This weekend, the top spot at the box office of the Marché du Film was taken away by an amazing film that is different from the traditional film genre, a live documentary documentary that chronicles the world tour of the famous singer Beyoncé, titled Beyoncé: Renaissance. The film shows the performance scenes and stories behind Beyoncé and the band in various cities, making fans more deeply aware of her charm and stage magic, and has also become a precious memorial for fans. Although the film has dropped by nearly 1,300 theaters in North America, it still managed to capture a $21 million weekend box office, performing steadily and becoming the top box office for the weekend. Beyoncé's seventh** album, Renaissance, released in July of this year, was a huge success, winning several awards at the Grammys for this record. In order to coincide with the launch of the new **, she started a global tour of the same name, with a total of 57 performances and an income of nearly 5$800 million, which is the eighth highest in history. The highlights of this global tour were recorded in the movie Beyoncé: Renaissance, allowing fans to experience Beyoncé's powerful performance again in the cinema.
It is worth noting that compared to music superstar Taylor Swift, Beyoncé's popularity is relatively low, and her record sales ranking is much lower than that of Swift. Therefore, before the release of "Renaissance", industry insiders generally believed that its box office performance could not reach the same height as "Times Tour", let alone get more than $90 million at the opening box office like the previous work. However, the opening score of "Renaissance" is slightly less than that of its predecessor, which is also in line with the popularity of several music superstars in the United States. Overall, the success of Beyoncé: Renaissance has started a new wave of concert films. This kind of movie allows the audience to experience the performance of their favorite singer at zero distance in the cinema and feel the charm of **. At the same time, this also brings new opportunities and thinking for the film market, how to combine performance and film, so that the audience can feel the charm of the best in the cinema, has become a problem that film practitioners need to think about. The success of "Beyoncé: Renaissance" has become an important experiment in the film market and an important breakthrough in the film market, allowing the audience to feel the collision of different film cultures and ** cultures, and also making the future of the film market full of more possibilities.
This weekend, some new faces appeared on the box office charts of the North American film market, the most dazzling of which was a film called Godzilla-10". The film, written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, has been released in Japan and has won the weekend box office for three consecutive weeks. In the U.S., Toho Films' U.S. branch rolled it out, showing it in 2,308 theaters across North America, earning $11.03 million and ranking third on the weekend box office list after Beyoncé: Renaissance and The Hunger Games: A Song of Songbirds and Serpents. At the same time, director John Woo's new work "Silent Night Fight" is more bleak. The film was released in 1,870 theaters in North America last weekend, earning only $3 million at the box office, and the word-of-mouth is quite unsatisfactory. "Silent Night" is John Woo's first Hollywood film since 2003's "Paycheck," which tells the story of a father's crazy revenge after his son was accidentally injured by a drug dealer. The film's biggest selling point is that it is 104 minutes long, without a single line of dialogue, and the lead actor Joel Kinnaman tried to imitate the character during the nearly two-month filming, insisting on not talking to anyone.
But apparently this plan was soon abandoned by himself. In contrast, Godzilla-10 has received a very high reputation. On the film review ** "Rotten Tomatoes", the freshness index of comprehensive professional film reviews and the popcorn index rated by the audience are as high as 97% and 98% respectively. These reviews are enough to show how wonderful the movie is. It is reported that this movie tells a story about monsters, giving people a taste of the wonders of another world. It's not just a monster movie, it's a deep reflection on life and nature. Director Takashi Yamazaki said in an interview, "We hope that through this film, we can convey the concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and let more people pay attention to environmental protection issues." "This weekend, there were some new faces on the box office charts in the North American film market, the most dazzling of which was Godzilla-10》。With its excellent word-of-mouth and box office results, this movie has become a hot topic for many people. Perhaps its appearance will make more people look at the way movies are viewed, and it will also make more people pay attention to environmental issues. The film market is unpredictable, who can ** which dark horse will be next?
Silent Night, an action film that doesn't require dialogue, was put to the test in the North American market, originally directed and written by Robert Archer Lin, but the producers chose the experienced John Woo as the director. Although the film performed well in terms of creativity and script, it did not gain the tolerance of North American audiences and did not do well at the box office. Of course, this is not an isolated case, and the North American film market has encountered huge challenges under the influence of multiple factors such as the epidemic and the strike of the actors' union. In the same period last year, the total box office of the North American film market was about 6$7.8 billion, and this year it is even more severe, only 5The box office performance of 600 million US dollars decreased by 11 percentage points year-on-year. In the past November, the North American film market has always had the contribution of hit works such as "Frozen" and "Thor 3", but this year is different. Even films like "The Hunger Games: A Song of Songbirds and Serpents" have only just reached $100 million at the box office, which is still a considerable gap compared to previous hits. As of the end of last week, the total box office in North America in 2023 was about $8.2 billion, and it still needs $800 million to reach the goal of $9 billion for the full year.
The North American film market was supposed to usher in the peak season in December, but the impact of the epidemic disrupted this rhythm. There is no such phenomenal work as "Avatar 2" on the market, only more than a dozen relatively heavyweight films that have been released on a large scale. Whether it will be able to fill the remaining $800 million box office is still unknown. The North American film market faces great challenges, but it can also be a fresh start. Some commentators believe that the problems of the North American film market are not only problems with the epidemic and strikes, but more with the market itself. In the past few years, the North American film market has tended to be monolithic in terms of genre and content, lacking freshness and creativity, which are very important to audiences. In addition, the rise of streaming platforms has also given audiences more choices, which has also caused certain pressure on the traditional film market. However, even in the face of enormous challenges, the possibilities of the North American film market are endless. In the future, the North American film market needs more innovation and diversity to make audiences feel more fresh and interesting. At the same time, more support and investment are needed to enable the film market to continue to develop and grow.