my movie years

Chapter 370 I Protest Your Protest

"Kevin, the midnight box office data in China is out."

"How's the situation?" Kevin Feige was concerned.

"We lost, and the zero-point screening took in a box office of 5950.63 million, equivalent to 850.09 million U.S. dollars." Assistant Hui reported.

"What about The Dark Knight Rises?"

"The Dark Knight Rises grossed 1.06 million at the box office, equivalent to US$1514.28 million."

After hearing this data, Kevin Feige sighed secretly: "Sure enough, Zhang's appeal in the Chinese market is unstoppable."

"Avengers: Infinity War" was slightly better in North America, taking in a box office of US$3 million at zero points.

"The Dark Knight Rises" was also not bad, taking in $1047.2 million.

The two films can be said to have launched a close contest.

As the box office from various places has been collected, "Avengers 3: Infinity War" temporarily won the midnight show.

But in fact, the difference between the two films is not that big. Added together in multiple markets around the world, there is a gap of more than 1000 million US dollars.

Zhang Hao's "The Dark Knight Rises" has a wide range of advantages in Asia, and it is not just a Hollywood movie.

According to people in Xiaoli, Zhang Hao is the pride of the Asian film industry.

According to Koreans, Zhang Hao's ancestors are Korean.

In Southeast Asia, many Chinese are fans of Zhang Hao.As for South Asia and India, it can be ignored and its box office contribution is limited.

Moreover, the Film Board of India is very strange, despite India’s huge market with a population of more than one billion.But in fact, most people are struggling on the poverty line, and watching movies is a quite luxurious entertainment activity.

The strange thing about the Film Board of India is that in order to reflect its status as a major film country, it often secretly withholds the box office of foreign films, in the name of contributing to Indian films.

I haven't seen any contributions. On the contrary, the officials of the Film Bureau of India all live in luxurious houses, beauties, champagne, luxury sports cars, and live a very comfortable life.

I have to say a few words about this. The Film Bureau of India should imitate the domestic model. You see, China has become the second largest film market in the world, and every film released has to pay a 5.00% special development fund.

I don’t know what the money is used for. Even if I hold lectures every year, I don’t spend much money. The rest will fall into some people’s pockets.

Although he has so much money, he lives a very poor life. He only has dinner with a bowl of noodles. The house he lives in is not a luxury house, and the car he drives is a Xiali.

Let’s digress a bit and let’s talk about the battle between the two movies in the summer season.

Although the midnight screening of "Avengers: Infinity War" was slightly better, the real battle has just begun.

In a luxurious commercial district in Los Angeles, Victoria Keys, as the head of the North American Zhang Hao Movie Fans Association, gathered a movie viewing group of more than 100 people to watch the movie together.

They directly booked an IMAX theater and went in to watch the movie directly.

At the entrance of the theater, Victoria Keys suddenly noticed a group of protesters holding signs.Protests are common in North America, but Victoria Keys discovered that the crowd turned out to be Batman fans.

To be more precise, fans of the Joker...

This is a bit puzzling. Logically speaking, if you are a movie fan, you should be in the cinema at this moment, not protesting here.

At this time, a reporter from the TV station went up to interview a leader: "Why are you protesting "The Dark Knight Rises"?"

The leader was wearing clown makeup and his face looked very angry: "We want clowns. Only great clowns can be worthy of Batman..."

"Yes, that's right, we're going to see the Joker and Batman continue to fight."

"The Joker is a great criminal..."

"I want the Joker, not Bane..."

"I want the Joker, not Bane..."

"I want the Joker, not Bane..."

The crowd gradually gathered into a slogan, attracting the attention of those passing by.The television cameras faithfully recorded it, and the black female reporter also specially summarized it:
"It seems that the Chinese director's third sequel has been fiercely opposed by Batman fans. They really don't want a third film to ruin a work that should remain at the pinnacle of film history..."

After Balabala spoke a lot, the TV reporters withdrew, but the protesting crowd was still there.Victoria Keys organized the first group of people to watch the movie in the morning. When she came out, she found that the protestors were still there, but they were surrounded by a group of people.

"You idiot, you still protest against such a good movie?"

"Do you all have shit in your head?"

"I recognize him. When "The Dark Knight" was released, he was the one who called on fans to rate "The Dark Knight" on IMDB."

"I didn't expect that a guy like you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also rebel?"

The leader of the protest blushed, but luckily he couldn't tell because of his clown makeup.

However, being stubborn, he still deviated from his original intention of being a Batman fan when he thought about the huge sum of money.

"I protest..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by an angry Victoria Keys: "I protest your protest."

At this time, a reporter from another TV station arrived at the scene, and Victoria Keys recognized it as a TV station owned by Warner.

Similarly, a wave of people joined the protesting crowd, and the two sides faced off and started a verbal war with each other.
The TV station’s white female reporter, who was blond, blue-eyed, in great shape, and had long black stockings, reported the matter seriously:

"It can be seen that many viewers who have watched "The Dark Knight Rises" spontaneously fought against the protesting crowd because of the excitement of the film.

The quality of "The Dark Knight Rises" has conquered all audiences who have watched this movie..."

Warner's reporters are obviously biased in their coverage of "The Dark Knight Rises", so it goes without saying that the previous obese black female reporter was a reporter from Disney's media.

Both parties used a series of methods to target the release of the movie, including on-site protests and then arranging interviews with reporters. This was Disney's doing.

On Warner's side, it is a countermeasure to find another group of people to protest and then complain about the movie.

This situation is not only in Los Angeles, but also in New York, Boston, and Chicago... Disney in Chicago did not dare to protest because the local gang boss was a fan of Batman.

The protesting crowd is afraid that they will be attacked by gangs before they protest.So no one dares to protest the Batman movie on the streets of Chicago. It’s true.

Another very interesting thing is that on the first day "The Dark Knight Rises" was released, several Chicago gangsters organized their younger brothers to go to the cinema to watch the movie.

I have to say, this is quite ironic.

Batman was originally a hero who fought against gangs and criminal forces in the movie, but in reality he was actually sought after by gangs.

All I can say is that North America, this magical land, is so free that anything can happen.

The protest in Los Angeles lasted all day, and everyone dispersed probably because both the protestors and the counter-protesters were hungry.

Invisibly, the leader of the protestors, named Jack Woody, distributed money to several leaders.

"So few? I brought more than 30 people here." One of the leading black men said dissatisfied.

"Man, this is all Disney will give me, so why don't you ask if you want it?" Jack Woody said loudly.

The other leaders had no choice but to accept these rewards.

After returning home, Jack Woody took off his clown makeup, dressed up in disguise, bought tickets to the latest "The Dark Knight Rises" movie, and went to the movie.

Work is work, but he can't miss his favorite movies.

From this list, we can see that Jack Woody is actually a person who distinguishes between public and private matters.

But when he arrived at the cinema, he was recognized, and the person who recognized him was none other than Victoria Keys.

"It's you? Aren't you protesting?" Victoria Keys asked.

Jack Woody shrugged and said, "That's work. Now that I'm off work, I'll watch a movie."

Victoria Kesun was speechless. This answer made her not know what to say for a moment.

(End of this chapter)