The new superhero "Eternals", released by Disney and produced by Marvel Studios, landed in Hong Kong theaters in North America on Wednesday, and was scheduled to screen more than 870 times in 61 theaters on the first day of the painting, with an average of 50 people per game. This origin hero film mobilized 44,000 spectators on the first day of Hong Kong, won 4.01 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, and won the single-day box office championship with an overwhelming advantage, becoming the absolute focus of the market. Among the films released this year, "Eternals" opened slightly higher than "Venom 2" three weeks ago (3.99 million Hong Kong dollars on the first day), after "Fast and Furious 9" (6 million Hong Kong dollars on the first day) on the holiday and "007: No Time to Die" (4.14 million Hong Kong dollars on the first day), which opened on the eve of the National Day, setting the third highest first-day record of the whole year. Starring Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Andonce, eternity tells the story of an ancient alien team that has been living in secret on Earth for thousands of years, and an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows and reunite against their oldest enemy, the Inhumans. It is initially estimated that the box office of the film will exceed HK$20 million in the first week of the film, which is very likely to rewrite the best opening record of the epidemic period of "007".
The volume of new films opened last week was low, causing the Hong Kong market to continue to decline, with the market only quoting HK$12.8 million in a single week, down 25% from the previous week. Sony's comic-action thriller Venom 2 won consecutive weekly titles, showing 60 theaters over the weekend, averaging 300 shows a day and dropping to 27 people. The film fell below HK$600,000 at the box office on Saturday and closed another HK$2.81 million over seven days of the week, down 55% from the previous week, and the trend is still not ideal. Nineteen days after its release, the cumulative box office of "Venom 2" in Hong Kong has reached HK$26.92 million, surpassing the recent sci-fi blockbuster Dune (HK$24.9 million), but still 20% behind the box office of the first "Venom" in the same period. "Venom 2" suffered a positive impact from "Eternals" on Wednesday, and the single-day box office has fallen below HK$100,000; according to the current momentum, its final landing in Hong Kong may have no hope of impacting HK$30 million. The film has not yet been released on the mainland market, but it has now grossed more than $400 million worldwide.
The globally released secret agent action film "007: No Time to Die" remained in 51 theaters over the weekend, showing an average of 190 shows per day, and the average performance was not as good as "Venom 2". The sequel, which featured Daniel Craig as "Bond" for the last time, grossed another HK$2.34 million over seven days this week, down 38% from the previous week and narrowing the gap with Venom 2 to less than HK$500,000. Five weeks after its release, the cumulative box office of "No Time to Die" in Hong Kong has reached HK$52.28 million, which is currently second only to the Marvel movie "Shangqi" (HK$63.31 million), and is temporarily ranked second in hong Kong's annual box office. So far, "No Time to Die" has raised the record of the original series of "007 Ghost Party" (HK$40.35 million) to more than HK$10 million. According to the current momentum, its final landing point will hit more than HK54 million. The film landed on China's mainland market last Friday, and its global cumulative box office has exceeded 600 million US dollars.
Disney's new animated film "Heavenly Magic Machine" was screened in 57 theaters the following weekend with an average of 230 performances per day, with an average attendance of nearly 40 people, and continued to receive family visitors. The original animation produced by 20th Century Pictures grossed more than HK$600,000 on Sunday, and also counterattacked "Venom 2" to win the single-day box office title, which is also an inspirational trend. This cg animation received another HK$2 million at the box office in seven days the following week, which was basically the same as the first week of the opening of the painting, and the trend was also quite good. 11 days after its release, the film, directed by Sarah Smith, has grossed HK$4.05 million at the Hong Kong box office. The film was also hit hard by "Eternals" on Wednesday, but if it can return to the blood at the weekend, its final results are still expected to impact HK$5 million.
The Japanese film "Masquerade Night", released by Anle, was screened in 180 theaters the following weekend, with an average of 26 people. Starring Takuya Kimura and Masami Nagasawa, the sequel grossed HK$1.44 million in the seven days after its opening, down 13% from its first week and still ranked fourth in the weekly box office. Based on Keigo Higashino's "Masquerade" series of novels, the sequel has grossed HK$3.19 million in the two weeks of its release in Hong Kong, still not matching the first week of box office for its predecessor, Masquerade Hotel.
Three new Chinese films were drawn last weekend, and Wong Kwok Fai's crime mystery film "First-class Quality Control" was screened in about 180 theaters in the first weekend, with an average of 30 people recording a slow-heat performance. Starring Tam Yiu-man, Fang Zhongxin and other acting schools, the work received nearly ONE million Hong Kong dollars in the four days of hong Kong opening, and the cumulative box office included in the on-demand screening has reached 1.16 million Hong Kong dollars, which is the best new film last week. This film is Wong Kwok Fai's directorial debut, telling the story of Lei Youhui, one of the partners of ck Law Firm, who assisted Ho Law Firm newcomer Ho Xueming to sink the injustice of Li Yifeng, with a more significant Style of Hong Kong works. The film landed on the mainland's three major video broadcast platforms on October 8. The romantic film "Mada Lena", directed by Macao director Chen Yali, opened with more than 100 screenings every day and received HK$415,000 in four days, failing to squeeze into the top 10 weekends. The domestic disaster film "Peak Explosion" released by the Emperor only received HK$34,000 in the four days of painting, which was not as good as the third week of release of "My Father and Me", which has exceeded HK$900,000 at the cumulative box office.
Among other old films, Warner's sci-fi film "Dune" closed nearly HK$542,000 this week, down 13% from the previous week, and the trend is extremely outstanding, with a cumulative box office of HK$24.92 million in the 46 days of release, and is about to break through the 25 million mark. The horror sequel "Moonlight Panic: Killing" released globally received another HK$460,000 the next seven days, a 42% drop from the opening weekend and a retreat to the ninth place in the weekend list. Two weeks after its release, the film grossed only HK$1.26 million at the Hong Kong box office, not as good as its predecessor three years ago. Marvel's old film "Shangqi" fell out of the top ten of the weekend, and the cumulative box office has reached 63.31 million Hong Kong dollars, successfully surpassing the marvel universe's other origin work "Black Panther".
Among other new films, Edgar Wright's new film "Soho District Horror Night" landed in Hong Kong in North America last week, screening 170 times a day on the opening weekend, and only recorded a weak performance of 26 people per game. The thriller, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Matt Smith and Tomasin MacKenzie, grossed just HK$870,000 in its first four days, missing the top five of the weekend charts. Another thriller, "Antlers", was also screened 120 times a day on the opening weekend, and only received HK$430,000 at the box office in four days, barely squeezing into the top ten of the weekly box office.
(Note: Unless otherwise specified, the box office units in this article are all in Hong Kong dollars.)