"Wrestling! "Dad" box office breaks 800 million yuan, Indian filmmakers 'confidence increases and box office expectations increase

Follow "Wrestling! The box office explosion of "Dad" has greatly increased Indian filmmakers 'expectations for the mainland market. The Indian film "King Bahobali (Part 2)", which will be released in the mainland next, promises to set a new box office record for Indian films.

Maybe no one would have thought of the Indian movie "Wrestling! "Dad" not only counterattacked the Marvel superhero movie "Guardians of the Galaxy 2," but also became a super box office dark horse in this year's China film market. At present, the film dominates the single-day box office list in the mainland, with a cumulative box office exceeding 800 million yuan, and there is great hope of hitting or even exceeding the 1 billion yuan mark.

Follow "Wrestling! The box office explosion of "Dad" has greatly increased Indian filmmakers 'expectations for the mainland market. The Indian film "King Bahobali (Part 2)", which will be released in the mainland next, promises to set a new box office record for Indian films. It seems that in their eyes, China has begun to form an Indian film craze. But is this an accurate prediction based on reality, or is it just a wishful thinking?

Box office explosion broke out in mainland China's "Breaking Dad" hit 800 million yuan in

the movie "Wrestling!" produced and starred by Indian superstar Amir Khan Dad ", following" Extreme Agents 3 "and" Resident Evil 6,"has once again created a box office myth in the mainland film market in China.

The film was released on May 5, along with the highly anticipated Marvel superhero movie "Guardians of the Galaxy 2". Judging from the performance of the first week,"Wrestling! If "Dad" fails to exceed 100 million yuan, it seems that it will end in the range of 100 million-200 million yuan, just like Amir Khan's previous "My God (PK)".

But after entering the next weekday of its release,"Wrestling! With its strong word-of-mouth effect,"Dad" has continuously narrowed the gap with "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" and achieved a counterattack on May 10, becoming the single-day box office champion. The next weekend, even if there is a Hollywood new film "King Arthur" and other new films released, but completely unable to fight "Wrestling!" Dad." On the third weekend of its release, Hollywood films such as "Alien Awakening" entered the market, but it still couldn't shake "Wrestling!" Dad's seat, the film will remain the one-day champion until now.

It is worth noting that on "520 Confession Day","Wrestling! With the support of couples and fans,"Dad" achieved a single-day box office exceeding 100 million yuan for the first time. In one fell swoop, with a cumulative box office of 694 million yuan in the mainland, it achieved a cumulative box office victory over "Guardians of the Galaxy 2". At present, the film has grossed more than 800 million yuan in the box office in the mainland, hitting the 1 billion yuan mark.

With this achievement,"Wrestling! "Dad" has become the best-selling Indian film in mainland history. It has also broken the box office ceiling of Indian films in the mainland market and achieved an expansion several times beyond the past.

Confidence has increased greatly, Indian filmmakers have increased their expectations for the

performance of Indian films, which has greatly increased their confidence. "Wrestling! "Dad" is said to cost US$20 million, and the results achieved in mainland China can be described as miracles. An Indian filmmaker said,"Wrestling! Dad tells us that an Indian film can not only be screened in China, but also win first place. "Wrestling! Dad tells us that there is no glass ceiling effect at all." Regarding future film projects planned to cooperate with mainland China, he said,"There is no need to try to surpass Hollywood. Drama films can work in China. Our first co-production with China will be a drama."

Some Indian filmmakers even described the bright future of Indian films in the mainland as follows: "This is just the beginning of a major historical event."

Even some China filmmakers became excited. For example, Gao Qunyao, senior vice president of Wanda Cultural Industry Group, believed,"Wrestling! "Dad" is "encouraging progress" and "today's China audience is seeking diversity."

Is an eye-catching Indian film craze taking shape?

With "Wrestling! The explosion in the domestic box office of "Dad" reflects the fact that when the film was released in North America last year, it earned US$12.4 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing Indian film in North American history.

But "Wrestling! This record of "Dad" was broken by the recently released Indian blockbuster "King Bahobali (Part 2)", which is more likely to feature "Wrestling! The score of "Dad" has doubled again.

The film hit major markets such as India and North America on April 28. It currently has a global box office of approximately US$220 million, making it a phenomenal film. In North America, although the movie has only been screened in more than 400 theaters, and the screening scale cannot be compared with other blockbusters, the box office has still exploded. Currently, its total box office in North America is close to US$20 million. Such results are enough to be proud of Asian films.

The eye-catching performance of Indian films in the global market makes people wonder whether there will be a craze for Indian films?

It still needs to be tested that "King Bahobali" is difficult to create a myth. However

, this bursting confidence will soon be subject to a new test from the market. The next Indian blockbuster is "King Bahobali (Part 2): The End", which is currently sold well around the world. The film is claimed to be the most expensive film in Indian history and cost about 170 million yuan to produce.

François da Silva, a representative of Arka Mediaworks, which is responsible for the international copyright of the film, said that "King Bahobali (Part 2)" will be released in China in July. He hopes that after the film is released, it will be released from "Wrestling! Benefiting from the popularity of Indian films ignited by "Dad". The goal set by the producer is to surpass Amir Khan's "My God" and earn US$20 million in box office results in the mainland.

However, the film's predecessor,"King Bahobali (Part 1): The Beginning", was released in mainland theaters on July 22, 2016, and only grossed 7.49 million yuan in box office, which was quite dismal. "My God" was released in mainland theaters in China on May 22, 2015, with a final box office of 118 million yuan.

But this will not affect their goal for "King Bahobali (Part 2)" at all."Excluding China, our current global box office is US$220 million. Now our goal for the China market is to bring the highest box office results of Indian films in history."

However, they may have ignored the question that the Indian filmmaker said before,"Wrestling! "Dad" wins in the mainland by relying on its plot. The reason why it can create box office myths is that its high reputation, realistic themes, and women's rights topics have all been effective. Moreover, there may be only one or two such word-of-mouth films a year. "King Bahobali (Part 2)" is an Indian epic action blockbuster in ancient costumes. I am afraid that such a work cannot be found among mainland audiences,"Wrestling!" Dad has so many audiences.

Because not every Indian movie is "Wrestling! Dad."

Editor: Nancy