The cinema is buzzing.
In the first weekend of August, the total box office totaled 120 million, of which "1917" ranked first with 36.6 million, followed by the re-release of "Interstellar" with 29.41 million, and the total box office has now reached 837 million.
It is worth mentioning that the word-of-mouth "Dorit's Fantasy Adventure" box office performance is surprisingly good, and the cumulative amount has exceeded 113 million.
In addition, the strong "Manslaughter" re-screening still has a box office of 86.7 million, impacting the box office of 1.3 billion.
However, "Speed King" and "Jojo's Whimsical World", which are also "Austrian" films with "1917", have not performed well, and the box office has not yet broken through 10 million.
Since many people have seen these movies before they are released, these movies can only warm up for the theater in general.
What is really worth looking forward to is the new film to be released next – which film will be the rescue work of the summer in theaters?
Let's uncover the mystery together.
01. Jedi X-Men: Pursuit
Date: August 14, 2020
Starring: Will Smith / Martin Lawrence / Vanessa Huggins
The third installment in the Jedi X-Men series!
The old duo of "Shi Huang" and Martin re-emerge from the mountain, and the mouth cannon detective will fight the gangsters on the streets of Miami.
The first two films were directed by Michael Bey of the "Explosion Bay", and this time the directors were replaced by Adil El Abi and Bilal Farah, not familiar faces.
25 years later, although the two "fried street boys" have become old bacon, the funny and playful is still the same, and the film has a popcorn index of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes!
The indispensable gunfights and drag racing scenes can naturally be cool, but the plot is a bit like "Twin Killers" 2.0?
02. The Train to Spring
Screening date: August 19, 2020
Starring: Li Mincheng / Ren Suxi / He Weiran
A story about the little people at the bottom of a small city in the contemporary Northeast.
As the debut of newcomer director Li Ji, the film was previously nominated for the New Wave Award in the main competition section of the 24th Busan International Film Festival.
In the film, the laid-off factory worker played by Li Mincheng is mistaken for a thief, in order to find his innocence and get compensation, he began a hard life while doing small business and driving a three-wheeled motorcycle while looking for thieves.
And Ren Suxi plays Li Mincheng's lover, Shandong people speak an authentic Northeast dialect, and their acting skills continue to exert their strength.
From "Donkey Got Water" and "The Unknown Generation" to "Half a Comedy", Ren Suxi, who often starred in small-budget movies with small characters and small stories, has a simple and moving style as always.
03. 1/2 Magic
Starring: Tom Holland / Chris Pratt
After "Toy Story" and "Dream Quest", Pixar's tear-jerking masterpiece!
When the wizarding world merges with high-tech modern society, what will the world look like?
The film features a pair of teenage brothers who relearn long lost magic in order to reunite with their long-dead father.
Interestingly, the English version of the brothers is voiced by "Spider-Man" Dutch brother and "Star Lord" Pratt, while the Chinese version is voiced by Guo Qilin and Zhang Ruoyun, a good brother of "Qing Yu Nian".
Reckless brother and brother of the bag, just listening to the sound is very interesting!
"I don't have a dad, but I have you."
Since Pixar was acquired by Disney, as its 22nd film, it is still a touching road movie.
04. "Eight Hundred"
Date: August 21, 2020
Starring: Zhang Yi / Jiang Wu / Wang Qianyuan / Huang Zhizhong / Hou Yong
Following the one-year hiatus of the withdrawal on July 5, 2019, the much-anticipated "Eight Hundred" is really coming this time, and this time it has become the most anticipated rescue work.
The film focuses on the 524th Regiment of the 88th Division of the National Revolutionary Army at the end of the Battle of Songhu in 1937, staying behind in the Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai, only one river away from the concession, fighting alone for 4 days and 4 nights, known in history as the "Eight Hundred Heroes".
The film gathers 7 "film emperors" Wang Qianyuan, Jiang Wu, Zhang Yi, Yu Haolei, Hou Yong, Ruan Jingtian, Huang Xiaoming, and 3 "shadow queens" Liu Xiaoqing, Liang Jing, and Yao Chen to participate, which can be called the lineup of immortals.
As the first film to be shot entirely with a digital IMAX camera, the film invested a whopping 550 million yuan.
Director Guan Hu has previously said that he wants to "shoot this story well at any cost", and cat-eye more than 350,000 people mark "want to see", which is definitely the summer box office bearer.
However, the film was previously shown to be 165 minutes long, perhaps with cuts.
05. Trolls 2
Starring: Anna Kendrick / Justin Timberlake
Colorful "ugly babies" have a concert.
