# Table for Six

**Table for Six** (饭戏攻心) is a 2022 Hong Kong Cantonese comedy-drama, written and directed by Sunny Chan (陈咏燊), about three half-brothers who share a flat and whose romantic entanglements collide at a nightly family dinner<sup>[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/table-for-six-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda4odix)</sup>. It became the second-highest-grossing Hong Kong film of 2022 and the highest-grossing Hong Kong comedy to that point<sup>[3](https://www.fdc.gov.hk/tc/publication/HKFI%20Info2022_%20Full%20View_9.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://www.cinespot.com/cinenews/20221031-01)</sup>.

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 饭戏攻心; released in mainland China as 还是觉得你最好<sup>[5](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/824295/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8A%E7%B2%B5%E8%AA%9E%E7%89%88%E9%83%BD%E6%94%B6%E8%BF%911%E5%84%84-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%9B%9B%E8%AE%9A-%E7%B4%94%E6%AD%A3%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%8F%E5%96%9C%E5%8A%87)</sup> |
| Director and writer | Sunny Chan (陈咏燊), his second feature after *Table for Six* predecessor *Ride On* era film *Lost in the Sun* predecessor *Dad's...* — his second directed feature, after *A Beautiful Moment* era work beginning with *Dad's* — his second feature following *Dad's* — his second feature, after *Dad's* — his second feature<sup>[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)</sup> |
| Cast | Dayo Wong (黄子华), Stephy Tang (邓丽欣), Louis Cheung (张继聪), Ivana Wong (王菀之), Min Chen Lin (林明祯), Peter Chan (陈湛文)<sup>[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)</sup> |
| Hong Kong run | 7 September 2022 to 8 March 2023, 183 days, HK$77,395,003 from 1,162,277 admissions<sup>[3](https://www.fdc.gov.hk/tc/publication/HKFI%20Info2022_%20Full%20View_9.pdf)</sup> |
| 2022 rank | Second among Hong Kong films, behind *Warriors of Future* (HK$81,821,966)<sup>[3](https://www.fdc.gov.hk/tc/publication/HKFI%20Info2022_%20Full%20View_9.pdf)</sup> |
| Runtime and language | 120 minutes per the Hong Kong industry compilation (BBFC lists 117 minutes); Cantonese<sup>[3](https://www.fdc.gov.hk/tc/publication/HKFI%20Info2022_%20Full%20View_9.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/table-for-six-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda4odix)</sup>  |
| Production | Edko Films, Irresistible Beta, One Cool Film Production; producers William Kong, Ivy Ho, Wai-But Tang<sup>[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)</sup> |

## Spoilers

### Premise

The story centers on three half-brothers living under one roof in an old flat. The eldest brother, Dai (Dayo Wong), a poor cook who feeds his younger brothers with motivational sayings, insists the family dine together at 8 p.m. every night, with Josephine (Ivana Wong), the youngest brother's girlfriend and an accomplished cook, preparing the meals. The balance upsets when the second brother Bernard (Louis Cheung) brings home his new girlfriend Monica (Stephy Tang), who is Dai's unforgettable former flame; Dai then recruits a stand-in girlfriend, Meow (Min Chen Lin), to save face at the table<sup>[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms0ogw3igyY)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[7](https://tv.apple.com/tw/movie/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83/umc.cmc.2dwv8xasn66el3x7k89khxyev)</sup>. Nearly all of the action unfolds in the single apartment around one large dinner table, which gives the film its English title<sup>[8](https://www.litenews.hk/news/14029-%E3%80%90%E5%BD%B1%E8%A9%95%E3%80%91%E7%9F%B3%E7%90%AA%EF%B9%95%E3%80%8A%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83%E3%80%8B%E9%85%8D%E6%90%AD%E5%A6%99-%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%9B%8D%E4%BA%8B%E4%B9%8B%E6%87%B7%E8%88%8A%E6%99%9A%E9%A4%90)</sup>.

