A total of 11 pictures 1905 Movie Network special article In the 13th week of 2024 (March 25 to March 31), the weekly box office of the Chinese mainland film market was 550 million yuan. The total number of tickets sold in the market that week was 13.051 million, the total number of screenings was 2.544 million, and the average ticket price was 41.2 yuan.
-week box office: "Godzilla vs. Kong 2" won the weekly crown for the first time "Kung Fu Panda 4" broke 200 million
Among the new films released that week, the imported monster movie "Godzilla vs. Kong 2: Rise of an Empire" successfully set off a wave of views Movie craze. The film's visual special effects shock the audience, which makes up for the lack of plot to a certain extent. "The Three Evils" won the single-day box office championship in the mainland movie market for four consecutive days from Monday to Thursday, and has full long-term box office longevity. It is worth mentioning that after a week of large-scale screenings, "Let's Shake the Sun Together", which was withdrawn and re-released, still has a certain box office appeal.
The visual effects blockbuster "Godzilla vs. Kong: Rise of an Empire" is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated movies in the mainland movie market that week. The first work released in 2021 has a cumulative box office of 1.232 billion yuan. The sequel grossed 317.0869 million yuan at the box office in its first week of release, becoming the box office champion for that week. At the same time, the film is also the imported film with the best first-week box office performance in the mainland film market in 2024.
As the fourth part of the series, the narrative structure and story content of "Kung Fu Panda 4" did not bring many surprises to the market. The film's Douban score is 6.5, setting a new low in the series' reputation. In its second week of release in the Mainland, the film grossed 60.8842 million yuan at the box office, becoming the runner-up at the box office that week.
In its fifth week of release in mainland China, "Abandon Three Evils" still attracted many viewers to the cinema. Suitable schedule selection has become one of the important reasons for this low-cost, word-of-mouth masterpiece to be a box office hit. That week, the film ranked third in the weekly box office rankings with 41.7868 million yuan. At present, the cumulative box office of the film has reached 643 million yuan. In terms of commercial investment return, the film's introduction party can be said to be a small gain.
The withdrawn and re-released "Let's Shake the Sun Together" opened on Saturday. The film earned 40.0492 million yuan in box office in its first week of release, ranking fourth in the box office rankings that week. According to the current box office trend, there is no doubt that the film’s box office for the second release will exceed the box office during the Spring Festival. Therefore, the film is also expected to become the only movie in the current market whose second-release ticket sales are higher than those of the first release. At present, the cumulative box office of the film has reached 158 million yuan.
The fantasy visual effects masterpiece "Dune 2" received a box office of 20.0917 million yuan that week. The grand world view setting is not only talked about by senior movie fans, but also raises the viewing threshold for passers-by. At present, the cumulative box office of the film has reached 334 million yuan.
It is worth mentioning that the old Spring Festival films "Article 20" and "Flying Life 2" were also among the top ten in the box office rankings that week. The box office longevity of the first Spring Festival movie is much higher than that of similar films in other periods.
Week 14: "What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live" and other 9 new films are on the market
This week will usher in the first prime time Qingming Festival period after the Spring Festival. Currently, 9 new films have been scheduled for the Qingming Festival, 7 domestic films and 2 imported films, all of which are animated films.
Among them, in terms of domestic films, "The Yellow Bird Behind!" ” and “The World of Plants and Trees” have received high market attention. Wanma Tseden's posthumous work "Snow Leopard" focuses on the story of how humans and animals get along. "The Villain" directed and starred by Bao Beier is the only comedy film on schedule, with obvious genre advantages.
Among imported films, Hayao Miyazaki's new film "What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live" is undoubtedly one of the most recognizable films released during the Qingming Dynasty. This film also won Hayao Miyazaki the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film again after "Spirited Away". The film will also become a strong contender for the top slot.
