The grand occasion of "Shaolin Temple" being released in the mainland seemed to have reappeared. At the entrance of the cinema where "The Royal Sister" was released, a long queue of ticket purchases was lined up when it was time to get off work.
Some people even take leave to buy movie tickets, and workers working in cinemas live a lot of face during this period.
Speed ​​chase, dazzling explosions, kung fu fighting... all elements attract mainland audiences to enter the cinema again and again, and Lin Qingxia, who plays the heroine, has also become a household name in the mainland within a few days.
"The Royal Sister" ended in the mainland for one week, with a box office of RMB 3.67 million in the first week. This is an excellent data in the 1980s when consumption levels are not high.
When the second week of "Sister Royal" was released, the cumulative box office in the two weeks was as high as 7.58 million, and the single-week box office continued to grow.
After the news came back to Hong Kong, Ma Qiao, who was in charge of DreamWorks' operations, was surprised. He really didn't expect that the mainland would have such terrifying box office potential.
In just half a month, "The Royal Sister" won a box office of more than 7 million yuan in mainland China, which was converted into more than 25 million yuan, which was already more than the box office sold in Taiwan that year.
Moreover, the box office curve of mainland movies cannot be judged by common sense. The box office of "The Royal Sister" is still growing in the third week.
In fact, this phenomenon is easy to understand. For ordinary people in the mainland, most people don’t watch a movie for several years. The only reason that prompts these people to enter the cinema is the reputation of relatives, friends, colleagues, neighbors and the media. When everyone around them says that this movie is worth watching, those who don’t watch a movie for several years will pay for the movie.
Therefore, the promotional effect of "The Royal Sister" in the mainland was actually lagging behind. When the movie was released to the third week, many talents came to the theater to enjoy it later.
Wenhui Po published an article on this matter: "The Royal Sister is renamed "The Brave Women's Police" in mainland China, with a cumulative box office of more than 25 million Hong Kong dollars in two weeks... The ban by the Taiwan authorities not only did not incite Kang Jianfei, but instead made him more and more courageous and successfully entered the mainland film market."
Hong Kong citizens do not know what happened in the mainland. After the report from Wen Hui Po, many Hong Kong people learned that Kang Jianfei had cooperated with the mainland.
All Hong Kong film peers are jealous of DreamWorks being able to make money in the mainland. But even though they are jealous, even if the Celestial Government invites them to film in the mainland, these people will definitely not dare to go.
When Wenhui Po reported on this, the mainland media was not idle either. Since "The Royal Sister" did not have any plot prohibited by children, except for some violence, the content was promoted and praised justice, friendship and love, so "The Royal Sister" won a lot of praise in the mainland media.
After the "Shaolin Temple" was popular, countless teenagers fled to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts. After the "Royal Sister" was popular, countless people across the country were determined to be people's police officers.
Jingchu Evening News reported: "It is reported that the final exam for the second grade of junior high school in our city this year is "My Ideal is XXX". Perhaps influenced by "The Brave Female Policeman", 70% of the students wrote "My Ideal is Being a Policeman", and a large part of them are female classmates..."
When the calendar turned to January 1985, the box office of "The Royal Sister" successfully exceeded 10 million yuan in mainland China. After the news came back to Hong Kong, it attracted another surprise.
No one thinks that DreamWorks, which was banned by the Taiwan authorities, will decline. First of all, its Nanyang and Japanese markets have not been lost. Now it has entered the mainland market with unlimited potential, and it has even made more money than before.
The box office of "The Royal Sister" in mainland China cannot stop. After a month of popularity, countless people still went to the cinema. Who knows how many months it will be released before the film will be released.
Even the People's Daily couldn't help it and specifically commented on "The Royal Sister" and said: "The Brave Female Policeman is a good movie that promotes righteousness. It selects a female policeman as the protagonist of the film. He never bows his head when facing evil forces. In the end, justice defeats evil... Due to the influx of decadent Western ideas, a large number of criminal cases have also been breeding in the country. It is our heroic police who have worked tirelessly to ensure the stability and unity of society..."
Well, although his movie was very exciting to be on the People's Daily, Kang Jianfei was really unable to complain after reading this comment.
In any case, although "Senior Sister Royal" is far behind the box office in Shanghai from "Shaolin Temple", compared with the Japanese movie "Chasing" introduced back then, the social impact of "Senior Sister Royal" has a greater degree of importance.
Unlike the dominant one in the mainland market, this year's Christmas season in Hong Kong was destined to be a bloody battle from the beginning.
Due to Shaw Brothers' suspension of production, this summer is still the Three Kingdoms War.
Jiahe Theater releases the entrepreneurial work of Debao Film Company "The Owl and Dumbo", directed and starred by Sammo Hung, and the heroine is Michelle Yeung, who was invited by Pan Disheng, and also invited Lam Zixiang and Dexian Ip to be supporting roles.
Princess Jin theaters release "Merry Christmas" directed by Gao Zhisen, the director of the New Art City, starring Mecca, Xu Xiaofeng and Danny Chan.
With the first film of DreamWorks, it seems that it should surpass "Owls and Dumbo" and "Merry Christmas".
But the facts are a bit different from expectations. The box office of "Merry Christmas" was so powerful, and its data even exceeded that of "Family Photos" released in the summer. Although "The True Color of Heroes 2" has original players such as Zhou Runfa and Zhang Guorong, they can only hold on to "Merry Christmas" in box office data.
The business of Debao Film Company is not simple. Because Sammo Hung personally took charge of it, "The Owl and Dumbo" was firmly hung after the other two movies, and the box office was not too big.
This year's Christmas season did not disappoint the audience. When January entered, the "Merry Christmas" of New Art City was first released, with a box office of 25.78 million yuan in the local area. The following is "Heroic Reality 2", which won 24.57 million yuan. Even the bottom of the three movies, "The Owl and Dumbo", will get a box office of 21.31 million yuan.
The box office of the three Christmas movies exceeded 20 million, and Hong Kong media excitedly shouted: "The prosperity of Hong Kong movies has arrived!"
Chapter completed!