According to the preliminary statistics of the National Film Fund Office, the box office in October 2021 was 7.576 billion yuan (the same period last year was 6.363 billion yuan, an increase of 19.05%; the same period last year was 8.315 billion yuan, a decrease of 8.89% compared to the same period last year), and the number of visitors was 168 million ( The same period last year was 165 million, a year-on-year increase of 1.82%; the same period last year was 225 million, a decrease of 25.52%); the box office of domestic films was 7.149 billion yuan (6.273 billion yuan in the same period last year, an increase of 13.96%; the same period last year was 7.536 billion yuan, compared with a decrease of 5.13%), the share of domestic films was 94.37% (98.59% in the same period last year; 90.63% in the same period last year).

As of October 31, 2021, the total box office for the whole year was 42.451 billion yuan (56.475 billion yuan in the same period of the previous year, a decrease of 24.83%); the total number of people was 1.046 billion (1.511 billion in the same period the previous year, a decrease of 30.76%); The box office of domestic films was 35.656 billion yuan (36.204 billion yuan in the same period last year, a decrease of 1.51%), and the share of domestic films was 83.99% (64.11% in the same period last year). In addition, there were 49 films with a box office of over 100 million in the year, including 33 domestic films and 16 imported films.

After experiencing the exciting National Day file, the overall box office revenue in October has good performance is also expected. Domestic mainstream blockbusters represented by "Changjin Lake" and "My Fathers and Me" ignite the enthusiasm of movie audiences across the country, once again proving that high-quality mainstream movies can still perform miracles within the schedule-from October 1st to On the 3rd, the market showed an upward trend for three consecutive days, which was the first time in the history of the National Day schedule of the Chinese film market.

If it is said that the coldness of the summer vacation due to factors such as the epidemic and natural disasters makes people can't help but sweat the Chinese film market in 2021, then the box office in October has given many film practitioners a "reassurance". As of the end of October, the national box office has reached 42.5 billion yuan, and the annual total box office of 50 billion yuan is not out of reach. The number of screens in cities across the country has also exceeded 80,000 at the end of September.

On the whole, the October film market still showed a strong leading trend in head films, and the trend of relying more on the golden period in the "post-epidemic era". In addition to the strong leadership of the two mainstream blockbusters, "Changjin Lake" and "My Fathers and Me", the October film market provides audiences with a wealth of choices. Both genre and art films will have ample space for screening in October.