2024-03-17 01:32:09
[The Epoch Times, March 17, 2024](Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia reported) In less than three months into 2024, Hong Kong star Andy Lau has already had two movies released in mainland China. One is “Mr. Red Carpet” (abbreviated as “Red Carpet”) which was withdrawn from the New Year’s Eve. The box office on the first day of its re-release on March 15 was only 2.45 million (RMB, the same below), which dropped to 2 million the next day; the other new film “Mr. Red Carpet” “Race” had a box office of only 300,000 on its opening day on March 13, which was even worse.
According to mainland media reports, although there are 11 movies released in mainland theaters this week, most of them are low-cost productions. The ones that are really attracting attention are “The Brilliant Man”, “Mr. Red Carpet” and “Life and Death”. Coincidentally, the latter two films both featured Andy Lau, but both failed miserably at the box office.
First of all, “Red Carpet” starring Andy Lau had a box office of only 73 million yuan in its five days of release during the Chinese New Year period. In the end, it only made 80 million yuan. Even though Andy Lau and other main creators had been diligently running test screenings, it was still difficult to recover from the dismal box office. At that time, the industry estimated that the film’s losses might be the largest of the year.
In desperation, the film crew announced on February 17: “After careful consideration, the movie “Red Carpet” will be withdrawn from the New Year’s schedule and will be released on a new schedule.” In other words, the film will be released on New Year’s Day on February 10. It was released during the New Year period, but was announced to be withdrawn less than a week after it aired.
Due to its withdrawal, “Red Carpet” caused a lot of controversy. Now it has chosen to re-release it on March 15, but it still failed to win the favor of the audience. As of March 13, the pre-sale box office of “Red Carpet” on the first day of its re-release was only 72,600. The theaters were generous, with pre-scheduled films accounting for more than 17.6% of the total on the first day. Unfortunately, the audience did not buy it, and the attendance rate was at the bottom. On the first day of its re-release on March 15, the film’s box office was only 2.45 million, which dropped to 2 million the next day.
According to the official statement of the film, the production cost of “Red Carpet” exceeded 260 million. According to the current trend, the film’s final box office is unlikely to exceed 100 million, and the loss may exceed 230 million.
And another new film “Racing” starring Andy Lau is even more terrible. This film, in which Andy Lau appeared for less than 10 minutes, had a pre-sale box office of only 43,000, and the box office on the first day of release was less than 300,000. According to industry estimates, the film may not even reach a box office of over one million yuan.
As a superstar highly praised by the Chinese Communist Party, Andy Lau has been deeply integrated into the mainland entertainment industry and the Chinese Communist Party system for many years. At the beginning of the year, he was even “elected” to replace Jackie Chan, who was labeled a “scumbag” by Chinese netizens. Vice Chairman.
Andy Lau, who is the most popular among Hong Kong stars in mainland China, has more than 70 million fans on the Chinese short video platform Douyin. Some people lamented that even if only one-tenth of the fans bought tickets, the box office of Andy Lau’s two movies would not be so miserable. Some mainland netizens said bluntly: “It’s Andy Lau who plays everything. I already have enough fame and fortune. If I don’t retire, I won’t be able to protect my future.”
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