"Shangqi" broke through 100 million yuan in the first week of the world, winning the championship beyond expectations, and "Out of Control Player" had an excellent mainland trend

Most parts of the world have fallen into the dilemma of the repeated new crown epidemic, and the performance of the most exciting summer film market every year is quite disappointing, including the summer box office in the Chinese mainland and other markets have fallen back to the level of many years ago, and now there are new films that continue to withdraw from the autumn file, and the recovery process of the global film market in the future may slow down. Last week, the global film market ushered in Marvel's new work "Shangqi", which won nearly $130 million in the first week of the film, which not only pocketed the global weekend champion, but also injected a "shot in the arm" into the sluggish global projection industry. Ryan Reynolds starred in the sci-fi film "Runaway Player" that grossed more than $34 million over the weekend, setting a backside the worldwide weekend box office runner-up. The new horror film "Candy Man" is stable in the big market and ranks third in the global weekend list. Paramount's new animated work, "The Great Movie of the Wang Wang Team", collected more than $10 million over the weekend, retreating to the fourth place in the global weekend list. The youth novel adaptation film "After 3" was the first to open more than $9 million in overseas markets, and also ranked among the top five in the global weekend list. The domestic film "Fury Case" has a steady trend in mainland China and Hong Kong, still ranking in the top ten of the global weekend.

Marvel Studios' first Asian-American hero film, "Shangqi and the Legend of the Ten Rings", officially opened in 42 markets around the world last week, slashing $128 million on the opening weekend, overwhelmingly winning the global weekend laurels. Starring Liu Simu, Liang Chaowei, Yang Ziqiong and other stars, this origin hero film landed in 4300 theaters in the first week of North America, and won 71.4 million US dollars at the box office in three days (including 8.8 million Thursday advances), second only to "Black Widow" (80.3 million US dollars), setting the second highest opening performance in the epidemic period, surpassing "Captain America", "Thor" and other origin hero films, of course, the current "Marvel Universe" sign has far more appeal than ten years ago. On its first day, Shangqi surpassed the first weekend box office of another summer comic adaptation, Task Force X ($26.2 million), breaking the record for best painting on the Labor Day holiday weekend and nearly tripling its fourteen-year-old record ($26.4 million for three days). "Shangqi" also received excellent word-of-mouth feedback, with 92% of the media praise and 98% of the audience popcorn index, becoming the most well-rated American comic film in the epidemic period.

Shangqi opened simultaneously in 41 overseas markets and won the weekend championship in major major markets. The UK opened $7.7 million in its first week, surpassing films such as Black Widow and setting the best opening record during the pandemic. Marvel Movies' "Back Garden" South Korea offered $6.5 million in its first week, and despite much local controversy, the film managed to end the dominance of local films over the market. France opened $4.3 million in its first week and received quite eye-catching reviews, with the AlloCiné film website rated 4.2 out of 5. In other large markets, Russia, Japan, and Hong Kong also exceeded $2 million. Overall, the overseas opening results of "Shangqi" are about 70% of the same market for "Black Widow", which is 53% higher than that of "X Contingent: Full Assemblage", and the performance is remarkable for the minority heroes who are not well-known. The film's action scenes and visual effects are outstanding, with the world's first week IMAX grossing $13.2 million, of which the North American market has more than 11% of IMAX. As for the world's largest IMAX market, Chinese mainland, the film has not yet been released.

Disney's Fox sci-fi film "Runaway Player" remained in 48 markets last week and grossed $34.02 million, giving up the title of last week's weekend champion. The film, starring Ryan Reynolds and Judy Comer, remained solid in North America, grossing $8.72 million over three days over the weekend, down just 34 percent from the previous weekend under the positive impact of "Shangqi," and has now grossed $92 million. The film collected another US$25.3 million in overseas markets, of which the next weekend in mainland China fell by only 23%, and the cumulative box office in two weeks has reached US$57 million, ranking among the top three imported films in this year. The film's box office in the first week of the mainland has risen day by day, which also indicates a better trend. In other markets, the United Kingdom has contributed a cumulative contribution of $18.2 million, and Russia has also approached the 10 million mark. As of Sunday, the $120 million film has grossed $239 million worldwide, and if the current momentum can be maintained, its final landing point is expected to challenge the 300 million mark.

