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【Movie】

Theater box office

According to Beacon Professional Edition, as of 16:00 on March 8, "Dune 2", "I Lost You", "The Three Evils", "Article 20" and "Flying Life 2" occupied the single-day box office on that day. Top five on the list. Among them, "Dune 2" and "I Lost You" are new films released on that day.

After "Flying Life 2" and "Bear Infested: Reverse Time and Space" announced on the same day that the key extension was extended to April 10 on March 1, "Hot and Spicy" announced on March 3, and "Article 20" announced on March 3 It was also announced on April 4th that the key will be extended to April 10th. So far, all the top four box office movies during this year’s Spring Festival have been postponed. At present, "Hot" still leads the way with a total box office of 3.455 billion yuan, and the total box office of "Flying Life 2" exceeds 3.3 billion yuan. According to Taopiaopiao's prediction, the final total box office of "Hot and Spicy" is 3.478 billion yuan, and the final total box office of "Flying Life 2" is 3.404 billion yuan.

"Dune 2"

"Dune 2" stills

Last weekend, "Dune: Part Two" was released in many places around the world, giving the stagnant North American film market a shot in the arm.

The box office success of "Dune 2" is first of all due to the excellent quality of the film itself. The film currently has a 93% freshness rating on the film review website "Rotten Tomatoes". Its audience seems to have exceeded the traditional science fiction fans, attracting North American audiences from all ages, different genders, and different skin colors.

However, this series of movies faces the problem of how to break through in mainland China. On October 22, 2021, the first-day box office of "Dune" was 39.179 million yuan. According to the predictions of Maoyan Professional Edition, the first-day box office of "Dune 2" will also not be More than 40 million yuan. "Dune" has a total box office of 260 million yuan in mainland China, and "Dune 2" currently has a total box office of 328 million yuan according to Maoyan Professional Edition.

→ North American box office | Acclaimed and a box office success, "Dune 2" reversed the decline of the film market in one fell swoop

"Chasing the Moon"

"Chasing the Moon" stills

The film is adapted from the novella "The Past" by Ai Wei, winner of the 8th Lu Xun Literature Award. It tells the story of Teacher Qi (played by He Saifei), a famous Yue opera actress who became famous all over the country with her performance "Chasing the Moon" when she was young. After many years, she became famous and suddenly returned to her hometown and wanted to reunite with her family... Teacher Qi was glamorous on stage, but was in ruins offstage. The contrast between Kong's life and reality is like a dream, which makes people sigh.

→ “Her” power｜He Saifei, who has a movie dream, relies on his opera skills to survive

"Eliminating the Three Evils"

Stills of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils"

In the minds of most viewers, pure love and freshness are synonymous with Taiwanese movies. However, the recently released "The Three Evils" has completely broken everyone's past impressions of Taiwanese movies. It uses bloody and tragic action scenes. The plot of "Storm and Fury" hit the nerves of the audience, presented the characters' madness with ferocity, and finally completed a fatalistic tragic song.

→ Several details of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils"

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【TV drama】

New drama information

The spy war drama "The Wind and Waves" directed by Yao Xiaofeng and starring Wang Yibo, Li Qin, and Wang Yang recently released its first trailer.

The play tells the story of Wei Ruolai (played by Wang Yibo), a financial genius who was a low-level employee of the Kuomintang Central Bank from 1929 to 1934. He became a disciple of senior adviser Shen Tunan (played by Wang Yang). He was living in troubled times, confused about the path to choose, and suffered from hesitation. Influenced by Shen Tunan's sister and Communist Party member Shen Jinzhen (played by Li Qin), she gradually established her communist beliefs and grew into a red financier who took charge of our party's financial front.

The live puppet drama "Thank You for Warming Me" starring Lin Yi and Li Landi is scheduled to be broadcast on CCTV-8 in two episodes every night during prime time from March 9, and will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video. The play mainly tells the story of young Lin Tuo who has just entered the society but is diagnosed with ALS. His girlfriend An Zhique never leaves him. The two fight against the disease together and pursue the meaning of life.

"The Theory of Relativity" launched in a low-key manner on March 1, starring Zhang Ruoyun and Ma Sichun. The two leading actors collaborated again after many years in the movie "Weird Flowers".

