The mainland box office performance in October was very eye-catching, with a total box office output of 8.165 billion yuan in 31 days, setting a new box office record in October of the calendar year.
In October 2018, the total box office of the mainland film market was 3.648 billion, and the box office performance in October this year exceeded that of the same period last year by nearly 124%.
October this year also became the third month of the mainland film market to exceed 8 billion yuan in the box office, second only to February 2019 (11.108 billion) and February 2018 (10.147 billion).
As of yesterday, the total box office of the mainland film market in 2019 has reached 56.03 billion, exceeding 3.44 billion in the same period last year.
In 2018, the total box office of the mainland for the whole year was 60.688 billion. That is to say, in the remaining two months of this year, the mainland film market will be able to break last year's box office record as long as it produces another 4.658 billion box office. According to the box office results in November and December of previous years, it is a foregone conclusion to reach a new high.
The box office performance in October this year is so excellent, which is significantly related to the super level of the National Day file - the box office in the first seven days of October reached 4.398 billion, accounting for 53.86% of the monthly box office.
The number one hero of the National Day file is undoubtedly the two head films "My Motherland and Me" and "Captain China". The two films not only won the national day box office champion and runner-up, but also won the first and second place in the October box office.
What is even more valuable is that under the premise of a good start in the National Day file, "Young You" has made a wonderful ending for October with a dark horse posture.
On October 31, the top three single-day box office hits were "Young You", "My Motherland and Me", and "Captain China". These three films are also the biggest highlights of the mainland film market in October.
Obviously, most of the most popular movies in October are domestic movies. In November, the situation began to reverse, and the fixing of many imported blockbusters heralded that November may be mainly the world of imported films, and domestic blockbusters are more willing to target the Chinese New Year in December.
Terminator: Dark Fate, Weather Child, Frozen 2, Thunderbolt Baby, Battle of Midway... There are plenty of films to choose from in November. There may also be a chance to break records at the box office in November.
<b></b><b>In October, "My Motherland and Me" won the championship</b>
<b>Dark Horse "Young You" ended perfectly</b>
In October, a total of 9 films in the mainland film market achieved box office breakthroughs of 100 million, 6 domestic films and 3 imported films. Their box offices from high to low are "My Motherland and Me" (monthly box office 2.56 billion, cumulative box office 2.859 billion), "Captain China" (monthly box office 2.557 billion, cumulative box office 2.821 billion), "Climber" (monthly box office 861 million, cumulative box office 1.073 billion), "Young You" (cumulative box office 849 million), "Sleeping Curse 2" (cumulative box office 320 million), "Crime Scene" (cumulative box office 252 million), "Twin Killers" (Cumulative box office 227 million), "The Voyager: Mania Action" (cumulative box office 199 million), "Snowman" (107 million).
Among them, "My Motherland and Me", "Captain China", "The Climber", "Snowman" are all from the National Day file, and "Sleeping Curse 2", "Twin Killers" and "Voyager King: Mania Action" were released on the same day. Obviously, the volume of the mainland film market is large enough, and it is not terrible to get together, as long as the audience recognizes it, it has the opportunity to get a high box office.
This year's National Day box office was 4.398 billion yuan in 7 days, which greatly refreshed the box office record of this period. To be able to achieve such excellent results, several National Day blockbusters are indispensable - "Captain China", "My Motherland and Me", "The Climber", "Snowman" National Day box office of 1.924 billion, 1.715 billion, 613 million and 85.4 million respectively. Four films accounted for 98.6% of the market share of the National Day file.
In the end, these four films won the first and second places at the Box Office in October, and the ninth place.
The audiences of "My Motherland and Me" and "Captain China" are very close
At present, "My Motherland and Me" and "Captain China" rank fourth and fifth in the 2019 annual box office list. Both films have won the single-day box office for many times. In fact, from October 1 until October 18, the crown of the single-day box office champion in the mainland film market has always been in the hands of these two films. Even as of October 31, "My Motherland and Me" still remained in the position of runner-up in the single-day box office, and "Captain China" was the third place in the single-day box office.
In the second week of October, the National Day file effect is still very obvious, and only "Crime Scene" starring Gu Tianle and other stars in the new film finally won more than 100 million box office.
"Crime Scene" is already Gu Tianle's sixth film released in the mainland this year, and the other five are "Sweeping Drugs 2", "Anti-Corruption Storm 4", "Acts 2", "Chasing dragons II", and "Home and Everything". Among them, in addition to the box office of "Home and Everything", which has a box office of 32.6 million, the other five films have a box office of more than 200 million.
