director of the millennium

Chapter 142 The estimated box office is released, crowned the king of commercial films!

"The wine that the girl stepped on must taste very sweet."

"The relationship between Sanye and Jun Lin is really pure and beautiful."

"This movie was really made by Huaxia's director. If Shunji Iwai's movie wasn't released, I really thought it was Shunji Iwai's work!"

"Ah, the scene where Sanye and Jun Lin met at the end made me cry to death."

"The songs in this movie are also very nice. Does anyone know what these Chinese songs are called, and can they be found on the Internet?"

Inside the Mitsui Garden Hotel in Tokyo, Liu Yifei and Hu Ge were sitting under the transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, concentrating on watching the netizen comments that Dongbao helped translate.

It has been a week since "Your Name" was released in Japan, and the daily box office is still high.

So far, it has won a box office of 20 billion yen in total!

The appeal of commercial films to the public is really not comparable to literary films.

Wu Yuan's "The Embalmer" also has a very high reputation in Japan and is known as the best Chinese film in the past five years.

However, the box office of this movie in Japan was only 26 billion yen. Even in Wu Yuanmeng, the box office of the original version of "The Undertaker" was only 38 billion yen.

And "The Undertaker" reached such a box office, and it was screened in Japan for three full months.

In contrast, the movie-watching craze attracted by "Your Name" is simply devastating.

"Director Wu, next major theaters across the country will continue to increase the number of films for "Your Name". It is estimated that the box office of this film will reach 40 billion yen within a month!"

"The final total box office result may be more than 180 billion yen!"

The representative of Dongbao Co., Ltd. was even more excited than Wu Yuan, and looked at Wu Yuan adoringly while clasping his hands.

Great directors who are able to work in Hollywood are different. They can make Hollywood blockbusters and sell them well, but they can actually achieve better results when they make a Chinese movie!

Looking at the historical box office charts of Japanese movies, the release momentum of "Your Name" is also amazing.

Judging from the current box office trend, the film is likely to eventually hit a box office figure of more than 180 billion yen, making it into the top ten in Japan's historical box office list.

For the Japanese film market, every movie that exceeds 100 billion yen in box office is enough to be remembered for a long time.

It's similar to the influence of Huaxia's box office breaking [-] million.

Last year, there were only three films with a box office of over 100 billion yen in the Japanese film market!

They are the sequels of "Jumping Line", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "The Matrix 2"!
These three films have achieved box office results of 173.5 billion yen, 173 billion yen and 110 billion yen respectively.

In comparison, "Pirates of the Caribbean" only ranked sixth on the list with a box office of 68 billion.

And "Hero" ranked tenth with a score of 40 billion.

This movie also relied on the Japanese market to finally make money back.

The box office of 40 billion yen is about 3 million yuan, and the Chinese production company can get more than 6000 million yuan, which is a big relief.

As for Wu Yuan's "Your Name", currently Toho Co., Ltd. predicts that the final box office will probably exceed 180 billion yen!
According to the current exchange rate, 180 billion yen is more than 13.8 billion yuan!

This is nearly ten times the domestic box office results!It is an extremely exaggerated number!

Why doesn't Wu Yuan pay attention to this, why doesn't he like Japanese movie fans?

"Good!" He patted the shoulder of the representative of Dongbao Co., Ltd. with a smile, "It is very pleasant to cooperate with your company, and we will definitely have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Good days are yet to come!

"Painted Skin" is also a fantasy movie under Asian culture specially prepared for the Japanese market!
"Hi! Director Wu chose our Dongbao Co., Ltd., this is the most win-win choice!" The representative of Dongbao Co., Ltd. said proudly.

He does have the qualifications to be proud of. Toho Co., Ltd. occupies almost 80% of the Japanese film distribution market. Even Sony, which was born in Japan, has no way to compete with Toho at home.

Dongbao also made a lot of money on the movie "Your Name".

In Japan, there are two concepts of movie box office revenue - "ration revenue" and "box office revenue."

To put it simply and crudely, the ticket price of Japanese movie theaters is unified nationwide, which is 1800 yen (a few individual theaters may fluctuate), and the total box office is the total amount of all movie tickets sold.

But the rationing income is different. The rationing income is actually the money that the mainland’s “producers + publishers” can get.

In other words, Guangshidai and Dongbao Co., Ltd. can only divide the money in this "ration income".

And this "ration income" needs to be negotiated with the theaters by the distributor. The number that can be discussed is different for different movies, and it can hover between 40% and 70%.

