The information about the box office cost of the movie " 20th Item " was not clear. No specific production costs or publicity costs were provided. Therefore, it was impossible to accurately answer the question of box office costs in article 20.
The production cost of the movie, Animal World, was as high as 270 million yuan, but so far, after six days of screening, the box office had only earned 350 million yuan. According to the producer, this box office result was almost impossible to recoup its costs. Although the movie had a good reputation, the 300 million investment and 500 million box office predictions were clearly not very good results. Therefore, it could be said that the box office of Animal World was not ideal and it was difficult to achieve the expected return on investment.
The movie 'Dune' cost $165 million to make and earned $223 million at the global box office. Although the movie's box office earnings had already exceeded the production costs, it was still unable to recover all the costs. Currently, the box office performance of " Sand Dune " was average, but it had a good reputation and many hardcore fans. The production cost of the sequel, Dune 2, was as high as 190 million US dollars, and its global box office was expected to surpass the previous one. Overall, although the box office performance of " Dune " had not yet met expectations, its reputation and fan base had laid the foundation for the success of the sequel.
There were many low-budget and high-box-office movies around the world. One example was the sci-fi horror film, Land of Silence, which was released in 2018. The film only invested $17 million, but the North American box office reached $188 million and the global box office reached $340 million. In addition, Paranormal Activity, which was released in 2009, was also a low-budget, high-box-office movie. It earned 197 million dollars at the global box office with a production cost of only 11,000 dollars. Other than that, there were other low-budget movies with high box office earnings, such as Saw and Lurker. These movies proved that even with low budget, movies could still achieve high box office returns.
The box office cost of "Zhou Chu Exterminate the Three Pests" was less than 10 million yuan.
The cost of the movie " Flying Life " was 350 million for filming and 150 million for publicity and press conferences. To recoup the cost, the box office sales would need to reach more than 500 million. However, no exact box office data was provided to answer this question. Therefore, it was impossible to accurately answer whether the box office sales of " Flying Life " had already recouped its costs.
" Item 20 " performed very well at the box office overseas. Although there were no specific figures, according to relevant reports, the film was among the best in North America with excellent opening results and continued to expand in the following weeks. In Australia, the film broke into the top 10 of the box office for five consecutive days and became one of the most popular films of the week. In addition, in the UK," Item 20 " not only achieved excellent results in the Chinese and Mandarin box office rankings in the first weekend, but also became the first Mandarin film to be released in the UK during the Spring Festival in 2024. Although the specific overseas box office figures were not provided, it could be seen that "Item 20" had achieved an astonishing attendance rate in the overseas market and sold out many times.
The box office earnings of Zhou Chu San Xu were not as good as that of Hot and Searing. According to the analysis in the first document, the film's theme and plot might not be able to attract a wide audience, especially women and other age groups. In addition, the plot of the movie was considered to be slow and mediocre, resulting in low ratings from the audience. Meanwhile," Hot and Spicy " had always been the box office champion during the Spring Festival. However, with the release of " Zhou Chu Exterminate the Three Pests," its box office began to decline, and the possibility of being surpassed increased. Therefore, based on the information provided, it could be concluded that the box office earnings of Zhou Chu Exterminate the Three Pests were not as good as Hot and Boiling.
Dune's box office earnings in China were 139 million yuan, or about 21 million US dollars.
According to the real-time box office data of the movie, as of 20:21 on March 4,2024, the box office of the film had exceeded 2.3 billion yuan. In addition, according to other reports, the film won the box office in all provinces in the country a few days before its release, and won the single-day box office for five consecutive days. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and starred Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Zhao Liying, and others. It talked about the justice and human feelings behind the " justifiable defense " law. It was the first legal film in China that focused on the topic of " justifiable defense." " Item 20 " received widespread support and love from the audience and became a highlight of the 2024 Spring Festival.
The box office predictions for Director Jia Ling's movie," Hot and Boiling," were inconsistent. According to different predictions, the box office of the movie ranged from 2.2 billion yuan to 4 billion yuan. However, no exact box office estimates were provided. Therefore, there was no way to accurately answer the box office predictions for " Hot and Boiling."