Hotly anticipated films for Spring Festival season [Photo/Mtime] |
More films on the mainland are entering the race for glory at the box office during the upcoming Spring Festival holidays.
A total of 13 films are prepping to hit the big screen on Feb 5, the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year.
Comedy films are most prominent during this season, followed by animated and science fiction films.
The latest online ticket sales figures from the box office tracker Maoyan show the films have already brought in 10 million yuan for the first day of Spring Festival.
Watching a movie is a meaningful way for families to enjoy the holiday, and has become a typical way to celebrate.
The Chinese Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for family gatherings in China. This year's holiday runs from Feb 4 to 10.
In 2018, China's box office sales totaled more than 5.72 billion yuan ($843 million) during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, breaking the previous sales record for the period.
The figure represented a growth of 66.94 percent over the same period last year, according to the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
Three blockbusters, including Detective Chinatown 2, Monster Hunt 2 and Operation Red Sea earned more than 3 billion yuan. Operation Red Sea alone grossed 3.65 billion yuan and received critical acclaim, making it the second-highest-grossing Chinese film ever.
Let's take a look at those upcoming films set to take Spring Festival season by storm.
The New King of Comedy [Photo/Mtime] |
The New King of Comedy
Director: Stephen Chow
Cast: Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Quandan
Genre: Comdey
Crazy Alien [Photo/Mtime] |
Crazy Alien
Director: Ning Hao
Cast: Huang Bo, Shen Teng
Genre: Comedy
Pegasus [Photo/Mtime] |
Pegasus
Director: Guo Fan
Cast: Shen Teng, Huang Jingyu
Genre: Comedy
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang [Photo/Mtime] |
The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang
Director: Guo Fan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Zhong Chuxi
Genre: Action
Peppa's Chinese New Year [Photo/Mtime] |
Peppa's Chinese New Year
Director: Zhang Dapeng
Genre: Animation
The Wandering Earth [Photo/Mtime] |
The Wandering Earth
Director: Guo Fan
Cast: Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie
Genre: Science fiction
Some Like It Hot 2 [Photo/Mtime] |
Some Like It Hot 2
Director: Song Xiaofei
Cast: Wu Xiubo, Bai Baihe
Genre: Romance
Integrity [Photo/Mtime] |
Integrity
Director: Alan Mak
Cast: Sean Lau, Nick Cheung
Genre: Crime
Animal Rescue Squad [Photo/Mtime] |
Animal Rescue Squad
Director: Feng Xiaoning
Genre: Science fiction
Boonie Bears:Blast Into The Past [Photo/Mtime] |
Boonie Bears:Blast Into The Past
Director: Ding Liang
Cast: Zhang Wei, Zhang Bingjun
Genre: Animation
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