As the New Year's bell rang, a wonderful competition began in the Chinese mainland film market. During this joyous holiday season, several new movies are released like stars in the sky, hoping to attract the attention of the audience and win the favor of the box office.
In this movie feast, there are especially five movies that stand out, they are "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star", "Goldfinger", "Stealth", "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3" and "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!". On December 30, these five films are like the five brightest stars in the sky, shining on the box office charts.
The brilliance of "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" is particularly dazzling, and its box office is like a meteor in the sky, which lights up the entire film market at once. As of 9 a.m. on December 30, the box office on the first day of its release had soared to 177 million, and the result was about to hit the 200 million mark in just 9 hours. Of all the movies in a year, only "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" can have such a dazzling performance.
The success of this film is like a dark horse on the track, easily surpassing "Sneaking" and "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" and becoming the box office hegemon in the New Year's schedule. However, industry insiders are still cautious about the prospects of "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star". While fan support is high, with pre-box sales exceeding 350 million, it could also mean that the film lacks a broader audience. Sure enough, on the third day of the movie's release, the pre-sale box office began to plummet.
Even so, with the average performance of other new films, the box office of "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" is quite solid. Although it failed to break through the 1 billion mark, its results are still worthy of praise.
The other four films in the New Year's schedule have their own strengths, but some have also encountered neglect. The box office of "Goldfinger" on the first day got 18.48 million, this Hong Kong movie co-starred by Tony Leung , Andy Lau , Choi Zhuoyan , Ren Dahua and other big names, although the plot and acting skills were praised, but the audience also seems to be a little aesthetically tired of these senior actors, and it is estimated that the final box office will probably stop at about 400 million.
The single-day box office of "Sneaking" is also good, reaching 14.76 million, but the problems faced by this movie are quite similar to "Goldfinger", and the veteran actors play young stories in the rivers and lakes, which seems to be a little powerless.
The single-day box office of "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!" is 10.04 million, and this movie starring Dapeng has the opportunity to counterattack at the box office because of its stable word-of-mouth and the resonance of migrant workers, but it is still covered by the light of "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star".
As for Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3", the box office on the first day was only 10.11 million, slightly ahead of "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop!". But considering that the latter was the next day's results, Feng Xiaogang's performance on the premiere day of this film was really a bit disappointing. "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb 3" is at the bottom of the box office and attendance rate in the New Year's schedule.
Feng Xiaogang, the former king of Chinese New Year films, and Ge You once again joined hands to launch a new film in the "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" series, but they encountered a cold reception at the box office. Some ticket-buying websites predict that the final box office of "Do Not Disturb 3" may only be a little more than 100 million, which is undoubtedly a heavy blow for a film with a production cost of more than 200 million.
Time waits for no one, and the jokes of "If You Are the Truth, Do Not Disturb 3" seem to have been unable to keep up with the pace of the years, and it seems a little outdated. At New Year's Day, young audiences become the main force, and they prefer novel, trendy movies. Since the box office failure of "Only Yun Knows" in 2019, Feng Xiaogang seems to have gradually faded out of the audience's sight. Now, even the former cash cow "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" has failed to bring him the expected benefits. Perhaps for Feng Xiaogang, now is the time to consider retirement.
In this New Year's schedule full of uncertainty, every movie is working hard for its own destiny. Whether it's a box office champion or a laggard, they are the result of the hard work of filmmakers. We look forward to more wonderful works being born in the future, bringing laughter and emotion to the audience.