### Stage adaptation and sequel

A stage play version, developed while the film's release was stalled by the pandemic closures, ran from 17 to 25 February 2023 with a largely recast cast: Endy Chow (周国贤) took the eldest brother role from Dayo Wong, Leung Chung-hang replaced Louis Cheung as the second brother, and Peter Chan reprised the youngest brother<sup>[10](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/870135/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%8E%9F%E5%AE%9A%E4%BF%82%E9%9B%BB%E8%A6%96%E5%8A%87%E9%81%AD%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%89%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%B7-%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%A0%E7%87%8A-%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E9%83%BD%E6%98%AF%E5%85%AD%E4%BA%BA%E7%82%BA%E4%B8%BB)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[17](https://www.madamefigaro.hk/art/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E8%88%9E%E5%8F%B0%E5%8A%87-%E8%B8%8F%E5%8F%B0%E7%89%88-113309/)</sup>.

A sequel, *Table for Six 2* (饭戏攻心2), written and directed again by Sunny Chan, opened in Hong Kong on 9 February 2024, the eve of [Lunar New Year](https://www.edgepedia.org/lunar-new-year). Dayo Wong did not return, and the story moves from the family dinner table to three wedding banquets<sup>[18](https://www.cinespot.com/cinenews/20240215-01)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[19](https://www.screendaily.com/news/trinity-cineasia-takes-uk-ireland-rights-to-hong-kong-comedy-table-for-six-2-exclusive/5189496.article)</sup>. The sequel set a Hong Kong record for a single-day Lunar New Year comedy box office with HK$5,593,202 on 10 February 2024, after an opening day of HK$3,092,106 that nearly doubled the first film's<sup>[18](https://www.cinespot.com/cinenews/20240215-01)</sup>. Trinity CineAsia released it on 50 screens in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the same date<sup>[19](https://www.screendaily.com/news/trinity-cineasia-takes-uk-ireland-rights-to-hong-kong-comedy-table-for-six-2-exclusive/5189496.article)</sup>.

## Production and delayed release

The film was written for the 2022 Lunar New Year holiday season, the traditional slot for Hong Kong ensemble comedies. COVID-19 restrictions in Hong Kong, including repeated 14-day cinema closures, pushed the release back more than half a year, and it finally opened on 7 September 2022, in time for the [Mid-Autumn Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/mid-autumn-festival), another family-reunion holiday<sup>[9](https://outnow.ch/en/Movies/2022/TableForSix/Review/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[10](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/870135/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%8E%9F%E5%AE%9A%E4%BF%82%E9%9B%BB%E8%A6%96%E5%8A%87%E9%81%AD%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%89%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%B7-%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%A0%E7%87%8A-%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E9%83%BD%E6%98%AF%E5%85%AD%E4%BA%BA%E7%82%BA%E4%B8%BB)</sup>. Chan has said the story was originally conceived as a television drama before becoming a film<sup>[10](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/870135/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%8E%9F%E5%AE%9A%E4%BF%82%E9%9B%BB%E8%A6%96%E5%8A%87%E9%81%AD%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%89%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%B7-%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%A0%E7%87%8A-%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E9%83%BD%E6%98%AF%E5%85%AD%E4%BA%BA%E7%82%BA%E4%B8%BB)</sup>.

In the United Kingdom the film was classified by the BBFC on 5 November 2022 at 117 minutes and released on 18 November 2022 through Haven Productions Ltd<sup>[2](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/table-for-six-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda4odix)</sup>.

## Box office

**Hong Kong.** The film passed HK$30 million within 12 days, becoming the fourth Hong Kong film of 2022 to cross that mark<sup>[11](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/816852/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%E7%AC%AC%E5%9B%9B%E9%83%A8%E9%81%8E3000%E8%90%AC%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1-%E5%90%8C%E6%A8%A3%E8%BC%9D%E7%85%8C%E6%88%90%E7%B8%BE%E8%A6%81%E6%95%B8%E5%88%B027%E5%B9%B4%E5%89%8D)</sup>. At HK$50 million it entered the all-time top 20 for Chinese-language films in Hong Kong, the only comedy in that list not starring or directed by [Stephen Chow](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-chow)<sup>[12](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/821046/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E7%A5%A8%E6%88%BF5000%E8%90%AC%E5%89%B5%E4%BD%B3%E7%B8%BE-%E6%88%90%E5%94%AF%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%80%E9%83%A8%E9%9D%9E%E5%91%A8%E6%98%9F%E9%A6%B3%E5%96%9C%E5%8A%87%E6%89%93%E5%85%A520%E5%A4%A7)</sup>. By 30 October 2022 it had passed HK$72.05 million and 1.08 million admissions, making it the year's number-one Hong Kong film by admissions and the first Hong Kong comedy to exceed HK$72 million<sup>[4](https://www.cinespot.com/cinenews/20221031-01)</sup>. Its final Hong Kong total was HK$77,395,003 from 1,162,277 admissions over a 183-day run, second only to *Warriors of Future* among 2022 Hong Kong films<sup>[3](https://www.fdc.gov.hk/tc/publication/HKFI%20Info2022_%20Full%20View_9.pdf)</sup>. Together the two films broke the long-standing HK$66 million record of *Cold War 2*<sup>[13](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/853311/2022%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%A5%A8%E6%88%BF%E5%8D%81%E5%A4%A7%E5%87%BA%E7%88%90-%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5%E6%88%B0%E8%A8%98-%E6%B8%AF%E7%94%A2%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%B2%E6%89%93%E8%B4%8F5%E4%BD%8D%E8%B6%85%E7%B4%9A%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84)</sup>.

