At the beginning of the Year of the Dragon, 2024 Spring Festival film season, after seeming lack of blockbusters, （set）some records so far beyond expectation. To begin with, the box office revenue during Spring Festival surpassed 8 billion yuan （$1. 11 billion）. This year's success story is different from of previous years which were marked by grand-theme, big-budget （scene） such as The Battle at Lake Changjin I in 2022 and The Wandering Earth I in 2023.（surprising）, the Spring Festival season saw medium-budget films with contemporary realistic themes dominating the market.
Jia Ling's YOLO, （ride） on the success of Hi, Mom during the 2021 Spring Festival season, captured audiences, especially young and middle-aged women, with its mature comedy and resonant theme of self （aware）through weight loss. The film started attracting widespread attention even before （release）thanks to social media discussions about it.
Five years after Pegasus, Pegasus 2 （star） by Shen Teng, showcased a higher level of craftsmanship and targeted the group of young and middle-aged men, significantly contributed to its box office success.
