This year’s May Day festival is as lively as last year, with 8 movies announced. Two animated films imported from Japan will be released in advance at the end of April, Hayao Miyazaki classic "Howl's Moving Castle " with a score of 9.1 on Douban and Takashi Katagiri 's "Spy House Code: White" " will meet the audience on April 30.
html On May 1st, there were 6 movies that ended in a fight. Among them, the most popular ones were Wang Yibo's action film " Peacekeeping Riot Team " , Yang Mi's comedy " There is nothing a hot pot can't solve " , Hong Kong Comic-adapted action film " The Siege of Kowloon Walled City " , Zhang Zifeng's romance film " Journey Through the Moon " and Happy Twist Movie " Thelma and Louise " , one animation per year The film "Pigman Movie·Interstellar Action" is the only domestic cartoon.
In short, this year’s May Day stalls are very lively as usual. Brother Qie will give you an inventory below.
01, "Peacekeepers" was released on May 1, with a box office of 242 million
Last year's May Day Wang Yibo 's "The King of the Sky" once dominated the mainland theaters, and finally achieved .85 billion box office results.
This year, Wang Yibo returned with "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" with better quality and look. Its first-day film schedule accounted for 33.8%. It is obvious that he is determined to win this May Day slot.
The movie is based on the little-known deeds of the Chinese peacekeeping police. It tells the story of the peacekeeping police headed by Yang Zhen (played by Wang Yibo), Yu Weidong (played by Huang Jingyu), Ding Hui (played by Zhong Chuxi), who were dispatched by the country to The story of a peacekeeping mission in a foreign country.
"Peacekeepers" obviously pays more attention to the performance of action scenes. It should be an action movie similar to "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2", with visual presentation as its selling point.
Director Li Dachao Mainland audiences may not be familiar with it, but if you mention the little Japanese who was repaired by Jet Li in "Fist of Heroes", I believe everyone will have an impression. Li Dachao, who has a martial arts background in Yuanjia Ban, participated in the action design of the "The Matrix" series and served as Keanu Reeves' full-time martial arts coach.
He has also participated in the production of films including "The King of Storms", "Black and White Forest", "Infernal Affairs 2", "Scar", etc. He also won the Hong Kong Film Awards Best Action Design Award for "October Siege". The martial arts dramas "Water Moon Cave" and "Legend of the Spirit Mirror" filmed in the mainland after 2000 also received good reputations.
"Peacekeeping Riot Squad" is the film debut of director Li Dachao. In addition to Wang Yibo, Huang Jingyu and Zhong Chuxi, there are also two popular movie stars Ou Hao and Zhu Yawen, plus Gu Jiacheng, Zhao Huahua, Yu Peishan There are many other small pieces of meat, and it is definitely a gun-filled masterpiece that will make your adrenaline burst.
"Peacekeeping Riot Squad" has received great attention, and theaters are also full of confidence in it. More than 30% of the film schedules account for it, which is enough to show that they attach great importance to it.
Now it has a box office of 242 million in 3 days of release. Judging from this, it is not a problem for "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" to break through the 1 billion mark at the box office.
02, "Nothing Can't Be Solved by Hot Pot" was released on May 1, with a box office of 42.366 million
"Nothing Can't Be Solved by Hot Pot" (hereinafter referred to as "Hot Pot") is the new work of director Ding Sheng, and is also Yang Mi's first attempt at a suspense comedy movie was a big breakthrough in her acting career.
"Hot Pot" is a black comedy-style suspense movie. Its main story line tells the story of four people who are sharing stolen goods in a warehouse backstage of a theater, but are accidentally involved in a murder case. Yao Ji, played by Yang Mi, is one of these four characters. There are also Yu Qian, Tian Yu, Yu Ailei, Li Jiuxiao and others shared her role.
The name Yaoji obviously represents the image of a promiscuous woman in mixed society. It is very different from the roles Yang Mi has played before, and it is also a big challenge for her.But with Yang Mi's acting skills, she can still control it easily, allowing us to see a different Yang Mi.
It can also be seen from the trailer that this is a "script-killing" movie, similar in style to "Man Jiang Hong". The main scene is the backstage of the theater, the prop is hot pot, and the main theme is "all villains + story reversal". Movies like
have extremely high requirements for the rigor and entertainment of the script, and also test the director's camera and editing abilities.
