Chapter 418: The box office exploded with rave reviews
The first weekend of the movie was 150 million, and the North American box office was 53 million in the first weekend. Every piece of news is a big one.
Not only did the media go crazy, the domestic film and television industry was also shocked by the news.
Even if you are awesome, you still need to know the basics. How can you be so strong? ? ?
“How much, over 500 million!??”
Han Shanping almost threw away the phone when he heard the results reported to him by Shen Fei.
Fortunately, he had experienced many storms and managed to control himself.
It’s just that the other hand pinched the thigh until it was a little green.
“I’m talking about the North American box office data converted into RMB and then added together.” Shen Fei explained.
“This is what I want. Let’s publicize this data to the outside world.” Han Shanping made the decision.
"I understand."
Huayi Headquarters Building.
It was the same conference room, still full of smoke and clouds.
Wang Zhongjun looked at the report with a headache, "150 million in three days. This box office is too high. It seems that it is not easy for us to chase. What do you think, Xiaogang?"
Feng Xiaogang grimaced. , "Where can I catch up? Last year's "The Founding of a Republic" had such momentum that it would take three and a half days to break 100 million. He has surpassed it by so much this time
I am confident that it will surpass the results of "The Founding of a People's Republic of China". Xiao Chen's performance is really difficult. "
Chen Guofu said, "Xiao Chen is a typical Hollywood blockbuster model. The box office is very high at the beginning, but it may not be able to sustain it later. We are not saying that we have no chance to pursue it. "
Wang Zhongjun waved his hand, "You can't say that. Xiao Chen's film has a good reputation, but it may not necessarily be bad in the future. "
"Hey~" Everyone sighed together, feeling that it was a bit unreasonable to meet such an unreasonable person in the circle.
"Be sure to stay away next time of. "Feng Xiaogang made it clear.
Originally, he made the decision based on the example of the last "Police Incident". From now on, he never wanted to release his own movie two weeks after Xiao Chen.
“That’s all it can do.” Wang Zhongjun nodded, he could afford to hide if he couldn’t afford to offend him.
New screen.
Zhang Weiping stared at the newspaper for a long time, always wondering if he had read it wrong.
“Is it so easy to break 100 million now?” He raised his head and asked.
Zhang Yimou responded, "Although the box office of Xiao Chen's movies is a bit high, it can be considered normal."
Zhang Weiping put down the newspaper, stared at Zhang Yimou and said, "Xiao Chen relies on Oscars Yu Wei has such good results."
He became excited as he said, "One day. Mou, you are also a director who just won an Oscar. We can also achieve such results, and we are rich in experience. We will definitely do better than him."
Zhang Yimou didn't say anything. After winning the Oscar as a director, This next movie will definitely have a high box office. This has been foreseen.
Xiao Chen’s movie must also have this part of the reason.
But it's not normal for Gao Cheng to be like this, and it must be due to the quality of the movie.
He analyzed that it might have a lot to do with the fact that all the works Xiao Chen took for a long time were good ones.
Although he is confident, he does not think that he has all the above conditions, so it is difficult to handle.
“$53 million, isn’t this higher than Van Dragon’s “Rush Hour”?”
“It’s much higher. At that time, “Rush Hour” sold 33 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend. , 20 million less, it’s not the same level at all.”
"Domestic 150 million is also a record-breaking figure. As expected of Xiao Chen, he really made a big move as soon as he started."
"This first weekend exceeded 500 million, which is the combined box office of the two countries, and it is converted into rmb, these media are really thieves, they always want to make big news.”
“I have won enough awards and now I am starting to hit the box office. Xiao Chen really doesn’t leave any room for other directors.”
“The box office is so high, I really want to go see the movie.”
“Upstairs, that’s what I said last time, when are you going to go.”< br>
"..."
Xi Shi Wanda Cinema.
The audience looked happy after watching the movie, and the subtitles began to scroll on the big screen. Some audience members were already preparing to leave, but they found that many people had come to the stage in front.
When everyone took a look, one of them seemed a little familiar.
“Holy shit, it’s Chen Linfeng!” an audience member near the front pointed at the man and exclaimed.
"I'll go, it's true." After the lights came on, Feng Jing could see clearly.
There are few people in the country who don’t know that familiar figure and face.
As a senior movie fan, a senior drama fan, and a senior novel fan, although he has just entered college and only met Chen Linfeng after watching "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang", he can be called a "ten-year-old fan" at least.
Even if it is not as good as those old fans in the group who have been in the group for tens or even hundreds of years, it is still very familiar.
Also appearing on the stage is the host.
He introduced the purpose of Chen Linfeng and others' trip.
Many people in the audience know the news about the recent roadshows in various cities by the crew of "Hurricane Rescue".
They also imagined that one day they would meet by chance.
I didn’t expect that my dream would come true, and the crew would just happen to come to my theater.
Everyone was not interested in listening to the host's chatter, they were just looking at people.
Then comes the communication session.
A group of people, regardless of whether they are usually introverted or not, raised their hands in unison, hoping to be chosen.
Feng Jing almost jumped up because she was chosen. "That friend over there, the one who keeps shaking his arms."
The staff passed the microphone to him, and Feng Jing stood up excitedly.
"I would like to ask Fengshen. I just saw the news today that "The Rescue" had a domestic box office of 150 million in its first weekend. I wonder what your expectations are for the overall box office?"
