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the national day holiday is not over yet, and the popularity of the "national day" box office has reached a new high. according to beacon professional edition data, as of 22:31 on october 3, the total box office of new films in the 2024 national day season (including pre-sales and screenings) exceeded 1.2 billion!《volunteer army: battle of life and death》《749 games》《road to fire》ranked among the top three in the national day new film box office list.

among them, three films have a box office of over 100 million. the movie "volunteers: battle of life and death" temporarily ranked first with a box office of about 480 million yuan, and "749 bureau" temporarily ranked second with a box office of about 300 million yuan. the two films together contributed more than 60% of the market's box office. the third place is the movie "road to fire", with a box office of about 200 million yuan so far.

the movie "749 bureau" directed by lu chuan and starring wang junkai has recently caused heated discussions due to polarized word-of-mouth. more than 30,000 people have given it a 1-star rating on douban. on october 2, director lu chuan posted three weibo posts in response to negative reviews. the investors behind the film include huayi brothers (300027.sz), beijing culture (000802.sz) and other listed companies. during the filming period, the film also experienced cultural thunderstorms in beijing.

more than 30,000 people gave it a 1-star rating. during the 6 years of preparation, investors were exposed to thunderstorms.

"749 bureau" is the only science fiction film on the national day schedule and is produced by huayi brothers, tencent pictures and beijing culture. the public introduction shows that the story of "749 bureau" takes place in the near future. due to the emergence of unknown mysterious creatures, the entire city faces an unprecedented crisis. a secret plan that has been hidden for many years has surfaced. the young ma shan was taken into the 749 game, entered the maze, and started an adventure journey, during which he completed his own growth and redemption.

on october 1st, the single-day box office of "749 games" exceeded 170 million yuan, beating "volunteers: battle of life and death" to win the first-day box office championship during the national day season. however, on the second day of the national day release, the film's box office fell off a cliff, and its reputation was polarized, making it on the hot search list. on social platforms, some netizens posted movie reviews saying that the special effects of "749 bureau" are enjoyable and worth watching, while others complained that the plot was ugly and that it was a bad movie.

on douban, the current rating of "749 games" is 4.8. among them, more than 30,000 people gave the film a one-star rating.

at the same time, the topic "749 bureau director's ability" also became a hot search on weibo. in the topic discussion area, the film's reputation has aroused widespread heated discussion.

many netizens complained that the movie was "not good to watch".

some netizens also expressed their support for the film.

on october 2, director lu chuan posted three weibo posts in response to negative reviews.

according to red star capital bureau,the investors behind the film include huayi brothers, beijing culture, tencent subsidiary tencent pictures and other listed companies.

during the filming period, the film also experienced cultural thunderstorms in beijing.beijing culture disclosed in its 2023 annual report that filming of "749 bureau" started in october 2018, and it has been 6 years since then. soon after the filming started, beijing culture fell into four consecutive years of losses starting in 2019. in 2020, it was exposed for financial fraud, followed by infighting among senior executives and huge losses. the financial report shows that from 2019 to 2022, the company's total loss exceeded 3 billion yuan.

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