The period of celebration of the Chinese fresh Year is not only the time of crucial increases in gross from tourism, consumption, but besides the influence of cinemas. During 8 days off work (10-18 February this year) tickets to cinemas with a full value above RMB 8 billion (about PLN 4.473 billion)and the cinemas at that time visited 163 million viewers. This. increase by 18.5% y/y And a evidence in the past of the local cinema.
The movie YOLO (chin. 热辣滚烫), directed by popular Chinese actor Jia Ling (chin. 贾玲), became the biggest hit of the fresh Year. She is here in the lead role, a female with overweight who regains fitness through boxing training.
The movie reached RMB 2,837 billion in the fresh Year period (about PLN 1,587 billion). This is one more time erstwhile Jia Ling performed a double role, that is, the manager and actor playing the lead character. Her film, which she directed and in which she played the lead role, bearing the English title ‘Hi, Mom’ (chin. 你好) was a hit by China's fresh Year in 2021 (20 million viewers), remains the third-most cashiest movie in China's history.
Mrs. Jia Ling, which has attracted large interest in social media, for the purposes of the YOLO movie lost 50 kg (!!!).
The movie gained a feminist message due to the fact that it shows a woman's love for a athletics traditionally dominated by men.
Jia Ling, after losing weight, became a muscular, physically strong woman, which stands in opposition to China's dominant patriarchal standard of beauty, according to which women must be thin, limp, have highly bright skin (which means that they do not physically work in the field, spend the day under the roof, in the shade) and have demonstrational, even childless helplessness.
Second place in the Chinese fresh Year's Box Office took the movie “Pegasus 2” (chin. 飞驰人生2), directed by author Han Han (chin. 韩寒). This movie earned RMB 2.512 billion on Christmas (about PLN 1.406 billion). It's a movie about a erstwhile headmaster trying to get his life back together after his career.
The 3rd place included an animated film, another forest adventure and 2 bears, meaning "Boonie Bears: Time Twist" (chin. 熊出没·逆转时空) directed by Lin Huai Da (chin. 林汇达). This movie earned RMB 1,479 billion, or about PLN 828,077 million.
It is interesting that the creators of the most popular films in China are now directors and screenwriters of 40-, 50-year-olds. Masters, seniors of Chinese cinematography occupy more and more places in Chinese popularity rankings and Box Office.
The exception is the movie “Article 20” (chin. 第二十条) of the acclaimed, three-time Oscar-nominated manager Zhang Yi Mou (chin. 张艺谋, films specified as “Red sorghum”, “Put up red lanterns”, or “Hero”), who ranked 4th on the list of the most cashier during the holidays.
This movie tells the communicative of D.A. Han Ming, who, having reached the mediate age, wants to take advantage of most likely the last chance of his career to be promoted to the City Attorney's Office. Unexpectedly, he is active in an highly controversial case, and at the same time his household faces a akin attempt.
Once again, the Chinese fresh Year's Top Box Office did not include Hollywood films, or even Hong Kong films, although they are constantly present in Chinese cinemas.
The ticket receipts in all Chinese cinemas between 1 January and 18 February exceeded RMB 11 billion (about PLN 6.425 billion),
Of which 96 percent of the displayed productions were films made and produced in mainland China.
Source:
- https://www.maoyan.com
- https://movie.douban.com
- https://baijiahao.baidu.com
Author: 梁安基 Andrzej Z. Liang, 上海 Shanghai, 中国 China
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Editorial: Leszek B.
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