Cooper Legion Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 So over 20B, nice. Easily top grossing China franchise (as it is in almost every territory, considering number of films) though it will probably fall to some local franchise this decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issac Newton Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 minute ago, PenguinXXR said: Except Iron Man has appeared in films with the Guardians and Thor. Who from Wolf Warrior 2 is in TBALC? Wu Jing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXRDJisDoctorDoom Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Just now, Issac Newton said: Wu Jing Thats an actor, not a character…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issac Newton Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 1 minute ago, PenguinXXR said: Thats an actor, not a character…. I mean the actor (Robert) is not even on GOG &Thor, which make comparison meaningless. That is what I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXRDJisDoctorDoom Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Just now, Issac Newton said: I mean the actor (Robert) is not even on GOG &Thor, which make comparison meaningless. That is what I meant. But they (all the characters) are in multiple films together. That’s what makes it a franchise. You’re just putting together types of the same film that don’t share any characters or storylines. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porginchina Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Issac Newton said: A little bit breakdown: TBALC : ¥5776M Wolf Warrior 2 : ¥5694M TBALC II : ¥3900M* Operation Red Sea : ¥3652M Eight Hundred : ¥3111M Having seen all of these movies (most of them in a Chinese theater with an audience), they just don't go together in the slightest bit… 长津湖 (The Battle at Lake Changjin)/长津湖之水门桥 (The Battle at Lake Changjin II) are historical epics with some actual basis in fact (in ways that are totally detrimental to the filmmaking, but there's an attempt to respect the historical record) 八佰 (The Eight Hundred) is also a historical epic rooted in fact, but its approach is entirely different from Lake Changjin (it's competently produced, for one) and it's also based in an entirely different war… the Korean War and the Sino-Japanese War are two very, very different things from an audience perspective 战狼2 (Wolf Warrior II) is a contemporary movie that is set in an unidentified African country; it's not even a war movie, it's just an action thriller. 红海行动 (Operation Red Sea) is similar to Wolf Warrior II, only somewhat more grounded and significantly more violent. Again, not based in any historic fact or any contemporary conflict ((Unrelated, but as far as Spring Festival 2022 releases centered on the Korean War, it's not even funny how much of a better movie Snipers is than The Battle at Lake Changjin II in just about every respect imaginable, other than production budget)) Edited February 10, 2022 by porginchina 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porginchina Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 29 minutes ago, PenguinXXR said: Thats an actor, not a character…. To be fair, Wu Jing basically plays Wu Jing in The Battle at Lake Changjin, and especially in the newly released sequel ( Spoiler his death scene at the end of the movie is so gloriously over-the-top and implausible, cinema! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issac Newton Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 27 minutes ago, PenguinXXR said: But they (all the characters) are in multiple films together. That’s what makes it a franchise. You’re just putting together types of the same film that don’t share any characters or storylines. I am sorry, I got confused. (You chase me if you want :^)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porginchina Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Having seen a few links from the not-entirely-objective Global Times floating around this forum, figured I'd share a story on this year's Spring Festival box office from Sixth Tone, an English-language, China-based news website (they are state-affiliated but have a certain degree of editorial independence, to the extent that editorial independence is a thing in China, and have been internationally recognized for some of their reporting): https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1009613/chinas-holiday-box-office-sees-pricier-tickets Noteworthy quote: "audiences seem to be a bit aesthetically tired of patriotic films" (a Chinese analyst). [My cheerfully amateur take— based on current projections sending the movie towards 3.9 billion RMB, The Battle at Lake Changjin II will fall 32ish% from The Battle at Lake Changjin, which is an entirely reasonable downturn based on comparisons to how sequels to mega-hits have performed in the US/Canada in recent years, i.e., Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. However, the decline from the first Changjin (despite the advantages of higher ticket prices, a more humane running time, and a more traditionally cinema-friendly holiday release date) definitely indicates that there's a very real ceiling for patriotic Chinese movies. This is also borne out by my conversations with my Chinese friends, very few of whom have the slightest interest in seeing the big patriotic movies, none of whom can understand why I voluntarily watch patriotic Chinese movies as a foreigner (this includes chats with several people who have membership in the CCP)]. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xieh tie Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porginchina Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 (edited) Today's notable box office milestones for Spring Festival releases— —奇迹·笨小孩 (Nice View) has crossed the ¥1 billion mark as it progresses towards a likely final above ¥1.2 billion —这个杀手不太冷静 (Too Cool to Kill) is almost at the ¥2 billion mark and will cross that milestone this afternoon China time as it progresses towards a final around ¥2.4 billion [edited to note that Too Cool to Kill has officially crossed ¥2 billion] —长津湖之水门桥 (The Battle at Lake Changjin II) has now grossed just over ¥3.3 billion, placing it 11th all-time in the Chinese domestic box office rankings, just behind 糖人家探案2 (Detective Chinatown 2) at ¥3.397 billion and 美人鱼 (The Mermaid) at ¥3.391 billion. The movie should have enough energy to break into the top ten tomorrow. Current projections have it aiming at a final just below ¥3.8 billion; for a movie with a supposed 9.6 Maoyan score, it's proving awfully front-loaded. Edited February 13, 2022 by porginchina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notthereverseflash24 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Looks like Batman is releasing in China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porginchina Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 5 minutes ago, Notthereverseflash24 said: Looks like Batman is releasing in China. Yes, it's official— 新蝙蝠侠 has been approved by the film bureau and secured a Chinese theatrical license. Still waiting on a release date, but it's past censorship. Should see more approval and scheduling announcements as soon as this week as Spring Festival winds down (Lantern Festival, the traditional end of the holiday, is tomorrow). Moonfall and (slight possibility) No Way Home could be next. Foreign movies with secured Chinese releases (no release date)— Uncharted, The Batman Foreign movies with confirmed release dates— Death on the Nile (Feb. 19), A Rainy Day in New York (Feb. 25) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madhuvan Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Notthereverseflash24 said: Looks like Batman is releasing in China. wow damn Edited February 14, 2022 by Madhuvan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notthereverseflash24 Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 How much will it make in China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPLC Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, Notthereverseflash24 said: How much will it make in China? $100M-$200M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Issac Newton Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 (edited) Douban has March 2022 as date (though I do not know what to say) Spoiler Warner confirming it's arrival. Edited February 14, 2022 by Issac Newton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xieh tie Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 flash back to 2012 The Dark Knight vs. Spider-Man! Superheroes to Simultaneously Duke It Out at Box Office in China https://www.eonline.com/news/331534/the-dark-knight-vs-spider-man-superheroes-to-simultaneously-duke-it-out-at-box-office-in-china its time for a rematch in 2022, spiderman no way home vs the batman same day release 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXRDJisDoctorDoom Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 I’m happy for TB but annoyed for NWH (and potentially future MCU films). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borobudur Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 If Batman got the release, DC film is generally safe including Aquaman 2 and we can pretty much confirm the BAN largely applied to MCU. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...