Recently, the football-themed movie "Kungfu Soccer" written and directed by Stephen Chow, starring Truong Tieu Phi, Dich Le Nhiet Ba and Truong Nghe Hung, officially premiered for Chinese audiences on July 11.
According to Maoyan Professional Edition, "The Kungfu Girl" grossed 260 million CNY (about 1,000 billion VND) on its opening day, far exceeding the initial forecast of 190 million CNY. Thanks to this impressive start, the film's total revenue forecast has been adjusted to increase from 1.4 billion CNY to 1.8 billion CNY.
As of 6 pm on July 12 (China time), the film has surpassed the revenue milestone of 430 million CNY (about 1,600 billion VND), and at the same time set at least 9 new records in the history of Chinese cinema, including the record for the highest number of screenings on the opening day of the summer movie season.
The rapidly increasing revenue of "The Kungfu Girl" has helped the total box office revenue of works directed by Stephen Chow exceed the 6 billion CNY mark.
However, the film's starting score on Douban was not too impressive, the film only achieved 6.6/10 points with more than 70,000 reviews. In which, 17% of audiences gave 5 stars, and 8.6% gave 1 star.
While film revenue is still increasing steadily, audiences' reviews of the film tend to be clearly differentiated, becoming a hot topic of discussion online.
Many viewers highly appreciate the style and message of the work, believing that the film has successfully inherited the classic irrational comedy of Stephen Chow, with many humorous situations, fast pace and suitable for viewers of many ages.
However, there are also opinions that the plot of "The Kungfu Women's Football Team" still follows a rather traditional motif, the storytelling style has many repetitions of classic works before, so it has not created many breakthroughs.
Some special effects scenes were also commented on as still rough, lacking visual meticulousness and still having a certain distance compared to Stephen Chow's classic martial arts comedy films.
The acting of the cast was controversial, and was commented by a part of the audience as "too exaggerated".
According to media reports, debates surrounding the pace of the film, the way the comedy segment is built, and the overall quality are still spreading, causing the "Kungfu Women's Football Team" to form a special phenomenon in the market with 3 factors going hand in hand: high revenue, high level of discussion, and also causing much controversy.
Topics related to the movie continuously appear in the entertainment keyword group that is most searched on Chinese social networks.
