box office hit this summer, beating other Hollywood blockbusters such as The Matrix Reloaded and Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines.
Takings as a whole are up sharply on last year, with receipts for June rising 26 per cent compared with the same month last year.
Finding Nemo has grossed $30.24 million in 31 days and is still being screened at 33 cinemas in Hong Kong. The film is about a clownfish's attempt to find his son after they are separated in the ocean and the latter ends up in a dentist's office aquarium in Sydney. It features stunning underwater graphics effects.
Twins Effect - starring pop idol Twins Charlene Choi Tsoek-jin and Gillian Chung Yan-tong - has emerged as this year's winning Chinese language hit so far, raking in more than $28.43 million.
Twins Effect edged out Love For All Seasons, the Lunar New Year hit, which grossed close to $25 million.