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【Movie】
Theater box office
According to the Beacon Professional Edition, as of 15:00 on July 19, "Catch a Baby" and "Your Name." ”, “Silent Kill”, “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf’s Guardian”, “Despicable Me 4” and “Tornado” occupy the top six single-day box office lists. Among them, "Your Name." "is officially re-released today, and "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf's Guardian" and "Tornado" are new films. The predicted single-day box office of "Catch a Baby" this Friday is 140 million.
summer season
Driven by the excellent box office performance of films such as "Catch a Baby" and "Silent Kill", the total box office of this summer season has reached 5 billion. Summer time is finally getting “hot”. "Safe Evacuation from the 21st Century" has started screening. The upcoming new summer movies "Deadpool and Wolverine", "Underworld" and "Decoded", as well as the August re-release of "Slam Dunk", have also started pre-sale.
It is worth noting that the total box office predicted by the Lighthouse AI of "Catch a Baby" is 3.644 billion, and the total box office predicted by Maoyan is 3.709 billion. Can "Catch a Baby" continue to grow and surpass the Spring Festival release of "Hot and Spicy" (3.460 billion) to become the box office champion in 2024? Chen Sicheng, who led the way in the summer season last year, will bring his new film "Decryption" in August. How much impact will this film have on "Catch a Baby"? We'll see.
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【TV drama】
New drama news
The costume drama "The Mountain and River Pillow" adapted from Mo Shubai's novel of the same name was officially completed on July 16 and the full starring cast was officially announced. It will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video. The series stars Song Qian, Ding Yuxi, Fu Xinbo, Chen Qiaoen, Starring Cao Jun and Zhou Jieqiong.
The suspense web drama "Forensic Children's Words" was completed on July 17 and the full starring cast was officially announced. At the same time, it was renamed "Secret of the Sea" . It will be broadcast exclusively on iQiyi. The series stars Zhou Dongyu, Peng Guanying, Liang Jing, and Zhang Guangbei. .
Episode rating
Yang Zi, Zhang Wanyi, Deng Wei, Tan Jianci "Sauvignon Blanc 2" Douban 6.6
Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Linghe's "Life in China" Douban 6.4
Ma Yili and Tong Dawei's "Dislocation" Douban 7.4
Jiang Long, Bi Wenjun, Bu Guanjin "Time Agent" Douban 7.7
Tan Songyun and Xu Kai "You are more beautiful than the starlight" Douban 6.9
"The Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty: Journey to the West"
The much-anticipated "Tang Gui 2" is finally here. With the original cast and original taste, it has firmly established itself as a high-quality drama in the costume detective track. The series stars Yang Xuwen and Yang Zhigang and is produced by Guo Jingyu.
Today, the popularity of the series on the iQiyi site has exceeded 8,500, and it has appeared on many hot searches. In the Beacon, Detawen, and Yunhe lists, although it is not at the top, it is still in the top five. As a type of costume detective suspense drama, without the support of any popular actors, this result is already quite good in the summer season.
As of press time, the popularity of "Tang Dynasty Strange Stories: Journey West" on the iQiyi site exceeded 8,500.
The series is still a unit case, and there are character connections with the previous work. If you have not watched the first part, there will be a certain threshold for understanding the main characters, but the connection is not very close. After all, it is a unit case format.
Judging from audience feedback, the second part has continued to meet the audience's expectations. Many netizens said that it is as exciting and beautiful as the first part, but the level of excitement has been upgraded. The case is more complicated than the first part, but the editing rhythm is clearer. Of course, some of the problems of the first film still exist, such as the investigation process is tedious, the camera scheduling is not refined enough, some actors are not good enough, etc.
Despite its flaws, the costume detective genre has been too blank in the past year or two. Judging from the 6 episodes aired, this drama has maintained its quality and may be able to counterattack based on word of mouth in the middle and later stages.
"Red Heat"
The series stars Huang Xiaoming, Wang Ou, Zhang Chao, Shi Shi, and Li Zhiting. It is adapted from Yu Lulin's novel "The Moonlight Code". It tells the story of a group of top talents, driven by relevant national policies, responding to the rush to return home and rising to the challenge. Start exploring from scratch, constantly improve self-developed technology, promote China's high-level scientific and technological self-reliance, and interpret the story of the struggle of Chinese scientific and technological innovation people from a new perspective.
The drama has been completed in September 2022. After this broadcast, it performed poorly on Beacon, Detawen, and Yunhe. The popularity was all outside the top ten, and it was rarely seen on social platforms such as Weibo and Douyin. Avoid trending searches.
