(CCTV Finance "Economic Information Broadcast") Starting from November 24, major theaters across the country will enter the Lunar New Year film schedule. There are more than 70 new Lunar New Year films this year, with the number of releases hitting a five-year high. Domestic new films account for 80%. The diverse genres give audiences more choices.
Reporters visited several theaters near the East Third Ring Road in Beijing. Every theater was crowded with audiences. The new films "The Third Squad" and "Detective Conan" which were released just a day or two ago became the first choice of the audience. The person in charge of a cinema in Shuangjing area of Beijing said that the number of moviegoers here today (17th) reached more than 2,000.
reporters learned that many viewers are also looking forward to some new films that have not yet been released. For example, "Twinkle Twinkle Star", which will be released on December 30, has already exceeded 247 million yuan in pre-sale box office.
Yin Tengyu, senior analyst at Maoyan Research Institute: There are more than 70 films released in the Lunar New Year period. The box office performance of domestic films in this year's Lunar New Year period is much better than that of imported films.
A movie data platform shows that as of 12 noon on December 17, this year’s Lunar New Year box office has reached 2.337 billion yuan (including pre-sale box office), the number of moviegoers has exceeded 57 million, and the total box office for the year has reached 52.757 billion yuan.
Rao Shuguang, President of the Chinese Film Critics Society: With the successive releases of Lunar New Year films, I estimate that the total box office of the Chinese film market in 2023 is expected to hit 55 billion yuan.
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