"Panda Plan" is likely to continue Jackie Chan's string of box office failures. The action movie star regrets his efforts to make movies, but he keeps "falling off the horse".
At the age of seventy, Jackie Chan is still working hard on his acting career.
However, recently, the actor's name is often associated with the phrase "box office poison" - an unpleasant nickname that audiences give to actors whose films fail and have poor revenue.
Many projects that Jackie Chan participated in did not have very good results. For example, in August, Myth 2 with a budget of 360 million yuan (approx. 50 million USD ), eventually became a "flop" when it only brought in 71 million NDT (nearly 10 million USD ) in its opening weekend. The film ended its theatrical run with low results, extending the action movie star's streak of failures.
The series of failures is not over yet.
In contrast to the praise for the prequel, what audiences are saying about it Myth 2 mainly revolves around Jackie Chan's stiff face with lifeless eyes because of AI, along with "comedic" scenes that are considered outdated.
Regarding the film's poor box office performance, observers say that in addition to the controversy over the use of AI, Jackie Chan himself has also "cooled down". His filmmaking ideas in recent years have been criticized as uncreative, somewhat old-fashioned, and difficult to please modern audiences.
Despite trying to apply his experience in making martial arts films, the star Drunken Fist still failed to conquer the masses.
Not alone God dialogue 2, Jackie Chan had a series of bad movies before.
Series of works such as The Outsider, Detective Pu Songling, The Secret Seal of the Dragon ... all suffered a miserable fate at the box office, being ignored by the audience. Jackie Chan himself admitted that in the past 6 years, he has lost nearly 2 billion NDT due to failed film projects.
After many consecutive "falls", many people think that Jackie Chan has lost his halo.
Therefore, when the first information about Panda Plan - The martial arts star's latest movie was revealed, but a part of the audience was indifferent and had little expectation.
In fact, Jackie Chan's film received good reviews about its quality after its release. However, the film's performance was still not as expected.
According to statistics from the unit Entgroup , Panda Plan ranked 4th on the box office chart on National Day. In the following days, the film even rose to 2nd place, just behind the blockbuster The Volunteers: To the War 2. To date, the film's total revenue has reached nearly 250 million NDT - a quite impressive number if not compared to the film's huge budget.
Accordingly, production costs Panda Plan is believed to be around 250 million yuan. Based on the 37-40% box office share the studio receives, that means the film would have to gross 675 million yuan to start making a profit.
At the current rate of earning money, Panda Plan unlikely to reach this revenue milestone. The film will end its box office journey with a revenue of no more than 350 million yuan, expected to cause a loss for the producer.
However, Panda Plan still continues its journey at the box office in some countries around the world, so the loss will be more or less reduced.
Sorry for Jackie Chan
The box office performance of Jackie Chan's film was not beyond the initial predictions of observers. Because it was released on the occasion of China's National Day, Panda Plan Having to compete with dozens of strong domestic and international rivals, the possibility of an "explosion" is considered unlikely.
Positive signals on the first day of release raised expectations that the film would help the action star escape the label of "box office poison". However, the strong appeal of The Volunteers: To the War 2 and domestic series make Panda Plan gradually become inferior.
After the National Day holiday, the number of moviegoers dropped significantly. As a result, the speed of making money Panda Plan also plummeted. At present, Jackie Chan's brainchild has dropped to 5th place on the overall chart.
With a duration of nearly 100 minutes, the film revolves around the star Jackie Chan himself. He adopts a panda named Hu Hu. However, the animal becomes the target of an international criminal group. They offer a reward 100 million USD to let the mercenaries capture Hu Hu. Jackie Chan and his close agent must work together to protect the panda, against the villains.
With the comedy/action genre, and placing the panda in the center of the film, it's not hard to see. Panda Plan The film aims to target families - a large audience that goes to the cinema during the National Day holiday. Most of the good reviews of the film revolve around the funny plot, bringing moments of entertainment and relaxation to the viewers.
The material of action Panda Plan is also handled differently than most of Jackie Chan's projects in recent years. "He's very good at finding the fun in action scenes, escapes, and even incredibly witty lines," the newspaper said. Movie Nation comments. Accordingly, the work is said to have reminded the audience of Jackie Chan's "weird but interesting" action comedies in his heyday.
Meanwhile, Avi Offer's pen NYC Movie Guru Evaluate Panda Plan It will easily win over children as it brings a sense of fun, with silly and humorous interspersed gracefully.
However, it is also the "pink", cute story of Panda Plan making the work less accessible to a more mature audience. Page Voices From The Balcony pointed out the biggest problem with the screenplay is that the villains don't come across as real threats.
Although they are described as an elite fighting force, they often appear silly and naive. Childish details such as the mercenaries getting stuck in a ventilation duct, or having their weapons taken away because they are too busy playing games to pay attention to the hostages, make the film lack cohesion.
For that reason, Jackie Chan's brainchild may delight young audiences, but is unlikely to please adult viewers.
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