reporter Liu Yuhan Jinan report
According to data from Maoyan Professional Edition, as of 13:10 on May 2, the total box office of new "May Day" movies (including screenings and pre-sales) exceeded 700 million yuan. Among them, " Peacekeeping Riot Team " (177 million), " Kowloon Walled City: The Siege " (145 million) and "Spy House Code: Bai" (122 million) ranked in the top three.
There are 8 new films in this year's "May Day", including action, crime, animation, comedy, suspense, love and other themes. Based on the current box office performance, Maoyan Professional Edition data predicts that the final total box office of "Peacekeeping Riot Squad", "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" and "Spy House Code: White" will reach 683 million, 565 million and 317 million respectively.
"Peacekeeping Riot Squad" is China's first overseas peacekeeping-themed film. As a new mainstream blockbuster, the film had high hopes before its release. After its official release, "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" did meet the expected performance. The box office exceeded 100 million 8 hours after its release, and it topped the single-day box office for two consecutive days. "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" will most likely become this year's "May Day" box office champion.
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" has previously been screened on April 26. Different from traditional crime-themed Hong Kong films, this film, as a comic adaptation, allows the audience to see a new atmosphere in Hong Kong films. "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" performed well during the screening period and became the single-day box office champion on April 27, 28, and 29. However, during the "May Day" period, the box office growth potential was slightly insufficient. On the second day of its official release, "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" has dropped to fourth place in the single-day box office. According to this trend, the film's total box office will soon be overtaken by "Spy House Code: White" and "Thelma and Louise ".
Among the new films in this year’s “May 1st Film Festival”, the content of two-dimensional elements is extremely high. Among the eight new films, there are three animated films: "Spy House Code: White", "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Pigman: Interstellar".
" Spy Play House Codename: Bai " is adapted from the popular new Japanese comic "Spy House" in recent years. The film earned 63.02 million yuan on its first day of release, becoming the box office champion of Labor Day cartoons in mainland film history. .
"Howl's Moving Castle" is a Hayao Miyazaki animated film released 20 years ago. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 78th Academy Awards. This is the first time the film has been released in mainland China. On its first day of release, "Howl's Moving Castle" grossed 33.56 million yuan at the box office, becoming the third-largest box office among Labor Day animated films in mainland film history.
After " Xiaoqian" was withdrawn, "Pigman Movie: Interstellar Action" became the only domestic cartoon on the "May Day". The "Bear Bears" series of movies "Bear Bears: Reverse Time and Space" earned nearly 2 billion at the box office during this year's Spring Festival, boosting the morale of domestic animation. Also an old brand of domestic parent-child animation, "The Pig Man Movie" was released on the "May Day" in 2021 and 2023, and received box office results of 79.322 million yuan and 53.701 million yuan respectively. This year's "The Pig Movie: Interstellar" has a box office of 14.51 million yuan in two days of release, with a predicted total box office of 41.429 million yuan.
The comedy "Thelma and Louise", which did not fare well in pre-sales, surpassed the latecomer and became the first-day box office champion among new May Day comedy films in mainland film history. On the second day of its release, the box office of "Thelma and Louise" exceeded 100 million, rising to the second place in the single-day box office. It can be said to be a dark horse film. The film predicts that the total box office will reach 666 million.
