Jewel Thief run, "Boxofficeindia.com" reported that the film had managed to gross 3,50,00,000 with a net of and, adjusted to inflation is about . Subsequently, "Jewel Thief" was declared a hit at the box office. It ended up as the sixth highest-grossing film of 1967 and thirty-fifth highest-grossing film of the decade. The movie was reported to be influenced by three movies of Alfred Hitchcock in terms of plot, setting and characterisation - "To Catch a Thief", "Vertigo" and "North by Northwest". Following the success of "Jewel Thief", the film was screened in many film festivals. In August 2008, the film was
Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief Old Time Buddy - To Catch a Thief (; literally "Difficult Older Brother, Difficult Younger Brother-Detective Lee Kei") is a 1998 Hong Kong period romantic comedy television drama created and produced by TVB, starring Gallen Lo, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Gordon Lam, Elaine Ng as the main cast. The series is an indirect sequel to 1997's "Old Time Buddy". Filming took place in early 1998 entirely on location in Hong Kong. Original broadcast began on Hong Kong's TVB Jade channel August 3 till September 4, 1998 every Monday through Friday during its 7:30