Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 240 "The Ninth District" first week

Although the box office of "Hulk" is not good, it is compared with its high investment of 1.37 million US dollars.

Universal should be losing money, but the global box office of "Hulk" also reached 2.45 million US dollars.

Therefore, although "Taken" surpassed "Crouning Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Chen Hao still lost to Li Yin!
As for the highest single-film box office record of a Chinese director is Wu Baige's "Mission: Impossible 2", the global box office is as high as 5.45 million US dollars!
Chen Hao is still far from this result.

At the same time, "Taken" has a domestic box office of 4500 million. Because it is a Chinese-American co-production, it can enjoy the treatment of domestic films.

According to the previously negotiated 39% box office share, the film studio can get 1755 million yuan.

However, Chen Hao only accounted for 17.5% of the investment cost. After deducting taxes, Chen Hao got 260 million RMB!

In addition, the 4500 million of "Taken" also surpassed the 4300 million of Feng Dapao's "Big Wrist", which made many good media interview Feng Dapao.

Although Chen Hao had rarely interacted with Feng Dapao since they scolded each other, the media always wanted to hype up the conflict between the two.

After all, they are all famous directors, and they each have their identities and status in the circle. This is much more exciting than ordinary starlet lace news.

Such an eye-catching hot spot, the media will naturally not let it disappear easily.

Feng Dapao did not disappoint the gathered media either.

"Is it interesting to compare his 2003 movie with my 2001 movie? If you have the skills, compare it with my "Mobile Phone"! December 12th, see for yourself!"

Feng Dapao obviously didn't care about "Taken", and at the same time promoted his new film "Mobile Phone".

"Feng Dapao said that the box office of "Mobile" will surpass that of "Taken"!" --- Reported by Sohu Entertainment
"Feng Dapao doesn't think "Taken" is worth mentioning!"--New Wolf Entertainment
"Feng Dapao is full of confidence in the box office of "Mobile"!" --- Netease Entertainment
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Or say that the media and celebrities actually need each other, one provides hot spots, and the other provides channels, and in the end, one gets exposure and the other gets money!
Feng Dapao's words made the media excited, and they were soon published in the newspapers, quickly spread, and soon attracted many movie fans and people who eat melons.

Feng Dapao's ultimate goal has also been achieved. Many people know that "Mobile Phone" will be released on December 12th, and the publicity effect is great!

Of course, Feng Dapao's remarks caused waves again as usual, and there was another burst of excitement.

And just when everyone was discussing Feng Dapao's remarks and the new film "Mobile Phone", December 12th came quietly.

On this day, "Mobile Phone" officially premiered in mainland China!
In North America, "Lord of the Rings 3" also landed in major theaters!

Chen Hao, Davis, and the big names in Hollywood are also watching this super blockbuster, wanting to see what kind of box office results it can get.

Soon, a week passed, and last week's North American weekend box office rankings were released!
"Lord of the Rings 3" did not disappoint, sweeping the entire North American film market last week.

Unlike most blockbuster sequels, the three films in the highly successful "Lord of the Rings" series can be said to be classics, and their amazing reputation and momentum reached their peak in "Lord of the Rings 3".

According to the data released by the film company recently, "Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" made a total of 5 million US dollars in box office sales in 1.25 days of its release in North America, and 3 million US dollars in 7262 days of weekend box office, setting several records at the same time.

The newly released film has even surpassed 5's "Star Wars: Episode One - The Phantom Menace" in its five-day release.

Friday-Sunday, the film surpassed "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" at the box office, making it the best debut of any film released in December.

Likewise, it was also the No. 2003 debut among films released in 2, following "The Matrix Reloaded" and "X-Men 2."

Another film that opened wide in theaters last week was the Julia Roberts-starring drama "Mona Lisa," which took in the No. 1200 spot with $2 million in its three-day run. [-].

The top film of the previous weekend, "Love Is Compromise" starring Jack Nicholson slipped to No. 3 last weekend, with a reported receipt of 1150 million U.S. dollars. The current cumulative box office revenue has reached 3350 million U.S. dollars.

Rounding out the top five is Tom Cruise's legendary samurai film "The Last Samurai," which has spent three weeks on the charts, taking in $5 million over the weekend. account.

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The box office results of "Lord of the Rings 3" can be said to be within everyone's expectations, but also beyond everyone's expectations.

It was expected because everyone knew that its box office in the first week would be a big hit, but what was unexpected was that the box office would be so high!
Fans who have watched the film naturally feel that it should be taken for granted, but they have suffered from the major films that will be released this week.

"Lord of the Rings 3" has continued the level of the first two films in terms of plot and special effects, making people addicted and excited, and these are also reflected in the box office and word of mouth.

In addition to the terrifying $1.25 million in the first week, "Lord of the Rings 3" scored first in the air on IMDB, with a super high score of 9.3 points directly surpassing "The Godfather" and "Shawshank's Redemption", which have been ranked in the forefront for a long time. Ranked first in history!
Moreover, a total of 21549 movie fans participated in the voting (still rising), "Lord of the Rings 3" is undoubtedly the fastest-rising movie in history, and it has been ranked in front of all movies just after its release.

At the same time, the media and film critics also gave the film extremely high praise, even thinking that this film is enough to win the best picture Oscar.

The terrifying box office popularity and word-of-mouth evaluation of "The Lord of the Rings 3" is likely to maintain a strong box office appeal in the next week. information.

After seeing the box office performance and word-of-mouth of "The Lord of the Rings 3", Chen Hao and Davis could only look at each other in silence, which is really strong and speechless.

Moreover, in addition to the big devil of "Lord of the Rings 3", "The Ninth District" has to face the competition of "Peter Pan", "Cold Mountain", "A Basket of Children" and "Memory Rift".

This week's Christmas file is really too crowded and tragic. It's really hard to say whether "District [-]" can break through the tight encirclement.

"At this point, don't think too much, "District [-]" will definitely premiere on Christmas Day, and now we can only hope for a good result." Davis said.

Chen Hao could only nod his head when he heard the words, what should come will always come, whether it is a mule or a horse, come out for a walk!
While Davis and Chen Hao waited anxiously, the three-day weekend finally passed.

"Chen, the box office is out," Davis said.

"How much?" Chen Hao asked anxiously.

(End of this chapter)