Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 636 First Week Box Office
On Thursday, August 2007, 8, "Pacific Rim" officially landed in major theaters in Asia!
This week, a total of 3 new films were released in the mainland film market.

In addition to "Pacific Rim", there is Jay Chou's directorial debut "The Unspeakable Secret", and the action film "Fuse" starring Zhen Dan and Gu Tianle.

The other two films also have a certain appeal to their respective fans, but there is no doubt that the focus of this week is definitely Chen Hao's "Pacific Rim".

As one of the most anticipated blockbusters in 2007, "Pacific Rim" has already attracted much attention, and after its premiere, it received unanimous praise from film critics and audiences.

It has made movie fans and major theaters look forward to it.

Today, this blockbuster movie, known as the pinnacle of domestic special effects, was finally released, which directly triggered a movie-watching frenzy.

According to reports from many theaters, the zero-point shows of "Pacific Rim" in the Imperial Capital, Shanghai Metropolis, and Yangcheng were all full.

Many fans of hardcore sci-fi and mecha monsters in China can't wait any longer. The first scene after the release of "Pacific Rim" flooded into the theaters one after another to get a sneak peek.

Even in the wee hours of the morning, it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of movie fans.

Judging from the feedback from major theaters, "Pacific Rim" is likely to set a new zero-screen box office record in mainland movie history!

At present, Chen Hao's own "The Martian" is the holder of the box office record for zero-time shows in the Mainland, with 295 million RMB!

……

"How are you, are you tired?" Chen Hao asked, looking at Mr. Xun who was resting with his eyes closed.

Mr. Xun slightly opened his eyes and said, "I'm a little tired."

"Persevere, and it will be fine to get through this." Chen Hao encouraged.

It's no wonder that Deng Chao and Mr. Xun joined the group of "Li Mi's Conjecture" directly after filming "Pacific Rim".

And in order to be able to cooperate with the promotion of "Pacific Rim", the scenes of the two were concentrated and filmed, and they directly joined the promotion after the filming, and they have not been rested until now.

This is not over yet. After the promotion of "Pacific Rim", Deng Chao will join the cast of "Red Cliff", and Mr. Xun will also join the crew of "Painted Skin". Both of them are busy going around this year.

However, they should also be in pain and happiness. Many people think that being so busy is not too busy.

"It's okay, we can persevere!" Deng Chao patted his face and said.

"Okay, we're about to enter the cinema soon, cheer up!" Chen Hao said with a smile.

Five minutes later, Chen Hao, Mr. Xun and Deng Chao came to a theater for running promotion.

When the three of them entered the theater, they found a long queue forming in the theater.

"Why are so many people watching "Pacific Rim", right?"

"Most of them should be, after all, this movie is so popular now, but there may be some fans of Jay Chou who came to see "The Unspeakable Secret"!"

"With so many people, will we not be able to buy tickets?"

"It doesn't matter, even if it's the midnight show, I still want to watch it today. I heard them bragging about how amazing they were yesterday, but it made me anxious to death."

……

"Ah...it's Chen Hao, Deng Chao and Mr. Xun!"

"Where? Where?"

"The door, the door, they should come to the running field to promote!"

"Damn, I was really lucky today, I actually saw Chen Hao, he is even more handsome in real life than on TV! Deng Chao can't compare!"

"Chen Hao, Chen Hao!"

"Deng Chao! Mr. Xun!"

……

In order to avoid accidents, the three of Chen Hao just waved to everyone, and then quickly entered the theater.

After the three entered, they were quickly spotted by the audience.

"Chen Hao!"

"Sir Xun!"

"Deng Chao!"

……

"Hi everyone, thank you for coming to support "Pacific Rim", I am Chen Hao!"

"I am Mr. Xun!"

"I'm Deng Chao!"

"Everyone must know that we are here to promote the movie. If you want to know anything, you can just ask, or you can make some small requests, and we will try our best to meet them!" Chen Hao laughed.

"Director Chen, you are more handsome than Deng Chao, why don't you play the leading role yourself?"

Everyone laughed when they heard the words, and Deng Chao said helplessly, "Director Chen is so handsome and talented, if he comes to be an actor, then all male actors in the mainland will have to worry to death!"

"Hahaha……"

Chen Hao smiled when he heard the words, "There is a specialization in art, and directing is my specialty. I am good at this, but when it comes to acting, I can't compare to Brother Chao!"

Hearing this, Deng Chao wiped his hair with a proud face.

"Although he's a little ugly!" Chen Hao added.

Deng Chao paused when he heard the words, his face was dumbfounded.

The audience laughed out loud once again!

……

After 40 minutes, the three of Chen Hao left the theater, and immediately went to the next theater after getting in the car.

"Director Chen, how much box office do you think "Pacific Rim" will have in its first week?" Deng Chao approached Chen Hao and asked.

