This year’s National Day holiday came earlier than in previous years because it coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the pre-sale opened later. At 0:00 on September 26, pre-sales for this Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day films officially started, and the current pre-sales have exceeded 20 million. This year's National Day movies include "Volunteers: Soldiers Attack", "Sturdy as a Rock", "Ex 4: Married Young", "Not So Passionate", "Operation Moscow", "Beacon Bear: Mission to Mars" and other types of films to satisfy different groups of people. Each has its own viewing needs.
At present, unlike the summer movies, which rely on early screenings to spread word of mouth, this year's National Day movie currently has only one film, the comedy "It Doesn't Seem So Hot", which has opened the screening mode, and the film has been screened at nearly 30% in the past two days. The film schedule is firmly at the top of the box office of the day, and has now received more than 5 million box office. With its box office on September 26 and 27, the film temporarily topped the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day movie box office list, but it was surpassed by "The Ex 4" half a day later.
Data source: Lighthouse Professional Edition
The romance movie "Exes 4: Young Marriage" has pre-sales of over 7 million, currently showing an absolute lead. The second and third places on September 28th, "Solid as a Rock" and "Volunteer Army", are both the main themes of the National Day film genre, and the pre-sales results of the two are also very similar. Another blockbuster, "Operation Moscow" starring Andy Lau and Zhang Hanyu, will be released on September 29, the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday. Pre-sales on the first day have already exceeded one million.
As a must-have for family fun during the holidays, this year also includes "Beacon: Mission to Mars", "Paw Paw Team Movie 2: Super Adventure", "I Am Nezha 2: Return of the Hero", "The Little Mermaid: The Legend of the Sea Monster", etc. 6 animated films, the largest number in the same period in recent years.
It is worth mentioning that this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day films are generally longer. Except for cartoons, all films are more than 120 minutes long, and the average ticket price has also increased compared with last year.
The long holiday is approaching, let us sort out and look forward to the contestants of this Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day season, and see how much time you plan to spend in the movie theater?
【September 28】
"Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack"
Director: Chen Kaige
Screenwriter: Zhang Ke
Starring: Tang Guoqiang/Wang Yanhui/Liu Jin/Xin Baiqing/Zhang Songwen, etc.
Genre: Drama/History/War
Length: 141 minutes
The "Volunteer Army" series is directed by Chen Kaige. With the scale of three movies, it remembers the 2.9 million soldiers of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army who fought bloody battles and commemorates the more than 197,000 heroic sons and daughters who sacrificed heroically. The scale of the industry, the strength of the lineup, and the pattern His breadth of vision is rare in the history of Chinese film. Crafted with craftsmanship and sincerely dedicated, it is only for the purpose of reproducing the "Battle of Founding of the People's Republic of China" in a panoramic and multi-dimensional way. The film "Volunteers: Attack" released this time, as the first part in a trilogy, tells the story from how to decide to send troops to the stage when the Chinese People's Volunteers enter North Korea and start the first and second battles.
In addition to the frontal battlefield, under the huge disparity in military strength, our army sacrificed heroically in exchange for successive victories; this film will also show the "strategy" of the military commander of the Volunteer Army Headquarters, as well as the delegation of the People's Republic of China on the diplomatic stage. The historic appearance of the United Nations for the first time.
From "King Kong River" to "Changjin Lake" to "Volunteer Army", films based on the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea have become regulars in the National Day schedule, and the first two films have also proved their popularity in this period with excellent box office results. appeal.
"Solid as a Rock"
Director: Zhang Yimou
Screenwriter: Chen Yu
Starring: Lei Jiayin/Zhang Guoli/Yu Hewei/Zhou Dongyu/Sun Yizhou, etc.
Genre: Drama/Action/Crime
Length: 127 minutes
Model worker director Zhang Yimou has been releasing a much-anticipated movie in recent years. The film gathers three generations of powerful actors, old, middle and young, including Lei Jiayin, Zhang Guoli, Yu Hewei, Zhou Dongyu, Sun Yizhou, Li Naiwen, Xu Yajun, Tian Yu, He Zhengjun, Chen Daoming, Chen Chong, Wang Xun, etc. It should be dizzying just to watch the actors perform. .
