Claim: Lost in Hong Kong, which made more than half of what its immediate predecessor earned in its entire lifetime in just three days, opened worldwide with US$106.8 million and became the second biggest of all time for a comedy film behind The Hangover Part II (US$177.8 million).
Evidence: It made more than half of what its immediate predecessor earned in its entire lifetime in just three days. It had a worldwide opening of US$106.8 million, which is the second biggest of all time for a comedy film behind The Hangover Part II (US$177.8 million) in 2011, and the biggest for a non-English language film. This is Xu's second directorial feature, after the huge domestic hit Lost in Thailand (2012) which grossed over US$208 million.