Chapter 420 Shocked the world, heading towards 500 million US dollars
The domestic box office curve was so good that Chen Linfeng felt that the beautiful country could be as good as this.
Unfortunately, this is a delusion. The further back the time of Hollywood movies, the more box office will be concentrated in the first week.
"Taken" is no exception.
For the first seven days of the film to reach a box office of nearly 100 million, Mark’s publicity was an important driver.
Fang Long's new Hollywood film after a lapse of three years is the first gimmick.
"Rush Hour 3" does not plan to make a sequel due to its high cost and difficulty in making profits.
But this does not affect the audience's recognition of the protagonist Fang Long himself.
Chen's first commercial film after being promoted to Oscar-winning director, the public's interest is also very strong.
His Oscar-winning director is different from others. Even if other directors win Oscars, the public may not pay much attention to them. Some of them are even only circulated among senior movie fans.
But on the one hand, Chen Linfeng is well-known in North America. Many people know him and pay attention to him.
On the other hand, his Oscars this year have been full of twists and turns, and with "Avatar" as a foil, his popularity is indeed higher than in previous years.
Therefore, many viewers also want to see what kind of works this young director will produce.
Due to various factors, the initial box office of "Taken" was very good, and then word of mouth spread, and the box office curve in the first week remained good.
In the following weeks, the market should have been occupied by other Hollywood blockbusters. The competition in the summer season is fierce, and it is good to dominate the box office list for a week.
But this year's summer season is really a bit unbearable, especially after "Iron Man 2" and "The Twilight Saga 3". Except for a few animated movies, there are almost no other works that can compete with "Taken".
In the previous life, there was "Inception", but now it has been replaced by "Taken".
USD 51 million in the second week, US$32 million in the third week, and a total of US$179 million in the three weeks.
It wasn’t until its third week that “Taken” lost its weekly box office title, being surpassed by Angelina Jolie’s new film “The Walking Dead” with $36.5 million.
This week's third place "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" only had 9.69 million. This is the movie's second week, and the box office has already dropped to this level.
At the same time, we can also see the decline of the North American film market at this time, with only two films exceeding 10 million.
I have to say that the schedule selected by Chen Linfeng was so good. Without so many pig opponents as foils, "Hurricane Rescue" would not have received so much box office.
There are no blockbusters in the fourth week, and there is still a chance of getting a box office of 20 million. However, regardless of whether the total North American box office exceeds 200 million US dollars, this data can be used as a title for external promotion.
Global screening has begun.
The domestic media have already spontaneously used the name of the movie with a box office of 200 million US dollars.
Previously, the Chinese film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which had the highest box office in North America, was only US$130 million. Now, "Taken" has surpassed the latecomer, which really shocked everyone.
But for Chen Linfeng, everything has settled.
For a work that is used to become famous around the world, it is completely enough to have such box office results.
The subsequent global box office, no matter how much, is the icing on the cake.
However, according to the global box office, it is generally about 2 times the North American box office.
"Taken" should have nearly $400 million, not including domestic sales.
Including domestic data, it is around 500 million.
As the first work in a series, it is more than enough, and it is almost close to the US$585 million box office of "Iron Man 1".
Hollywood will also settle this account, and it will be done more carefully than Chen Linfeng.
The beginning of August is the time to summarize last month’s box office data.
The most handsome boy in "Taken" naturally fell into the eyes of many Hollywood companies.
For Chen Linfeng, there is no strong opponent at the box office this month, but to others, you are the most difficult enemy.
A movie starring three Chinese people has achieved such great success in North America.
Many film and television companies have to consider whether the public's psychology and preferences have changed.
Have times changed?
Finally, after careful investigation, it was determined that it was a minority phenomenon and times had not changed.
For this reason, the director Chen Linfeng and the two actors Fang Long and Liu Qianqian have received even more attention from various companies.
For example, AMC TV Network, they directly adjusted their promotion plan, and the position of cc in the promotion poster was mentioned as the third core position.
Fang Long also has a new project in contact with him.
Only Chen Linfeng, as a Disney person in general, is also a member of capital, so it is difficult for him to win over him.
But despite this, people from Universal and Warner also called him.
Chen Linfeng is always easy to talk to and will not deny it when it comes to cooperation. He also introduced his next new project "Inception".
The new movie with Leonardo immediately interested the two families.
Subsequently, Pete called and took on the role of inquiry.
“Chen, do you want to give up your cooperation with Disney?”
"Of course... no, I signed a five-movie contract with Mr. Egger, and now we have just reached the third one."
Three movies of "Sunset", "Taken", "Infinite World", and Two movies.
Chen Linfeng will definitely not violate the contract.
"It's just that the cost of "Inception" is about 180 million US dollars. We can't let Disney bear the majority of the investment, can we?"
"So this is your idea. That’s not a problem.”
Pete put down the phone and looked at the others.
"How was it?" Danny Miller asked.
This is Pete's uncle, now a senior executive at Disney, and the one with the best development in the Miller family.
Peter smiled and said, "Chen is just worried about the investment in his new movie, and has no intention of running away yet."
"For now?" Danny Miller heard the implication of his nephew's words.
Peter shrugged, "Chen is already a senior director, and he has a company, so we can't still treat him as someone with no background."
