Chapter 68: First day box office, Wang Zhongjun’s sadness!
"Hello, I want to order five movie tickets for "Hearing Girl", thank you. You can reserve them for me first, and I will pay when I arrive later."
"I want to Guan Ling's new movie." Ma Yufei also went to the theater closest to his home and followed the ticket seller.
The ticket seller already knew Ma Yufei, covering his mouth and smiling, "Brother Ma is still here. Last month you watched "Shark Beach" ten times, breaking the record of repeat customers in our theater."< br>
Ma Yufei's eyes widened in an instant, and then his face turned red, and the veins on his forehead popped out, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just want to write a movie review. There are too many details in "Shark Beach" It’s impossible to make a good recommendation without reading it a few times.”
There were words that were difficult to understand, such as “white and round”, “Liu Yan”, etc. Ma Yufei repeatedly denied it. It was because of this that the lady selling tickets burst into laughter.
"Let's add QQ, and I will tell you in advance when I buy tickets later." Ma Yufei's blushing face gradually recovered, and he followed the ticket seller to ask for QQ.
“I want “Ink Attack”.”
On the first day of the premiere, it was raining, sleeting, and snowing in most parts of the country.
However, this weather did not stop the enthusiasm of Guan Ling's fans and Liu Yifei's fans. The attendance rate and box office of "Hearing Girl" were significantly higher than that of "Ink Attack". Andy Lau's box office appeal in the mainland He is strong, but not as strong as he imagined.
On the contrary, many fans of Fan Bingbing bought movie tickets for her.
Everyone wants to see if there is anything more exciting behind the trailer.
But "Hearing Girls" has increased the publicity of family education, so many families come.
Moreover, Liu Yifei's first movie after her break from acting also made many viewers who fell in love with Liu Yifei this year because of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" go there specifically.
The industry is anxiously waiting for the box office report.
In fact, for many companies in the industry, although Guan Ling spent a lot of time promoting it at home and abroad, the filmmakers who saw the trailer were not sure about the box office effect of "Hearing Girl" , because this type of movie is really rare in China.
At this time, many domestic companies are shooting small-budget films to solve crimes, or art films. Those who want to make commercial films cannot find the way to do it. Horror thrillers are hot-selling in North America. , and it cannot pass the trial in China.
Some books look good, but the director does not have Feng Xiaogang's ability, so Guan Ling is a new genre, and the industry is paying close attention to it and looking forward to it.
Especially Guan Ling dared to use this movie to compete with "Ink Attack", which is a historical costume blockbuster in a factual sense.
People feel that Director Guan may fail once, and it looks like Liu Yifei is not as good as Andy and Fan Bingbing.
This time Hearing Girl was also released simultaneously in Taiwan and Hong Kong. China's box office profit share belongs to Guan Ling. He will naturally make good use of these two box offices. No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.
Limited by the weather, not many people came out to watch movies overall.
But people from Lingyun Media went to a nearby theater to take a look, and they probably knew a lot when they got back. They told Guan Ling that there were a lot of people in the theater, and even more people watched "Hearing Girl".
Compared with the famous director Guan Ling, Zhang Zhiliang, the director of Mo Gong, is much less famous. No one knows who this person is.
On November 24, the box office was released. The first-day box office of "Hearing Girl" was 6.9 million, and "Ink Attack" was 3.7 million. That's almost twice the difference.
On weekdays, with sleet and snow, this box office result has dumbfounded everyone. As expected, "Hearing Girl" will once again exceed 100 million, and it is in November, the coldest movie schedule.
Word-of-mouth online varies greatly. Most of the comments about hearing girls are moved. Many people who went into the theater did not cry, but they dare to say that their noses were not sore or tears were shed in the theater. Few people dare to say anything without turning their eyes.
"Great movie. Chinese New Year is coming soon. I miss my mom. Every time I'm at home, my mom scolds me. As soon as I go out, she says she misses me again. In fact, I know that she is afraid of me. Injured outside."
"Guan Ling will never disappoint people when it comes to making people cry. In his movies, human nature does not show the brilliance of the sun, but the glimmer of light. He is. Like a battering ram, it hits your heart hard and touches you deeply."
The reputation of "Hearing Girl" has fermented. In later generations, people thought it was chicken soup, but at this time. , people like to drink chicken soup.
Otherwise, New Oriental will not succeed at all.
At this time, people are still yearning to learn successfully.
As for "Ink Attack", the reviews are mixed. Some think that the movie has connotation and really wants to tell the story of universal love without attacking. In a small city with a thousand people, the protagonist succeeded in showing off every time. The audience laughed and said that if the attacking general was not Xiao Xiba from South Korea, but a reckless officer under his command, the city would have fallen long ago.
"Mo Gong" is not chicken soup, it is a historical story, it is about the death of birds and beasts, good bows are hidden, it is about peace and yearning, it is about the protagonist desperately defending the city, and finally being defeated by the King of Liang and giving it to the other side. story.
Conquer the world for the incompetent.
The Mo family advocated that he wanted to say something in it, but said nothing. In the end, he was incomprehensible. The whole movie only left the aura of Andy's pretentiousness from beginning to end.
Xiao Xiba's acting skills have been criticized. He stared in three seconds, and his acting skills turned him into a joke. Only Wang Zhiwen was praised in the movie. He played a moody Liang Wang.
Someone also sang a song for Mo Gong, "Tunnel war, hey, tunnel war, there are millions of magic soldiers ambushing you. You flew a hot air balloon in the Warring States Period, why not just ride a motorcycle?"
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China Film, Han Sanpin saw the box office results and asked the secretary next to him.
"In the past, was the highest box office record for this period last year's Harry Potter?"