Factors such as the distributor's policy, the type of film, and the expected commercial success of the film can all affect the ratio.

Toho Co., Ltd., as the largest distributor in Japan, naturally compared with small distributors, they have enough confidence to negotiate a good bill-sharing ratio with theaters.

Originally, overseas films have already gone through an additional screening process when they enter the local market. Overall, the probability of being a blockbuster is indeed higher.

Therefore, the share ratio negotiated by Dongbao Co., Ltd. for "Your Name" is also good, and it can get 60% of the total box office!

That is, out of the 180 billion yen, the producer and distributor can take away 108 billion yen, or about 7.8 million yuan.

Then Light Times will share the 108 billion yen with Dongbaolai.

According to the contract negotiated by the two companies, after deducting the duplication fee (film copying fee) and publicity fee, Light and Shadow Times will get 60% of the remaining money, and Dongbao will get 40%.

This is already the best condition Wu Yuan can negotiate, that is, he is a major director in Hollywood, he has the popularity blessing of "The Undertaker" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", and Dongbao is also optimistic about the box office performance of "Your Name" , to talk about 60% of the share.

Otherwise, some mediocre movies from China and Hollywood can only take 40%-50%, which is basically shared equally with the distributor.

That is to say, in the 7.8 million yuan, after deducting about 3000 million publicity costs, the net profit that Light and Shadow Times can finally get is 4.5 million yuan.

Dongbao can also share 3 million yuan. You must know that Dongbao only paid 3000 million yuan in publicity costs, and this money is still "advance payment".

It is equivalent to Dongbao easily obtaining a net profit of 3 million yuan with extremely low loss risk.

How can this not satisfy them?
They wished that Wu Yuan could continue to bring such box-office-selling Chinese movies to Japan to cooperate with them in the future!

Just like the Hollywood blockbusters that entered the country in the form of split accounts, they were all monopolized by China Film, and they were full.

And Wu Yuan, who can get 4.5 million profits, is also very satisfied.

Although compared with the estimated total box office of 13.5 billion, only one-third of the money was left, and most of it was taken away by the joint efforts of Japanese theaters and distribution companies.

But when it comes to making movies, in which country is this not the case?
"Your Name" has a domestic box office of 1.4 million, and Light Age can only get a 38% share of the account in the end, which is only 5300 million, which is not enough to pay back!

In comparison, the Japanese market can be so strong, which has made Wu Yuan extremely satisfied.

"Mr. Yamashita, you Dongbao is indeed the largest film production and distribution company in Japan." Wu Yuan raised his thumb and said to Dongbao's representative: "It's really powerful and powerful!"

"We are about to return to China. The next promotion and subsequent release of "Your Name" in Japan will be left to your company."

"I hope we can work together to set a new record!"

Currently, Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon" is the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in Japanese film history, with a box office record of 50 billion yen. If inflation is taken into account, it is at least 100 billion yen now.

Now it seems that the movie "Your Name" is expected to break the record held by Mr. Bruce Lee for 30 years.

It's a pity that even if "Your Name" is expected to enter the top ten box office of Japanese movies, it may not be able to win the top box office in Japan this year.

At the end of this year, Mr. Gong's "Howl's Moving Castle" will be released.

This movie grossed 196 billion yen at the box office in Japan, becoming the movie box office champion this year.

It is impossible for Wu Yuan's version of "Your Name" to win the box office of 250 billion yen for a single film in his dream.

It was reluctant, but in fact Wu Yuan couldn't close his mouth when he smiled.

"Sissy, Hu Ge." Wu Yuan shouted to the two who were still staring at the computer to read comments: "Clean up, our promotion in Japan is almost over."

"Go back to China in two days!"

For Wu Yuan, the promotional work of "Your Name" is now over.

Although this movie will also be released in South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and other places, the releases in these countries are not worth asking Wu Yuan to lead a team to run promotions in person.

Even South Korea, the sixth largest film market in the world, is not worth visiting in person.

South Korea is now vigorously promoting and supporting its own domestic entertainment industry. Although it does not go so far as to close the country, it does not welcome foreign movies to compete for food in their country.

Except for American Dad, who relies on his hegemonic influence and "sovereign nation" status to allow Hollywood movies to flow unimpeded in South Korea, it is difficult for other foreign movies to obtain good film schedules.

If "Your Name" wants to have a good box office performance in South Korea, it can only make up for it with low rankings and high attendance.