Ding Sheng is one of the few directors in the Mainland who specializes in "secret room" movies. In recent years, he has also made many indoor movies in the form of "stage dramas", such as "Police Story 2013". Back then, Jackie Chan felt free to make "Police Story" This IP was given to Ding Sheng because of his ability to direct single scene movies.
Judging from the feedback from the first-round audience, "Hot Pot" has received mixed reviews, and the box office has only reached 42.366 million since its release.
03, "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" was released on May 1, with a box office of 186 million
The Kowloon Walled City is a besieged city located in Kowloon City. In 1898, the British and the Qing government signed the "Expansion of Hong Kong Boundary Site" on the lease of the New Territories. Later, Kowloon Walled City was the jurisdiction of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, which was equivalent to the Consulate of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
After Japan surrendered in 1945, Kowloon Walled City became a "three no matter" zone, where all three religions and nine streams were based, with dense population and extremely poor sanitary conditions.
Until 1984, after China and Britain signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the two countries jointly decided to clean up and demolish the Walled City. In 1993, the Kowloon Walled City was demolished.
Because a group of explorers from Japan spent a week entering the Walled City and drawing a map of the Walled City before its demolition, many Hong Kong action movies will use the Kowloon Walled City as the setting for the story.
For example: the familiar "Chasing the Dragon" and "Ip Man: The Final Battle" both place the most important action scenes in the Kowloon Walled City; the explosion scene in Jackie Chan's action film "Crime" is during demolition The real-life shooting was completed in the former Kowloon Walled City. It is said that when Bruce Lee was young, he often had fights with people on the rooftop of Kowloon Walled City.
The various legends surrounding the Kowloon Walled City are fascinating. In 2011, Hong Kong cartoonist Szeto Cambridge launched a Jianghu comic called " Kowloon Walled ". Its style is similar to "Dragon Tiger Gate" and "Young and Dangerous" similar. "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" is adapted from this comic, so the characters and their characters in the film have a distinct comic style.
The story revolves around the young man in trouble Chen Luojun (played by Lin Feng) who accidentally breaks into the Kowloon Walled City while fleeing and gets acquainted with the powerful crocodiles such as Tornado and Big Boss.
According to feedback from audiences and film critics, the film has a lot of action scenes, and it has a strong sense of comics and excitement. The series of fights designed by Kenji Bangigaki are its biggest selling point.
The movie also has the unique violent temperament of Hong Kong-style gangster movies. The scale of its shots is quite large, and the shots of various heavy objects hitting the head, flying kicks, and over-the-shoulder throws are eye-catching.
But as far as the story is concerned, it is somewhat similar to "Tomorrow's War". It has selling points and characteristics but is small in scope. It still cannot escape the small-scale rules of today's Hong Kong movies.
In fact, in recent years, Hong Kong crime-themed films and "old people + Hong Kong-style criminal films" have made mainland audiences tired of viewing. The leading actors Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, and Simon Yam are all "elderly", and the younger Raymond Raymond has also become 45 years old.
Audiences want to see newcomers, hope for the future rise of Hong Kong films, and hope for breakthroughs in the future. The film's box office reached 186 million in three days of release.
04, "Journey Across the Moon" was released on May 1st, with a box office of 26.425 million
The combination of Zhang Zifeng + Hu Xianxu is the long-awaited CP by many people, and "Journey Across the Moon" is also the only one in this May Day release Romance movie.
Moreover, the movie is adapted from Chi Zijian's novel "Andante by Moonlight". It tells the story of a newlywed couple who live in two places due to work. They unexpectedly get a day off during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so they embark on a two-way journey. The content is very appropriate. .
Different from those pure love movies that "invent reality", the story of Chi Zijian's novel is interspersed with the growth history of Lin Xiushan (played by Zhang Zifeng) and Wang Rui (played by Hu Xianxu), a loving couple, for more than ten years. and the history of love, and also shows the living beings of the people at the bottom of society. Although it is plain, it reveals the bitterness of the working people in the warmth, and is full of the weight of the times.
Netizens often say that Zhang Zifeng and Hu Xianxu are the two actors with the best acting skills among the post-00s actors. Whether their collaboration can produce a good chemical reaction is what the audience is most looking forward to. The
movie has already had its premiere at the Beijing Film Festival, and most viewers gave positive reviews, saying that the movie is "humane", down-to-earth and not artificial.
