China Entertainment: Starting from 07 Kuainan

Chapter 399 Lunar New Year Crusher

When Lu Yuan took the crew to the world, it did not affect the domestic box office.

With his base and the popularity of "Now You See Me", one more road show or one less road show seems to have no impact on the overall situation.

At this moment, those who are most worried are naturally those producers who are releasing the film at the same time.

They thought that "Now You See Me" would be a big shark and very scary, so "The Orphan of Zhao" was specially rescheduled.

However, it was 2.47 million in the first week, 1.88 million in the next six days, and the cumulative box office was 4.35 million in days of release.

Where is this big shark?

This is clearly a giant steel ship!

Although Chen Kaige said he was not worried, he was very anxious in his heart. A movie called "The Promise" seriously damaged his vitality.

In 08, the turnaround film "Mei Lanfang" hit "Cohabitation in Time and Space" again.

This year, "The Orphan of Zhao" encountered Lu Yuan again.

Even if the schedule is deliberately staggered, based on the performance of "Now You See Me", "The Orphan of Zhao" may not be a rival.

After all, the box office of "The Band of Thieves" dropped only 8% in the second week. Although the second week was one day longer than the first week, this is still an extremely terrifying record.

The level of shock is second only to Avatar’s zero drop.

Like Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen also feels the pressure. The box office trend of "The Thieves" is extremely scary.

Even though he was confident that "Let the Bullets Fly" was not bad, his heart was pounding.

In the past two days, he smoked at least two packs of cigarettes a day.

How come such a monster emerged from the domestic film market?

As far as visual effects are concerned, there is a cross-generational gap between "Let the Bullets Fly" and "The Band of Thieves". One is still Xiaomi plus a rifle, while the other is already a tank plus a cannon.

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Although the connotation of "Let the Bullets Fly" is inferior to "Now You See Me", Jiang Wen is still not optimistic about the box office competition.

Humans are all visual creatures.

It’s a movie that’s not a box office hit, isn’t it?

Nothing less!

There are very few films that are both well-received and successful, and that balance art and commerce.

When Jiang Wen was filming "Let the Bullets Fly", he had great ambitions. He just wanted to make a movie that balances both.

But now it seems that the box office will definitely be affected.

He was not sure how much it would be affected.

Just like when "Avatar" was released, who would have thought that this movie would gross nearly 14 billion at the box office?

"Avatar" at the beginning of the year and "Now You See Me" at the end of the year. These two movies can take away at least 20 billion in box office.

As of December 12, the mainland's annual box office output exceeded 1 billion.

The two films teamed up to take away a fifth!

If we only count the movies produced by Star Media, "Those Years" + "33 Days After Love" + "Now You See Me" have already shared 10.21 billion!

One company captures more than one-tenth of the box office. Star Media, established three years ago, has become a giant in the film and television industry.

12 month 12 number.

[On the Road] The world tour lands in Chengdu.

On the same day, "The Orphan of Zhao" was released. Even if the producers tried their best, the first-day scheduling rate was only about 25%.

If we put aside Star America's theater chains, the film scheduling rate is only about 21.8%.

Major theater chains across the country also decide what to eat.

Tickets for "Now You See Me" are so easy to sell, who would you exclude?

Given a film scheduling rate of over 20%, it still depends on the face of Chen Kaige + Uncle Ge.

Otherwise, it would be nice to give a film scheduling rate of more than ten percent.

The next day.

Hyatt Regency Hotel in Shanghai.

Chen Kaige, Chen Hong, Fan Xiaopang, Huang Xiaomin, Hai Qing and others all gathered together, waiting for the first day's box office data.

Before "The Orphan of Zhao" was released, Chen Kaige and his wife took the crew to promote it nationwide.

The great international directors have also put down their posture. When it comes to variety shows, they should go on stage, and when they should go on road shows, they should go on the road.

The times have changed.

Gone are the days when moviegoers spontaneously walked into theaters as soon as the golden signboard was displayed. Flowers bloom in a hundred days.

Now, this appeal has been transferred to Lu Yuan.

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When the time came to half past ten, Chen Kaige's cell phone vibrated.

I looked down and saw the call from the vice president of Xingmei.

Director Chen looked around and answered the call calmly, but his calmness did not last long.

Within a few seconds, his expression showed a bit of astonishment.

But after all, it was the director who had gone through "Big Wind and Waves". When he hung up the phone, Chen Kaige's expression had returned to calm.

"The box office on the first day was 1850 million."

As soon as these words came out, all the actors looked at each other, not knowing whether to applaud or comfort.

If we put it aside two years ago, such results would have been very good.

But now, things have changed.

For a film of the caliber of "The Orphan of Zhao", the box office on the first day did not exceed 20 million, which is equivalent to a rush booking.

Even the cost may not be recovered.

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Chen Hong smiled slightly and took the lead in applauding.

"Almost 20 million, not bad."

Her applause immediately eased the awkward atmosphere at the scene, and Huang Xiaomin and others followed suit.

Here, the box office results have just come out, and there is an announcement from the media over there.

["The Orphan of Zhao" has mixed reviews, with a first-day box office of 1850 million, losing to "Now You See Me"]

["Now You See Me" won two consecutive championships, with a single-day box office of 12 million on the 3653th, easily defeating "The Orphan of Zhao"]

Lu Yuan, who is far away in Chengdu, also received the latest notification.

Under the sword of Xingchen Media, another dead soul was added, and "The Orphan of Zhao" was beheaded.

However, Lu Yuan was not surprised at all by this result.

The only movie that really concerned him was "Let the Bullets Fly". This movie put Jiang Wen on the altar in one fell swoop.

It gained both word-of-mouth and box-office success. Later, "Let Learning" was even born on the Internet. Ten years later, it is still enduring.

Thursday, October 12th.

"Let the Bullets Fly" was released, with a box office of 2830 million on its first day, nearly million more than "The Orphan of Zhao".

Moreover, the single-day box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" was more than one million higher than that of "Now You See Me".

Single-day box office champion!

However, on Friday, "Now You See Me" staged a counterattack, because the crew of "Now You See Me" returned to China.

Several days of road shows saved the critical box office.

On Friday, the single-day box office of "The Band of Thieves" did not decrease but increased, with a revenue of 3800 million, regaining the single-day box office championship.

Immediately afterwards, "Let the Bullets Fly" counterattacked again on Saturday, with a single-day box office exceeding 4000 million. On Sunday, "The Band of Thieves" once again surpassed the box office with a box office of 3600 million.

The two sides fought hard to separate each other.

In the end, "The Thieves" won three consecutive championships with a weekly box office of 1.69 million!

The cumulative box office is 6.4 million!

The strong performance of "The Thieves" also obtained the key to postponement as scheduled. The box office record of 7.08 million set by "Tangshan Earthquake" is in jeopardy!

In the North American market, "The Thieves" failed to win three consecutive championships.

The sequel to the classic science fiction film "Tron", the US$1.7 million science fiction blockbuster "Tron: Legacy" has landed in North American box office.

It made $3800 million in its first weekend.

"The Thief", which has been in theaters for three weeks, only had a box office of 2100 million over the three-day weekend, ranking second.

However, although it is second, the cumulative box office of "The Band of Thieves" in North America has reached 1.78 million US dollars.

Breaking 200 million is just around the corner!

(End of this chapter)