✨ Lights, camera, action! ✨ The Chinese New Year celebrations just got more exciting as the Year of the Snake slithered in with a bang! 🐍 On Wednesday, countless movie enthusiasts across the Chinese mainland chose to kick off their festivities by hitting the cinemas, sending the box office soaring to unprecedented heights. 🎉🎥
By 4:23 p.m. on Wednesday, the Spring Festival holiday box office, including pre-sold tickets, smashed records by surpassing a whopping 2 billion yuan (over $276 million)! 💰 This milestone, reported by box office tracker Dengta Data, marks a thrilling start to the lunar new year for film lovers. 📊🌟
What's fueling this cinematic boom? Six epic films premiered during the holiday season: \"The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero,\" \"Ne Zha 2,\" \"Detective Chinatown 1900,\" \"Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force,\" \"Operation Hadal,\" and \"Boonie Bears: Future Reborn.\" 🎬 From action-packed adventures to heartwarming animations, there's something for everyone! 🧙♂️🐻👮♂️
The excitement doesn't stop there! The first four films each raked in over 200 million yuan in pre-sale tickets alone, making it the most successful pre-sale period ever. 🚀 Talk about starting the year on a high note! 📈
This year's film lineup is a cinematic buffet, offering a diverse range of genres and themes that cater to all tastes. Compared to last year's focus on comedies and dramas, the selection dives into mythology, epic tales, war stories, martial arts, and even science fiction. 🤺🚀🛸
Moviegoers are buzzing with excitement, and it's easy to see why. With such a rich variety of films, the silver screen is the place to be this Spring Festival! 🍿 So grab your friends, pick your favorite flick, and join the celebration! 🎉🎟️
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China's Spring Festival holiday box office tops $276 million
cgtn.com
