Recently, the statistics of movie views on Douban in 2024 show that old works still retain their appeal. From the beginning of 2024 to October 26, 2024, many "legendary" movies even surpassed projects released in 2024.
Accordingly, the 1986 version of “Journey to the West” is currently holding the top position with 31.49 million views. This is the dream number of many film crews this year.
The next rankings respectively belong to: "Qing Yu Nian" (29.89 million), "Zhen Huan's Story" (25.65 million), "The Ghost Stories of the Tang Dynasty" (19.89 million), "Lien Hoa Lau" (16.55 million), "Cuong Phong" (15.86 million), "Minh Lan Story" (14.29 million), "Ning An Nhu Mong" (12.99 million), "Chang Tuong Tu 1" (11.44 million), "Journey to the West - Special Episode" (10.62 million)...
Based on the data of the top 10, it can be said that the classic film “Journey to the West” always has a strong attraction to Chinese audiences. Among them, the 1986 version of “Journey to the West” is the most popular, has high popularity and coverage.
On the chart of old movies with the most views in 2024, Truong Nhuoc Quan made an impression when he had 3 projects in the top 20. They are "Qing Yu Nian" ranked 2nd, "Xue Zhong Han Dao Hanh" ranked 14th and "Tan Bao Tuyet" ranked 17th.
In the top 10, Zhao Liying’s “Journey to the West,” “The Legend of Zhen Huan,” and “The Legend of Ming Lan” are the dramas that have been on air for more than five years. The remaining works are mainly broadcast in 2022 and 2023.
From the viewing data published by Douban, bloggers commented that old movies with good quality and good acting always win the love of the audience. Even after many years, there is still a loyal audience for “Journey to the West” and “The Legend of Zhen Huan”.
This is also a sign that the Chinese film market in 2024 is not optimistic. In the past 10 months, many films were released but the average view count was low, not even reaching 15 million views/episode.
This proves that audiences have increasingly high expectations for TV dramas. It is not simply about beautiful actors, good camera angles or media effects, a drama that wants to go the long way needs appropriate content and acting.
