China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 174 The Hunger Games, the possibility of breaking records

Asheville, North Carolina.

Hunger Games set.

Li Mu sat in front of the monitor, Liu Yifei sat next to Li Mu, actor Josh Hutcherson played by Peeta and Stanley Tucci played the host of the capital city sat in the center of the stage.

Units [-] and [-] were aimed at the stage, and units [-] and [-] were aimed at thousands of group performers.

Labor in the United States is very expensive, and this scene made Li Mu really feel what it means to burn money.

After all the departments were ready, Li Mu gave an order, and the filming officially started.

This scene is about the dialogue between the protagonist Peeta and the host of the capital, and the content of the dialogue is broadcast live.

Every "tribute" participating in the Hunger Games must grasp this opportunity that is a matter of life and death. Once the game starts, the difference between food, weapons, and medicines every time is the difference between life and death.

And only by getting the "tribute" that is loved by the most audiences in the capital through live broadcast, will you have the opportunity to get the most lucrative supplies in the game.

This is a live interview that does everything possible to please the audience in the capital.

"That's funny, Peeta, tell me, is there a girl at home who is special to you?" the host asked.

Peeta shook his head, "No, not really."

The host said: "No? I don't believe it! Look at your face."

"Hey..."

Suddenly someone on the scene interrupted the filming with a joke, and the crew turned their heads to look in the direction of the joke, and everyone was surprised to find that the person who laughed was actually the director.

"Kakkaka..."

"director?"

"It's okay, it's my question, all departments are preparing, let's do it again soon."

Liu Yifei leaned over and smiled, "What's wrong?"

Laughter is contagious. Although she didn't know what Li Mu was laughing at this time, it didn't affect her to laugh too.

Li Mu smiled and said: "It's okay, I just suddenly felt that the role of host should be played by Lu Yu.

"Lu Yu?"

Liu Yifei couldn't get the joke at all, and Li Mu didn't explain, he picked up Liu Yifei's remaining half bottle of water and drank it down, and then gave an order to continue shooting.

Peeta: "I've always had a crush on a girl, but I actually didn't think she'd know me until the day of the lottery."

The host said regretfully, "Let me tell you, Peeta, if you walk out of the arena, you will win what you want, and when you get home, she will definitely be with you. "

Speaking of which, the host turned his head and excitedly said to the audience: "Is that right? Friends!"

Accompanied by the applause from the audience, the host burst into laughter.

Peeta's face was still depressed: "Thank you, but I don't think winning will be of any use."

"How come?" the host asked puzzled.

Peeta sighed deeply, "Because she and I are here."

"It's really unlucky." The host said regretfully.

Peeta said helplessly, "That's true."

"I wish you all the best." After speaking, the host shook Peeta's hand and introduced to the audience again, "Peeta Morakot!"

"Crack, it's over!" Li Mu shouted.

……

"Let's go to the movies tonight." Liu Yifei suggested to Li Mu after work was over.

Li Mu checked the schedule, and then said: "Okay, I'll buy tickets right away, the movies that are currently showing include "Iron Man 2", "Date Night", "Queen of Spare Tire", "Clash of the Titans", "Taming Dragon Story, which one do you want to watch?"

"Just watch "Iron Man 2". I remember the first one was pretty good." Liu Yifei leaned his head close to Li Mu's face, reading some movie information on his phone.

"Okay, then watch "Iron Man 2."

To be honest, "Iron Man 2" is very average. Compared with the first and third movies, there is a certain gap in quality. Moreover, Li Mu has watched this movie no less than five times online and offline in his previous life, but since Now it's my girlfriend who wants to see it, so Li Mu will naturally accompany her.

Among these five movies, Li Mu has never watched "Date Night" and "Queen of Spare Tire", but seeing the title of this movie, he is willing to watch "Iron Man 2" for the sixth time.

In the evening, the two chose a movie theater that was closer to the hotel, and chose two seats at the back.

After the movie ended and the subtitles came out, the two didn't rush to get up and leave. Liu Yifei turned to Li Mu and said, "It doesn't feel as good as the first one."

Li Mu smiled and said, "Don't feel it, it's just not as good as the first one."

Liu Yifei added: "But its box office was so high in the first weekend, it seems that the audience likes this movie very much."

"Iron Man 2" has a box office of $1.336 million in the first weekend, which is indeed very high.

Let's make a comparison with Li Mu's previous films.

"Gravity" grossed $7700 million in its three-day opening weekend.

"Crash" grossed $6300 million in its three-day opening weekend.

"Inception" grossed $8700 million in its three-day opening weekend.

