Highest Grossing CNY Movies In Malaysia 2025
Want to know which CNY movies actually made bank in 2025?
Let’s be real — you’re probably curious because you either watched one and want to feel validated, or you skipped them all and now you’re wondering if you missed out.
1. Close Your Kopitiam 关你茶室 – RM12.7 Million
Director: Lai Yu Han
Cast: Dissy (Low Qing), Mark Lee, Lai Yu Han
Distributor: King Kong Media, Dissy Production
CONTINUE SLAYING DISSY!!
You want to know what happens when Malaysian YouTubers decide they’re ready for the big screen?
“Close Ur Kopitiam” became the highest-grossing Malaysian Chinese film in nearly a decade, crushing RM12.7 million at the box office and leaving everyone—including probably themselves—shocked.
This was Dissy’s debut feature film, and somehow these content creators pulled off what established filmmakers have been trying to do for years—they made a CNY movie that actually connected with local audiences.
2. Money Game$ 半⽄百两 – RM8.2 Million
Director: Matt Lai
Cast: Eric Tsang, Jack Lim, Bobby Au-yeung, Edmond So, Choo Hao Ren, Tomato
Distributor: GSC Movies
Eric Tsang and Bobby Au-yeung can still steal any women’s heart.
Legendary Hong Kong veterans Eric Tsang, Bobby Au-yeung, and Edmond So team up with Malaysia’s own Jack Lim in an anti-fraud action-comedy that’s basically a PSA with a RM8.2 million budget.
It became the second-highest-grossing CNY movie that year, though reviews swung wildly between “the Hong Kong cast carried this entire thing” and “I want my two hours back but at least the cinema seat was comfortable.”
The nostalgia factor clearly worked — you paid to see your childhood heroes, even if the plot felt like it was assembled during CNY prep rush.
3. Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force 封神第二部：战火西岐 – RM7 Million
Director: Wuershan
Cast: Yu Shi, Fei Xiang, Huang Bo, Nashi
Distributor: MM2 Entertainment
Our eyes are spitting rainbows.
This is the blockbuster that refuses to let you breathe, the kind of film where horses gallop on floating bridges, swords transform into metallic dragons.
It’s spectacle stacked on spectacle, a sequel that ditches setup entirely and barrels straight into “let’s destroy everything and rebuild it three times before the credits roll,”
4. I Want to Be Boss Ai拼才会赢 – RM4.2 Million
Director: Jack Neo
Cast: Henry Thia, Audrey Luo, Apple Hong, Marcus Chin, Jasmine Sim
Distributor: Mega Films Distribution
Jack Neo and Henry Thia are basically a cheat code.
This Singaporean comedy-slash-family-drama-slash-whatever-it-wants-to-be follows a 58-year-old slacker who buys an AI robot to fix his mess of a life.
Somehow it worked well enough in Malaysian cinemas, and people really enjoyed the non-sensical comedy that is so iconic with the Jack-Henry duo.
5. Detective Chinatown 1900 唐探1900 – RM3.3 Million
Director: Chen Sicheng, Dai Mo
Cast: Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Chow Yun-fat
Distributor: MM2 Entertainment
We suspect Chow Yun-Fat has the secret recipe for awesomeness.
Chow Yun-fat and Wang Baoqiang sharing the screen — that’s the entire marketing pitch wrapped in a 1900s San Francisco setting where a murder in Chinatown threatens to shut the whole community down.
Sh*ts going down.
The film pulled in RM3.3 million during the CNY period, landing it solidly in fifth place among the year’s, making it the best-performing Detective Chinatown entry in Malaysia.
6. OMG! Mom’s Big News OMG! 阿妈有喜 – RM2 Million
Director: Zhang Shun Yuan
Cast: Anita Yuen, Chen Feng, Tong Bing Yu, Liu Jie Hui
Distributor: Mega Films Distribution
Ohh, Anita our beloved,
Hong Kong royalty returning to lead a family dramedy that’s equal parts chaos and heart, wrapped in the kind of premise that makes every adult child in the cinema squirm a little.
Some viewers found the comedy genuinely funny (that obstetrician scene hit), while others felt the character work could’ve gone deeper.
We still love it though!
7. Hit n Fun 臨時決鬥 – RM1.3 Million
Director: Albert Mak
Cast: Louis Koo, Gigi Leung, Louise Wong, Chrissie Chau
Distributor: Mega Films Distribution
Louis Koo trains a woman to punch another woman over a cheating boyfriend. That’s it.
The setup is pure commercial logic wrapped in nostalgic packaging: businesswoman Elsa (Louise Wong) discovers her boyfriend is cheating with Macau’s female boxing champion, so naturally she decides the adult solution is a fistfight.
The reviews swing wildly: some call it soulful and refreshing for a holiday comedy, others wonder why a successful businesswoman would drop everything to literally box over a man.
But you’re not here for Cannes — you’re here because Louis Koo in a boxing gym during CNY is basically a genre unto itself.
8. Queen of Mahjong 麻雀女王追男仔 – RM1.2 Million
Directors: Wong Jing, Patrick Kong
Cast: Erica Yuen, Him Law, Carlos Chan, Dada Chan
Distributor: Lotus Five Star and Five Star AV
What has Wong Jing got up his sleeve?
This CNY offering threw mahjong tiles, romantic chaos, and Wong Jing’s signature brand of unhinged energy at you all at once.