**Mainland China.** Released on 9 September 2022 under the title *还是觉得你最好* (roughly "I still think you're the best"), with no mainland marketing campaign and in [Cantonese](https://www.edgepedia.org/cantonese), it earned about RMB 97 million by 11 October 2022, with an 8.8 score on the Maoyan ticketing platform<sup>[5](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/824295/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8A%E7%B2%B5%E8%AA%9E%E7%89%88%E9%83%BD%E6%94%B6%E8%BF%911%E5%84%84-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%9B%9B%E8%AE%9A-%E7%B4%94%E6%AD%A3%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%8F%E5%96%9C%E5%8A%87)</sup>. A later industry analysis puts its mainland total at RMB 1.07 hundred million (107 million)<sup>[14](https://bau.com.hk/web/article/1324698762699046912/web/content_1324698762699046912.html)</sup>.

## Reception and themes

Critics highlighted the film's dialogue-driven, single-location structure. Edmund Lee of the *South China Morning Post* gave it 3.5 out of 5, calling it "a dialogue-driven ensemble comedy that takes place over several dinners in one single location among a cast of six characters" with "a play-like quality that sets it apart from most other Lunar New Year movies"<sup>[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)</sup>. Reviewers also noted Chan's use of Cantonese wordplay to keep the pacing lively<sup>[1](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)</sup>.

Hong Kong commentary read the film as more than a farce. The veteran critic Sek Kei observed that it follows the family-ensemble model of the 30-year-old *All's Well, Ends Well* Lunar New Year series but replaces that series' mo lei tau absurdity with everyday domestic realism<sup>[8](https://www.litenews.hk/news/14029-%E3%80%90%E5%BD%B1%E8%A9%95%E3%80%91%E7%9F%B3%E7%90%AA%EF%B9%95%E3%80%8A%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83%E3%80%8B%E9%85%8D%E6%90%AD%E5%A6%99-%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%9B%8D%E4%BA%8B%E4%B9%8B%E6%87%B7%E8%88%8A%E6%99%9A%E9%A4%90)</sup>. Other writers emphasized its themes of home and whether to stay or leave: the eldest brother's eventual decision to sell the family's old flat and the closing line that family, not the physical home, is what endures, which commentators connected to Hong Kong identity after 2019<sup>[15](https://www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%96%87%E8%97%9D/%E5%B9%B8%E5%A5%BD%E9%82%84%E6%9C%89%E3%80%8A%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83%E3%80%8B)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[16](https://mediahub.cgst.edu/sites/default/files/web/mediahub/magazine/images/2023/CGST%20magazine_Vol%2027_0828_online.pdf)</sup>.

