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Chapter 377 "The Martian" box office explosion

North America.

On the edge of a green road.

"Crunch.."

"call"

The panting man lit a cigarette, and as the smoke filled the car, the man said, "Where are you going later? I'll take you there."

"The Ring Store."

The man is silent. The Columbus Circle store is the main shopping and dining place in the center of Manhattan, New York. What's even more frightening is that there are many luxury stores there.

"Maybe we can go to the opposite side to watch a movie." The man pointed to the movie theater not far from the car and said to his female companion who he knew not long ago.

The girl glanced at the huge Optimus Prime sign outside the theater, with an unhappy expression on her face: "Transformers? I'm not interested in these steel toys."

"I'm not interested either. I mean, I can find movies with fewer people."

As an LSP, watching movies is secondary, and seeking excitement in dark cinemas is the focus.

The man's eloquent tongue made the woman give up shopping, put on a short skirt and walk into the movie theater with him, and watched the other generously order two large cups of Coke, a large bucket of popcorn, and two "The Martian" movie tickets.

Compared with the long line of ticket buyers for "Transformers", the number of viewers who choose "The Martian" is obviously much smaller.

There are few people in the huge movie hall, men and women throw movie tickets and walk to the middle of the last row, they can only go in sage mode and prepare to open up the second battlefield.

The lights dimmed, and the iconic Golden Shield LOGO of Warner Movies entered the eyes of the pair of wild mandarin ducks.

Soon, Tangtang Films, Lionsgate, Fangnan Culture and other company logos followed, until the ink animation of the fisherman on a boat and the English version of Fangnan's works surfaced, and the film officially entered the feature film.

"Fang Nan, who is famous? I thought it was Li An, or Wen Ziren."

The man put down the Coke: "An Asian kid who won an Oscar."

The woman sat on the man's lap, twisted her body and said disdainfully, "It's these yellow-skinned boys again. They work like hell, and they robbed us of a lot of jobs."

"Maybe." The man looked at the big screen while feeling refreshed.

On the screen, a huge yellow wind wall is slowly coming towards the Martian team in spacesuits, and it is so close in a blink of an eye, which makes people look very shocked.

And the roaring sound effects from far to near in the movie theater add to the tension.

The woman with her back to the big screen didn't know what happened, but she knew that she had lost her charm, so she couldn't help laughing: "Hey, are you a wimp?"

"No." The man firmly denied it and did something that surprised the woman even more.

He hastily dug out the 3D glasses from his pocket, but it was a pity that he was one step too late, and the oppressive wind wall had already surrounded the Martian team in the center.

"Ohmygod, I knew it. It's Matt Damon, the unlucky guy again. He was left on Mars this time."

When the man temporarily focused his attention on the movie, joyous laughter and discussions erupted in the theater.

They laugh that Matt Damon needs to be rescued again.

They discussed that the film was gorgeous and technologically advanced, and that it was a thrilling escape from Mars, the environment of Mars was very severe, and the level of visual and sound effects was far beyond the passing line.

"We regret that we have lost botanist Mark Watney who will be remembered for his service to humanity"

At Mark's high-profile funeral, the NASA spokesperson was disappointed in the media.

"No, Mark is still alive."

"You're a liar, Mark is going to grow potatoes for a living."

After a short explanation of the plot, the audience in this theater in Manhattan screamed into a group again, and the viewing environment was terrible. Unfortunately, this is the style of mainstream North American movies.

Not so good for the women in the back row though, The Martian is not a dull movie.

In addition, his male partner seems to be completely attracted by the plot, and has been in sage mode.

Tokyo, Japan.

Compared with the noisy viewing environment in North America, the better quality of Japanese audiences determines that the viewing environment in the theater is called excellent.

Even though they had gone through a lot of hardships to grow potatoes, they didn't shout, but the excitement on their faces was visible to the naked eye.

"Fang Nan is really a director who can mobilize the atmosphere. He grasps the rhythm of each movie very well."

The position in the back row is also not easy to attract attention, Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda said to his assistant with emotion.

"But he started chasing mainstream commercial movies. When he has the desire for money, it is difficult to make a movie that looks at the world with a cold eye like "Parasite". Become a film master!"

"Looking at what he has done, he probably wants to revitalize China's film industry by himself."

The assistant looked in disbelief: "It's too whimsical. There is a saying in Huaxia that manpower is sometimes poor. Fang Nan wants to drive the development of Huaxia's film industry? I don't believe what director Fang Nan can do."