"Red Heat" poster
According to audience feedback, the series, like the currently airing "Dream City", both tells the story of high-tech industries, but the filming is like playing house, without the "class flavor", nor the sense of technology and entrepreneurship. It is relatively suspended and is only suitable for Let the elders have fun watching the drama.
"Young White Horse Drunken in the Spring Breeze"
After "Spending Time", Youku presents the second set of "Summer Movies". The series is directed by Chen Zhoufei and stars Hou Minghao, He Yu, Hu Lianxin, Xia Zhiguang, and Jiang Zhenyu. It is adapted from Zhou Munan's novel of the same name. It tells the story of Baili Dongjun, a son of the Xihou Mansion who loves wine making. Due to an agreement with his childhood friend Ye Dingzhi, Set foot on the rivers and lakes, and unexpectedly met Yue Yao, Sikong Changfeng and other young people in the rivers and lakes. They continue to grow and transform, work together to carve out their own paths in the rivers and lakes, and take responsibility for chivalry and the bonds in their hearts. This is a passionate story.
Hou Minghao as Baili Dongjun
The series just went online at 12 noon today. It has been ranked first in the list of unreleased dramas in Detawen. This is also the youth martial arts track that Youku has effectively exerted in the past two years. Use new IPs, especially Chinese comics to adapt martial arts IPs, and new actors, especially young niches with some traffic fans, to re-create the martial arts world for a new generation of young people.
The second season of the Chinese comic of the same name also launched on Youku on July 17.
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【Variety Show】
This Friday, the song list for the "Singer" breakout competition was officially announced: Sun Nan from "The Legend of Wukong", Tan Weiwei from "A Bridge of Fate", Xu Jun from "White Dove", Huang Xuan from "The Happiness I Want", Rainie Yang from "Bridge of Tears", "Eldest Son" Hai Lai Amu, "Tuberose Flow Like A Flower" Yuan Yawei, "Four Seasons" Hanggai Band, "What's Up" Zhang Yuqi.
The tickets for the finals are ready, who can get in as expected?
The new issue of "Wonderful Night" has been launched, and works such as "Workplace Transformation" and "Heartbeat Signal" have good reputations.
Stills from "Heartbeat Signal"
"Return to Reality After Ten Days"
Chen Wei's new variety show "Return to Reality Ten Days Later" is officially launched. The stars gathered in this variety show include: Wu Qilong, Zhang Yunlong, Shen Yue, Zhang Youhao, Pang Bo, Li Xueqin and others.
In this variety show, 39 challengers from all walks of life and who love life will start an immersive experience. In a closed area of a real city, they can live freely and explore at will, spend ten days on vacation, and only need to pass one task every day. Game level, you can continue to live here. In the end, all levels are cleared, and the person who wins becomes the final winner.
"My Girl"
Hot search topics mainly focus on the status of several girls’ different families of origin, personal living conditions, contrasting personal conditions, mother’s speech and work status, which triggered discussions.
As an independent representative, Yu Wenwen will withdraw from the program recording, which will bring a wave of popularity. Many netizens said: "The reason for quitting may be because she wanted to communicate with her mother in this way and let her mother understand her, but it would be meaningless if her mother didn't come." Some viewers also said, "Why did they quit suddenly? The four of them This woman just reflects women’s emotional, family, workplace and other issues.”
Yu Wenwen
In the previous seasons of the show, the communication and ideas between female artists and parents were the "selling point" of the show. This time, I have to admit that Mango has a good way of selecting people. The addition of migrant worker Zhu Wangwang and older representative Liu Yan made the show more popular. The program has expanded its focus a lot, including marriage and love, work pressure, and family of origin. These keywords have ignited the popularity.
"Shining Summer"
After the first episode aired, the Penicillin band’s rehearsal controversy created some heat for the show on social platforms. The program brought together 15 shining young people, including Liu Yu, Boyuan, and Huang Zihongfan, and took them to four cities including Hangzhou and Qingdao to complete their musical growth journey. The first stop was Qingshan Lake in Lin'an, Hangzhou. In this week's new issue, the two camps, three rounds of PK, six combination stages, the collision of stage charm and youthful spirit will arouse heated discussions.
【Documentary】
"Qianlang": When old people believe that tomorrow will be better
【cartoon】
July Anime | "Your Name." "Re-released, "Inside Out 2" ranked first at the box office