## References

1. [Table for Six (2022), Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/table_for_six)
2. [Table For Six, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/table-for-six-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmda4odix)
3. [香港電影業資料彙編2022, Hong Kong Film Development Council](https://www.fdc.gov.hk/tc/publication/HKFI%20Info2022_%20Full%20View_9.pdf)
4. [《飯戲攻心》破108萬入場觀眾成年度 No.1, Cinespot 動映地帶](https://www.cinespot.com/cinenews/20221031-01)
5. [《飯戲攻心》內地上粵語版都收近1億, 香港01](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/824295/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%85%A7%E5%9C%B0%E4%B8%8A%E7%B2%B5%E8%AA%9E%E7%89%88%E9%83%BD%E6%94%B6%E8%BF%911%E5%84%84-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E7%9B%9B%E8%AE%9A-%E7%B4%94%E6%AD%A3%E6%B8%AF%E5%BC%8F%E5%96%9C%E5%8A%87)
6. [《飯戲攻心》Table For Six 正式版預告片, MOVIE6 (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms0ogw3igyY)
7. [飯戲攻心, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/tw/movie/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83/umc.cmc.2dwv8xasn66el3x7k89khxyev)
8. [石琪影評：《飯戲攻心》配搭妙, Lite News Hong Kong](https://www.litenews.hk/news/14029-%E3%80%90%E5%BD%B1%E8%A9%95%E3%80%91%E7%9F%B3%E7%90%AA%EF%B9%95%E3%80%8A%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83%E3%80%8B%E9%85%8D%E6%90%AD%E5%A6%99-%E5%AE%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%9B%8D%E4%BA%8B%E4%B9%8B%E6%87%B7%E8%88%8A%E6%99%9A%E9%A4%90)
9. [Film Review – Table for Six (2022), OutNow](https://outnow.ch/en/Movies/2022/TableForSix/Review/)
10. [《飯戲攻心》原定係電視劇遭石沉大海, 香港01](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/870135/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%8E%9F%E5%AE%9A%E4%BF%82%E9%9B%BB%E8%A6%96%E5%8A%87%E9%81%AD%E7%9F%B3%E6%B2%89%E5%A4%A7%E6%B5%B7-%E9%99%B3%E8%A9%A0%E7%87%8A-%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E9%83%BD%E6%98%AF%E5%85%AD%E4%BA%BA%E7%82%BA%E4%B8%BB)
11. [《飯戲攻心》年度第四部過3000萬電影, 香港01](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/816852/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%E7%AC%AC%E5%9B%9B%E9%83%A8%E9%81%8E3000%E8%90%AC%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1-%E5%90%8C%E6%A8%A3%E8%BC%9D%E7%85%8C%E6%88%90%E7%B8%BE%E8%A6%81%E6%95%B8%E5%88%B027%E5%B9%B4%E5%89%8D)
12. [《飯戲攻心》票房5000萬創佳績, 香港01](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/821046/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E7%A5%A8%E6%88%BF5000%E8%90%AC%E5%89%B5%E4%BD%B3%E7%B8%BE-%E6%88%90%E5%94%AF%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%80%E9%83%A8%E9%9D%9E%E5%91%A8%E6%98%9F%E9%A6%B3%E5%96%9C%E5%8A%87%E6%89%93%E5%85%A520%E5%A4%A7)
13. [2022香港票房十大出爐, 香港01](https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/853311/2022%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%A5%A8%E6%88%BF%E5%8D%81%E5%A4%A7%E5%87%BA%E7%88%90-%E6%98%8E%E6%97%A5%E6%88%B0%E8%A8%98-%E6%B8%AF%E7%94%A2%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%80%E4%BB%B2%E6%89%93%E8%B4%8F5%E4%BD%8D%E8%B6%85%E7%B4%9A%E8%8B%B1%E9%9B%84)
14. [從票房數據看香港電影業的近況與未來, 紫荊論壇](https://bau.com.hk/web/article/1324698762699046912/web/content_1324698762699046912.html)
15. [幸好還有《飯戲攻心》, 梁啟智, 獨立媒體](https://www.inmediahk.net/node/%E6%96%87%E8%97%9D/%E5%B9%B8%E5%A5%BD%E9%82%84%E6%9C%89%E3%80%8A%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83%E3%80%8B)
16. [CGST Magazine Vol. 27](https://mediahub.cgst.edu/sites/default/files/web/mediahub/magazine/images/2023/CGST%20magazine_Vol%2027_0828_online.pdf)
17. [《飯戲攻心》變成舞台劇會好看嗎？, Madame Figaro Hong Kong](https://www.madamefigaro.hk/art/%E9%A3%AF%E6%88%B2%E6%94%BB%E5%BF%83-%E8%88%9E%E5%8F%B0%E5%8A%87-%E8%B8%8F%E5%8F%B0%E7%89%88-113309/)
18. [《飯戲攻心2》向觀眾大派有福米, Cinespot 動映地帶](https://www.cinespot.com/cinenews/20240215-01)
19. [Trinity CineAsia takes UK-Ireland rights to 'Table For Six 2', Screen Daily](https://www.screendaily.com/news/trinity-cineasia-takes-uk-ireland-rights-to-hong-kong-comedy-table-for-six-2-exclusive/5189496.article)

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