my movie years

Chapter 185 Box Office Against the Market

Unlike "Iron Man 3", which has a huge number of 4253 theaters, "Batman: Beginning of War" has only 2200 openings on the first day.

In contrast, "The Great Gatsby" starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which was also released on May 3150, opened to [-] theaters.

The huge comparison of the number of openings in theaters is enough to witness the distrust of "Batman: Beginning of War" in the North American market.

In the mainland, it is also scheduled to be released on May [-]th. Because of the time difference, mainland audiences can see the full picture of "Batman: Begins War" one night earlier than in North America.

And on May [-]th, Zhang Hao brought "Batman: Begins to War" to the mainland. This is what he learned from Marvel, and he put the premiere in the extremely important mainland market.

With Zhang Hao's appeal, this grand premiere is much stronger than the Chinese premiere of "Iron Man 3".

The most important thing is that many Chinese film stars and directors came to support Zhang Hao, which gave Zhang Hao enough face.

Jeff Robinov is in charge of "Batman: Beginning of War", and this time he also came to China.He had heard about the premiere of "Iron Man 3" in China before. He heard that it was very exaggerated, and Chinese fans were very enthusiastic.

But after coming here in person, Jeff Robinov found that "Iron Man 3", "Batman: Beginning of War", or Zhang Hao is the most appealing.

When Zhang Hao walked on the red carpet with Christian Bale, Amber Heard, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson and other leading actors, the people on both sides of the red carpet Fans burst into cheers that resounded throughout the world.

"Just now, "Batman: Beginning of War" directed by Chinese director Zhang Hao walked on the red carpet, and fans burst into cheers and screams to express their love for this film." A TV station Directly set up a live broadcast channel with online media, and broadcast the red carpet event live.

"Director Zhang Hao's girlfriend, well-known actress Da Mimi and friends Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, and Liu Yifei appeared together. The four beauties gathered on the red carpet to support this movie..."

"The national teacher and his wife made an appearance. When interviewed by reporters, they said that Zhang Hao has achieved what he has not achieved. Given time, Zhang Hao will be the number one director of Chinese-language films."

"Lao Hu, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, AB, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, and even Tianwang Huazai deliberately put aside the filming of "Wu Shuang" to attend the movie premiere."

"This red carpet event can be said to have gathered half of the entertainment industry, which is not often seen in previous Hollywood film premieres."

The media is very lively, and the movie fans are even more lively. Not only can you watch the film, but you can also meet so many celebrity guests, which is very worthwhile.

After working in North America for almost a year, this is the first time for Zhang Hao to return to the mainland and get together with Da Mi Mi.

The old couple didn't seem very excited either, they just had a French kiss in front of the media.

"Are you exhausted over there?" Da Mimi straightened the hair around Zhang Hao's ear, because it had grown long because he hadn't done it for a long time.

"Fortunately, the main thing is that the food is a bit unaccustomed, every day burgers, fried chicken and steaks, and the Chinese food in Chinatown is not authentic." Zhang Hao complained about the terrible food in Los Angeles.

"Then after this promotion is over, will you return to North America?" Da Mimi asked again.

Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "You know my situation in North America. The media over there are vitriolic and mean, and they don't welcome me. After finishing the promotion here, I will leave the rest of the work to Warner and other main creators, so I won't go."

"That's great, just relax and have a good rest." Da Mimi said happily for Zhang Hao.

Long-term high-intensity work has made Zhang Hao, who was not fat, a lot thinner, which made Da Mi Mi feel distressed.

Although I want to continue to say some quiet love stories, the premiere ceremony will start soon, and the first thing to do is to watch the movie.

During the busy schedule, I can take such a long time to watch a two-hour movie, and listen to the creators for more than half an hour.

That is, a big director at Zhang Hao's level. If it were any other director, these big stars would never come.

The film started soon, and many of the guests present had watched other super-English blockbusters, and they could quickly see the difference between this movie and other super-English blockbusters.