As the sixth DreamWorks animated film written by veteran partners Jonathan Abel and Glenn Berger, the film continues to carry forward the "ugly" fun of "Shrek" style, full of blinding "rainbow colors".
In the second part, Bobby and Bran discover other worlds of trolls, with collective "fighting" between tribes.
Pop, country, hip hop, hard rock, percussion, electronic dance music, just ask which one is your dish?
Suitable for taking the baby to enjoy music together~
06. "I'm Waiting for You at the End of Time"
Screening date: August 25, 2020
Starring: Li Hongqi / Li Yitong / Fan Wei
In the Tanabata Festival in 2020, how can there be no pure love movies.
Adapted from the short story of the same name by young writer Zheng Zhi, the film tells the story of Ling Ge who gave everything to get back the life of his lover Qiu Qian, but when they reunite, her memory is completely emptied.
Li Hongqi, who has acted in many literary and art films, and Li Yitong, who has a very strong momentum, play a couple, the time and space restart and memory erasure, the two laugh and play, hug and cry, CP is surprised.
It is worth mentioning that the director of the film, Yao Tingting, has directed love themes such as "Hurry That Year" and "Whose Youth Is Not Confused", which have received good responses:
"I love you for a time you don't know."
07. Little Women
Starring: Silsa Ronan / Emma Watson / Florence Pew / Timothy Chalame
Louisa May Olcott's novel Little Women was favored by film adaptations.
Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows the growth of four sisters from an ordinary family in New England in the United States in the 19th century.
Beginning with the first film version directed by George Cook in 1933, the 1994 version starring Winona Red also received many positive reviews.
The new version, directed by female director Greta Gerwig, has previously received 6 Oscar nominations and finally won the best costume design award.
The film uses a staggered timeline to portray more of the three sisters who have previously been inked except Joe, as Empire Magazine commented:
Her adaptations are unlike any previous game, especially the final ending that transcends any version.
Four small flowers plus a cup of sweet tea are also suitable for Tanabata.
08. "Buckwheat Crazy Grows"
Starring: Ma Sichun / Zhong Chuxi / Huang Jingyu / Wang Yanhui
Xu Zhanxiong's new work, written and directed by himself, was nominated for best film at the recent 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival Asian Newcomer Award.
The story of the film takes place in a small town in the 1990s, three young people played by Ma Sichun, Zhong Chuxi and Huang Jingyu, with a vision of the future, embark on the road of wandering in a foreign land.
Ma Sichun, who "wants to live like a movie", took Zhong Chuxi, who loves the vanity script, and Huang Jingyu, a tragic brother who has a crush on him, and the three stories are interlocked.
Among them, Zhong Chuxi's beauty and figure are too eye-catching, but the movie has a bit of a new editor's feeling of "Little Times".
09. The Long Goodbye
Screening date: August 28, 2020
Starring: Ajii Akira / Takeuchi Ryoko / Matsubara Chieko / Yamazaki Tsutomu
Japanese healing films with a good family theme.
What would you do after dad got Alzheimer's?
Adapted from Kyoko Nakajima's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of the old man HigashiSeihei who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, and his mother and two daughters accompanied him for 7 years.
The two daughters played by the forest goddess of literature and art, Yu Aoi, and the smiling queen Yuko Takeuchi, while taking care of their father, also solve their own life problems under the embrace of their father's love.
Slow touch, thin water long flow, too good to cry.
In addition to the 9 new films in August above, there was also a blockbuster Nolan's new work "Creed" released in early September.
As a "real-time madman" who insists on not using CG, the film uses a real Boeing 747 plane to crash into the building, continuing Nolan's consistent riot operation such as planting corn fields.
Shot across seven countries with a total budget of over $227 million, the film became the second most expensive film in Nolan's directorial career.
Washington, who possesses "Genius", arrives with "The New Batman" Pattinson, and the two are ready to prevent the outbreak of World War III.
Whether it's Pattinson not figuring out the plot after filming, or what Washington said about the trailer:
"This is just the skin of the film's information, and Nolan is going to lead us to meet the trend of film in the next 10 to 15 years."
Sure enough, no brainburn, no Nolan. Films such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Snowman, and Sorrow Will Be Re-released in August.
Especially after "Interstellar", the re-screening of Nolan's "Inception" has also been arranged, and new and old films can be watched together
Overall, before the National Day file, the emergence of "Eight Hundred" has undoubtedly become a rescue work of the summer file, and Nolan's "Creed" in early September will take over its heavy responsibility.
And "Mulan", which is determined to be released on Streaming media on September 4, we may be able to see it in domestic theaters in September.
I hope there are more good films to meet with you next!
Bluestone Film Editorial Office | Morning
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