The pre-sale box office of this year's Spring Festival has exceeded 330 million! Among them, "Detective Chinatown 3" is far ahead with a pre-sale score of 232 million.
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Such a result is actually in line with many people's expectations, because before the pre-sale of "Tang Detective 3", the number of "want to see" on the movie ticket table has exceeded 7 million!
A few days ago, the Geek Film Editorial Department launched a small poll on Weibo on "What will be your first movie in the Spring Festival file", and the first place is consistent with the market.
"Spring Festival Stall" has always been the biggest event in domestic theaters, with the highest total box office record in the past year being 5.84 billion in 2019;
An important feature of the Spring Festival stalls in previous years is that a large number of young people who work hard in first- and second-tier cities return to their hometowns and raise the box office in local cities;
However, according to statistics, more than 60% of the employed people in different places will choose to "not go home for the New Year" this year, and the box office results of the Spring Festival in 2021, as well as the characteristics that will be presented, are not yet known.
Domestic theaters are hot, and foreign theaters have begun to show signs of recovery. Some of the awards season hits will land in North American theaters this month, and a significant number of them will also be streamed at the same time.
This month's theatrical geek list is very exciting, let's hurry up and take a look!
Domestic cinema line
Detective Chinatown 3
February 12
Director: Chen Sicheng
Writers: Chen Sicheng / Zhang Chun / Liu Wusi /
Lotus Boat / Yan Yining
Starring: Wang Baoqiang / Liu Haoran / Wife Mu Cong /
Tony Jia / Masami Nagasawa ...
Genre: Comedy / Suspense
Runtime: 136 minutes
There is an IMAX version
How good will it be for 7 million people to order a movie that they want to see?
The selling point of the "Tang Detective" series has always been: with the story of reasoning and judgment as the main line, it integrates many elements such as exotic adventures, action, and funny; the latest "Tang Detective 3" is full of Chinese new year's joy.
This time, Tang Ren (played by Wang Baoqiang) and Qin Feng (played by Liu Haoran) came to Japan, the "great power of reasoning", and many detectives followed, the puzzles were even more confusing, and the reasoning process would be doubly tense and exciting.
The starring lineup of "Tang Detective 3" this time is definitely worthy of the stars:
"Detective Team" has added Satoshi Mu and Tony Jia, "National Goddess" Masami Nagasawa also played important roles, and Zhang Zifeng, Miura Yuwa, Asano Tadanobu, Suzuki Honami and so on joined!
In addition, this film is the second commercial film in Asia to be shot entirely with alexa IMAX cameras, and it will have 26% more graphic content on the huge IMAX screen than the average theater, so choosing IMAX to watch a movie will be the best option!
△ IMAX version Honda 26% screen
Judging from the trailer, elements such as Chamber of Secrets Murder, Benguet Reasoning, and Gangsters all appear in the film, and the most important thing is that Detective Q, the first detective in the global detective list, wants to appear in real life this time?
Assassination of a novelist
Director: Lu Yang
Writers: Chen Shu / Yu Yang / Qin Haiyan / Lu Yang
Starring: Lei Jiayin / Yang Mi / Dong Zijian /
Yu Hewei / Guo Jingfei ...
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Adventure
Runtime: 130 minutes
Can writing fiction "change" the world?
The film's creativity is imaginative, and there are two worlds in total— the real world and the fantasy world in the novel, and the two worlds will affect each other.
The novelist (Dong Zijian) is writing a fantasy story in which the protagonist Kong wen decides to kill the gods for revenge;
In the real world, Li Mu (Yu Hewei) discovers that the progress of the novel affects the real world, so he sends the killer Guan Ning (Lei Jiayin) to be ordered to assassinate the novelist.
As Guan Ning takes over the assassination mission, a red-armored samurai also appears in the "Otherworld" to hunt down and kill Kumon... What character does the big boss redhead correspond to in reality? Can the novelist save the world with the pen in his hand?
The director of this film, Lu Yang, has always been good at breaking through himself, and the past filmed "Blind Cinema", "Embroidered Spring Knife" series and "King Kong Chuan" have a huge span of genres, and this time it is a challenge to fantasy themes, which is worth our support in the theater!
