30.067 billion closed! 2022 China Film Annual Survey Report Released

Special feature of 1905 film network 30.067 billion yuan.This is the final report card handed over by China film market in 2022. Behind this, the efforts and efforts of many filmmakers have been condensed, and the trust and support of countless audiences have also been witnessed.

This year, it broke the curse of the Spring Festival file in recent years that "the first-day pre-sale leader can’t be the final ticket champion". The release of the summer file witnessed more possibilities of domestic comedies. The National Day blockbuster paid tribute to the "ordinary heroes" in the diplomatic front.



On the first day of the new year, 1905 Film Network and Film Channel Media Center released the Annual Survey Report of China Films in 2022. This report will comprehensively interpret the changes of China film market in 2022 from the aspects of market, industry and keywords.


Market: The annual box office is 30.067 billion yuan.


The New Year’s Eve bell rings, and 2022 becomes the past tense. The annual box office figures of China’s film market are frozen.


According to the public information of the State Film Bureau, in 2022, the total annual box office of China film market was 30.067 billion yuan, the domestic box office was 25.511 billion yuan, and the total number of people attending cinemas in cities was 712 million.



In 2022, China’s film market still plays an important role in the global scope, ranking second in the annual box office of the global film market. It is worth mentioning that in February and August, 2022, China Film Market won the monthly box office champion of the global film market. Among them, the box office in February broke through the 10 billion mark for the fourth time.


In 2022, domestic films will still be the leading role in the mainland film market.


According to statistics, the total box office of domestic movies reached 25.511 billion in 2022, accounting for 84.45% of the total. At the box office, 34 domestic films broke 100 million, and 6 films broke 1 billion. In the TOP10 box office in the whole year, domestic films occupied 8 seats, all of which came from the top three golden periods. Among them, there are 4 Spring Festival files, 3 summer files and 1 National Day file.


In the Spring Festival, Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake, the theme work to resist US aggression and aid Korea, became the annual box office champion of the mainland film market in 2022 with 4.067 billion yuan. The film has also created a number of box office records in mainland film history. With 2.628 billion yuan, it became the third place in the annual box office.



The second feature film, ranked sixth with 1.379 billion yuan. The latest chapter in the series of "Bears haunt", the permanent guest of the Spring Festival file, ranked eighth with 978 million yuan. The film also created a new box office record for this series of works.


In the summer file, Moon Man, a new attempt of "comedy+science fiction" in Mahua FunAge, became the runner-up in the annual box office list with 3.103 billion yuan. Ranked fourth at the box office of 1.712 billion yuan, and the leading actor won the Best Actor Award in the 35th Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award with this film. Starring, is also on the list.


The Return of Wan Li has become the only film among the National Day blockbusters that ranks among the TOP10 in the annual box office of the mainland film market. Many acting schools have created a high-quality big-screen work for the audience.


Keywords: The market needs more Chinese movies.


In 2022, China film market appeared some domestic films with distinctive local cultural characteristics, such as Life Events and Miracle Stupid Children. The content of these films is grounded, and the audience has a sense of substitution.


The chairman of the China Film Association said that as filmmakers, the direction of our efforts is to describe Chinese feelings with China people’s unique culture, language and thinking, to make a distinctive "Chinese film", to show our own personality and to show our confidence in China culture.


The year 2022 coincides with the centenary of Comrade Jiao Yulu’s birth. Among many film and television works, Jiao Yulu is unforgettable.


Li Xuejian, who is now the vice chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, said that movies are the face of a country and the concrete manifestation of the national soul. In the Spring Festival of 2023, its performance attracted much attention.



2022 is also a bumper year for new mainstream movies. Watergate Bridge of Changjin Lake, Wan Li’s Way Home and Hug You Through the Winter focus on heroes of different ages and occupations respectively.


Chairman of the China Film Producers Association admitted frankly that in recent years, the diversification of China’s main melody films has indeed reached a new height, which is mainly manifested in the ideological connotation of the main melody and the diversification of artistic expression; Main theme of mainstream value, diversified styles.


Domestic main theme movies are professional users. The chairman of Bona Film said that in the face of the epidemic, China filmmakers still maintain strong creative ability, and film companies have the responsibility to create more outstanding mainstream movies with market appeal and audience reputation like the "Changjin Lake" series, and offer inspiring cultural feasts to the audience.


"Accumulation" became the key word of the 2022 annual film sentiment.


This year, he devoted himself to film creation, tried new types of roles, and accumulated multiple life experiences in his performance, which was challenging and more enjoyable.


Zhu Yilong summed up his performance in 2022 with "luck and gratitude".


He said that he was very lucky to meet "Life Events" and the role of "Mo Sanmei". He thanked all the staff behind the scenes of "Life Events" and thanked the audience for their recognition of this film.



Industry articles: comedies are still just needed.


In 2022, the performance of domestic genre films is still wonderful. Comedy, plot, war, animation, love and action are six types of elements, which are deeply loved by the audience.


Among them, comedies are still just needed by the market.


According to statistics, in 2022, the total box office of comedy genre films reached 7.513 billion yuan, an increase of 28.66% compared with 2021 (5.839 billion yuan). Domestic films that contain or are dominated by comedy elements have bright market performances in many golden periods. From "The Killer is Not Too Cold" in the Spring Festival file to Moon Man in the summer file, and then to the Mid-Autumn Festival file, the head comedy genre has a long-lasting box office life.


In 2022, the total box office of domestic animated films was 2.282 billion yuan. "Bears Coming Back to Earth", "Bears Coming Back to Earth", and "Bears Coming Back to Earth" are among the top three domestic animated films with 977 million yuan, 555 million yuan and 160 million yuan respectively.


In 2022, the theme of domestic new mainstream film creation blossomed in an all-round way, including "Wan Li’s Return", which shows the feelings of home and country; There is also "Miracle Stupid Child", which praises youth and inspiration; And using the ordinary to create the great.


In 2022, Guangdong Province, Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province ranked in the TOP10 of the annual box office rankings of all provinces in China, and the specific rankings were the same as in 2021.


In the city’s annual box office rankings, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou became the champion, runner-up and runner-up respectively. Compared with 2021, Guangzhou surpassed Shenzhen and entered the top three city box offices of the year. Nanjing is new on the list, ranking tenth in the city box office.



In the annual box office list of national cinemas, WANDA CINEMAS, China Film Digital Cinema, Guangdong Dadi, Shanghai United, China Film South and Hengdian films are among the top six. Compared with 2021, Hengdian Film and Television surpassed Jinyi Zhujiang to be promoted to the top six. In the TOP10 annual box office of national cinemas, six cinemas in Beijing entered the list, one more than last year. It is Beijing Yingjia International Studios, and it is also a newly listed cinema.


2022 has come to an end, and the curtain of 2023 has been opened. China films will also embark on a new journey and forge ahead towards new goals.