's "May 1st Movie" starts today, with a total of 8 new films released, covering action, suspense, comedy, animation, love and other themes. According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 21:00 on May 1, the total box office of the 2024 "May Day" movie (including screenings and pre-sales) has exceeded 600 million yuan. The box office on the first day has exceeded 315 million yuan, exceeding the 314.9 million yuan box office on the first day of May Day in 2023.
reporters noticed that "Peacekeeping Riot Squad", " Kowloon Walled City: The Siege " and " Spy Play House Codename: White " are temporarily among the top three in total box office.
Two high-octane action movies are the first choice in the May 1st slot
"Explosive from beginning to end", and "Fighting from beginning to end"
In terms of action films, "Peacekeepers" and "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" are both known for their tension and excitement The plot and strong cast attracted a large audience.
Among them, "Peacekeeping Riot Squad" stars Huang Jingyu, Wang Yibo and others, telling the heroic deeds of Chinese peacekeeping police. The film's exciting explosion scenes brought the audience a thrilling screen experience. Among them, the scene in which an armored vehicle was blown over by a rocket also made the former peacekeeping police empathize with it. "The scene of the armored vehicle being attacked in the mission area is still vivid in my mind." In addition to the 360-degree roll of the armored vehicle, dangerous scenes such as houses and water explosions are also thrilling. The strong visual impact also caused the audience to exclaim frequently, "My heart rate exceeded 100 times several times." "When I came here, I thought it was just a fight from beginning to end, but I didn't expect it. It also exploded all the way to the end, it was so shocking!”
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" starring Louis Koo and Raymond Lam tells the story of a young man in trouble, Chen Luojun (played by Raymond Lam), who accidentally breaks into the Kowloon Walled City and regains stability with the help of the speaker "Tornado" (played by Louis Koo). Life, and the friendship between brothers is gained here, but unexpectedly they are involved in a high-octane story of gangs taking over the village, and everyone standing up to defend the family village to the death. The film has been on the roadshow in Nanjing for the past two days and received a lot of applause. The film's first-day box office plus box office box office total has exceeded 110 million.
It is worth mentioning that "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" has previously been shortlisted for the official "Midnight Screening" section of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival. After its release, it was praised by the audience as "a masterpiece that brings Hong Kong kung fu movies to new heights." The action scenes of the film are not only quite explosive, but also almost from the beginning to the end. It is a completely enjoyable and popular film. In order to present the passionate and hard-core gangster past, the film has assembled a group of treasured actors: Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Yan Xianqi, and Huang Debin meet the new talents Raymond Lam, Liu Junqian, Wu Yunlong, Hu Hutong, Zhang Wenjie, and the Academy Award-winning team has reunited for the third time. Directed by Cheng Baorui, winner of the Best Director at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards.
director Cheng Baorui said bluntly that the action in this film is "more real than real, like watching a Hong Kong comic", which clearly explains the core characteristics of the film's action scenes. In the film, whether it is "Tornado" (played by Louis Koo) holding a cigarette, Chen Luojun (played by Raymond Lam) being beaten into an iron flower cage, or the evil force Wang Jiu's invulnerable "magic skill", all the characters in the film show the comic sense. Setting and action design. The reporter also noticed that the action director of this movie was not Sammo Hung who performed in the film, but was in " Rurouni Kenshin ", " Shinjuku Incident ", " Fury: Serious Case ", "" Tanigaki Kenji, who served as the action director in films such as "The Evil Can Be Righteous " and " Demon Cat ", also brought Japanese manga style to the wild fighting style of the film.
ip adaptation once again made a splash
The two cartoons were loved by fans
In addition, the comedy " Thelma and Louise " and the suspense comedy " There is nothing a hot pot can't solve " brought relaxation to the audience. A pleasant viewing experience. Among them, "Nothing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot" stars Yang Mi. The promotional video of the film has attracted much attention on major social software.
In terms of romance films, "Journey Across the Moon" became the only romance-themed film during the May Day period. The film mainly targets young audiences and audiences in lower-tier cities. With its warm and touching storyline, it has won the attention and love of many audiences.
In addition, two movies adapted from Japanese animation, "Spy House Codename: Shiro" and " Pigman Movie·Interstellar Action ", have also attracted much attention. Among them, "Spy House Codename: Bai" has a good IP foundation, and its unique plot and sophisticated production have won the love of a large number of fans. The Chinese comic "Pigman: The Movie: Interstellar Action" has become the first choice of many family viewers with its cute characters and entertaining and educational storyline.
Overall, this year’s May Day movie market is diversified and enriched. Different types of movies have their own audience groups and market shares, providing audiences with more choices. At the same time, major films have also put a lot of effort into marketing strategies, attracting audience attention in advance through screenings, pre-sales, etc., laying a solid foundation for box office results.
Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Kong Xiaoping
proofreader Xu Heng
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