The film was shot with ARRI ALEXA LF and selected for the "IMAX Special Shot" program, resulting in a rather unique IMAX 3D experience – including more than an hour of IMAX special frame ratios.
List of New Gods: Nezha is reborn
Director: Zhao Ji
Writers: Mu Chuan
Starring: Yang Tianxiang / Zhang He / Xuan Xiaoming /
Li Shimeng / Zhu Ke'er ...
Genre: Action / Animation / Fantasy
Runtime: 116 minutes
Visual effects exploded the national creation of the Oriental "Night City", can you come to play?
The worldview setting of this film blends cyberpunk and oriental fantasy, and Nezha is transformed into a "near-future motorcycle youth", and the story adaptation is extremely subversive.
After multiple reincarnations, the new Nezha Li Yunxiang lives in Donghai City in the style of "cyberpunk".
This "future" Nezha will fight against the Dragon Clan with advanced future technology in this "Night City" in the East for the "rearrangement of the list of gods".
△ The third prince of the Dragon King, there is a Cyber "prosthetic body" spine in the film
It is exciting to think of merging Chinese myths such as the "List of Conferred Gods" with the near-future cyber settings such as "Righteous Body"!
The film was established in 2016, and the light-chasing animation that created "White Snake: Origins" lasted four years to complete. The IMAX 3D version will be the best viewing option to enjoy this New Gods: Nezha Reborn!
Hello, Lee Hwan Young
Director: Jia Ling
Writers: Jia Ling / Sun Jibin / Wang Yu /
Liu Honglu / Bu Yu / Guo Yupeng
Starring: Jia Ling / Zhang Xiaofei / Shen Teng /
Chen He / Wei Xiang ...
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 128 minutes
Do you want to meet, your young mom?
In 2016, Jia Ling created a sketch called "Hello, Li Huanying" to remember her mother. In the sketch, she meets her young mother through time and space, and the two become good girlfriends.
This time, the film adaptation of the same name was directed by Jia Ling herself, and Shen Teng was also invited to star with her.
△ In the film, Jia Ling's mother, Li Huanying, is played by Zhang Xiaofei (right).
△ Shen Teng and Jia Ling partnered, and the "laugh" fruit was expected
Shen TengJia Ling's combination is a joke guarantee, coupled with the touching truth that Jia Ling integrates, it will definitely make people laugh with tears. If you want to take your parents to the movie, this film is an excellent choice.
Ma Dong commented on the film, saying:
"After watching the movie, I cried like a ghost in Jia Ling's studio. Everyone probably wants to know the mom who didn't give birth to you yet. ”
Crowds are raging
Director: Rao Xiaozhi
Writers: Rao Xiaozhi / Fan Xiang / Li Xiang
Starring: Andy Lau / Xiao Yang / Wan Qian /
Cheng Yi / Huang Xiaolei ...
Genre: Comedy / Crime
Runtime: 119 minutes
Andy Lau vs Xiao Yang, a piece of soap triggered by the exchange of lives
What kind of story will happen when the top killer and the lonely group actor suddenly swap their lives? The movie "The Crowd" is based on such an unexpected identity exchange.
The original ruthless killer lost his memory and ran the dragon set; and the original dragon set found the most precious feelings in the dangerous killer identity and became the "protagonist" of his life.
The original Japanese version of this film is "The Way to Steal the Key", and the Korean version is "Lucky Key", and both films have a good reputation.
The Chinese version, directed by Rao Xiaozhi, the director who made the box office counterattack film "The Unknown Generation", looks like it is expected to become the "dark horse" of this year's Spring Festival.
Serve the Divine Order
Director: Li Weiran
Writers: Zhang Jialu
Starring: Chen Kun / Zhou Xun / Chen Weiting / Qu Chuxiao /
Wang Likun / More...
Genre: Fantasy
Runtime: 120 minutes
Chen Kun Zhou Xun gorgeous performance, "Yin and Yang Division" god monster legend
The last time Chen Kun and Zhou Xun cooperated was in 2012's "Painted Skin 2", and this time the two performed together again is another costume fantasy masterpiece!