"Yes, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" was released at almost the same time last year, with a box office of six on the first day. 1.4 million, and the first weekend box office was 29 million," the secretary reported to Han Sanpin.
"Guan Ling, is this another record-breaking thing?"
Han Sanpin couldn't help but laugh when he asked this question, "I want to make a blockbuster to attract audiences to the theater. I also want to use blockbusters to widen the ceiling of the movie box office. The ceiling has not yet been tested, but the box office appeal of Guan Ling has been tested. If Zhang Yimou can attract this box office at this time, is it gone? "
The secretary nodded, absolutely gone. Now Guan Ling's appeal in the country is comparable to that of a Hollywood blockbuster. You know, this is sleet, and it's nationwide, so there are always fewer people going out.
Bo Na and Yu Dong hummed a tune happily, feeling happy. I won't go to work today and go home to do some exercise with my wife.
Huayi, Wang Zhongjun’s face turned dark when he saw the box office records.
They did a lot of publicity, but they were crushed. Moreover, the online reputation is two-sided. "Hearing Girl" has mostly positive reviews, while "Ink Attack" has mixed praise and a lot of criticism. Yes, this situation is quite fatal to the latter.
“Why?”
Wang Zhongjun stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the snowy scenery outside the window.
Sadness filled his mind.
"Guan Ling, Guan Ling, even if I leaked information about your movie, it was just a small announcement and it didn't have any impact on you. Why do you have to snipe continuously and kill everyone?"
He clenched his fists. Fortunately, Feng Xiaogang had already started filming "Assembly". With Feng Xiaogang, Wang Zhongjun felt more courageous.
Fan Bingbing was also in Huayi Company at the moment, looking ugly.
After "Shark Beach", due to the relationship between Guan Ling and Hua Yi, there were many drafts on the Internet comparing Liu Yan and Fan Bingbing. At that time, Fan Bingbing's response was to watch the real chapter in the movie, and now the real chapter is out Well, compared with "Shark Tank" released last month, "Ink Attack" is really nothing.
For a moment, Fan Bingbing had some doubts about whether he was right or wrong to stay at Huayi.
When you followed Wang Jinghua, will the situation be completely different now?
Recalling the rumors that Huayi and Guan Ling had a grudge, Fan Bingbing felt aggrieved and wanted to cry. Li Bingbing was not to blame, she cursed in her heart.
“Li Lianhua, Li Lianhua, it’s all your fault, White Lotus! You went to grab the role and made us all become each other’s targets.
Now, no matter how happy you and Mr. Wang are in bed, I'm afraid you won't be able to dance for a few months, right?
Sooner or later they will hate you! "
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"Guanzi, I really didn’t expect that you could train Xiao Liu to be like this. "Zhu Yawen called and was so envious that she almost cried.
"You said that her English is really good. If she didn't have such English proficiency, how could she be able to act in this movie. "
Zhu Yawen licked a green lotus and said, "Guanzi, I signed up for New Oriental to learn English. If you get a role later, will you consider me? ”
News about a new Hollywood movie was released, but no one responded. It was a big production worth 200 million US dollars. People were numb when Zhu Yawen looked at it. He wanted to participate.
"You learn English well, and I will take you to Hollywood sooner or later. "Guan Ling answered affirmatively.
Zhu Yawen was excited, "By the way, didn't North America also say it would be released? How's the box office going? ”
“It hasn’t come out yet. In North America, it will be screened on a small scale first, and the film schedule will be adjusted based on word-of-mouth. It is different from the situation in China. I feel that it would be good to have a few hundred thousand dollars. During this period, it is mainly Reputation-based. ”
Guan Ling responded that "Hearing Girl" is not a purely commercial blockbuster after all, and this process cannot be changed.
“I’ll go to Lingyun Media later, and we’ll go to the airport together then. Let’s take your car.”
The two chatted for a while, but Zhu Yawen didn’t mention anything about 2012. Ling didn't mention that he would adjust the characters in the script. It was okay for Zhu Yawen to show up, and he could have one or two lines, but he really couldn't play the main supporting role.
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At two o’clock in the afternoon, Gai Naote called.
"Guan, the box office on the first day was US$1.03 million. This is a result achieved by only more than 20 theaters. Among these theaters, "Hearing Girl" is the number one box office!" Gernot was very excited. , "The most important thing is that word-of-mouth has exploded! No surprise, our film schedule and the number of cinemas will see a rapid increase this week!"
In fact, the box office in the United States is nothing compared to Guan Ling. Interests are at stake, but Guan Ling is still very happy.
With the quality of the first-day box office and word-of-mouth, it is actually only a matter of time before the movie exceeds 100 million.
“Thank you, Guan, I’m afraid I’m going to get a promotion because of your movie!” Gateaute had already started to fantasize and get excited.
"You deserve this. If you hadn't dared to spend so much money to buy out the distribution rights, there would be no subsequent story." Guan Ling doesn't mind that the future profits of this film will fall on Fox Searchlight Pocket.
He only knew that after taking this step, he would be able to stand firm.
“Holy shit, more than one million?” Zhu Yawen heard the box office results from the phone’s voice, “Does this mean it’s popular?”
“It shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Guan Ling hung up the phone at the airport and nodded.
After the security check, the two of them went to board the plane. Tomorrow is the Golden Horse Awards Ceremony. A while ago, because of publicity, he did not go to the opening ceremony, but He Bing, Huang Xiaoming and Yin Tao had already gone, and Zhu Yawen did not Go, he didn't have any nominations, so it didn't matter whether he went or not, but this time he decided to follow Guan Ling and take a look.
But he knew very well that Guan Ling was going to receive the award. And it’s a grand prize.
For "Suspect," there were seven nominations.
(End of this chapter)