It has been more than 20 days. The total box office of the two Hong Kong films "Goldfinger" and "Stealth" released during last year's New Year's Eve has not exceeded 500 million yuan.
You must know that "Goldfinger" among them, but took out the "king combination" of Andy Lau + Tony Leung. However, this does not get rid of the fact that Hong Kong movies have completely declined.
Tony Leung and Andy Lau, one is the powerful actor with the most movie actor titles, and the other is a superstar who has been popular for forty years. More than 20 years ago, the two of them co-starred in "Infernal Affairs," the last glorious work of Hong Kong movies. Now, more than 20 years have passed and they have finally ushered in another collaboration.
After more than 20 years, we finally have another collaboration. "Goldfinger" co-starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai, can be regarded as an ambitious work for Hong Kong films. After all, all the "goods" at the bottom of the box have been brought out.
And "Goldfinger" is indeed more "satisfactory". At present, it has won the box office championship of Hong Kong movies in 2023 with a box office of 440 million yuan. But with a score of 440 million yuan, you can become the champion. This seems to show that Hong Kong films really need to think about their future.
With the combination of Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Andy Lau, the total box office is only 440 million yuan, which shows that the cast is no longer as attractive to the audience as before. The most important thing for
is to be innovative and have a good storyline.
Looking at the Hong Kong movies released in the mainland in recent years, the genres are basically the same, and most of them are action crime movies. There are either various gunfights or various chase and explosion scenes in the movie. Although there are some hand-to-hand combat scenes, they are completely incomparable to the older generation of action superstars from decades ago.
The Hong Kong film "Prompt Heist" was released at the beginning of this year. Although it is based on the action crime genre, it also adds comedy elements, allowing the superstar Aaron Kwok to look ugly with buck teeth. However, this film still remains true to its roots, with action and crime still being the main themes, and there is no difference from previous Hong Kong films of the same type.
It seems that if Hong Kong films want to regain the favor of the audience and become classics in the minds of the audience, or if they want to achieve higher box office results, they must work hard.
The first thing is to cultivate and boldly use new actors. After all, the movie is going to move forward. Without the injection of fresh blood, sooner or later, it will be wiped out.
Then we need to be bold and innovative, and shoot more movies other than the action crime genre. For example, Hong Kong films in the early years have done very well. In addition to police and gangster films, there are also zombie films, martial arts films, romance films, and dramas like "Skinny Man and Woman" that can capture the hearts of the audience.
Nowadays, the general impression of Hong Kong films on mainland audiences is that Hong Kong films only feature various shootouts, undercover agents, police and gangsters, explosions and martial arts scenes, and there is no art at all.
We in the Mainland also make two-person crime-type movies, and most of them are far superior in quality to Hong Kong movies. In 2023, just one "All or Nothing" will crush all Hong Kong movies.
all say that Hong Kong film is dead, but it is not completely hopeless. If you work hard, there will always be a day when you can make a difference. After all, no one will be young forever, but there will always be people who are young, and seizing the current audience's interests is the way to long-term development.
