February 17th is a very happy day for Hollywood fans in mainland China
Two Hollywood blockbusters, "Uncharted" and "New Batman", announced the mainland finale time on the 17th, of which "Uncharted" was released on White Day on March 14, and "New Batman" was released on Friday, March 18
Both blockbusters are super IP plus high-cost special effects blockbusters, and they are also real hollywood new films
In 2021, Hollywood blockbusters performed dismal in the mainland, and the first round of Hollywood offensive in 2022 came
Leaving aside the special 2020, 2021 should be hollywood's worst performance in the mainland market, and in 2021, there are only two Hollywood blockbusters on the mainland annual box office list, "Fast and Furious 9" and "Godzilla vs King Kong", and the box office is only 1.392 billion and 1.232 billion respectively, which is a big gap with the 5.77 billion box office of the top domestic film "Chosin Lake" in the same year
In 2022, Hollywood has already released two movies, "Full House" and "The Matrix 4"
But these two films have long been launched in North America, not really new films, and their box office failure is reasonable.
However, after the Spring Festival, Hollywood began the first round of offensive in the true sense of the year, a total of three blockbusters
The first one was "Massacre on the Nile", which was released on February 19.
Wonder Woman Gayle Gadot starred in the suspense film, the previous work "Murder on the Orient Express" was released simultaneously in China and the United States in 2017, and the box office performed well that year. This comprehensive upgrade brings beautiful Egyptian scenery
The film schedule is also quite good, released in North America on February 11, premiered in the mainland on the 19th, only 8 days late, which is quasi-synchronous release
Next up is "Uncharted" and "New Batman" released in mid-March.
Starring Spider-Man actor Holland, Uncharted tells the story of a makeshift duo who venture together to find the lost treasure of the Navigator 500 years ago, adapted from the game of the same name.
Of course, among the three movies, the mainland film fans are undoubtedly most concerned about "The New Batman"
The Marvel Superhero Universe can't come in, and DC's brother is coming
Superhero movies, the mainland audience is undoubtedly most familiar with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but in 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Eternals", "Shangqi" and other new films have not been released in the mainland.
The last superhero movie premiered in mainland China was 2020 Wonder Woman 1984.
This time, "New Batman" announced that the mainland is set, which shows that it is not that superhero movies cannot enter, and Marvel movies cannot enter.
Compared with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the global market in recent years, the opponent DC Cinematic Universe is chaotic, and even the "Justice League" box office performance of the superhero assemblage is not good, and the latest news says that "The Flash" will use it to go back to the past, restart the entire worldview, and the superman Batman actor may be replaced
However, one thing to say is that the independent superhero movies made by DC in recent years are good
This "New Batman" is not the work of the DC SuperHero Universe, but a stand-alone article. Back to Batman's detective suspense style at the beginning
Batman is played by Robert Pattinson, a Hollywood little fresh meat who once won the "Twilight" fire, and now he has become an acting uncle. Playing a DC superhero brother still makes many viewers look forward to it
Judging from the trailer, the dark suspense style of "New Batman" this time is excellent, especially in the rainy night of Batman, the voice is hoarse and low: I am revenge, quite feeling, and the classic elements of Batman movies such as chariots, catwoman, and riddle people have appeared
The plot is also through a series of crime-solving stories to combat the dark forces of Gotham City
The film cost 100 million US dollars to shoot, which is about 630 million yuan, and the 175-minute Chinese mainland version is not cut! It's not easy to be an R-rated blockbuster! The North American premiere on March 4 and the mainland market on March 18, although it is nearly two weeks late, if the word of mouth is outstanding, it is still very attractive for mainland audiences who have not watched superhero movies for a long time
The performance of the Spring Festival file is not as expected, can the domestic film withstand the impact of Hollywood?
The performance of domestic films in this year's Spring Festival is actually average, and "Watergate Bridge" has not yet exceeded the 4 billion box office
"Uncharted" and "New Batman" are scheduled for mid-to-late March, although they avoid the qingming festival schedule of domestic films in early April, but the quality is excellent, and they can still stick to the Qingming festival
A total of 4 domestic blockbusters were released in this year's Qingming Festival
Zhu Yilong's "Life Events", Huang Xiaoming's "The Last Truth", Feng Shaofeng's "Victim", Zhao Jinmai's "Friends of the Week", basically killing red are all medium-cost productions, and whether they can withstand the impact of Hollywood is not certain
This year is the year of Hollywood blockbusters, followed by super blockbusters such as "Jurassic World 3", "Aquaman 2", "Avatar 2" and so on, which mainland audiences also have high expectations. It seems that the annual box office champion in the mainland in 2022 is really not necessarily "Watergate Bridge"