Earlier this month we reported on 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, the big-budget titty flick that producers were touting as the world’s first 3D IMAX porno film. Well, it turns out that it is not the first 3D porno- check out the 1977 John Holmes / Uschi Digard vehicle Hot Skin , aka Disco Dolls in 3D . It’s not even the first porno to use the brand spanking new 3D IMAX technology- that honor goes to South Korea’s Natali , released last year. (The producer of 3D Sex and Zen has no love lost for the makers of Natali , publicly accusing them of rushing the film to theaters in order to steal his thunder.) But now 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy has a record of its very own- highest grossing 3D opening in Hong Kong ever! The film grossed HK$2.79 million ($360,000) in its opening weekend, blowing (among other things) the previous record holder, Avatar, out of the water. The film also set a new record for highest-grossing Category III (that’s Cantonese for “X”) opening ever, a record that was previously head by Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution (2007) . Skinterestingly, the ladies of Hong Kong have been a major factor in the success of 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy , packing theaters for girls-only “lady’s house” screenings. The ancient Chinese secret’s out- porno is for everybody!
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3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy Breaks Hong Kong Box Office Records