The competition in the New Year's Day film market is fierce, and Andy Lau's two films were released at the same time, forming an embarrassing situation of fighting himself
With the opening of the "New Year's Day file" small schedule on December 30, the competition for the New Year file has become white-hot. In the competition of five films such as "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star", "Goldfinger" and "Sneaking", Andy Lau's two movies were released at the same time, forming an embarrassing situation of beating himself. The outcome of this good show is better than the three movies. This article will objectively analyze the competition, box office data, producers and directors of the New Year's Day film market, and discuss the reasons behind it.
Judging from the competition in the New Year's Day film market, the competition in this year's Chinese New Year stalls is extremely cruel. The five films compete in the same field, each with its own advantages and characteristics. "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" is a fantasy romance film directed by the famous director Zhang Yibai, starring Huang Bo and Song Jia, "Goldfinger" is a suspense crime film directed by the famous director Chen Zhengdao, starring Wang Kai and Ma Sichun, and "Stealth" is an action crime film with Andy Lau as the male lead, producer, and the big boss behind the movie. These three films represent three different genres, each competitive.
Judging from the box office data, behind the three box office leading movies is the fight between Guo Fan, Lu Yang, Rao Xiaozhi and Ning Hao. "Sneaking" directed by Guo Fan has become the box office leader with Andy Lau's strong appeal and the high quality of the film itself. And "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" directed by Lu Yang and "Goldfinger" directed by Rao Xiaozhi also followed, and the box office performance was good. The fight between these three camps has brought huge attention and topics to the New Year's Day film market.
Judging from the background of the producer and director, behind this Chinese New Year competition is the two camps of film bigwigs fighting together. Guo Fan and Ning Hao represent two important camps in the domestic film market, and their works have a high degree of recognition and reputation in the market. "Sneaking", as a masterpiece directed by Guo Fan, not only has Andy Lau's strong joining, but also has a first-class production team and a high-quality plot. And "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" and "Goldfinger" are the works of two powerful directors Lu Yang and Rao Xiaozhi, which are also highly anticipated.
From the perspective of Andy Lau's two movies being released at the same time, this embarrassing situation of beating himself is also a helpless move. As a superstar in the Chinese film industry, every work of Andy Lau has attracted much attention. In the highly competitive period of the Lunar New Year, Andy Lau is facing the dilemma of beating himself. On the one hand, he needs to promote his new work "Stealth" to win more box office and word of mouth, and on the other hand, he also needs to maintain the topic and attention for his other work "Infernal Affairs 3". In this context, the situation that Andy Lau's two movies were released at the same time was also a helpless move.
To sum up, the competition in the New Year's Day film market is fierce, and Andy Lau's two movies were released at the same time, forming an embarrassing situation of fighting himself. The outcome of this good show is better than the three movies. From the analysis of the competition in the New Year's Day film market, box office data, producers and directors' backgrounds, we can see the reasons behind it. The competition in this Chinese New Year file is cruel, and the movie bigwigs of the major camps are fighting together, which also brings a visual feast to the audience.