Extreme News Reporter Rong Yu
Chinese fans really can't do without comedy - on May 1, the only comedy film in the May 1st program "Life is Unfamiliar" successfully made a strong effort and won the box office championship of the day, ending the continuous lead of "The King of the Long Sky" in the first half of the May 1st program.
As of 9 p.m. on May 1, the total box office of "Life is Unfamiliar" has reached 340 million, tightly "biting" the 380 million "King of the Long Sky". Driven by these two films, the total box office of this year's May 1st file has exceeded the 1 billion mark.
In the pre-sale stage before the opening of May 1st this year, the three films "The King of the Long Sky", "Life Road Unfamiliar" and "So Many Years" have always ranked in the top three of the pre-sale box office list, which fully illustrates the audience's heart. In the first half of the May 1st program, "King of the Long Sky" won the daily box office list for 2 consecutive days by virtue of the "starlight" advantage starring Wang Yibo, Hu Jun and other stars and the type of military theme movies.
But on May 1, the comedy movie "Life is Not Familiar" starring Qiao Shan, Fan Chengcheng and Ma Li suddenly made a force, surpassing "The King of the Long Sky" in terms of film volume and single-day box office, and won the daily box office championship with a single-day box office of more than 120 million.
Before there was "The King of the Long Sky" and "Life Road is Not Familiar", followed by the new May 1st love film "So Many Years" with a box office of 165 million, plus "Slam Dunk" and "Lingbud Journey" and other films that continue to be popular - these May 1st "darlings" jointly pushed the box office of the schedule to 1 billion, and are expected to sprint to the all-time high box office record of 1.673 billion set by the May 1st file in 2021.
(Image from the public information of the film party)
(Source: Polar Eye News)