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TIL the comedian Stephen Chow had one of the single most dominant years in box office history in 1992, when he starred in every one of the top five grossing films of the Hong Kong box office: Justice, My Foot; All’s Well Ends Well; Royal Tramp; King of Beggars; and Royal Tramp II

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