Chapter 702 Sweeping All the Way
After the Spring Festival holiday, audiences returning to work caused a sharp drop in the box office of the movie market.
However, thanks to the movie's high reputation and the popularity accumulated during the Spring Festival holiday, the decline of "The Wandering Earth", which is highly praised by domestic science fiction fans, is not that big.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, which was also the Monday of the second week of release, "The Wandering Earth" relied on a 38% national film scheduling rate to get a box office of 360 million, which was only over 40 million less than the 409 million the previous day.
On Tuesday, 329 million box office.
After this day, the total box office of "The Wandering Earth" officially exceeded 3 billion.
The film’s official Weibo also posted a congratulations on the box office exceeding 3 billion.
#The cumulative box office exceeded 3 billion! A small breaking ball, charging forward through all obstacles! #
Gu Wei, Wu Jing, Zhao Jinmai and other creative staff retweeted and liked it, and attached their own blessings.
Many stars in the circle, such as Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Shen Teng, Xu Zheng, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Jing Tian, etc. all like and congratulate her on Weibo.
Discussions about this movie are everywhere on the Internet. Although there are some who don't like it and are not optimistic about it, the general trend voice still agrees and is proud of it.
The general audience, which has the largest base, likes "The Wandering Earth" and considers it a milestone that opens up a new era of Chinese science fiction movies.
". Congratulations, the movie is a hit. The box office has exceeded 3 billion. Looking at the trend, 4 billion should not be far away.
I have heard about you while filming in the United States. I heard about the movie and went to a nearby theater to watch it. It was really exciting. It’s hard to believe that this was shot by a domestic crew!”
Gu Wei, who was filming on the crew, received a call from Liu Yifei from across the ocean! A congratulatory call came over.
"Thank you~
How is the filming of [Mulan] over there? Do you have time to go out and watch the movie?
Although "The Wandering Earth" was released in the United States, it was on a very small scale. , it’s not easy to find a movie theater to show it.”
“We just finished filming a few days ago, so I’m not in a hurry to go back because I don’t have anything to do in China. I’m resting at home in Los Angeles these days.
It’s not difficult, there are many screenings in movie theaters in Chinatown
There were a lot of people when I went there and the attendance rate was very high.
Although the crowd watching the movie is mainly Chinese, there are also many whites and blacks."
Liu Yifei was sitting on a chair on the balcony with a cup of steaming coffee next to her, smiling and laughing. Phone.
“What’s the reputation of [Wandering Earth] over there? ”
“Didn’t you watch the news? The film's Rotten Tomatoes rating is 73%, which is an acceptable score.
You must know that this is a score for a Chinese science fiction film based on the standards of Hollywood movies, which is already quite good."
"The scale of the screenings there is too small, and I haven't paid much attention to it."
[The Wandering Earth] does not have a global release, which is unrealistic and useless. Apart from the domestic premiere on the 5th, only the United States, Australia and New Zealand had small-scale screenings, and they were mainly concentrated in theaters near Chinatown.
Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia have not yet negotiated copyrights.
But there is no need to worry. The higher the domestic box office, the easier it is to negotiate
"When will you return to China?"
"At the end of the month"
"My current movie will be finished around the end of the month, and I will come back to the capital to have dinner with you then"
" It’s settled”
In the following days of the second week, [The Wandering Earth] still reaped the box office with extremely exaggerated figures.
As of Sunday, February 17, "The Wandering Earth" has been in theaters for two weeks and 13 days, with a total box office of 4.105 billion yuan.
Exceeding the 3.9 billion of "Tang Detective 2", becoming the third in the domestic movie rankings, second only to "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes into the World".
"Brother Jing, congratulations, the billionaire actor!"
"Haha, thank you, if the media hadn't helped me calculate the box office, I wouldn't have noticed it myself.
Who? I can’t believe that after more than ten years of filming, I haven’t accumulated much box office, but now two movies have exceeded 10 billion!”
As the box office of "The Wandering Earth" is getting higher and higher, the total box office of Wu Jing's personal starring movies has officially exceeded 10 billion.
