National Day blockbuster explodes China film market.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, October 5 (Reporter Cheng Siqi, Wang Moling) This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day are linked, family reunion and national celebration have become a common theme, and the film market has also used multiple themes to show the feelings of home and country. According to the statistics of Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 9: 00 on October 5, the total box office of National Day in 2023 reached 2.281 billion yuan, and the annual box office exceeded 47.1 billion yuan, a record high after 2019. A number of films presented consumers with an audio-visual feast in two festivals.

　　"This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day have a total of 12 new films, with rich and diverse types and wonderful highlights." Chen Jin, a data analyst of Lighthouse Professional Edition, said, "The content of the new film has its own characteristics, some are shocking, some are relaxed and humorous, and some are suspenseful and profound, which can meet the viewing choices of audiences with different tastes."

　　On October 3rd, Mr. Song of Shanghai met his friends and went to the cinema to watch the long-awaited "Rock-solid". "I have always liked this kind of film focusing on realistic themes." Mr. Song said, "It is very enjoyable to poke social hotspots and see the old drama."

　　According to the statistics of Lighthouse Professional Edition, during the "Super Golden Week" period, the film "Rock Solid" continued to lead the box office list with over 800 million box office. Since it was launched in 2019, "Rock-solid" has been highly anticipated by the audience, and there are more than 200 topics on the list of major platforms. "This kind of film, which combines anti-corruption, crime, anti-vice and suspense, meets the wide attention of the audience to social topics and also caters to people’s requirements for cold and tough screen aesthetics." Huang Yongfan, a film practitioner, said.

　　Movie poster of "Volunteer Army: Attack by Heroes".

　　Chen Jin believes that the box office trend of this year’s National Day file is firm, mainly due to the good overall reputation of this year’s new films. "The Taobao Film scores of the top seven films are all 9.0 and above, and" Volunteers: Attacking Soldiers "is as high as 9.5."

　　At present, the third box office "Volunteers: Attack by Soldiers" is a panoramic restoration of the three-year war to resist US aggression and aid Korea on an unprecedented scale. According to reports, in order to restore the tension of the battlefield, the shooting team drew tens of thousands of art concept maps in the early stage, and built a prop library of more than 10,000 square meters. There are more than 100,000 pieces of roads, many of which are heavy weapon props such as airplanes and tanks. It is made by 1:1 restoration.

　　According to the statistics of the Lighthouse Professional Edition database, the audience of the National Day file this year has been relatively improved in terms of age, especially among the audience of many films such as "Volunteers: Attack by Soldiers" and "93 International Train Robbery: Moscow Action", the proportion of elderly audience aged 40 and above is very prominent, and many family audiences choose the whole family to watch "Volunteers: Attack by Soldiers", among which the proportion of three or more people watching the movie together is close to 20%.

　　Ms. Zhang learned that this year’s National Day file showed "Volunteers: Soldiers Attack" and specially brought a family to watch it. "I listened to my parents telling that history since I was a child, so I want to take them to the cinema to find the memories of the past, and I hope that our next generation can feel patriotic feelings through the film."

　　"No matter what the theme is, or what the story background is, movies should strive to respond to people’s concerns and questions in reality. This is the trait that a good movie needs. " Ishikawa, vice chairman of the Shanghai Film Association, said.