By David Leong, Associate Producer - The Truth About Jane & Sam

"THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE & SAM" IS #1
AT THE BOX OFFICE

- issued by United International Pictures

Monday, 12 July 1999 - THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE & SAM has had an outstanding opening over the weekend, grossing an incredible S$368,293 on 24 screens, it was announced today by the film's distributor United International Pictures.

Including the advance sneak screening (Friday, July 2nd through July 4th), the film has grossed an excellent gross box office of S$446,555 to date. It is also the number 1 film over the weekend. This result surpassed such Hollywood blockbusters as MEET JOE BLACK (S$320,706) and PATCH ADAMS (S$349,996).

UIP's Managing Director Roger Pollock said:

"When all is said and done, it is the cinema goers who determine a film's success. The results this weekend clearly indicate that Derek Yee has made a film which is being embraced across all demographic groups. The film has been playing to packed screens all over Singapore and the reaction is terrific."

THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE & SAM is a co-production between Singapore's Raintree Pictures, a subsidiary of the Television Corporation of Singapore and Film Unlimited of Hong Kong, the production company founded by award winning director Derek Yee.

Mr Daniel Yun, Chief Executive Officer of Raintree Pictures said: "

At Raintree Pictures, we feel that box office is an important indicator of success for any genre of film. LIANG PO PO - THE MOVIE clearly outperformed blockbusters from both Hollywood and Asia. THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE & SAM looks set to surpass the performance of other titles of its genre as well."

THE TRUTH ABOUT JANE & SAM is written and directed by Derek Yee, who helmed critically acclaimed films THAT'S LIFE MY DARLING and VIVA EROTICA. The film marks local TV princess Fann Wong's debut on the silver screen and co-stars singer Peter Ho of Taiwan.

ABOUT THE STORY…

The crossing of paths of 2 young people, Sam a 20-year-old Singaporean from a wealthy family working at a Hongkong tabloid and Jane, a 19-year-old Hongkong girl who is disillusioned with life, sparks off an unusual love story.

The film is about the importance of being truthful in a relationship. It's about accepting realities in life and rising above adversaries to find one's true self. And no matter how much the truth may hurt, there is always hope for happiness.