The Mermaid (Chinese: 美人鱼) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong science fiction fantasy romantic comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Stephen Chow.
The film stars Deng Chao as a playboy businessman who falls in love with a mermaid (Lin Yun) who 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. On
February 19, it became the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time.