Last week, the national box office revenue was 475 million yuan, a decrease of more than 70% compared with the May 1st file. The May 1st movies still occupy the weekly box office list, and the new film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" is only on the list.
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" ranked third in the weekly box office list with 81.6 million in the first week of Chinese mainland. This is the fourth time this year that a Hollywood film has won the weekend box office in Chinese mainland, and the third time in 2024 that a Hollywood film has reached the top on its opening weekend. The film also topped the box office this weekend in North America and internationally.
So far, Chinese mainland films have grossed more than $2.9 billion at the box office. Become the world's largest film market so far in 2024, ahead of North America.
The runner-up of the May 1st file, "The End of the Road", became the champion last week, with a box office of 128 million yuan, and the third runner-up "The Siege of the Kowloon Walled City" followed closely behind, with a box office of 124 million yuan. The former is the only comedy during the May Day period; And the latter is the live-action movie with the highest reputation on May Day.
The May 1st champion "Peacekeeping Anti-riot Team" had a box office of 62.88 million last week, ranking fourth. The box office of the movie is affected by word-of-mouth, and it starts high and goes low.
The two Japanese animations "Spy Playing House Codename: White" and "Howl's Moving Castle" produced box office 30.97 million yuan and 21.25 million yuan respectively, ranking fifth and sixth at the weekly box office;
The only romance film "Journey Through the Moon" on May 1st had a weekly box office of less than 6 million, with a cumulative box office of 43.33 million.
Another "There is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot", which was withdrawn from May 1st, was announced to be launched on Youku last weekend. The withdrawal of a film that has only been released for five days and then moved online only six days apart is very rare in recent years, and it may also be a lesson.
A total of 18 new films will be released this week, and 10 will be supplied on Friday (May 17) alone, including the suspense film "Wandering Blade" adapted from the novel of the same name by Japanese writer Keigo Higashino, starring Wang Qianyuan, Wang Jingchun, and Qi Xi; The Temple of Heaven Award shortlisted film, "Morning Clouds and Dusk Rain" starring Fan Wei, Zhou Dongyu, and Song Jia; Hollywood action blockbusters, "Super Maniac" starring "High Commander" Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, etc.
Youth romance films ushered in a small peak of release, including "The Years I Missed You" starring Xu Guanghan, the Japanese movie "Tonight, Even if This Love Disappears from the World", "April Girlfriend" and so on.
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" drove the North American weekend box office rally
According to the film market data released by box office statistics website BoxOffice Mojo on May 12, the North American weekend box office of 30 films (May 10-12) reported about $93.05 million, an increase of about 26% from the previous weekend.
The latest addition to the Rise of the Planet of the Apes series, Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World, is the driving force behind this rally. This sci-fi adventure action film debuted on the 10th, with a box office of about $56.5 million in its opening weekend, becoming the only new film on the list in the top 10 North American weekend box office in this period, accounting for about 60% of the total North American box office in the statistical period. With the addition of markets outside of North America, the film has now grossed $129 million. At present, major movie websites evaluate it with an IMDb score of 7.3, an MTC score of 66, a Rotten Tomatoes freshness of 81% (221 reviews), and a CinemaScore of B.
Under the impact of new films, despite the number of theaters screened, "Stunt Maniac" retreated from the top of the previous list to the second place in this round with about $13.7 million, and became the only two films in the statistical period with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes: New World" to be the only film in the statistical period with a box office of 10 million. Directed by former Hollywood stuntman David Leitch and starring stars such as Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, the big-budget action-comedy drama has grossed about $49.7 million in North America and $104 million in total to date.
As theaters began to dwindle, Hollywood star Zendaya's romantic sports drama "Challenger" fell 38.3% at the box office this weekend from the previous month, and continued to be the third place on the list with about $4.68 million. Since its release on April 26, the film has only grossed $38.07 million in North America and a total box office of about $68.67 million.
The low-budget horror film "Tarot" (Tarot) fell 46.9% month-on-month in its second opening weekend, and retained its fourth place on the list with about $3.45 million, with a cumulative box office of about $12.02 million and a total box office of about $20.21 million in North America.
The sci-fi adventure action film "Godzilla vs. Kong 2: Rise of the Empire" continued to rank fifth on the list with about $2.53 million in the weekend box office, and has grossed about $192 million in North America and about $559 million so far.
"Kung Fu Panda 4", which has been ranked in the top 10 weekend box office list in North America for 10 consecutive times, has rebounded from No. 8 in the previous list to No. 7 in this round with about $2 million. Since its release on March 8, the animated film has grossed about $191 million in North America, still second only to the first part released in 2008, and has grossed $529 million worldwide, finally surpassing the third part released in 2016 and no longer at the bottom of the "Kung Fu Panda" series.
In the new week, the fantasy animated comedy "IF" featuring stars such as Ryan Reynolds and Matt Damon, the biographical musical drama "Back to Black" about the short life of acclaimed British singer Amy Winehouse, and the horror film "The Strangers: Chapter 1" will all be released in North America on May 17.