Chapter 231 "Hurricane" is finished
Zhang Chen interrupted forcibly: "Is it true that everyone is not interested in the movie itself at all?"
Okay, the billion-dollar director has spoken, Mr. If you want to save face, just treat it as a compliment.
"What is Director Zhang's expectation for the box office of "Manslaughter"?"
"One hundred million." You have entered the 100 million yuan club, and you will definitely not be able to get out again.
Xingchen Film and Television has actually calculated internally that "Manslaughter" can conservatively estimate to have a box office of 80 million. Of course, the goal is definitely to exceed 100 million.
The second work of billionaire director Zhang Chen must exceed 100 million.
Star Entertainment has also discussed internally that "Manslaughter" is a suspense film, and the ceiling for suspense films is not high.
This is 2005, not 20 years later, when a "Detective Chinatown" movie can earn 800 million.
At this stage, simple things are still popular.
Those with slightly more complicated stories usually get good reviews but are not popular.
This phenomenon is strange, but it does exist.
Everyone who has seen it admits that it is a good movie, but the box office of the movie is not very high, and I don’t understand why.
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In general, today's premiere was quite successful, at least it will definitely get the headlines tomorrow.
This also opened up a new way of thinking for other companies. Female celebrities have had arguments before, but usually the parties involved would not respond directly, so there was no quarrel.
But "Manslaughter" was different. People responded head-on, and then it exploded.
The entertainment media reported uncontrollably, and the audience couldn't get enough of it. As a result, "Sanchakou" completely disappeared from the media.
Originally, the publisher, Huanyu, bought some space, but it was useless. Those announcements seemed to have disappeared, and there was no sound at all.
All the media are talking about "Manslaughter", all the audiences are discussing "Manslaughter", and all eyes are on "Manslaughter".
The top management of Huanyu noticed this situation and made a decisive decision. On the same day as "Sanchakou" was released on the 28th, the CD was officially released to the public.
This is the time to completely give up on the movie box office.
Not surprising, they started out in the optical disc business. Compared with movie box office, the sales volume of optical discs is fundamental.
The distributors are screwed, do theaters still need to be polite?
The initial opening ratio of "Manslaughter" and the theater chain were negotiated to be no less than 55%, and then on the day of its release on the 29th, it directly exceeded 70%.
Souxiu Cinema has four halls, three of which show "Manslaughter" all day long, while all other movies share one hall.
New Century Cinema is similar, six of the seven halls are "Manslaughter".
It is conceivable that if the box office is good on the first day, the film schedule will definitely be higher.
Xingchen Entertainment prepared 600 copies for "Manslaughter", which was actually okay. A few years later, "Golden Armor" would only have 800 copies.
At this stage, it is still a film copy, and the cost of distribution is very high.
Basically, one copy costs 10,000 yuan, 600 copies, that’s 6 million, and the total publicity and distribution cost of "Manslaughter" was only 10 million.
According to the norm in the industry, the number of copies of imported blockbusters is generally 500 to 700, and domestic blockbusters are also of this size.
Generally, the amount of imported films is between 350 and 500, and the amount of domestic low-cost films is about 100 and 200. The specific results are related to marketing and film quality.
According to the cost of "Manslaughter", it is not a blockbuster, but if the box office is over 100 million, the number of copies cannot be small.
The film copies at this stage are very bulky, weighing more than ten kilograms each. A movie usually has three to four copies.
And usually several cinemas share a set of copies.
Ge You once acted in a movie. He was a movie distributor. His daily job was to ride a bicycle to deliver copies to various cinemas.
After the first copy of this cinema has been broadcast, the distributor has to ride a bicycle to the next cinema. If it is delivered late, the audience will not have to watch it and will have to wait in the cinema.
This situation will not slowly improve until 2012.
Beginning in 2012, the country began to gradually implement digital copying. A movie of several hundred gigabytes can be placed on a mobile hard drive, or theaters can download it directly from the Internet without loss.
The cost is also very cheap, more than 300 yuan, which is a huge difference from the previous 10,000 yuan per copy.
When the release date comes, China Film will just issue the secret key directly.
How long is the validity period of the secret key, and how long will your movie be released?
That’s why China Film extended the secret key later.
On the 29th, the movie was officially released. Zhang Chen did not wait for the box office. He had already returned to France.
On May 2, Dong Jianqiang called: "The first weekend box office came out, 34 million, which is not amazing, not as good as "Shark Beach", not as good as "House of Flying Daggers".
But According to this expectation, it should be no problem to exceed 100 million. Don't forget, May Day is a seven-day holiday. The first weekend's box office only includes one day of the holiday, and there are still six days to come.
So in theory, the second week will be. The box office will definitely be higher than that of the first week..."
Zhang Chen nodded, "How is the reputation?"
"It's very polarizing. Some people think it's wonderful, and some people think it's the end. His surrender is just feeding shit..."
Dong Jianqiang shook his head helplessly, and Zhang Chen also laughed. He had foreseen it when he did it.
Some people online commented that Zhang Chen ruined such a good story, saying that he didn’t understand movies at all.
