After the May Day holiday, the film market data was released in April. In April, the national box office broke the downturn in March, with a total of nearly 4.9 billion, up 57% year-on-year, but more than 60% of the box office was contributed by Hollywood blockbusters such as Fast and Furious 8. According to the movie schedule of the cinema, the movie market will usher in more imported blockbusters in May, including not only Hollywood special effects productions such as Galaxy Guard 2, but also Wrestling! A Bollywood masterpiece like Dad. In contrast, the domestic film camp is mostly genre films, which may produce dark horses, but it is difficult to match the audio-visual effects under the Hollywood industrial system. With this arrangement, it is conceivable that imported films must be the big box office winners in the film market in May, but if domestic films can have many quality works like the May 1st file, we will not lose this battle, and we can still "believe in the future".
Imported films have a strong lineup.
The box office performance of imported films was amazing enough last month, but it will continue to be amazing in May. Because the number of imported films in the film market in May is particularly large, there are not only Hollywood special effects productions, but also Bollywood’s word-of-mouth masterpieces. No wonder some fans call May this year a "blockbuster month".
In Hollywood, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Alien Awakening, Pirates of the Caribbean 5, Super Team, etc. will come one after another, and Alien: Contract starring Shark of Law is also expected to be introduced simultaneously in mid-May, with a more luxurious lineup compared with last month.
Marvel universe "classic golden melody" blockbuster "Galaxy Guard 2" will kick off this audio-visual feast on May 5, and Star-Lord will lead his "Galaxy Sky Group" to overturn the universe again. The film is directed by james gunn, starring Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, bradley cooper, zoe saldana, Dave Batista and Lee Pace. The film tells the story that peter quill, the "Star-Lord" who was madly hunted for stealing the mysterious sphere, was forced to work with four misfits — — The rocket raccoon, Grut the Tree Man, Carmela and drax the Destroyer are allied, and they must cross the rubicon to fight to the death before they can save the whole galaxy. According to director james gunn, there will be as many as five eggs at the end of "Galaxy Guard 2"! This is definitely a gesture that keeps Marvel Comics fans from dominating the hall.
What is even more frightening than the Ba Hall is the powerful combination of two Disney blockbusters, Guarding the Galaxy 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean 5. According to the news from IMAX cinemas, more than 350 IMAX cinemas across the country will hold the theme activity of "Guarding the Galaxy 2+Pirates of the Caribbean 5", that is, the audience watching the zero-point scene of Guarding the Galaxy 2 in the participating cinemas will enjoy an unexposed 5 in Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Dead Men Tell No Men, which was released on May 26th. It is worth mentioning that Pirates of the Caribbean 5, scheduled to be released on May 26th, is the finale of the May blockbuster and the return of Captain Jack Johnny Depp after six years. Earlier, it was reported that this might be Johnny Depp’s last return to this series. In "Pirates of the Caribbean 5", in order to escape the pursuit of the dead captain salazar, Captain Jack will take the astronomer karina and drive his recovered Black Pearl to find the legendary Poseidon’s trident & HELIP; …
The legend of King Arthur’s Shengjian has been adapted into film and television works for countless times in the past, but this time King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (May 12) was adapted by director guy ritchie — — The talented British director who filmed Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels still makes fans look forward to it. Guy ritchie, who is good at shooting dark themes, let the new King Arthur played by Charles Hunnam perform an inspirational drama, in which a lot of hand-to-hand combat action scenes are quite visually impactful. Jude Law, the "Doctor Watson", plays the villain in King Arthur Fighting for hegemony, and he will use the power of dark magic to prevent King Arthur from becoming king.
Also released on May 12th, The Extraordinary Team was directed by Dean Israelite and starred by Dacre Montgomery, naomi scott, Lin Rudi, RJ Sailor, Becky G, elizabeth banks and Bryan Cranston. As a sci-fi masterpiece adapted from the classic IP "power rangers", "The Extraordinary Team" not only pays tribute to the old drama series, but also incorporates the brand-new characteristics of the new era: the funny young hero, the comprehensive upgrade of the five mecha zod, and the cool fighting, but also has profound and moving emotional support — — It tells the story of how teenagers grow up to be heroes after suffering.
