CCTV News: With the arrival of the May Day holiday, the movie May Day holiday has officially begun. According to online platform data, as of 22:05 on April 30, the total box office (including pre-screening and pre-sale) of new films in 2025 (including re-screening) exceeded 100 million yuan.
As an important period that connects the past and future after the Spring Festival and before the summer season, the May Day holiday has always attracted much attention from the market. This year's May Day holiday, there is sufficient supply of commercial types and realistic films to meet the viewing needs of different groups.
In the past two years of "May Day" comedy films have become dark horses in the box office, and this year's "May Day" comedy films are also exciting - "The World is My Love" shows a hilarious road trip between a truck driver and a young man; "A Good Start in Life" is a satirical comedy that exposes the chaos of live broadcasts of Internet celebrities. As a traditional movie genre in the May Day holiday, suspense action movies include "Kim Hunting Game" which focuses on financial mystery and "The Great Wind Kill" which is based on real events. In terms of drama films, "Dun Queen", adapted from real stories and tells the counterattack of grassroots women's entrepreneurship, has performed well since the pre-sale stage. In addition, the "May Day" period is indispensable. Going to the cinema to watch "Happy Superman: Rescue in the World" and "Small Column of the Sea: Tsunami Crisis" is also a good choice for parents and children to interact with their children during the holidays.
This year's "May Day" new films are released intensively. Good distinction is conducive to reducing homogeneous competition, promoting the coverage of audiences across the region and the healthy development of the schedule market.
