LayarHijau – Stephen Chow has officially confirmed that Kung Fu Soccer will get a sequel. The filmmaker and Hong Kong cinema icon made the announcement during a promotional roadshow for the film on Tuesday (July 22).
When asked whether Kung Fu Soccer would have a second installment, Chow gave a brief but definitive answer: “Yes.”
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The confirmation also backs up a tease he shared earlier this month, suggesting that the story of Team Emei was far from over.
Stephen Chow Says Team Emei’s Journey Isn’t Over Yet
During a July 15 promotional event, Chow was asked about his next project after Kung Fu Soccer.
Rather than revealing specific production plans, he hinted that Team Emei’s mission in the film remains unfinished.
“Team Emei’s goal is to conquer the world. We’ve only conquered half of it. There’s still the other half waiting for us, and I hope we can continue telling that story,” he said.
His latest remarks have now put an end to the speculation, confirming that a sequel is officially in the works.
Box Office Forecast Drops as All Wishes Come True Continues to Gain Momentum
While news of the sequel excited fans, Kung Fu Soccer has begun to slow at the Chinese box office after nearly two weeks in theaters.
On its 12th day of release, the film earned 59.94 million yuan, bringing its cumulative box office total to 1.665 billion yuan.
Meanwhile, Oriental DreamWorks’ animated feature All Wishes Come True (《八仙！》) continued its strong run. On its fifth day in theaters, the film grossed 44.33 million yuan, pushing its cumulative box office past 400 million yuan.
The animated film also posted a 9% theater occupancy rate, outperforming Kung Fu Soccer, which recorded 6.7%.
Reflecting the latest trend, Lighthouse lowered its final box office forecast for Kung Fu Soccer to 2.564 billion yuan. Maoyan also revised its projection downward from more than 3 billion yuan to around 2.9 billion yuan.
By contrast, forecasts for All Wishes Come True continue to rise. Lighthouse now expects the film to finish with more than 2.1 billion yuan, while Maoyan projects a final total of nearly 2 billion yuan.
Fan Club Rejects $56 Million Box Office Embezzlement Claim
In recent days, Kung Fu Soccer has also been at the center of online speculation after a third-party organization claimed the film had lost more than 400 million yuan (approximately US$56 million) due to alleged box office embezzlement.
Responding to the claim, the head of Stephen Chow’s Shanghai fan club dismissed the figure as “highly inaccurate” and said it did not reflect the actual situation.
According to the fan club representative, the amount of box office revenue recovered from confirmed embezzlement cases so far totals more than 1.6 million yuan (approximately US$223,000)—far below the hundreds of millions of yuan being circulated online.
No additional details were provided regarding the investigation or how the figures were calculated. However, the statement effectively refuted claims that Kung Fu Soccer had suffered losses of more than 400 million yuan (approximately US$56 million) due to alleged box office revenue embezzlement.
