7 smashed the records for Taiwanese-made films. That film and others such as God Man Dog, Orz Boyz, Winds of September, and Red Cliff brought new energy to the regional film industry, and people who usually only see Hollywood movies were willing to shell out the cash to see a Chinese-language film.
而在《海角》之外，《流浪神狗人》、《囧男孩》、《九降風》和《赤壁》也炒熱了國語影壇，讓許多長久以來只看好萊塢電影的觀眾，願意掏錢進戲院看一部「講國語」的電影。