How China Entertainment was developed

Chapter 480 [Avatar] and the stable combination
12 month 18 day.

The premiere of "Avatar" was still based on Zhang Nan's preference, and was chosen at the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard.

What Zhang Nan didn't expect was that Roland Emmerich also came.

You must know that although the box office trend of [2012] is weak at this time, it is still being released, and it can still make several million US dollars at the box office in North America alone in one week.

Roland Emmerich's participation in the premiere of "Avatar" this time, if it is in the media news, it will basically transfer the residual heat of "2012" to "Avatar".

"Roland, you are too polite." Zhang Nan greeted Roland Emmerich after walking on the red carpet.

Roland Emmerich waved his hand with a smile on his face, "If you hadn't persuaded me to adjust the schedule, [2012] wouldn't have achieved the box office it does now."

Nearly three weeks after its release, the box office potential of [2012] has almost been released. Now the North American box office has reached 1.5 million US dollars, and the global box office is close to 7 million US dollars.

If nothing else, [2012]’s global box office is estimated to be unable to exceed US$8 million.

But the global box office of more than 7 million US dollars is considered Roland Emmerich's most brilliant achievement after "Independence Day".

Of course.

This has little to do with Zhang Nan's persuasion to adjust the schedule. The most important thing is that [2012]'s visual effects are relatively smooth.

But the main reason why Roland Emmerich was so polite to Zhang Nan was not the [2012] results.

But after [2012] was released, Roland Emmerich was keenly aware of the overwhelming complaints about the plot of [2012] on the Internet and in the media.

That was his era, which seemed to have passed.

If you want to continue to maintain your status in the director circle, you have to seek innovation and change.

Then Roland Emmerich looked around at the past major Hollywood directors: James Cameron collaborated with Zhang Nan on "Avatar", and Steven Spielberg collaborated with Zhang Nan on "Jurassic World".

During an accidental conversation with George Lucas, he also vaguely felt that George Lucas had the idea of ​​​​restarting the "Star Wars" series, and he was very inclined to cooperate with Zhang Nan.

There is a saying that those who know current affairs are heroes.

What is a current affairs person?
To put it simply, just follow the crowd.

Of course, it is not about blindly following the trend. Blindly following the trend is called being caught up in the times. Those who are truly aware of current affairs are those who follow the same steps as high-end elites.

With this idea in mind, Roland Emmerich was naturally very enthusiastic about Zhang Nan.

But Roland Emmerich's thoughts made Zhang Nan feel a little at a loss. After chatting enthusiastically with him for a while, he found an excuse and left, and then came to Old Luke's side.

"Roland's attitude is a bit too enthusiastic. There seems to be something going on. Please help me test it out by making some insinuations." Zhang Nan whispered to Old Luke.

When Old Luke heard this, he said angrily: "What's the point of testing? Think about the [Jurassic World] project and Steven Spielberg, then think about the [Avatar] project and James Cameron, what's the point?" Do not understand!"

The authorities were obsessed with it, and it was obvious to all onlookers. Zhang Nan woke up a little after being reminded by Old Luke.

"You said that Roland also wants to cooperate with me on a project?" Zhang Nan asked.

Old Luke nodded.

But Zhang Nan was still a little suspicious.

Because the box office of [2012] is not low now, Roland Emmerich is back to his peak at this time.

But Zhang Nan thought about [2012] in the original time and space. Roland Emmerich no longer has any masterpieces. This feeling of exhaustion of talents can be felt by Steven Spielberg. Roland Emmerich There is no reason why Qi naturally cannot feel it.

"If you have time, let's get in touch." After Zhang Nan figured it out, he quickly gave Old Luke a loose task.

When Old Luke heard what Zhang Nan said, he raised his eyebrows, "Roland Emmerich is not like Steve Spielberg, who has a Jurassic movie, nor is he like James Cameron, who has originality. Powerful, he has started to go downhill now, don't let yourself fall into it."

"No, I'm confident." Zhang Nan replied with assurance.

At this time, Zhang Nan already had a project in his mind.

……

Nothing happened.

The entire premiere of [Avatar] was held in a satisfactory manner.

Then it’s time for the screening.

And wait for the movie to finish.Audiences of the ordinary version have a more average feeling after watching the movie, and feel that the movie can only be regarded as passing.

This is also normal, because "Avatar" would be a relatively ordinary movie without the blessing of 3D special effects.

At most, James Cameron's mastery of camera language is relatively sophisticated, making people want to keep watching it like an addiction.

But after watching the 3D version, the audience felt like they had taken medicine and started shouting crazily.

no way.

James Cameron combines 3D special effects with the plot so well.

Movies without 3D special effects have been released before, such as "Jurassic World 1", a collaboration between Zhang Nan and Spielberg, which also has some shocking scenes with 3D special effects.

Another example is "Journey to the Center of the Earth", the 3D special effects are quite high-quality.

But the combination with the plot is more than one level behind.

then……

On its first Friday, "Avatar" grossed a single-day box office of US$4482 million in North America.

Then on Saturday, the box office of "Avatar" did not fall but rose the next day, once again accounting for a single-day box office of US$5247 million.

Finally, on Sunday, the single-day box office of "Avatar" continued to decline, reaching a single-day box office of US$6011 million.

In the first three days, the cumulative box office of "Avatar" directly exceeded 1.56 million, and reached the point of [-] million US dollars.

But it's not over yet.

Because for ordinary movies, the box office will definitely fall back the next week.

But [Avatar] said NO directly.

In the seven days of the next week, the box office revenue was another 1.6 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office in two weeks directly exceeded 3 million US dollars.

The box office originally exceeded 3 million in two weeks. In Hollywood, which has been harmed by Zhang Nan in recent years, it is already a bit stale.

But the box office for the second week was higher than the box office for the first week, which is a bit novel.

And here comes the third week.

[Avatar] is still raging in the North American movie market. The box office did not continue to decline in a single week, but it still took in a box office of 1.39 million US dollars.

Then came the fourth week - 1.39 million.

Week 1.01 – [-] million.

……

It wasn't until the seventh week that "Avatar"'s single-week average box office in North America dropped to less than [-] million US dollars.

What is this concept?
Let's put it this way, even counting the three days of the first week, seven weeks have 45 days, which is more than a month.

In the past month or so, the box office has exceeded [-] million every day.

Even based on the lowest figures, it has a box office of more than 4 million US dollars.

In fact, in the seventh week of "Avatar", the cumulative box office in North America has exceeded 7 million U.S. dollars, and the cumulative global box office has passed the threshold of 20 billion U.S. dollars early.

Stable combination.

This is the nickname given to James Cameron and Zhang Nan by major media after the release of "Avatar".

Among them, the representative of stability is James Cameron, because the box office trend of "Titanic" was very stable after its release, and it remained stable until "Titanic" accumulated a global box office of 18 billion US dollars.

And Zhao represents Zhang Nan.

Without it.

There is no other meaning, just that there is no movie starring Zhang Nan that does not explode at the box office.

(End of this chapter)