Guess how the Chinese mainland is celebrating the Year of the Snake? 🐍 By smashing box office records! 🎬✨ On the first day of the Lunar New Year, movie lovers flocked to cinemas, pushing China's Spring Festival holiday box office to a whopping 2 billion yuan (over $276 million) as of 4:23 p.m. Wednesday. Talk about starting the year with a bang! 💥
According to box office tracker Dengta Data, this figure includes pre-sold tickets, making it the highest-grossing pre-sale period ever. Six epic films are lighting up the screens this holiday: \"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\". The first four flicks each racked up over 200 million yuan in pre-sales! Talk about hype! 🎟️🔥
This year's lineup is more diverse than ever, offering everything from mythology and epic tales to action-packed adventures, martial arts, animation, comedy, and even sci-fi! 🚀 Compared to last year's focus on comedies and dramas, there's something for everyone this time around. Moviegoers are totally stoked to dive into these new stories! 🎉
So grab your popcorn 🍿 and join the festivities! The Year of the Snake is off to an exciting start in the Chinese mainland's cinemas! 🎥✨
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China's Spring Festival holiday box office tops $276 million
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