On February 15th, three months after the release of "Black Panther 2", Marvel's superhero movie "Ant-Man 3" came to Hong Kong again to attract money, and won the single-day box office champion as soon as it was released. The detailed list of
is released, and the top three of are "Ant-Man 3", "The Bad Tongue Lawyer" and "Want to See You".
David Wong starred in "The Bad Tongue Lawyer", on the 27th day of its release, it received another 770,000 Hong Kong dollars and won the runner-up, with a cumulative box office of 98.9 million Hong Kong dollars.
This film has already created history, already surpassing Gu Tianle's "Tomorrow's War" and won the box office champion of Hong Kong Chinese film history. It will also become the first local film to exceed 100 million Hong Kong dollars.
"The Bad Tongue Lawyer" will be released in the mainland on February 24th. At present, the mainland has started small-scale screening activities, and its reputation is as good as ever.
"Want to See You" starring Ke Jiayan and Xu Guanghan focuses on the Valentine's Day schedule, with a single daily income of 250,000 Hong Kong dollars, ranking third.
re-releases of "Titanic" and "Slam Dunk" came in fourth and fifth respectively.
"Ant-Man 3" won 2.53 million Hong Kong dollars in its premiere, ending the single-day box office champion of "Mad Tongue Lawyer" on the 26th, and successfully topped the list.
To be honest, although the film won the single-day box office champion, the results are not ideal, as you can see by comparing the data.
In 2022, a total of three Marvel movies will be released in Hong Kong:
"Thor 4" won HK$4.8 million on its first day in Hong Kong; The box office was 4.79 million Hong Kong dollars.
The premiere of "Ant-Man 3", which will be released in 2023, fetched 2.53 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a record for the lowest opening of a Marvel movie in Hong Kong.
Not only that, the media and film critics of the film have been released one after another. The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is only 53%, and the MTC media reputation is only 49 points, becoming the second failed work of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It seems that Marvel movies are starting to go downhill. The screenwriters are a bit out of their wits, and the audience is unwilling to pay for bad movies. How to solve this?
Based on the previous word-of-mouth, Brother Fei summarized the following elements, which may be the main reason for the film's poor reputation:
First, it lacks novelty.
Compared with other Marvel movies, the storyline of "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Frenzy" is relatively flat, lacks surprises and novelty, and the audio-visual effects are not outstanding, the audience may feel a little tired and feel that this movie has no Bring too much freshness to them.
Second, the character creation is not deep enough.
Although the main characters in the film are classic characters in the "Ant-Man" series, these characters have not been well portrayed in this film, their personalities and characteristics have not been fully displayed, and it is difficult for the audience to resonate with them.
Third, the lack of tension and conflict.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum of Frenzy has a lighter storyline without a lot of tension and conflict, and audiences may feel that the film lacks drama and urgency to hold their interest and emotional resonance.
Hong Kong viewers did not give high marks after watching the film. The current first-round score is only 5.7 points, which is also a failure.
In general, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Frenzy" may not be as good as expected. Now it depends on the popcorn index after the large-scale opening. If the index is not high, the global box office of "Ant-Man 3" may fail .
Although the box office of the film in Hong Kong was unsatisfactory, it still brought unprecedented pressure to "The Wandering Earth 2".
The single-day box office of "The Wandering Earth 2" starring Andy Lau and Wu Jing was only 130,000 Hong Kong dollars, ranking fourth on the list.
didn't expect that this domestic industrial sci-fi blockbuster would be directly dissatisfied in Hong Kong.
On February 9th, Andy Lau visited Times Square in Causeway Bay to attend the Hong Kong premiere of "The Wandering Earth 2". He also accepted an interview with reporters and revealed that there will be a third part of the series, and he hopes everyone can enter the theater and support domestic science fiction. piece.
But the Hong Kong box office of this film is really hard to describe. When the premiere was not successful, it was forced to be crushed by the Hollywood Marvel movie "Ant-Man 3". I am afraid that Andy Lau will really step aside this time.
The Hong Kong box office rankings for the sixth week of 2023 are freshly released. "The Wandering Earth 2" received only 2.06 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week. It is 7 times more than "The Wandering Earth 2".
No matter how hard Andy Lau tries to promote it, it will not help, because the Hong Kong box office of the film has really hit the street.
It's too much for "Ant-Man 3" to come. Besides, there will be a large wave of new films released in the future, and the impact on the film schedule of "The Wandering Earth 2" will be fatal.
For example, on February 17, "When the Wind Rises Again" starring Tony Leung and Aaron Kwok will be released in Hong Kong. On February 23, "Man Jianghong", "No Name" and "Chinese Ping Pong" will be released in the Hong Kong market at the same time.
Think about it, there is really not much time left for "The Wandering Earth 2".
"The Wandering Earth 2" hit the box office in Hong Kong. If you want to say that Wu Jing has no appeal in Hong Kong, you have to explain it. After all, Jing Ge seldom works in Hong Kong now.
This can't help but make people think, doesn't Andy Lau have box office appeal in Hong Kong?
In fact, it is not the case. The Hong Kong box office of the film did not rise, which mainly has a lot to do with the publicity and film scheduling.
Many Hong Kong viewers reported that there were no screenings in the nearest cinemas, and most of the screenings were in the morning or late at night.
Also, "Titanic" and "Want to See You" can be seen everywhere in Hong Kong subway stations and bus stops, but "The Wandering Earth 2" has no announcement at all, and many Hong Kong citizens do not even know that this movie is released.
In addition, the Hong Kong Internet announcement sent Andy Lau a special starring role. Many viewers thought Andy Lau was just a guest star. Who knew he played half of the movie.
In the end, there is a problem with theaters. Why did the premiere of "Ant-Man 3" get so much box office? Why does "Slam Dunk" have a box office of more than 45 million in Hong Kong? Why can the Hong Kong box office of "Avatar 2" reach 143 million Hong Kong dollars?
And "The Wandering Earth 2", which is also a sci-fi film, only got 320,000 Hong Kong dollars at the Hong Kong premiere box office?
Coincidentally, "Shuimen Bridge of Changjin Lake" only had a box office of 840,000 Hong Kong dollars at its premiere in Hong Kong. How can a movie that is a big box office hit in China not be popular in Hong Kong? Are domestic films really inferior?
This leaves a huge question mark for Hong Kong theaters and film distribution?
I think "The Wandering Earth 2" hit the box office in Hong Kong, and Andy Lau should not be responsible for this "pot".
