54.915 billion yuan! On January 1, the China Film Market handed over its full-year movie box office report card for 2023. Among them, the box office of domestic films reached 46.005 billion yuan, accounting for 83.77%. There were 73 films with a box office of over 100 million yuan throughout the year, of which 50 were domestic films. The top 10 box office rankings were all domestic films. Compared with the same period last year, both the box office and the number of moviegoers have increased, and many high-reputation works have emerged in the film market. The schedule effect is strong, and the summer season has set multiple box office records. At the same time, the number of screens in the Chinese mainland film market has increased to 86,000, ranking first in the world. The film market in 2023 has experienced changes and opportunities. With the joint efforts of the entire industry, it has achieved recovery and growth. Filmmakers are also looking forward to the return and increase of capital, which can add fuel to the market's warming.
The average number of visitors per game has rebounded for the first time in the past four years
2023 started strongly with the help of the earlier Spring Festival, and the summer season was strongly promoted in the middle, and the annual cumulative box office once caught up with the highest record in the same period in 2019. The contribution of schedules remains at a high level of 68% of the annual box office, and popular schedules are still the main time of year for audiences to watch movies. Among them, the summer season has set multiple film history records, including 71 consecutive single-day box office sales exceeding 100 million. According to data from
, the box office in 2023 has increased significantly by 70% compared to the past three years, returning to the level of 2017. The number of visitors has increased by 60%, and the average number of movie viewings per capita has risen to 2.58 times. It is estimated that the total number of moviegoers in urban theaters throughout the year will once again exceed the 2017 level. 500 million mark.
Among the 54.915 billion yuan in movie box office in 2023, the total box office of domestic films reached 46.005 billion yuan, accounting for 83.77%. There were 73 films with a box office of over 100 million yuan in the whole year, including 50 domestic films, and the top 10 box office rankings were all It is a domestic film. The movie "Man Jiang Hong" became the box office champion of 2023 with a box office of 4.544 billion yuan, followed by "The Wandering Earth 2" with a box office of 4.029 billion yuan. The film also became the highest-rated Chinese film of the year on Douban with a score of 8.3 points. The upstream supply of
has recovered, and the supply indicators of project registration and release quantity have recovered. At the same time, the scale of national screenings in 2023 will exceed the historical high in 2019, and the average number of attendees has rebounded for the first time in the past four years.
"The theater will fully resume operations in 2023. Driven by the continuous release of high-quality films, the enthusiasm for movie watching continues to rise." The person in charge of the theater Zeng Pan said.
The annual box office in third- and fourth-tier cities has exceeded 10 billion
The number of screens in mainland China's film market has increased to 86,000, continuing to rank first in the world. The number of theaters with high production value among the 12,700 theaters has rebounded, and the number of theaters with an annual box office of less than 5 million yuan has declined. The theater output value structure is healthier than that from 2020 to 2022.
The movie market is also showing increasing influence. Data shows that in 2023, the proportion of moviegoers in fourth-tier cities will remain stable at 22%, while in third-tier cities there will be a slight decline. The proportion of viewers in lower-tier cities has remained above 40% nationwide for four consecutive years. The box office in third- and fourth-tier cities has been declining since 2019 Once again, both exceeded the 10 billion yuan mark.
The growth of the box office has also boosted the performance of the production companies behind it. Many listed film companies such as China Film, Hengdian Film and Television, Huace Film and Television, etc. have achieved varying degrees of increase in net profit in the first three quarters. The
market is showing a rich and diverse development trend as it continues to innovate and adapt. Film critic Liu Chang pointed out that domestic films have shown strong appeal, and the contribution of popular film festivals such as the Spring Festival and summer films still account for the majority of the annual box office. The impact of the time period effect on the box office is still huge. Audiences have put forward higher requirements for the quality and type of films. At the same time, the market remains dynamic as it continues to adapt and adjust. New paths have emerged, and the animated film market has shown an obvious recovery trend.
Beijing Business Daily reporter Lu Yang Han Xinyuan
