On the afternoon of August 21, according to Maoyan Professional Edition, the total box office (including pre-sales) for the 2024 summer season (June 1 to August 31) exceeded 10.5 billion yuan. Jiupai News noticed that as of 16:34 on the 21st, the 2024 summer box office reached 1

Jiupai News noticed that as of 16:34 on the 21st, the 2024 summer box office reached 10.516 billion yuan, and the global box office in 2024 has reached 17.049 billion US dollars.

Among them, among the top ten global movie box office rankings in 2024, 3 domestic movies " Hot and Spicy ", " Speeding Life 2" and " Catch a Baby " respectively sold US$498 million, US$482 million, and US$436 million. The U.S. dollar box office ranks 7th, 8th, and 9th on the global movie box office list.

Excluding the movie "Catch a Baby", "Hot and Furious" and "Flying Life 2", which performed strongly at the box office, are all Spring Festival movies. Looking at the summer movies in 2024, excluding "Catch a Baby" with a box office of 3.1 billion yuan, " silently kills " with a box office of 1.3 billion yuan, and " There is a Commissary in the Cloud " with a box office of 490 million yuan, the rest of the domestically produced movies The movie box office is all 300 million or less.

According to statistics from the National Film Administration, the total box office of movies last summer (June 1 to August 31) was 20.619 billion yuan, with 505 million moviegoers, and domestic films accounted for 87.58% of the box office market, both setting new records. record. Compared with last year, this year’s summer box office was slightly bleak.

In this regard, well-known film critic and writer Chen Linggu explained the reasons for his analysis to Jiupai News. He said that the cost of watching movies is increasing, while the sense of gain is decreasing. Compared with the two aspects, watching movies is no longer the first choice for entertainment.

"Catch a Baby" movie box office exceeded 3.1 billion poster. Picture/"Catch a Baby" official Weibo

Chen Linggu said that under the actual circumstances of this year's extremely hot weather and high movie ticket prices, viewers who want to go to the theater must go to the theater to watch works that "if you don't watch it, you will lose", but this summer There is currently no such domestic film that can carry the spotlight.

"Good movies are charming. From the director to the story to the actors, they will form a strong aura that makes people involuntarily attracted. Such movies must be grand, with themes, patterns, and stories that cannot be conveyed by other image media. You must have a complete experience in the cinema; such a movie must also be universal, the perspective and feelings may be different, but people of different ages and genders can be touched; such a movie must also be innovative in production and expression The method will trigger discussions inside and outside the industry, making the film's halo more and more dazzling. If it cannot meet these standards, there are too many alternative entertainment methods."

Chen Linggu explained that although the unique experience of movies is unmatched by other media, in recent years, short videos have made viewing habits more and more fragmented. Like movies, domestic dramas that are traditional long videos have achieved a great level of creation in the past ten years. Improve, there are episodes worth watching almost every month.

"For the ticket price of two movies, you can buy a one-year video membership. Wouldn't it be nice to lie in an air-conditioned room and watch dramas in the summer? (The film industry is bustling) The key is to have works that are sincerely devoted to creation, and also have With financial support, the threshold for creation seems to be high, but judging from the birth of too many bad movies, the circle is too chaotic, there are too many grassroots teams, and there are very few creative talents with a general style.”

Jiupai News reporter Zhou Yuhe

Editor Gu Zixuan Wu Di

[Source: Jiupai News]