International Film Festival, Locarno International Film Festival. Hong Kong distribution Election 2 opened in Hong Kong on 27 April 2006 and grossed about HK$13.57 million domestically; it was less than the first film's earnings of HK$15.89 million, but HK$13.57 million was still quite high for a movie which received a Category III rating (18+ restriction) in Hong Kong. The film was named best film of 2006 in the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. In 2007, the film was nominated for the following Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Simon Yam) and Best Supporting Actor (Nick Cheung). Worldwide distribution Election 2 was sold to more than 21 territories, including Tartan Films for the United States, Optimum Releasing for the United Kingdom, ARP Selection for France, A-Film Distribution for Netherlands, Ripley's Film for Italy, Avalon Productions for Spain, NonStop Entertainment for Scandinavia, Maywin Media for Russia, Fine Films for Japan, Hopscotch Films for Australia, California Filmes in Brazil and 791cine for Argentina. In May 2006, Tartan Films acquired all United States distribution rights of Election 2. Tartan Films released this movie in the US theatrically under the new title Triad Election on 25 April 2007. Despite receiving very little promotion, in the United States, the film still had the highest per-screen average box office on the weekend it opened. Critical reception Election 2 received generally positive reviews, with a 96% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition, it was ranked one of the top films of 2007 on Metacritic with a score of 83 out of 100. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times wrote that the movie is an "exemplary gangster thriller." References External links Official website (US) IONCINEMA.com interviews Johnnie To Election 2 at LoveHKFilm.com Official MySpace page (US) US movie trailer (QuickTime) Hong Kong movie trailer (QuickTime) Review at Kaiju Shakedown, which is Variety'''s Asian cinema blog Review at HKCuk.co.uk Review at VarietyReview at The Hollywood Reporter'' 2006 films 2000s crime thriller films 2006 action films Triad films 2000s Cantonese-language films Milkyway Image films Films directed by Johnnie To Films with screenplays by Yau Nai-hoi 2000s Hong Kong films