The "May Day" holiday is approaching, do you have any plans to watch movies this holiday?
According to the release calendar of the Lighthouse Professional Edition, there are currently 9 new films scheduled for this year's "May Day" file. Among them, there are the action film "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team", the romance film "A Trip Through the Moon", the suspense film "There is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot", the crime film "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City", the comedy "The End of the Road", the historical film "Departure", etc.; there are as many as 3 cartoons, including the Japanese animation "Spy Playing House Codename: White" and "Howl's Moving Castle", and the domestic animation "Pigman Movie: Interstellar Operation". The overall film supply is very rich in genres and is considered to meet the viewing needs of different audiences.
According to the data of Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 6:45 Beijing time on April 26, the pre-sale box office (including screenings) of new films in the "May Day" file in 2024 has exceeded 69 million yuan (RMB, the same below), and the top three pre-sale box offices (including screenings) are: "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City", "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Squad", and "Spy Playing Home Code: White".
[1] "Howl's Moving Castle" (released on April 30)
The film is directed by Hayao Miyazaki and voiced by Takuya Kimura and others. It has been 20 years since the film was released in 2004, and this is the first time it has officially landed in Chinese mainland theaters.
Synopsis:
The film adheres to the unique dreamy painting style of Hayao Miyazaki's works, and at the same time creates a group of characters with different personalities, telling the story of the magical magical world, the young Hal is an object of admiration and fear, and the ordinary girl Sophie is rescued by Hal under a crisis, which starts a special journey in life, and also involves her and Hal A growth story that transcends time and space, and goes through life and death.
[2] "Spy Playing House Codename: White" (released on April 30)
Directed by Takataka Katagiri and written by the first floor of Okochi, the film is based on Tatsuya Endo's manga "Spy × Playing Family" as the original case, telling the story of the "disguised family" Fujie family who jointly challenge the most important mission in history in order to protect the peace of the world.
Synopsis:
The film tells the story of the Forge family, which consists of a spy father, a killer mother, a mind reader's daughter, and a prophet dog. They were supposed to embark on a relaxing and warm family trip, but their daughter Ania mistakenly swallowed a chocolate containing a state secret, and the family outing suddenly turned into a super mission to save world peace, and a ridiculous adventure began.
[3] "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team" (released on May 1)
The film is produced by Liu Weiqiang, directed by Li Dachao, starring Huang Jingyu, Wang Yibo, Zhong Chuxi, Ou Hao special starring, Zhu Yawen special guest starring, Gu Jiacheng, Zhao Hua, Mulan, Bai Narisu, Yu Peishan, Liu Xue, Nan Fulong, Wei Chong, etc.
Synopsis:
The film presents the life-and-death moment when the Chinese peacekeepers braved hardships and dangers to carry out peacekeeping missions in overseas mission areas. In the film, at the request of the United Nations and dispatched by the country, Yu Weidong (played by Huang Jingyu), Yang Zhen (played by Wang Yibo), Ding Hui (played by Zhong Chuxi) and other peacekeeping policemen shoulder the sacred mission and go to a foreign country to carry out peacekeeping missions in war-torn mission areas. They will face all kinds of dangers such as terrorist attacks, armed insurrections, and gangs, and peacekeeping operations cannot be delayed......
[4] "Journey Through the Moon" (released on May 1)
The film is written and directed by Li Weiran, produced by Zhang Jialu, Zhang Yu as the chief producer, and starring Zhang Zifeng and Hu Xianxu.
Synopsis:
The movie is adapted from Chi Zijian's novel "Walking on the Moonlight", which tells the story of a newlywed Yan'er's loving couple Lin Xiushan (played by Zhang Zifeng) and Wang Rui (played by Hu Xianxu), who live apart from each other due to work, and it is not easy to meet. A surprise holiday strikes, and they embark on a two-way journey of pure love, the train runs in the dark, and the two happily look forward to the dawn.
On the way, they met all kinds of passengers, witnessed the various states of life, and also appreciated the true meaning of love. After a tiring day, when the moon was high, did they fulfill their little wish?
[5] "The End of the Road" (released on May 1)
The film is directed by Wu Rina, starring Jia Bing, Tan Zhuo, Xiao Shenyang, Yu Yang, and Dong Baobao.
Synopsis:
The film tells the story of Jia Youwei (played by Jia Bing), the "iron rooster" who lives frugally to the extreme, and suddenly learns that he only has ten days left to live, and he finds his former brother and does not want to leave regrets. The four brothers who were once united by blood parted ways due to misunderstandings and quarrels, and this time they reunited to spend money on the team, rekindling the brotherhood in the process of chasing their dreams, and embarked on a journey of realizing their dreams and accepting themselves together.
[6] "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" (released on May 1)
The film is directed by Zheng Baorui, starring Louis Koo, Lin Feng, Liu Junqian, Wu Yunlong, Hu Zitong, Zhang Wenjie, Ren Xianqi, Huang Debin, and Sammo Hung friendship.
Synopsis:
The film tells the story of the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong in the 80s of the last century. The mistake of a young man in distress began, and a battle of wind and clouds in which the wicked seized the city and everyone defended it to the death. "The walled city doesn't allow you to mess around, if you make trouble again, your life will be gone" The tension is full, and the desperate battle under the mysterious cloak of the walled city begins.
[7] "There is nothing that can't be solved by a hot pot" (released on May 1)
The film is directed by Ding Sheng, starring Yang Mi, Yu Qian, Tian Yu, Yu Haolei, and Li Jiuxiao, and is a film integrating suspense and comedy.
Synopsis:
The film tells the story of four people who don't know each other sharing the spoils in the backstage warehouse of the theater, and they are accidentally involved in a murder. After going through layers of cocooning, the special identities of the four people gradually surfaced, and the mysterious truth was about to come out.
[8] "Pigman Movie: Interstellar Operation" (released on May 1)
The film is directed by Li Tengdong and is the 9th major movie in the "Pig Man" series.
Synopsis:
The film tells the story of Piggy Star being occupied by cosmic invaders, and the superstar five spirits led by Pigman can only escape to Earth in search of the legendary Holy Grail of Music Notes. In order to find the ultimate power, they formed the Kung Fu Pig Band with the human girl who pursued their musical dreams, and after the shawl slashed thorns and obtained the Holy Grail of Music Notes, they found that this ultimate power was not as simple as they imagined.
[9] "Departure" (released on May 4)
The film is directed by Liu Zhihai and written by Li Taoge, which tells the life experience of young Mao Zedong who went deep into the rural grassroots to conduct investigation and research, observe the people's livelihood, explore the road to save the country and the people, and firmly set up a grand ambition during his study at the Hunan No. 1 Normal School.
Synopsis:
In the summer of 1917, Chairman Mao and Xiao Zisheng traveled thousands of miles, traveled to five counties, carried out research in the field workshop, saw the various conditions of the people's livelihood in the world, and set up the grand ambition of "discussing from the great source" and "changing China and the world". On this trip, Chairman Mao and Xiao Zisheng went deep into the rural grassroots of Hunan without a penny, and used the way of study tours to understand the key to knowing the hearts of the people and winning the hearts of the people, which opened the tradition of Chairman Mao and the Communist Party of China paying attention to investigation and research and insisting on seeking truth from facts.