Zhang Chen just wants to say, it’s not that I don’t understand movies, it’s that you don’t understand censorship. If you don't do this, the film will 100% not be released, just like the later "Shinjuku Incident". Cheng Long's influence at that time was so great that he was almost a business card of China, but it still couldn't be released.
Even if the director is Lao Mouzi, if it cannot be released, it cannot be released.
The only exception in Chinese history is probably Ang Lee. After winning the Oscar, "Lust, Caution" was given the green light to edit by himself.
The only time in Chinese history.
It can also be understood that the 2005 Oscars were still very valuable.
And at this time, the country really hopes to be recognized by the West, and the Oscar selection has directly become a national activity, known as "Oscar competition."
Exaggeration is not an exaggeration.
Unlike in later generations, Hollywood movies are getting worse and worse, no one is watching the awards ceremony, and film and television companies are starting to behave badly, and everything is politically correct.
Snow White has become black, the mermaid is also black, and there are hundreds of genders. Even making a game has to be blackmailed. Damn it, damn SweetBaby actually wants to get involved in our "Black" "Wukong", who gave him the courage?
Optoelectronics gave Ang Lee the greatest trust, and then Ang Lee taught Optoelectronics a lesson.
After "Lust, Caution" was released, some college students discovered that the three views were incorrect and started various reports. Optoelectronics urgently stopped it, the movie was withdrawn, and the relevant actors were also banned.
To be precise, the actress involved was banned, and the male protagonist and director had nothing to do with it.
I don’t know what standard it is based on. Is it possible that whoever has paid the most for this film will be banned?
In the second week of its release, just in time for the long holiday, the reputation of "Manslaughter" has also been fermented. Queues began to form for the movie, and it was difficult to get a ticket.
“Tell me, where did you hide my son?”
“…I told you, I didn’t kill your son!”
“Don’t force me. I, for the sake of my children, I can do anything!”
"Some children are children, and some children are just beasts!"
The scene in the movie where Jiang Wenli and Xu Qing confront each other are talked about, especially the scene where Jiang Wenli roars at Guan Xiaotong: "Say, What on earth did you see that night? "
The explosive power was really strong. Guan Xiaotong was so frightened that he trembled under the camera, and then cried "Wow".
The little daughter was scared and pointed out the place, and the matter became big.
The police came to the identified place, and people gathered around to watch. In the end, only a sheep carcass was dug out.
The angry crowd rushed through the blockade, and the police chief resigned due to public opinion. In the end, he could only plead: "Please, tell me where my son is buried?"
Xu Qing's face was expressionless. His eyes swept over: "Actually, he has always been with you."
At this point, if the movie ends, it will definitely be a masterpiece.
But there is no way. No matter what the starting point is, if you break the law, you will be punished. This is China's national condition.
Then, the story of Ayu surrendering was added.
Frankly speaking, netizens are right to criticize, but there is really nothing they can do about it.
But even so, the plot is exciting enough.
In the second week of its release, "Manslaughter" grossed 50 million at the box office, making Star Entertainment extremely excited.
This is over 100 million, no problem.
Zhang Chen’s divinity was preserved.
In fact, Dong Jianqiang himself was a little worried before, fearing that Zhang Chen's divine personality would not be preserved.
After all, it is really difficult for a movie to break 100 million yuan at this stage, otherwise the name of the 100 million yuan club would not be so valuable.
It is right to worry, because "Manslaughter" is not a blockbuster. So far, except for Zhang Chen, all other works worth over 100 million are blockbusters.
Zhang Chen was not surprised when he learned about the second week's box office, because the day before, Diane had just informed him that "Eden Lake" was officially released, with a North American box office of 48 million.
Zhang Chen is already numb.
"New Line asked me to ask you when you have time. They want to prepare a celebration banquet..."
"In a week, I will basically have almost the same shot here, and there will be more It can be completed in a week.”
Yes, Lu Yang and Guan Hu controlled the progress very well. Zhang Chen came back and checked the footage. It basically met his requirements and no rework was needed.
The filming of the Loli Island battle has been completed, and there are still some additional scenes left to shoot, and then the ending scene will be filmed and it will be completed.
At the same time, Diane also brought another news: ""Orphan" is released. Lionsgate is very good at picking up bargains. The box office of "Shark Beach" and "Eden Lake" is good, so I will buy it immediately. "Orphan" has also been released, and the main promotion is the work written by the director of "Shark Beach" and "Eden Lake". It is really possible to get a little bit, and it is not a waste to focus on one."
"Have you seen it? How do you feel?"
"It's not bad. I went to see it myself. There has never been a film of this type in North America. You have created a genre.
At the beginning of the video, when those guys saw the ambiguity between the little girl and her stepfather, I could still imagine what they were thinking at the time. They must have been pedophiles again.
Then when the little girl gradually revealed herself. Essentially, the moment I killed the male protagonist’s eldest son and then the male protagonist, I could clearly see the shock on their faces, hahaha...”
Dian enjoyed this feeling, this is probably One of the sources of joy for all film practitioners.
"How was the box office?"
"The opening weekend of 10.8 million US dollars was not as good as "Eden Lake", but Lionsgate made a lot of money this time, and they didn't spend much money buying the script."< br>
(End of this chapter)