Chapter 612: 150 million in the first week
Facts have proved that this is the charm of an Oscar-winning director who is not an artist agent and has top-notch film and television resources!
As long as Wang Shu does not work as an artist manager for a day, every actor in the entertainment industry will have hope in his eyes, subconsciously believing that he will have the opportunity to get a role and reach the top of his life!
Even, by starring in a movie directed by Wang Shu, you will have the opportunity to step onto the international stage!
If it were film and television companies such as Huayi and Chengtian, the movies produced by them would at most be praised by their affiliated actors when they were released, and actors who were not affiliated with the affiliated companies would basically not express their opinions.
It is precisely because many actors know that the movies invested by Huayi will only praise Huayi's actors.
Unless you join Huayi and accompany Mr. Xiao Wang or Director Feng Da, etc., it will be difficult to get a role.
Even if you join it and stay with it for a long time, you still may not be able to get the role due to the complicated and "first come, first served" relationship.
On the other hand, Wang Shu, although he established a tree film and television company, he did not act as an artist manager and had no actors under his banner.
In other words, anyone has the opportunity to cooperate with this Oscar-winning director who has the resources to enter the international stage.
Opportunities are not only reserved for those who are prepared, but also reserved for those who have the courage to fight for them.
For a time, many actors in the industry have published film reviews about "Life of Pi" in various ways, all of which are daring to fight for the opportunity to participate in the film directed by Wang Shu.
After watching "Life of Pi", many people once again understood Wang Shu's ability to make art films.
If I can participate in the show, I dare not say that I can win an award on the international stage.
Let’s just say that being on the red carpet of Europe’s top three or the Oscars is a sure thing.
Zhang Ziyi, just by walking on the red carpet of the three major European actresses and the Oscars, can be called the first person after Gong Li. Not only has she been praised in various ways, but she has also become the top actress in China.
Anyone who looks at it will feel envious.
Now that Wang Shu has emerged, he has the ability to catch up with Zhang Ziyi, or even surpass Zhang Ziyi!
Furthermore, Wang Shu’s company does not act as an artist manager. As long as he can win the favor of the other party, he will get an opportunity!
Li Binbin, Fan Binbin, Zhang Ziyi and others first published movie reviews about "Life of Pi" on their blogs, and their actions instantly triggered a chain reaction.
Many actors in the industry reacted suddenly when they saw this.
Yes, isn’t this a way to attract Director Wang’s attention and gain favor?
What's more, so many actors have done that. If they didn't do it, would they still want to win Wang Shu's favor and get a role?
Due to these psychology, many actors have followed the trend and published film reviews about "Life of Pi" in various ways.
On November 22, the box office of "Pi" on its first day in the mainland was released, 21.05 million.
23rd, 2367W.
24th, 2403W.
On the 25th, 2509W.
In one week of release, the box office exceeded 160 million.
According to this box office trend and the rave reviews, it is certain to break 300 million.
It is even said that with a box office of 400 million, there is a chance to hit it.
Now in 2009, the number of screens in the country is only more than 5,000, far from the number that will increase to more than 70,000 many years later.
For an art film to achieve a box office of 300 million or even 400 million is already an extremely terrifying achievement.
As for North America, Fox is also very powerful, with more than a thousand screens.
The box office on its first day reached US$1,563,000.
The next day's box office was 1854W.
Third day box office, 2036W.
4th Day Box Office, 2011W.
Its box office performance and reputation are certain to exceed US$200 million.
In 2009, US$200 million was already considered a top-grossing movie in North America.
Although it is not as good as the box office achieved by Marvel's superhero movies, Marvel's superhero movies are commercial films, while "Life of Pi" is an art film.
As an art film, if it can achieve a box office of US$200 million in North America, it will already be an extremely proud achievement!
Not to mention, because "Life of Pi" is a project handled by eight major Hollywood film and television companies, once it hits theaters, it will be released worldwide.
At this time, good news came not only from mainland China and North America, but also from Australia, Chile, Peru, Mexico and other countries that "Life of Pi" won the box office championship next week after its release.
Twentieth Century Fox even boldly predicts that when "Life of Pi" is released, the global box office will exceed US$500 million.
Converted into RMB, nearly 3.5 billion!
Wang Shu is not in the country at the moment, but has gone to England.
