On July 25th, @Trecor Animation announced the cancellation of the film "The First Part of the Three Kingdoms: Battle for Luoyang".
The announcement states that *The First Part of the Three Kingdoms: The Struggle in Luoyang* is a sincere work created by thousands of creators over three years of hard work and dedication. After its release, the film received an average rating of 8.1 on Douban, which shows the audience's sincere appreciation. We have seen countless enthusiastic reviews from viewers who voluntarily shared their experiences watching the film and helped promote it. We are deeply grateful for this pure support and care, and we will always remember it. At the same time, we also clearly recognize that the current market capacity is far from sufficient to allow audiences who want to watch this work to comfortably enter cinemas.
The announcement states that, in order to live up to the three years of dedicated creation by our team, and to give more viewers who wish to see "The First Part of the Three Kingdoms: The Struggle for Luoyang" the opportunity to see this film, we have carefully decided to temporarily end this round of screenings and choose a different date to release the film. We thank all viewers for their support, as well as our colleagues at theaters. Although the path ahead is difficult, we are grateful to have you with us. With enthusiasm, we believe in our work, in our audiences, and in the market. We strive to tell wonderful Chinese stories.
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According to data from Maoyan Professional Edition, as of July 25, 'The First Part of the Three Kingdoms: Struggle for Luoyang' had received 16 days of screening, with a total box office of 81.465 million yuan. The proportion of screenings on that day was only 0.8%.
On July 15th, @Trecor Animation's first installment of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' disputed rumors about a delayed release by posting on social media. They stated, "We trust the work, we trust the audience, and we trust the market."
On July 17th, in order to boost box office sales, 'The First Part of the Three Kingdoms: Battles in Luoyang' announced that if a person buys tickets for this movie and finds it not good, they can return the ticket with their real-name booking information, the ticket stub with the same name, and the necessary identity information of the person who requested a refund.
Public information shows that *The First Part of the Three Kingdoms: The Struggle for Luoyang* is set in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. It tells the story of power struggles among heroes of the chaotic era such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei, as they compete for power after the Yellow Turban Rebellion led to the rise of eunuchs and the collapse of order in Luoyang.
This film's main production company, Zheguang Animation, was established in 2013. Its notable works include "Chang'an: Three Thousand Li" (box office of 1.824 billion), the "White Snake" series (first part generated 469 million, second part "The Green Snake's Calamity" generated 580 million, third part "A Lifetime" generated 425 million), "New Divine List: Yang Jian" (box office of 555 million), and "Liaozhai: Lanruo Temple" (box office of 243 million).
