According to Beacon Professional Edition data, as of 18:00 on August 30, the total box office (including pre-sales) for the 2024 summer season (June to August) has exceeded 11.5 billion! The top 5 box office lists for the current period are "Catch a Baby", "Silent Kill", "Alien",

Lighthouse Professional Edition data shows that as of 18:00 on August 30, the total box office (including pre-sales) for the 2024 summer season (June to August) has exceeded 11.5 billion! The top 5 box office lists for the current period are " Catch a Baby ", " Silent Kill ", " Alien: Death Ship ", " There's a Shop in the Clouds ", " Deadpool and Wolverine ".

Lighthouse Professional Data Analyst Chen Jin analyzed that the summer film supply is relatively sufficient, and the subject types are also more diversified. There are 139 films released, which is the same as the final number of films released in the summer season last year, including There are 50 feature films, 26 cartoons, 10 documentaries, and more than 5 comedies, action films, crime films, and romance films. The genres are more diverse and meet the needs of different audience groups. Among them, comedy films have the best performance with a box office of more than 4 billion, which is much higher than the box office of summer comedy films in 2023. It also continues the success of comedy films such as " Hot and Spicy ", " Speeding Life 2" and " Article 20 " With outstanding performance in popular schedules, the box office in 2024 has now exceeded 33.2 billion, with domestic live-action comedies taking the top four spots.

At the same time, the scale of screenings continues to expand. Major theaters across the country are actively responding to market demand. According to Beacon Professional Edition data, as of August 30, more than 38 million movies have been screened in the 2024 summer season, a year-on-year increase of 10%, setting a new record for the same period in the history of the summer season. At the same time, the average ticket price is 41.0 Yuan remained stable, slightly increasing by 0.1 Yuan compared with 40.9 Yuan in the same period last year.

In terms of audience composition, this summer season also showed diversified characteristics. The proportion of young viewers has rebounded. Young viewers aged 25 and under accounted for 22.2%, significantly higher than the 21.1% of last summer's summer season. This has stopped the rapid decline trend for many years. "A Commissary" currently ranks third at the box office during the summer season. More than half of the film's audience is under the age of 25. It is also the film with the highest proportion of young audiences among the films that have exceeded 100 million in 2024.

It is worth mentioning that the proportion of female viewers is still relatively prominent, close to 60%. It also continues the more prominent feature of female viewers in popular shows such as the Spring Festival and summer shows. "Catch a Baby" is temporarily ranked among the top three summer shows. "Silent Kill" and "There's a Canteen in the Clouds" both have female audiences exceeding 60%. In addition, the demand for family viewing has increased significantly, with the proportion of viewers over 40 years old reaching 17.3%, significantly higher than the 15.9% of last year's summer season, and continuing the growth momentum for many years.

From the perspective of city box office distribution, the box office share of first-tier cities and fourth-tier cities increased slightly. The first-tier cities accounted for 17.6% of the box office respectively, which was a slight increase compared with 17.2% in the same period last year. " Inside Out 2" " "Stop and Go " and "Retrograde Life" performed more prominently in first-tier cities, while "There is a Shop in the Clouds", "Silent Kill", "White Snake: The Floating Life" and "Catch Baby" performed more prominently in fourth-tier cities.

Overall, North China and Northeast China performed more prominently this summer. For example, the box office rankings of cities such as Dalian, Harbin, Changchun, Tianjin, and Shenyang increased compared with the same period last year. Shanghai continues to lead the national city box office rankings, and its lead has expanded compared to last year's summer season.

Lighthouse Professional Edition data shows that as of 18:00 on August 30, the total box office (including pre-sales) for the 2024 summer season (June to August) has exceeded 11.5 billion! The top 5 box office lists for the current period are " Catch a Baby ", " Silent Kill ", " Alien: Death Ship ", " There's a Shop in the Clouds ", " Deadpool and Wolverine ".

Lighthouse Professional Data Analyst Chen Jin analyzed that the summer film supply is relatively sufficient, and the subject types are also more diversified. There are 139 films released, which is the same as the final number of films released in the summer season last year, including There are 50 feature films, 26 cartoons, 10 documentaries, and more than 5 comedies, action films, crime films, and romance films. The genres are more diverse and meet the needs of different audience groups. Among them, comedy films have the best performance with a box office of more than 4 billion, which is much higher than the box office of summer comedy films in 2023. It also continues the success of comedy films such as " Hot and Spicy ", " Speeding Life 2" and " Article 20 " With outstanding performance in popular schedules, the box office in 2024 has now exceeded 33.2 billion, with domestic live-action comedies taking the top four spots.

At the same time, the scale of screenings continues to expand. Major theaters across the country are actively responding to market demand. According to Beacon Professional Edition data, as of August 30, more than 38 million movies have been screened in the 2024 summer season, a year-on-year increase of 10%, setting a new record for the same period in the history of the summer season. At the same time, the average ticket price is 41.0 Yuan remained stable, slightly increasing by 0.1 Yuan compared with 40.9 Yuan in the same period last year.

In terms of audience composition, this summer season also showed diversified characteristics. The proportion of young viewers has rebounded. Young viewers aged 25 and under accounted for 22.2%, significantly higher than the 21.1% of last summer's summer season. This has stopped the rapid decline trend for many years. "A Commissary" currently ranks third at the box office during the summer season. More than half of the film's audience is under the age of 25. It is also the film with the highest proportion of young audiences among the films that have exceeded 100 million in 2024.

It is worth mentioning that the proportion of female viewers is still relatively prominent, close to 60%. It also continues the more prominent feature of female viewers in popular shows such as the Spring Festival and summer shows. "Catch a Baby" is temporarily ranked among the top three summer shows. "Silent Kill" and "There's a Canteen in the Clouds" both have female audiences exceeding 60%. In addition, the demand for family viewing has increased significantly, with the proportion of viewers over 40 years old reaching 17.3%, significantly higher than the 15.9% of last year's summer season, and continuing the growth momentum for many years.

From the perspective of city box office distribution, the box office share of first-tier cities and fourth-tier cities increased slightly. The first-tier cities accounted for 17.6% of the box office respectively, which was a slight increase compared with 17.2% in the same period last year. " Inside Out 2" " "Stop and Go " and "Retrograde Life" performed more prominently in first-tier cities, while "There is a Shop in the Clouds", "Silent Kill", "White Snake: The Floating Life" and "Catch Baby" performed more prominently in fourth-tier cities.

Overall, North China and Northeast China performed more prominently this summer. For example, the box office rankings of cities such as Dalian, Harbin, Changchun, Tianjin, and Shenyang increased compared with the same period last year. Shanghai continues to lead the national city box office rankings, and its lead has expanded compared to last year's summer season.