Yet even Hong Kong films have seen their take at the Taiwan box office decline by half in recent years. Meanwhile, the cost of making films in Hong Kong is rising rapidly, explains Wang Ying-hsing. Comedian Chow Shing-che, for instance, now demands HK $ 14 million per picture. Then there is the problem of pirating, not to mention the unreachable standards set by Hollywood's newest technology and special effects.
不過，這幾年港片在台灣的票房也幾乎掉了一半，王應祥分析，港星片酬越要越高，光周星馳一人就要一千四百萬港幣，加上盜錄問題，好萊塢新科技、技術太強，讓港片也垮掉。