Hirokazu Kore-eda smiled: "There is also a saying in Huaxia that people can conquer the sky. Fang Nan is very young. He has decades to do one thing, so everything is uncertain."

The assistant said noncommittally: "Instead of believing that Chinese movies are as dazzling as those in the 80s and 90s, I prefer Korean movies to be the best in Asia. From the 'bald head movement' in 1999 to now, Korean movies have really achieved a variety of movie themes."

"In 2006, President Han personally walked into the movie theater to support "The King's Man" and praised the movie's exaggerated imagination. At that time, I thought that Korean movies would definitely rise."

"Sure enough, the last time I saw South Korean director Lee Cangdong, he told me with confidence that although South Korea has fully liberalized its restrictions on Hollywood movies."

"However, in South Korea today, Korean films are completely unafraid of Hollywood and any foreign films. After a few years of development, they will probably have the ability to wrestle with Hollywood, whether it is a literary film or a commercial film."

Hirokazu Kore-eda nodded slowly to the assistant who was a little bit sad and angry: "South Korea, Korean filmmakers are really ambitious, and they are doing very well, let's watch the movie."

He is considered to be another film master in Japan after Akira Kurosawa. He is not as resentful as his assistant for the rise of Korean films. In his heart, all good films should be supported.

It was a pity for him that Fang Nan didn't seem to understand this.

Hirokazu Kore-eda sighed at the sudden appearance of Asian faces in "The Martian" and the logo of China Space Agency.

at the same time.

The Korean audience was extremely upset to see the so-called Helios launch with the Chinese national flag printed on it.

Especially when I saw that the Helios played a decisive role in rescuing the hero, I was even more upset.

what is this?
This is blatant showing off!

Showing off Chinese filmmakers not only successfully broke into Hollywood, but even added a lot of Chinese elements to Hollywood movies.

They can't accept Hollywood's attitude towards China, and they are closer. They are close to American soldiers, but elements such as Korean filmmakers and national culture rarely appear in Hollywood movies.

Damn it, we're giving you guys big guns, and Hollywood doesn't take us seriously.

After watching the first episode of "The Martian", many viewers angrily posted posts to discredit "The Martian".

It's a pity that the effect was not good. Too many Korean audiences went to the cinema because of Fang Nan and the movie's good reputation.

For this reason, Korean theaters had to further increase the screening rate. For a while, the screening rate of "The Martian" was as high as 46.5%, and the number of screens was 1040.

The number of viewers in the first weekend was nearly 88, and the box office was 69.7. The number of viewers in the week was 330 million, and the box office was 2 million won.

"The Martian" was a big hit at the box office in South Korea and Japan, and it also caused a movie-watching boom in China and North America.

With Fang Nan's existence, the management is not worried about the film's box office in China. Warner's bold investment in "The Martian" is largely due to the understanding of Fang Nan's box office influence in China.

The Chinese film market can be said to be a box office battle for "The Martian".

Then everyone expected the box office to explode.

The Chinese premiere of "The Martian" was on Monday. Even so, the box office of "The Martian", which landed in 2000 movie theaters across the country at the same time, still exceeded 5000 million yuan.

When the first Saturday of July 7th came, the single-day box office of the movie was as high as 9 million, setting a single-day box office record.

On the first weekend of the second day, July 7, the box office was still as high as 10 million yuan.

Complementing the box office is the high score of over 8 points on the scoring websites such as Mtime.com and Douban.

The impressive word-of-mouth results have guided batches of audiences into the cinema.

The situation in North America is very similar to that in China. On the second day after the film was released in North America, 45 media outlets gave "The Martian" an overall rating of 81 points, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was 95%.

The movie rating website IMDB has a score of 8.2.

Warner Pictures, distributors, and theaters saw "The Martian" bursting with word of mouth.

Fang Nan's first mainstream movie in Hollywood was liked by so many audiences, and it adapted to the market so quickly, and the movie didn't show any signs of decadence under the box office pressure of "Transformers 3".

On the one hand, some publicity fees have been added slightly.

Therefore, the first weekend of "The Martian" landed in North America ushered in the most violent schedule, with 3300 movie theaters showing it at the same time.

"The Martian" did not disappoint the investors and the audiences who loved it. The box office of the first weekend was 5014 million US dollars, and the box office of a single theater exceeded 1.4 US dollars. It ranked second in the North American weekly box office list, second only to "Transformers 3".

