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The stunning sci-fi movie "Wandering Earth" had been released in theaters nationwide from nine in the morning on the first day of the lunar new year and had received unanimous acclaim from the audience.

Although the sci-fi movie "Wandering Earth" only had a 7.5% screen share, the number of viewers was very high, and the occupancy rate was extremely high, with almost every show’s occupancy rate exceeding 90%.

This meant that basically every screening of "Wandering Earth" was nearly full.

However, since the screen share of "Wandering Earth" was a bit low, it definitely couldn’t match those "blockbusters" with high screen shares in terms of box office revenue for the time being.

For instance, Q Entertainment Media’s "Demon Sealing" was the first to hit the box office of one hundred million yuan.

Following closely was Comedy Paradise’s "New Year’s Luck."

Unexpectedly, National Director Master Zhang’s "National Fortune" didn’t perform as well as expected. Its box office results were about the same as the Hong Kong director Liu Hui’s "Hong Kong Spokesperson," with both movies basically hitting the one hundred million yuan mark at the same time.

Finally, it was the turn for the sci-fi movie "Wandering Earth," which reached one hundred million yuan in revenue near the evening.

By evening, there was a strong surge in box office growth.

As everyone was out during the day, they would likely head to the movies after dinner in the evening.

Since today was the first day of the lunar new year and also the first day of the movie releases, the word-of-mouth had not yet built up.

Even though the sci-fi movie "Wandering Earth" had excellent reviews, the speed of word-of-mouth spread was not very fast due to the low screen share on the first day.

Ding Yue, after watching his company’s "Wandering Earth" in the afternoon, felt that choosing Director Su Yangfan to direct the movie was indeed the right choice.

The plot of this "Wandering Earth" was almost no different from the one on Earth in the previous life, and the emotional handling was also much more delicate and substantial.

Therefore, Ding Yue even thought that Director Su Yangfan’s "Wandering Earth" was better than the one on Earth in his previous life, adding just a bit more essence to it.

With this rhythm and quality, Ding Yue believed, it was only a matter of time before the "Wandering Earth" organized by the Mist City Arts and Science University would become a hit.

However, Ding Yue couldn’t help but check the box office before dinner in the evening.

Today, Q Entertainment Media’s "Demon Sealing" had already exceeded two hundred and fifty million yuan, while Comedy Paradise’s "New Year’s Luck" had surpassed two hundred million yuan.

These two movies were leading the box office on this first day of the lunar new year.

The box office numbers for Q Entertainment Media’s "Demon Sealing" on the first day were expected, considering it had over thirty percent screen share.

Moreover, it used high traffic, Ding Yue could even see this trend, where generally the box office would surge in the first three days, then it would no longer have much box office drawing power.

Regarding the quality of "Demon Sealing," Ding Yue merely needed to watch the trailer to know it was just so-so.

If we were talking out of a hundred points, Ding Yue would at most give it sixty, and those sixty points were just giving face to the special effects.

After all, Q Entertainment Media really did spend money, so there was not much to say about the special effects, but the plot, just from watching the trailer, Ding Yue knew how melodramatic it was.

However, the box office for Comedy Paradise’s "New Year’s Luck" being so strong was unexpected.

It hadn’t even reached the evening peak yet, and it had already surpassed two hundred million yuan. With this momentum, it was possible that the first-day box office would surpass four hundred million yuan.

Furthermore, Comedy Paradise’s "New Year’s Luck" was purely driven by its own word-of-mouth, not because of a very high screen share or intense pre-release marketing.

"Guys, the box office for Comedy Paradise’s ’New Year’s Luck’ is kind of exploding. It doesn’t have as high a screen share as Master Zhang’s ’National Fortune,’ yet its box office is about to surpass by nearly double,"

After looking at the box office chart, Ding Yue said to his friends Huang Youjie and Xu Bin, "Shall we go watch ’New Year’s Luck’ tonight?"

Ding Yue quite liked the movies from Comedy Paradise in this parallel world and thought their quality was pretty good.

If "New Year’s Luck" also had the same quality as the previous films, it would be quite normal for it to emerge and achieve good box office results during the Spring Festival Period.

It was just uncertain how much box office revenue "New Year’s Luck" would take from his own "Wandering Earth"?

Even, Ding Yue was guessing whether it would end up being his "Wandering Earth" and Comedy Paradise’s "New Year’s Luck" in the final showdown?

Thus,

After having dinner, Ding Yue called up his two friends Huang Youjie and Xu Bin, and went to the cinema to watch Comedy Paradise’s "New Year’s Luck."

After watching "Lucky New Year," it was already past ten at night.

When they walked out of the cinema, Ding Yue looked toward Huang Youjie and Xu Bin and asked, "How did you find ’Lucky New Year’?"

"Its plot design was pretty clever, and it had a lot of funny moments, laughter thunderous!"

Xu Bin gave a candid response.

Indeed.

While watching "Lucky New Year," Ding Yue also burst into laughter several times, it truly was a hilarious comedy, and in Ding Yue’s view, it was extremely successful.

Instantly, there seemed to be pressure on "Wandering Earth."

"Comedy Paradise really is awesome."

Huang Youjie remarked, "Each of their comedy movies is strong, and this ’Lucky New Year’ might become the strongest, and I anticipate great reviews."

"It’s an era dominated by reviews nowadays, so it seems ’Lucky New Year’ will become our strongest competitor against ’Wandering Earth’."

Ding Yue also reflected.

However, Ding Yue’s reflection differed from Huang Youjie’s.

"It really might be possible, but if I had to choose which movie is better, I still think our ’Wandering Earth’ wins out because in terms of theme and concept, ’Wandering Earth’ is a step ahead. After all, ’Lucky New Year’ is just a comedy that makes everyone laugh."

Xu Bin shared his analysis.

"I agree with Bin’s analysis."

Huang Youjie nodded.

In the eyes of these two friends, "Wandering Earth" was overall stronger. Even though the themes were different, the impact it left was better with "Wandering Earth."

After all, as Xu Bin had said, "Lucky New Year" really just brought bursts of laughter from the comedy, and after laughing, it didn’t leave much of an impression.

But "Wandering Earth" was different, Xu Bin and Huang Youjie even thought about watching it a second time!

Unexpectedly, past eleven at night, a surprising event occurred.

The Comedy Paradise’s "Lucky New Year" surpassed Q Entertainment Media’s "Demon Sealing" in its opening day box office earnings, temporarily ranking first!

[Real-Time Movie Box Office Rankings] —

1. "Lucky New Year," box office 478 million yuan!

2. "Demon Sealing," box office 450 million yuan!

3. "Hong Kong Spokesperson," box office 310 million yuan!

4. "National Fortune," box office 240 million yuan!

5. "Wandering Earth," box office 190 million yuan!

Unsurprisingly, among the top five movies of the hotly contested Spring Festival Period, Mist City Arts and Science University’s "Wandering Earth" had the lowest opening day box office, not surpassing two hundred million yuan.

This was within Ding Yue’s expectations.

With such a low screening rate, even if an exploding box office was desired, it was impossible with so few showings!

However!

After cinemas nationwide saw the first day’s box office data, they immediately adjusted the screening rates the next day.

Luckily, Mist City Arts and Science University’s "Wandering Earth" got a 2.5 percent increase in its screening rate, reaching ten percent.

"Demon Sealing’s" screening rate dropped drastically, while Comedy Paradise’s "Lucky New Year" saw a sharp rise...