Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 239 "Taken" Underground Painting

"I want to buy the film and television copyrights of these Marvel superheroes right now, do you think there is great hope?" Chen Hao asked.

"Although "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" are selling well at the box office, more superhero movies are not doing well at the box office, and the few superheroes you want to buy are not too popular, you can try Take a look." Davis analyzed.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, but his heart became more and more eager to try, "OK, I see."

"By the way, don't just focus on your superhero. When "District [-]" was released, there were many strong competitors, so you have to run around to promote it." Davis said.

"Which movies are released at the same time?" Chen Hao asked, wanting to see if there were any too strong competitors.

"The most powerful competitor is "The Lord of the Rings 12: The Return of the King" which will be released on December 17!" Davis said embarrassingly.

Chen Hao was shocked when he heard this, this opponent is indeed too strong!

The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is definitely one of the greatest series of movies in the world, and it is also one of the best-selling series of movies in the world, each of which can be called a classic.

And with the gems of the first two films in front, and this is the final song of the series, the enthusiasm of fans is absolutely beyond imagination. There is absolutely no Christmas movie that dares to challenge "Lord of the Rings 3" head-on.

"Fortunately, "The Lord of the Rings 3" will be released a week earlier than "The Ninth District." Davis comforted himself.

Chen Hao also had to rejoice when he heard the words, "What other competitors are there?"

"Twentieth Century Fox's A Basket of Children, Miramax's Cold Mountain, Columbia's Mona Lisa Smile, Paramount's A Rift and Universal's Peter Pan.

These are the movies that were released the same week as "District [-]," including the family comedy "A Basket of Children" starring Steve Martin, "Cold Mountain" starring Jude Law and Nicole Kidman, and Wu Baige's "Memory Rift".

As well as "Peter Pan" with an investment of 1 million, these are not to be underestimated, so the pressure on "District 2500" is not small. said Davis.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words. The Christmas file belongs to the holiday file. Although it is not as popular as the most popular summer file, it can be regarded as a time that gathers blockbuster movies. It is not surprising that there are so many strong movies.

"Then continue to strengthen the publicity, I just need to run around more." Chen Hao said.

"Okay, definitely pack your schedule," Davis said.

What Davis said was true, he was going to squeeze Chen Hao's schedule again to get more publicity.

Because "The Ninth District" is facing too much competition, and "The Ninth District" is the project he is in charge of, and he is optimistic about the director Chen Hao.

With the success of "Saw" and "Taken", Chen Hao has gained a firm foothold in North America.

And if "The Ninth District" can break through [-] million again, it will definitely be of great significance to Chen Hao.

If "The Ninth District" succeeds again, Hollywood's perception of Chen Hao's skin color will disappear directly, and the attention Chen Hao will receive will increase exponentially.

He will also become a well-known director in the eyes of Hollywood film companies and film actors. At that time, Chen Hao will truly have the treatment of a well-known director.

And Chen Hao's success is directly linked to Davis. By binding Chen Hao, it will be of great benefit for him to return to North America and compete for the president of Columbia.

Of course, if "The Ninth District" is more successful, Chen Hao will face more temptations, and Columbia may not be able to dominate Chen Hao forever.

There will definitely be other Hollywood giants who will contact Chen Hao and try to seek cooperation.

After all, a director who can bring benefits to himself is the eternal pursuit of major Hollywood companies.

At that time, if Columbia wants to cooperate with Chen Hao again, it will have to pay more benefits.

……

Under the arrangement of Davis, Chen Hao and Downey once again fell into the busier publicity, and they must continue to expand the popularity of "The Ninth District", and fight for the box office!

Time passed by in Chen Hao's busy schedule, and soon came the end of November.

Good news finally came from Weta Digital, all the post-production special effects production of "District [-]" has come to an end!
"District [-]" is finally finished!

Immediately after entering December, the Christmas atmosphere in the North American film market is getting stronger and stronger, and the intense Christmas file has officially kicked off.

First, Warner Bros. "The Last Samurai" landed first on December 12, and won the first weekend box office championship of the Christmas file with a box office of 5 million US dollars.

Then Columbia's "Big Fish" premiered on December 12, and successfully defeated "The Last Samurai" to win the second weekend box office champion!
Immediately after entering the third week of December, "The Lord of the Rings 12: The Return of the King", which fans across the United States and even the world are looking forward to, will officially usher in its grand premiere on the 3th!
The long-awaited fans are about to usher in their own carnival!
At the same time, in the film market in mainland China, "Taken", which has been released for 10 weeks, is officially released!
"4500 million! "Taken" became the only movie in mainland China with a box office of more than 2003 million yuan in 4500!" --- Reported by Sohu Entertainment
""Taken" has a box office of 4500 million in the mainland, beating the "Matrix" series, but narrowly losing to "Harry Potter 2"!" --- Netease Entertainment
""Taken" temporarily ranked runner-up in the 2003 annual box office list in the Mainland!"--New Wolf Entertainment
……

The mainland box office of "Taken" was finally fixed at 4500 million yuan, beating out "The Matrix 4300" and "The Matrix 2" with a box office of 3 million.

It's just that it still lost to "Harry Potter 5222" with 2 million!
At present, the only movie that has the potential to be a big hit at the box office is Feng Dapao's "Mobile Phone", which will be released on December 12.

If "Mobile Phone" is not counted for the time being, then "Taken" was the runner-up of the 2003 Mainland box office list!
This is also the highest ranking Chen Hao has achieved so far. Last year's "Moon" finally ranked 3202th in the 2002 annual box office list in the Mainland with a box office of 6 million yuan!
However, if the 4500 million of "Taken" was placed last year, it would only rank fifth. From this, it can be seen that the impact of the SARS epidemic on the film market is still not small.

With the release of "Taken" in the mainland, the film is also a real global release. The final cumulative global box office is 2.07 million US dollars, or 17.11 billion yuan!

This achievement not only surpassed the US$1.03 million of "Chain Saw", but also became Chen Hao's current highest single-film global box office achievement.

At the same time, it also exceeded the US$2.05 million of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but it is a pity that it still lost to "Hulk"!
　Thanks for the 100 tip from "Speeding on the Expressway"!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)