The disaster sci-fi blockbuster “Moonfall” is in theaters! With less than 50% of the national theaters operating, the film’s box office has been on the rise. Since its release, it has won the single-day box office champion, the film ranking champion, the champion per game, the champion in total attendance, and the champion in new film attendance, easily reaching the top. In the first weekend box office, the cumulative box office has exceeded 67 million. At the same time, the film also dominates the rankings on Weibo and Douyin, and has been on the hot search for many times. The movie topic has exceeded 230 million views on Weibo, and the main topic has 560 million views on Douyin. It can be said that the topic is bursting!
While the box office and popularity continued to soar, the film’s reputation should not be underestimated, with Weibo scoring 92%, Tao Piao Piao 8.8, and Maoyan 8.6. Whether it is the industry media, film critics or ordinary audiences, they all gave the film a very high evaluation, saying that “I haven’t seen such a careful disaster film in the theater for a long time, and the special effects alone are worth the ticket price”, “The details of the special effects are almost Crazy, the story has layers of suspense” and praised it as “a true blockbuster”. Hurry up and walk into the theater, the long-lost big-screen audio-visual feast is not to be missed!
The film released the MV for the promotion song of the same name today. The song was composed by female singer Yu Wenwen, participated in writing lyrics and sang. Yu Wenwen once starred in the movie “Predecessor 3: Goodbye”, which garnered 1.9 billion box office. The episode “Decent” sung by her was popular all over the country, and it also made the public discover that she is a “treasure artist” who can perform and sing. This time, as one of the main actors of “The Fall of the Moon”, she wrote a promotional song for the film. The soaring female voice sang a series of unimaginable disaster scenes, such as sea water, meteorite rainstorm, and city collapse, with a layer of tragic emotion. The tone, and the heart-piercing lyrics make people see the bravery and light of ordinary people under the catastrophe.
As the world‘s most famous master of disaster films, director Roland Emmerich is not only very good at shooting imaginative disaster scenes, but also pours a strong human power into his works. In “Moonfall”, in addition to the stunning visual spectacle, the touching emotions cannot be ignored. Halle Berry plays a female commander with heavy responsibilities. When disaster strikes, she is not bound by the identity of “mother” and can be a rescued person with peace of mind. Instead, she is ordered in danger and becomes a key decision-maker. Patrick Wilson plays an old astronaut who has failed. He is trapped in the quagmire of life, and his family’s incomprehension makes him suffer, but at the juncture of life and death, he still chooses to return to the moon. John Bradley plays a scientific geek who is gifted but unwilling, no one believes his crazy theories about the moon, but he eventually becomes an indispensable force to save the earth. They are the most ordinary people, but in the face of unknown dangers, they stand up without hesitation. This fearlessness is moving.
It is worth mentioning that this MV also revealed the tip of the iceberg of the mystery inside the moon, full of sci-fi elements and full of visual impact. When the protagonist team came to the moon after all the obstacles, they found that the real crisis was far beyond expectations. As soon as the spacecraft landed on the moon, it was madly attacked by unknown AI “particles”. In an instant, gunpowder smoke and sparks scattered like black steel cables. The AI stretched out its sharp claws to pursue and intercept, which was extremely thrilling, and this seemed to be the undiscovered life form on the moon, and it was also the “culprit” that caused the moon’s derailment. The emergence of AI on the moon is a new setting for a disaster sci-fi movie created again by Roland Emmerich. With the development of technology, how should humans deal with the relationship with artificial intelligence? Roland gave his own unique thinking. When artificial intelligence is highly developed, it may also bring unpredictable dangers to the world. And how this exciting war will develop, and whether the earth can escape the catastrophe, wait for you to walk into the theater to reveal the secret for yourself.
The disaster sci-fi blockbuster “Moonfall” is jointly produced by the British Lunarfall LLC, the American Central City Film Company, and Huayi Brothers, and the film is currently in theaters.