"Life of Pi" officially landed in British theaters one week after it was released in mainland China.
The crew held a premiere in the UK, and Wang Shu, as the director, attended the scene in person.
Since the movie has achieved extremely impressive results around the world, 20th Century Fox made the premiere extremely grand.
And this makes Wang Shu even more impressive.
During the premiere, a reporter interviewed Wang Shu.
"Shu, I heard that "Life of Pi" has signed up for the 63rd British Academy Film Awards. Are you confident that you can win the award?" a British reporter asked.
The British Academy Film Awards, the British Academy Awards.
Founded in 1947, the award is given once a year.
The original main targets of recognition were British films and foreign films performed by British actors. Now, as long as films are officially released in the UK, they can be nominated, and the awards are now open to films from all over the world.
In the original timeline, at the 63rd British Academy Film Awards, Kathryn Bigelow defeated her ex-husband James Cameron for the first time and won a total of 6 awards for "The Hurt Locker".
"The Hurt Locker" not only received great success at the British Academy Film Awards, but also at the Academy Awards.
This film tells the story of Sergeant Williams James who was transferred to the Army's Desperate Company Bomb Disposal Team after the US military invaded Iraq. During a warehouse bomb disposal mission, Williams believed that the young Iraqi boy who was used as a corpse bomb was someone he met in the military camp.
It is in line with American political correctness and the taste of the old men at the American Film Academy. .
Therefore, the award is taken lightly.
Wang Shu would not have dared to go head-to-head with this movie if he didn’t have a certain amount of confidence.
It’s not that this movie is very good, but that this movie just satisfies the G-spot of those old guys at the American Film Academy.
As for whether a movie can win an Oscar, it happens to be the old men at the film academy who have the final say.
So.
Even if "Interstellar" couldn't satisfy the G-spots of many old men at the American Film Academy, it still wouldn't win an award.
Wang Shu said with a smile: "Of course I have confidence, but whether I can win the award ultimately depends on the academy." When the British reporter heard this, he also smiled.
As we all know, "Life of Pi" is an art film. Although it has only been released for one week, it has already achieved impressive box office results worldwide.
If Wang Shu’s answer lacks confidence, it would be completely hypocritical.
The reporter immediately said: ""Life of Pi" is a very good movie. I hope it can win the Academy Award."
"Life of Pi" has also signed up for the Academy Award. But the British reporters didn’t ask about it.
Because, although the British Academy Film Awards are called the British Oscars, they are nothing compared to the Oscars.
The films participating in the British Academy Film Awards are almost the same as the films participating in the Oscars, which makes the British Academy Film Awards even more embarrassing.
This is the UK, and British reporters only talk about the British Academy Awards, not the Academy Awards.
Then some more questions were asked, and Wang Shu answered them one by one, ending the conversation.
The crowd was buzzing and the premiere was a complete success.
Wang Shu did not stay in London for long and took a flight back to China early the next morning.
On November 25, "Twilight" starring Kristen was released in mainland theaters.
This popular vampire idol film that was a hit in North America was not adapted to the local environment after it came to the East, and the box office on the first day exceeded one million.
In fact, it’s not that it’s acclimatization, but that this movie was released last year and was only introduced into the country after a year.
In this era, piracy is rampant.
Mainland audiences who want to watch this drama have already seen the pirated version online and will not spend money to go to the cinema again.
It is inevitable that the box office will not be high.
At the same time, Wang Shu is also promoting "Pacific Rim".
Compared to his cheerful promotion of "Pacific Rim", Zhang Weiping could hardly sit still.
There was "Life of Pi" before, and "Pacific Rim" later. How can "Three Guns", which was invested by New Picture, survive?
Before "Pi" was released, I still had hope.
As long as "Pi" doesn't do well at the box office, "Three Shots" will have a chance.
Now, it is certain that "Pi" will break the 300 million mark, and it will be followed by the country's first monster movie.
Coupled with the fact that Wang Shu is a very capable director, Zhang Weiping is very worried that "Three Guns" will suffer a setback at the box office under the attack of these two movies.
But no matter how worried he was, "Three Guns" was released as scheduled.
Shifting is impossible.
Zhang Yimou is also a great director, so he can’t lose his face.
On December 10, "Three Guns" will be released.
After all, the National Master is a great director, especially in this era, he has a strong appeal.
