"This Killer Is Not Calm" broke 2 billion, could it exceed the total box office of Stephen Chow's 47 movies?

This killer is not very calm, and the current cumulative box office exceeds 2 billion! The cumulative number of moviegoers reached 39.78 million. Starring Wei Xiang thanked every audience member who supported the film at the film's post-screening exchange. He mentioned that many viewers spent money to enter the cinema, and some spent two, three or even four times. He expressed his sincere gratitude to these audiences. grateful. Exceeded many people's expectations

Such data exceeded many people's expectations for two reasons. First, this movie does not have Shen Teng, so it is not a masterpiece of Happy Twist. Second, this movie It was a low-budget production, and the protagonist Wei Xiang’s popularity and influence were very low. The entire movie was shot in a studio!

Two billion, what is this concept? Let’s make a comparison with the king of comedy, Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow has a long acting career. From 1988’s “Pioneer of Thunder” to 2017’s “Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons”, he has participated in the filming of 55 movies, a total of The total box office is 10.2 billion!

Before 2000, Stephen Chow made 47 movies in one go, with a cumulative box office of around 2 billion! From "Shaolin Football" in 2001 to "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" in 2017, Stephen Chow has made 8 movies, with a cumulative box office of about 8.2 billion! Putting aside factors such as inflation and movie ticket prices, the box office of this debut film starring Wei Xiang is the combined box office of Stephen Chow's previous 47 movies! Wei Xiang's funny ability

Some people may ask, does the box office success of "The Killer Is Not So Calm" mean that Wei Xiang's funny ability is better than Stephen Chow? No, as of now, The Killer Is Not Calm has a score of 6.5 on Douban. More than 25 people have reviewed it, with the majority being three stars and not many other stars, surpassing the 36 for comedy films!

In the comment area, many people said two words when talking about "This Killer Is Not So Calm": Boring!

Because this drama is all kinds of comedy baggage, to be precise, it is a work with accumulated language baggage. It does not involve the actors’ acting skills. We can even understand it this way: It doesn’t matter if it’s not Wei Xiang, just find someone. For comedians, the effect will be quite different! On the other hand, those classic works of Stephen Chow carry Stephen Chow's special label, and you can't play them without Stephen Chow! Why is there such a good box office performance?

So the question arises, since the content of "This Killer Is Not Calm" is average, why is there such a good box office performance? This has to do with the Lunar New Year season and the current audience’s “obsession” with comedy movies!

The Lunar New Year period is also called the Spring Festival period. Chinese people have special feelings for the Spring Festival. During this period, what they most want to see are family-friendly comedy movies. As long as they are funny, what will happen after watching them? If you don’t have memorable jokes or memorable acting skills, it doesn’t matter at all! As for obsession, let’s start with last year’s “Hello Li Huanying”!

Everyone who has watched this movie knows that this is a skit performed by Jia Ling on the comedy stage, except that the male protagonist and duration are changed, and the specific presentation method is the same. !

Both Jia Ling and Wei Xiang are comedians. What they are best at is language baggage. The current audience is the most "satisfied" with this kind of thing. As long as there is a lot of baggage, If there are lots of jokes, they will buy it!

In contrast, the comedians of Stephen Chow's generation have achieved the ultimate in their acting skills and funny abilities, which has led to the audience never getting tired of their movies, such as Jia Ling or Happy Twist After reading this work once, I basically won’t read it again because I can’t find any other surprises!

Perhaps in the eyes of some viewers, comedy movies are just for laughs and don’t take them too seriously, but what I want to say is that what the Chinese are best at is imitation, which is copycat, like "Hello Li Huanying" After becoming popular, Wei Xiang appeared with "This Killer Is Not Calm". As the box office of "This Killer Is Not Calm" skyrocketed, in the next few years or decades, Chinese comedy movies may follow this pattern, but This is detrimental to the development of the industry, because comedians will value language baggage as more important than personal acting skills!