Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 551 New World Box Office Record

North American film market weekend (2006.5.19-2006.5.21) box office list:

No. 1, "The Da Vinci Code", released for 3 days, weekend box office of 7707 million US dollars, Sony Columbia, cumulative box office of 7707 million US dollars, 3735 theaters;
No. 2, "Battle of the Forest", released for 3 days, with a weekend box office of 3720 million US dollars, DreamWorks, a cumulative box office of 3720 million US dollars, and 4059 theaters;
No. 3, "Mission: Impossible 3", was released for 17 days, with a weekend box office of 1100 million US dollars, Paramount, with a cumulative box office of 10300 million US dollars, and 3685 theaters;
No. 4, "Poseidon", released for 10 days, weekend box office of 922 million US dollars, Warner Bros., cumulative box office of 3680 million US dollars, 3255 theaters;
No. 5, "See No Evil", was released for 3 days, with a weekend box office of 430 million US dollars, Lionsgate Films, a cumulative box office of 430 million US dollars, and 1257 theaters;
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"The Da Vinci Code", which caused a huge sensation before it was released, did as expected by the media and theaters, and performed well at the box office. With a score of 7707 million US dollars, it strongly won the No. 1 box office in North America.

With a box office revenue of US$7707 million in the opening weekend, "The Da Vinci Code" has become the highest box office record for a new film premiere in North America since the beginning of 2006!
At the same time, according to the statistics of the film company, the cumulative box office of "The Da Vinci Code" this first weekend is as high as 2 million US dollars around the world!
This box office result also became the runner-up for the best box office result in the world premiere weekend after "Star Wars 3: Revenge of the Sith".

Since the beginning of summer, the box office of "Mission: Impossible 3", which served as the opening ceremony of the summer file, has been flying at a low altitude, and "Poseidon", the main force of the second wave of offensive, has unfortunately sank.

This has allowed countless people who are rambling about the downturn and hopelessness of the Hollywood film market to find enough space for rapping.

Now, "The Da Vinci Code" has finally vented its anger for the blockbuster brothers, sweeping away the lackluster situation of the previous two weeks.

For Chen Hao, this achievement broke his personal first-weekend box office record in North America, an increase of 4328 million compared to the US$3400 million of "The Hangover" before!
Chen Hao was even more surprised that the box office outside North America was as high as 1.47 million US dollars!
Needless to say, it must have broken Chen Hao's personal record for the world's first-week/single-week box office!
To be honest, this score scared Chen Hao a little bit. I really didn't expect it to be so high. It seems that religion is indeed a hot topic in Western countries, and it is easy to catch fire.

Just like "The Passion of the Christ" and other films, they have achieved amazing box office results!

It is worth mentioning that "The Da Vinci Code" also scored 5500 million yuan in the box office in the first week in the Mainland. Although it is slightly inferior to "The Martian", this result is also the highest box office of a Hollywood film in the first week in the Mainland. One of the good data.

Obviously, Chen Hao's box office appeal in the mainland is extraordinary, and Peter Jackson's "King Kong" did not compare with "The Da Vinci Code" in its first week at the beginning of the year!
At the same time, for the leading actors Downey and Sophie Marceau, "The Da Vinci Code" has also become the best premiere box office record in their acting careers, bringing their acting careers to new heights.

Sony Columbia is naturally ecstatic about this result. Even though they knew that "The Da Vinci Code" would be popular, they were still shocked by the box office in the first week.

At this point, Sony Columbia is already thinking about it.

However, with the super high box office of "The Da Vinci Code", it has a mixed reputation!
Although the "New York Post" stated that the atmosphere of the film is tense, the acting is superb, and the scheduling is appropriate, but more generally, it is a negative argument.

Although the opinions are different, the more unified point is that the film missed many wonderful details and foreshadowing in the original work!

For this, Chen Hao can only express his helplessness. The version of "The Da Vinci Code" in his previous life lasted 150 minutes, which is two and a half hours.

The evaluation received was that the plot was too procrastinated.

Adapting an original work with a huge amount of information into a two-and-a-half-hour movie will inevitably face such problems.

Chen Hao also learned a lesson, and discussed with the screenwriter to delete some unimportant details as much as possible, so as to make the film more compact and keep it at about 100 minutes.

But now it is criticized for missing too many wonderful details!

Chen Hao could only shake his head helplessly.

In addition, the mixed reviews should affect the box office of "The Da Vinci Code", not to mention that next week the film market will usher in another super masterpiece "X-Men 3"!
This is undoubtedly a big impact on the North American box office of "The Da Vinci Code".

But Chen Hao is also content, he is a mercenary, and he can get 1500 million US dollars, plus 15% of the North American box office remuneration.

Judging from the first week's box office, "The Da Vinci Code" shouldn't have any problem breaking through at least $2 million in North America!
In addition, according to the global box office results of "The Da Vinci Code" in the first weekend, it should be no problem to refresh the global box office of Wu Baige's "Mission: Impossible 2".

At that time, Chen Hao will be crowned as the highest-grossing Chinese director in the world!

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"Chen, you are amazing. Working with you is the best decision I have ever made in my life." Davis laughed.

"I am also very happy to be able to cooperate with you." Chen Hao smiled.

In any case, Davis introduced himself to Sony Columbia, and then he was able to gain a foothold in North America and earn enough money to return home.

Moreover, the two have been cooperating happily, both public and private, and Chen Hao regards Davis as a friend.

"Haha, I hope we can continue to cooperate." Davis laughed.

"Me too!" Chen Hao laughed.

"Then let's talk about the cooperation in the second half of the year!" Davis said, "Here is the schedule of works that the company plans to shoot next, you can take a look first."

Chen Hao heard the words and took a look. The top three movies are not small, the first is "Spider-Man 3", the second is "Ghost Rider", and the third is "Resident Evil 3"!
Seeing "Spiderman 3" Chen Hao's heart moved, this movie can basically be said to be a steady profit, should we just shoot "Spiderman 3"?
In this way, I can get quite a high box office remuneration, and at the same time, it can be regarded as practicing for the filming of "Iron Man", the opening work of the Marvel superhero universe!

However, Chen Hao didn't speak immediately, but continued to read, but there were not many of them that he remembered, until he saw a familiar name.

Davis immediately asked, "How is it? Have a goal?"

Chen Hao shook his head with a smile when he heard the words, "The Da Vinci Code can already be said to be sure to make a lot of money, right?"

"Of course!" Davis nodded.

"Then should my salary for the next film I direct go up?" Chen Hao asked with a smile.

Davis was taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled wryly, "That's right, let's talk about your price first."

When Chen Hao filmed "The Da Vinci Code", his film salary was already 1500 million US dollars + 15% of the North American box office share!

Now with the box office hit of "The Da Vinci Code" in the first weekend, it can continue to rise!
(End of this chapter)