Local movie Mat Kilau creates history, rakes in RM47mil in 11 days

 

‘Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan’ is said to have rekindled a sense of pride and patriotism among Malaysians. (GSC Facebook pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Local movie, “Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan” (“Mat Kilau: The Rise of a Warrior”) has raked in RM47 million within 11 days after opening in cinemas in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei.

In an Instagram post, director Syamsul Yusof said the film’s box-office revenue will surpass the previous record for a local movie set by “Munafik 2”, which he also directed in 2018.

“’Mat Kilau’ is now the fastest film to reach RM47 million, achieving it in just 11 days. It will overtake the total box office revenue of RM48 million for ‘Munafik 2’.

“I am at a loss for words. Alhamdulillah, thank you all,” said Syamsul, who was voted the best director at the 57th Asia Pacific Film Festival.

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Syamsul said the film was still number one on the box office chart in Malaysia and had managed to sideline Hollywood movies for a second week.

Since its opening on June 23, the film, which is said to be based on historical records, has rekindled a sense of pride and patriotism among Malaysians and has taken social media by storm.

The RM8 million film features a star-studded cast that includes Adi Putra, Beto Kusyairy, Fattah Amin, Wan Hanafi Su, Jalaluddin Hassan, Rahim Razali, Mubarak Majid, Shaharuddin Thamby, Namron, A Galak, Ellie Suriaty, Khir Rahman and Indonesian Yayan Ruhian, who has starred in Hollywood movies. - FMT