Chapter 210 Unstoppable
Early the next morning, Richard called.
The box office of "Thieves" on the first day was 15.85 million, and Richard laughed loudly on the phone.
He has reasons to be happy.
In September, a period of ice age for North American film and television, it was able to take in a first-day box office of 15.85 million.
It's really exciting.
"Li Chen, you are great. There is no doubt that "The Thief" will win the box office championship this week."
"Let me tell you news, the first day of "The Battle of Yuma" The box office was only 4.9 million!”
Li Chen was in a happy mood, and this result also surprised him.
Whether it is Theron and other European and American leading actors, or the two film studios, Chiyou Pictures and Warner Bros.
They were all pleasantly surprised by the first-day box office.
When the schedule was originally set, Li Chen specifically chose September.
The main consideration is that there are no strong competitors in September.
Blockbuster series such as "Harry Potter 5" and Chenglong's "Apex 3" are packed into the summer season in July and August.
Now it seems that the original decision was the right one.
Good news comes one after another.
The next day, the mainland box office results were also released.
27.5 million!
Another record-breaking number.
Li Chen is more concerned about the reputation of "The Thief".
The Hollywood media gave the film an overall rating of 85, crushing the 77 points of "Due to Yuma".
The freshness rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website is 89%, and the rating on Yahoo is A.
Li Chen was completely relieved.
Ms. Liu looked at it on her laptop and smiled happily.
"Come here quickly, my fans say your aesthetics are pretty good."
Miss Liu waved and pulled Li Chen to sit next to her.
Li Chen looked at the domestic online reviews and felt more reassured.
“Liu Yifei is so sassy, she is such a ruthless character with this short hair style.”
“Theron’s figure is so drool-worthy.”
“Encountering seduction. Being gay is the greatest tragedy in life.”
"Zhang Hanyu's English is very good, and his momentum is not weak at all when he plays with a foreigner."
"The Thief" is unstoppable.
The schedules of "The Sun" and "Lust, Caution" have been postponed.
Sina Entertainment News
"The publisher of "The Sun" CEO Yu Dong revealed that "The Sun" was originally scheduled to be released on September 21."
"After coordination between the distributor and the theaters, it was postponed to September 28."
"The mainland release date of "Lust, Caution," another Venice entry, was moved from September 26 October 26. "
"This is undoubtedly good news for "The Sun""
"On the one hand, the release time is in time for the National Day, and it also avoids the same time as "The Thief". Head-to-head.”
“Our reporter interviewed Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wen replied that he doesn’t care about the box office, that’s the issuer’s business.”
Li Chen didn't believe the reports online.
As expected, Jiang Wen’s overseas phone call came.
"You have to come back to attend the premiere of "The Sun" no matter what! I have made way for your "Thieves", isn't it fun?"
Li Chen said with a smile: "You can refuse to let it go and give it a try. You don't care about the box office anyway."
Jiang Wen laughed loudly: "Isn't that nonsense to reporters?"
"I don't care, but Director Yang has invested a lot in me. This drama has been going on for such a long time. It's hard to explain the compensation, and I can't show it on my face!"
"It's agreed, don't When no one is seen, my brother will be angry.”
“Bringing Yifei along, the two of them are now a couple of gods in the entertainment industry, and they attract attention wherever they go.”
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Wen still had a smile on his face.
Zhou Yun on the side handed him a glass of water and said with a smile: "He agreed?" Jiang Wen said proudly: "Can you not agree? I have said it to this point."
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Jiang Wen's "The Sun", Yu Dong also put his best foot forward.
We have even made bold statements to the outside world. There is no doubt that "The Sun" will exceed 100 million.
Based on the 10 million viewers of Jiang Wen's "Sunny Days".
With today’s movie ticket prices, as long as a quarter of the people come, it will be hundreds of millions.
The box office success of "Thieves" continues.
Not only did it win the North American box office championship this week with US$4,950.
It also won the box office championship this week in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Taiwan.
"Variety" reported
"The first Sino-US co-production "Rogue" topped the North American box office this week with US$4,950, far ahead of the second-placed "Yuma" with 1,480 Thousands of dollars.”
"Industry insiders predict that Charlize Theron may regain her disadvantage with Angelina Jolie in the action film field with "Rogue", and her salary will be evenly divided with Jolie's."
Hollywood Report
“The bucking trend of “Rogue” has attracted the favor of many film companies including Sony and CJ. The script of “Rogue” is very likely to sell the remake rights at a high price.”
“金Palm, Golden Bear director Li Chen's salary has skyrocketed, and the director's salary has reached 20 million U.S. dollars for a first-line director in Hollywood."
"Li Chen's girlfriend, the Chinese-American actress Crystal Liu who plays Julie in "The Thieves" is also at the same time. Favored by the three major Hollywood agencies ”
Hollywood has been filled with news about Li Chen, Theron, and Liu Yifei for the past two days.
Tim reported to Li Chen.
It’s not just Sony and CJ from Japan and South Korea.
Many film companies in Southeast Asia have expressed their willingness to purchase the remake rights of "Thieves".
Li Chen left all these matters to Tim, including Oscar’s public relations.
He flew back to China with Liu Yifei.
Of course Tim didn't hesitate, he was at the level of his boss.
I’m afraid I have long since turned my back on Oscars or the box office dividends they bring.
Warner Bros. is not talking nonsense. They and Li Chen are now paying more attention to "The Golden Compass" in November!
"Thieves" was released in China for four days, and the box office exceeded 100 million.
It broke Transformers' four-day record of 98 million.
The audience was amazed. The most important thing is that the reputation of "Thieves" is still strong.
The negative comments from a few film critics cannot change the general trend at all.
Industry insiders estimate that it is only a matter of time before "Thieves" breaks the record of "Titanic".
As soon as Li Chen returned to China, he was kidnapped by Han Sanping.
When we arrived at the destination, we saw that all four investors had arrived.
Ren Zhonglun, Wang Changtian, Ye Ning.
As soon as Li Chen came in, he smiled and said: "You four are waiting for me together, I am really flattered!"
The four of them did not get up, Han Sanping raised his eyebrows and said: "Since I'm flattered, so I'll drink more tonight to suppress your shock!"
Ye Ning, who has the lowest status among them, chuckled: "What Director Han said is that Director Li is the big winner. ”
"Venice captured the lion, Hollywood won the championship, and Southeast Asia took the lead in the box office. You must drink more tonight."
There was a lot of drinking and drinking at the banquet.
Li Chen was pulled into a car by Han Sanping.
“What’s the matter, Director Han?”
Both of them drank a lot.
"Hu Mei has been fired by us. Do you want to direct "Red Mansions"?"
Hearing this, Li Chen woke up from the wine.
How come Han has never done anything good!
No, it should be said that Lao Han has always been kind and never done anything good.
In Han Sanping, Chen Kaige wanted to direct Red Mansion, but in the end he was not hired.
This good opportunity was given to Li Chen purely as one of his own.
(End of this chapter)