Boss Iris VS. Prince Lin Lin
The elevated status of "Strong Yet Broken" to a socially relevant film improved its performance at the box office. The longer it played at the cinemas, the more interest it garnered. LX Productions managed to negotiate with the theatres to extend its cinema run. Its viewership was only growing with each passing day.
Its sales trajectory was also the exact opposite of the other movies released at the same time, including the blockbusters. Compared to "Strong Yet Broken" which opened modestly, the others already reached their peaks within the first two weeks. Their ticket sales began gradually declining and many of them were already taken off the cinemas. On the contrary, the sales of "Strong Yet Broken" were increasing in a steady manner week after week.
There were also several talks among experts in the film industry of its eligibility to join various international film festivals. They thought that the film had a good chance of making it to the final selections.