The dark and realistic style, the vast and magnificent camera language, and the intense and exciting action scenes all show the quality of "Batman: Time to War" as an excellent Hollywood movie.

All the star guests and audience who watched the movie couldn't help but have a question in their hearts: "Is this really a movie shot by Zhang Hao?"

It's no wonder everyone is suspicious, it's because the texture of the film is too high and good, which is exactly the quality of excellent Hollywood movies.A Chinese director actually made such an excellent movie.

Although both are film directors, Chinese-language films and Hollywood films belong to two fields.The difference has already been mentioned, but I will not repeat it.

Even the staunchest fans of Zhang Hao thought before that, as long as the film meets the passing standard, it will be fine.

But now it seems that it is more than qualified, this is a very good movie.

So when the film ended, Zhang Hao led the creative team to the stage to take a curtain call, and he received heartfelt applause from the audience.

They not only applauded for "Batman: Beginning of War", but also applauded Zhang Hao for his achievements.

Everyone is proud of him, this is a powerful step for Chinese film directors to go to the world.

The leaders of Big Scissors were still sitting in the audience, and their faces were full of pride at this time, because this is all political achievement, and Zhang Hao got this opportunity only with their support (that’s what the leader of Big Scissors said in front of their leaders! ).

At the end of the film, Zhang Hao, Christian Bale and other main creators had an interactive session with fans. During the period, Christian Bale also showed off his Chinese.

He has worked with Guoshi before, and this is the second time he has worked with a Chinese director.Although the memories of working with the National Teacher are not very good, but working with Zhang Hao has brought him a good experience.

"China, the audience is great, I'm Xihuan Jelly." Although I can't speak clearly and some sentences are inaccurate, it is already very good for foreigners with big tongues.

Gary Oldman also showed off his Chinese. He gave a thumbs up and said, "The Chinese audience...is awesome."

When he said the word awesome, the audience burst into laughter, and then applauded.Funniest Amber Heard ever, as she shares an anecdote on set.

It turns out that when Zhang Hao was directing Batman, he popped up a catchphrase or two from time to time, and what impressed Amber Heard was the word shit.

"I really can't understand, what does the word shit mean? Can you tell me?" Amber Heard asked fans,

When the fans finished explaining, Amber Heard was dumbfounded on the spot, and the audience became a sea of ​​joy.

The premiere ceremony of the film held in Beijing was an unprecedented success. After the premiere ceremony, the media gave a lot of coverage to build momentum for the film on the eve of its release.

The night after the premiere ended, it happened to be the zero-point show of "Batman: Beginning of War". The real-time statistics of Maoyan Professional Edition under Meituan showed that the box office of the zero-point show had reached 1420 million.

But Zhang Hao didn't care about the box office performance of the zero point show at all. He and Da Mimi reunited after a long absence. Naturally, dry wood meets fire, and he explored the physiological structure of the human body.

Yun Yu rested for a while, and the two lay on the bed, with Da Mi Mi leaning on Zhang Hao's shoulder and looking at his profile.

Looking at the soft light from the hanging chandelier, Zhang Hao asked Da Mimi: "Mimi, how is "Gu Jian Qi Tan" going?"

"It's finished, we are communicating with the TV station, but there is no chance to be a star yet." Da Mimi said.

"It's finished so soon?" Zhang Hao was stunned, he thought the shooting cycle was very, very long.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Hao said again: "That's fine. Now that it's finished, you have to get ready. Have you been exercising recently?"

"Of course," Da Mimi's long hair was scattered on Zhang Hao's chest: "Didn't you notice that I became stronger just now? I didn't sweat much."

"It turned out to be like this. I thought I had become weak." Zhang Hao made a relieved expression.

Da Mi gave Zhang Hao a blank look: "I am ashamed to say that I will exercise with me when I come back. Look at you, you still have some abdominal muscles, but now you can't see them."

"I'll talk about the exercise later. Let me ask you, do you want to go to space to escape first, or go to Mars to plant potatoes first?" Zhang Hao asked.

