Chinanews client, Beijing, September 21 (Yuan Xiuyue) "At this time, we have invested in a very large production, but it still takes some courage." At the end of August, talking about the movie "Eight Hundred" in theaters, Huayi Brothers Media shares Wang Zhonglei, vice chairman and CEO of the company, once said this.

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　　One month later, "Yu Bai" handed in a beautiful report card.

As of September 21st, according to the Maoyan Professional Edition data, the movie "Eight Hundred" had a cumulative box office of 2.897 billion yuan and a total of 75.695 million people, exceeding the US$425 million (approximately 2.887 billion) of "Jedi Men: Chase" Yuan), topped the 2020 global box office champion.

　　"Yao Bai" topped the global box office champion in 2020. Some netizens called it an unprecedented moment. At the same time, it also caused some controversy.

　　Some people think that it is precisely because of the proper prevention and control of the domestic epidemic that "Yu Bai" has this opportunity.

Some netizens said that "Eight Hundred" had bet on the right schedule, and there was no film competition in the last two months. At the same time, the enthusiasm of a large number of movie fans needs to be released.

Others ridiculed that "Yao Hundred" became the global box office champion because it was "missing".

　　However, some netizens disagree with this statement, believing that the film itself has a certain level to attract so many fans into the theater.

The key point is that "Eight Hundred" has aroused the emotional resonance of many audiences, which also makes the film continue to rise even under the impact of "Creed" and "Mulan".

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Hollywood blockbuster domestic cold?

　　Behind the good box office harvest of "Yu Bai" is the coldness of Hollywood blockbusters in the domestic market this year.

The action film "Jedi Men: Chase" starring Will Smith was released in North America on January 17 this year. It won both box office and word of mouth. It won the weekly box office champion for five consecutive weeks. It was also regarded by movie fans as "Jedi War". The best part of the Police series.

"Jedi Men 3" poster

　　The film was introduced to China on August 14. As the first Hollywood blockbuster to be released after the theater resumed work, "Jedi Men: Continue Pursuing" unexpectedly caught cold.

Not only the box office is not as good as the re-screened "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" at the same time, the latter has a box office of 191 million yuan, while the domestic box office of "Jedi Men: Chase" is only 35.132 million yuan, and Douban scores only 5.7 points, more than 7 points in the first two parts.

Some netizens commented that the film was disappointing, plot routine, and bloody.

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　　Ranked third on the box office list is Paramount Pictures’ "Sonic the Hedgehog", which is adapted from the "Sonic the Hedgehog" series produced by Sega, and broke through $100 million on the 10th, becoming a North American box office. The highest game adaptation film with a global box office of 306 million US dollars.

The film was released in China on July 31, but the box office was also sluggish, with only 19,932 million yuan, and Douban scored 6.1 points.

Sonic the Hedgehog poster

　　Christopher Nolan's "Creed" is expected to jump to fourth place. According to foreign media reports, the global box office of the film has exceeded $250 million.

Among them, China's box office reached 417 million yuan, making it the world's largest ticket warehouse.

"Creed" poster

　　The "high threshold" of "Creed" has not set off a large-scale movie watching boom in China, and since most theaters in Los Angeles and New York are still not open, its North American box office totaled 36.1 million US dollars.

However, Warner Bros. said that as more theaters open, the box office of "Creed" is expected to have a huge growth.

　　"Dolit's Fantasy Adventure" may rank fifth, with a global box office of 246 million U.S. dollars. The film earned a total of 136 million yuan in China. The dubbing of "Iron Man" and "Spiderman" became a major attraction. But its word of mouth also encountered Waterloo, with a Douban score of only 5.9.

The domestic film market continues to recover, lack of new films

　　After the theater resumed work on July 20, a batch of classic old films attracted some audiences to re-enter the theater, but the real revival of the theater still needs big production and box office appealing new film pull.

　　At the end of August, with the release of a batch of new films, the domestic movie box office gradually increased.

On the day of the Qixi Festival (August 25), the single-day box office exceeded 500 million yuan. The domestic film "I'm Waiting for You at the End of Time" performed strongly, reaching 278 million yuan on the first day.

However, the film's stamina is slightly insufficient, and the cumulative box office has reached 501 million yuan.

"I am waiting for you at the end of time" poster

　　"Eight Hundred", which started to be screened almost at the same time as "Jedi Men: Chase", went up all the way, with a box office of over 140 million yuan on the first day, and has been in the lead since then, with a box office of over 1 billion yuan at 15:00 for 3 days. Over 2 billion yuan in 10 days of release.

According to the forecast of Maoyan Professional Edition, the total box office of the film may reach 3 billion yuan.

　　After "Yaobai", the domestic film market once again suffered from the film shortage problem. The domestically produced new films in the past two months include "Buckwheat Growing", "The Train to Spring", "My Girlfriend is a Robot", etc., which are not large-scale. The box office of the works is less competitive. Among these works, "Buckwheat Going Crazy" has the highest box office, reaching 52.17 million yuan.

"Win the Championship" poster

　　Many blockbuster works such as "Winning the Championship", "Jiang Ziya", "Pioneer", "My Hometown and Me" did not take the risk of being released, but chose the large-scale "National Day file".

In October, with the release of more domestic films, the film market may be further boosted, and the box office performance is also hopeful.

　　"Yao Bai" topped the global box office champion in 2020. Is it a "missing"? What do you think?

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