A red-letter month for new movie releases
Box office revenue for the week-long National Day holiday from October 1 to 7 reached 4.387 billion yuan (US$680.4 million). In the history of Chinese cinema, it is an impressive performance, second only to that of the same period in 2019.
Movies shown during the holiday attracted more than 93 million viewers. The historical war epic 鈥淭he Battle at Lake Changjin鈥 topped the sales charts with around 3.2 billion yuan, followed by the heartwarming patriotic anthology 鈥淢y Country, My Parents,鈥 which took in more than 900 million yuan.
Many movie buffs were moved to tears by the two movies about the sacrifice and devotion of past Chinese generations for a better and stronger country. People clapped their hands and saluted the heroes at the end of the films.
With a budget of more than 1.3 billion yuan, 鈥淭he Battle at Lake Changjin鈥 is the most expensive film in the history of Chinese cinema ever. War scenes from 71 years ago during the Korean War were recreated to portray the bravery of the Chinese People鈥檚 Volunteers soldiers in spite of freezing temperatures.
Divided into four short stories, 鈥淢y Country, My Parents鈥 is centered on the historical changes in China and the struggles of ordinary Chinese families in different periods of time. It is the third installment in the 鈥淣ational Day Trilogy鈥 following 2019鈥檚 鈥淢y People, My Country鈥 and 2020鈥檚 鈥淢y People, My Homeland.鈥
Movie buffs spoke highly of the two movies鈥 artistry. Netizen 鈥淔eng Liang鈥 commented on Douban that 鈥淭he Battle at Lake Changjin鈥 is the best war film he has ever seen in recent years.
鈥淭he scenes and characters in the film were so impressive,鈥 he said. 鈥淏ut for the sacrifice of the Chinese soldiers, we couldn鈥檛 have the peace and prosperity of today. History shouldn鈥檛 be forgotten.鈥
October is usually a lucrative moviegoing period in China, and several more highly anticipated productions hit theaters this month.
Lou Ye鈥檚 spy thriller film 鈥淪aturday Fiction鈥 was released on October 15. Starring Gong Li and Mark Chao, the film follows a Chinese actress鈥 return to Shanghai in 1941 to star in a stage play. However, her movements are kept under surveillance by various parties to uncover her true motivations for the trip. She has to make a choice that will change the world as she learns of Japan鈥檚 planned attack on Pearl Harbor. In 2019, the black-and-white film was shown at the 76th Venice Film Festival.
Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui鈥檚 romance film 鈥淟ove After Love,鈥 based on a novel by renowned writer Eileen Chang, will debut across China on October 22. The script was written by Wang Anyi, known for the novel 鈥淓verlasting Regret.鈥
Starring Ma Sichun and Yu Feihong, the film is about a young woman who is used by her aunt to seduce rich and powerful men. It is director Hui鈥檚 third film interpretation of Chang鈥檚 novels following 鈥淟ove in A Fallen City鈥 (1984) and 鈥淓ighteen Springs鈥 (1997).
Sci-fi movie 鈥淒une,鈥 adapted from American novelist Frank Herbert鈥檚 bestselling work of the same name, will also be released on October 22. With spectacular scenes, the film follows a young man鈥檚 efforts to protect a spice, the most valuable asset and vital element in the universe, after his noble family is betrayed.
鈥淣o Time to Die,鈥 which will be released on October 29, is the latest James Bond installment starring Daniel Craig 鈥 his fifth and final Bond movie.
In this action-packed tour de force, Bond has left active service, but his tranquil life in Jamaica quickly comes to an end when an old friend from the CIA asks him for help. His mission is to rescue a kidnapped scientist. However, he has to face a mysterious villain and dangerous new technologies.
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