The total box office is 47.258 billion! 2021 China Film Annual Survey Report Released
Special feature of 1905 film network 47.258 billion box office, 82,248 screens.When the second hand finished the last grid in 2021, the results of the year-end examination of China film market were released, and the total number of box office and screens in the whole year was the champion of the global single market. Behind this is the hard work of countless filmmakers, the trust and support of countless audiences, and the help and encouragement from the policy level.
From Spring Festival movies to summer movies to National Day movies, domestic movies have become a well-deserved protagonist in China film market. The new mainstream movies have become the "wealth password" of domestic explosive works.
On the occasion of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, M Big Data, together with 1905 Film Network and Film Channel Media Center, jointly launched the Annual Survey Report of China Films in 2021. This report will comprehensively interpret the changes of China film market in 2021 from four aspects: market, word of mouth, industry and keywords.
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Market article
47.258 billion yuan box office, 82,248 screens.
In 2021, what kind of answer sheet will China film market hand over? The doubts of countless filmmakers at the beginning of the year have now been answered.
According to the statistics of M Big Data, in 2021, the total annual box office of China film market was 47.258 billion yuan, and 740 films were produced in the whole year, with 1.167 billion people attending cinemas in cities and 39.927 billion domestic films, with a total of 82,248 national screens, an increase of 6,667.
Behind these big data, the China film market has become the most dazzling light in the global film market.
Looking at the global film market in 2021, China won the global box office championship with a cumulative box office of over $7 billion. Among the TOP10 box offices in the world, the proportion of China’s box office has increased from 42.49% in 2020 to 50.32%, maintaining a leading position in the world.
Among them, the Spring Festival in 2021 set a new box office record of 7.822 billion yuan, laying the foundation for China film market to continue to lead the world in box office. Under the blessing of the Spring Festival file, the box office of the mainland film market in February was 12.269 billion yuan, creating a new monthly box office record in global film history. In addition, the monthly box office of China in the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 10th natural months won the global monthly box office champion.
The Battle at Lake Changjin, the theme work to resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, and Hi, Mom, the domestic new films with affection as the point of view, rank among the top in the global single box office list. According to the statistics of M Big Data, in 2021, among the TOP100 global single-chip box office, the number of domestic films reached 27, and the box office "bringing goods" ability of China film market is obvious to all.
In 2021, in the release of many word-of-mouth and box office Qi Fei, many golden files such as New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming and May Day created the highest box office record in film history. At the same time, the trend that the box office of China film market moves closer to the head schedule and the film is more obvious.
Domestic films have become the main box office force in China film market.According to statistics, the total box office of domestic movies in 2021 was 39.927 billion yuan, accounting for 84.49% of the whole year. Among them, there are more than 40 films with box office exceeding 100 million, and 9 films with 1 billion. In the TOP10 box office of the mainland film market, the number of domestic films reached as many as 8.
The Battle at Lake Changjin, Hi, Mom and other films have become "class representatives" of domestic excellent films.
The Battle at Lake Changjin, which has attracted much attention, surpassed the cumulative box office and became the highest single box office in the history of China cinema. This also confirms the industry’s conjecture about "surpassing Jason Wu" before the film was released. In addition, the film has set more than 30 box office records in mainland film history.
With her big-screen debut, Hi, Mom became the highest-grossing female directors in the world, which was the peak at the beginning. At the just-concluded 34th Chinese Golden Rooster Awards, she won the Best Actress Award for this film.
Word of mouth
The Battle at Lake Changjin set a new box office record and was a "class representative" of high-quality domestic films.
The content of literary and artistic works is the era of kings, and the word-of-mouth of works determines life and death.
Under this background, 1905 Film Network and Film Channel Media Center invited hundreds of professional film critics and tens of thousands of ordinary netizens to vote for the top ten Chinese films in 2021. Judging from the statistical results, there are many intersections between the voting results of the insiders and the general audience.
Many excellent domestic films have won unanimous recognition from audiences inside and outside the industry.In the list of professional film critics, The Battle at Lake Changjin,Impasse, Hi, Mom and other films, applauded and hit the box office. Among them, exceptMake a name for yourselfBesides, all the other works come from different prime files. According to the time of release, the latest one is on the list.Love myth.
On the list of ordinary audiences, except Chinese Doctors and White Snake 2: The Origin of the Green Snake, the other seven films are consistent with the list of film critics. The realistic theme works with the flavor of the times are more grounded and more popular.
The high overlap of the two lists shows that the aesthetic standards of ordinary domestic audiences have increased day by day in recent years. This also makes the era of pipeline explosion production of big stars and big IP gone forever. Without high-quality content blessing, the luxury creative lineup can’t support the long-term trend of the box office.
At the same time, the honor of the 2021 film channel M list was announced.
The Battle at Lake Changjin, a phenomenal film, has become a veritable annual film in China film market. The story content, the script, and the reversal of the story, "Make a name for yourself", won the annual brain-burning film. The film of the same name based on the famous writer Liu Qing won the title of biographical film of the year.