The starring cast of "Benevolence Club" was officially announced on March 2. The drama launched in a low-key manner last week and will be jointly broadcast on Hunan Satellite TV + Mango TV. The play stars Xin Zhilei, Baike, Zhang Zixian, and also stars Yao Anna, Shi Mingze and others.

The TV series "In the Name of Law" produced by the Supreme People's Procuratorate Film and Television Center was launched on March 4. The starring lineup was officially announced and will be broadcast exclusively on Youku. Starring Zhang Yi, Li Guangjie and Jiang Xin.

The opening ceremony of the costume drama "Palm" directed by Bai Shan was held at Hengdian Dazhi Temple on March 4. The drama stars Liu Shishi and Dou Xiao. The play tells the story of Gu Qing, who was lucky enough to survive during the Tang Dynasty. He changed his name to Ye Pingan and returned to the capital. He established a "Heart Disease Medical Center" and used his own life as bait to plot a revenge game and embark on an eighteen-year journey of revenge. .

"Snow Maze" poster

Produced by Zhang Yimou and directed by Lu Xing, the criminal investigation web drama "Snow Maze" premiered on March 4th, one year after filming, and was exclusively broadcast on Youku. Starring Huang Jingyu, Zhang Yu, Wang Ziqi, Xie Keyin, Liu Runnan, and Zhao Yutong.

China's first realistic military-themed TV series "Where I Stand is China" with a border guard as the protagonist was launched in Xinjiang on March 4, starring Xu Weizhou and Zhang Yue.

Following "Changfeng Du" and "The End of the World", another novel by Mo Shubai has been adapted into a film and television. The urban romance drama "The Rest of My Life" held a launch ceremony in Linhai City, Taizhou on March 5 and officially announced the starring cast. Directed by Li Muge, starring Zhang Binbin and Mao Xiaotong.

The suspense drama "Hunting Ice" starring Zhang Songwen and Yao Anna scored 4.7 on Douban.

The costume web drama "Dali Temple Shaoqing Tour" starring Ding Yuxi and Zhou Qi scored 6.5 on Douban, with less than 10,000 ratings.

"Detective Chinatown 2"

"Detective Chinatown 2" poster

Suspenseful detectives are always popular in the online drama market. Coupled with Qiu Ze's acting skills, Tang Tan Universe's support, and the service of Hua Dao, etc., which are slightly above average, "Tang Tan 2" has been popular on various networks this week. It ranks first on the drama list, and its popularity on iQiyi has exceeded 7,500.

The first case is just an appetizer. The second, third, and fourth cases updated last week all have guest appearances by big names, such as Taiwanese actor Yang Jinhua playing the cult godmother. The entire case and the last part of the hit "Zhou Chu Destroy Three Evils" They have different stories but the same purpose, they both talk about the control of people by cults, and the protagonist's exposure and execution of cults, but Lin Mo is still law-abiding. In subsequent cases, Zhong Zhentao, Du Dewei, Rong Zishan, and Yu Haoming all appeared.

In terms of popularity, the second part is not as popular as the first part. On the one hand, the audience is mentally prepared, and secondly, the audience's aesthetics and industry level are constantly improving. But so far, the second part has still captured the audience who like this kind of subject matter.

"Happy Heroes"

"Happy Heroes" poster

This ancient costume martial arts comedy directed by Shang Jing and starring Sun Yizhou, Lan Yingying, Yang Jue, and Bai Ke is adapted from Gu Long's novel of the same name. It tells the story of the children of the leader of the "Bailaohui" - Yan Qi, Wang Dong, The story of Lin Taiping meeting Guo Dalu on his way to becoming the heir to the throne and growing up together in the world. This is also a backlogged drama and was completed in December 2018. The promotional materials at the time stated that this was Shang Jing's second shot after 12 years in "Wulin Gaiden".

At present, the popularity is average, Fu Hua Dao is like an online game peripheral work, and the plot is a bit messy. But as a backlogged drama, finishing it is a victory.

"Xuanwumen"

"Xuanwumen" poster

The play is based on the Xuanwu Gate and uses Li Tianshun, a jade carving family, to protect the jade national treasure as a clue. It shows the changes in Chinese history and the destiny of the country in recent years. It tells the story of Beijing jade carving artist Li Tianshun in order to protect a jade pomegranate that symbolizes the prosperity of the country. The stories of "cow ghosts and snake gods" with evil intentions.