Once the movie was released, the box office on the first day reached 1806W.
Compared with other domestic films, this box office performance is truly top-notch.
In particular, "Three Guns" is an art film, and its box office beats many domestic Chinese-language films.
However, it is slightly inferior to "Life of Pi" directed by Wang Shu.
The box office of "Pi" exceeded 20 million on the first day, while "Three Guns" only had 18 million.
In fact, in the original timeline, the box office of Guoshi's "Three Guns" exceeded 21 million on the first day it was released.
Now there is only 1800W, which is really influenced by "Pi".
One week later, the box office of "Three Guns" exceeded 100 million.
At the same time, Zhang Weiping was interviewed by Yangcheng Evening News.
Yangcheng Evening News: "What is the cumulative box office of "Three Guns" today? Did it meet your expectations?"
Zhang Weiping: "Last night's number was 100 million, which was a little short of expectations."
Yangcheng Evening News: "Have you expected it before?"
Zhang Weiping: "I have expected it, there is nothing specific to say."
"Now The most important thing when making a movie is not your own feelings, but the feelings of ordinary people. This is Zhang Yimou's first movie after the Olympics. His contribution to the Olympics has been seen by people across the country. His personal brand actually far exceeds this box office. In addition, With popular stars such as Son Hongsu, Xiao Shen Yang and Yan Ni, the chemical reaction produced by this combination should achieve higher box office results. ”
"But it backfired!"
Yangcheng Evening News: "Is it because of Director Wang's "Pi" and the upcoming "Pacific Rim"?"
Zhang Weiping did not answer this question. Instead, he said: "I am very confident in doing things, and I will definitely not be wrong when I see it right." Since "Hero", my marketing projects have been very targeted, and I have not failed in the subsequent films. This time, "Three Guns" did not find domestic screenwriters, but directly imported Hollywood scripts, and the selection was very wide. "
The reporter of Yangcheng Evening News understood what Zhang Weiping meant.
In the past two years, people inside and outside the industry have been saying that Wang Shu’s movies are more Hollywood-style.
Zhang Weiping is demonstrating that foreign films are adapted for China, and the films produced with new images also belong to the Hollywood style.
To put it simply, Zhang Yimou’s art films are no worse than Wang Shu’s in all aspects!
The Yangcheng Evening News reporter then skipped the topic and asked: ""Three Guns" has encountered a lot of controversy. What do you think?"
Zhang Weiping: "Controversy is a good thing, which shows that Everyone is very concerned about Yimou's movies. Of course, "Three Guns" has symbols that highlight Zhang Yimou. If "Hero" is about "water", then "Three Guns" emphasizes the "mountains" of the Danxia landform. .Except for the specialness of the story. In addition, there is no lack of depth. Zhang Yimou talked about many hot topics in today's society in the film, such as the arrears of wages for migrant workers, the "greed, stickiness, and annoyance" caused by extramarital affairs. As a director, I think it is the best mentality to make a movie. , just don’t compete with yourself, don’t pretend, don’t pretend to be too noble, in fact you are just a common person.”
The reporter of Yangcheng Evening News pursed his lips, how could this statement be directed at someone. of?
Then he asked: "How much impact do you think word-of-mouth has on a movie's box office?"
Zhang Weiping: "Among the factors that affect the audience's admission to watch a movie, word-of-mouth accounts for about 50% to 60%. The other half comes from the audience’s perception , some viewers don’t care what you say, good or bad, I will pay attention to it.”
Yangcheng Evening News: “You said China Film has a monopoly on the market, what is the specific manifestation?”
Zhang Weiping: “He is. You can share profits without spending money. , you can get benefits. China Film Group actually doesn’t have many theaters, but its biggest power is to introduce. It is well known that it uses the schedule of imported blockbusters to squeeze out domestic blockbusters. If you don’t cooperate with it, it will release two movies in this schedule. Some imported films are fighting with you, let’s play The dog bites you.”
“Three Guns” chose to cooperate with China this time, so it was chased and blocked by imported blockbusters such as “2012” and “District 9” during its schedule, and there were also some Chinese film companies involved. Film.”
Yangcheng Evening News: "Except for these two imported blockbusters such as "2012" and "District 9", as well as the films in which China Film Group participated, do they refer to "Pi" and "Pacific Rim"?"
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