The new horror work "Candy Man" co-produced by Universal and MGM remained released in more than 50 markets around the world last weekend, still ranking in the top three of the global weekend list. Directed by African-American female director Nia da Costa, the new north American film grossed another $10.55 million the following week, down just 52 percent from its first week, and was relatively stable for the series of horror films, with a cumulative North American box office of $39 million. Candy Man's momentum in overseas markets is not as good as in North America, with the exception of the United Kingdom, where all other markets have performed mediocrely. As of Sunday, the new film, co-produced and written by "Breaking Bad," director Jordan Peel, has grossed $50 million worldwide, twice its cost line.

Paramount's animated blockbuster "The Great Movie of the Wang Wang Team" was expanded to 48 markets around the world last week, and it earned another $11.1 million at the weekend, ranking fourth in the world at the weekend box office. The theatrical version of the work based on the TV animation of the same name has received another $4 million at the North American box office, accumulating more than $30 million in three weeks, and the performance is still expected for the "theater network synchronization" work. The film closed another $7.1 million over the weekend overseas, with the old market falling to around 50%, mainly because the summer program had come to an end. As of Sunday, the new CG animation has accumulated $80.3 million worldwide, more than three times its cost line, and its final landing point will easily break through $100 million.

The American romantic drama "After 3" opened in 31 overseas markets last week and grossed $9.2 million in its first week, making it one of the top five weekend grossing films in the world. Directed by Castillo Langdon, the story is based on Anna Todd's novel of the same name and is a sequel to the 2020 film After 2 that will continue to tell the story of the love life between Tessa and Hardin. Germany performed best in the first markets, opening at $1.86 million in its first week, followed by Russia with a start of $1.45 million, and Spain also breaking through the million mark in its first week. The film won't hit North American theaters until September 30, and its global box office should be expected to match last year's previous film, After 2 ($48 million).

Pay attention to the mainland market, last week the number of normal operating theaters in the country recovered to more than 10,000, although the strength of the new films opened was flat, but under the better trend of old films such as "Out of Control Player", the market market still recorded a weak increase last week. The Hollywood sci-fi film "The Battle of Tomorrow", starring "Star Lord" Chris Pratt, landed on the mainland market on Friday and earned $8.15 million in three days, far below the defending champion "Runaway Player" and finished second on the weekend list. Since Amazon bought the rights to the film in other markets for $200 million, the mainland market has also become its only large market for theatrical distribution, and its final box office in the mainland should be expected to hit 100 million yuan. Chen Musheng's police film "Fury, Serious Case" continues to be released in the mainland and Hong Kong, and still ranks among the top 10 weekends in the world, with a cumulative box office of about 180 million US dollars in the two places, of which the mainland box office has exceeded the 1.1 billion mark, temporarily ranking seventh at the annual box office. In other new films, Wu Junru's "Mama's Magic Boy" started mediocrely in the mainland, but its cumulative box office in Hong Kong has exceeded HK$20 million, and it temporarily topped the Chinese annual championship after counterattacking "Fury".

Among other old Hollywood films, Disney's fantasy film Jungle Quest grossed more than $5 million over the weekend, most of which was contributed by the North American market. As of Sunday, the film, which was released using "cinema + streaming payment", has accumulated $192.5 million worldwide and will eventually break through $200 million. The same "theater network synchronization" DC supervillain movie "X Contingent: Full Assemblage" won another $3.7 million at the weekend, accumulating only $162.5 million worldwide, and its North American box office did not even exceed the first day of the 2016 version of "Suicide Squad". The Global Action sequel "Fast and Furious 9" is still on the charts, with a cumulative global box office of more than $710 million, making it the highest-grossing Hollywood movie during the pandemic.

In addition, Wen Ziren's new horror novel "Malignant" was preemptively opened in 21 overseas markets last week, including the three larger markets in Spain, France and Italy, and grossed only $2.4 million in its first week, which was extremely mediocre. The film will be released in North American theaters this week, and will be released on the HBO max streaming platform at the same time, and 45 overseas markets will be released simultaneously.