Fans, take out your calendars and circle them with the brightest highlighters!
Just this Sunday, instead of fighting monsters or saving princesses, but on April 28, we are going to welcome the eve of the big carnival of May Day movies.
Get your popcorn ready and sit tight!
At present, a number of new movies have been screened in advance.
These include the action-adventure film "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" starring Louis Koo, and the comedy "There is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot" starring Yang Mi.
In addition, the comedy "Doomsday Spending Money" starring Jia Bing has also entered the screening stage.
Imagine these freshly baked movies like freshly baked bread, standing fragrantly on the shelves, waiting for customers to pick them up.
But alas, not every loaf of bread can be the star of the breakfast table.
Some may be snapped up and become people's favorites, while others may silently become tomorrow's discounts, and you have to rely on discount labels to make your presence felt.
As of 10 p.m. on April 28, our cinemas in the mainland were like a grand banquet, and it was very lively.
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" and "Godzilla vs. King Kong 2", the two "big guys", played a "top showdown" on the box office list, and no one let anyone, competing for the throne of the "king of the party".
Especially "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City", the film achieved excellent results on the screening day, and the box office easily exceeded 4.81 million yuan.
Up to now, its total box office has accumulated to 56.09 million yuan, showing the great attraction of the film.
With the start of pre-sales during the Labor Day holiday, the box office of this film quickly climbed to 51.28 million yuan, and it undoubtedly became the box office champion of this year's Labor Day schedule.
This film not only breaks the traditional framework, but also hopes to become the most dazzling dark horse in the competition of Hong Kong films of the year, exceeding everyone's expectations.
When "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" first appeared, its pre-sale results and heated discussions did not seem to have caused much waves.
However, with unyielding faith, the producer resolutely held a grand screening ceremony.
Like a star piercing the night sky, this move instantly ignited everyone's curiosity, and most of them were attracted by this irresistible charm and stepped into the world of this movie.
The work is a nod to the classic Hong Kong cinematic tradition, with a masterful blend of gangster strife and power struggles.
On the screen, the three characters played by Sammo Hung, Ren Xianqi and Louis Koo, belonging to different power groups, staged an eye-catching peak duel under the interweaving of light and shadow, every action and every line is full of tension and charm.
Since 2021, Hong Kong films seem to have lost their former luster at the box office in the mainland market, with no work able to break through the 1 billion yuan wall.
However, with the arrival of "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City", all eyes are focused on this work.
Now, everyone is betting their hopes on "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City", like a gambler waiting to throw a "grand slam", hoping that it will break this tepid record in one fell swoop.
As for "Godzilla vs. Kong 2", after 30 days of fierce competition since the date of release, it was finally surpassed by other films on the box office charts and lost its champion position.
Although it dominates with an astonishing 19.5% scheduling rate, it seems to be a rising star, attracting countless eyes.
However, even though it has far outnumbered other new films, it has never been able to surpass Louis Koo's "The Siege of the Walled City of Kowloon".
This is not only a battle of numbers, but also an emotional competition in the hearts of the audience.
At present, the film has received 906 million box office, as if a giant beast is sweeping everything on the box office battlefield.
And on a global scale, its record is even more prominent, with a box office income of $492 million, as if declaring its hegemony in the global film market.
Thanks to the strong push from the mainland market, the film is expected to surpass "Hot and Hot" next week and climb to the runner-up position at the global annual box office.
Such achievements have made "Godzilla vs. Kong 2" one of the most outstanding new Hollywood movies in the Chinese mainland market in the past two years.
In the near future, mainland cinemas will be transformed into a window of fantasy, through which audiences will embark on a fantastic cinematic journey.
Up to more than a dozen movies will break out on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival.
The prime schedule seems to have changed in the past two years, and the May Day schedule is not even as fierce as the Dragon Boat Festival.
Hollywood also seems to be eyeing these schedules that mainland movies can't watch, such as the Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and so on not long ago. The next new movies are "The Lion King Prequel: Mufasa", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes 4: New World" and "Despicable Me 4".
In the film industry, domestic blockbusters always like to scramble to grab the prime time, as if it were a silent war.
Every film wants to take the top spot in this competition.
However, in such a schedule battle, Hollywood's giants have cleverly found their own stage.
They are not in a hurry or impatient, and choose to be screened in ordinary schedules, which just fills the gap in market demand, and the timing is seamless.
Compared with the hit screening of "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City".
The two films "There Is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot" and "Doomsday Crazy Money", which premiered on the same day, were bleak.
The response from the audience is proof of this.
Most people's reviews of these two works are generally flat and lack enthusiasm.
Especially "There is nothing that can't be solved by a hot pot", the name sounds like a movie full of laughter and warmth.
Yang Mi and Yu Qian, two stars with high popularity in different fields, their joining should have brought a lot of heat to this movie.
However, as of 10 p.m. on April 28, the pre-sale box office of the movie was only 4.64 million, and the total amount of pre-sales plus screenings during the May Day holiday was only 12.15 million, which was really surprising.
For such a movie, it is actually easy to understand, the overall production cost is divided into the remuneration of the actors who starred in the mid-term.
The rest of the production cost is almost the same as that of Wangda.
Looking at it like this, netizens who basically have something can see the quality of this movie.
The plot is boring, the music and camera action are too exaggerated, although Yang Mi is quite popular, it is difficult to save this movie due to the recent collapse of the word-of-mouth of her new drama.
As for the movie "Doomsday Crazy Money", on the day of its release, the box office results were miserable, only 618,000.
This figure is undoubtedly a heavy blow for a hugely expensive production.
The film tells the story of a miser played by Jia Bing, who decides to squander a million in ten days after learning that he is terminally ill.
Judging from such a simple story alone, it is clear that this movie is an "imitation", and it is also an extremely old-fashioned story.
Such a plot has not only appeared in Hollywood, but even Hong Kong films decades ago used bad plots.
In addition, the lineup of this movie is not very interesting, such as Xiao Shenyang and Jia Bing, their works in the past two years have become more and more bland.
It's a bit like Bao Bell's downward trend today.
Although they invited Zhang Baiqiao and Li Zongheng to try to turn things around with such an Internet celebrity lineup.
But unfortunately, the audience doesn't seem to be buying it.
Their film, like a gorgeous ship, got lost in the sea of audiences, and in the end only reaped a box office Waterloo.
So, now that May Day is just around the corner, will you choose such a movie to enjoy your vacation time in front of the screen during your comfortable vacation?