On October 29, "Interstellar" was released on the first day of the box office.
Domestic RMB 3560W, North America US$3200W, and global US$4500W.
With Paramount's global distribution capabilities, "Interstellar" was released not only in China and the United States at the same time, but also in the United Kingdom, South Korea, Mexico, Canada, Singapore and other countries.
In the original timeline, "Interstellar" had a box office of 3,000 US dollars on the world's first day.
This data does not include the Chinese market, because the Chinese market is not released at the same time as North America.
Now directed by Wang Shu, even though he was a few years ago, Wang Shu is now also a big director.
Perhaps audiences in some countries don’t know him, but as the director of Lianzhuang Oscar, this honor is enough to boast.
Not to mention the main creators of "Interstellar" include Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and other well-known Hollywood actors.
In terms of the cast, it has a certain box office appeal.
So even if it was a few years earlier, the world's first-day box office reached 4,500W US dollars.
Of course, the North American ticket warehouse can reach US$4,500 on the first day of the world.
In the original timeline, Nolan's version of "Interstellar" was not so lucky.
Although he was famous at that time, he was much worse than a director like Wang Shu, a central Oscar.
Called him as the uncrowned king of Oscars, and also after Interstellar.
So, in the original timeline, "Interstellar" was only released on hundreds of screens in North America on the first day, and only after the reputation counterattacked, it was released on more screens.
This, like Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", was first released on very few screens, and the process of making a counterattack increased screening.
The Interstellar Directed by Wang Shu is different. It was screened on the first day in North America, achieving a box office of more than $3,200.
The first day of the world's first dollar is $4,500,000, but it is an extremely proud box office result.
Wang Shu once again became a popular figure in North American news media discussion. Now, even though Wang Shu is a Chinese and even a behind-the-scenes profession, many people in Europe and the United States already know who he is.
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Otherwise, as the director behind the scenes, he generally won't have too much popularity.
Not to mention the United States, just talking about the country. If you don’t have some attention to film directors, or have some understanding of film directors in disguise due to lifestyle, work, etc., most people basically only know celebrities but not directors.
Even though I have watched many directors' movies, I only know who the actors in the movie are named, and I don't know who the director is.
Although we know that there are many groups of directors, we are only a few groups of people who don’t know.
October 30.
Global, $4600W.
October 31, North America Halloween.
This festival is not a legal festival in the United States, so it is not a unified national holiday.
Some companies will have a day off, while others will not.
Even if some companies don’t, some office workers will take leave and rest in person.
Under normal circumstances, horror movies are the most popular during Halloween period.
However, during this Halloween schedule, no horror movies have been released.
Even said that until November 19, there were no decent blockbusters that could compete with "Interstellar".
Although the new film "The Inflection Point of Love" starring Nicole Kidman premiered on October 29, this movie is a dramatic film and is not the opponent of "Interstellar".
"Interstellar" was successfully released on 1,000 screens on the first day because there were no decent films in this period.
And by November 19, the series "Harry Potter's Death Hallows" will be released.
However, by then, "Interstellar" has been released for three weeks, and its potential is already exhausted and is at the end of its release. Even if the movie is strongly launched in theaters, it will not have much impact.
In fact, setting Interstellar to the end of October instead of November is not a person who does not want to confront Harry Potter's Deathly Hallows head-on.
Although Wang Shu believes that "Interstellar" is better than "Harry Potter's Death Hallows", this movie belongs to the end of the Harry Potter series, and the name alone can attract many people to go to the cinema to buy tickets.
Therefore, if you can do it head-on, you won’t be head-on. There is no need to do it.
October 31, Halloween, the global box office of "Interstellar" increased slightly, exceeding $5,000.
Three days after its release, the global box office is close to US$200 million.
According to this trend, the movie is expected to exceed US$1 billion until it is released.
Although the box office trend in the first three days was very gratifying, the box office trends in various regions around the world were almost the same. The box office achieved in the first two weeks basically accounted for 70% to 80% of the total box office, and they were still alive before they died in the next two weeks.
Three days after the movie was released, the global box office was close to $200 million, and even in Hollywood, it was an extremely proud achievement.
Wang Shu was very popular in the industry for a time, especially when he was still a Chinese, he was even more topical.
So, another American media found him for an interview.
American media: "How to show abstract and complex concepts like wormholes and black holes on the big screen? Is there any scientific basis for testing?"
Wang Shu: "Yes, of course. The basis for our creation of the appearance of black holes and wormholes is a set of precisely calculated equations and then modeled through computers. The mathematical equations and related data about wormholes and black holes are provided by a famous astrophysicist."
"We learned how to make celestial bodies in the movie and how to make environments that influence each other based on these equations and data. This information is combined with visual effects to create wormholes, black holes, outer space scenes on the movie screen."
"In fact, this is a substantial collaboration. Both scientists on the team have published papers on the formula for the operation of celestial bodies, so this time the visual design is also completed by them. I think the wormholes and black holes we see on the screen are probably the closest to their actual shape and appearance."
American media: "This movie is very different from your usual works, especially it mentions a lot of obscure physics knowledge and many terms. Are you not worried that ordinary audiences will not be able to understand and accept it?" Wang Shu: "Well, I feel that I have been trying very hard to show this story to the audience clearly and simply, hoping that I can explain this adventure story."
"The questions raised by scientists in the film are just questions we may have, and of course they also answer them in ways we can understand."
"These plots are very important for the storytelling, but not every audience who watches this movie for the first time can fully understand these scientific details. In fact, there is no need. We just want the audience to follow the rhythm of the film and be immersive."
