Encore Films

The Death Note film series, which includes Death Note, Death Note 2: The Last Name, spin-off L Change the World and Death Note: Light Up The New World, has been the box office record holder for Japanese films for the past 11 years.[2] The four films grossed over S$5.2 million combined, and went on to become the No. 1 Japanese film series in Singapore.[2]

Both Dragon Blade and Attack on Titan were among the top 10 Asian films in Singapore in 2015, with box office takings of S$2.6 million and S$821,500 respectively.[3] The Dragon Blade cast – Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Choi Si-won, Lin Peng, and Mika Wang – visited Singapore in February 2015 for the film press conference, red carpet and gala premiere event.[4][5]

Cold War 2 became one of the top 10 Asian films in Singapore in 2016, with a box office performance of S$2.1 million.[6] In July 2016, the stars of Cold War 2 – Chow Yun Fat, Aaron Kwok, and Eddie Peng – promoted the film in Singapore with a press conference, red carpet and gala premiere event held at Marina Bay Sands.[7][8] The sequel topped the box office during its opening weekend, and eventually doubled the box office earnings of its first film.[9][10]

The company released Makoto Shinkai's animation your name. in Vietnam in January 2017, which became the No. 1 Japanese film in the country.[11] In 2023, beginning with Shinkai's Suzume, Encore Films expanded its distribution scope to the Philippines and Thailand, with Warner Bros. Pictures overseeing theatrical distribution in these territories.