"Iron Man 2" is more than 460 million higher than Li Mu's previous best score of "Inception" in the first three days of the first weekend, which of course feels high in Liu Yifei's eyes, but in fact "Iron Man 2" The opening weekend results did not actually break any records.

Li Mudao: "The results are not bad, not too outrageous. Just looking at the results of this movie, it is not difficult for us to surpass it with this film, whether it is the global box office or the box office of the first weekend. "Iron Man 2" The results of the first weekend are indeed not bad, but the film’s reputation is mediocre. It is estimated that there will not be a very good box office curve in the future. The most powerful thing about this movie is that it is part of the Marvel universe. There will be many Marvel hero movies and this series in the future The movies form a linkage, and even multiple heroes will gather in one movie in the future, and then these movies will reap an amazing effect that one plus one is far greater than two."

"Just bragging." Liu Yifei complained, and then the two stood up and walked out together.

In fact, Li Mu is not talking nonsense.

Because in the original space-time line, that is, in 2012, the box office of the first weekend of "The Hunger Games 1" was 1.55 million US dollars, which was more than double the box office of "Gravity" in the first weekend. The characteristics of fan movies, the box office is mostly concentrated in the first week of the film's release.

How exaggerated is this figure?

目前北美影史首周末票房的最好成绩是诺兰导演的《蝙蝠侠前传2之黑暗骑士》，首周末三天票房1.5534亿美元，相比《饥饿游戏1》的1.550亿美元就只高了区区34万美元。

In other words, on the current timeline, if Li Mu's version of "The Hunger Games 1" earns $34 more at the box office than the original version, it will directly top the throne of the highest opening weekend box office in North American film history.

So is it possible for Li Mu's version to surpass the original?

Li Mu felt that this possibility was quite large.

On the box office appeal of actors.

The big cousin Jennifer Lawrence who just starred in "The Hunger Games 1" was still an unknown newcomer. Although "Winter's Bone" has gained some attention for her, it is far from having a strong box office appeal.

But now Liu Yifei has starred in two "Taken" one after another, as well as a series of blockbuster movies such as "King of Kung Fu", "Inception" and "Doomsday Collapse". It can be said that Liu Yifei's popularity in the North American market and The appeal of the box office is far stronger than that of Lawrence at that time.

Look at the fame of the directors of the two editions.

The gap between Director Gary Ross and Li Mu is undoubtedly even greater, but the two films "Inception" and "Gravity" made Li Mu's fame in Europe and America directly catch up with James Cameron.

Finally, look at the number of original fan groups.

At present, only the first two volumes of the "Hunger Games" series of novels have been published, but the total global sales have exceeded 5000 million copies, which is far stronger than the original novels of the previous life.

"Divergent", "Maze Runner", "The Hunger Games"-these three books alone have sold more than 1.2 million copies worldwide. If you add "The Martian", "Gravity", "Interstellar" " and other series of novels, the total sales volume of all Li Mu's literary works will be even more terrifying.

The sales of more than a dozen best-selling books are driving each other, and Li Mu's reputation in the director field is also driving the sales of books. The result is that the number of fans of "The Hunger Games" in this life is much larger than that of the previous life.

Since the various conditions of "The Hunger Games" in this life are far stronger than those in the previous life, why does it have a lower box office result in the end?
Therefore, Li Mu feels that his version of "The Hunger Games" is very serious about winning the first weekend box office in North America.

After Li Muliu and Yifei got up and left the theater, a Chinese audience on the right side of the two stood up.

"Hey, guess what I encountered in the theater today?" At this time, the Chinese man made a phone call while walking out.

"What happened?" asked the other end of the phone.

The Chinese man curled his lips and said: "I met a person who can brag, he is also Chinese, the man should be a director in reality, and he even bragged to his girlfriend that the box office of "Iron Man 2" was not much in the first weekend, so he can shoot it." Making a movie with a higher score—it’s really a big deal! "Iron Man 2" has a total box office of 1.336 million US dollars in the first three days, ranking fifth in the history of film history. That person actually said that he made a movie that exceeded this The grades are not difficult?!"

The other end of the phone smiled and said, "It's outrageous."

The Chinese here said again: "It's a pity that I entered the venue a bit late, and the hall was dimly lit and both of them were wearing hats, so I couldn't see their faces clearly, otherwise I really want to take a good look at these two people What does it look like, it's amazing to dare to say such a thing."

The other end of the phone smiled at this moment: "Well, I'm actually quite curious too. With the box office trend of "Iron Man 2", it is already a certainty that the world's box office will surpass the first one. China has the ability to shoot this kind of movie. I think there is one and only director Li Mu for movies of this level!"

"Li Mu?"

In the theater, a flash of light suddenly burst into the mind of this Chinese boy.

(End of this chapter)