Based on the mobile game "Yin and Yang Division", "Samurai Order" tells the story of The Yin and Yang Master Qingming (Chen Kun), who travels through the two worlds of demons, and concludes a contract with a group of yokai to jointly guard Pingjing City.
△ The monsters in the film were created by the "Catch the Demon" team
In addition to Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, there are also stars such as Chen Weiting, Qu Chuxiao, wang Likun and other stars in the supporting roles of this film; Sun Honglei also participated in the dubbing of the god "Haifang Lord" in the film.
△ Chen Weiting, Wang Likun, Qu Chuxiao and "Haifang Lord" (voiced by Sun Honglei)
Mobile game to change the movie, in addition to the dazzling special effects fight, whether the plot is to catch people is also the key, the film screenwriter Zhang Jialu's past works include "The Sound of the Wind", "No Thief in the World", and the adaptation of "Yin and Yang Division" should be out of the question.
Bear Haunt: Wild Continent
Director: Ding Liang / Shao Heqi
Writers: Xu Yun / Cui Tiezhi / Zhang Yu
Starring: Zhang Wei / Zhang Bingjun / Tan Xiao
Genre: Comedy / Sci-Fi / Animation
Runtime: 99 minutes
An animated IP worth 2.5 billion at the box office
"Bear Haunting", as a domestic animation IP launched in 2012, has launched 9 animation movies.
Since its debut in theaters in early 2014, "Bear Haunting Treasure Hunter" has grossed a total of 250 million yuan, and in 2019, "Bear Haunting : Primitive Era" has grossed 720 million, and so far the series has grossed more than 2.5 billion.
The box office results along the way show how much children need big movies!
Cat and mouse
February 26
Directed By: Tim Story
Writers: Catherine Silverman / Kevin Costello /
William Hanna / Joseph Barbera / Epple Prosser
Starring: Chloe Moretz / Michael Pena / Ken Zheng /
Colin Jost / Jordan Borg ...
Genre: Comedy / Animation / Adventure
Tom and Jerry is back! Can innocence still come back?
Warner brought Tom & Jerry, who has been active on the small screen since the 1940s, to the big screen through a special way of animated CG + live-action performances!
Tom and Jerry arrive in New York this time, Jerry wants to settle in a luxury hotel, and the hotel manager Kayla ("Supergirl" Colo Grace Moretz) decides to hire Tom to drive Jerry away, and a new "cat flying squirrel jump" begins
Tom and Jerry maintained a classic animated image in three-dimensional live-action, a way reminiscent of the classic movie Slam Dunk in the Air.
△ "Slam Dunk in the Air" (1996)
As a big movie of "Grandpa Boy Back", I believe you will not miss this film!
North American Cinema Line
Minamata disease
Minamata
February 5
Director: Andrew Levitas
Writers: David Kessler / Andrew Levitas /
Jason Forman / Stephen Deuters
Starring: Johnny Depp / Miwa / Bill Nye /
Takeyuki Sanada / Tadanobu Asano ...
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 115 minutes
Johnny Depp + Ryuichi Sakamoto, based on true events
To see "Uncle Depp" on the big screen again, fans are simply very pleased. This time he played the role of the world-renowned photojournalist Eugene Smith.
Eugene Smith traveled to Japan in the 1970s to document the Minamata disease incident, documenting the tragedy of Minamata disease that shocked the world caused by mercury pollution and the cover-up made by the government.
△ Historical photographs taken by Eugene Smith
In 1956, a strange disease appeared in Minamata Bay, Japan, with symptoms of slurred speech and facial dementia in mild cases, and nervous disorders in severe cases, and the body was bent and screamed until death. This strange disease was later named "Minamata disease", which is the first public nuisance disease in the world caused by industrial pollution, and this event is also considered to be one of the eight major public nuisance events in the world.
Commissioned by Life magazine editor Ralph Graves, Smith picked up the camera again and redeemed humanity with the soul of photography.