"Solid as a Rock" uses a bus bombing as the entry point. A seemingly ordinary case and a dinner party triggered an undercurrent that stirred up the entire city. As you come and go, different forces and roles gradually appear on stage, revealing the huge energy behind them and the versatility behind each character. As screenwriter Chen Yu said, ""Sturdy as a Rock" strives to present the ultimate appearance of human nature from different angles and colors." Old cases are being overturned, storms are about to come, and dormant forces from all sides are ready to move, with planning and calculation, scrutiny and suspicion. , amidst all the weirdness, human desires are churning. I hope that the long wait will live up to my expectations and I will see a movie that is both beautiful and powerful and deep.
"Exes 4: Marry Young"
Director: Tian Yusheng
Screenwriter: Da Kuan/Da Guang/Tian Yusheng
Starring: Han Geng/Zheng Kai/Yu Wenwen/Liu Yase/Zeng Mengxue, etc.
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Length: 129 minutes
As a representative IP of localized urban romantic comedies, the "Predecessor" series has always had a stable box office. The previous film "Expedition 3" even achieved phenomenal box office success. This time "Exes 4" is still about the two brothers Han Geng and Zheng Kai, who are making jokes and fighting monsters on the way to the advancement of sexual relations. After experiencing the last unforgettable loss, Meng Yun, played by Han Geng, began to fear entering into intimate relationships, became more accustomed to living alone, and began to enjoy loneliness. And this also happens to hit upon the various concerns and anxieties that young people today have when facing intimate relationships. In order to cope with the various situations that will arise when they get married, good brother Yu Fei and his girlfriend Ding created their own "marriage cooling off period" to preview their married life in advance. The two brothers embark on a new love challenge... Love takes different forms at different stages. Whether this is a sharp analysis, a tear-jerking sensationalism, or a collection of jokes, we have to wait until the theaters to find out. I think as long as people still have regrets in their hearts, people will always pay for this series.
"It doesn't seem that passionate"
Director: Gao Hu
Screenwriter: Xing Wenxiong
Starring: Wei Xiang/ Wang Zhi/ Yue Liang/ Allen/ Wang Ziyi and others
Genre: Comedy/Sports
Length: 134 minutes
Wei Xiang plays the male lead for the second time after "This Killer Is Not So Calm". After playing the football coach in "The Richest Man in Xihong City", he will play a down-and-out basketball coach this time, leading a group of talented "young people" players to compete for MVP.
The film is adapted from the Spanish film "Basketball Champions". The creators have made drastic adaptations in localization. Coupled with the actors' own distinctive personalities, down-to-earth laughs and character background settings that are in line with Chinese reality, this comedy is hilarious. There are also lots of heartfelt tears. Sports themes naturally have a lot of exciting parts, and the title "It doesn't seem that exciting" is both a punchline in the film and a reflection on the attitude towards life.
【September 29】
"93 International Train Robbery: Operation Moscow"
Director: Qiu Litao
Screenwriter: Chen Daming
Starring: Zhang Hanyu/Andy Lau/Huang Xuan/Man Yongshan/Gu Jiacheng
Genre: Drama/Action/Crime
Length: 128 minutes
The film is adapted from China's first real case of cross-border pursuit - in the early 1990s, the Soviet Union collapsed and the Russian economy was on the verge of collapse. A large number of Chinese businessmen took the K3 Beijing-Moscow international train to resell Chinese goods to Russia, earning sky-high profits. A group of ruthless gangsters headed by Miao Qingshan (played by Huang Xuan) carried out a frenzied series of robberies and rapes on the K3 train, which carried huge amounts of cash and wealth. The case shocked the world. Chinese policeman Cui Zhenhai (played by Zhang Hanyu) leads a public security team disguised as businessmen and goes deep into Moscow to launch an arrest operation. In the process, a mysterious man named Vasily (played by Andy Lau) and a woman named Zhenzhen (played by Janice Man) attracted the attention of the police, and a larger shocking conspiracy was gradually revealed...
Although director Qiu Litao is often unstable due to excessive output and high product quality, the starring cast is full of serious protagonists. The fourth collaboration between actors Andy Lau and Zhang Hanyu, and Huang Xuan playing the villain, are all exciting. What to watch. There is plenty of room for all the elements that should be present. Hong Kong directors such as Lau Wai-keung, Chong Man-keung, and Lam Chiu-yin have previously achieved success in the National Day season. As a strong genre film, the film's producer Han Sanping once said that in "Operation Moscow", Qiu Litao combined genre action films with a real-life event. The story in mainland China is very well combined. This is a good-looking movie that has both genre and real record.
