Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen | |
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Directed by | Jack Neo |
Written by | Jack Neo, Ivan Ho |
Starring |
Wang Weiliang Maxi Lim Joshua Tan Charlie Goh Bunz Jaspers Lai Hanrey Low Wesley Wong Gadrick Chin |
Music by | Tosh Zhang |
Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
Production
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J Team
mm2 Entertainment |
Distributed by |
Golden Village Pictures Clover Films |
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Running time
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148 minutes |
Country | Singapore |
Language | English Mandarin Hokkien Cantonese |
Budget | $2.85 million |
Box office | $7.8 million |
Images of the cast in Ah Boys to Men |
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 comedy film produced and directed by Jack Neo, and the third installment in the Ah Boys to Men franchise. It was released in cinemas on 19 February 2015. The movie raked $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 DVD version of Ah Boys To Men 3 was released on 8 May 2015.
The film negates all happenings in the predecessors and explores what might have happened should the boys have been assigned to the Naval Diving Unit.
The film was shot at the Naval Diving Unit in Sembawang Camp. The film was written by Jack Neo (梁智强) & Ivan Ho (夏友庆), with the whole film being directed by Jack Neo (梁智强).
The official theme song of Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen, 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.
Ah Boys to Men 3 was released on DVD on 11 May 2015.
The film was expected to be a hit with profits estimated to surpass over $3 million at the box office after release. Singapore Box Office reported that and estimated $7.63 million have been grossed from the duration from 19 February to 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 grossings but $1.5 million higher than the first installment.