△ Depp (left) plays against Bill Nye (right), this time without pirates
In addition to the sensational theme and Depp's performance, another highlight of the film is the film soundtrack created by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
△ In April last year, Ryuichi Sakamoto played the theme song of the film in a video
Jesus is my accomplice (aka: Judas and the Black Messiah)
Judas and the Black Messiah
Directed By: Shaka King
Writers: Shaka King / Will Berson /
Keith Lucas / Kenneth Lucas
Starring: Jesse Plemont / Daniel Kalua /
Le Keith Stanfield / Martin Sim ...
Genre: Drama / Biography / History
Runtime: 126 minutes
Murder of the chairman of the "Black Panther Party"
The film was selected as the 92nd National Critics Guild's Annual Masterpiece.
As a historical drama film, the story focuses on the murder of Fred Hampton, the leader of the black political organization Black Panther Party.
△ Fred Hampton himself (top) and the image in the film (part 2)
Fred Hampton became "vice president" of the Black Panther Party at the age of 21 and often gave passionate public speeches to promote the legal empowerment of "blacks."
In 1969, during a raid organized by the Chicago Police Department and the FBI, Fred Hampton was mesmerized by traitors with drugs, and then the police who rushed in shot him twice from close range, killing him at the age of 21.
The film features an all-star cast of black actors, including Daniel Kalua and Lekes Stanfield, who starred in Breaking Bad, Ashton Sanders (Moonlight Boy), and more.
Hampton's Daniel Kalua has been staring in Hollywood lately, and he recently received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for this film.
Some foreign media commented on the film: this is a truly epic "Black Panther" movie. While the film landed in theaters, it will also land on the streaming media HBO Max on February 12.
earth
Land
Director: Robin White
Writers: Liz Hannah / Irene Dignamu /
Jesse Chatham
Starring: Robin White / Warren Christie / Kim Dickens /
Demien Bizier / Brad Leland ...
Runtime: 89 minutes
In the era of 7 x 24 mobile Internet, do you have the courage to "disconnect everything"?
"The Land" is the directorial debut of House of Cards "female president" Robin White.
Lawyer Edee Mathis (Robin White) wants to erase her traces in society, and after consulting with survival experts, she "disappears" into a primeval forest, and after many dangers and learning multiple survival skills, she rekindles her hope for life.
As a one-man "wilderness survival" film, Robin White's character has few lines in the first thirty minutes, relying entirely on body movements, and this film is her directorial debut, which is a huge challenge for her in front of and behind the scenes.
△ Robin admits that the social media world that has now "exploded" has inspired her to make a film about "returning to nature after disconnection"
For those of us in the modern world, the longer we live in this more and more connected society, the more difficult it feels to give up, but we always want to live a different way.
The question is, are we still doing it now?
Mauritanians
The Mauritanian
February 19
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Writers: Rory Haynes / Suha Noshwani /
M.B. Traven
Starring: Judy Foster / Taha Raheem /
Benedict Cumberbatch / Zachary Levy ...
Type: Thriller
"Guantanamo Prison" was unveiled and nominated for two Golden Globe Awards
The plot of the film is adapted from the memoir of Slahi of Mauritania, "The Diary of Guantanamo", in which Slahi tells his true experience:
In 2002, the United States Government identified Slahi as a terrorist and threw him into Guantanamo prison for 14 years without trial or conviction, during which he was subjected to various abuses.
In addition to the amazing "Guantanamo Prison" reveal, the film also has a "king bombing" level starring lineup: two-time Oscar winner Judy Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch, Taha Raheem.
Judy Foster plays a defense attorney who strives for justice for Slahi (Taha Raheem) after discovering the truth; the evidence uncovered by military prosecutor Lieutenant Stuart Couch (Cumberbatch) finally reveals the shocking conspiracy.
At present, Taha Raheem, who starred in the main role of this film, has been nominated for the 78th Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and Judy Foster has been nominated for Best Supporting Actress, the theme and performance are good, this film is worth watching!
Silk Road
Silk Road
Directed by: Tiller Russell
Writers: David Kushner / Tiller Russell
Starring: Nick Robinson / Alexandra Hip /
Jimmy Simpson / Jason Clark / Paul Boot ...
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Crime
Runtime: 112 minutes
The arrest of well-known "hackers" on the dark web
Don't get me wrong, this "Silk Road" is not the "Silk Road", the name of the film Silk Road refers to an online black market created in 2011.
