With the advent of the National Day, the box office war of the National Day file has also begun.
This year's National Day file, "My Motherland and Me", "Captain China", and "Climber" stand on three feet. Taking advantage of the time point of the "Eleventh Long Holiday", these three works have attracted a large number of audiences into the cinema with a strong cast and excellent production team.
Above The Chinese film market, the "National Day file" has an unshakable and important position like the "Spring Festival New Year file". With the rapid development of the mainland film market, the fight between various types of films on the big screen of the National Day file is also intensifying. Today we will talk about the box office smoke that has filled the National Day file in the past decade.
2009: National Day deer war, the main theme of the film took the lead
In the National Day file in 2009, the five major producers of "Bona Pictures", "China Film Group", "Huanya Film", "Emperor Film" and "Shanghai Film Studio" joined forces to jointly create the first part of the "Daye Trilogy" - "The Great Cause of The Founding of the People's Republic".
With its gorgeous front-stage and behind-the-scenes lineup and the main theme of the story, the film beat other films in the same period and became the box office hegemon in October 2009 with a score of 420 million.
Although at the box office, "The Great Undertaking of the Founding of the People's Republic" crushed all the works released at the same time, in terms of word of mouth, it still encountered a fierce enemy, that is, the suspense spy film "The Sound of the Wind".
This "Sound of the Wind" is supervised by Feng Xiaogang and co-directed by Gao Qunshu and Chen Guofu, two famous directors of police films. The strong behind-the-scenes production lineup provides a guarantee for the quality of the film, and the excellent performances of Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Su Youpeng and others have surprised the attention of many audiences.
After the release of "The Sound of the Wind", it won a box office performance of 225 million, although this result is far less than "The Great Cause of The Founding of the People's Republic", but the excellent film quality has made it an insurmountable peak in the history of Chinese spy film.
Of course, in the 2009 National Day file, not only two works were released, "The Great Cause of The Founding of the People's Republic" and "The Sound of the Wind". Sun Honglei's comedy "Gentleman of Miao" and Fan Bingbing's literary and art film "Wheat Field" have also attracted the attention of many fans. However, in the face of the two main theme masterpieces of "The Great Cause of the Founding of the Country" and "The Sound of the Wind", "Gentleman" and "Wheat Field" have also become box office cannon fodder.
2010: Hong Kong film vs. Hollywood, Wu Yusen and Xu Ke compete in martial arts
In the 2010 National Day file, the performance of Chinese films was somewhat weak. In September 2010, Hollywood director Christopher Nolan's sci-fi classic "Inception" was introduced to mainland theaters. The film did not air until October 31.
In order to avoid head-to-head confrontation with this imported blockbuster, many filmmakers have given up the opportunity of the National Day file. And this year's National Day file has also become a martial arts arena for Wu Yusen and Xu Ke.
On September 28, 2010, "Sword Rain" supervised by Wu Yusen landed in major theaters. On September 29, 2010, Xu Ke's "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire" also followed and met with the audience. The two works, playing with suspense martial arts film routines, the production of the film, are also very outstanding.
However, compared with the freehand martial arts sentiment of "Sword Rain", the special effects design of "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire" with great visual impact is obviously more popular with the audience. In the end, "Di Renjie's Heavenly Empire" won 295 million at the box office, while "Sword Rain" only achieved 66 million.
2011: China, South Korea and Russia compete for supremacy, and Deng Chao and Jet Li stage a fantasy showdown
Xu Ke's outstanding performance in the 2010 National Day file has allowed many Hong Kong film directors to see the huge box office market in the mainland. In the National Day file of 2011, Hong Kong filmmakers appeared to be extremely active.
The "Xinhai Revolution" cooperated by Jackie Chan and Zhang Li took the lead in sounding the clarion call of the 2011 National Day file on September 23. Subsequently, Deng Chao and Chen Jiashang's "Painting the Wall", Jet Li and Cheng Xiaodong's "The Legend of the White Snake", Guo Fan and Fang Zuming's "The Adventures of Li Xianji", and Ma Chucheng and Peng Yuyan's "Summer Happy Leisure" also appeared on the big screen of the theater on September 28, September 29 and October 1.
Of course, in addition to these domestic works, the Korean film "Chicken Mother and Duck Boy" and the Russian film "Rapid Action" also landed on the mainland cinema line on October 1.
In the 2011 National Day file of The Chinese, Korean and Russian tripartite film box office competition, fantasy-themed special effects blockbusters have become the mainstream of market consumption. Deng Chao's "Painting the Wall" cooperated with Chen Jiashang achieved a box office of 180 million. Jet Li and Cheng Xiaodong's "The Legend of the White Snake" also won 200 million yuan, becoming the box office champion and runner-up in October.
2012: The commercial atmosphere of the National Day file is getting stronger, and the quality of good films is gradually decreasing
With the continuous rise of box office performance, more and more filmmakers have seen the audience consumption ability of the National Day file. In the National Day file of 2012, a large number of commercial blockbusters stepped onto the cinema screen.
On September 26, 2012, Zhou Runfa and Liu Yifei starred in "Tongquetai" and took the lead in kicking off the prelude to the National Day file. Subsequently, Zhang Ziyi's "Dangerous Relationship", Fan Bingbing's "Secondary Exposure", Bruce Willis's "Ring Messenger", and Feng Delun's "Taiji 1" have also successively embarked on the big screen of the theater.