Post-70s director Li Weiran has previously collaborated with movie stars such as Feng Shaofeng, Sun Honglei, Lin Chiling, Chen Kun, Zhou Xun, and William Chan, and has filmed films such as "Battle of Shama Town", " Order of the Samurai God ", "I Want to Be Good with You", etc. piece. Although
's Douban score is not high, he has rich creative experience. If this film is successful, I believe it will greatly improve his personal reputation. The film's box office is 26.425 million.
05, "Thelma and Louise" was released on May 1st, with a box office of 181 million
. From the added stiletto title, it can be seen that this is an "authentic" movie produced by Happy Mahua, and this time it is produced by a regular in Mahua movies. Jia Bing, who plays the funny villain, plays the leading role; in addition to Jia Bing, the starring list also includes "Happy Twist" Yu Yang, Li Jiaqi, Zhou Dayong and Zhao Benshan's favorite disciple Xiao Shenyang , all of whom are responsible for comedy.
The movie tells the story of a stingy Jia Youwei (played by Jia Bing) who was diagnosed with a terminal illness and only had ten days left to live. Seeing that his millions of savings were about to be wiped out, he decided to take his good brother with him. Sha Baihu (played by Xiao Shenyang), Xu Dali (played by Yu Yang) and Dong Jianfeng (played by Dong Baoshi) spent their money as much as they wanted, but unexpectedly experienced a new life.
From a story level, this is just like a "The Richest Man in Xihong City" type of cool story, and the setting of "spending money" is exactly the same. It’s just that the starring role has been changed from Shen Teng to Jia Bing. This concept was a box office hit 6 years ago, but it is no longer new now. The key depends on whether Jia Bing can "put new wine in old bottles" in new ways and support the box office with his personal charm. .
is different from those movies starring Mahua actors but not produced by Mahua. "Thelma and Louise" is a Mahua movie with "roots and roots"; the director Uzhina is also a member of Mahua and has participated in the drama version. "The Shameful Iron Fist" and "Li Cha's Aunt" are the backbone screenwriters in the team, and this film is her directorial debut, so it is very worth looking forward to.
The film's audience reputation is still good, with a box office of 181 million in three days of release.
06, "Howl's Moving Castle" was released on April 30, with a box office of 77.9 million
Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece "What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live" has received more than 750 million yuan in box office, with a Douban score of 7.7. Although it is a palace Hayao Miyazaki's film output is at a new low, but it is still sought after by fans. This shows that Hayao Miyazaki has a large fan base in the mainland. In addition to new films, mainland theaters are also willing to introduce Miyazaki's previous classic works.
For example: "My Neighbor Totoro" released in December 2018 took in a box office of 173 million yuan; "Spirited Away" released at the end of June 2019 also took in a box office of 488 million yuan; the remake of "The Sky" released on June 1st last year "City" also had a box office of 135 million yuan. "Howl's Moving Castle" has a Douban score of 9.1 and is also deeply loved by mainland movie fans.
In his works, Hayao Miyazaki always likes to cleverly combine Western magic and cyberpunk machinery to construct a bizarre and imaginary world, which is the most fascinating part. The moving castle design in the
film is the biggest highlight. The dilapidated steel house is equipped with four legs like insect thorax. Steam erupts when walking, giving it a full mechanical feel.
As the leader of Japanese animation, Hayao Miyazaki animation is popular among movie fans for its long production cycle, low output but high originality, and the story never repeats. This craftsmanship spirit is also worth learning.
Although most people have already seen this 20-year-old work, it still achieved good box office results, with a box office of 77.9 million in four days of release.
07, "Spy Play House Code: Shiro" was released on April 30, with a box office of 149 million
"Spy × Play House" is a comic created by Japanese cartoonist Tatsuya Endo in 2019. It was first published in the famous comic magazine " It was serialized on "Shōnen Jump+" and later published as a single volume by Shueisha. The animation of the same name will be launched in 2022, with a total of 2 seasons. The Douban score is as high as 8.9 points. It is called the "2022 animation ceiling" and is deeply loved by the post-90s and post-00s generations.
The story takes place in a fictional "Cold War" world, where countries maintain superficial peace, but are secretly intrigues and launching fierce intelligence wars.
