How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 452 [Batman 2] and [Full name: Superman Hancock]

7 month 2 day.

on Tuesday.

[Full name: Superman Hancock] was released against the pressure of [WALL-E] and [Kung Fu Panda].

It can only be said that Will Smith, at his peak, still has great box office appeal.

On Tuesday, which was not a holiday, the box office grossed US$683.5 million. On the following Wednesday, the single-day box office of [Superman Hancock] did not fall but rose, reaching US$1738.6 million.

This was followed by Thursday’s box office of US$1705.2 million, Friday’s US$1852.7 million, Saturday’s US$2578.1 million, and Sunday’s US$1829.4 million.

In its first six days, "Hancock" directly grossed US$1.03 million at the box office in North America.

There is no doubt that "WALL-E" will be released the next week, knocking it from the top of the North American single-week box office rankings.

The next week, with a box office of US$6023.5 million, it continued to hold the top spot in the North American single-week box office rankings.

……

While the summer vacation here in North America is in full swing, the film market in the Mainland is also starting to get busy.

[Red Cliff] will be released simultaneously in Mainland China, Xiangjiang, Wanwan... and other places on Thursday, July 7th.

The premiere was very lively, and many people from the film and television circles on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places came.

After all, Wu Baige’s status and experience are here.

I have made films in Xiangjiang and Wanwan, and the current [Red Cliff] project is invested by China Film Group.

In addition to the support from the film and television industry, the film has also been praised by many media for a long time, making mainland audiences who have never suffered from film and television fraud very excited.

Only Han Sanpin, the investor and chairman of Huaying, was a little unhappy.

I can't help it, I've seen the movie Han Sanpin.

And compared to others, Han Sanpin has made movies, has an aesthetic level, and knows what "Red Cliff" is like.

Not to mention comparing it with [Tou Ming Zhan], even comparing it with [Kung Fu King], it's not that interesting.

But even with the "Ticket", the box office in the mainland only exceeded 1.71 million yuan, and the box office of "The King of Kung Fu" was only [-] million yuan.

but……

[Red Cliff] The total investment for the upper and lower parts combined is as high as 6.8 million yuan!

How the hell do you get your money back?

"It's time to consider Zhang Nan's proposal. 1200 million U.S. dollars is still [-] million yuan less. It would be nice to reduce some losses! Huaying cannot bear the loss of hundreds of millions at once!" Han Sanpin said. I muttered silently in my heart.

In the previous phone call with Zhang Nan, the two just exchanged ideas, and the specific cooperation matters have not yet been determined.

But just when Han Sanpin wanted to turn his idea into reality, the first week box office of "Red Cliff" came out.

The mainland's box office was 1.08 million yuan, Xiangjiang's box office exceeded 7500 million Hong Kong dollars in a single week, and Wanwan even scored 1800 million Taiwan dollars (approximately [-] million yuan) at the box office.

A little calculation of the box office in the three places across the Taiwan Strait, "Red Cliff" this week is directly close to 1.5 million yuan.

This result made Han Sanpin feel a little tempted to take a gamble again.

then……

No then.

The following week, "Red Cliff"'s reputation in the mainland was completely ruined, and its box office performance plummeted. Han Sanpin hurriedly called Zhang Nan.

……

"Okay, okay, Mr. Han, let's do it as we said before."

After Zhang Nan hung up the phone, Peter Jackson, who was standing next to him, asked curiously: "Zhang, can Wu still be a director and make movies?"

The tone was full of incredible feeling.

Because in Peter Jackson's opinion, Wu Baige should have quit the film industry.After all, Wu Baige not only jumped into the movie "Wind Whisperer", but also followed up with "Memory Crack".

"I can still be a director and make movies. I guess it will be difficult after this time." Zhang Nan replied.

Peter Jackson was still a little surprised and said: "For him to make two movies in a row and still have a project to direct, you are really tolerant!"

"It's not tolerance, but I really have no choice. After the box office response of [King Kong] was mediocre, if you go back to New Zealand to work, can you not direct any projects?" Zhang Nan asked rhetorically.

Because Peter Jackson is New Zealander.

Peter Jackson's tone paused when he was asked, and he somewhat understood why Wu Baige could still be a director.

……

7 month 18 day.

[Batman 2: The Dark Knight], under the arrangement of Warner Pictures, will be released on the third Friday of the release of [Superman Hancock].

On the first day of Friday, the box office revenue was US$6716.5 million, accounting for 60.00% of the box office share of that day.

The next day on Saturday, it continued to take in a box office of US$4765 million, with the decline controlled at an excellent 30.00%.

On the third day, Sunday, the decline was almost negligible. It was only US$400 million less than Saturday, with a box office of US$4359.6 million.

It grossed US$1.58 million in the first three days.

It directly broke the single-week box office record for this North American summer vacation, and it was taken from Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

And the difference between the two is quite obvious.

Because "Batman 2" grossed 1.58 million U.S. dollars at the box office in three days, while "Raiders of the Lost Ark" took 4 days to gross 1.2 million U.S. dollars.

It lost one day of screening time, but gained more than 3000 million U.S. dollars in box office.

For a time, Nolan's reputation began to chase the fame that Spielberg had accumulated over the years.

The box office performance of [Batman 2] in its first week has naturally had a huge impact on [Superman Hancock], which has entered its third week.

In the three days of the weekend, the total box office of [Superman Hancock] reached 1400 million US dollars.

The single-day box office for the three days on weekends was only over 400 million U.S. dollars. Compared with the five-day weekdays, it was only 200 to [-] million U.S. dollars higher.

But just when [Batman 2] was directly sniping [Superman Hancock], there was also a musical called [Mamma Mia], following [Batman 2] and between the two blockbusters. It was quietly released in the cracks of .

The box office for the first three days is not impressive at first glance, with only 2700 million US dollars.

But... this is an old-fashioned song and dance musical!

It was also won in [Batman 2], [Full Name: Superman Hancock], and a lot of blockbusters in June and May.

It can be seen whether the strength is strong or not.

……

"It's a pity, we should have chosen the schedule again." Tosh Kramer, president of Universal Pictures, which released "Mamma Mia", sighed a little when he looked at the box office data of "Mamma Mia".

Spielberg on the side did not agree with it and said: "This schedule is not bad. It seems that the opponents are strong, but there are only two movies [Batman 2] and [Superman Hancock]. Moreover, these two movies also blocked "Mamma Mia" from the residual heat of many movies in May and June.

If it were really placed in May or June, it would be difficult for "Mamma Mia" to achieve this result. As for August, Tosh, what kind of movie quality do you think can withstand Zhang's crushing? "

Tosh Kramer fell silent upon hearing this.

What kind of movie quality can withstand Zhang Nan's crushing?
The answer to this question has been attempted every year.

But under the ruthless crushing of exaggerated box office results that exceeded one billion, exceeded two billion, exceeded thirty... and so on.

Everyone has learned the lesson now, so August this year has become a 'forbidden zone'.

"Let's talk about [Jurassic World 2] again!" Tosh Kramer changed the subject.

(End of this chapter)