American media: "I heard that the whole film does not use green screen (the green screen background is used in the production of movie stunts for later cleavage). So how do you shoot those magnificent outer space shots and how to show the magnificent alien planet?"
Wang Shu: "We really tried our best. First of all, we use special The material built a simulated cabin so that the actors could see the scene outside the window through the window and react to it in a real way. "
"In this way, we can accumulate a lot of footage shots similar to space flight documentaries, which are to capture the shots, then reorganize them in sequence, and then repeat these steps continuously. "
"As for the planet the astronauts explored, we took the real scene in Iceland, with no green screen at all. The alien planet they went to later was taken completely in Iceland. Glaciers and oceans were all real scenes, not special stunts."
In fact, "Interstellar" directed by Wang Shu does not use green screen at all, but the fact that the entire film does not use green screen can be a gimmick for promoting movies. In addition, there are very few green screens used, so it is just a small lie.
American media: "Is the alien wave part the same?"
Wang Shu: "That was also filmed in Iceland. We found a water area with glaciers, which is quite wide and dark and deep, but in fact it is so shallow that you can leave directly."
American media: "There are also strong winds and sandstorms in the film. This kind of scene similar to a disaster movie is quite shocking. Have you heard of the frequent smog weather in China? Is the heavy winds and sandstorms in this movie an inspiration brought by China's smog days?"
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Wang Shu couldn't hold back when he heard this question.
This can all bring about the haze in the capital?
Wang Shu answered calmly: "I have indeed experienced some haze, but my impression of sandstorms comes from the description in Chinese mythology."
He was talking nonsense.
But there is nothing we can do about it. Can't we answer because we have watched Nolan's version of "Interstellar"?
The inspiration is definitely not from the haze in the capital, so we can only talk about the myth.
American media: "There is another interesting design in this movie, which is robots. They look like a straight cabinet. The 'Tas' may be the simplest robot in history. What is the design inspiration for the robot? Is the refrigerator?"
Wang Shu: "Tas' design is very simple. We don't really want the robots in this movie to look too retro or like fighter."
"In my concept, they should be simple in shape. I tried to make their functionality more powerful than the sense of form, and not designed for the sake of design."
"So...after some discussion, it was made into a box."
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American media: "Is another scrapped robot 'Kip', whose name is a joke about Dr. Kip Thorne ("Interstellar" is mainly based on his theory)?"
Wang Shu: "Yes, it's him."
"We also had to add an extra letter p after his name Kip, because what the movie needs is a robot with four letters in the name. This is a little spoof about him, he knows I was quite happy after saying it. "
American media: "You also used Dylan Thomas' poem "Don't walk into that good night gently" in the film, and it appeared repeatedly."
Wang Shu: "I chose Dylan's poem because I think his works are well-known in the United States, and at the same time they have unparalleled appeal, giving us the courage to help us resist the fear of death and the hesitation of time."
"It not only works very appropriately in the movie, but also meets the human mood at this moment."
"I think that repeatedly using this poem in the film can create a sense of intimacy for the audience. After repeated recurrences, this poem is like a familiar musical segment, which can bring people a different feeling every time it is read."
Wang Shu paused here and then said: "Or I don't know much about European and American verses, and Chinese verses are difficult to express in English. Even if they are expressed in English, they may not be adaptable to the local environment."
"And then... I happened to know Dylan Thomas' verses, but I don't know other verses very well, and this verse appeared repeatedly without realizing it."
"Later I found that despite the repetition, it was still appropriate, so I continued to use it."
"And then... I happened to know Dylan Thomas' verses, but I didn't know other verses very well, so I continued to use them."
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At the same time, domestic media also reported on the record of "Interstellar"'s global box office of nearly US$200 million in three days of its release.
In this era, it is difficult for many Chinese-language film directors to make a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan in China. Looking around, only a few directors such as Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang can easily exceed 100 million yuan in box office.
Even if it exceeds 100 million, it is still RMB.
As the director who went from China to Hollywood, Wang Shu now directs the movies he is now based on the box office, using US dollars as a unit.
In the three days, the world is close to US$200 million, which is equivalent to RMB 1.4 billion.
This kind of achievement is definitely a hot topic in the eyes of domestic media.
In particular, as a young director, Wang Shu can also contrast with many domestic directors who are clamoring.
The many big-name directors in China still use RMB as the box office unit, and the box office can reach hundreds of millions of RMB, which is not good.
When Wang Shu now talks about the box office of movies, he uses US dollars as the unit.
This comparison has a scent of a domestic director from the side.
In other words, this comparison makes a few blows.
In particular, a few years ago, many people in the film industry looked down on Wang Shu, and now the box office of filming is in US dollars, which also forms a contrast.
These comparisons are not only one of the news hotspots in domestic reports on "Interstellar" box office.
As expected, as the media reported that the three-day box office of "Interstellar" was nearly $200 million, there was a lot of heated discussion on the Internet in China.
However, there have been hot discussions on the Internet, and some media are also the ones who cause trouble. They took this opportunity to secretly mock Director Chen and others for their name.
Previously, Director Chen took "Mei Lanfang" to the Berlin Film Festival and failed to achieve any results, and many domestic media mocked her.
Now I have found another opportunity and mocked me again.
"Bang!"
Director Chen is working in the study. When he was looking through the newspaper, he happened to see the report published on it that he used Wang Shu as an example to compare his name. He was so angry that he smashed the teacup. (This chapter ends)