These showed Hong Kong movies produced by Cathay and Lianbang. Then, with Shaw Brothers films performing better and better at the box office and having longer and longer runs at the theaters, there still weren't enough screens. Minghua opened five new theaters: the International, Chiaosheng, Huasheng, Tahsing, and Fuhsing.
之後，由於邵氏影片票房節節高升，映期拉長，原有的院線不敷使用，於是明華又開闢包括國際、僑聲、華聲、大興、復興等五家戲院，除放映邵氏影片外，同時也上演二輪國片。