The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 317 Field Shooting in Africa
Chen Jingxing posted it.

Subject: "Reprint, July 7 "Gravity" box office report!"

"The 17th day and the third Sunday of "Gravity" recorded a total of 3 million yuan, accounting for 1.6% of the box office on that day, and the attendance rate of 67% continues to stand out from the crowd!

At the same time, it also won the third weekly box office championship, and the cumulative box office reached 22.7 billion. Because the box office fell less than expected this week, Maoyan Movies has raised the box office of "Gravity" from 30 billion to 33 billion.

As of July 7, "Gravity" has exceeded 30 million US dollars in the North American market, ranking 1.5th on the North American box office list this year, and it is also the only foreign film in the top ten. According to Box Office predictions, the final box office will probably If it reaches between 10 million and 2 million, it depends on whether the upcoming "Captain Marvel 2.5" can reach the expected popularity. The performance of "Captain Marvel 3" will determine whether "Gravity" will die quickly or remain stable. Keep a part of the film arrangement to obtain the long tail effect.

As of the 30th, the cumulative box office in the European market has also exceeded 1 million US dollars. At the same time, the box office in Japan has reached 25.3 billion yen. In South Korea, the number of viewers of "Gravity" has exceeded 430 million, ranking fifth this year. bit!The cumulative box office in the Asia-Pacific region has exceeded 7297 million US dollars.

The cumulative global box office has reached 6.7 million U.S. dollars, RMB 44 billion, temporarily ranked 2016th in the global box office rankings in 6..."

【Brilliant! 】

【666】

[Right now, six of the top ten domestic films are domestically produced, and three are produced by DreamWorks, and they all rank in the top five! 】

[Haha, it seems that Xiba people are honest and upright, they are so happy to scold on the Internet, but they are very enthusiastic when they go to the cinema]

[They're all keyboard warriors, they exist in every country, I don't believe that most viewers won't like this movie after watching "Gravity" in theaters, it's their own loss if they don't go to theaters to watch "Gravity"...]

[If it can reach more than 30 billion, won't it be the box office champion of film history again?I remember "The Mekong" seems to be 25 billion?Why is there no media coverage? 】

[I'm numb, maybe it's because since "Source Code" last year, I'm ashamed to call myself a blockbuster if I don't break a box office record]

[Hey, 33 billion is too exaggerated. In the past, if the box office could exceed 10 billion, it would be considered a box office boom. It could even be called a box office bomb. After that, it would be 20 billion at every turn, and now it is 30 billion. Even North America is eligible to get it It’s the crown of the year...I really don’t know what the limit of the movie market is now]

[33 billion is already the limit of the current film market, right?Is it possible to reach 40 billion 50 billion?That's seven or eight billion dollars?Can the single market reach this level?There are no such awesome movies in the North American market, right? 】

[Why didn't you discuss "Your Name" in the bar? 】

【What is your name? 】

[DreamWorks' animation movie that will be released soon?I heard that it is the original cast of "Star God", but the schedule is too hasty, and it will be released on August 8th. I am talking about it at the anime bar next door]

[I'm not too interested in animation, and it's still a two-dimensional animation. If "Battleship" is made into an animated movie, I will definitely support it]

[I just checked, "Your Name" has tags of sci-fi and love, I'm quite interested in sci-fi]

[I'm not interested in love movies. After watching the trailer, I feel like that kind of campus love. After watching "Gravity", I'm only interested in stars and seas, and I'm not interested in small love and small love.]

["Mirage" is also a love movie, right?As long as you shoot well, any subject can be shocking]

【I've already booked the tickets. After watching the trailer, it seems that it's the kind where boys and girls swap bodies. It's very interesting. There seems to be no movie with this theme in China.】

[As a single dog, I won't join in the fun, I am now looking forward to when "Suspect Tracker" will be launched]

"Is this not at the limit?" Wu Jing asked with wide-eyed eyes, and even Xu Wenshen gave him a surprised look.

Chen Jingxing laughed at this and said nothing. The domestic box office performance of "Gravity" is indeed terrifying. You must know that the Huaguo film market just broke through the 20 billion mark for a single film last year. This year "Gravity" will take this The record has increased by 10 billion, and this speed far exceeds the growth of the film market.

But Chen Jingxing knows that 30 billion is definitely not the limit of the film market, even though it is only 2016.

But sometimes it is beyond human ability to reach the limit. The prerequisite for achieving that kind of miraculous box office performance is to mobilize non-cinema audiences to enter the theater.

For example, "Wolf Warrior 2" in the previous life, no matter what you think of the quality of this movie, you must admit that this movie has penetrated almost all age groups, the kind of people who are 50 years old or even [-] years old. It is difficult to see the situation of walking into the movie theater accompanied by other movies.

A large number of people who have never been to a movie theater for several years have been drawn into the theater by this movie, from first- and second-tier cities to rural towns, this is a movie that penetrates regions, classes and age groups.

