Lau Siu-Ming: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 61
- on screen
- 1979–2017
- box office
- $524M
The Best Lau Siu-Ming Movies
The films of Lau Siu-Ming that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Twist (1995) leads with $495M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $495M Twist 1995 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $11.6M Drunken Master II 1994 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $5.03M Colour of the Game 2017 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $5M A Better Tomorrow II 1987 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $2.26M Re-cycle 2006 · Thriller -
Worldwide box office: $2.15M The Detective 2007 · Thriller
Lau Siu-Ming's Career in Numbers
Lau Siu-Ming's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Lau Siu-Ming works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Butterfly Murders (1979) to Colour of the Game (2017), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.
Lau Siu-Ming Movies by Decade
- 1970s 1
- 1980s 27
- 1990s 23
- 2000s 6
- 2010s 4
The 1980s were Lau Siu-Ming's busiest decade, with 27 films.
Lau Siu-Ming Movies by Genre
- Drama 15
- Crime 11
- Action 11
- Comedy 10
- Thriller 4
- Fantasy 4
- Horror 2
- Adventure 2
Drama is the genre Lau Siu-Ming has worked in most, with 15 films, ahead of crime (11).
Lau Siu-Ming Career Milestones
- First film
- The Butterfly Murders 1979
- Biggest box office hit
- Twist $495M worldwide
- Newest film
- Colour of the Game 2017
Lau Siu-Ming Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Lau Siu-Ming is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
- 2017 Colour of the Game as Dragon · Crime Worldwide box office: $5.03M
- 2011
Turning Point 2 as Ye Po · Crime Worldwide box office: $1.4M - 2011
Magic to Win Comedy - 2011
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake Drama Worldwide box office: $195K - 2007 The Detective as Uncle Cheung · Thriller Worldwide box office: $2.15M
- 2007
Forest of Death as Mr. Tin · Horror Worldwide box office: $1.32M - 2006 Re-cycle as Old Man · Thriller Worldwide box office: $2.26M
- 2006
Shaolin vs. Evil Dead 2: Ultimate Power as Master · Action - 2005
Divergence as Tsim Pak Tat · Thriller Worldwide box office: $808K - 2000
China Strike Force as Uncle Ma · Action Worldwide box office: $146K - 1997
Kitchen as Mr. Chiu · Drama - 1996
Yes Madam 5 Action - 1995 Twist as Chief Superintendent Y.K. Chan · Crime Worldwide box office: $495M
- 1994
Mermaid Got Married as Mr. Lau · Comedy - 1994 Drunken Master II as Mr. Chu · Action Worldwide box office: $11.6M
- 1993
Chez n’ Ham as Leon · Comedy - 1992
Zen of Sword as Gov. Tak Hong · Adventure - 1992
Dr. Lamb as Lam's Father · Horror - 1992
Casino Tycoon II as Nieh Ao-Tien · Crime - 1992
The Prince of Temple Street as Hao · Drama - 1992
Girls Without Tomorrow as Li · Drama - 1992
Casino Tycoon as Nieh Ao Tien · Crime - 1991
The Banquet as Wong · Comedy - 1991
A Chinese Ghost Story III as Tree Demon · Fantasy - 1991
Casino Raiders II as Uncle Fan · Action - 1991
Blue Lightning Drama - 1991
The Raid as Chinese Colonel · Drama - 1991
An Eternal Combat as Mental Patient · Comedy - 1990
Front Page as Brother Shun · Comedy - 1990
A Chinese Ghost Story II as Lord Fu Tin Chau · Fantasy - 1990
Killer’s Romance as Boss Martin · Action - 1990
Swordsman as Ngok · Adventure - 1990
Stage Door Johnny as Chang · Drama - 1989
The Truth – Final Episode as Mr. Ming · Drama - 1989
The Path of Glory Action - 1989
Gift from Heaven Comedy - 1989
Devil Hunters as Chai Yan · Action - 1989
Eat a Bowl of Tea as Lee Gong · Drama - 1989
Mr. Canton and Lady Rose as Police Superintendent Laughton · Drama - 1989
Burning Ambition Drama - 1988
The Crazy Companies II as Fok Ga-Tung · Comedy - 1988
Last Romance as Nancy's Father · Drama - 1988
Police Story 2 as Senior Police Officer · Crime - 1988
Police Story 2 as Senior Police Officer · Crime - 1988
Walk on Fire as Chan Sir · Action - 1988
The Truth as Mr. Ming · Drama - 1988
Call Girl ’88 as Ling Yu's Godfather · Drama - 1987 A Better Tomorrow II as Chief Inspector Wu · Crime Worldwide box office: $5M
- 1987
Project A Part II as Imperial Ching's Prince · Comedy - 1987
A Chinese Ghost Story as Tree Demon · Fantasy - 1986
Righting Wrongs as Sammy's Grandfather · Thriller - 1986
Royal Warriors Crime - 1986
Devoted to You Comedy - 1986
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre as 陽頂天 - 1985
The Unwritten Law as Mr. Ming · Crime - 1985
The Yang’s Saga - 1983
Possessed as Kong Siu-Ming · Crime - 1983
The Return of the Condor Heroes as 一燈大師 · Drama - 1982
Coolie Killer as Ding · Action - 1980
The Sword as Caretaker · Action - 1979
The Butterfly Murders as Fang Hongye · Fantasy
Who Lau Siu-Ming Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Lau Siu-Ming shares the most films with. Andy Lau comes first, with 13 films together, followed by Simon Yam (9).
Lau Siu-Ming: Questions & Answers
How many movies Lau Siu-Ming has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Lau Siu-Ming been in?
Lau Siu-Ming is credited on 61 films, from 1979 to 2017. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Lau Siu-Ming's highest-grossing movie?
Twist (1995) is Lau Siu-Ming's biggest box office hit, with $495M worldwide, ahead of Drunken Master II (1994) ($11.6M). Across every film with box office figures, Lau Siu-Ming's movies have made $524M.
Lau Siu-Ming's biggest hits What is Lau Siu-Ming's newest movie?
The most recent film on Lau Siu-Ming's filmography is Colour of the Game (2017), in the role of Dragon.
Who does Lau Siu-Ming work with most often?
Lau Siu-Ming shares the most films with Andy Lau (13 films), Simon Yam (9 films) and Kenneth Tsang (8 films).
The Best Lau Siu-Ming Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 61 credits.
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