Before you know it, the summer of 2024 is almost halfway over.
From June to August, this 3-month period is the longest and most golden movie schedule of the year, but unfortunately this year's summer file is different, and even so far there is no hit that breaks the 1 billion box office, but the next summer blockbuster will be released intensively.
It also makes the battle for the summer box office champion suspenseful!
Word-of-mouth is polarized, and Jackie Chan's new film "Legend" is out ahead of schedule.
With the collapse of the box office of "Customs Front", who can take the lead in detonating the summer file has become the focus.
Although the box office performance of "Silent Killing" is quite good, it is limited by the subject matter, even if the reputation is good, the final box office is likely to stop at 1 billion. The theater chain once pinned its hopes on Jackie Chan's "Legend".
"Legend" is undoubtedly one of the most blockbuster productions in this summer's file.
spent 50 million US dollars, that is, 360 million to produce, known as cavalry and other large-scale live-action shooting, and will also use AI to make the young version of Jackie Chan reappear on the big screen, plus the blessing of Zhang Yixing, Guli Nazha, Li Chen and other traffic stars, but the pre-sale box office of "Legend" is never high.
The movie had to be screened in advance.
As of 7 p.m. on July 7, the box office of the movie has exceeded 28 million, and the number of moviegoers has exceeded one million.
The word-of-mouth of the movie is polarized, and in general, the movie is very good, but the plot and the special effects of the young version of Jackie Chan are a big problem, in my opinion, it is a qualified popcorn entertainment blockbuster, but it is far from excellent.
There is little hope that such a production will win the summer championship.
Ungearing? The official announcement is raised! Shen Teng's new film is under siege! The box office is 3 billion.
"Catching the Doll" is undoubtedly the top seed player of this year's summer champion, and it is also the most tortuous blockbuster released.
The title of the movie alone is extremely entangled, the original "Capital Successor" to "Catching the Doll", when it was finalized, it became "The Successor Plan", and it was changed back to "Catching the Doll" when it was about to be released, in fact, it was not as good as "The Richest Man in Xihong City", but unfortunately this title has been used.
The movie is scheduled for July 18, and it has been moved to July 16.
Unexpectedly, it was suddenly on the hot search recently and said that it was going to be withdrawn, and the film producer quickly refuted the rumors, not only did not withdraw the file, but also released it on a large scale in advance on July 13, which was actually raised again.
The reason for such twists and turns is that this summer file can't afford to lose.
The combination of Shen Teng and Ma Li is the box office guarantee, if nothing else, "Catching the Doll" is definitely the savior of the summer file, and the final box office is expected to break 3 billion.
However, with the continuous change of schedules, the opponents of "Catching Dolls" have also become more and more.
Before and after "Catching the Doll", there are many blockbuster blockbusters such as "Legend", "Despicable Me 4", "Deadpool and Wolverine", "Under the Inhuman", etc., this time Shen Teng is under siege, whether he can fight his way out of the siege is a question?
Showdown with Xu Zheng's new film, can Chen Sicheng be ashamed?
On August 3, Chen Sicheng's "Decryption" was released, and on August 5, Xu Zheng's "Retrograde Life" came.
Generally speaking, blockbuster blockbusters in the summer will start for at least a week, after all, the market is so big, and it is not good for anyone to be released at the same time or even on the same day, but "Decryption" and "Retrograde Life" collided together.
What is interesting is that the promotion of "Retrograde Life" is basically at a standstill. Xu Zheng may choose to withdraw this time.
After all, Chen Sicheng is menacing this time, and it is obvious that he wants to fight a turnaround.
As the first director in Chinese film history to direct more than 10 billion yuan, Chen Sicheng's only defeat in recent years is "Mozart in Outer Space" in the summer of 2022. It took 250 million to create a sci-fi blockbuster, but the box office was only 223 million, which also made the planned "Outer Space" trilogy go to waste.
In the summer of the same year, Shen Teng also brought the sci-fi comedy "Walking on the Moon Alone", with a box office of more than 3.1 billion.
was crushed by Shen Teng in the same schedule and type, Chen Sicheng was obviously unconvinced and unwilling.
This time, Chen Sicheng and Shen Teng fought for the second time in the summer file, and "Decryption" is also the suspense theme that Chen Sicheng is best at, and it is also the only main theme blockbuster in this year's summer file. The box office may not be the opponent of "Catch the Doll"!
"Deadpool and Wolverine" or "Under the Inhuman", is there a dark horse in the summer file?
Of course, the summer file has always been a dark horse.
In addition to the two blockbusters "Catching the Doll" and "Decryption" competing for the championship. Marvel's emotional nuclear bomb "Deadpool and Wolverine", Wu Ershan's "Under the Inhuman" should not be underestimated, especially "Deadpool and Wolverine", Marvel still has a huge fan base in the mainland, but in recent years, it has been too fond of adding zzzq elements to movies.
But this "Deadpool and Wolverine" was released simultaneously in China and the United States, and the two ace superheroes reunited on the big screen after 15 years.
For mainland fans who have not witnessed the three insects in the same frame on the big screen, this sentiment is also heavy, and it may make Marvel regain its strength in the mainland market!