Da Mi Mi was confused: "What's the difference between the two?"

"Let's think about it," Zhang Hao recalled: "There is no difference. The key is to see your acting skills and whether your physical strength can support it. You have to be prepared to endure hardships."

"I'm not afraid of suffering, but you must be a sci-fi movie or a Chinese-language sci-fi movie. I'm afraid of losing money." Da Mimi is worried about this.

"Don't be afraid, I have come back from my studies, and you have to trust our team." Zhang Hao held Da Mimi's head in his arms, and continued: "Practice what you have learned, you can't finish learning without trying! "

"Okay," Da Mimi nodded: "Whether it's growing potatoes on Mars or escaping from space, I will support you. If you lose money, let's go begging together."

"No, no, can I do business at a loss? I will definitely make money back."

That being said, Zhang Hao does not have much confidence in whether the film can make money.After all, the domestic market is still rising without end.

So far, there have been three domestic films with a box office of more than one billion. They are "People in Thailand" which won 12.7 billion box office, "Zodiac" which won 10.14 billion, and the Spring Festival which won 12.46 billion. The first blockbuster "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Originally, "Zodiac" did not exceed one billion in the previous life, but in this life, there is an enhanced version of Da Mi Mi, which made the box office successfully break one billion, breaking the box office record of Brother Cheng Long's film in the Mainland.

Brother Cheng Long also praised Da Mi Mi in various publicity occasions, calling her a lucky star at the box office.So now Da Mi Mi is very popular among mainland actresses, even more popular than Fan Binbing.

A series of one-billion-breaking results continues to stimulate various film companies, but breaking one billion is still an unattainable dream for domestic films.

So, the problem arises.

Considering the cost of labor, Zhang Hao's film can greatly reduce the star's salary, but a sci-fi film, especially a domestic sci-fi film, can't be done without a production cost of [-]-[-] million yuan.

However, the market cannot support such a high-production film for the time being, and input and output have become an acute issue.

If the publicity work is done well, coupled with the title of the first domestic sci-fi film, it may make the film break through one billion.

Whether he can make money depends on what Zhang Hao's "Batman: Beginning of War" can bring back for him overseas.

After the premiere, "Batman: Beginning of War" officially landed in mainland theaters.

Because of too many gimmicks and Zhang Hao's appeal, "Batman: Beginning of War" ushered in a box office explosion. On the first day, it scored 1.37 million box office in theaters, breaking the first-day box office record in mainland theaters again.

Note that, including the records created by Hollywood movies, they were all broken by "Batman: Beginning of War".

Originally, the movie belongs to Hollywood movies, so there is no problem.

And when the mainland of China fell into the middle of the night, "Batman: Beginning of War", which was struggling to open in 2200 theaters in North America, finally met with North American audiences.

However, the results were indeed as expected. The first day was not outstanding, and it only won a box office of 1240 million US dollars.

You know, this is a US$1.5 million A-level production. If this trend continues, there is no need to think about the second film. The film can declare that the restart has failed.

But by coincidence, it was the film "The Great Gatsby" released by Warner Pictures that gave "Batman: Beginning of War" a chance.

This blockbuster song and dance film costing over 3150 million yuan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, won a box office of 2115.2 million US dollars in [-] theaters on the first day.

Although it won the single-day box office championship, the film's reputation was poor, and a large number of negative reviews from the media and audience cast a shadow over the film's prospects.

According to statistics, the proportion of female viewers of "The Great Gatsby" is as high as 50.00%.But the film does not have the tenacious vitality of "Titanic", and the female audience is not enough to support the film in the summer.

In contrast, although "Batman: Beginning of War" only got a box office of 1240 million US dollars, it lost to "Iron Man 3", which was released for ten days, and ranked third in the single-day box office list.

However, the film has a good reputation. According to surveys by professional organizations, the average audience score is A, and the data for "The Great Gatsby" is B+.