In terms of individual awards, he won the title of best director with Above the Cliff. At the just-concluded 34th Golden Rooster Awards in China, Zhang Yimou won the 10th Golden Rooster Trophy and was praised as "perfect" by the media. The actor of the year belongs to Jason Wu, who deserves it. After The Battle at Lake Changjin, the total box office of his starring works has exceeded 20 billion yuan. The actress of the year was won by the actor after 00, and her wonderful performances in many works were unanimously recognized by the public.
In addition, with Hi, Mom, Jia Ling became the director of the new power of the year in the film channel M honor list and the actor of the new power of the year in the movie channel. Just won the best actor award at the 16th Changchun Film Festival, and won the title of ordinary hero on the screen of the year. Zhang Xiaofei celebrates the annual surprise performance award.
Keyword article
The 14th Five-Year Plan ranked C, and the new mainstream movies became synonymous with explosions.
Among the six key words of China’s film industry in 2021, "the 14th Five-Year Plan" ranks C.
The Chairman of the China Film Association said that the 14th Five-Year Plan for the Development of China Film proposed to further improve the quality of domestic film creation, improve the film industry system, enhance the strength of film science and technology, improve the public service level of film, expand the international influence of film, and help build a powerful film country. "Planning" has provided confidence for China filmmakers and pointed out the direction of struggle, which has a profound impact on the film industry in China.
The success of The Battle at Lake Changjin, Chinese Doctors and other films has made the new mainstream films become the creative cheats of domestic explosive films. Screenwriters, directors and producers believe that the "newness" of the new mainstream movies is not only reflected in being loyal to history and not paying attention to details, but also in the innovation of audio-visual language and the upgrading of production level, and also reflects the creative trend close to the audience.
According to the statistics of the National Film Bureau, by the end of September 2021, there were 14,235 cinemas and 80,743 screens in China film market, and the number of screens officially exceeded 80,000. Professor Tsinghua University and Yin Hong, vice chairman of the China Film Association, said frankly that "the 80,000 digital screens that are far ahead in the world have become a strong rock for the sustainable development of China’s film industry, which has provided a reliable guarantee for China to rank first in the global market this year and meet the diverse film cultural needs of the audience."
In addition, copyright protection, new records and social responsibility have also become the key words for the development of China film industry in 2021. Many filmmakers also shared their experience in 2021.
Liu Ye said that "being serious" is rewarding, and starring in his works has brought him many honors. Starring The Battle at Lake Changjin, he participated in filming "Riding the Wind", one of the four story units of "My Father and I", which made "moving, awe and cherishing" become the key words of Jason Wu’s annual film sentiment.
“"Exploration" has become the key word of the post-00 actor’s annual film sentiment. As one of the representatives of the new generation of actors, there is still a long way to go for him to explore in the future. Hi, Mom not only moved the audience, but also brought "warmth" to Zhang Xiaofei.
Industry article
Feature films have high gold content, and the theme of the times has become a hot topic of creation.
In 2021, domestic genre films performed well collectively. Plot, comedy, war, animation, suspense, love, the overall box office accounted for more than 5%.
Among them, there are 46 films with plot types such as Me and My Father, Hi, Mom and Chinese Doctors, with box office exceeding 11 billion, which is higher than that in 2019. The total box office of comedy films was 5.839 billion, which was second only to drama films, basically the same as that of 2019.
In the domestic war, The Battle at Lake Changjin was the only one and contributed all the box office. The number of animated films reached 30, accounting for only 7.48% of the box office, which was lower than 18.91% in 2019 and 11.07% in 2020, mainly due to the lack of explosive films. In recent years, the suspense in the drama market has radiated to the cinema market, and the box office of suspense films accounted for 6.81%, which has increased for two consecutive years since 2019, and the first time entering the box office accounted for the top five.
In 2021, topics closely related to the theme of the times, such as the centenary of the founding of the Party, the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, became permanent guests on the big screen. Under the normalization of epidemic situation, family affection is more precious and warm, quantity and quality of works with similar themes, by going up one flight of stairs. Documentaries aimed at real life are also concerned by the market, and their word-of-mouth is collective.
In terms of the geographical distribution of box office in the whole year, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang rank among the top three in the box office of all provinces, while Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen rank among the top three in the box office of cities in China. Among them, five cinemas in Beijing entered the TOP10 list of national cinema box office, one less than last year, and Shenzhen Broadway Film Center performed well, rising three places from the 2020 ranking and entering the top three. The TOP6 box office of national cinemas from high to low are WANDA CINEMAS, Guangdong Dadi, Shanghai Lianhe, China Film Digital Cinema, China Film South and Jinyi Pearl River, with a total box office of 23.941 billion yuan.
2021 is a thing of the past, and 2022 has already begun, and the China film market will embark on a new journey. The movie power is on its way to becoming a movie power.