Jimu News Reporter Rong Yu
Intern Liu Jia
The much-anticipated Spring Festival will be officially launched on February 10. However, in the month before the Spring Festival, the film market seems to have stayed away from the spotlight, and few people are paying attention to it. . Therefore, many people in the industry did not notice that on January 16, the domestic comedy movie "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" "The box office quietly exceeded the 800 million mark, steadily sprinting towards the next "big goal" of 1 billion.
As the biggest "dark horse" on New Year's Day in 2024, "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" is directed by Dong Runnian and co-starred by Dapeng and Baike, two "first generation comedians of the Internet". ", with its exquisite story structure and unconventional comedy performance, it expresses the inner thoughts of countless "workers". The film quickly received "tap water" support from the audience through word-of-mouth, and was strongly recommended by netizens as " A must-see movie for all mid- to high-level executives and above in 'big factories'."
As of January 16, "The annual meeting cannot be stopped!" "In addition to earning a high box office of 800 million+, it has also been evaluated as "the best comedy movie in the past five years." At the same time, the film's rating on Douban has also increased from 8.1 points in the first week of release to the current 8.2 points, and its reputation exceeds that of all new films in the same period.
It is worth mentioning that "The annual meeting cannot be stopped!" " has now won the single-day box office championship for 16 consecutive days, strongly leading the January movie market. If nothing unexpected happens, it will continue to "dominate" movie theaters before the Spring Festival. According to big data predictions, the film's final box office is expected to hit 1.2 billion. Dapeng and Baike won the prize this time by relying on their "old business" of comedy.
(Picture source: public information from the film company)
(Source: Jimu News)