This year, "Manjiang Red", "The Wandering Earth 2", "Bear Haunted, Bear Core" and many other domestic films gathered in the Spring Festival file, and the film genres include science fiction, suspense, spy war, history, comedy, animation, etc., which are very rich. Spring Festival movies have also become a hot topic on social platforms in recent days.
Last night (January 26), the topic "Manjiang Red Hair Statement" ranked first in the hot search, causing heated discussions among netizens.
The movie "Manjiang Hong" responded to rumors
Last night (26th), @Movie Manjianghong issued a statement saying that there have been many malicious rumors against "Manjianghong" on various platforms recently, because the current rumors have wrapped up public opinion, affecting the wider audience of movies, here, the film side responsibly declares that "Manjianghong" is accused of such as "ghost field", "stealing the box office", "buying the box office", "capital manipulation", "plagiarism", etc. are nonsense, purely some people with ulterior motives using a variety of means to spread rumors, Take advantage of problems such as failures in individual movie theaters or ticketing systems to maliciously attack and make trouble. In this regard, the producers of "Manjiang Hong" are collecting evidence and have begun to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the film through litigation and other means in accordance with the law.
"As a creator, we welcome any discussion of the content of the film, but we regret that some people with ulterior motives deliberately spread rumors and malicious smears. This behavior not only caused harm to the film "Manjiang Hong", but also disrupted the market environment of the Spring Festival file and further harmed the Chinese film industry. ”
"Man Jiang Hong" is directed by Zhang Yimou, written by Chen Yu and Zhang Yimou, starring Shen Teng, Yi Yangqianxi, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Yue Yunpeng and Wang Jiayi.
The film tells the story of the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, four years after Yue Fei's death, Qin Hui led troops to talk with the Jin State. On the eve of the talks, the envoy of the Jin State died at the prime minister's residence, and the secret letter he carried disappeared. A small soldier and the deputy commander of the pro-military battalion were caught up in this huge conspiracy by chance, and Prime Minister Qin Hui ordered the two to find the murderer within one hour. With the perilous investigation, a larger conspiracy emerges.
As of 18 o'clock on January 26, the box office of "Manjiang Red" has exceeded 2.1 billion yuan, which is also ahead of "The Wandering Earth 2", which ranks second at the box office in terms of the proportion of films and the rate of rise. Maoyan Movie Professional Edition's prediction of "Manjiang Red" at the box office reached 4.5 billion yuan, with a Douban score of 7.8.
Previous controversy
On the evening of January 24, some Weibo netizens reported that after the movie tickets for "The Wandering Earth 2" they purchased were refunded by the theater on the grounds of "equipment failure", they found that the theater had given the same screening hall at the same time period that day to "Manjiang Hong", which was released at the same time, causing controversy.
In this regard, the staff of the cinema involved told the observer network on the 25th that a machine did fail on the day of the refund, and changing the arrangement according to the attendance rate of the film is also a common practice in theaters. "This is the practice of any cinema", and this incident is also a "normal adjustment".
According to the real-time data of Lighthouse Professional Edition, at 22:02 on January 26, the total box office (including pre-sales) of the 2023 Spring Festival file (January 21-January 27) exceeded 6 billion.
Source: Southern Metropolis Daily (nddaily), @Movie Manjianghong, Daily Economic News, Observer.com, @Lighthouse Professional Edition