The fierce battle for the Lunar New Year movies at the end of the year has officially begun. According to Maoyan Professional Edition data, from November 24 to December 31, a total of 56 films were released during the schedule, mainly in suspense crime, comedy, romance and other genres. As of November 28, this year’s Lunar New Year box office has reached nearly 500 million yuan. Where the total box office of the movie in 2023 will end up depends on the sprint performance in the last month.
Starring in more than 10 suspense films
Different from previous Lunar New Year movies, the year-end Lunar New Year movie is dominated by suspense crime films. At least more than 10 works of this type are released during the schedule, including many key films such as "Hot Search", "The Third Team" and "Goldfinger".
Cao Baoping's new film "Crossing the Angry Sea", which is currently in theaters, has received good reviews at the box office. As of November 28, the cumulative box office has exceeded 225 million yuan.
The movie "Hot Search" directed by Xin Yukun and starring Zhou Dongyu will be released today. Xin Yukun's first two works, "Heart Labyrinth" and "Broken Silence", both combined social reality with suspense crimes. This time he turned his camera to self-media and online public opinion wars, involving a marketing incident through a student falling from a building case. Accounts, training schools, wealthy investors and other forces discuss the power of public opinion.
The movie "The Three Brigades" adapted from real events will be released on December 15. The film is also Zhang Yi's third work to meet the audience at the end of this year. In the film, the "Third Brigade" of the Criminal Police Department of the Public Security Bureau caused the accidental death of a suspect while handling a murder case, and five members of the "Third Brigade" were sentenced to prison. After being released from prison, they are no longer uniformed police officers, but they still insist on tracking fugitives as ordinary people. The film was previously screened at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival and received unanimous praise. It was praised as "the police version of "The Long Season"". The five leading actors, including Zhang Yi, Wei Chen, Cao Bingkun, Wang Xiao, and Zhang Zixian, gave delicate and touching performances. The film is expected to become a dark horse in the schedule.
Tony Leung and Andy Lau collaborated again after "Infernal Affairs" and became the biggest highlight of the film "Goldfinger". In the film, "Goldfinger" played by Tony Leung Chiu-wai rises from a low-income stowaway to become a billionaire. Andy Lau plays an ICAC investigator who pursues him closely. The "cat-and-mouse game" between the two is a long one. up to 15 years. What kind of sparks will erupt between the two superstars under the control of director Zhuang Wenqiang will be announced on December 30.
In addition, the suspenseful crime films to be released during the Lunar New Year include: "The Silence" starring Zhang Yu, "The Secret" starring Xu Guanghan, Zhang Junning, and Hui Yinghong, and "Breaking Point" starring Nick Cheung and William Chan, starring Andy Lau, Lam Jiadong, and Peng Yuyan. "Stealth" and so on.
Romantic comedy films create a happy atmosphere
A happy and warm atmosphere is most needed at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. A batch of romantic films and comedies focusing on emotions will accompany the audience through the last days of 2023.
"Twinkle Twinkle Star", which will be released on December 30, is the movie version of the popular TV series of the same name. Created by the original cast, it tells a fantasy-tinged story of pure love. In the film, Zhang Wansen, played by Qu Chuxiao, planned to confess his love to Lin Beixing, played by Zhang Jianing, but an accident separated the two. Zhang Wansen accidentally restarts time and space, can he successfully protect the girl he loves? At present, the film's "want to watch index" on Maoyan has exceeded 810,000, and it is expected to become the number one romance film in the Lunar New Year season.
The comedy film "The Annual Party Can't Stop!" will be released on December 29. " is directed by young director Dong Runnian and stars Dapeng, Baike and others. The film focuses on the modern workplace, which is rarely focused on in Chinese-language films. It not only builds a "real world" workplace ecology, but also pokes fun at the current workplace weirdness, hoping to bring unexpected laughter and resonance to the audience.
Imported film "Aquaman" leads the charge
There are also many imported films joining the competition for the Lunar New Year this year.
The superhero movie "Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom" is expected to become the biggest hit. In the film, Aquaman alliances with his imprisoned brother Orm to fight against the villain Black Manta and defend the ocean kingdom. The bizarre underwater kingdom, strange and spectacular underwater creatures and thrilling action scenes are the biggest attractions of the "Aquaman" series. The previous work in the series has achieved good results of more than 2 billion yuan in the mainland.
Liam Neeson, Hollywood's favorite "Rescue" actor, is here again, and this time he's delivering "Quick Rescue". In the film, the male protagonist he plays receives a mysterious phone call while driving, telling him that there is a bomb in the car and that it will explode if he and his children get out of the car. To this end, the protagonists are forced to complete a series of specific tasks and start a life-or-death chase in the city, racing against time.
The fantasy movie "Wonka" is adapted from the classic fairy tale "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and will infect audiences of all sizes with its wild imagination and sweet and warm atmosphere. The film tells the story of how young Wonka experienced fantasy adventures and grew up to be the head of a chocolate factory. Stars such as "Sweet Tea" Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, and "Mr. Bean" Rowan Atkinson sang and danced very hard in the film.
