ᵻlˈɛkʃən tˈuː ˈoʊpənd ɪn hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ænd ɡɹˈoʊst ɐbˌaʊt ˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ dˈɑːlɚ θˈɜːtiːn.fˈɪfti sˈɛvən mˈɪliən dəmˈɛstɪkli; ɪt wʌz lˈɛs ðɐn ðə fˈɜːst fˈɪlmz ˈɜːnɪŋz ʌv ˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ dˈɑːlɚ fˈɪftiːn.ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn mˈɪliən, bˌʌt ˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ dˈɑːlɚ θˈɜːtiːn.fˈɪfti sˈɛvən mˈɪliən wʌz stˈɪl kwˈaɪt hˈaɪ fɚɹə mˈuːvi wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ kˈæɾɪɡɚɹi ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ɹˈeɪɾɪŋ ˈeɪtiːn plˈʌs ɹᵻstɹˈɪkʃən ɪn hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ.
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.