More than 201,000 people took part in Hong Kong’s annual Cinema Day on Saturday, enjoying discounted HK$30 tickets at theatres citywide.
A theatre on Cinema Day on April 25, 2026. Photo: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, via Facebook.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau hailed the event as a “great success.”
In a Facebook post on Sunday, the bureau said that this year’s Cinema Day drew 201,519 moviegoers, with 1,694 screenings held across 52 cinemas in the city.
Saturday’s att
More than 201,000 people took part in Hong Kong’s annual Cinema Day on Saturday, enjoying discounted HK$30 tickets at theatres citywide.
A theatre on Cinema Day on April 25, 2026. Photo: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, via Facebook.
The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau hailed the event as a “great success.”
In a Facebook post on Sunday, the bureau said that this year’s Cinema Day drew 201,519 moviegoers, with 1,694 screenings held across 52 cinemas in the city.
Saturday’s attendance was up around three per cent compared with last year, when around 195,000 people went to the cinema for discounted tickets.
Among the popular movies attracting cinemagoers on Saturday was Night King, a local comedy that came out last year but was re-released as a director’s cut this month.
Local media reported that some Shenzhen residents travelled to Hong Kong to watch films at discounted prices.
Fourth Cinema Day
Hong Kong held its fourth Cinema Day amid years of box office slumps and theatre closures.
This year’s Cinema Day saw a record high occupancy rate of 81 per cent, compared with 67 to 77 per cent in previous years.
An Emperor Cinemas outlet in Hong Kong. Photo: Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, via Facebook.
However, the total number of cinema seats has fallen from almost 43,000 at the end of 2020 to around 36,800 in July 2025.
Cinema Day was introduced in 2023 as part of the government’s “Happy Hong Kong” campaign to boost the city’s economy, as years-long Covid-19 measures dampened sectors from tourism to entertainment.
The 2023 event attracted over 221,400 filmgoers – the highest so far.
According to a government statement earlier this month, Cinema Day attracts over three times as many admissions as on a usual day. Cinema Days from 2023 to 2025 saw over 600,000 moviegoers purchase discounted movie tickets, the statement read.
Cinema Day is sponsored by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.
[Vanguard] "But, fortune's honey turned to gall...thus Fortune, with a slight turn of her will brings men [and nations] from joy to sorrow". Geoffrey Chaucer, 1342-1400, VBQ, VBQ p 64.
[Vanguard] "But, fortune's honey turned to gall...thus Fortune, with a slight turn of her will brings men [and nations] from joy to sorrow". Geoffrey Chaucer, 1342-1400, VBQ, VBQ p 64.
Hong Kong is famous for its tiny, cramped living spaces. Many flats lack balconies, making drying laundry a major challenge.
Clothes and bedding hang on outdoor laundry racks installed at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
As winter gives way to warmer months, many lower-income families hang their garments and bedding in outdoor public areas on sunny days. Some also take food items like dried tangerine peels, salted fish, and dried bok choy out to the
Hong Kong is famous for its tiny, cramped living spaces. Many flats lack balconies, making drying laundry a major challenge.
Clothes and bedding hang on outdoor laundry racks installed at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
As winter gives way to warmer months, many lower-income families hang their garments and bedding in outdoor public areas on sunny days. Some also take food items like dried tangerine peels, salted fish, and dried bok choy out to the streets to sun-dry, creating a uniquely Hong Kong scene.
Tangerine peels drying on a metal fence on a roadside in Sham Shui Po on March 12, 2026. Dried tangerine peels, a traditional ingredient in Cantonese cuisine, can be added to dishes like congees or brewed with hot water. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
The shortage of living space pushes the private sphere into the open, where the display of personal items exudes an air of quiet, unhurried life.
Pet turtles sunbathing in a container on a roadside in Sham Shui Po on March 12, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Trousers hang on a metal door at a public estate in Tai Wai on March 19, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Clothes hang on a rain shelter in a park of a public estate in Aberdeen on March 18, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Potted plants on the ground in a public estate in Cheung Sha Wan on March 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.A basket of tangerines on the ground in a public estate in Cheung Sha Wan on March 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Flowers of cotton trees are collected and placed on the ground to dry in a public estate in Shek Kip Mei on March 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Clothes and bedding hang outdoors in a public estate in Tai Wai on March 19, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Clothes and bedding hang on outdoor laundry racks installed at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Dried fish hang from a tree at a public estate in Tai Wai on March 19, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Dried vegetables hang from a tree at a public estate in Cheung Sha Wan on March 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Down jackets hang on a ladder at a public estate in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Clothes and bedding hang on metal fences on a roadside in Ngau Tau Kok on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Pillows and cushions sunning on the ground at a public estate in Cheung Sha Wan on March 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.A sleeveless top hangs on a parking metre on a roadside in Kwun Tong on March 25, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Bedding on a handrail at a public estate in Cheung Sha Wan on March 13, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.Clothes and bedding hang on an outdoor rest area at a public estate in Tai Wai on March 19, 2026. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
On Thursday night, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s highly anticipated revival of “The Rocky Horror Show” opened at New York’s storied Studio 54—with Tony-winning Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton at the helm and an all-star cast.
On Thursday night, the Roundabout Theatre Company’s highly anticipated revival of “The Rocky Horror Show” opened at New York’s storied Studio 54—with Tony-winning Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton at the helm and an all-star cast.
At the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, Henson is making her Broadway debut as Bertha Holly in August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”—and not a moment too soon.
At the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, Henson is making her Broadway debut as Bertha Holly in August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”—and not a moment too soon.
“I believe that our original sin is that we forgot we’re part of nature. We forgot that everything is interconnected and, to me, that’s what this play is about.”
“I believe that our original sin is that we forgot we’re part of nature. We forgot that everything is interconnected and, to me, that’s what this play is about.”
The Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–winning playwright is used to writing toward fear, but his latest work fostered its own breed of anxiety. “Am I scared? Sure, I’m scared,” Lindsay-Abaire told Vogue ahead of its opening night. “This is 10 people discussing porches.”
The Pulitzer Prize– and Tony Award–winning playwright is used to writing toward fear, but his latest work fostered its own breed of anxiety. “Am I scared? Sure, I’m scared,” Lindsay-Abaire told Vogue ahead of its opening night. “This is 10 people discussing porches.”
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