In France, "The Martian" grossed $680 million in one week.

In the UK, "The Martian" grossed more than $500 million a week.

dark horse.

A group of super dark horses.

Mao Jianguo was overjoyed when the week's data was collected by Warner Bros. In its first week of release, "The Martian" had a global box office of 1.3 million US dollars and won the box office charts in 78 countries.

"The Martian" is just a Hollywood B-movie with an investment of only 8000 million US dollars.

But its weekly earnings are more lucrative than an A-grade production.

What's more critical is that the film has so many positive reviews that it is terrifying.

[The unlucky Matt Damon was rescued again] has almost become the mantra of audiences around the world after watching "The Martian".

Youtube, Weibo, and Facebook are full of praise from the media and audience for the film, director, and actors.

North American film critic Lie Wen said: "It was an excellent and wonderful movie-watching experience. Fang Nan used an almost realistic shooting method to shoot a science fiction film and achieved unprecedented success. The pleasure of the audience does not come from thrilling adventures, but It is the charm of real details, Fang Nan has opened a new door for Hollywood science fiction blockbusters and directors."

A French writer commented: "Even though director Fang has changed his film style, he still has the rhythm of the film at his fingertips, mobilizing the audience's adrenaline all the time."

Hu Xiaobei, a Chinese film critic, said: "Every time Director Fang Nan makes a move, it will bring freshness to movie audiences and to his fans around the world. It is an unparalleled movie experience. I am very much looking forward to my IMAX viewing experience."

Veteran Japanese movie fan: "From "Saving Private Ryan" to "The Martian", the American people have really broken their hearts to save Matt Damon. This time, they even asked China for help."

South Korean netizen: "After watching this sci-fi film similar to a documentary, I feel that Matt can survive on Mars by himself is really very strong."

"But this film has been describing how Matt survived on Mars. There is no inner emotional expression at all. Wouldn't a person die alone on Mars? Wouldn't eating potatoes every day make me sick? Wouldn't I be bored to death listening to disco every day? ?”

Mao Jianguo hurriedly apologized after Warner Pictures President Kevin read out the comments: "The last one was wrong."

Kevin doted on his face: "It doesn't matter, there won't be a perfect movie."

At this moment in his heart, David had already become a lucky general. He threw him to Huaxia, but he discovered such a talent as Fang Nan.

First "Parasite", and now "The Martian". At this moment, Kevin seemed to see the birth of another Spielberg-type director in Hollywood.

As long as Fang Nan is tied to his chariot, he will be transferred to the headquarters just around the corner.

"What will Director Fang Nan do next?"

"I should be busy shooting "Gravity", and I will go to Xiangjiang to participate in the first Hong Kong Film Festival in two years."

"Ask the secretary to book me a plane ticket to Xiangjiang. I'm going to Xiangjiang to meet him. By the way, has Warner sent anyone to attend the Xiangjiang Film Festival?"

Mao Jianguo, that is, David shook his head: "No, I heard that the number of films traded is less than 500, so the purchasing department has no plan to participate."

Kevin frowned: "I want to participate. Although Xiangjiang's kung fu movies and Huaxia's costume movies have declined in Hollywood, we have to trust Fang Nan."

"The thing I don't believe the most is you hanging people. I didn't know who threw Fang Nan aside and never saw him." Mao Jianguo cursed secretly, and nodded: "I'll inform you about the filming of "The Martian""

Kevin: "I will communicate with the theater."

"But "Harry Potter" is also the company's A-level production this year, and the actors may be dissatisfied."

"Yes, but "Harry Potter" is coming to an end soon, why should we care about those vampire actors, Fang Nan is a rising sun in Hollywood!"

Office of the President William Morris.

"Lilith, your client, what is the schedule for the next week?"

Lilith Xiong spread her hands: "Boss, he won't tell me and William Morris about his itinerary outside North America, so I don't know much about it."

"You said he will participate in the Xiangjiang Film Festival?"

"Yes, he did."

"I want to go to Xiangjiang to meet him."

Lilith was shocked: "wt, boss, did I hear correctly, why?"

"Because the global box office of "The Martian" has been raised to 6 million US dollars, Fang Nan will become William Morris' most important client!"

Lilith was even more shocked.

$6 billion!
This is an astronomical figure for her, and it is also an unbelievable box office result for "The Martian".

(End of this chapter)