Chao News Client Editor Xu Guang
The May Day holiday is over, have you gone to the movies?
According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 13:00 on May 3, the total box office (including pre-sales) of the 2024 "May Day" new films has exceeded 1 billion yuan. " Peacekeeping Riot Squad ", " Thelma and Louise " and " Kowloon Walled City: The Siege " are currently among the top three at the box office (including pre-sales).
The "May Day" is a long holiday period after the Spring Festival and National Day. A total of 8 films are scheduled for the 2024 "May Day Film Festival", including "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", "Peacekeeping Riot Squad", " Spy House Codename: White ", " Howl's Moving Castle ", " No Things that a hot pot meal can't solve " "Thelma and Louise" " Journey Through the Moon " " The Pig Man Movie·Interstellar Action ". The film genres in the schedule cover action, comedy, animation, romance, suspense, crime and other categories.
It is worth noting that half way through the holidays, the popularity of new films in the "May Day" has become more obvious. So far, the box office revenue (including screenings and pre-sales) of the four movies "Peacekeepers", "Thelma and Louise", "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" and "Spy House Code: White" has exceeded 100 million.
"Peacekeeping Riot Squad", which has a strong fan base of Wang Yibo , is the first overseas peacekeeping-themed film in China. The film had high hopes before its release. At present, the film has won the single-day box office champion for two consecutive days, and it is very likely to become this year's "May Day" box office champion.
The comedy movie "Thelma and Louise" has received continuous praise before, and the audience bluntly said that it is "a comedy that will definitely make people laugh." The box office exceeded 100 million on the second day of release, and the box office exceeded 200 million on the third day of release. It has now risen to the second place in the "May Day" new film box office list.
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" is the only action crime movie in this year's "May Day". It is directed by Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Cheng Po-sui and stars powerful actors such as Louis Koo and Sammo Hung. At present, the film has been officially announced as being shortlisted for the official section of the "Midnight Screening" of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival. This is the first Chinese-language film to be shortlisted for this screening section in 11 years after "".
"Spy House Code: Shiro" is adapted from the popular IP of Japanese cartoonist Tatsuya Endo. The film does not have many viewing thresholds. It took in 63.02 million yuan on the first day of release, becoming a Labor Day animation in the history of mainland films. The film box office champion.
In recent years, the Chinese film market has experienced a strong recovery. Key schedules such as the 2023 summer season, 2024 New Year's Day, Spring Festival and Qingming Festival have all achieved significant growth, and have all set new box office records for the corresponding periods in Chinese film history. This is also an important background for this year's "May Day" box office to be optimistic.
Galaxy Securities believes that the pre-sale performance of several popular films in this year's "May Day" is relatively average. There are a large number of animated movies in the overlay period, and the film types are more favored by the new generation of young audiences. The "May Day" in 2024 is expected to continue the movie The market is recovering and the box office is expected to be in the range of 1.3-1.7 billion.