Many people say that the box office of "organized movie watching by the unit" is nothing compared to the box office of 57 billion. It is a tribute film like "The Founding of an Army". In fact, "The Founding of an Army" is a movie released at the same time as "Wolf Warrior 4".

"Wolf Warrior 2" has never been a gift film and a proposition composition. You only need to look at the plot of forced demolition in the front of the movie and the plot of the protagonist Leng Feng kicking the developer to death and leaving Africa for this. official support.

In fact, "Wolf Warrior 2" in the previous world is similar to Chen Jingxing's "Gravity" in this plane. It is because of the influence of the film itself that it has been officially regarded as a model. "Gravity" was produced by the aerospace industry. The leaders of the bureau valued it and became a de facto gift film.

Due to the subject matter of "Gravity", it is difficult for him to cover all age groups and classes, and it is difficult for him to truly create miracles, but this person in front of him may not be so.

"Okay, stop arguing, let's shoot "Spike Fang II"!" Chen Jingxing ended everyone's discussion on the box office performance of "Gravity", and turned to the theme of this meeting - "Spike Fang II".

Uncontrollable joy appeared on Wu Jing's face, and gratitude appeared in his eyes.

After Chen Jingxing assigned four animation projects to Mo, DreamWorks immediately held a "Project Approval and Review Meeting" for the new film project.

"Edge of Tomorrow" starring Wu Jing and Li Bingbing also finished filming before the release of "Gravity" and began to transfer to post-production. This film can be said to be the first heavy industry film independently produced by DreamWorks.

"The Mekong" was half invested by DreamWorks, and it was mainly filmed by the crew provided by China Film.

"Gravity" is a CG blockbuster, and the main special effects are all in charge of Universal's special effects studio.

The scenes in the first part of "Matrix" are not very big, and it does not involve complicated industrial design. The difficulty of shooting is much worse than that of movies such as "Gravity" and "Edge of Tomorrow".

"Edge of Tomorrow" is the first project that truly tested DreamWorks' ability to produce heavy industrial films, so it also encountered many difficulties in the production. From the end of last year until the end of the first half of this year, all filming work was completed.

After "Edge of Tomorrow" is finished, part of the crew will switch to filming Chen Jingxing's new film "The Martian". "People with production experience can lay a good foundation for "The Martian".

At the level of industrial films, just a good script is not enough to make a good movie.

After the movie was finished, not only the director Guo Fan was liberated, but also the leading actor Wu Jing was free to start filming his "Spike II".

"Spike II" and "OPERATION RED SEA" are DreamWorks' upcoming military action dramas. After filming these two films, if there is no "proposition composition" arranged above, Chen Jingxing will not plan to launch another military action movie in the short term. Yes, even if there is, it is science fiction.

Originally, I wanted to let both Guo Fan and Wu Jing take a rest, and then start these two projects in the last month or so. Unexpectedly, Wu Jing was very anxious. After a few days of rest, he came to test whether he could start preparing for "Wolf Wolf" as soon as possible. Tooth II", after all, a large part of the film's investment was undertaken by DreamWorks.

The convening of the "Project Approval and Review Committee" this time is not to discuss the issue of "Spike II" project approval, which is a project that has been decided long ago, but has caused some disputes over the filming plan of this film.

That is whether to shoot on-site in Africa throughout the whole process.

Many plots in "Spike II", such as chasing and fleeing in the desert, the plot of booby traps, and many other plots can be filmed in China, and it does not have to be shot in Africa all the way, so the cost can be reduced. drop a lot.

Of course Wu Jing was not happy about this, but he did not directly express his objection, mainly because the script of "Spike II" has undergone major changes, and the production cost has also risen linearly.

The peacekeeping force stationed in a certain African country, mainly our country, was attacked and suffered heavy casualties. The country sent the Spike Squad, mainly the male protagonist, as an additional peacekeeping force to conduct a secret investigation, implicating the KB organization and the people behind it. For military contractors, the two main lines, one bright and one dark, are very complicated.

If so many actors and crew are taken to Africa for filming, the salary will be much higher than that in China. Without extra money, how many crew members are willing to go to Africa for a few months to film?

Other security, coordination, accommodation, transportation, etc. are very troublesome. I am afraid that the insurance premiums for personnel and shooting equipment will be a lot of money.

Moreover, military equipment must be rented locally, such as tanks, off-road vehicles, and extras from foreign troops, all of which are priced in US dollars.

The most important thing is that other risks are too great. It is not a single person traveling to Africa, but hundreds of people.

If the entire filming is done in Africa, the production cost may not be able to beat 3 million yuan. If most of the scenes are filmed in China, the production cost can be greatly reduced.

Wu Jing almost mortgaged his house. He raised nearly 3 million in total, and the rest had to be borne by DreamWorks. The [-] million production cost was borne by him. Even the bold Wu Jing said that it was impossible for him not to be afraid at all. , He also has conflicts in his heart about whether to insist on shooting on-site in Africa.

Chen Jingxing's final decision relieved him from the conflict.

(End of this chapter)