Mr. Xun, who had been resting with his eyes closed, also opened his eyes when he heard the words, and looked at Chen Hao. After all, this was what everyone was most concerned about.

Chen Hao smiled when he heard this, "How do I know?"

"Guess, Director Chen, you have made so many movies, you must have experience, guess how much box office you can get in the first week?" Deng Chao hurriedly said.

"That's right, Director Chen, guess it!" Mr. Xun also cheered up and said.

Chen Hao heard the words, "I guess, 1 million!"

"1, 1 million?" Deng Chao and Mr. Xun screamed immediately after hearing the words.

Chen Hao smiled when he saw this, "Haha, let's lower it a little bit and surpass "Transformers"!"

"Better than "Transformers"?" Deng Chao heard the ghost and shouted, "The first week of "Transformers" is 9700 million yuan!"

"That's about the same as 1 million!" Mr. Xun followed.

"The first week of "I Am Legend" is 9300 million yuan. I must have made some progress this year!" Chen Hao shrugged.

Deng Chao and Mr. Xun were taken aback when they heard the words, and then they blinked. That's right. Although Chen Hao in front of him is young, he is one of the four major directors in the mainland after all. With 1 million yuan, maybe it is really possible!
However, calm was restored in the car afterwards.

As soon as they relaxed their minds, Deng Chao and Mr. Xun's fatigue increased, and they couldn't help but lie back in their seats and close their eyes to rest.

By the time the day's publicity was over, it was already 11:[-] at night.

In this way, the next morning, the three of Chen Hao gathered again to start a day of publicity.

"Director Chen, have you read the report?" Deng Chao asked excitedly.

"What report?" Chen Hao asked.

"Look!" Deng Chao handed a notebook to Chen Hao.

""Pacific Rim" set a new box office record in mainland film history!" --- Reported by Sohu Entertainment
""Pacific Rim" set off a movie-watching frenzy, and theaters in many places have lined up to buy tickets!"--New Wolf Entertainment
"315 million RMB! "Pacific Rim" breaks the box office record of "The Martian" at 295 million!" --- 1905 Film Network

……

"Pacific Rim" broke the record in mainland film history on the first day of its release, and made the media climax instantly.

This is something that "Transformers" failed to do, which shows Chen Hao's box office appeal and the terrifying box office potential of "Pacific Rim".

Now, "Transformers" has become the first film to break 2 million box office this year, and everyone expects "Pacific Rim" to surpass it and regain the annual crown!
After Mr. Xun saw the report, he also smiled happily. His physical fatigue seemed to disappear in an instant, and he ran to promote again full of energy.

Soon, the week is gone and a new week begins.

Countless people are anxiously waiting for last week's box office rankings.

Xiaoying handed the notebook to Chen Hao, "There is a new email!"

Hearing this, Chen Hao took the notebook, clicked on it, and began to read it.

Deng Chao immediately leaned over and asked, "Did the box office come out?"

Mr. Xun also looked at Chen Hao eagerly.

"It's the box office, but it's not from the mainland, it's from North America." Chen Hao raised his head and smiled.

The two were disappointed for a while when they heard the words, and then they became a little distraught. The two of them really wanted to know how the box office of "Pacific Rim" was in the first week.

Chen Hao continued to look down at the North American box office.

North American weekend box office list (2007.8.3-2007.8.5):
No. 1, "Bourne Shadow 3", released for 3 days, weekend box office of 7018 million US dollars, Universal, cumulative box office of 7018 million US dollars, 3660 theaters;
No. 2, "The Simpsons", released for 10 days, with a weekend box office of 2560 million US dollars, 20th Century Fox, with a cumulative box office of 12856 million US dollars, and 3926 theaters;
No. 3, "National Superman Hancock", released for 17 days, with a weekend box office of 1404 million US dollars, Sony Columbia, with a cumulative box office of 19154 million US dollars, and 3760 theaters;
No. 4, "Super Dog", released for 3 days, weekend box office of 1201 million US dollars, Disney, cumulative box office of 1201 million US dollars, 3013 theaters;
No. 5, "My Shengda's Gay Wedding", was released for 17 days, with a weekend box office of 1053 million US dollars, worldwide, with a cumulative box office of 9170 million US dollars, and 3052 theaters;
……

Last week, another box office bomb was born in the North American film market.

I thought that the North American film market would fall into a slump after Hollywood's six super-giant fights, but I didn't want "The Simpsons" to emerge suddenly.

Just when everyone thought it should be soft this time, "The Bourne Shadow" turned hard again.

The North American box office revenue in the three days of the weekend reached 3 million US dollars, not only becoming the weekend box office champion, but also setting a new weekend box office record for the premiere film in August.

"Bourne Bourne 3" far outperformed the first two films in its opening weekend.

