From January 24th to February 24th, the theater was closed for a whole month.
The so-called "Chinatown Detective 3", "Jiang Ziya", "Winning Championship", "Emergency Rescue", "Pioneer" and "Bear Infested" have been withdrawn from the files, and "囧 Mom" moved to the front. The
"Spring Festival stall" is undoubtedly one of the most important schedules of the year. From 3.085 billion in 2016 to 5.904 billion in 2019, the box office has nearly doubled in
3 years.
According to the prediction of professional data network, it is likely to reach 10 billion in 2020, but this data has evaporated.
Previously, Yu Dong, chairman of Bona Films Group, was even more optimistic to predict that will have 12 billion at the box office during the 2020 Spring Festival !
As a result, not only the box office of the Spring Festival stalls is zero, but the films released in February are also withdrawn.
"Valentine's Day" "Austrian", "Jojo's Fantasy World", "Little Women", "Iron Man" new film "Dolit's Fantasy Adventure", Japanese animation film "Son of the Sea Beast".
also has Zhong Chuxi's "Buckwheat Going Crazy", and Li Xian's "Arrival Mystery" has been postponed indefinitely.
dominated the North American box office charts in February, and "Sonic the Hedgehog", which has exceeded $200 million at the box office, has temporarily missed the opportunity to meet Chinese audiences.
If "Mulan", which is scheduled to be released in North America on March 27, will be released as scheduled, the big ticket warehouse in China will need to be delayed. After
, except for Chen Zhengdao's new film "Secret Visitor", which is scheduled for June 25, Andy Lau's "Bomb Disposal Expert 2" is scheduled for July, all other films are still waiting to be released. If
continues to "five-first gear", then the theater will be abandoned throughout the first half of the year.
can't help but think of "Tang Detective 3" director Chen Sicheng's sigh:
"Movies have the fate of movies, the same life and the same country."
It can be said that the Spring Festival stalls can be called "life-saving medicine" for many small theaters. This lockout undoubtedly pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy.
also encountered the filming of Xiangshan and Hengdian Studios, such as the highly anticipated "Thank You Doctor" by Yang Mi and Bai Yu, "You Fei" by Zhao Liying and Wang Yibo, and "Dajiang Dahe 2" by Wang Kai.
Not only that, with the spread of the epidemic, there are already cases in 38 countries, The film and television industry all over the world is facing huge challenges .
originally planned to come to China to promote "007: No Time to Die", the schedule was cancelled, the filming of "Mission Impossible 7" was suspended, and the Korean black and white version of "Parasite" was cancelled.
And Italy closed 850 theaters, Japan will suspend large-scale events in the next two weeks, and Iran will also close all movie theaters and art centers across the country. The
epidemic crisis has spread globally.
opened at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival on February 20. Jia Zhangke, who was shortlisted for the special screening unit with "Swimming Until the Sea Turns Blue", said at the press conference:
"maybe until June or August, audience Will come back."
However, in the face of the slowdown in the growth of new coronary pneumonia cases, Chinese theaters seem to be resuming work.
On February 23, the "Proposals of the Technical Branch of the China Film Distribution and Exhibition Association on Preparations for the Resumption of Work in Cinemas" was released, but netizens said one after another:
"I don't dare to go if I open it. It's horrible to ask for money."
"Economic factors are important. , But isn’t life and health more important? For such a long time, so many people gather together, even if they wear a mask, can they absolutely avoid it? It’s terrible to think about it."
For example, the vote initiated " cinema resumes work," Will you go to see now?” A total of 73,000 people participated and 60,000 people voted for the “No, wait” option.
on the 26th, Beijing diseaseThe Control Center also released the "Guidelines for the Resumption of Epidemic Prevention in the Film Industry in Beijing During the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic (Version 1.0)", and it is expected that will implement for ticket sales in rows and seats. Most of the comments from
said that they would not go. It can be said that even if the theater is ready to resume work, the audience is not ready yet.
On the 27th, Beijing announced that the Beijing film industry does not yet have the conditions for opening!
Anyway, this time the epidemic not only pressed the pause button for the film and television industry, but also brought a lot of inspiration to creators and practitioners, forcing each of us to stop and think.
A good movie is not afraid of being late, I hope we can welcome the "new world" with a brand new look.
Bluestone Film Editor | Chenchen