The filming of this drama has been completed in 2017. Judging from audience feedback, except for the acting skills of Siqin Gaowa and Zhang Fengyi, which are a bit interesting, the overall performance is relatively dull. Kuyu shows that its ratings performance is not very good either, ranking behind several second-round satellite TV dramas.

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【Variety Show】

Recently, it was revealed that "Flower and Boy 5" will have a spin-off variety show named "Flower and Boy Friend Season" . Among the guests who have confirmed their return are Qin Hailu, Wang Anyu, Hu Xianxu, Xin Zhilei, Zhao Zhaoyi and Qin Lan. Such a lineup makes people full of expectations for the continuation of the program.

Jay Chou joined a rap variety show for the first time. Unexpectedly, this rap variety show "Rap Dream Factory" co-organized by Zhongmeng and Youku actually invited Jay Chou. The chief producer of "Rap Dream Factory" Mo Anqi also revealed on Weibo that Jay Chou's joining status is "definitely more than just flying"!

"Lang Jie 5" has started recording. The online lineup of domestic sisters is Zhang Yuxi, Guo Ying, Wan Nida, Chen Haoyu, Cai Wenjing, Miao Miao, He Jie, Wu Chao, Han Xue, Zhu Dan, Liu Xin, Zhou Yangqing, Liu Yan, Li Xirui, Fan Tantan, Shang Wenjie, Yuan Yawei, Sa Dingding, Li Jiage, Han Yiying, Chen Lijun, Wang Lin, Qi Wei, Zhao Yihuan, Jin Mengjia, Yang Jinhua, Xie Jinyan, Guo Shuyao, Guo Biting. There are eight overseas sisters, including Australian Cai Shiyun, Korean-American Zheng Nicole, Vietnamese Sun Xialing, American Sasha Alex Sloan, Indonesian Sarwendah, French Joyce Jonathan, Thai Bowkylion, and Russian Mari Kraymbreri.

"Cat in the Box" has begun recording. Produced by Huang Lei, guests include Zhang Yixing, Wang Xun, Huang Bo and others. It is more like an extreme male gang reunion show. The first recording of Reuters, Zheng Kai, Chen He, Zhou Qi and others appeared at the recording site. Chen He also urged Zheng Kai to exercise less after meals to protect his appendix.

The fourth season of "Fifty Kilometers to Taohuawu" officially started recording on March 4, and the guests have already arrived in Yanji. According to Reuters, the guest lineup for the new season is: Zhang Guoli, Song Dandan, Renke, Niaoniao, Gina, Meng Ziyi, Wang Ziqi, Shen Yue, Wang Hedi, Shan Yichun, Wang Xingyue, Wang Sulong, Li Xueqin, Li Jiaqi, Xu Zhisheng. Are you looking forward to this lineup?

"Farming 2" poster

The fifth and sixth issues of "Farming Bar 2" were launched on March 8th and 9th. Ten days were divided into two groups to travel around to learn new knowledge. Jiang Dunhao led the team to Dandong to learn strawberry planting, and Li Hao led the team to Xuyi to learn how to grow strawberries. crayfish.

At 20:10 on March 8, the fourth episode of "All Members Accelerated Battle Season" was broadcast. In this issue, the members of the "Accelerated Employment Group" are composed of Su Xing, Wang Yuexin, Wang Zhengliang, Lu Hu, Wu Xize, Boyuan, and Zhao Zhaoyi, and the members of the "Love and Love Family" are composed of Pu Yixing, Qi Sijun, Huang Zihongfan, Li Jinye, Cao Enqi, Xie Yilin, and Cai Chengyu . In Yunnan, which is like spring all year round, they all put on bright flower garlands and faced a new round of challenges with a spring breeze on their faces.

At 22:00 on March 8, the fifth season of "I Want to Sing with You" was broadcast on the dual platforms of Hunan Satellite TV and Mango TV. On Women's Day, two high-quality singers, Jordan Chan and Lee Seung-hyun, got together in the fifth season of "I Want to Sing with You". Not only were they good brothers and partners, but they were also nicknamed "Rake Ears" because they doted on and respected their wives. Match.

At 20:10 on March 10, "Hello, Saturday" will invite Zhang Jie, Zhang Liangying, Yu Wenwen, Yang Hesu, and Zhang Yanqi. Together with He Jiong, Qin Xiaoxian, Ding Chengxin, Yang Di, and Wu Zelin, they opened a retro music feast.

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