《谍影重重》和《谍影重重2》在2002年和2004年公映时的当周周末票房收入分别是2710万美元和5250万美元。

与此同时，《谍影重重3》也打破了程龙《尖峰时刻2》在2001年首映时创下的8月周末票房6740万美元的最高纪录。

And the astonishing box office performance of "Bourne Shadow 3" also makes the prospects of Cheng Long's "Rush Hour 3", which will be released next week, become somewhat gloomy.

In addition, "National Superman Hancock" retired to the third place last week, but the total box office reached 1.91 million US dollars, and there is no suspense to break 2 million.

This is also Chen Hao's fifth consecutive English-language film that has surpassed US$5 million at the North American box office, and it is the third consecutive English-language film that has exceeded US$3 million at the North American box office!
Chen Hao's box office appeal in North America is terrifying, and it shocked the entire Hollywood!
Also, after 10 weeks of release in North America, "Kung Fu Panda" successfully broke through 2 million at the box office, reaching 2.1 million US dollars.

In the mainland, "Kung Fu Panda" has already been drawn, with a total box office of 1.7 million yuan, second only to "Transformers", and is currently the runner-up of the 2007 annual box office in the mainland!
"Kung Fu Panda" broke all the box office records of mainland animation films, and it was three times the box office of No.2 "Garfield 2".

This time, Haotian Special Effects showed its face to the whole world, and at the same time made a lot of money.

……

"Mr. Chen, the box office is out!" Xiaoying suddenly shouted.

The attention of Chen Hao, Deng Chao and Mr. Xun who were resting was immediately attracted.

"How much?" Deng Chao asked impatiently.

"9950 million RMB!" Xiaoying laughed.

"What? Say it again? How much?" Deng Chao blinked when he heard this, and said in a daze.

Mr. Xun also expressed shock, you are right, right?

Xiaoying said directly, "Go and read the report yourself!"

When Deng Chao heard the words, he immediately picked up his notebook and searched for the news, and Mr. Xun also came over.

"9950 million RMB! "Pacific Rim" breaks the box office record in the first week of mainland movie history just set by "Transformers"!" --- Reported by Sohu Entertainment
"With RMB 9950 million in the first week, "Pacific Rim" has reached the top!"--New Wolf Entertainment
"It's a pity! "Pacific Rim" almost brought the mainland into the era of 1 million box office in the first week!" - Netease Entertainment
……

Deng Chao and Mr. Xun looked at the first-week box office of 9950 million yuan reported by the media, opened their mouths slightly, and swallowed with difficulty, "9950 million yuan, am I right?"

"Probably not!" Mr. Xun murmured, "Unless the two of us misunderstood together!"

Chen Hao ignored the reactions of the two, but looked at the email he had received.

Mainland Weekly Box Office Ranking (2007.7.30-2007.8.5):
No. 1, "Pacific Rim", released for 4 days, with a weekly box office of 9950 million yuan, accounting for 63% of the box office, 50% of the film schedule, and a cumulative box office of 9950 million yuan;

No. 2, "The Unspeakable Secret", released for 6 days, with a weekly box office of 1600 million yuan, accounting for 10.13% of the box office, 12% of the film schedule, and a cumulative box office of 1600 million yuan;

The third place, "Fuse", was released for 3 days, with a weekly box office of 3 million yuan, accounting for 1100% of the box office, 6.96% of the film schedule, and a cumulative box office of 10.05 million yuan;

No. 4, "National Superman Hancock", released for 17 days, with a weekly box office of 1093 million yuan, accounting for 6.92% of the box office, 10.16% of the film schedule, and a cumulative box office of 9893 million yuan;

No. 5, "Transformers", with a weekly box office of 1050 million yuan, accounting for 6.64% of the box office, 10.15% of the film schedule, and a cumulative box office of 26350 million yuan;

……

"Pacific Rim" topped the domestic weekly box office with a box office of 9950 million yuan in the first week.

Although "Unspeakable Secret" and "Fuse" ranked runner-up and third place on the ranking list, compared with "Pacific Rim", they are not in the same order of magnitude at all.

The box office of "Pacific Rim" broke the top 4 box office records in mainland film history in one fell swoop!
First of all, it is the box office record of the zero-point show, 315 million yuan, breaking Chen Hao's own "The Martian" record of 295 million yuan!

The second is the box office record on the first day of release. "Transformers" just set a record of 2241 million yuan on the first day, which was rewritten by "Pacific Rim" to 2340 million yuan!

There is also the single-day highest box office record. The previous record was 2600 million yuan held by "I Am Legend", but this time it was refreshed by "Pacific Rim" with 2690 million yuan.

In the end, it was naturally the box office record for the first week. The 9950 million yuan of "Pacific Rim" beat the 9700 million yuan of "Transformers" to reach the top!

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