Peninsula all-media reporter Huang Jingfei
On November 1, the box office of the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, "Chosin Lake", exceeded the box office mark of 5.5 billion yuan, surpassing "Hello, Li Huanying" and rising to the global box office champion this year, less than 200 million yuan from the 5.694 billion yuan of the Chinese film history box office champion "Wolf Warrior 2". The monthly box office of Chinese films in October reached 7.549 billion, second only to October 2019, and the "Changjin Lake Effect" continues to ferment, which not only boosts the total box office in 2021, but also raises the total box office of global films. The second part, "The Water Gate Bridge of Chosin Lake", was also officially announced, and Wu Jing Yi Qianxi led the continuation of the mission of the Seven Companies. Why can we achieve a reverse decline after the hot slot? What kind of core significance does its excellent performance bring to the Chinese film industry, and how many film storms will it trigger around the world?
It is only 200 million at the box office with "Wolf Warrior 2"
In the state of most movies gradually falling silent after the schedule, "Changjin Lake" is like a bamboo, at 9:02 on October 30, the cumulative box office exceeded 5.413 billion, officially surpassing the box office performance of "Hello, Li Huanying", becoming the global box office champion in 2021, temporarily ranking second in the box office list of Chinese film history. On November 1, the box office reached another level, breaking through 5.5 billion yuan, just one step away from "Wolf Warrior 2", and the box office difference of 200 million seems to have been unable to stop its footsteps. According to the prediction of Maoyan Platform, the final box office of "Chosin Lake" will be 5.713 billion yuan, and a new record is likely to be born in November.
The National Day movie should have ended on the 7th, but after the 7th, "Chosin Lake" rose by more than 2 billion yuan in the box office in the past 20 days, ushering in a reverse decline. Entering November, "Chosin Lake" is still, but still is, the darling of major theaters and the first choice of many audiences. In the next month, "Chosin Lake" still has a stable schedule, although the film is postponed to November 30, but for this "5 billion +" film, it is also 10.9 out of 10.
The predicted box office of 5.7 billion yuan is not empty, but is measured based on the comprehensive measurement of the theater schedule, attendance rate, pre-sale box office and market popularity of "Chosin Lake". After a difficult file change, "Changjin Lake" still handed over beautiful box office results, breaking 27 records in Chinese film history. "Chosin Lake" occupies a favorable time and place, and the investment cost, theme selection and main creative team are rare in the mainland, and even some industry insiders predict that the film will reach 6 billion at the box office.
At present, the five highest-grossing films in China are: "Wolf Warrior 2" 5.695 billion, "Changjin Lake" 5.506 billion yuan, "Hello, Li Huanying" 5.413 billion, "Nezha's Demon Boy Reincarnation" 5.036 billion, "The Wandering Earth" 4.688 billion. In addition to "Hello, Li Huanying", the other four films are all large-scale productions, representing the highest level of domestic films in war films, animation films and science fiction films. Interestingly, in the top five of the box office rankings, the first, second and fifth are all starring works by Wu Jing, and Wu Jing has also confirmed the name of the first box office appeal. Wu Jing vs Wu Jing, netizens laughed and said: The only one who can defeat Wu Jing is Wu Jing himself, and "Jing" is constantly happy.
The official announcement of "Watergate Bridge" continues to write the mission of "Seven Steel Companies"
As the official Weibo of the movie "Hello, Li Huanying" said in the caption congratulating "Changjin Lake" on being the second highest grossing in the history of Chinese films: "There is a country to have a home, remember the ancestors who fought in blood to defend the country, and do not forget the most lovely people, this prosperous world is as you wish." ”
Since the release of "Chosin Lake", it has aroused the empathy of the whole people, and a "Chosin Lake effect" has swept the country, and the topic has frequently "broken the circle". The nearly three-hour film moved the audience and deeply cared about the follow-up story of the soldiers of the Seventh Company: Did Wu Qianli go home and build a house later? Did Wu Wanli marry his daughter-in-law? Did Mei Sheng teach girls arithmetic? Did they take Lei Gong home? ...... These vivid characters have always touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of viewers.
On October 28, the sequel to "Chosin Lake", "Chosin Lake No. Pratunam Bridge", was officially announced. On the official poster, on the ice-covered Watergate Bridge, a group of fighters resolutely marched forward with backpacks, and the credits on the left almost 100% copied the personnel of "Chosin Lake", and the attendance of the original team greatly satisfied the audience.
Yu Dong, the film's chief producer and chairman of Bona Film Group, revealed that most of the content of "Chosin Lake's Watergate Bridge" has been filmed at the beginning of this year, and due to seasonal changes, some scenes will continue to be filmed in winter. After the winter of this year, all the creators will gather again and continue to shoot the rest. "'Chosin Lake's Shuimen Bridge' will present the story of the Seven Companies in its entirety, so that people can see why they are called 'Steel Seven Companies'!"
Director Huang Jianxin revealed that there will be many details in "Chosin Lake's Water gate Bridge": "The entire company paid a huge sacrifice to win a few seconds of time to blow up the bridge, this is the truth of the war, the story of the film is very touching!" ”
Boosting the domestic market triggered a global storm
The success of "Chosin Lake" broke through the "freezing period" of the film industry, gave the entire film market great confidence and courage, illuminated the road in their hearts for more filmmakers, and let them regain their confidence in the film and television industry.
From the perspective of the domestic market, after the popular National Day file, there are art films such as "Lyceum Theatre" and "First Incense" that not only occupy a certain share in the market, but also arouse the discussion of many audiences. This month, there are Yin Zheng's "Fame and Fame", Zhang Hanyu Fan Wei's "Railway Hero", audience expectations of "Mei Yanfang", etc., into December, Huang Xiaoming Yan Ni's "The Last Truth", Zhou Dongyu Liu Haoran's "Flames on the Plain", Huang Bojialing's "Embrace You Through the Cold Winter", Xu Zheng Ma Yili's "Love Myth" and other films with strong market appeal will be released one after another, plus the "Fengshen Trilogy", "Antiques Bureau Central Bureau", "The Matrix 4" and other blockbuster new films that have not yet been finalized. It is expected to boost the total box office in 2021 further.
Foreign media also pay great attention to "Chosin Lake": an incomparable and staggering number of Hollywood movies since the outbreak of the epidemic.
Despite the impact of the two Hollywood blockbusters "Dune" and "007: No Time to Die", "Chosin Lake" still maintained a strong staying power, "Weishen" "Dune" failed to surpass "Chosin Lake" on the first day of release, and there was no chance in the follow-up; Hollywood blockbuster "007: No Time to Die" won 52 million box office on the first day of release in China, but the attendance rate and average number of people were defeated by "Chosin Lake".
The British media does not seem to have much enthusiasm for "007: No Time to Die" to replace "Chosin Lake" as the chinese box office champion, and "007: No Time to Die" has not reached the box office level of the previous 007 series "Ghost Party" released in China. Especially during the period when "Chosin Lake" was delayed, it was almost impossible to meet such a strong opponent as "007: No Time to Die". In the eyes of foreign media, "Chosin Lake" has triggered a storm of magnitude around the world, and Chinese film fans will gradually move away from Hollywood movies.