China Entertainment Mythology 2004

Chapter 260 Breaking 2 million in a single day in China, and 9104 million US dollars in the first week in North America

After the movie ended, the lights came on, and Zhou Chang and others followed the crowd out of the screening hall one after another.

Along the way, there were audiences reminiscing about the plot of the movie just now. It can be seen that most of the audience are very excited at the moment. Obviously, no one expected the movie to be so good.

Almost every audience who walked out of the screening hall would mention the wonderful scene of using magic to build an ice and snow castle. Many of them expressed that they wanted to watch it again, just to watch that scene again!
Some viewers who did their homework in advance also mentioned that the singer of the film's theme song is actually Zhang Jingying, and the discussion about Zhang Jingying's singing skills became a hot topic among these people for a while.

The three returned to school together, and met Zhou Chang's roommate at the school gate by coincidence. After a brief greeting, Zhou Chang continued to chat with the two female students about the movie they had just watched.

"I really didn't expect Li Mu's first animated film to be able to do this!"

"Yeah, it's awesome, especially the part where Elsa builds the castle with magic, it's really amazing."

"I'm going to make a second brush, how about you?"

"Me too, not only because of that part, but actually the whole plot is quite novel, the prince and the princess end up with the prince becoming the villain, but the sisterhood in it is very touching."

"The snowman is very cute, and there are reindeer. The male protagonist does not have a high sense of presence."

"The clothes inside are so beautiful, I don't know if the store sells them."

……

The discussions among the three classmates were in full swing, while Zhou Chang's roommates were in a daze.Are you telling the truth?Can a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale movie about a prince and princess be so good?Zhou Chang, this kid is deliberately following others' words in order to pick up girls?

When several people returned to the dormitory, Zhou Chang's roommates couldn't help but check the movie on the Internet. As a result, there were almost overwhelming praises on the Internet at the moment, which made these students who had never been interested in animated movies become ashamed. My heart itches unbearably.

Zhou Chang was very impressed with the scene in the film where Elsa used magic to build the ice and snow castle while singing, so as soon as he returned to the dormitory, he couldn't help but praise "Frozen" on the Internet. He thought, praise this kind of seal The god-level classic clip will definitely resonate with a large number of audiences, but in the end, the reality seems to be completely different from what he imagined.

"The part where Zhang Liangying sings is a masterpiece? Well, another one who has never seen a real masterpiece!"

"The part where Zhang Liangying sang the theme song was actually pretty good, but when it comes to becoming a god, it's actually not close."

"I thought that part was enough to seal the gods, until I saw another scene."

Zhou Chang was a little confused, what was going on in his heart?Did these people actually watch that segment?Otherwise how could it be this reaction?

It wasn't until some netizens patiently explained to him that he realized that his second brush seemed unavoidable anyway, because it seemed that the English version of the film seemed to be even better!
"The English version is better than the Chinese version? Is the English version of "Let It Go" the real god?"

Of course, Zhou Chang would not care if one or two said this, but when more and more people said this, he did not hesitate to log in to Maoyan Movies and bought another ticket for the English version for himself.

"Let's see if the English version is really as awesome as they say."

After doing all this, Zhou Chang suddenly remembered that he should rate the film, so he logged on to Douban.com and gave a five-star praise without hesitation.

In fact, the score of this film has come out, 8.8 points, although the film score generally has a process of slowly falling back in the later stage, but this score can still be said to be quite amazing, you must know that this is produced by Manwu Animation Studio first work.

It seems that the Huaxia animation film is really saved this time!

The release of "Frozen" is a big event in the Chinese entertainment circle, and even many bigwigs in the circle are paying attention to various information about the film in real time.

Such as Yu Dong from Bernard, Wang Brothers from Huayi, Wang Changtian from Guangxian, Yan Yiyun from Western Film Studio, Han Sanping from China Film Studio, Gu Guoqing from Huaxia Film and so on.

In the past, for all the films directed by Li Mu himself, the major companies in the industry would grab as much investment share as they could.Li Mu's movies, ranging from sci-fi action blockbusters to low-budget comedy movies, and even romance movies, have never lost money.Investing in films directed by Li Mu himself is only a question of earning more and earning less, and there is absolutely no possibility of losing money.

Only this time when Li Mu invested in "Frozen", something happened.

Li Mu actually wants to invest in directing an animated film?Are animated movies and live-action movies the same thing?Li Mu has never directed an animated film before, can he really do it the first time?
Inferred from common sense, there is a high probability that this "Frozen" will not be as good as Li Mu's live-action movie.

If it is an ordinary Li Mu movie, then it knows that it is a loss, and usually invests money accordingly. It is very important to have a good relationship with Li Mu, but the problem is that the investment scale of "Frozen" is too amazing.

