The Spring Festival movie market is off to a good start!
This year's "Spring Festival", seven blockbuster films will be released together, and the film market will be very lively.
According to data from the Beacon Professional Edition, as of 21:30 p.m. on the 23rd, the box office (including pre-sales) for the 2023 Spring Festival stalls has exceeded 2.8 billion yuan.
"The Wandering Earth 2", "Man Jianghong" and "Bear Infested: Stay with me "Bear Core"" are currently ranked among the top three at the Spring Festival box office.
The reporter saw in many theaters in Guangzhou that the audience who came to watch the movie was crowded and lively.
This year's "Spring Festival file" includes "The Wandering Earth 2", "Man Jianghong", "No Name", "Exchanging Life", "Chinese Ping Pong: The Jedi Counterattack", "Bear Infested: Stay with Me "Bear Core"" and "Deep Sea" Seven films were released, covering themes Comedy, science fiction, suspense, sports, animation, etc. are richer and more diverse than in previous years, and truly reflect the strength of "the strongest Spring Festival file".
Huang An, all-media reporter of Guangzhou Daily
Box Office Best New Year's Day box office exceeded 1.3 billion yuan
Statistics show that the box office of the new film in the Spring Festival in 2023 will reach 1.34 billion yuan on the first day of its release (January 22), with a total of 448,000 screenings and 24.04 million moviegoers.
Among them, "The Wandering Earth 2" became the box office champion on the first day of the new Spring Festival release this year, with a single-day box office of 467 million yuan.
"Man Jianghong" followed closely, with a single-day box office of 398 million yuan, and the third place was "No Name", with a single-day box office of 138 million yuan.
As of 21:30 yesterday, the box office on the second day of the Lunar New Year was 1.068 billion yuan, surpassing the same period last year. The film "Man Jianghong" reached 389 million yuan in single-day box office yesterday, making it the box office champion on the second day of the Lunar New Year.
The good news is that the average attendance rate of theaters across the country has significantly exceeded that of the same period last year.
The reporter saw in many theaters in Guangzhou that during the Spring Festival, the movie theaters were very popular, and the ticket halls and corridors were decorated with festive decorations, adding to the festive atmosphere.
In front of the self-service ticket collection machine, many spectators lined up to collect tickets, and the staff were so busy in the sales department and ticket gate.
Shen Yan, the manager of Qinggong Cinemas, told reporters that the theater has been very popular in the past two days, with a high attendance rate, and almost all the golden shows are full.
"The reputation of every film this year is very good, and the praise can be said to be the best in recent years. High-quality works have also boosted the popularity of the market." Shen Yan said.
It is reported that the national average movie ticket price on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year has dropped for the first time since 2016 in the past seven years, which is good news for audiences.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, co-directed by Deng Chao and Yu Baimei, and starring Deng Chao and Sun Li, the movie "Chinese Ping Pong: The Jedi Strikes Back" will be released in relay, which will add fire to the second half of the Spring Festival.
Industry insiders believe that the "Spring Festival file" is an outpost for the performance of the film market in one year. This year, from the box office to the quality, people have more confidence in the Chinese film market in 2023.
Good reputation "Man Jianghong" "Wandering Earth 2" audience response enthusiastically
Early yesterday morning, the online scores of the "Spring Festival file" were released one after another. "The Wandering Earth 2" was 8.3, "Man Jianghong" was 8.0, and "Deep Sea" was 7.6... Most viewers recognized the quality of this year's "Spring Festival file" new films.
On social networks, the "Spring Festival Film Critic Contest" is in full swing, "Seeing that many people are starting to discuss Spring Festival movies again, I am really happy!" wrote a netizen.
This year's "Spring Festival File" film types are more abundant than before, and each has its own highlights.
Zhang Yimou once again returned to the historical theme of ancient costume "Manjianghong" to lead the audience into the legend of loyalty and righteousness in the Southern Song Dynasty with a new type of "suspense + comedy"; "Deep Sea" is a seven-year masterpiece by Tian Xiaopeng, the director of "The Return of the Great Sage", which pioneered the research and development of particle ink animation and realized the combination of Chinese ink painting and mainstream 3D technology. Combination; "The Wandering Earth 2" revolves around the prequel, which once again refreshes the audience's imagination of Chinese science fiction films; In "", Xiong Da and Xiong Er return to the place where the dream began to guard the long-lost family relationship.
In 2019, the movie "The Wandering Earth" achieved a box office record of 4.668 billion yuan, ranking second in the 2019 movie box office list.
After four years of preparation and shooting, the movie "The Wandering Earth 2" has been upgraded and returned. This sci-fi movie belonging to us Chinese has received attention and recognition from all parties. "Compared with the previous work, the pattern and vision have been greatly improved!" Prequels, there are inheritances and breakthroughs."
More imaginary wonders are shown in the film.
The cosmic highway space elevator crosses the sky, connecting the earth and the universe; the lunar engine is full of imagination, allowing the audience to experience the "push away" of the moon on the big screen.
In addition, the first appearance of a diving suit weighing more than 80 kilograms also makes the underwater exploration plot better presented.
There are also artificial intelligence mechanical dogs stupid, door frame robots that show Chinese design inspiration...all put the audience in the real science fiction world.
Facing the comprehensive upgrade of film production, many viewers believe: "Details and textures are really the benchmark of the Chinese film industry."
In addition to the more upgraded special effects scenes, the film's unique Chinese core emotion is also moving. Some netizens said that "homesickness and going home are of such great significance to the Chinese people."
And the film not only has the emotion of "everyone", but also the emotion of "little family".
The company and guardianship between family members also makes the movie "The Wandering Earth 2" and the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival have a unique resonance.
"Manjianghong" is gaining momentum rapidly, showing "explosive style".
The film presents Zhang Yimou's unique audio-visual aesthetics, takes the well-known Yue Fei story as the historical background, tells the legendary unsolved mysteries from a new perspective, and brings the audience a hearty and enjoyable movie-watching enjoyment.
The first half of the film has a fast pace, similar to the "script killing" that young people like.
Immediately afterwards, the story continued to reverse, and the characters were difficult to distinguish between good and evil. The progressive suspense and reversal made the audience hard to guard against, and they didn't know how to develop until the end.
The ending scene was tragic and romantic to the extreme, and many viewers were shocked to tears.
It is worth mentioning that the performances of the actors in the film are also very exciting. Yi Yang Qianxi plays the role of "Sun Jun", and his performance is more mature than before. The last performance of reciting "Manjianghong" is full of enthusiasm and righteousness.
Family Carnival Xiong Da and Xiong Er's mothers made their official debut for the first time
The animation film "Bear Infested: Bear with Me" produced in Guangdong is also very eye-catching, and currently ranks third in the total box office.
Up to now, the box office of the film has exceeded 200 million yuan, and it has won the first-day attendance of the Spring Festival file with an attendance rate of 61.1%.
"Bear Infested: Bear with Me" is the ninth film in the "Bear Infested" series, and it is also the first time that Xiong Da and Xiong Er's mothers officially appear in the "Bear Infested" movie.
In the story, Xiong Da and Xiong Er embarked on a journey to fight against evil while looking for their mother. The touching family story not only made young audiences enjoy watching it, but also made many parents laugh and cry.
Since the film was released, the box office has continued to rise, and there has even been a situation of "hard to get a ticket".
Shen Yan, manager of Qinggong Studios, believes that this year's "Spring Festival" parent-child animation is only "Bear Infested". Fans and friends will definitely continue to support."