Money No Enough 3

Money No Enough 3 (Chinese: 钱不够用3: 全部够用) is a 2024 Singaporean comedy film written and directed by Jack Neo. It is the standalone sequel to 1998's Money No Enough and 2008's Money No Enough 2, with Neo, Mark Lee and Henry Thia portraying as three kampong friends as each of them faces their own family and financial problems. In their attempt to join forces and support each other, their grand plan falls apart when the younger generation challenges the beliefs and value systems of the trio. This resulted in their respective families facing multiple money problems and having impacts on each other and their families.

Money No Enough 3
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese	錢不夠用3：全部够用
Simplified Chinese	钱不够用3: 全部够用
Hanyu Pinyin	Qián bù gòu yòng 3: Quán bù gòu yòng
Directed by	Jack Neo
Written by	Jack Neo Ivan Ho
Produced by	Jack Neo Boi Kwong
Starring	Mark Lee Henry Thia Jack Neo Xiang Yun Patricia Mok Tang Miaoling Regina Lim Braven Yeo Denise Fong Kelly Wong Ivan Lo Kai Jun Tommy Wong Simon Khung Mayiduo
Production companies	HiJack Pictures J Team Productions mm2 Entertainment
Release date	1 February 2024 (2024-02-01)
Country	Singapore
Languages	Mandarin Hokkien
Budget	S$2.8 million^[1]

Plot

The three kampong friends Ah Huang, Ah Hui and Ah Qiang, whom are all young seniors, each face their own family and financial problems. Ah Huang is a delivery man doing delivery services, Ah Hui is an owner of a Teochew porridge stall and Ah Qiang is a Grab driver. In their attempt to join forces and support each other, their grand plan falls apart when the younger generation challenges the beliefs and value systems of the trio. Ah Huang’s mounting debts drive him to desperate measures. He borrows money from Ah Hui and Ah Qiang and builds illegal businesses that eventually prosper. However, his greed gets the better of him and he refuses to return any borrowed money from Ah Hui and Ah Qiang. Amidst his financial success, one of his businesses collapses, impacting not only his own family but also families of Ah Hui and Ah Qiang. Furthermore, Ah Huang's daughter Kim got struck by lightning and Ah Hui's wife ends up getting liver failure because she was eating pills that were not permitted to be sold in Singapore.

Cast

• Mark Lee as Ah Huang^[2]
• Henry Thia as Ah Hui
• Jack Neo as Ah Qiang
• Xiang Yun as Ah Hui's wife^[3]
• Patricia Mok as Ah Hui's sister^[4]
• Tang Miaoling as Ah Qiang's wife^[3]
• Regina Lim as Kim, Ah Huang's daughter^[5]
• Braven Yeo as Roy, Ah Hui's son^[5]
• Denise Fong as Grace, Ah Hui's daughter^[5]
• Kelly Wong as Xiaomei, Roy's girlfriend turned wife^[5]
• Ivan Lo Kai Jun as Ian, Ah Qiang's son
• Tommy Wong as Ah Huang’s business partner
• Simon Khung^[5]
• Mayiduo as Fatt Long
• Angela Ang as Xiaomei's mother
• Terence Cao as Xiaomei's father
• Zheng Geping as Interviewer
• Maxi Lim as police officer at roadblock
• Ryan Lian as police officer at hospital
• Jason Oh as police officer at hospital

Production

Money No Enough 3 is the first film co-produced by Jack Neo under the HiJack Pictures banner − a joint venture outfit formed in 2022 between Neo's J Team productions and distributor-producer Clover Films.^[1]

Budgeted at S$2.8 million, the film was financed by HiJack Pictures and mm2 Entertainment. Production commenced in October 2023 and is scheduled to complete by end of November 2023, with a targeted release during 2024 Chinese New Year holiday season. It was filmed entirely in Singapore.^[6]

Release

It was released during Chinese New Year period on 1 February 2024.^[7]

References

1. Frater, Patrick (3 October 2023). "Jack Neo Unveils 'Money No Enough 3,' Sequel to Singapore Hit Comedy Film (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
2. "梁志强将开拍《钱不够用3》 2024年农历新年期间上映". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). 3 October 2023. from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
3. "《钱不够用3》三位女主角曝光 | 联合早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). 16 October 2023. from the original on 16 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
4. 洪, 亿隽 (16 October 2023). "《钱不够用3》女演员名单公布 向云搭程旭辉演夫妻，梁志强的"老婆"是她！". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
5. 林, 家豪 (26 October 2023). "5新生代演员参演《钱不够用3》 杨惟杰、冯凯忆、翁慧耘首次亮相大银幕". 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese (Singapore)). from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
6. "时隔15年 梁志强李国煌程旭辉再合作拍《钱不够用3》 | 联合早报". www.zaobao.com.sg (in Simplified Chinese). from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
7. "时隔15年梁志强 李国煌 程旭辉 再合作拍钱不够用3 - 地方 - 狮城二三事". 星洲网 Sin Chew Daily Malaysia Latest News and Headlines (in Chinese (China)). 3 October 2023. from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.