"Aquaman 2" has been unexpectedly bad at the mainland box office, and 2023 can be described as a frustrating year for Hollywood blockbusters. In addition to the rarity of blockbusters that break the box office of 1 billion in a row, even Hollywood movies that can win the championship in a single day are very few. From this point of view, it is not easy for "Aquaman 2" to last for such a long time, and perhaps the box office downturn has something to do with the too cold schedule. "Aquaman 2" has little hope of breaking through the 400 million box office, and Hollywood has a blockbuster movie coming soon!As of December 26, the single-day box office champion and runner-up in the mainland were snatched by "The Three Teams" and "Aquaman 2" respectively.
The single-day box office of "The Three Teams" has exceeded 18.8 million, and the proportion of scheduled films has risen to 22%, which obviously means that the attendance rate of "Aquaman 2" is embarrassingly low, and the number of scheduled films has also decreased accordingly. And the box office proportion of "The Three Majors" is as high as 327%, continuing to maintain excellent attendance. It's a pity that despite the movie's 12-day release, the cumulative box office is only 47.3 billion, the prospect looks likely to fail to break through the 600 million box office mark. At the same time, the single-day box office of "Aquaman 2" was 14 million, and the proportion of scheduled films dropped to 279%。
Although the cumulative box office of the film has exceeded 2 within 7 days of its release6.2 billion, and won the single-day box office champion for 5 consecutive days, but it has been suppressed by "The Three Teams" after the working day, which is really embarrassing. As a new film, the reason why "Aquaman 2" was suppressed by "The Three Teams" may be that Hollywood blockbusters have become more and more fan-oriented in recent years. Compared to before, it doesn't matter much if Hollywood sequels don't watch their predecessors, but in recent years, Hollywood has begun to create a cinematic universe, and the plot coherence of the series is more prominent. If the audience doesn't watch it one day, the whole series may be abandoned.
This is undoubtedly bad news for Hollywood, compared with the series of big IPs, the only bright spot of Hollywood in the mainland this year may be "Oppenheimer". This original biopic broke through 4500 million, which can be said to be quite an outstanding achievement, is also one of the largest overseas box office warehouses of the movie. Perhaps mainland audiences have lost their enthusiasm for Hollywood, or it is more likely that Hollywood has relied too much on those series in recent years. After all, watching too many superhero movies is indeed prone to aesthetic fatigue.
In stark contrast to the unsatisfactory box office situation of "Aquaman 2", a ** movie called "Taylor Swift: The Times Tour" has the potential to become a dark horse. The film was cut by only 1 minute in the Chinese version, and the global box office has exceeded 17800 million, which can be described as the finale blockbuster of Hollywood in 2023. This year's New Year's Eve and New Year's Day files are extremely competitive, and 13 new films have been ushered in in just 3 days of vacation, including "If You Are Honest Do Not Disturb 3", "Goldfinger", "Sneaking" and "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop", all of which are super blockbusters.
Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star: An unexpected craze Hollywood blockbuster "Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Star" unexpectedly became a dark horse, quickly surpassing Andy Lau and Tony Leung starring "Goldfinger", and the advance box office after the release date was confirmed has exceeded 31.2 billion, far ahead of other New Year's Eve and New Year's Day movies. Although another film, "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop", attracted a lot of audiences when it was screened and the box office exceeded 54 million, the real pre-sale box office was only 8.62 million.
and the airborne release of "Taylor Swift: Times Tour" rushed into the third place of the new New Year's Eve file in less than 10 days with a pre-sale box office of 19.82 million. Judging from the pre-sale results, "Taylor Swift: The Times Tour" has actually surpassed "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop" and became the runner-up. Why is that?For the most part, both films are fan-oriented films.
Taylor Swift: The Times Tour presents the wonderful performance of popular diva Taylor Swift on the 2023 tour in the form of a documentary, which is actually a concert movie. This type of film is called a concert movie, and for fans, with a movie ticket, you can enjoy the audio-visual effects comparable to a live concert, which is naturally worth the price. The film was released in October in overseas markets, and the global box office has exceeded 2.5 billion US dollars, or about 17.8 billion yuan.
For a film with almost zero production cost, such an achievement is really amazing, and it also shows Taylor Swift's super appeal. The film was released on December 31, the last day of 2023, in Chinese mainland, which can be described as the perfect finale. Compared with the overseas version, the Chinese version is 169 minutes long, which is only one minute less than the overseas version's 170 minutes, but there is also an extended version that is sometimes 181 minutes long, and mainland audiences may not have the opportunity to watch this version on the big screen.
According to the current trend, the final box office of "Taylor Swift: The Times Tour" in Chinese mainland is expected to exceed 2 billion. Even if it is released two months late, the enthusiasm of Chinese fans is still undiminished, and it is likely to surpass the British market and become the film's largest overseas box office, which can be regarded as saving Hollywood's face at the last moment of 2023.