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Neon Lights are Off; Night King is On

Neon Lights are Off; Night King is On

25 Mar 2026
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世界艱難  《夜王》照行

本年賀歲片《夜王》自大年初一2月17日在香港上映,短短一個月,名利雙收,叫好又賣座。以本地收入超過9000萬元的佳績,《夜王》既成為香港史上賀歲電影開畫票房冠軍,亦登上港產片票房第五位。

憑藉幽默的風格,吸引眼球的題材,加上累積的口碑,《夜王》從原定計劃中的兩廣地區,在2月23日擴大到全國公映,內地票房至今已衝破1.5億元人民幣。

市道低迷  仍能突圍

《夜王》的成功之所以值得慶祝,不僅是因為其票房收入遠超製作成本和宣傳開支,而是能夠在整體疲軟、競爭異常激烈的市道中表現突出,實屬難能可貴。隨着Netflix、Disney+等串流媒體盛行,全球消費者愈來愈遠離電影院。按2024年總入場人次與年中人口估算,香港人在年內平均只進電影院看2.5場電影;無獨有偶,大洋彼岸的美國人在2025年平均只觀影2.2次。如何爭取成為消費者手中的這兩張戲票,是世界各地電影業都面對的棘手難題。

這邊廂是持續疲弱的市場需求,那邊廂卻是白熱化的業界競爭。與《夜王》同期上映的賀歲片除了另一港產片《金多寶》,還有來自內地的《鏢人》、《飛馳人生3》和《驚蟄無聲》等。競爭對手來勢洶洶,不僅資金多、排片廣,甚至明星陣容都大大超過了《夜王》。反觀2025年的全球電影市場,票房名列前茅的影片幾乎都來自耳熟能詳的知識產權(IP)角色,比如《瘋狂動物城2》,《Minecraft:我的世界大電影》,《魔法壞女巫:第二章》。

既沒有頂流IP助力,亦欠缺巨額資金投入,《夜王》的異軍突起,不禁讓人對近年沒落的港產片重拾舊望。1980至90年代,香港曾經是僅次於荷里活與寶萊塢的世界第三大電影產地,但隨着電影市場競爭日益激烈,串流媒體興起和觀眾口味轉變,香港電影業漸走下坡。

撫今追昔,有意重整旗鼓的片商又能從中借鑒到什麼呢?

昔日輝煌  今時之鑑

自1960年代開始,香港已是東亞重要的電影出口中心,到1980至90年代的黃金時代,孕育出包括《英雄本色》、《喋血雙雄》、《警察故事》、《重慶森林》、《春光乍洩》,以及周星馳所代表的「無厘頭」系列等佳作。1982年起,港產片首次在票房上壓過進口片,1993年全年產量多達186部,影響力亦同步飆升。

香港電影當年的輝煌成就歸功於影片高度商業化,明星演員與知名導演相得益彰,以及這座城市獨一無二的文化。一方面,業界透過製片、發行、放映的高效率協同,並結合完善的東南亞發行網,促成標準化生產和影片類型快速迭代,既實現了規模經濟,又能滿足消費者的多樣化口味。

另一方面,高度商業化促成人才培養。黃金年代的演員培訓制度造就了周潤發、周星馳、張曼玉、梁朝偉等影帝影后,在王家衛、許鞍華、吳宇森、徐克等頂級導演的加持下,本地作品不單有了量更有了質。明星擴大電影的社會號召力,導演提升國際影展給予的評價,雙管齊下,香港電影的國際影響力逐漸增強。而香港獨特的歷史和移民都市文化,加上粵語俚語的流行,讓本地影片將「東方式表達」與「西方式敘事」一爐共冶,渾然天成,既能在全球華人中產生共鳴,也能與歐洲影展和北美市場溝通無阻。

夜場變職場  頹勢轉優勢

縱使目前電影業的崢嶸歲月已成歷史,但是《夜王》的票房成績似乎可以讓我們看到港產片的出路。首先,劇本十分引人入勝,尤其對中國內地的觀眾而言,夜總會的故事可謂極具香港特色;但如何讓這種「有味」題材登上大雅之堂呢?細想戲中情節,不難發現其實夜場的商業管理和職場分別不大,無論是滿足老闆的業績要求,還是激勵鞭策員工,甚至對客戶的個人化服務,即使從未去過夜場的觀眾亦一看便懂。

其次,《夜王》是粵語片,不少金句只有用廣東話俚語才能充分表達意思,像「葵芳」這樣的笑梗,也只有熟悉香港地名的觀眾才會捧腹大笑。在某程度上,這種方言和本地文化為《夜王》的爆火帶來一定阻礙,畢竟內地大部分觀眾對粵語十分陌生,對香港大多數地名亦一無所知。離開了語境文化,《夜王》的魅力便可能大打折扣,這正是本來計劃只在港澳和兩廣地區公映的原因之一。

意想不到的是,影片巧妙地扭轉劣勢。通過社交媒體的宣傳,在市民大眾購票前,就已破解戲中金句的語言障礙,更讓觀眾體會到廣東話俚語的創意巧思和香港文化的生動有趣。戲中女公關葵芳一句「四捨五入,我今年19歲」,馬上使葵芳地鐵站變成網紅打卡點,也讓人聯想到石澳健康院的大樹和都爹利街煤氣燈曾因周星馳的《喜劇之王》一炮而紅。

《夜王》裏的歡哥說:「世界艱難,但我哋無驚過,我哋從來都未容易過嘅,係咪?但係如果一定要熄燈,我哋一定飲到最後。」港產片的世界同樣艱難,筆者卻深信有香港特色的電影一定不會熄燈——愈行愈難,愈難愈行!這就是香港精神。

范亭亭博士
港大經管學院市場學首席講師 

(本文同時於二零二六年三月二十五日載於《信報》「龍虎山下」專欄)

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