This week is definitely the most crowded new film schedule this summer.
A total of 10 new films have been released, plus the re-screenings of "Slam Dunk" and "The King of Kung Fu", which makes the cinema quite lively this week, but unfortunately only the two new films "Decryption" and "Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century" are really concerned.
Word of mouth? Will "Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century" be a big dark horse in the summer file?
"Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century" was originally premiered on August 3, but it has been officially announced that it will be moved to August 2, in fact, there is not much difference, mainly because it was released on the same day as "Decryption", and the number of scheduled films is not advantageous at all, and I am afraid that 1 day in advance is to make the word-of-mouth better ferment.
The movie, like "Decryption", was screened on a large scale a week in advance.
At present, the screening and pre-sale box office has exceeded 39 million, which is quite an excellent result, you must know that the production cost of the film is less than 100 million, it is said to be a science fiction theme, but there are no big scenes, and the cast is not very luxurious.
With the current trend, it is a sure thing to predict the final box office recovery cost of the movie, but it remains to be seen whether it can go further.
The biggest problem with Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century is the audience.
The movie is not a regular cool film, it is similar to the previous "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department", I like it very much, and those who can't understand it don't know what the movie is doing at all! The whole film is full of secondary two, you can say hot-blooded, but naturally you can also say hypocrisy!
The box office broke 78 million before it was released, Wang Baoqiang appeared for 10 minutes, and the strongest opponent of "Catching the Doll" is here!
"Decryption" is undoubtedly the strongest opponent of Shen Teng's "Catching the Doll".
"Catching the Doll" was moved to July 16th, and then the summer file became Shen Teng's solo show, and it has been 17 days since the release, and the cumulative box office has exceeded 2.435 billion, basically winning the championship of this year's summer file.
Of course, the only variable is "Declassified".
The production cost of the film exceeded 500 million, and this time Chen Sicheng wanted to be ashamed, and invited Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang, Liu Haoran, Pan Yueming and other members of "Detective Chinatown", especially Wang Baoqiang played the classic role A Bing again after 18 years, for the sake of his good brother Chen Sicheng, Wang Baoqiang is willing to consume his feelings. Although the appearance is about 10 minutes.
But the combination of Chen Sicheng and Wang Baoqiang is enough to make many viewers pay.
Coupled with the help of powerful Chinese and foreign stars such as John · Cusack, Chen Daoming, Wu Yanzu, etc., "Decryption" is the favorite to win the championship in many media summer previews, and it can be seen from the popularity and pre-sale of the movie that the movie is not ordinary.
was screened at the same time as "Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century", and as of 13 o'clock on August 1, the movie screening plus the pre-sale box office has rushed to 78 million.
The box office is approaching 100 million before it is released! This kind of achievement can only be suppressed by "Catching the Doll" in this year's summer file.
It is obvious that Chen Sicheng is holding back his strength!
We all know that Chen Sicheng can be called the most successful film businessman in Chinese film history, and the only failure is "Mozart in Outer Space" in 2022, directed and written by Chen Sicheng, Huang Bo Fan Wei and other all-star lineups, which cost 350 million yuan, and the final box office was only 223 million.
And the one who defeated "Mozart in Outer Space" that year was Shen Teng's "Lonely on the Moon".
are all science fiction themes, and they are all big productions of famous directors and superstars, "Lonely on the Moon" sold 3.1 billion at the box office, and Chen Sicheng lost nearly 2.9 billion at the box office of Shen Teng.
This year's summer file is the second time that Chen Sicheng and Shen Teng have fought for the championship!
At present, "Decryption" is a bit suspenseful, and the biggest problem is the polarization of word-of-mouth.
"Decryption" is a difficult movie to say, the picture that took 500 million to create is impeccable, and even many scenes are not inferior to top Hollywood blockbusters.
Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang, Chen Daoming, Wu Yanzu and other actors have nothing to say about their acting skills.
But movies always give people a sense of déjà vu. That is, the movie that many viewers feedback may "pay tribute" to many Hollywood classics.
For example, imitating Nolan, the male protagonist of "Inception" uses a spinning top to distinguish between dreams and reality, and Liu Haoran in "Inception" uses a switch light, although the setting has been changed, but in general, the soup is not changed.
There are also shadows of movies such as "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Imitation Game" can be found in "Decryption".
It can be said that Chen Sicheng has become the most controversial point in the movie, and even Chen Sicheng made a cameo appearance as the recorder of the interview with the male protagonist at the end of the film, and many viewers complained that Chen Sicheng's writing was very ugly, and the character settings were very inconsistent, which did not add points to the movie.
Of course, at present, the problem shown in "Decryption" is mainly Chen Sicheng's personal audience, and the praise for the movie is still good.
It is predicted that at least this weekend "Decryption" will end the championship road of "Catch the Doll"!