2. "Ip Man 2: The Legend of Grandmaster" 230 million yuan
"Ip Man 2" is the only Chinese film in the first half of the year to have a box office exceeding 200 million yuan.
In the ranking list of box office for the first half of this year, Cameron's 3D blockbuster "Avatar" tops the chart with an absolute advantage of a total box office of 1.35 billion yuan, refreshing the best performance of a single film in the history of Chinese cinema. The Chinese blockbuster "Ip Man 2: The Legend of Grandmaster" won the runner-up with a result of 230 million yuan. According to the parties involved in the production disclosed, since its nationwide pre-release on the evening of April 27th in 980 cinemas, "Ip Man 2" has been released for 6 weeks. Different from other domestic blockbusters, "Ip Man 2" has a long-term release, with a release cycle of about 38 days, the longest time, and the public response is quite good. Among the Chinese films released in the first half of this year, "Ip Man 2" also became the only film with a box office exceeding 200 million yuan. "Alice in Wonderland" ranked third with a box office of 220 million yuan.
9. "The Time Trip" 130 million yuan
According to the latest statistics by the State Administration of Film, the domestic film box office in the first quarter of 2010 has exceeded 2.93 billion yuan, and the total box office in the first five months of this year has reached as high as 4 billion yuan. And there will be more than 20 films to be released throughout June, insiders estimate that the box office in the first half of this year is expected to break through 5 billion yuan. By the end of 2010, China's film box office is expected to break through 10 billion yuan, creating the highest record in history.
5. "Iron Man 2" 162 million yuan
Top 10 Box Office in the First Half of 2010
10. "Love in the Hot Summer" 128 million yuan
Domestic Films Promote Big Stars + Big Production
In nearly seven or eight years of industrialization and market-oriented practice, China's film industry's reference to the concept of commercial blockbusters and the strategy of Chinese-style commercial blockbusters have gradually matured. Starting from the 2002 "Hero", every year competing with imported films are domestically produced commercial blockbusters like "The Founding Ceremony" and "Red Cliff". These films basically follow the route of big stars + big production.
In the first half of 2009, the box office of the national film market was around 2.337 billion yuan, up 39% year-on-year. Overall, domestic films and imported films equally share the market. In the first quarter, under the promotion of the year-end New Year’s Eve season, domestic films occupied the New Year and Spring Festival seasons with a relative advantage; while in the second quarter, imported films performed exceptionally well. Although the total box office in the first five months of this year has already reached as high as 4 billion yuan, it mainly comes from the contribution of overseas blockbusters, and the performance of Chinese-language films falls short compared to imported films.
"Avatar" Refreshes the Best Performance of a Single Film
"Avatar" tops the chart with an absolute advantage of a total box office of 1.35 billion yuan.
How far will this path go? Recently, the Industry Research Center of the China Film Association released a report titled "2010 China Film Industry Research Report". This report believes that the next five years will be a critical opportunity period for the development of China's film industry. At the same time, the development of the film industry also faces many obstacles and bottlenecks: Should Chinese films continue to promote the concept of big stars + big production? A large amount of non-standard funds flowing into the film production sector has led to frequent risks. The lack of creative talent and production talent makes Chinese films lacking in content and creativity competition. Experts believe that whether these obstacles can be effectively overcome will deeply impact and influence the pace of China's transition from a major film country to a strong film country.
3. "Alice in Wonderland" 220 million yuan