$1.5 billion!
With such a large investment, it is the first time to make an animated film, and if it is not done well, it will lose everything.

So everyone is very cautious this time. Except for China Film and Xiying, the rest of them have the intention to invest as little as possible.

Now that the film is finally released, the bosses of each family want to confirm whether their original judgment is right or wrong.

The first-day box office of the film has not yet come out, but judging from the film's ratings and critics' comments, the word-of-mouth of "Frozen" must have exploded.

There is no doubt that "Frozen" is a good movie, and now we have to see if the movie can be a hit at the box office.

A good movie doesn't necessarily have to be a blockbuster, everyone in the industry knows this, but I don't know if "Frozen" can be well received and well received.

In the blink of an eye, the next day came, and several bosses also learned about the first-day box office of "Frozen".

1.778 billion!
The moment they heard the exact number, the bosses felt a little bit in their hearts, especially the two brothers Wang Zhonglei and Wang Zhongjun.

The two judged that "Frozen" had a very high probability of losing money, so they only voted for a symbolic point, but judging from the box office on the first day-this is second only to "Non-囧", right?

Can an animated film really sell like this?
As long as the interests are sufficient, the Wang brothers are actually not afraid of offending others. It seems that Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was cheated by him.Since it has been judged that "Frozen" has a high probability of losing, the two brothers Wang Zhonglei naturally voted as little as possible.

As a result, it seems that "Frozen" really exploded?
The two Wang Zhonglei brothers are a little speechless, so Li Mu really won't fail, right?
The two of them were proud before. Others were greedy when they saw Li Mu's movies. The two of them saw the risks in advance and chose cautiously. This is quite in line with the way of investment, isn't it?But……

Fortunately, the North American box office has not yet come out. At present, "Frozen" is likely to be a big hit in China, but with an investment of 1.5 million US dollars, it is not enough to rely on the domestic box office. If the overseas box office is very good, the film will still be good. Still have to lose money.

Yu Dongyu's general mood is similar to that of the Wang brothers. He also judged that "Frozen" has a high probability of losing.

He believes that "Frozen" should not be a bad movie, but the investment in the film is too big, 1.5 million US dollars, and he can't believe how an animated film can earn such a large amount of money.

However, unlike the Wang brothers, Yu Dong chose to invest a considerable sum of money even though he clearly judged that the film would lose money, because in Yu Dong's view, the loss and profit of a single film are actually not important at all. The most important thing is to maintain a good relationship with Li Mu.

Now it seems that I judged wrong.

The first day was 1.778 million yuan, and it is already a high probability event that the film will make a lot of money.

Fortunately, although I was wrong in my judgment, the company seemed to be making a lot of money.

There is also Li Mu's natal Xiying Studio.

The West Film Studio has never studied whether Li Mu's films can be compensated or earned. Anyway, it is good to invest without thinking.

Even director Yan Yiyun is not afraid of Li Mu's film losing money at all. Xiying Film Studio is Li Mu's mother's family, so he won't invest in it if he is afraid of losing money. What kind of mother's family is this?
And on the second day, the box office of the film on the next day has not yet come out, but its box office on the first day in North America has already come out one step ahead.

2980 million dollars!
Now all the bosses in China who pay attention to the overseas data of the film are all shocked.

This result can undoubtedly rank second among all Li Mu's films, second only to the first-day North American box office of "The Hunger Games".

With 2980 million US dollars, the first-day box office of "Frozen" in North America is even higher than the first-day box office of "Inception" and "Gravity"!

Of course, the box office of "Gravity" in North America on the first day and the first week was actually not high, but its final box office was the best among all Li Mu's films.

This is related to its leading the 3D movie storm. It is almost impossible for other films to have the super box office trend of "Gravity", but even compared with "Inception", the final box office of "Frozen" will never be the same. Difference.

"Inception" has an overseas box office of 8.3 million US dollars. If "Frozen" can also get this box office, plus the domestic box office of the film, then the total global box office of this film-probably exceeds 10 billion US dollars ? !

Good guy!
Another $10 billion film is about to be born?
Damn, it looks like Li Mu has won another big victory!

While everyone was still immersed in the shock of "Frozen"'s overseas box office explosion, its domestic box office the next day was finally counted.

2.14 billion yuan!

The second film in the domestic market with a single-day box office breaking 2 million was born!
Then came the third day.

2.09 billion yuan!

The film was released for three days, and the domestic box office was 6.013 million yuan!

Maoyan Movie predicts a total box office of 19.9 billion yuan.