He smiled, "As long as we still have opportunities to cooperate in the future, That’s fine, after all, Summit Entertainment has no distribution channels.”
Except for the big six in Hollywood, whoever tries to distribute it will die, not even Spielberg, and certainly not Chen. In this regard, he had communicated with Chen, so he seemed very relieved.
"Well, Chen has earned our respect enough, so we should give him this freedom." Danny Miller nodded.
"Not to mention there are still two movie contracts."
He now only regrets that President Iger was not generous enough at the time and signed too few movies.
I completely forgot that I was one of the people who disapproved of it at the beginning.
Chen Linfeng has just hung up the phone.
Liu Qianqian, who was lying in his arms, asked, "Who called?"
"Pete, he's worried about whether I have any ideas when I contact other companies."
"Do you have any ideas?"
"Of course I do. I can't keep working with Disney." Well, after the contract is over, you still have to shop around."
"Oh~" Liu Qianqian replied, moving like a salted fish, but there was no follow-up action.
Chen Linfeng saw that she looked weak since she came back, and couldn't help saying with joy,
"I just ran a roadshow for three weeks. Is it such an exaggeration?"
Liu Qianqian couldn't hear this and said angrily, "I have never been so tired. I thought about having to start promoting again in two weeks. , I feel better to just die."
Chen Linfeng stroked her hair gently, "Who is it? You still swore before that this was nothing?”
“How did I know you meant it when you said you traveled to dozens of cities?” Liu Qianqian pursed her lips, “Obviously I’m not the protagonist. . ”
She rarely said something truly complaining, and after saying it, she seemed to know that there was something wrong with what she said.
Originally, her chin was resting on Chen Linfeng's chest, talking to him, but now she lowered her head and pressed her face against him, no longer looking at him.
"I know you have grievances."
"There is no grievances, haha, no." Liu Qianqian said in a low voice.
"If you still say no, then I will accompany you to promote it."
"Really?" The tone was a little uncertain.
"Of course I am." Chen Linfeng thought about it. As the screenwriter and producer of "The Ugly Duckling", it was his duty to promote it.
“Wow, it’s a deal!” Liu Qianqian jumped up from the sofa with a bang, looking excited.
There is nothing to be disappointed about, everything is just Chen Linfeng’s imagination.
I'm going, Chen Linfeng put his hand on his forehead.
This girl has also learned how to cheat and sneak attacks.
"How is it? Is your acting much better this time?" Liu Qianqian's pride was palpable.
Chen Linfeng directly pinched her face, "You have learned the tricks, right."
"Hehe, if there is a good master, there will be a good apprentice." Liu Qianqian didn't care at all about being punished. , when she lost before, she would become angry.
This is called the margin of the strong.
Xiao Feng’s words are better, and they are perfect to use at this time.
After being tired at home for a few days, Chen Linfeng had to take action again.
Celebration parties in China and Hollywood, as well as the global release of "Taken", they, the main creators, have to attend premieres in other regions.
At the end of the month, the total domestic box office of "Taken" reached 820 million.
The previous domestic film with the highest box office, "The Founding of the People's Republic of China", had a box office of 416 million, which was almost double.
Such results shocked the world.
Six Princesses has been reporting on the box office performance of this movie every two or three days since its premiere.
Discuss the good points of this movie every other week.
There is no other movie in my eyes.
The one-month journey is over and the value has begun to increase.
“...from the perspective of cultural communication of the film, "The Rescue" is a successful case of Chinese cultural export.
Considering that this movie is supposed to have a sequel, it's not hard to imagine that the entire series will be a huge success.
The plot of "Hurricane Rescue" is full of Chinese-style family relationships. The mother is kind and the father is strict, but the love in it is equivalent, and it conveys Chinese cultural values.
In addition, "Hurricane Rescue" is not only extremely exciting in terms of action design, but also extremely deep in emotional expression and plot arrangement..."
The audience's reputation has reached the extreme. , a certain film scored 8.3 points, which is relatively low among Chen Linfeng's works.
But it is very rare for this kind of purely commercial film to exceed 8 points.
What's more, in just one month, the number of people who rated it exceeded 100,000, making it a super hit.
Although the box office is only over 800 million, there may be more viewers who have watched it through various pirated channels than the 3 to 4 billion movies in later generations.
Because the popularity on the Internet is too high, I will not talk about the film and television forums. There are also many people discussing this movie in general forums.
The main problem is the box office. The previous box office performance of "Avatar" really gave a heavy blow to many people in China who pay attention to domestic movies.
It has only been a while now, and there is a domestic movie that is about to reach 1 billion.
Well, its genes are not that pure, but since the director and starring actors are both Chinese, everyone still tends to regard it as a domestic film.
"800 million this time, I look forward to it being higher next time."
"Others are not sure, but I still believe in Xiao Chen. Do you understand the value of a high-quality product? Ah.”
“Don’t put too much pressure on me. Just have a movie worth over one billion in two years.”
“It might be too much pressure for others, Xiao Chen. Could it be an ordinary person? ”
"I said, are we a bit inflated? That is 1 billion. I remember a few years ago, it was still difficult for domestic directors to achieve a box office of over 100 million."
"But Xiao Chen has given it to you We have made a movie worth 800 million yuan, and the only thing missing is just a little bit more, just 100 million more, no problem.”
“…”
(End of this chapter)