Movies scheduled to be released in January 2024 are in an awkward situation - the New Year's Eve movies that have set new records are still hitting the box office, and there are also major new movies in the Spring Festival movie that are ready to be released. Just look at the previews of these new movies in January. At the box office, I instantly understood what cannon fodder is.
For example, the movie "What's in the Zoo?" starring Bao Beier, Song Xiaofeng, Pan Binlong and others. ", tells the story of a group of migrant workers who accidentally took over a zoo that was on the verge of bankruptcy. It started pre-sales one week before the release. The box office was 200,000 on the first day and 50,000 on the second day. The total gross was barely 250,000. , with such a bleak pre-sales trend, it is almost foreseeable that the box office will be poor.
Even worse than the pre-sale box office, there is also "What's in the Zoo?" ” reputation.
Some people may want to ask, it has not been released and has not been screened, and no one has seen the whole film yet. Why is the reputation so bad?
- Because of "What's in the Zoo?" "It's another remake. It's a remake of the Korean movie "Secret Zoo" released in 2020. The original score is only 6.6. There is another Bao Bell-style remake. You can predict this "What's in the Zoo?" 》How high is the probability of turning decay into magic?
Some netizens bluntly said that the entire movie can be called a "league of lightning avoiders", from the remake to the starring role, it can be said to be full of surprises.
——I’m scared when I see Chang Yuan. If there are Bao Beier’s movies, I don’t need to watch them. Although the opinions of netizens are not absolutely correct, as for “What’s in the Zoo?” "Judging from the past performance of the main creator, there is a reason why everyone has avoided lightning in advance.
First of all, the two "artifacts" starring Bao Bei'er and the remake of a Korean movie are not even praised by film critics. They warned early on to watch the movie with caution. They also revealed that although Bao Bei'er was not the director this time, he was the main promoter of the entire project. Yes, after so many years, he still hasn't given up on comedy...
I think of the last time Bao Beier remade a Korean comedy movie, "Sunshine Sisters". He "borrowed" the original version one by one, and even copied the storyboards exactly as they were. Well, he was stunned to restore the original film with a score of 8.8 to a score of 4.4. With this skill, who would dare to watch him participate in the remake of the movie?
The second is "What's in the Zoo?" "A series of supporting actors, Jia Bing, Wei Xiang, Chang Yuan, Wang Qianyuan... to put it bluntly, they are all regulars in low-scoring films in recent years.
——The last time Wei Xiang and Chang Yuan acted together in a comedy was "Super Family". With Shen Teng in the cast and the hit summer release, the film took off both at the box office and in word-of-mouth.
- Jia Bing has participated in nearly 10 movies in 2023. As long as there are some comedy elements, the score will hover around 4 points. Among them, "Beasts of the Northeast" with a score of 4.2 is also suspected of plagiarizing "Secret Zoo".
- Yes, a Korean movie with a score of 6 points on the Internet level. It has been plagiarized and remade, and there are also many domestic comedians participating. No wonder netizens expressed their unwillingness to watch it.
Many domestic comedy films have been found to have non-original scripts before, including Happy Twist, which can be called a major remake. Even the new film "Hot and Spicy", which has recently caused heated discussions due to Jia Ling's slimming photos, is a remake of a Japanese film.
In other words, it's not just a comedy movie.
A total of 11 remake movies will be released in 2023, setting a record in recent years. At the beginning of 2024, at least 3 remake movies are scheduled to be released. In addition to two comedies, there is also a remake of the self-drama "A Thousand Bones" with the same name. The movie, starring Chen Duling, is currently not favored either.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with remakes of movies, but once remakes become widespread, they are destined to affect the originality of the industry. This is the most worrying thing.
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