What 19.9 billion?
What is the difference between this TM and 20 billion?
Is the second 20 billion movie in China about to be born?

The last one was Li Mu's "A Man on an Embarrassing Journey Is Not Embarrassing"

Huayi Brothers.

Wang Zhonglei said to Wang Zhongjun: "From now on, for Li Mu's movies, vote as much as you can. Rather do more and do less, let's stop judging his movies with our own eyes. The movies that Li Mu thinks can make money, we Why do you think you will pay?"

Bernard in the East.

"When the Wang brothers made various excuses to vote less on Frozen, what was Li Mu thinking? Could it be that he was laughing? You didn't use the opportunity to make money! Who is to blame? Speaking of which, I am not optimistic about "Frozen", but I am optimistic about Li Mu. Now it seems that my vision for watching movies may not be good enough, but I am definitely better than the Huayi Wang brothers in terms of life. "

Xiying, factory director Yan Yiyun.

"Hahahaha, it looks like they're going to make a lot of money again? The two Wang Zhonglei brothers just invested a little bit symbolically. Could it be that they are slapping their thighs right now? Hahahaha, interesting!"

And on the fourth day of the film's release, its first weekend box office in North America was finally counted.

9104 million dollars!
Compare with Li Mu's previous works.

Previously, the highest-grossing film in North America on the first weekend was "The Hunger Games" starring Liu Yifei. Its cumulative box office in the first three days of the weekend was 1.88 million US dollars, which is a ceiling-like existence.

In second place is "Inception," which grossed $8700 million in its three-day opening weekend.

Now "Frozen" has a box office of 9104 million US dollars in the first weekend, that is to say, "Inception", which has been released for many years, has officially retreated to third place, while "Frozen" has officially entered the runner-up of Li Mu's North American weekend box office. the throne.

However, what is surprising is that even though "Frozen" won a super-high first-weekend box office of 9104 million US dollars, it is still a pity that it failed to reach the top of this week's championship.

Previously, "John Wick" topped the weekend box office with 2170 million US dollars in its first weekend, while "Frozen" scored nearly four times that, but it failed to win the championship.It's a bit helpless to say, but who told "Frozen" to meet a very powerful opponent this time?
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 4)" has a cumulative box office of 1.45 million US dollars in the first three days of the first weekend, and it deserves to be the top box office champion in North America this week.

Ranked second is Li Mu's "Frozen", with 9104 million US dollars.

The third is "007: Skyfall", with a cumulative box office of 4150 million US dollars in the three days of the weekend.

Among them, the data of "Frozen" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 4)" are the box office data of the first weekend, while "007: Skyfall" has been released for two weeks at this time.

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When the data was sent back to China, it naturally sparked a heated discussion.

"The box office in North America has already come out, and the box office surpassed "Inception" in the first weekend. It seems that the global box office breaking 10 billion US dollars is not a big problem."

"If it really breaks 10 billion US dollars, Li Mu's current global box office is 52.4 billion US dollars, and James Cameron's total box office is 62 billion US dollars. If there is no accident, Li Mu will officially reach the second place in the world after this movie. "

"I stepped into the film industry in 04, and the global box office in 12 has a high probability of surpassing James Cameron, who is second in the world. Isn't it a bit too awesome!"

"I feel that it is not far away from surpassing Spielberg to reach the top of the world. Spielberg's global box office is 82.8 billion U.S. dollars. After "Frozen", Li Mu is estimated to be short of two billion or so, but you don't want it. Forgot, at the latest in January and February next year, Li Mu will have a "Hunger Games 2" to be released. It is estimated that if it plays normally, it will be another $10 billion film. Compared with the world's No. $10 billion."

"10 billion US dollars, I feel like it's not enough for Li Mu to spend a year, at most two years!"

"Fuck, what kind of crooked person is Liu Yifei looking for? Is it human? This is too...too magical!"

"Just now someone upstairs said that the global box office of "Frozen" has a high probability of around 10 billion US dollars? Sorry, I can't agree with it! Obviously everyone has underestimated this film. If you only look at the North American performance of the film, the final box office seems to be indeed 10. Billion dollars, but please don’t ignore the film’s performance in other overseas markets? Like RB!”

"RB?"

"That's right, you may not have noticed that "Frozen" has a very strong overseas box office market outside of North America, especially in RB. The film has been released for three days, and RB's box office has officially exceeded the 12 billion yen mark!"

"Is 12 billion yen in three days awesome?"

"It's very powerful. The publisher of RB has already shouted the slogan of a total box office of 150 billion, and the box office of "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou is only 40 billion yuan."

"Anyway, depending on the situation, I'm not surprised that the total box office has exceeded US$[-] billion."

(End of this chapter)