![]() ![]() Hong Kong movies focus on reflecting and advocating the truth. “No one will watch these CCP-appeasing movies in Hong Kong.” “Culturally, Hong Kong and China are completely the opposite.” Netizens commented, “The biggest reasons are cultural gaps and political factors.” Mainland Chinese media speculated and discussed online why the two films flopped in Hong Kong. Revenue for the movie in Hong Kong was just HK$53,000 ($6,750) after the first three days. ![]() Unsurprisingly, the film barely made much noise on its release in Hong Kong on Feb 4. It also surpassed Wandering Earth 2, becoming the biggest box office success during the Chinese New Year. On the first day of its release in mainland China, Full River Red’s box office exceeded 300 million yuan ($43 million) and shot up to 800 million yuan ($116 million) in two days. Full River RedĪnother patriotic film, Full River Red, pays tribute to Yue Fei, a well-known national hero from the Northern Song Dynasty but distorts the ancient ethics of loyalty to the emperor and China into patriotism and loyalty to the CCP. Wandering Earth 2 stirs up controversy due to the plot’s propaganda outlines, from how the CCP saves China to how the CCP saves the world and even the universe.Įven though Hong Kong pop singer and actor Andy Lau Tak-Wah leads in Wandering Earth 2, it failed to attract viewers in Hong Kong. But the universe is dangerous, and young people must step forward to save the planet for human survival. The story tells of humans who built machines to push earth to a new solar system. However, when the film was released in Hong Kong, it only received HK$320,000 ($40,700) on opening day, and the cumulative box office was only HK$550,000 ($70,100) after two days. Wandering Earth 2 has been touted by CCP state media, leading to China’s box office result of more than 4.3 billion yuan (approximately $625 million). They believe that movies released on the first day of the Chinese New Year indicate that the film is politically acceptable to the regime. Political commentators said the CCP deliberately distorts Chinese history. Film and television professionals indicated that Hongkongers are less than impressed with Beijing’s propaganda movies. Since the 2019 Hong Kong Anti-extradition movement, Hongkongers have been repulsed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and things from the mainland. Meanwhile, viewership for made-in-Hong-Kong films has soared. However, both China-made films flopped at the Hong Kong box office. On the first day of the lunar Chinese New Year of 2023, two major mainland Chinese blockbusters, the historical drama “Full River Red” and the sci-fi action movie “The Wandering Earth 2,” received extraordinary box office revenues in China. ![]()
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