Compared with Ma Zhuang, the soldier of Hollywood Legion, Bollywood’s Wrestle! Dad seems to be a little weak. However, this film starring Aamir Hussain Khan, who is known as the "Andy Lau of India", has won the praise of "masterpiece" in previous screenings around the world. At one time, the score of this film was as high as 9.2 on IMDB, and now it is as high as 8.8 on Douban. The film is based on the true story of Mahavia Singh Perga, a famous Indian wrestler. He was forced to give up wrestling because of his life, and later he had four daughters. By chance, he began to teach his daughters wrestling, which challenged the discrimination against women in the traditional Indian world and triggered a series of topics and events. Especially worth mentioning is the courage of Aamir Hussain Khan, 51, to gain weight and lose weight for her role. Aamir Hussain Khan plays the leading role of 19-year-old, 29-year-old and 55-year-old. After he finished his 19-year-old scene, he gained 28kg in a short time and played the role of 55 years old with a weight of 100kg. Finally, in order to fit the figure of the 29-year-old wrestler in the golden age of his career, it took Aamir Hussain Khan another five months, not only to lose 25kg of fat, but also to learn wrestling skills and practice the devil figure with eight abs.
Domestic films are rich in types.
Compared with the imported film corps, the domestic films released in May are relatively weak, and none of them have produced blockbusters comparable to Guards of the Galaxy 2 or Pirates of the Caribbean 5. Because they have not been screened in advance, there is no word-of-mouth masterpiece at present, but the domestic films are rich in variety and have developed more deeply in different types of films than before.
Poison, scheduled to be released on May 12th. The Commandment is a gangster action film based on the true story of Chen Shenzhi, the leader of the Thirteen Pacific Pacifics in Ciyun Mountain. The film tells the story of Jianghu bosses’ turning over a new leaf, and tells the story of two major problems in life: depravity and awakening. This is also the latest big-screen work of Lin Jiadong, the new winner of the Academy Awards who has been in the early stage for many years. This time, he will compete with Liu Qingyun, Louis Koo and Max Zhang.
The Troubled Family (May 11th), which tells about the warmth of family, is the director’s debut by actor Huang Lei, and it is a remake of the Japanese masterpiece The Suffering of the Family. The original director Yoji Yamada also co-wrote the Troubled Family with Huang Lei this time. According to reports, there is little difference between the main plot of Troubled Family and Family Suffering, and the story will still start with the divorce crisis of an old couple. But what makes the audience curious is, what localization transformation will Huang Lei carry out in it to connect it with the local atmosphere of China?
The other is the first film "Grab the Red" directed by Dawn (May 19th). Although the title of "Grab the Red" is literary, it is actually a summary of the plot — — The driver played by Zhang Hanyu was instructed by his boss to go to France to bid for famous wine with sky-high price, but he fell into the trap set by the villain behind the scenes. "Grab the Red" is a criminal action type film. Although Zhang Hanyu plays a driver in the film, he still shows a very neat fist and fist.
The Love of Eating, scheduled to be released on May 27th, is also a directorial debut — — Cai Kangyong, who studied electric cinema in new york, plunged into the variety industry. The heroine is Dee Hsu, the old partner of Kangxi coming, and the other is Lin Chi-ling, the goddess of otaku. According to Cai Kangyong, The Love of Eating tells several stories in parallel time and space. From ancient times to modern times, and then to the future, I don’t know what kind of sparks will be sparked by the combination of Kangxi coming and Lin Chi-ling.
On May 12th, "On tenterhooks and on tenterhooks" is another masterpiece of new people after "Water from the Donkey". Ren Suxi, the heroine of Donkey’s Water, played a sexy and provocative woman "Ma Lilian" in On tenterhooks. Although Ma Lilian is a supporting role, Ren Suxi’s performance skill is still worth looking forward to. According to reports, the film was launched by a revenge plan against Ma Lilian, and everyone who came to the hotel was involved in the complicated events. Because everyone has an unknown purpose, which leads to a series of absurd strange things. The film has quite a western style in setting style, and the plot is full of criticism of reality in comedy.
Beijing Morning Post reporter Yang Lianjie