Wu Yuan didn't have to put his hot face on his cold butt either.

On April 4, Wu Yuan flew back to the capital from Tokyo with Hu Ge and Liu Yifei.

After half a month, they returned to the capital again, and the treatment they faced was completely different.

Outside the Beijing International Airport, there were hundreds of reporters and fans who came specifically to pick them up, and the pick-up gate was packed with water.

Although they are in Tokyo, domestic media reporters are all paying attention to every move of "Your Name" being released in Japan!

The current Chinese people really need some stories about China's success in going overseas to cheer them up.

Whether it is private enterprises successfully gaining a foothold abroad, or cultural and entertainment works going overseas, or what awards outstanding talents have won abroad.

As long as it can improve the sense of national honor and the self-confidence of the people of the country, it will be published and publicized.

"Your Name" took the world by storm in Japan. The box office exceeded 20 billion yen in the first week of its release, and it took in 60 billion yen in half a month. It became the most popular movie in April. It was broadcast on major mainstream TV stations in Japan. , Frequently occupy the headlines in newspapers.

All these exciting news were sent back to the country immediately, and they were rushed to report in the country, which caused a sensation among the domestic public.

Even CCTV specifically mentioned the news that "Your Name" has sparked a movie-watching frenzy overseas in the morning news.

Although this overseas only refers to Japan.
But it was still enough to shock the public, and they quickly became proud of Wu Yuan.

Last year, "Hero" was released in North America, earning a box office of 5371 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office accumulated 1.77 million U.S. dollars (14 billion yuan), which excited Chinese movie fans and felt the taste of the rise of Chinese movies.

It's even sharper this year!

Wu Yuan's "Your Name" is about to break the record of "Hero"!
Although this movie has not been released in North America, it has already won a box office of 8 million yuan in Asia, which is not far from the 14 billion yuan of "Hero"!
The screening period of "Your Name" has only reached halftime!

Wu Yuan is now completely remembered by the domestic public.

"Your Name" has completely solidified Wu Yuan's mid-air fame accumulated by relying on "The Undertaker" and "Pirates of the Caribbean".

The public and movie fans in China and Japan have a clear understanding of this young Chinese director, and they are no longer in the embarrassing state of only hearing his name and not knowing his works!
Wu Yuan has truly become a top director in China and Japan.

In China, he is on a par with Zhang Yimou in terms of fame. He may not be comparable in terms of awards, but in terms of popularity and status, he is no different.

Random interviews with random individuals on the streets, asking him who is the most famous director in China, he either answered Zhang Yimou or Wu Yuan.

Zhang Yimou's domestic box office performance, a blockbuster "Hero", has made countless directors look up to him, and there is no way to catch up.

Wu Yuan's overseas box office performance, including "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Your Name", also daunted domestic directors including Zhang Yimou, who did not even have the courage to challenge.

In the past, Wu Yuan's high-grossing movies were all from Hollywood, with the support of the global market, and domestic directors were sour, but I really didn't think Wu Yuan was awesome.

I have a somewhat "I can do it with me" mentality, and I have often imagined that if they were Wu Yuan and had Hollywood commercial blockbusters to shoot, they would also be able to achieve such box office results.

But now, reality slaps them hard in the face.

Your Brother Yuan is still your Brother Yuan.

"Your Name", a purely mainland film, not only won 1.4 million box office in China, becoming the first mainland movie after "Hero" with a box office of over [-] million. It also won the weekly box office champion in many places in Asia.

Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand all won the box office championship in the week of its release.

Although South Korea did not win the box office championship, it also entered the top five at the box office, receiving 26 movie viewers in a single week.

Not to mention Japan, "Your Name" is about to become Japan's annual box office champion.

Wu Yuan used his hard power to prove to the entire Chinese film industry.

He is the director who is best at making commercial films in China!

Even Zhang Yimou may not be better than him in the field of commercial films!
After this battle, Director Feng's reputation as the king of domestic commercial films was no longer mentioned.

Wu Yuan officially crowned the new king!

An era of Chinese-language commercial films that belongs to him is about to begin!

　The conversion of the yen exchange rate in the previous article was wrong, and the data has been revised. The data in this piece shall prevail.

　　
　　"Spirited Away", released in 2001, had a box office of over 25 billion yen in 100 days.

　　In 2003, Japan had two films with a box office of more than 170 billion.

　　Compared with the box office performance of the original "Your Name" of 250 billion yen, I think this result is still reasonable.
　　
　
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