Entering the third week of October, the dominance of the National Day blockbuster on the market gradually weakened. Three new films, "Sleeping Curse 2", "Twin Killers", and "Voyager King: Operation Mania", were released on the same day, and all of them got good box office results.
Action movie audiences are still more male, and the audience of "Twin Killers" is older
Specifically, "Sleeping Curse 2" set a new box office record of 297 million for the previous game with a score of 320 million. Ang Lee's new film Twin Killers also surpassed the 165 million of the previous director's work, Billy Lynn's Halftime War, with a box office of 227 million. "Sailor King: Operation Mania" has grossed 199 million, close to twice the box office of the previous game "The Golden City of the Voyager King" (107 million).
It should be noted here that although the total box office of the three films has exceeded 700 million, the performance of a single film is not particularly eye-catching. Among them, "Sleeping Curse 2" and "Twin Killers" have been placed high expectations by the market, but due to mediocre word of mouth, the box office performance is also somewhat flat. This also contributed to the three-legged situation of the three films.
In the last week of October, the market ushered in the biggest dark horse of the month, "Young You". The film was scheduled for the end of June, withdrawn for reasons, and suddenly announced the schedule a few days before the release date. Although the publicity period was short, it did not prevent the film from becoming a hit in the market.
Because the main actors are young idols such as Yi Qianxi and Zhou Dongyu, young women account for a large proportion of the audience
As a film focusing on school violence, "Young You" had a good reputation after its release, and also triggered a lot of discussion among the audience, reaching 581 million in the first three days, and 7 days after its release, with a cumulative box office of 849 million. Such achievements have already ranked 11th in the box office list of domestic films in 2019, and are about to surpass the 10th place "Galaxy Tuition Class" (872 million).
The director of "Young You" Zeng Guoxiang's last work was "July and Ansheng", also starring Zhou Dongyu, which earned 167 million at the box office in 2016. The box office of "Young You" is not a little bit bigger than "July and Ansheng".
<b></b><b>In November, the list of imported films was eye-catching</b>
<b>"Terminator", "Frozen</b> <b>2</b><b>" and other good sales</b>
Domestic films experienced a carnival in October, and the mainland film market in November may be temporarily taken over by imported films.
The key new films currently scheduled for November include Terminator: Dark Fate (November 1), Weather Child (November 1), Battle of Midway (November 8), The Beneficiary (November 8), Thunderbolt Baby (November 15), Frozen 2 (November 22), Two Tigers (November 29), etc.
Among them, "Terminator: Dark Fate" and "Weather Child" will be the first to be released today. The Terminator series is a household name, with Terminator: Dark Fate bringing back the T-800, Sarah Connor's true figure Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton to form a very emotional lineup. Coupled with the genre nature of sci-fi action, the box office prospects of Terminator: Dark Fate are very good.
In 2015, "Terminator: Genesis" grossed 725 million yuan in the mainland, and the box office starting point of "Terminator: Dark Fate" can be imagined.
"Weather Child" is the new film with the largest number of viewers in November
Weather Child is Your Name. Director Makoto Shinkai's latest work, Your Name. It grossed $577 million on the mainland, a feat higher than Miyazaki's Spirited Away.
China has always been a big consumer of Japanese anime, and Makoto Shinkai has many fans. It is reported that before the release, the first day of pre-sale box office of "Weather Child" has exceeded 10 million.
Of course, discussing November's most watched animated film can't miss Disney's Frozen 2. The critically acclaimed "Frozen" finally ushered in a sequel, not only for Chinese audiences, but also for audiences all over the world. The selection of "Frozen 2" to be released simultaneously in China and the United States on November 22 is undoubtedly good news for its mainland box office performance.
In 2014, when Frozen was released in the mainland, it grossed 298 million yuan, and after 5 years, the results should be greatly improved.
In addition, the reboots of the Hollywood war blockbusters "Battle of Midway" and the "Thunderbolt Baby" series are also very noteworthy.
"Two Tigers" and "The Beneficiary" are the new Chinese films that are selling well in November.
"Two Tigers" starring Ge You, Zhao Wei, Fan Wei, etc., has the top lineup of Chinese films in November, and the genre belongs to comedy, which should be liked by many audiences.
Starring Dapeng and Liu Yan, "The Beneficiary" is another new work of Ning Hao's Bad Monkey Pictures "Seventy-Two Changes Plan". Last year's box office and word-of-mouth explosion of "I Am Not a Medicine God" came from this plan. Therefore, although it is a new director's new work, it cannot be underestimated.
In addition to the commercial films mentioned above, literary and artistic works such as "The Pianist at Sea", "Inception", "Don't Tell Her", "Sherlock on the Plains" are also good choices for fans to watch movies in November.
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From Taobao ticket media number: Lighthouse Pro