The Mermaid (2016)

The Mermaid (Chinese: 美人鱼) is a 2016 Chinese science fiction fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Chow and stars Deng Chao, Show Luo, Zhang Yuqi, and Lin Yun as the titular character "Mermaid". The film tells the the story of a playboy businessman (Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid (Lin Yun) that was sent to assassinate him. It was released in China on February 8, 2016. Upon release, it broke numerous box office records such as the biggest opening day and the biggest single day gross through its seventh day of release and having the biggest opening week of all time in China. It is currently the highest grossing film of 2016, outgrossing popular Hollywood productions such as Kung Fu Panda 3 and Deadpool.