What shook the theaters the most was that "Batman: Beginning of War" created a single-house box office of US$18067, and serious shortages of tickets began to appear everywhere.

The combination of various factors brought the number of theaters for the NO.11 "Batman: Beginning of War" in May to 3300.

And "Iron Man 3" was cut from more than 4200 theaters to 3500, and the number of theaters and screens that were cut were almost all taken away by "Batman: Beginning of War".

"The Great Gatsby" was also cut some theaters and screens because the film didn't do very well.

Warner Pictures is in pain and joy, and the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh.

Some people will definitely ask, since they are afraid that "The Great Gatsby" and "Batman: Beginning of War" will grab the theaters, why not move one of them to next weekend, or next week.

This is a good question. This is the summer season, and a large number of new films are released every weekend. Unless they are not released in the summer season, they will not be able to escape the competition.

You know, if "The Great Gatsby" is not released in this schedule, Paramount's "Star Trek: Into Darkness" will be released this week, and "Batman: Beginning of War" will be even less competitive by then.

It is also because "The Great Gatsby" was released in this schedule, scaring away Paramount Pictures.It can be said that "The Great Gatsby" covered "Batman: Beginning of War" and gave Bruce Wayne a developmental environment.

As it turns out, Bruce Wayne lived up to the cover of The Great Gatsby, and Batman fans in North America, finally reminded of the forgotten Batman for 15 years, started hitting movie theaters in large numbers.

And young audiences who haven't seen Batman naturally want to watch this superhero blockbuster from DC.

The recent successful super-English movies are all from Marvel, and suddenly there is one from DC that has attracted the attention of movie fans.

Under such circumstances, the box office of "Batman: Begins to War" ushered in an increase. On May 2245.3, it scored [-] million US dollars in a single day, successfully becoming the single-day box office champion.

On May 3700th, according to the general film rules, the box office of the film will drop a little, but the number of theaters for "Batman: Beginning of War" increased again, reaching [-].

As a result, the box office bucked the trend and rose, earning US$2675.6 million in a single day, and once again won the single-day box office champion.Because of the three-day release, it lost to "Iron Man 3" and failed to win the weekly box office championship.

However, the box office of 6160.9 million US dollars also made Warner Pictures breathe a sigh of relief.As long as the North American box office can exceed [-] million yuan, Warner Pictures can realize profits through overseas box office revenue and peripheral revenue, and it can also declare the success of Batman's reboot.

Batman, after an absence of 15 years, is finally resurrected.

This is the first time that Zhang Hao has won the single-day box office championship in North America, but it is not the first time for a Chinese-language film director. "Mission: Impossible 2" directed by Wu Baige has won the single-day box office championship, and even won the weekly box office championship.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee, and the "Rush Hour" series starring Brother Cheng Long have won these honors in North America.

Before Zhang Hao, there were already so many seniors who made contributions, and Zhang Hao was just icing on the cake. It depends on whether he can achieve results beyond his seniors.

The North American box office has done well, which makes Warner Pictures rejoice.Generally speaking, a movie that sells well in North America can be unimpeded all over the world.

What surprised Warner Pictures the most was that the box office in Mainland China,
Also released for three days, "Batman: Beginning of War" scored a box office of 4.11 million in the first week in the mainland, which made Warner Pictures laugh.

There are many reasons for the box office explosion. One is Zhang Hao’s appeal in the mainland, one is Zhang Hao’s gimmick of directing a Hollywood movie for the first time, and the sufficient publicity of Warner Pictures is another.

With such achievements, Disney, which is also a competitor, is not surprised.

After all, "Iron Man 3" is just a special edition for China, which won 4.04 million box office in the first week, not to mention a Hollywood movie directed by their local director.

At the same time, "Batman: Beginning of War" has landed in theaters in other countries one after another, bringing the film into an explosive period.

　There are at most two chapters to end the Hollywood plot, so that Zhang Hao can return to the mainland, and Da Mimi can go to Mars to grow potatoes...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)