The Taiwan film industry performed better in 2008 than in any year during the previous decade. Apart from the tremendous success of Cape No. 7, which grossed NT $ 520 million and accounted for 65 % of all box-office receipts for Taiwan-made films that year, Winds of September, Orz Boyz and other smaller films also did well, giving many people optimism about the future of film in Taiwan.
2008 年是近 10 年台灣電影表現最好的一年，儘管居功厥偉的《海角七號》吸走台幣 5.2 億元，獨占當年國片票房的 65 %，但《九降風》、《囧男孩》等清新小品創下佳績，卻也讓不少人看到電影重登浪頭的契機。