Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
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| Traditional Chinese | 單身男女2 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 单身男女2 | ||||||||||
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| Directed by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
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| Starring | Louis Koo Miriam Yeung Gao Yuanyuan Vic Chou Daniel Wu | ||||||||||
| Cinematography | To Hung Mo[1] | ||||||||||
| Edited by | David Richardson[1] | ||||||||||
| Music by | Hal Beckett[1] | ||||||||||
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| Distributed by | Media Asia Distribution | ||||||||||
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Running time | 113 minutes[1] | ||||||||||
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| Box office | US$31.6 million[2] | ||||||||||
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 is a 2014 romantic comedy film directed by Johnnie To. A sequel to the 2011 film Don't Go Breaking My Heart, it stars returning cast members Louis Koo, Gao Yuanyuan and Daniel Wu alongside new cast members Vic Chou and Miriam Yeung. It was screened at the Special Presentations section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in China on 11 November and in Hong Kong on 13 November 2014.
- Louis Koo as Sean Cheung
- Miriam Yeung as Yang Yang Yang
- Gao Yuanyuan as Cheng Zixin
- Vic Chou as Paul Cheng
- Daniel Wu as Fang Qihong
- Lam Suet as John
- Lo Hoi-pang as Security guard
- Liu Yuhong as Zixin's grandmother
- Yan Jingyao as Zixin's mother
- Wang Zhihua as Qihong's father
- Du Yachun as Qihong's mother
Production
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 was written by Wai Ka-fai and Ryker Chan and Yu Xi. Yu Xi had previously joined To’s on his films Blind Detective and Drug War as a screenwriter.[1]
Release
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2014.[1] The film was released on 11 November 2014 in China, which is Singles Day.[1][3] The film earned RMB42.1 million (US$6.88 million) from approximately 1.32 million admissions on 11 November making it the best opening gross for a film directed by Johnnie To in Mainland China.[3]