The National Film Administration released data on January 1, 2024. The total box office of my country’s movies in 2023 was 54.915 billion yuan, and the number of moviegoers was 1.299 billion. Among them, the box office of domestic movies was 46.005 billion yuan, accounting for 83.77%.
""The Wandering Earth 2"" shows the new development of the film industry, "30,000 Miles from Chang'an" and "Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun" inherit and promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture, and "All or Nothing" and "The Octagonal Cage" and other realistic-themed films have triggered Audiences are hotly discussing that new mainstream films such as "Volunteers: Attack" and "Sky King" gather spiritual power... Chinese filmmakers are enthusiastic about creation, film themes are rich and diverse, and the development of the film market continues to recover.
Relevant experts said that we look forward to more creators absorbing the nourishment of China's excellent traditional culture, taking root in the hot real life, deeply exploring creative themes, and creating more high-quality works that are both popular and popular and can stand the test of time.
[Domestic films have outstanding box office results]
The top ten in my country’s box office list in 2023 are all domestic films.
Among them, "Man Jiang Hong" leads the box office performance, "The Wandering Earth 2", "Desperate", "She Disappeared", "Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun", "The Octagonal Cage", "Chang'an 30,000 Miles" and "Bear Haunted·Companion" My "Bear Core", "Solid as a Rock" and "I'm Not Familiar with Life" ranked second to tenth.
In this regard, Zhi Fina, a professor at the China Academy of Arts, analyzed that domestic films in 2023 will promote traditional culture and reflect people's lives, and the quality of the films will be significantly improved. "The outstanding box office performance of domestic films reflects the progress of my country's economic and social development and promotes the increasing cultural confidence of film creators and audiences."
Experts also believe that box office is not the only measuring factor. In the past year, there were some films that did not enter the top ten at the box office, but they also showed the creators' breakthroughs and deserved widespread attention.
The box office results in key periods are also outstanding. For example, the Spring Festival box office exceeded 6.7 billion yuan, ranking second in the Spring Festival box office in film history. The summer box office reached 20.619 billion yuan, setting a new summer box office record. "The box office of the market has reversed decline for five consecutive weekends during the summer season, and has set a record for the longest consecutive single-day box office of over 100 million in the history of Chinese films." said Chen Jin, data analyst at Beacon Professional Edition.
Since 2023, the National Film Administration has encouraged more powerful films to be released on weekends, met the audience’s daily viewing needs through effective supply, and strived to be a popular weekend release. Film departments in many places have also promoted more audiences to visit cinemas on weekends by discounting movie ticket prices and issuing movie viewing coupons.
[Young filmmakers show their creative potential]
"My life experience determines my view of movies" "The first characteristic that my ideal movie needs to have is sociality"... In August 2023, hosted by the National Film Administration The 6th China Film New Power Forum was held in Changchun, Jilin. Young filmmakers from all over the country gathered together to discuss how to contribute to the better prosperity and development of Chinese films.
From "The Wandering Earth 2" to "King of the Sky", from "The Vanishing Her" to "All or Nothing", from "Rescuing the Suspect" to "Team Three"... In the past year, young directors, actors and screenwriters have stood out.
In the eyes of experts, the works of this group of young directors are already very capable. Liu Haibo, a professor at the Shanghai Film Academy of Shanghai University, analyzed that whether in terms of script creation or audio-visual language expression, the creative standards of my country's young filmmakers are becoming increasingly mature, and they are more proficient in controlling the production rules of genre films.
Experts believe that new domestic films in 2023 will continue to pursue breakthroughs in subject exploration, and will also allow audiences to see the integrity and innovation of young filmmakers. For example, Guo Fan's team persists in in-depth exploration of Chinese expressions of science fiction themes, the animation production team of "Chang'an 30,000 Miles" focuses on the poetic life in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and "King of the Sky" focuses on the test pilot group...
" Watch the new films again and again, they are both down-to-earth and energetic!" "When will the third part of 'The Wandering Earth' be released?" Netizens frequently praised the excellent films of these young filmmakers.
"This generation of young filmmakers is energetic and energetic, and has greatly improved the quality of domestic film production." Liu Haibo said.
[Film as a medium to promote cultural exchanges]
As a medium for cultural exchanges, movies have continued to play a role in promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations in the past year. A variety of imported films enrich the domestic film market, domestic films are actively "going abroad" to show the charm of Chinese culture, and film exchanges between China and foreign countries are opening up wider paths.
From "Journey to Suzuya" in the first half of the year to "Aquaman 2: The Lost Kingdom" at the end of the year, imported films with their own characteristics have attracted attention. Judging from the box office distribution of imported films, domestic audiences no longer blindly "chase blockbusters", but show more diversified movie-viewing needs.
Domestic films have also achieved good results overseas. "The Wandering Earth 2" was released in many places overseas, showing the style of Chinese science fiction films; "Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun" appeared at the Venice Film Festival, telling Chinese stories to global audiences; "Unknown", "Hot" and "The Disappeared" She" and others have also appeared on overseas screens.
In addition, by holding Chinese film festivals (exhibitions) in Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Russia and other countries, and setting up Chinese film joint exhibition booths at the Cannes Film Festival, the American Film Market, etc., overseas filmmakers have a deeper understanding of Chinese films. The "Chinese Youth Film Night" event held during the Cannes Film Festival has promoted more Chinese young filmmakers to enter the international perspective and helped them gain experience in large-scale film festivals around the world.
The platform for Chinese and foreign film exchanges is becoming increasingly broad. In September 2023, the first Golden Panda Award was announced in Chengdu, Sichuan. This is an international communication award that uses film as a carrier, giant pandas as cultural symbols, and promotes the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
"Good works are a bridge that connects people all over the world. Everyone likes art, appreciates beauty, and is happy to see enlightening and thoughtful works." said the famous director Zhang Yimou.
Reporters: Wang Peng, Xu Xiaoqing, Wei Jingyu
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