Last weekend’s box office in North America received 70 million US dollars (about 440 million yuan), nearly twice that of Mainland China in the same period.
After more than a year of silence, the North American box office seems to have recovered?
The resumption rate of theaters in the United States has reached 73%. After North America entered the summer vacation, it has surpassed China in the weekend box office for two consecutive weeks, and the enthusiasm of local audiences to enter theaters is quite high.
In this summer file that hasn’t started to heat up, which films are about to be released in North American theaters?
“In the Heights”, which is about to meet with the audience this Friday, the freshness of rotten tomatoes is as high as 97%.
Although Pixar’s new animation “Luca” will only be launched on the streaming media platform in North America, mainland China will definitely be on the theater line.
Fans’ long-awaited “Black Widow” will finally be released in North America on July 9, which means that it’s not far from meeting Chinese audiences.
The new horror film “Old” directed by M. Night Shyamalan will bring you a bit of coolness in this hot summer.
And James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad”, will you have better luck this time than last time?
Let’s take a look at the summary of 2021, 19 new North American summer archives (in order of release time).
01 “In the Heights”(6.11)
In the song and dance movie “In the Heights” produced by Warner Bros., the freshness of rotten tomatoes has reached 97%!
The film puts the award-winning musical of the same name on the big screen, focusing on the life story of a Latin immigrant district in New York in three days, directed by Jon M. Chu, the Chinese director of “Crazy Rich Asians”.
Critics praised his adaptation as a great success, and his word of mouth has exploded!
The original drama is the Broadway musical debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of “Hamilton”. Lin-Manuel Miranda is the producer and supporting role in the film.
02 “Luca”(6.11)
“Luca” tells the story of an unforgettable journey of growth that two boys from a Mediterranean coastal town in Italy experienced during the summer full of ice cream, pasta aroma, and motorcycle riding.
They appear to be human boys on the surface, and they will become sea monsters when they jump into the sea, but they still want to make friends with humans.
This film is a new animation produced by Pixar. At first glance, it looks a bit like an animated version of “Call Me by Your Name”.
In summer, we must watch such a refreshing fantasy story with sunshine, beach, and ice cream.
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03 “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”(6.11)
The sequel movie “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” produced by Sony has been screened in mainland China, and the freshness on Rotten Tomatoes is currently 73%.
In the second part, Pete Rabbit gathered a group of good partners with different personalities, including Benjamin, Cotton-tail, Mopsy, Flopsy, and Barnabas, to make a big noise in the farmer’s market and embark on a sea, land and air adventure.
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04 “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard”(6.16)
There is “Deadpool”, and at least it is certain that “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard” will be a (like his other movies) a very sequel that captures 32% of the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes in one fell swoop.
In addition to the return of all three protagonists, the villain played by Antonio Banderas and the mysterious role played by Morgan Freeman appeared in this movie.
The sequel tells that the bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) was injured by the last mission. He had to see a psychiatrist and decided to wash his hands.
But the killer’s wife asked him for help, so he still had to go out again to fight and kill.
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05 “The Forever Purge”(7.2)
The main point for viewers who love low-cost large-scale horror films is that as long as you dare to shoot, we dare to watch it.
The sequel movie “The Forever Purge” takes place after the election year. Adela (Ana de la Reguera) and Juan (Tenoche Huerta) escaped from a Mexican drug cartel and found comfort in a ranch in Texas, USA .
And when a group of outsiders decided to continue the cleanup outside the stipulated time, things went wrong, and then people could violate any law.
06 “Black Widow”(7.9)
We really waited for this MCU movie for too long, too long. From “Iron Man 2” which Natasha debuted in 2010, we have been waiting alive until now.
“Black Widow” is also the first “mixed release” of a big screen work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This film will fully reveal the mysterious and complicated legendary past of Natasha Romanoff.
It is worth mentioning that Ever Anderson, the actor who played the young version of Natasha Romanoff, is the daughter of Milla Jovovich and the director of the “Resident Evil” series Paul Edward Anderson (of course, he also appeared in the “Resident Evil” series).
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07 “Space Jam: A New Legacy”(7.16)
The sequel movie “Space Jam: A New Legacy” created by LeBron James is here!
“Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler and others served as producers of the film, and NBA stars such as Klay Thompson and Anthony Davis also joined.
The cartoon characters playing together this time have a 3D+CG style.
The story tells that LeBron James strayed into the Warner Bros. server universe and embarked on an exciting and crazy basketball adventure with cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny and Duffy Duck.
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08 “Escape Room 2″(7.16)
The Hollywood blockbuster thriller “Escape Room 2” was created by the gold medal producer of the “Fast and Furious” series.
The sequel is fully upgraded in difficulty and thrilling level. Gather the world’s top players to unlock the super difficult secret room.
Start the cruel survival battle where life hangs by a thread.
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09 “Old”(7.23)
M. Night Shyamalan’s new film “Old” has a weird atmosphere. The summer beach is full of shock, so I don’t need to turn on the air conditioner.
This film is a supernatural thriller that escapes from a deserted island, inspired by French comics.
It tells the story of a family who found a dead body on a beach while on a tropical vacation.
And this beach will cause them to age rapidly for some reason, shortening their lives to one day.
They began to realize: something unusual is happening on the beach…
10 “Snake Eyes”(7.23)
After many years, the prequel movie “Snake Eyes” is finally about to meet the audience.
As the most lethal legend in the special forces, Snake Eyes played by Henry Golding was a soldier active in the Vietnam War.
Under the recommendation of his comrade Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes came to the mysterious and ancient Lanying Ninja Group and became its next outstanding disciple. Most of the amazing martial arts of Snake Eyes were learned from this.
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This film will fully explore the mysterious background of “Snake Eyes”, which is the first time that an Asian actor has played the role.
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