Beijing News (Reporter Zhou Huixiaowan) On April 18, the 14th Beijing International Film Festival kicked off at the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center. Since the resumption of work and production in 2023, the Chinese film industry has also ushered in a strong recovery. Taking the 2024 Spring Festival market that just passed as an example, the total box office for the period was 8.05 billion yuan, setting a new record for the Spring Festival box office, number of shows, and attendance in Chinese film history. At the opening ceremony of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, the films " Hot and Spicy ", " Article 20 " and " Speeding Life 2" won special honors during the Spring Festival.
"Hot and Spicy" overseas release poster.
In the special honor session of the Spring Festival, Hou Xiaonan, the producer of "Hot and Spicy" and CEO and President of China Literature Group, said, "The results of the Spring Festival once again prove the power of good stories, because they are extraordinary stories created by every ordinary person. , giving more viewers the power to move forward and do good. As Chinese filmmakers, we are also very happy that this year’s Chinese New Year festival has become a global Spring Festival festival, and the inspiration and growth of "Hot and Spicy" are also the same. "Hot" has impressed audiences in more than a dozen countries and regions including North America, Australia, and Singapore. The overseas box office of "Hot" has exceeded US$7 million. On April 19, "Hot" will also be launched on major video websites. , meet you all. Finally, I look forward to working with all my colleagues to continue to help the development of Chinese movies around the world. "
Since its release on February 10, the cumulative box office of "Hot and Spicy" has exceeded 3.46 billion, with a total number of moviegoers of 7203.4. million, not only leading the Spring Festival season, but also temporarily ranking first in the domestic box office list in 2024. In overseas markets, "Hot and Furious" scored ninth, second, first and fourth at the box office in its first week of release in North America, Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand. It also won the 26th Far East Festival in Udine, Italy in 2024 At the film festival, "Hot and Furious" will also be screened as the opening film.
"Hot and Spicy" is jointly produced by Xinli Films and China Literature Film and Television, a subsidiary of Yuewen Group. It is the second collaboration between Xinli Films and Jia Ling after "Hello, Li Huanying". Previously, "Hello, Li Huanying" was released during the Spring Festival in 2021, ranking third in the box office of Chinese film history with a box office of over 5.4 billion. The heartwarming core conveyed by the film was also noticed by Sony Pictures, which purchased the English adaptation rights. . It is reported that since the beginning of the year, the movie "Hot and Spicy" and the TV series " and phoenix " produced by China Literature Group have achieved strong market performance after their release. Currently, their reserve film list also includes a collaboration with Emperor The movie "Customs Front", the fantasy film "Under the Stranger" directed by Wu Ershan; in terms of drama series, it also reserves " Rose Story ", " Da Feng Da Geng Ren " and " Qing Yu Nian Season 2" " and many other major dramas.
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