Although there are many National Day works in 2012, there are few good works. In these commercial works, Feng Delun's "Tai Chi 1" won 140 million yuan with its gorgeous cast and wonderful special effects design, becoming the box office leader of this year's National Day file.
2013: The National Day file is polarized, and the Xu Ke and Peng brothers release a 3D showdown
In the National Day file in 2013, there was a polarization of good films and bad films.
This year, Xu Ke brought the second part of the "Di Renjie" series- "Di Renjie's God Dragon King". In this work, Xu Ke used excellent 3D special effects technology to shock the domestic audience. The two brothers, Peng Shun and Peng Fa, also put a lot of effort into 3D special effects, and launched the disaster movie "Escape heaven" in the National Day file.
With a complete plot and excellent 3D special effects design, the two works of "Di Renjie's God Dragon King" and "Escape from Heaven" have been loved by many audiences, winning 590 million and 129 million respectively.
Inferior comedies such as "Magic", "White Fox" and "All the Way" released in 2013 have become box office cannon fodder under the impact of these two 3D masterpieces.
2014: The National Day file ushered in the billion era, and the quality of the film was greatly improved
The quality of the films in the 2014 National Day file has been greatly improved compared with the past. During the eleventh long holiday of this year, the audience can not only see literary and artistic masterpieces such as "Dear" and "Golden Age", but also enjoy the visual impact of commercial blockbusters such as "Heart Flower Road Release" and "Leper Hero 2: Dawn Rises".
And animation movies such as "McDougall: My Mother and Me" and "Kuiba 3" also let the audience see the future of national comics.
In 2014, Chinese films achieved a breakthrough of one billion box office in the National Day file. This year, Xu Zheng and Huang Bo's road comedy "Heart Flower Road Release", with its high-level production and excellent interpretation of the actors, won a box office performance of 1.149 billion yuan, opening up a new era of domestic films.
2015: Andy Lau performs the classic, Xu Zheng confronts Shen Teng
In the 2015 National Day file, the dust is still a comedy work. This year, "Charlotte Troubles" starring Shen Teng and Ma Li was loved by many audiences and won a box office of 1.441 billion yuan in the National Day file.
Although the performance of "Charlotte Troubles" is amazing, it is still slightly inferior in the face of the impact of comedy big IP. In the National Day file of 2015, Xu Zheng launched the third "Hong Kong Drama" of the "囧" series. Although the film has declined compared with the previous two works, with the influence of the big IP, the film still won 1.611 billion results.
While comedy works are riding the dust above the box office market, many works with ordinary box office and excellent reputation have also attracted the attention of the audience. Andy Lau and Ding Sheng's "Rescue Mr. Wu" is such a work. Although the film only received 190 million at the box office after its release, the excellent quality of the film has made it well received by many police film fans.
2016: Lin Chaoxian takes the lead, and the main theme plays a new trick
In the 2016 National Day file, Lin Chaoxian's "Mekong Action" became a hit. Excellent gun battle action scenes, compact undercover plot design, coupled with the excellent interpretation of Zhang Hanyu, Peng Yuyan and others, make this "Mekong Operation" with the "main theme" as the core, loved by many audiences.
Countless fans have sighed after watching "Mekong Action" that the original theme of the movie can still be made like this. Under the background of "Ace Comic Ace", "Traces of The Lord", and "Passing Through Your World" released at the same time, this "Mekong Action" is also more valuable.
2017: Ma Li staged a comedy classic, and Jackie Chan and Wang Jing performed amazingly
In the National Day file of 2017, there was a strange scene of low opening and high walking. On September 29 of this year, Dapeng's "Sewing Machine Band" and Li Chen's "Sky Hunting" were first released.
The quality of these two works has reduced the psychological expectations of many audiences for the National Day file. However, on September 30, Ma Li's "Shy Iron Fist", Jackie Chan's "British Showdown", and Wang Jing's "Chasing the Dragon" made the audience feel what is called a surprise.
In this year's National Day file confrontation, comedy works still occupy the leading position, and Ma Li's "Shy Iron Fist" won a box office performance of 2.2 billion yuan, leading the way. "Chasing the Dragon" and "British Showdown" also got 570 million and 530 million box office results respectively.
2018: Zhang Yimou and Zhuang Wenqiang staged a "true and false game", and the comedy film was in an awkward situation
Comedies that used to be in the National Day file encountered embarrassment during the eleventh long holiday in 2018. This year, Happy Twist's "Li Cha's Aunt" and Babel's "Fat Man Action Team" competed on the National Day comedy screen. However, the two films have been controversial by many fans because of their quality problems.
Compared with comedy films, the "true and false games" created by Zhang Yimou and Zhuang Wenqiang, two famous directors, are obviously more attractive to the audience. On September 30, 2018, Zhuang Wenqiang's "Peerless" with Chow Yun Fat and Aaron Kwok was released. This story about "counterfeit money", with the excellent acting skills of the actors and the exquisite story reversal, won the love of many fans, and finally won 1.27 billion at the box office.
And the same September 2018 30 people, the same is the theme of "true and false", Zhang Yimou's "Shadow" with a strong artistic style, compact plot design, and wonderful performances of the actors, but also won the praise and applause of the audience, achieved 620 million results.
This year's National Day file, "My Motherland and Me", "Captain China", and "The Climber" launched a fierce box office competition. In the final box office war, which one do you think will be able to laugh at the crowd?