Set a new historical high! The box office of summer films in 2023 has reached a new high of 17.8 billion yuan
Beijing, August 18 (Xinhua) - According to statistics from the National Film Administration, as of 7:00 pm on August 18, the box office of summer films this year has reached 17.8 billion yuan, exceeding the total box office of summer films in 2019 by 17.779 billion yuan, setting a new historical high. The number of viewers of summer films in 2023 has exceeded 435 million.
It is reported that as of now, the top six summer ticket rooms for this year are all domestic films. Among them, "The Disappearance of Her" temporarily ranked first on the summer box office chart, while "All in One", "In an Octagonal Cage", "Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun", "Chang'an 30000 Li", and "Passionate" temporarily ranked second to sixth on the summer box office chart.
This year's summer film season covers various themes such as plot, action, animation, suspense, comedy, science fiction, etc., meeting the viewing needs of audiences of different age groups. The impressive data highlights the audience's high enthusiasm for watching movies and demonstrates the enormous potential of the cultural market. At the same time, the film conveys a profound cultural temperament in a way that is pleasing to the audience, triggering empathy and resonance, which is also an important reason for being both well received and well received.
In the view of Rao Shuguang, President of the China Film Critics Society, this year's summer season not only includes top tier films, but also more waist and mid budget films. The development of the film market is more balanced. "In the future, we need more high-quality, multi genre, and diversified films to drive audiences' enthusiasm for watching through more good films, shifting from high-speed development to high-quality development."