Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 201 First crown (third update)

""Taken" won a total of 24717037 US dollars in the first three days of the weekend! Hahaha..." Davis laughed loudly after finishing speaking, unable to hide the joy in his heart.

Obviously, the box office results of the first weekend gave him a big surprise.

When Chen Hao heard this result, he let go of the stone in his heart.

With $2471 million in three days in the first weekend, it is obviously impossible for "Taken" to lose money, and even make a lot of money.

Even though "Anger Management" suppresses it, it is a comedy, and "Taken" is an action movie. The two films are of different genres, so they will not be robbed of all audiences.

"This result is not bad." Chen Hao said with a smile.

"It's not bad, Chen, based on this result, even the $7500 million goal I set before is not impossible, after all, "Anger Management" will be released on the 11th.

We still have 4 days, plus there are 7 weekends and 2000 days in the second week, the box office should be able to get nearly 7500 million, and then as long as the screening period is longer, [-] million is entirely possible. "Davis beamed.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. It is impossible for "Anger Management" to steal 90.00% of the box office.

"In that case, we are already stable." Chen Hao smiled.

"Congratulations, Chen, you succeeded again." Davis laughed.

"Same joy, same joy!" Chen Hao said.

"Chen, prepare yourself. There should be promotional activities this week." Davis said excitedly.

It appears that "Taken"'s opening weekend box office has revived expectations for Davis.

That's fine, anyway, the higher the box office of the movie, the more money Chen Hao gets, and the more famous he will be!

"No problem." Chen Hao nodded.

"By the way, Chen, I almost forgot to tell you that you won the North American weekend box office chart!" Davis said suddenly.

"Taken won the championship?" Chen Hao was taken aback when he heard this, and then he was pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, congratulations again, this is your first North American weekend box office champion!" Davis laughed.

"Thank you...hahaha..." Chen Hao laughed.

When Chen Hao knew that none of his competitors were blockbuster movies, he thought about whether he would win the weekly box office championship, but he did not expect it to come true now.

And if I remember correctly, Chen Hao should be the second Huaxia director after Wu Baige to win the weekend box office championship in North America.

Now that "Hero" has not been released in North America, the only real box office smash in North America is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

However, although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a box office of 1.28 million US dollars, the film has indeed never won the North American weekend box office championship, and the highest ranking is only No. 4!
At the same time, "Taken" should also be the first gorgeous co-production film to win the weekend box office champion in North America!
Although there are not many colorful co-productions at this time, the size is also an achievement.

北美周末票房排行榜（2003年4月4日-4月6日）：

No. 1, "Taken", released for 3 days, Sony Columbia, with a weekend box office of 2471 million US dollars and 3000 theaters;
No. 2, "Sniper Phone Booth", released for 3 days, 1502th Century Fox, with a weekend box office of 2682 million US dollars and [-] theaters;
No. 3, "Aquarius Girl", released for 3 days, Warner Bros., with a weekend box office of 1143 million US dollars and 3000 theaters;
No. 4, "Straightforward", released for 3 days, New Line, with a weekend box office of 1101 million US dollars and 2730 theaters;
No. 5, "Commissioner Bean", released for 1 day, Universal, with a weekend box office of 913 million US dollars and 2590 theaters;
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"Taken, the director of "Saw," grossed $3 million in its first three days at the box office, topping the North American box office charts!" --- "Los Angeles Times"

"Liam Neeson's new film 'Taken' beats competitors to No. 1 on the weekly box office list!" --The New Yorker

"The director of Huaxia won the North American weekly box office ranking for the first time in his life! "Taken" reached the top with 2471 million US dollars!"--"Houston Chronicle"

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The news that Chen Hao's new film "Taken" won the North American box office in the first week became the headlines of the major entertainment media in the United States at this time.

In fact, it is not uncommon for a movie to win the box office championship, there will always be one, but Chen Hao is a Chinese, so he has attracted much attention!
I believe that last year's "Chain Saw", which surprised Halloween, still left a deep impression on the hearts of many viewers in the United States.

It was also last year's "Moon", which made many American industry and sci-fi fans remember the Chinese director Chen Hao.

In their eyes, Chen Hao is a rising director worthy of attention. After all, he is too young to be able to make "Moon" and get the box office of "Saw".

His future may be bright, but he may be like another Chinese director, Wu Baige, like a comet.

After all, there are many foreign directors who come to the United States every year, but not many can really gain a foothold, not many in China or even in Asia.

Maybe Chen Hao will soon be like Wu Baige now, who has nothing to film!

Although surprised that Chen Hao was able to shoot "Comet", "Moon" and "Saw", most arrogant Americans still don't think highly of Chen Hao.

Therefore, when "Taken" won the weekly box office championship, it can be said that the jaws dropped all over the place.

Chen Hao's adaptability to the North American film market far exceeded the expectations of Americans.

Davis' old foe, Tommy Mottola, is pissed right now, and it's clear that "Taken" hit him hard in its opening weekend.

The only thing he thinks about now is that "Anger Management" can be released immediately, and he doesn't want to see Davis's smug face again.

However, Davis showed off his vision in the company with a smile on his face, and at the same time applied again to increase the promotion of "Taken" in order to get a higher box office.

Apparently, Davis' plan was approved, because in the second week of the release of "Taken", Chen Hao was pulled out to run publicity again.

At the same time, the mainland media was no longer obtuse this time, and reported very quickly the box office situation of "Taken" in its first weekend.

Of course, many media, such as New Wolf, directly translated the reports of the American media, but changed the title.

""Taken" reached the top in North America! Chen Hao won his first North American box office ranking champion!" --- Reported by Sohu Entertainment
""Taken" won 2471 million US dollars in three days, or about 2 million yuan! Chen Hao's new film beats all American films!" --- New Wolf Entertainment
"US$2471 million! Chen Hao lived up to expectations and became the first mainland director to win the top box office ranking in North America!" --- Netease Entertainment
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(End of this chapter)