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Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen | |
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Directed by | Jack Neo |
Written by | Jack Neo Ivan Ho |
Produced by | Ong Thiam Seng |
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Cinematography | Xu Ji Wei |
Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
Music by | Zheng Kai Hua Matthew Teng |
Production companies | J Team Productions mm2 Entertainment |
Distributed by | Golden Village Pictures |
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Running time | 148 minutes |
Country | Singapore |
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Budget | $2.85 million |
Box office | $7.8 million |
Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen (simplified Chinese: 新兵正传III:蛙人传; traditional Chinese: 新兵正傳III:蛙人傳; pinyin: Xīnbīng Zhèngzhuàn III: Wārénzhuàn; literally: "Recruits' True Biography") is a 2015 Singaporean military comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo. It stars Wang Weiliang, Maxi Lim, Joshua Tan, Charlie Goh, Tosh Zhang, Jaspers Lai and Wesley Wong in the third installment. It was released in cinemas on 19 February 2015. The film raked in $2.83 million at the box office within four days, making it the first Asian film with the highest ever box office takings in its opening weekend in Singapore.
The film explores what might have happened when the boys have been assigned to Singapore's Naval Diving Unit (NDU). The movie offers a peek into the intensive training regime of the NDU, which had never been revealed so far. Together, the boys must survive 40 weeks of intensive training to become Frogmen, one of Singapore's most elite military units.
The film was shot at the Naval Diving Unit in Sembawang Camp.[1] The film was written by Jack Neo (梁智强) & Ivan Ho (夏友庆), and the film being directed by Jack Neo (梁智强).
The official theme song of the film titled "Who Else", was written, composed and performed by Tosh Zhang, a YouTube personality who is part of the cast in the film. An official music video was uploaded on YouTube on February 4, 2015.
The OST of the film, titled "Why Me", was uploaded on YouTube on May 16, 2015.
The film was expected to be a hit with profits estimated to surpass over $3 million at the box office after release.[2] Singapore Box Office reported that an estimated $7.63 million have been grossed between 19 February and 7 May. By the end of its theatrical run, the film had grossed $7.8 million, which was $0.1 million below the second installment's grossing's but $1.5 million higher than the first installment.
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