In the new year, good results continue to come from Hong Kong. Although Yan Xu has left somewhere, all this is temporary, and everything has been arranged before he left, and all the results are like Just as he expected.
On the days when Yan Xu left, the first movie to be released was Tang Jili and Chen Musheng's "New Humans". Such a movie that obviously caters to the tastes of young people attracted many young people as soon as it was released. Although there are no particularly big-name stars, the hot scenes, cool actions, and the fact that it was released during the summer season easily earned more than 18 million at the box office.
What follows is Modern Tathagata Palm. At this time, Liu Dehua is already considered a first-line star. Although he is not as good as the fairy, he is already a top male star in the Dragon Clan. Coupled with Wang Zuxian's partner, there is also a time-travel plot. The movie attracted a large number of viewers, especially its comedy that is suitable for all ages, its elegant movements, and the application of special effects such as light and makeup. In the same summer season, one film had already reached 20 million when it was released. box office.
As for the Ghost School that will be aired on the July 14th Ghost Festival, it is like a Hong Kong-specific horror film. In the horror, it also continues the funny methods of the previous film, but it is more mixed and farce. There is no problem with Liu Zhenwei's movie breaking over 10 million yuan. Of course, it is only a mediocre one, but it is enough to make many people envious.
In October, the Demon Flying Dragon was released. This movie that went to Indonesia and Malaysia to Indonesia and Malaysia combined various elements such as virgin forests, adventures, food people, and treasures. Although the plot is simple, the dragon is willing to spend money. Coupled with a lot of special effects and more exciting action scenes. A film looks dazzling. The box office of 15 million is much higher than the box office in history. Of course, some of this is because Tang Jili has been influenced by several movies and it is no longer his first movie. The idea has matured a lot, so the creation of his script has also become much richer. This should be regarded as his movie that is completely his in the true sense.
November is the day that belongs to the Yin and Yang Road every year. This series of movies has been filmed for the fourth time, and it has even become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although it is no longer a novelty for teenagers, the stories every year are very attractive to them, and the number of tickets always hovers between ** million and 11 million.
In addition to producing and directing the Yin Yang Road series, Fatty Nan's most important job is screenwriting. In this year, he has written several good books, among which "Accompany Me to the End of the World" and "My Days in the Underworld" have been replaced by his Brother Lin Lingdong valued it and included it in the company's shooting plan for ** years.
There is also the Orange Is the New Black trilogy, Orange Is the New Black, I'm Not a Teenager, and The Crime Unit, which are rare films that focus on women's prisons and girls' homes, and are also realistic-themed films. These three books are all at once. He was valued by Tan Jiaming. He likes films with realistic themes and artistic themes the most, although they may not necessarily have high box office. But the meaning is extremely profound.
Lin Lingdong's Dragon Tiger was released in December 1988, with a box office of 19 million. Although it was not as high as Prison Storm, it was still a good result and won a high reputation. , after this film Lin Lingdong also started the last part of his Storm Trilogy, School Storm.
And in the first game of Christmas and Spring Festival, the Dragon Clan released The Gambler. This is a movie that the Dragon Clan has high hopes for, a movie that is extremely close to the grassroots. Although everyone within the Dragon Clan except Yan Xuzhi We don't know what kind of effect this movie will achieve, but the internal test screenings are still good. They initially estimate that it won't be a problem for the movie to reach 20 million. This is because there are no big stars in such a movie. , basically a very good result for a low-budget film.
The industry is not very optimistic about this movie. Although Wu Mengda and Zhou Xingxing are both familiar faces on the screen, Wu Mengda is just a green leaf, and Zhou Xingxing is considered a third-rate actor. Although the heroine Doudou in it is It is highly praised by the Dragon Clan, but it is still considered a newcomer. Such a film is basically regarded as a transitional film. Like many gambling films that have emerged, this film was made because of the success of God of Gamblers. Following the trend or gimmicks, the Dragon Clan basically gave up on the first game of the Spring Festival, and may focus all their energy on the sequel of God of Gamblers. This is also because of the changes made by Yan Xu's absence. Without Yan Xu, they would not be the same. As strong as before.
However, the release of God of Gamblers still made them stunned. Although it did not break 10 million in four days like God of Gamblers, it can even be said that its start was not very good, with only 400 in the first week. The box office was over 10,000 yuan, but starting from the second week, everything suddenly changed, getting closer to the lives of ordinary people, especiallyThe supernatural power filled them with reverie again. On the second week, it suddenly exceeded 8 million. In the third week, there was a long queue at the door of any cinema showing this film. The box office was 12 million. , such terrifying weekly figures have never appeared in the history of Hong Kong movies, 24 million in three weeks. More importantly, the box office is growing in reverse. No film in the same period can compare with it. .
Thirty-three days after its release, The God of Gamblers' achievements left everyone dumbfounded. The record was broken just like this. It was originally a gambling film that was just like the God of Gamblers, with no big scenes, no big stars, or even no stars. What a big production, with a cost of several million, and a box office result of 41.3 million. It once again set a new record of 39 million in the box office of God of Gamblers. For the first time, the local sales of a movie exceeded the historic 4,000. Ten thousand.
In the early 1980s, the goal of many films was to break through 10 million. By the mid-1980s, the goal was to break through 20 million. Just in the first two years, breaking through 30 million was already a luxury, and every year There are just two or three movies, and now there are more than 40 million. This is something that was unimaginable a few years ago, or even last year. You must know that Hong Kong has such a large population, and a box office of 40 million means that At least nearly 70% of people have watched this film, which is a terrifying number.