But as he said, the box office of those movies he participated in in the early years was not high, with hundreds to tens of millions, and only a handful of them exceeded 100 million.
In the past two years, one movie "Wolf Warrior 2" and another "The Wandering Earth" have pushed the box office of his movies to more than 10 billion.
Among all the stars in domestic entertainment, there are 4 people with a total box office exceeding 10 billion. The number one is undoubtedly Gu Wei. After the release of "Cohabitation in Time and Space" last year, his personal box office has exceeded 10 billion. 20 billion yuan, a huge gap with those behind.
Then there is Zhang Tianai. After [Operation Red Sea], her personal sales exceeded 10 billion. She is the first 10 billion actress and the second 10 billion actor in domestic entertainment.
After that there are Wu Jing and Huang Bo.
Wu Jing is because of [Wandering Earth], and Huang Bo is because of [Crazy Aliens].
In addition to them, actors currently expected to exceed 10 billion in box office include Shen Teng (9.846 billion), Deng Chao (9.845 billion), and Wang Baoqiang (9.617 billion).
"I have communicated with Director Guo and plan to hold a celebration banquet in Beijing at the end of the month. Can Brother Jing come back?"
In addition to congratulating him on becoming the "Ten Billion Movie King", making this call to Wu Jing "In addition, the main thing is to invite him to the celebration banquet.
"Well, [The Climber] here has been started. I'll try my best at the end of the month."
"Don't try your best, you have to be there. Our movie is so successful, how can we not celebrate it? By then we will I won’t go back until I’m drunk.”
“Haha, okay!
I’ll definitely go back until I’m drunk!” When it comes to drinking, Wu Jing’s interest is still very high.
“I will send you the time and place later”
"By the way, two days ago I heard Director Guo say that the crew was going to North America for a road show, and he asked me if I could go. I was filming here, so I refused him."
"With this matter, [Wandering" "Earth" received good reviews after its small-scale release in the United States. Director Guo plans to go to two road shows after being invited by local partners.
In addition, he will also go over to discuss streaming rights with Netflix.
Our film has such a high box office in China and has a good reputation in the United States. It is not a main theme movie like "Wolf Warrior 2". It is a "hard science fiction" that is highly accepted worldwide.
The interest from Netflix is still very high, and it is estimated that the copyright fee will not be too low.”
"That's it, great!
With Netflix's influence, even if the movie is not released in other countries, it can still be seen by audiences around the world!"
"Let's see what the outcome of the discussion is. "I really didn't expect [The Wandering Earth] to have such an exaggerated box office performance!"
At home in Beijing, Ning Hao sighed as he watched the news.
"Guo Fan's filming is good, and it's normal that everyone likes it.
I have also watched this movie. The special effects are indeed far superior to previous domestic science fiction movies, and the plot is also very touching."
His wife Xing Aina came over with a plate of washed strawberries and placed it on the table in front of Ning Hao.
Xing Aina is not an ordinary housewife, she is a famous screenwriter in the industry.
Ning Hao’s famous work [Crazy Stone] was written by Xing Aina. In addition, she also wrote [Crazy Racing], [Heart Blossom Road], [Crazy Alien] , the screenwriter of [囧 in Hong Kong].
Ning Hao's current achievements are inseparable from Xing Aina's support.
The relationship between them is a bit like that of Xu Ke and Shi Nanshan. The husband and wife complement each other.
“I also know that he is good at shooting. I think when we were filming, our two crews were still in the same shooting base.
Mr. Shen Teng went next door to chat with Gu Wei. He was free. At that time, Guo Fan and we often ate and drank together.
Now our movies are released together, and [The Wandering Earth] has received good reviews and box office, and now it has exceeded 4 billion, but our movie has not achieved the expected results."
[Crazy Alien]'s current ticket sales are about to reach 2 billion, but depending on the trend, it can only get 100 or 200 million at the box office at most. It will definitely make money, but it is a bit different from what was expected in advance.
Besides, the current reputation of the movie is indeed not very good.