Silk Road only allows access through the anonymous communications software Tor, using Bitcoin as the medium of exchange, with a total transaction value of up to $1.2 billion.
The website's creator, Ross Ulbricht, was arrested and later sentenced to life in prison on charges of money laundering, computer intrusion, and conspiracy to sell drugs.
△ Ross Ulbricht
△ Ulbricht, who still insisted on tweeting in prison
After the news of his arrest, the Bitcoin exchange rate fell rapidly and sharply (from $140 to $110).
△ The Rus' FBI captured $28.5 million worth of bitcoins after capturing Ulbricht, which today is worth more than $2 billion
"Silk Road" is adapted from this event, telling the whole process of Ulbricht's arrest by the FBI.
In the cast, Jimmy Simpson (Westworld) and Jason Clark ("Forsaken Lands") will "join forces to capture this hacker".
This movie is definitely not to be missed for geek fans!
Gerry
Cherry
Director: Anthony Russell / Joe Russell
Writers: Angela Russo-Otstot /
Jessica Goldberg / Nico Walker
Starring: Tom Holland / Siala Bolavo /
Jack Leno / Michael Respoli / Jeffrey Wahlberg...
Genre: Drama / Crime
Russo Brothers + "Dutch Brother", but no superheroes this time
If you see the Russo brothers + "Dutch brother" and you are expecting a superhero, then sorry, this time there is just a real-world veteran who returned from the battlefield and got PTSD.
Tom Holland plays Sheri, a military doctor returning from the battlefield, who becomes addicted to drugs after suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), after which he takes drugs, is in debt, and even robs 11 banks.
The film, based on a semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, has been in the spotlight since filming began, not only because the Russo brothers directed it, but also because the film provided Tom Holland with a rare opportunity to show the dark side of human nature.
△ The Russo brothers want to practice outside of "superheroes"
The Russo brothers said in the interview: "It's a heavy subject matter, and it touches on an important part of the human experience, so we want to get more people to see the film." ”
The Russo brothers divided the film into six chapters that corresponded to a person's life journey, each of which unfolded from a different perspective.
In addition to landing in North American theaters on February 26, the film will also land on the streaming apple TV+ on March 12, which is an original movie of Apple TV+.
crisis
Crisis
Writer / Director: Nicholas Yaretzki
Starring: Gary Oldman / Amy Hammer / Evangeline Lily /
Greg Kinnell / Michel Rodriguez...
Genre: Drama / Thriller
An in-depth look at the "Opioid Crisis" for you
"Crisis" brought in Oscar-winning actors Gary Oldman, Amy Hammer ("The Social Network") and Evangeline Lily ("Ant-Man 2: The Wasp Woman Appears"), and the entire film crossed with three threads to show all sides of the "Opioid Crisis".
Opioids are alkaloids and derivatives extracted from the poppy that relieve pain but can be addictive when taken for a long time.
In the United States, opioid addiction and abuse has evolved into "the most serious public health crisis," with some media even calling it the "deadliest drug epidemic in history."
Nicholas Yaretzki, who specializes in realistic subjects and directs "Crisis," said the film wanted to show that "opioid abuse has reached every corner of society and the impact is devastating."
At the end, I would like to give you a hint of an animated film "Red Line" that will be "re-released for the tenth anniversary" in Japanese theaters on February 26, and the filmmakers recently released a special congratulatory picture of the 10th anniversary of "Red Line":
The film tells the story of racing drivers JP (Takuya Kimura) and Sonossi (Yu Aoi) competing in top car races in the future world and defeating interstellar conspiracies.
The biggest charm of "Red Line" is its painting:
It took 7 years, 100 minutes of positive film hand-drawn a total of more than 100,000 pieces, the picture is hand-drawn, giving people a sense of the old celluloid animation era of both visual sense, but the production is extremely exquisite, the details processing is shocking, it is not too much to say that it is a feast for painting - look forward to it one day can be introduced to the country.
The above is this month's geek theater line film list, I don't know how to arrange the Geek Movie Fans' Spring Festival, are there any plans to go to the cinema? But first take a look at the New Year gifts prepared by the small group for everyone
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