Chen Linfeng was not in a hurry. He answered, but said in surprise, "Looking at you, you are not a reporter, right? Why do you care about this topic?"
"No, I am a college student and I have been your fan for ten years."
"Are you one of those ten-year-old fans in the fan group?" Chen Linfeng kept staring at the fan group and was very sensitive to this term, so he asked without thinking.
Feng Jing blushed and said with embarrassment, "Absolutely."
There were bursts of laughter in the theater. It seemed that many people knew this joke.
He then explained, "Many people in the group are discussing this topic, and I am a little concerned about it."
"That's right."
Chen Linfeng also laughed, Then to answer the question just now,
"It shouldn't be a problem for the domestic box office to exceed 600 million, and 800 million is also possible. I don't know if it can be higher."
Everyone was a little surprised, but they didn't expect Xiao Chen to answer this question face to face.
Especially some reporters who came after hearing the news were even more excited and wrote down this answer. This is good news material.
Everyone is a little surprised by this figure. Based on the box office of previous domestic movies, 600-800 million is a bit too high.
But considering the recent record-breaking news, it seems to make sense.
Many people in the venue started whispering.
Some viewers did not wait to ask questions again, but directly shouted, "Why is it less than one billion? Try to surpass "Avatar"."
After hearing this, Chen Linfeng replied seriously, "You still have to respect it. Objectively speaking, "Avatar" is indeed a perfect match between the lens and the screen. A work that reaches the extreme.
Although I think "Taken" is very good, it is still difficult for an action movie to match this kind of science fiction blockbuster in terms of box office potential. "
His words respected "Avatar" without appearing weak.
Everyone, including reporters, nodded in approval. Indeed, a phenomenal movie that ushered in the 3D era cannot be easily surpassed.
The follow-up questions were basically questions that had been asked countless times before, and Chen Linfeng and several people behind the scenes answered them with ease.
By the way, they will also tell some interesting things about the crew and news that have not been reported by the media.
About half an hour later, Chen Linfeng and Cao Yu walked out of the theater, got in the car and prepared to rush to the next place.
Cao Yu leaned back on the seat and groaned, "Uhh~ I'm so tired. Director, you said I'm a photographer, why do I have to do a road show?"
Chen Linfeng also slumped in his seat, showing a relaxed expression, "I can't help it. Who told you to win more awards? You are now famous online. If you don't follow me, I will be very tired."
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"Hey, tell the truth. You just want me to suffer with you." Cao Yu said sadly and angrily.
Chen Linfeng rolled his eyes, "You just have these few days. When Fang Long and his group come back, and Sissi is with me, you don't have to follow me. I have to come again." "
"You are capable and work hard," Lu Huiguang complimented.
“Hey, aren’t we all the same?”
In the movie, Lu Huiguang plays Fang Long’s friend in the security team. The crew is divided into three groups, and he is in the same group as Chen Linfeng.
He is an actor from the Long Family Class. In his previous life, he was fired by Fang Long around 10 years ago, and he caused some trouble later on.
But in this world, Fanglong's "Twelve Zodiac Signs" has been continued, and now "Hurricane Rescue" also uses some members of the Long family, so so far, nothing has happened.
Now that "Taken" is like this, it's not certain whether he will be fired.
In the evening, Chen Linfeng returned to the hotel and received another day of North American box office data.
“12.74 million U.S. dollars. It’s not bad to have this data on Monday. By the weekend, as word of mouth spreads, there may be another wave of outbreaks.”
Sister Mei analyzed, "Hollywood's ticket-buying audience survey data gave it an A- rating, which is already a very high rating for a purely commercial film. After word-of-mouth spreads, it will definitely help the box office."< br>
Chen Linfeng nodded, agreeing with this judgment.
Since then, from Monday to Thursday, "Taken" has basically maintained an average box office performance of 10 million a day in North America.
As of Friday, the seven-day box office data came out, with a total of 95 million US dollars.
With a cost of only 30 to 40 million, reaching the current box office results is enough to recover the cost, and the rest is pure profit.
The media in the beautiful country were a little confused for a while, not knowing what position to adopt in reporting.
Let’s talk about it being a Hollywood movie. The male protagonist Jackie and the other important female character CC are both Chinese, not to mention the director is also a famous Chinese Chen.
Let’s say it’s a Chinese movie. It was filmed in Hollywood, and the funding mainly came from Hollywood.
Don’t worry about who the boss of Summit Entertainment is, this is a beautiful Chinese company.
Not to mention the distribution company Disney.
After hesitation, many media simply did not take sides and only reported the box office data.
“The box office in the first week was 53 million, and the figure in seven days was nearly 100 million. The new Oscar-winning director’s new work has delivered a perfect answer.”
“With a cost of about 40 million, one week It takes time to recover the cost, and the total box office in North America is expected to reach 200 million US dollars. Is this another 'Christopher Nolan'? "
"Rotten Tomatoes gave "Taken" an 83% favorable rating;
On Metacritic, 40 American media gave the film an overall score of 75;
On IMDB, netizens gave it a score of 8.5;
By the way, viewers who watched "Taken" during the three days over the weekend gave it an A-.
This represents a higher audience reputation and a flatter downward curve. The US$200 million North American box office predicted by relevant agencies is expected to become a reality. ”
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(End of this chapter)