Maoyan Professional Edition data shows that as of 21:56 on October 7, the 2024 National Day season (10.1-10.7) ended with 2.1 billion, with a total of 51.985 million moviegoers and a total of 3.23 million screenings. The movie "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death" became the Nat

Maoyan Professional Edition data shows that as of 21:56 on October 7, the 2024 National Day season (10.1-10.7) ended with 2.1 billion, with a total of 51.985 million moviegoers and a total of 3.23 million screenings. The movie " Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death " became the National Day box office champion with a box office of 803 million yuan.

The box office hit a record on National Day

The types and numbers of films released during the National Day holiday this year are rich and diverse, covering action, war, crime, disaster, science fiction, comedy, animation, song and dance, drama, etc. Several films performed well in the pre-sale stage. The film has maintained its lead even after its release. During the period, a total of 5 films exceeded 100 million yuan, and the number of films exceeding 100 million yuan was the same as last year, tied for the most in history. Beijing ranked second on the National Day city box office list with a box office revenue of 84.356 million yuan.

During the entire period, the box office champion was "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death". The film's box office exceeded 100 million for six consecutive days, with a cumulative box office of 803 million; the second and third places were " Road to Fire " and "749 Bureau" ", the box office during the period exceeded 350 million. Among them, "Road to the Fire" achieved overtake on the last day of the period and became the runner-up at the box office during the period; the fourth was "Panda Project", with a cumulative box office exceeding 214 million; the fifth was " crisis route " has a cumulative box office of over 168 million.

A Chinese movie audience satisfaction survey showed that the satisfaction score for the National Day movie was 83.3 points, an increase of 0.5 points compared with the same period last year. Among the eight films in the satisfaction survey, "Volunteers: War of Life and Death" topped the list with a high satisfaction score of 86.0, and "Road to Fire", "Panda Project" and " Only Green " had a satisfaction rating of over 83 point. The scheduled films bring together three generations of directors and actors, old, middle and young. There are a large number of new films with diverse themes and types, providing the audience with a sincere movie-watching feast during the holidays.

The box office on October 1, the National Day holiday, exceeded 494 million, which was the highest single-day box office performance after the Spring Festival this year. It was also the highest single-day box office performance during the National Day holiday in the past three years. The strong box office performance once again verified the return of consumer demand for movie viewing and market vitality. This year's National Day box office results will further enhance the confidence of the domestic film market.

Beijing-made masterpieces Box office and word-of-mouth success

Among the 10 new films debuting during the National Day holiday this year, 4 are produced in Beijing, namely "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death", "Only This Green", "749 Bureau" and " Hot Hits" "Good Guy ", Beijing's power continues to shine on China's screens. Among them, "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death" became the box office champion during the National Day period, and "Only Green" became the word-of-mouth champion during the period.

"Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death", directed by Chen Kaige and starring Zhu Yilong, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Zifeng, Zhu Yawen, and Chen Feiyu, has topped the National Day single-day box office list for six consecutive days since October 2, and has firmly maintained its lead. Until the end of the period. As the second part of the "Volunteers" trilogy, "Volunteers: Battle of Life and Death" focuses on the Cheorwon Blockade during the Fifth Battle to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea. It is the first time that the battle has been panoramically shown on the big screen. The film reproduces the wisdom, courage, bravery and tenacity of the volunteers. The war scenes are grand and fierce, the various close combats are tense and breathtaking, and the various unexpected tactics are amazing. The family ties, comrades-in-arms ties, and feelings about home and country in the film are simple and moving, earning enough tears from the audience. At present, the film's box office trend is stable, and the final box office is expected to exceed 1.4 billion yuan.

The film "Only Green", which was born out of the dance drama of the same name, is directed by Zhou Liya and Han Zhen. It takes the audience to "enter" "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" from a new perspective and immersively experience the beauty of Chinese landscapes, paintings, and dances. The film uses dance to show the charm and grace of famous paintings handed down from ancient times, and dance moves such as "Green Waist" mesmerized the audience; the painter Ximeng is full of spirit and burns his life for a scroll of painting, which moves people deeply; the film also shows seal cutting, Traditional skills such as ink making, pen making, silk weaving, and painting.

A netizen commented that the dance drama "Only Green" is hard to get a ticket for. The significance of adapting the dance drama into a movie is to "allow the classical, beautiful and elegant art form of dance poetry and drama to be presented in detail at a double-digit price and at close range." The experience flies into the homes of ordinary people and fulfills the function of culturally nourishing people without any intention. Film is an art for the masses. Thank you for bringing Qianli Jiangshan to the screen in more places and into everyone's heart." The film's current Douban score. As high as 8.0, driven by high reputation, the film's box office has declined for several consecutive days. As of October 7, the cumulative box office has exceeded 32 million yuan, and the final box office is expected to exceed 50 million yuan.

Niche films can also gain favor.

The cancellation of the Spring Festival file has reappeared in this year's National Day file. The film " Entering and Exiting Safe " directed by Liu Jiangjiang and the animated film " Pipiru and Lu Xixi: 309 Dark Room " based on Zheng Yuanjie's novel were announced to be withdrawn on October 3. The audience and the industry are already not surprised by this.

According to incomplete statistics, at least 16 films have been withdrawn this year, including key films such as " Mr. Red Carpet ", " Let's Shake the Sun Together " and "Nothing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot". Most people believe that withdrawing files is an act of "withdrawing if you can't beat them" and is a violation of the spirit of the contract. Judging from the market performance of re-releases of withdrawn films in the past, it is difficult for rescheduled films to gain audience approval.

"If you watch all eight live-action movies in the National Day schedule, you will see three Xiao Yang, three Jia Bing, two Xin Baiqing, two Zhang Zifeng, two Guo Xiaodong, two Yang Haoyu..." This is a netizen's summary Ridicule after the National Day film’s starring cast. Different works of the same actor were released at the same time, and they were "favored" repeatedly. Although there is some coincidence, it also shows that the number of outstanding and popular actors is limited, and the popular movies are clustered together. In fact, this year's National Day schedule got off to a hot start, with the box office on the first day approaching 500 million yuan. Unfortunately, this momentum was not maintained in the next six days, and the huge market potential of the schedule was not fully tapped. Filmmakers should fully sum up their experiences and lessons, arrange their troops more rationally in the next big period, and more importantly, use more high-quality works to meet the needs of the audience in longer-term creation.

There is no shortage of outstanding filmmakers and excellent works in Chinese movies. The National Day release of "Only Green" has a small success and a continuous decline in box office, which shows that the audience will not let down good works. Another documentary film "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru", which has been released for more than a month, still has great stamina. During the fiercely competitive National Day period, the film's box office has quietly climbed, and it has become one of the top ten box office documentary films in Chinese theaters. "Only Green" and "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" are both niche films that the market has not been optimistic about before. The former is an innovative exploration of film adaptations of dance dramas. However, in the popular period with many blockbusters, both films can win the favor of the audience with their outstanding quality. , achieving a double harvest of word-of-mouth and box office, which shows the strong market demand for diverse and high-quality works.

Source: Beijing Daily Client