The Cold War between the Eastern Kingdom "Ostania" and the Western Kingdom "Westalis" has lasted for more than ten years. The male protagonist codenamed "Dusk" Lloyd Forger is affiliated with the Western Intelligence Agency's "wise" East Division Elite.
In order to get close to Donovan Desmond, the villain who attempts to destroy the peace between the East and West, Folger must form a temporary family within a week and sneak into the aristocratic school where Desmond's son Damian is studying. Eden Academy, thereby infiltrating Desmond's family.
Folger found a girl with mind-reading superpowers Aniya from an orphanage and adopted her as his adopted daughter. He also hit it off with the female killer Joel Blair codenamed "Princess of Thorns" and formed a "pretend family" . They also adopted a big white dog that could predict the future and named it Bond .
These three people, who hid each other's true identities and had their own hidden agendas, came together to maintain world peace and performed a series of unexpected family comedies. Although the style of
's works is more female-oriented, it is also deeply loved by young animation fans. Both its comics and animations are extremely popular, and it is a Japanese animation work with outstanding achievements in recent years.
"Spy House Code: White" is a theatrical animation released last year. It tells the story of the Folger family embarking on their first "family trip". During the trip, Ania accidentally discovers a shocking thing that threatens world peace. A big conspiracy, in order to resolve the crisis, the "pretend family" stepped forward again to fight against the evil forces.
This is the first time that this series of works has been released in our mainland, and it has also received great attention and attracted a large number of audiences. Judging from the current box office situation, its prospects are very good, with the box office reaching 149 million in four days of release.
08. There is another animated movie that is relatively niche and has a limited number of films.
The annual "Pig Man Movie: Interstellar Action" will be released on May 1st, but it does not attract much attention. The box office is 18.076 million.
Ending: The May 1st box office exceeded 920 million, and the box office prospects are promising
The May 1st box office exceeded 920 million, and the release of 8 movies seemed very lively, but among them, "Pigman Movie: Interstellar Action" basically had no impact on the market What an impact. We might as well put it aside and compare and discuss the seven movies competing for the film.
"Peacekeeping Riot Squad" is definitely the movie with the highest expectations and the highest film schedule, accounting for nearly 30%. I haven't seen such a "domineering" movie in a long time, and because of its strong selling points, it has exceeded the 1 billion mark. Not big.
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" attracted a large number of Hong Kong film fans and film critics to the cinema.
It feels like an action movie with "lively fighting" and a decent story. It is similar to Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse's "Dragon Tiger Gate", but the old problems of Hong Kong movies' "small format" and older actors still exist. .
Whether "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", which has only 12.2% of the film schedule, can maintain its popularity, attract more viewers, and achieve a box office counterattack is still a question.
The interesting thing about Happy Twist movies is that the box office of a movie with a good reputation is easy to rise, while a movie with a poor reputation not only has poor box office performance, but is often criticized by the audience and classified as a bad movie.
"Thelma and Louise" has 20.2% of the film schedule. The "Happy Twist" brand still has box office appeal, but the final result depends on the movie's reputation.
"Nothing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot" is a "script-killing" movie, and its success depends on whether the story can be told well. Judging from the current reputation, audience reviews are mixed, and the box office is weak.
"Journey Across the Moon" is a romance film, and the collaboration between Zhang Zifeng and Hu Xianxu is highly anticipated. With Chi Zijian's novel as a guarantee, the story should not be bad. The audience's reputation at the Beijing Film Festival premiere is also good, but the proportion of films in the schedule is only 5.5%. Although the film has great potential, judging from the current box office, the probability of counterattack Not big.
Although "Howl's Moving Castle" is a Miyazaki classic, it is already an old film. Most people have already seen it, and the box office is estimated to not exceed 200 million.
"Spy House Codename: White" accounts for 14.2% of the film schedule. Theaters are very confident in it, but this IP is relatively niche. Now the box office has reached 149 million, which is already a pretty good result.
Compared with the same period last year, although there are not so many May Day movies this year (there were 19 movies last year), they cover a variety of genres such as comedy, action, romance, history, animation, etc. The audience has a lot of room for choice, and we can see that our movies are developing in a good direction.
believes that these movies will be able to deliver a satisfactory report card in the May Day period.
(Movie Rotten Tomatoes Editorial Department: Hot-Blooded Heart)
