#SHOWBIZ: Syafiq Yusof: There's no No.1 or 2, we're both up there
In a news report yesterday, Syafiq said that he was "okay" with Ejen Ali The Movie 2 overtaking Blood Brothers in terms of ticket sales.
"I'd welcome this. It's a sign that local films are doing really good," he said.
"There's no Number 1 or 2 when it comes to movies, what is important is that we're both up there."
Syafiq, the son of filmmaker Datuk Yusof Haslam and younger brother of actor and director Syamsul Yusof, said that it was always good to see all local movies do well at the box office, as this proved to all viewers that local movies were world class.
Syamsul's Mat Kilau which was screened in 2022 is the country's top selling movie with RM97.4 million box office sales.
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