In 2022, the movie box office broke 20 billion, and Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake topped the list.
1905 movie network news 20 billion! According to the statistics of 1905 Movie Network, as of 19: 15 on July 29th, the total box office (including pre-sales) of China movies in 2022 officially exceeded 20 billion, with a total of 61,976,400 movies and 470 million people watching movies.
Among them,Watergate Bridge of Changjin LakeLeading the list with a box office score of 4.066 billion.This killer is not too cold, Life Events, Miracles and Stupid Children, Jurassic World 3.Ranked second to fifth.
In the first half of 2022, China’s films faced many challenges, but China’s filmmakers did not fear the difficulties and persevered, created a number of fine works of the times, and achieved excellent results, projecting China’s films on the big screen.
The main melody blockbuster plays the leading role.
"Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake" exceeds 4 billion leading list.
In the first half of 2022, China movies enjoyed a box office of 20 billion yuan, which contributed to the Spring Festival. In the TOP10 list of 20 billion box office, 6 films came from the Spring Festival, with a cumulative box office of over 10.194 billion, accounting for 50.97%.
In recent years, the new mainstream movies have been rising in popularity, and the box office has also gone straight red. Released in 2021 can be said to have opened up a new creative path for the new mainstream blockbusters and become the best carrier of "China Narration". As its sequel, Watergate Bridge on Changjin Lake continues the temperament of the previous war epic, and once again, hand in hand, the "Watergate Bridge Battle", a miracle in the history of human war, is put on the big screen, which reproduces Chinese people’s Volunteer Army’s steely will and fearless fighting spirit.
The film finally achieved a box office score of 4.066 billion yuan, ranking first in China’s box office list in 2022, ranking among the top 10 in the global box office list in 2022, and breaking 83 movie history records, including the box office champion of the Spring Festival in 2022, the champion of movie attendance in 2022, and the one-day box office champion of war movies in the mainland.
In addition to Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake, other new mainstream blockbusters that have attracted attention include Miracle Stupid Children and others, which made 1.378 billion yuan and 604 million yuan at the box office respectively.
"Sniper" depicts a corner of the grand battlefield in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea from a microscopic point of view, and reflects the heroic story of Qian Qian’s 100,000-volunteer soldiers defending their hometown peacefully by "sniper Class Five", showing the great spirit of resisting US aggression and aiding Korea."Miracle Stupid Child" focuses on ordinary people in urban development, focusing on the entrepreneurial experience of young people in the new era in Shenzhen after the 18th National Congress, and conveys the strong voice of the times with popular narrative techniques.
Through the continuous exploration of China filmmakers, the new mainstream films have made a breakthrough in their creation, and their appeal has been enhanced, which is also intuitively reflected in the box office. The new mainstream movies carry unlimited expectations and have unlimited potential in the market.
"This killer is not too cold" and "Life Events" become a dark horse
Let high-quality Hong Kong films "revive"
As long as the quality is excellent, the audience will recognize it, and the dark horse movie is the best proof. In the box office list of Chinese movies in 2022, there are also many dark horse movies.
The biggest surprise of the Spring Festival is The Killer Is Not Too Cold. This film, starring the leading actor and co-star, is not enough in terms of topic and lineup compared with other "aggressive" Spring Festival films, but once it was released, it surpassed Miracle Stupid Child and nearly doubled the box office of Miracle Stupid Child, and finally the box office was fixed at 20.
The arrival of the summer file has stimulated the vitality of the China film market. Before, Jurassic World 3 made the first shot with a box office score of over 1 billion, and then "Life Events", which led the leading role, carried the box office banner. As of press time, the total box office of the film has exceeded 1.6 billion, ranking third in China’s box office list in 2022, ranking first in summer box office, and even ranking among the top 50 in China’s film history box office, breaking 16 film history records including "domestic film history family box office champion" and helping Zhu Yilong’s personal box office to exceed 6.5 billion.
The film "Events in Life" focuses on the theme of funeral and burial, taking the audience to feel the warmth and coldness of human feelings, so as to understand the true meaning of life. Many fans gave high praise: tears in laughter, warmth and healing, and acting online. A few days ago, "Life Events", which is being shown nationwide, announced that it would be extended to August 25th, and the box office would further rise.
The Hong Kong film Detective Wars has become a highlight of the summer file. Since the film was released on July 8, the box office has been leaping forward. Up to now, the total box office has exceeded 600 million, temporarily ranking eighth in the 2022 Chinese box office list. "Hard, cool and shocking, burning to the extreme" is the evaluation of this film by many viewers. It has once again made a vigorous and heavy film of Hong Kong crime, and presented the exquisite acting of "one person decorating four corners", which makes people look straight and exciting!
As an important branch of Chinese films, Detective Wars takes us back to the golden age of Hong Kong films and regains the former glory of Hong Kong films.
In the second half of 2022, China’s film market continued to produce excellent films.
Many blockbusters, such as the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
In the first half of 2022, China Film handed over its eye-catching transcripts; In the second half of 2022, China’s films will reach new heights.
At present, the summer file is in full swing. Repeated "bombing" further ignited the audience’s enthusiasm for watching movies.
Mary’s sci-fi comedy Moon Man airborne on July 29th, Shen Teng+Mary, the classic screen partner, returned again, which is a strong guarantee for the box office. The film won more than 300 million box office results on the first day of painting, and experts predict that the film will hit the 2 billion mark.
China’s first mecha sci-fi film "Tomorrow’s War", which was released on August 5th, was packed with big coffees, and Liu Qingyun will join hands to save the planet. As a producer, Louis Koo once expressed the hope that Chinese sci-fi movies could go abroad.
In addition, there are many new films to be shown in the second half of 2022. "Nobody" is expected to be released this year as a gift to the 20th Party Congress.
Directed by, starring, and, The Unknown focuses on the mysterious hidden front and tells the story of underground workers risking their lives to send information and defend the motherland with their lives and blood. Director Cheng Er said, "We want to show the struggle of unknown underground workers in detail and take the audience to see a world that has never been seen before."
The director’s "The End of the Sea is Grassland" is based on the real historical event of "3,000 orphans entering Inner Mongolia". It tells the story that in the early 1960s, his younger brother Du Siheng was abandoned by his helpless mother in Shanghai orphanage, and then he was transferred to Inner Mongolia to be raised. Sixty years later, in order to find the trace of his younger brother, his older brother Du Sihan began a journey of finding relatives on the Inner Mongolia grassland full of twists and turns.
Directed "Ordinary Hero" is adapted from the true story of "rescuing a boy with a broken arm in Hetian, Xinjiang", and tells the story of a 7-year-old boy who completed emergency treatment by crossing 1,400 kilometers in eight golden hours. This is the second part of Chen Guohui’s "Trilogy of Heroes".
It is worth noting that the National Cinema held a six-month "Meeting the Party’s Top 20 Excellent Films" from July 1 to December 31, focusing on screening a number of outstanding domestic films, and sent a light and shadow tribute to the convening of the Party’s 20th National Congress.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, film development has been full of vitality, film output has increased steadily, genre and style have become more diverse, creative quality has improved significantly, and a number of excellent masterpieces have emerged.
The film market continued to prosper, with the number of screens ranking first in the world, taking the lead in realizing all-digital screening, and the box office of films ranked first in the world, further consolidating the dominant position of domestic films in the market.
We have reason to believe that with the promotion and implementation of the "14th Five-Year Plan for China Film Development", China filmmakers will create another miracle and join hands to move towards a film power!