Special feature of 1905 film network With the students’ party entering the classroom in succession, the "summer file" ended. In the last month of this summer file, in less than 25 days, the overall box office in August has exceeded the 6 billion mark, and finally surpassed February 2016 with a box office of 7.363 billion yuan, creating the latest single-month box office record. As of August 31st, a total of 35 films landed in cinemas in August, among which 31 were domestic films, accounting for 91.80% of the box office.
Wolf Warriors 2, as the first box office list in China at present, naturally became the leader of the box office in August. The fantasy film "The Story of the Shark Pearl", which was made with great production and publicity, was hit by the box office and was full of embarrassment. As the only imported film, Star Agent: City of a Thousand Stars entered the top ten.
In the same period, the box office increased greatly, and the cumulative box office broke 40 billion.
As of August 31st, the total box office in August was 7.363 billion, an increase of 81.49% over the same period of last year, a huge increase. Among them, the single-day box office on August 5 reached 527 million yuan, which was the highest in August. On the same day, the attendance rate of Wolf Warriors 2 reached 81.43%, making it the highest in this month. It is worth mentioning that the number of screenings this month is 8.52 million, which is basically the same as last month, but the number of people watching movies has increased by 45%. At the same time, this month, after February this year, the average number of people per show has reached more than 20 again. This is closely related to the high reputation and attendance of films such as Wolf Warriors 2 and Twenty-two.
As of August 31st, the cumulative box office for the whole year has reached 39.583 billion, which is about to exceed 40 billion, an increase of 19.36% compared with the same period of last year. Compared with the time of breaking 40 billion in November last year, it is expected that the target will be reached at least two months ahead of schedule this year.
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A total of 35 films were released this month, including over 100 million domestic films and over 100 million imported films, an overall increase of one from last month. Among the top ten films this month, "Two Wolves" (Wolf Warriors 2 and Kill the Wolf and Greedy Wolf) took 4.7 billion yuan at the box office. A total of four imported films were released in the last week of this month. Except for "Star Agent: City of a Thousand Stars", the other films were relatively eye-catching, and none of them exceeded 200 million in the first weekend of release.
Although the number of films released in August is still large, except for Wolf Warriors 2, about 30 films only accounted for 38% of the box office. The raging fire of Wolf Warriors 2 burned the whole August, making the box office in a single month even exceed the total box office in March, May and June this year. In the first half of the film’s release, the average attendance rate was as high as 37%, while other films were usually only about 10%. The high-profile films and the high attendance rate, coupled with the patriotic enthusiasm aroused by the Army Day in August, Wolf Warriors 2 just seized this opportunity, so it seems that the high box office of Wolf Warriors 2 is inevitable.
Another film that has been hotly discussed this month is a documentary "Twenty-two". As the first cinema documentary with a box office of over 100 million in China, its achievements and popularity far exceeded expectations. From the time when the film was first released, only 1.5% of the films were arranged, and the box office exceeded 100 million; Under the unfavorable situation that the proportion of films in a single day is only 4.8%, the box office in a single day won 13,537,100 yuan, with an attendance rate of 49.71%. You should know that even Wolf Warriors 2, which ranked first in the box office, only had an attendance rate of 20.78% on that day. "Twenty-two" took it to a box office counterattack with its strong reputation.
The two films released on the same day, Psychological Crime and Grand Theft Auto, basically go hand in hand and have similar box office. Another movie, The Legend of the Shark Pearl, which was released on the same day with them, suffered a box office flop, earning 108 million yuan in the first week, while as of the 31st, the movie was released for 21 days, with a box office of only 113 million yuan, indicating that it only earned 5 million yuan in the second two weeks. Although no one expected that "Wolf Warriors 2" would become a "dark horse" at the box office, which affected the box office performance of other films, after all, the audience now watch more blockbusters with top special effects, and the audience can’t be conquered by special effects and scenes alone. Telling a good story is the last word.
Star Agent: The City of a Thousand Stars, as the only film to reach the top ten in a month, has occupied the first place in the daily box office list for six consecutive days since its release on the 31st, and the dominance of Wolf Warriors 2 has finally been suppressed, and the box office of 311 million has broken the box office record of luc besson in China. Although the film’s reputation and box office in North America are not good, domestic audiences still buy it, and the special effects alone can be worth the ticket price.
The cost of "Jiangxi Huaying" has soared in provinces with box office exceeding 100 million per month.
As of August 31st, the number of effective cinemas nationwide reached 8,455 this month, including 69 new cinemas. In terms of cinemas, Wukesong Store of Beijing Yaolai Jackie Chan International Studios basically took the first place. This month, Shuangjing Store of Beijing UME Studios returned to the top five. It is worth mentioning that Jiangxi Huaying International Cinema ranked ninth and unexpectedly entered the top ten, becoming a "new star" in the rankings almost swept by Beijing and Guangzhou.
However, no matter how the box office situation changes, Wanda Cinema and Guangdong Dadi Cinema always rank first and second in the cinema box office. Compared with last month, only the third and fourth places were reversed, Shenzhen Zhongying Southern Film Shinkansen became the third place, and Shanghai Lianhe Cinema Line slipped to the fourth place.
In terms of regions, due to the high monthly box office this month, the number of provinces with box office exceeding 100 million has increased from about 15 in the past to 24, an increase of 8 compared with July. Among them, Sichuan surpassed Shanghai and Beijing, ranking fourth with 424 million yuan, while Jilin and Guizhou provinces exceeded 100 million yuan for the first time this year.
The box office of all cities has increased this month. In August, there were 12 cities with over 100 million yuan nationwide, an increase of 3 from last month. Shanghai topped the list with 411 million yuan, and Beijing was runner-up with 391 million yuan. The total box office of the two cities increased by about 50% compared with last month. Nanjing, Xi ‘an and Dongguan are newly added cities with box office exceeding 100 million this month.
Although the box office of Wolf Warriors 2 was bursting this month due to its strong endurance, other films generally performed poorly. Both popular IP and works with small fresh meat or old opera bones were basically reduced to cannon fodder of Wolf Warriors 2 in August. After the craze of Wolf Warriors 2 receded, other films were weak.
Nolan’s "Dunkirk" and the film "The Silver Soul" opened the first weekend of September, followed by Hollywood blockbusters for three consecutive weeks. Spider-Man: The Return of Heroes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes 3 will be the highlights that many fans expect in September. As the off-season of box office in September, this year, there are not only "Wolf Warriors 2" postponed to late September, but also many imported blockbusters. This September is worth looking forward to.