Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 340 Don't worry

The box office of "No Surname" in the third week was 2600 million yuan, a drop of 48% compared to the box office of the next week, and the decline was fairly well controlled.

At the same time, "Man with No Surname" has accumulated a box office of 1.3 million in three weeks, which has already caught up with the box office of "House of Flying Daggers" in the same period.

And there is only a difference of 1500 million yuan from the current total box office of "House of Flying Daggers"!

You must know that "House of Flying Daggers" was released 3 weeks earlier than "Man with No Surname", but because of word-of-mouth, the box office results of "House of Flying Daggers" were far from Zhang Weiping's expectations.

Before the release of "House of Flying Daggers", Zhang Weiping's big mouth shouted the slogan of surpassing the box office of "Hero", but the reality is very skinny.

Now the media and many people in the industry are gloating, and the national teacher who has been involved is also embarrassed.

On the contrary, Zhang Weiping himself didn't feel anything, but felt a little regretful.

For "House of Flying Daggers", he himself didn't feel that he could surpass "Hero", after all, it was far inferior to "Hero" in terms of lineup and special effects.

Apart from his personality, Zhang Weiping's big mouth is also a kind of propaganda.

However, the box office trend of "House of Flying Daggers" will probably be fixed at around 1.5 million yuan, which still makes Zhang Weiping a little dissatisfied.

In his opinion, even if "House of Flying Daggers" cannot surpass "Hero", it should still be close to 2 million. Zhang Weiping will be even more upset if he is caught up or even surpassed by "Man with No Surname".

But now that things have developed to this point, there is nothing he can do.

But anyway, "House of Flying Daggers" has not only recovered the cost, but also made a big profit again, which made him feel a lot better.

And after the box office of "No Surname" came out in the third week, Chen Hao had almost dealt with the company's affairs for the time being, so he flew to the United States.

After coming to the United States, Chen Hao went directly to Liangtianchi Films.

"The company's new film "Suspect Zero" will be released on the 27th!" Smart said.

This is the first work that Liang Tianchi Films invites a director outside the company to direct. The previous films were all directed by Chen Hao or Wen Ziren. This is also the first film that Smart directed after coming to Liang Tianchi Films.

For the release of "Suspect Zero", Smart still attaches great importance to it. After all, this is his first show in the film industry of Tianchi Films.

Although the investment cost of "Suspect Zero" is only 400 million US dollars, in terms of distribution capacity in North America, there is no pressure to recover the cost at all.

But Smart still hopes that "Suspect Zero" can recover the cost at the box office, and even make a small profit, so that he can prove his ability and stabilize his position!
Smart’s intentions can be seen from the schedule he chose. August 8th is already the end of the tragic summer vacation. North American audiences who have experienced countless blockbuster movies must also want to change their tastes.

"Suspect Zero" chose to be released at this time, maybe it can cater to the psychology of the audience.

"How is it? Are you confident?" Chen Hao asked with a smile.

"It's hard to say, but I hope the box office can break through [-] million in the end." Smart laughed.

Chen Hao was noncommittal when he heard the words, he wouldn't lose money, and he probably wouldn't make much money.

But Chen Hao likes Smart's thinking very much. After all, Chen Hao is a Chinese, and it is impossible to become an American citizen. If the company wants to grow in the future, it will definitely be affected.

Chen Hao also has no plans to develop Liangtianchi Films into a Hollywood giant, after all, the conditions do not allow it.

Especially after my gold finger has faded, it is more realistic to take the route of focusing on low-cost B-grade movies. Occasionally there is a big production, even if it loses money, it will not be too late to go bankrupt.

Chen Hao feels that a route similar to Lionsgate is the most suitable for him. This is also the fundamental reason why he is optimistic about Smart, who has made some achievements in low-cost movies.

"By the way, there are three other films that will be released at the same time as "Suspect Zero", including your Chinese film "Jet Li Hero"!" Smart said.

"Hero Jet Li"?
Chen Hao was taken aback when he heard the words, and then realized that it was the National Teacher's "Hero"!
This blockbuster movie, which was released in the mainland in 2002, is finally going to be released in the North American film market after nearly 2100 years after Miramax bought out the North American distribution rights for 2 million US dollars!

As for changing the name to "Jet Li Hero", one is to use Jet Li's reputation in North America to attract Jet Li and kung fu fans through the name, and the other is because there was a movie called "Hero" in Hollywood before, so here is a little distinction!

"This time, Miramax attaches great importance to this "Hero Jet Li", and it has opened as many as 2031 theaters!" Smart exclaimed.

This number of opening theaters is much stronger than that of "Suspect Zero"!

Undoubtedly, the 2031 opening theaters created a record for the number of theaters where Chinese-language movies and even all foreign-language movies premiered in North America!
After all, in the past, when foreign-language films premiered in North America, there were usually only a few dozens, and then relying on word-of-mouth counterattacks to increase the number of theaters.

"Hero" did receive an exceptional courtesy, which also shows that Miramax attaches great importance to this movie.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had only a few dozens of studios open. Later, relying on word of mouth, it counterattacked all the way, and finally hit the box office of 1.28 million US dollars. It is indeed a miracle.

However, it should be impossible for "Hero" to reproduce the miracle of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", because Chen Hao is sure that most foreigners can't understand the plot of "Hero".

What they can appreciate are blockbuster special effects, gorgeous martial arts design, and Guoshi's world-class ability to tell stories with colors!
Even so, "Hero" finally ranked third at the box office of foreign language films in North America, which is already extremely successful.

"By the way, what's the result of the discussion with Lionsgate?" Chen Hao then asked the Marvel superhero he cared about most.

"Through negotiation, Lionsgate is willing to use the copyright of Marvel superheroes such as Ant-Man, Black Panther, Humanoid, Namor, etc. in exchange for US$1000 million to invest in your new film.

In addition, they also get the right to invest in your next two English-language films, but then they will have to shell out real money! said Smart.

Lionsgate Pictures failed disastrously at the box office due to the box office reputation of "The Punisher", and it is obvious that they have given up on Marvel superhero movies in a short period of time.

Now that the copyrights of these Marvel superheroes are in their hands, it can be said that they are tasteless, and transferring them to Liang Tianchi Pictures can be regarded as waste utilization.

It is obviously a very good deal to be able to invest in the new film of the most popular director in North America without spending money!

Chen Hao didn't care much about Lionsgate's conditions, as long as he got the copyright, it would be fine!

Now, finally feel at ease!

(End of this chapter)