According to Cat’s Eye Professional Edition, up to now, five films have been scheduled to be released on the first day of the New Year (February 10th) to compete for the Spring Festival, namely YOLO’s Pegasus 2, The Movie Emperor, Viva La Vida and Boonie Bears: Time Twist.
In addition, the Douban film also shows that the film "Article 20" directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Lei Jiayin, Mary and Zhao Liying will also be released on the first day of New Year’s Day.
Jackie Chan’s new film Legend also shows that he will participate in the Spring Festival competition.
The competition for the Spring Festival stalls is fierce, and the total box office of directors who participated in the war exceeded 36 billion yuan.
The competition for this Spring Festival is fierce. According to Cat’s Eye Professional Edition, at present, in the total box office list of Chinese movies, Zhang Yimou directed 46 movies, ranking fourth with a total box office of 11.71 billion; Ning Hao directed 19 films, ranking 13th with a total box office of 7.097 billion. Jia Ling got 5.413 billion box office with Hi, Mom, ranking 20th. Han Han and Han Yan ranked 34th and 47th with total box office of 3.945 billion and 2.916 billion respectively. Huida Lin, the director of "Bears" series, ranked 49 th with a total box office of 2.821 billion; Director Tang Jili’s total box office also reached 2.242 billion.
To sum up, the directors of seven films who will participate in the Spring Festival box office war will have a total box office of more than 36.1 billion yuan.
In addition, although Jackie Chan is not a director, the total box office of his films is 9.618 billion yuan.
According to the Cat’s Eye Professional Edition, as of 13: 36 on January 11th, Boonie Bears: Time Twist had 358,000 people who wanted to see it, ranking first. Followed by director Han Han, Shen Teng and Adam starred in "Pegasus 2", with 158,000 people wanting to see it; The Movie Emperor, directed by Ning Hao and starring Andy Lau, ranked third, with 102,000 people wanting to see it; Jia Ling directed and performed, and Lei Jiayin and Zhang Xiaofei joined YOLO with 20,000 people respectively; 18,000 people want to see "Viva La Vida" directed by Han Yan and starring Peng Yuchang and Li Gengxi.
In 2023, the box office increased sharply to 54.915 billion yuan, and China’s film market recovered strongly.
Driven by the supply of high-quality content and the release of viewing demand, China’s film market has recovered strongly. The data shows that the national box office in 2023 was 54.915 billion yuan, a substantial increase from 30.067 billion yuan in 2022. In 2023, the domestic movie box office was 46.005 billion yuan, accounting for 83.77%. The number of people watching movies in urban cinemas was 1.299 billion, which was also significantly higher than that of 712 million in 2022. In 2023, a total of 11 films exceeded 1 billion yuan at the box office.
In 2023, domestic films accounted for 83.77% of the total box office, and domestic films continued to occupy a dominant position, reflecting the domestic audience’s recognition of the content of local films and the increasing market demand, and also confirming that domestic films are becoming more and more mature in storyline, visual effects and actor performances.
The strong recovery of the film market shows that the audience’s spiritual and cultural consumption demand is huge, and high-quality content is recognized by the market. Driven by high-quality films, the box office of China film market is expected to continue to break through in 2024. The recent split-line distribution explored in the industry will benefit more small and medium-sized films to go to the market and promote the prosperity of the film market. Under the sustained efforts of the policy of expanding domestic demand and promoting consumption, movies, as an important scene of offline consumption, are expected to continue the fiery momentum.
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(Yangcheng Evening News Yangcheng School Comprehensive Jinyun News, Economic Daily, national business daily, etc.)