According to the data of Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 19:08 on May 5, Beijing time, the box office of films in the May 1st, 2024 (May 1-5) period in mainland China has exceeded 1.5 billion yuan (RMB, the same below).
Among them, the domestic action blockbuster "Peace keeping and Anti riot Team" temporarily ranked the first at the May 1st ticket office with 400 million yuan, the domestic comedy "End of the Road Spending Money" ranked second with 383 million yuan, and the domestic Hong Kong style crime movie "Besieged by Kowloon City" ranked third, with a temporary box office of 244 million yuan.
Chen Jin, a data analyst of Lighthouse Professional Edition, believes that the May 1st market will perform well in 2024, and the box office of many films will exceed expectations. The Peace Keeping and Anti riot Team made outstanding achievements at the beginning of the painting. The Last Way to Spend Money topped the box office on the third and fourth days of the schedule. As the only comedy of the May 1st festival this year, it has obvious type advantages and meets the audience's demand for "easy decompression". The single day box office of "Besieged by Kowloon Stronghold" has reversed for three consecutive days. The film has excellent reputation and is expected to win a good long tail box office.
Chen Jin said that, on the whole, the supply of May 1st films this year is very rich in types, and the good diversity and richness meet the needs of different audiences, which is one of the important reasons why May 1st films can achieve good results this year.
From the record breaking 8.016 billion yuan at the Spring Festival to the record breaking 842 million yuan at the Tomb Sweeping Festival in Chinese film history, and then to the May 1st film, the box office of Chinese films in 2024 will be outstanding in many sectors. According to the data of the Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 17:58 on May 4, Beijing time, the annual box office (including pre-sales) of the national cinema in 2024 has exceeded 20 billion yuan. (Reporter Gao Kai)
