According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 21:11 on May 5, the box office during the 2024 May 1st period (May 1st - May 5th) has exceeded 1.522 billion yuan, exceeding the 2023 May 1st box office (1.521 billion Yuan), and also entered the top three at the May Day box office in Chinese film history. It is worth mentioning that Shanghai once again leads the city box office list with an impressive record of more than 68 million yuan, significantly ahead of Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.
" Peacekeeping Riot Squad ", " Thelma and Louise " and " Kowloon Walled City: The Siege " are among the top three box office in the current period. Among them, "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" was officially released on May 1, and achieved a box office of over 100 million yuan on the first day. The cumulative box office has now exceeded 400 million yuan. Although the movie has a poor reputation, with a Douban score of only 5.6, which is the lowest among all new films on May Day, loyal fans of the two leading actors have contributed to good box office figures. Data shows that the film is deeply loved by female audiences, accounting for 71.4% of the audience, and the proportion of people watching the movie in groups is also relatively high, reaching 15.2%.
comedy movie "Thelma and Louise" was also officially released on May 1. The cumulative box office has reached 393 million yuan, and it topped the national box office on the third and fourth days of the schedule. As the only major comedy film in the May Day period this year, "Thelma and Louise" has obvious genre advantages, meeting the movie-going demand of "easy decompression" for large-time audiences, and its box office performance is particularly outstanding in the Northeast region. The
action movie "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" achieved a reverse box office decline for three consecutive days from May 2 to May 4. Not only did it rank second in the daily box office rankings on the 5th, it also surpassed the Japanese animated film " Spy Play House" Codename: Bai" became the third runner-up at the May Day box office this year, with a cumulative box office of 335 million yuan. The film is directed by Cheng Po-sui, a well-known director who won the 42nd China Hong Kong Film Awards, and stars Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Yan Xianqi, Raymond Lam, etc. It uses a hot-blooded comic style to create a new interpretation of the classic Hong Kong action film. "Fist to the flesh" and brotherly love, word-of-mouth and popularity have continued to increase after the release. Audiences who bought tickets on Taopiao Piao scored 9.5 points, and Douban fans scored 7.5 points. It is the most eye-catching "dark horse" film in this year's May Day, and is expected to receive good reviews. The "long tail" box office.
This year’s May Day holiday, a total of five new films have box office exceeding 100 million yuan. In addition to "Peacekeepers", "Thelma and Louise" and "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", two animated films imported from Japan - "Spy" Codename: White" and "Howl's Moving Castle " also received box office results of over 230 million yuan and 120 million yuan respectively during the period.
" Journey Through the Moon " and " Pigman Movie·Interstellar Action " have both exceeded 30 million yuan in box office. As romance and parent-child family fun movies, the two movies also have a relatively fixed audience. .
The suspense comedy film " Nothing Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot ", directed by Ding Sheng and starring Yang Mi, Yu Qian, Tian Yu, Yu Ailei, and Li Jiuxiao, was announced to be withdrawn on the last day of May Day. Although director Ding Sheng posted on Weibo that "the film is not over yet, we will meet again someday", the film's poor reputation makes its future prospects for re-release unclear.
Lighthouse Professional Data Analyst Chen Jin said that this year’s May Day box office is higher than the same period last year, and the market performance during the period is excellent; the overall supply of new films is rich in types, and the box office of many films exceeds expectations. “Good differentiation and richness satisfy different needs. The audience’s demand for watching movies is also a major reason why this year’s May Day program can achieve good results.” With the positive support of the May Day market performance, the 2024 national box office (including pre-sales) officially exceeded the 20 billion yuan mark on May 4. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Sun Jiayin)