Not explosive, but respectable for a niche comedy riding on nostalgia and cast appeal. You got veteran actors, TVB faces, and even guest spots from Taiwanese influencer Lin Xiang.
Then again, it is Wong Jing we’re talking here.
Highest Grossing CNY Movies In Malaysia 2024
Going back to the past for a bit, here are some of the best CNY titles in 2024.
1. Money No Enough 3 钱不够用 3：全部够用 – RM18 Million
Director: Jack Neo
Cast: Mark Lee, Henry Thia, John Cheng
Distributor: Mega Films Distribution
FINALLY, the classic is back, thank you, Jack Neo!
You know what’s wild?
A movie franchise that started in 1998 comes back after 16 years and immediately destroys every Chinese
The film reunited the original trio—Mark Lee, Henry Thia, and John Cheng—playing Ah Huang, Ah Hui, and Ah Qiang, now older and still broke.
The movie dominated Singapore and Malaysia during CNY 2024, proving that sometimes you don’t need to reinvent the wheel; you just need to remind people why they loved it in the first place.
2. Rob N Roll 臨時劫案 – RM8 Million
Director: Albert Mak
Cast: Aaron Kwok, Gordon Lam, Richie Jen, Maggie Cheung
Distributor: Mega Films Distribution
We loved the part where Aaron Kwok said “說多謝.“
You know what made this movie stick? Not the heist plot or the action sequences—it was Aaron Kwok’s buck-toothed robber walking around saying “說多謝”.
The whole marketing leaned into Kwok’s catchphrase hard: here’s a guy who’ll rob you blind but still remember his manners because even criminals need principles
Classic Hong Kong logic wrapped in a ridiculous package that somehow works.
3. All In 扑克王者 – RM6 Million
Director: Lai Chien Hsiung
Cast: Mark Lee, Philip Keung, Namewee, Wang Lei, Yumi Wong
Movie Distributor: Mega Films Distribution
Don’t worry, there’s no natianal scandal here…. we think?
You know what helps sell tickets during CNY? Controversy wrapped in comedy.
This film delivered exactly that by putting Namewee front and center—because nothing says “family reunion viewing” like Malaysia’s most banned artist dealing cards at your local cinema!
4. Table for Six 2 飯戲攻心2 – RM2 Million
Director: Sunny Chan Wing-Sun
Cast: Stephy Tang, Louis Cheng, Peter Chan, Ivana Wong, Lin Min-Chen
Movie Distributor: Lotus Five Star (Malaysia), Edko Films (Hong Kong)
Not having Dayo Wong back is WILD!!
This sequel exists without its biggest star from the first film. Dayo Wong just… didn’t come back.
The production pressed on anyway, betting on Malaysian actress Lin Min-Chen to carry some of that box office weight alongside the Hong Kong ensemble cast.
Smart move or desperate gamble? Well, it pulled RM2 million, so you tell us.
5. Happy Dragons 龙龙龙龙龙 – RM810K
Director: Jack Lim
Cast: Chen Peijiang, Wong Yat Fei, Lim Ee Teen, Lin Tingting, Jaspers Lai
Distributor: TGV Pictures
Producers: “How many 龙s do you want in the title?
Jack Lim: “Yes.”
Jack Lim—a TV drama veteran making his first cinema move—threw together actual actors (Chen Peijiang, Wong Yat Fei, Lim Ee Teen) with your favorite KOLs (Jaspers Lai, Juztin Lau).
The film doesn’t pretend to be a major blockbuster—it’s 97 minutes of bicep flexing, wig reveals, and QR codes on roadshow vans offering you a chance to win RM88,888 if you scan fast enough.
6. The Movie Emperor 红毯先生 – RM524K
Director: Ning Hao
Cast: Andy Lau, Ning Hao, Rima Zeidan
Distributor: MM2 Entertainment
Andy Lau can punch a baby, and we’d question what the baby did to offend him.
Wait, you’re telling us Andy Lau—the Andy Lau—made a comedy where he plays a washed-up version of himself trying desperately to win awards, and it still flopped?
Hey, it worked though.
The whole thing is self-aware, satirical, and packed with inside jokes about celebrity culture, cancel mobs, and the absurdity of chasing prestige but maybe a little too inside for mass appeal.
7. Rain Town 雨城 – RM223K
Director: Tunku Mona Riza
Cast: Chew Kin Wah, Susan Lankester, Fabian Loo, Wilson Lee, Pauline Tan
Movie Distributor: Empire Film
Oi, we weren’t supposed to cry on CNY
You’ve seen controlling fathers in CNY movies before, but Rain Town takes it to another level.
Directed by Tunku Mona Riza, a Malay filmmaker making her first Chinese-language film, makes it even more engaging, where we view the hardship of different cultures through different lenses.
The sell here is a slow burn of emotions that builds until you realize you’ve been watching your own family dynamics play out on screen.
8. The Moon Thieves 盜月者 – RM147K
Director: Steve Yuen
Cast: Edan Lui, Anson Lo, Louis Cheung, Michael Ning, Keung To
Movie Distributor: Shanghai Pictures
We DEFINITELY don’t mind a bunch of lengzais doing a heist.
You want Ocean’s Eleven but make it Hong Kong boy band members stealing watches instead of casino money?
Critics were not convinced—turns out smirking like a mischievous idol doesn’t scream “ruthless mob boss.”
Still, it performed pretty well in Malaysia, so clearly enough people were willing to watch pretty boys fumble through a Tokyo job while pretending watches are as valuable as nuclear codes.
