With Xu Zheng's appeal, "Retrograde Life" is definitely the seed to win the box office championship this summer.
And in the starring list, we saw another familiar figure, Jia Bing.
beat Louis Koo on May Day, Andy Lau on Dragon Boat Festival, and the new film is aiming to win the summer championship!
2024 will undoubtedly be Jia Bing’s most productive year, and more importantly, the former king of bad movies has become a box office star.
Although Jia Bing has a good reputation with the audience, it must be said that Jia Bing has a high rate of bad movies, such as "", "Hello Brother", "Can You Don't Leave Me", etc., and even transformed in recent years Filmed on the Internet, "Beasts of the Northeast", "Unfortunately" and so on are basically bad copycat movies that are gaining popularity.
The box office of the movie starring in it was also terrible.
The final box office of "Let's Play" in 2023 was only 417,000.
But 2024 can be called the year of inexplicable sales of comedy films. In almost every prime time period, regardless of the quality, the box office of comedy films always soars. The Spring Festival release of Jia Ling's "Hot and Spicy" has polarized reputations, which does not hinder the movie. The box office hit 3.46 billion, and with the addition of Shen Teng's "Flying Life 2", the box office exceeded 3.398 billion, and the Spring Festival has become a world of comedy films.
This kind of sketch comedy can be said to be very popular, and finally it was Jia Bing's turn.
Jia Bing's " Thelma and Louise " in the May 1st episode had the lowest Douban rating, but it beat the highest-rated " Kowloon Walled City ". In the end, "Thelma and Louise" had a box office of over 770 million, and "Thelma and Louise " had a box office of over 770 million. The box office of "Kowloon Walled City" stopped at 678 million. Regardless of the audience popularity of Jia Bing and Louis Koo, or the cost and production level of the two films, "Kowloon Walled City" is the winner.
Unfortunately, the box office is the other way around.
The same was true for the Dragon Boat Festival that just passed!
" I don't want to be friends with you " starring Jia Bing also has a low reputation among the new films in the schedule, but "The Negotiator" starring Andy Lau as a guest star scored 7.4 on Douban, which is regarded as the most popular film in the Dragon Boat Festival, but " "I Don't Want to Be Friends with You" won the Dragon Boat Festival, and its cumulative box office has exceeded 111 million. Andy Lau's new film has not yet exceeded 100 million.
Jia Bing wins again! It actually won the box office championship for two consecutive prime time periods. This kind of achievement is rare.
If nothing goes wrong, Jia Bing will set a record of winning the championship for three consecutive prime time periods.
"Retrograde Life" is written, directed and starred by Xu Zheng, starring Jia Bing, Xin Zhilei, Wang Xiao and other stars.
The movie is adapted from the novel of the same name. It tells the story of Gao Zhilei, played by Xu Zheng, who was once a high-spirited executive of a large factory. However, middle-aged unemployment turned this proud man into a scrap of society and started a takeaway that he despised. rider.
also saw the various aspects of life in the eyes of takeaway riders.
The first promotional video of the movie features Xu Zheng and Jia Bing. Xu Zheng's "囧Mom" can be regarded as the work that Jia Bing established in the film industry. Naturally, Jia Bing will also come to support this time. After all, "Retrograde Life" is Xu Zheng's turn. A key work.
After "囧Mom", Xu Zheng continued to be controversial, and there was no real hit movie again.
Xu Zheng and Shen Teng are both the kings of mainland comedies, but now Xu Zheng is far behind Shen Teng at the box office. Even blockbusters like "Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant" have been blocked by Shen Teng. However, Xu Zheng has a huge advantage, That is, there is no rival for realistic themes.
2018's " I am not the god of medicine " is the first Chinese-language film to break 9 points on Douban in more than 10 years.
What's interesting is that "I'm Not the God of Medicine" was also released in the summer season that year. Xu Zheng returned to the summer season after 6 years. It is also a realistic comedy film that reflects the common people at the bottom. "Retrograde Life" naturally aims to be the summer box office champion. strength.
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If "Retrograde Life" does well at the box office in the summer, it means that Jia Bing has a chance to become the next Shen Teng.
Currently, the box office of Jia Bing's personal works has exceeded 9.3 billion. Of course, most of them are obtained by accident. There are not many real starring movies, but with "Thelma and Louise" Jia Bing proved his ability to handle the box office. In addition, " "Retrograde Life", Jia Bing's personal box office is expected to exceed 10 billion.
will definitely have more starring works in the future.
also meets the film company's urgent goal of creating the next Shen Teng. One of the production companies of "Thelma and Louise" is Kaixinmahua. In recent years, Kaixinmahua has been looking for the next Shen Teng, and even used Shen Teng to win over Shen Teng. " The Shy Iron Fist ", " Li Cha's Aunt ", " Super Powerful Family ", " The Sun Never Sets Hotel ", etc. are all such works.
It is a pity that Allen, Huang Cailun and Wei Xiang all disappointed the audience.
Is there any hope for Jia Bing, who regards Shen Teng as his idol? It’s up to the audience to give the answer!