A box office of 5 billion yuan meant that the total box office revenue of a movie in the Chinese mainland market reached 5 billion yuan. There were already a number of movies in mainland China that had exceeded 5 billion in box office earnings, including Wolf Warrior 2, Operation Red Sea, Detective Chinatown 2, and Mermaid. To be specific, the box office referred to the actual amount of money that the audience bought for the movie tickets, while 5 billion meant that the total box office revenue of the movie in the Chinese market reached 5 billion yuan. This was an important indicator that reflected the popularity and commercial success of the film in the market.
A box office of 5 billion yuan meant that the total box office revenue of a movie in the Chinese mainland market reached 5 billion yuan. There were many movies in the history of Chinese movies that had exceeded 5 billion in box office sales, including Wolf Warrior 2, Operation Red Sea, Detective Chinatown 2, and Mermaid. The Chinese film market's box office sales exceeding 50 billion yuan was also considered a new milestone in the recovery of the film market. A movie with a box office of 5 billion usually meant that the movie was very popular in first-tier cities and most second-tier cities. Almost everyone in the downtown Urban area might have seen the movie.
A movie's box office sales of 1 billion yuan referred to the concept of a movie's ticket sales reaching 1 billion yuan. This figure included the sales of movie tickets and the service fees for online booking services. In North America, a billion box office meant that the movie's ticket sales had reached one billion US dollars. The box office was used to measure the commercial sales of a movie or drama.
Breaking one billion yuan at the box office meant that the movie's box office revenue exceeded one billion yuan. To be specific, when a movie's box office revenue exceeded 1 billion yuan, it could be said that the movie's box office revenue exceeded 1 billion yuan. This usually meant that the movie was very successful, because the high box office figures meant that a large number of viewers bought tickets for the movie. In China, a movie that broke one billion yuan at the box office usually meant that the movie's box office revenue in the mainland exceeded one billion yuan. In the international arena, a movie that broke the one billion box office meant that the movie's global box office revenue exceeded one billion US dollars. Breaking a billion at the box office was a relatively high standard, so only a few movies could achieve this achievement.
The pre-sales box office sales of the movie," Bear Haunt: Reversal of Time and Space," had already broken the records of 20 million and 70 million. Although some people predicted that the box office of the movie might reach between 1.5 billion and 2 billion, no exact data was provided to support this statement. Therefore, it was uncertain whether the box office sales of " Bear Haunt: Reversal of Time and Space " would reach 2 billion.
There were a few movies that had box office sales of more than 3 billion: Wolf Warrior 2, Nezha's Demon Child, Changjin Lake, Flying Life 2, and The River Is Red.
In the history of Chinese cinema, there were many movies that broke the 1 billion box office. Among them, Titanic was a classic with a global box office of more than 2.1875 billion US dollars. In mainland China, since 2010, many movies such as Avatar, Transformers 3, Lost in Thailand, and Journey to the West had exceeded 1 billion in box office sales. In addition, there were also many films in the Chinese film market that broke 1 billion at the box office, such as Wandering Earth 2, The River Is Red, Bears Haunt, Accompanying Me, Bear Heart, and Unfamiliar Road. In general, there were many films in the Chinese film market that had broken the 1 billion box office. These works covered different topics and types.
The directors of China's billion-yuan box office included Wang Jing, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Chen Sicheng. Wang Jing was a Hong Kong director. In 2005, he became the director with the highest total box office in Hong Kong with 1 billion yuan. However, since 2010, his film reviews had gradually declined. Xu Zheng was the founder of the Billion Chinese Film Club. In 2012, his film Lost in Thailand became the first Chinese film to break the billion box office. Ning Hao was the director with the highest box office. His four works had a total box office of 9.38 billion yuan. Chen Sicheng was the first director in Chinese film history to earn 10 billion yuan at the box office. His works, Detective Chinatown 2, A UFO Fell From the Sky of My Home and Me, and Detective Chinatown 3, had all achieved great box office success. Therefore, these directors were all directors who had made billions in box office sales in China.
The box office earnings of the movie " 20th Decree " had already reached 2.269 billion. The movie was directed by Zhang Yimou, and the main actors included Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Zhao Liying, Gao Ye, and Liu Yaowen. It did not perform well after its release, but it gradually made a comeback after the end of the Spring Festival, winning the single-day box office for many consecutive days. At present," Rule 20 " had already entered the top 32 box office in Chinese film history. Although the competition for new films was increasing," Item 20 " could still reach 2.6 billion at the box office.
In February 2024, the total box office of Chinese movies exceeded 4.5 billion yuan. To be more specific, Hot and Boiling, Flying Life 2, and The Bear Happens: Reversing Time and Space were the top three movies at the box office for the month. This figure set a global single-month box office record and injected a strong driving force into the Chinese film market.
The box office of the movie, Hot and Boiling, directed by Jia Ling, had already exceeded 2.9 billion yuan, showing its huge appeal in the film market. This result allowed her to take a solid step on the road to becoming the first female director to break through the 10 billion box office. However, it was still uncertain whether the movie would eventually break through the 10 billion box office.