Xing Aina saw the reason for her husband’s low mood and said with a smile:
“Actually, our movie is already pretty good, but everyone’s expectations were too high before it was released, and the audience was worried
Did you feel that when filming "The Wandering Earth", everyone was not optimistic about it? At that time, it was a bit condescending to take Guo Fan to eat and drink together. Now it has a good reputation at the box office. It’s better to be a little embarrassed.”
"Well, how could that happen?" Ning Hao's psychological activities were corrected by his wife, and his face was a little embarrassed.
“Haha, it’s only natural for you to think so.
After all, Guo Fan was still unknown before. After “The Wandering Earth”, he became the number one science fiction film director in China.
But I believe in your talent, no matter how good others are, you are no worse than anyone else!"
Xing Aina picked up a strawberry and handed it to Ning Hao, saying with encouragement! .
"You're right, my wife!
Guo Fan succeeded, and I didn't fail. [Crazy Alien] also had a good box office, but I just couldn't figure it out."
After his wife's explanation, Ning Hao easily thought about it.
Xing Aina smiled.
"[Crazy Alien] is already a thing of the past. You should just concentrate on thinking about [My Motherland and Me] these days. It will be launched in more than ten days."
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"Don't worry, the actor has been decided a long time ago. The protagonist of my unit is Ge You.
The plot is also relatively simple. The filming location is in the capital and the filming will definitely be completed within a month.
The completed film will be released before the middle of this year”
“You seven directors made a platter of movies. In the end, who is better and who is worse will be obvious to the audience at a glance, and they cannot be taken lightly,” Xing Aina reminded.
“Haha, you don’t have to worry because Director Kai is here,” Ning Hao joked.
"Don't talk nonsense"
Among the Spring Festival movies, the one with the worst reputation is Stephen Chow's "The New King of Comedy".
The total box office in the two weeks after its release was only over 500 million, and the single-day box office has dropped to less than 10 million.
Although this box office has made money compared to the cost, it is far behind expectations.
The atmosphere in Xinghui Company's office was a bit depressing.
"Lisa, how much do we have to pay if the bet is not completed?" Zhou Xingchi asked without looking up while looking at the Spring Festival box office data in front of him.
“According to the gambling agreement we previously signed with New Culture, the company’s total profit from 2016 to 2019 needs to reach 1.04 billion yuan. If the target is not reached, cash compensation or buyback will be required.”
"How much is the cash compensation?"
"Based on the current profit, it will be at least 800 million yuan," the secretary replied without hesitation.
“I understand, you go out first.”
Zhou Xingchi waved his hand and asked the secretary to go out.
When there was only one person left in the office, he put down the data sheet in his hand and sighed.
Stephen Chow knows that with the current results of [The New King of Comedy], the bet will definitely not be completed.
The profit amount was too different, and he no longer had time to shoot new movies.
“Oh, it would have been great if Gu Wei could have taken over [Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons]”
The main reason why this bet failed was that the original "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" failed to meet expectations at the box office.
With the foundation laid by the first "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", plus the reputation gained by "The Mermaid" the previous year, I thought how could "Conquering the Demons" earn a box office of 3 billion? , it is not impossible to surpass [Mermaid].
Who would have thought that the final box office result was only 1.6 billion, and it also ruined the reputation of the series.
Chow Xingchi never felt that his filming was not good. He only blamed himself for the wrong casting. He personally contacted Gu Wei, but the other party refused. In the end, he had to find Li Jiaheng as a substitute.
Who would have thought that the other party's performance was so poor.
Seeing Gu Wei's movies with high box office one after another, Zhou Xingchi was thinking that if he could cooperate with him, he might be able to make enough profit from the bet on "Journey to the West: Conquering the Monsters", so there is no need to worry. I filmed this [The New King of Comedy].
He knew in his heart that this movie was just to make money. During the filming, in order to rush for time, every aspect was rough.
Thinking about this and seeing the astonishing 4.1 billion box office figure of "The Wandering Earth" on the data sheet, Zhou Xingchi said to himself: "Science fiction movies? I have made them too, isn't it [Yangtze River No. 7] , it seems that I have to go and see what this movie is like when I have time."
(End of this chapter)