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Chapter 210 Breaking the single-day box office record

"Capital Entertainment News":

Reporters learned from theaters across the country that the attendance rate of "Monster" in the capital was quite high.

There were even ticket cutoffs.

The relevant person in charge of China Star International Cinema who was invited to interview said that the audience who watched "Monster" were quite satisfied with the movie and felt that it was different from previous special effects blockbusters.

It is concluded that "Monster" is one of the main players in the July movie market.

According to New Century Cinemas Manager Zhang, many viewers were lingering at the entrance of the theater, considering whether to watch "Monster".

It's not that the audience doesn't want to watch it, but they don't dare to watch it because there are rumors that "The Monster from the Han River" is a horror movie.

Manager Zhang made a special statement in this regard. Anyone who has watched this movie will understand that "monsters" are not actually that scary. The comedy elements of "Monster" and the touching family love in the movie are even more attractive.

"Guangdong Evening News":

The manager of the Yangcheng City First Workers Cultural Palace said that the sound effects of the "Monster" movie are shocking.

Ms. Zhang, who has watched the movie, told reporters that the movie was not as scary as advertised. Instead, she found many plots to be fun and the ending was touching.

NetEase Entertainment:

The plot of "Monster" is quite far-fetched.

For example, the monster jumped out of the Han River several times to eat people, and there was a lack of explanation of patterns and animal habits.

The city government's attitude towards monsters is ambiguous and unreasonable. This line was thrown in and out by director and screenwriter Jiang Liu, obviously to let the monsters move wildly and create visual stimulation. So much so that "Monster" walks the line between science fiction and fabrication.

The film "Monster" is also quite good at pleasing the audience. On the one hand, it earns commercial box office, but on the other hand, it makes a big anti-hawking article and uses social sentiment to add points to the film.

However, because this kind of social criticism is too explicit and casual, it appears to be commercial comedy and showmanship.

"Rongshi Evening News"

There are countless images of "monsters" in many previous movies, including those in Hollywood.

But Jiang Liu used his keen vision to give the film multiple personalities.

While "Monster" is full of the characteristics of the times and has profound political meaning, it is also a "black humor" that mixes comedy and tragedy.

His "Monster" created such a realistic monster image at a relatively low production cost, and achieved both box office and word-of-mouth success. It is worthy of reflection by more Chinese filmmakers.

"Monster" is indeed Jiang Liu's best work since his debut.

Head of Magic City United Cinemas:

The success of "Monster" at its premiere was prophetic.

First of all, film director Jiang Liu has already proved that his works have no shortage of audiences through his two films "Cell Phone" and "Pirates".

Secondly, it is also inseparable from the strong support of the country.

After "Monster" premiered, an anti-piracy notice was issued.

This fully reflects our government's determination and intensity in combating piracy. Cracking down on the illegal and criminal acts of pirates is the most powerful protection for Chinese films.

As for the final box office of "Monster".

After "Monster" was scheduled to premiere nationwide on July 7, imported Hollywood blockbusters have been withdrawn.

Now that "Monster" is getting a lot of buzz and piracy is being severely cracked down on, I personally think the final box office may exceed 1.5 million, or even 2 million. It depends on how much "House of Flying Daggers", which premieres on July 7, can capture "Monster" box office.

Both films were screened at Cannes and received good reviews.

"Since 9 a.m., long queues have formed at the ticket offices of our cinemas. In order to maintain order on site, many cinemas have deployed a large number of security personnel and installed guardrails and pull straps at the entrances of the ticket offices."

"Although 'Monster' has just been released on its second day, it has become a key screening film in major theaters since its release."

"And in order to satisfy the audience, intensive screenings have been arranged, but this arrangement still cannot meet the needs of the audience. The tickets for the midnight show were sold out long before the prime show opened."

"In order not to lose this rare opportunity, the theater added additional screenings that night at the request of the audience. The longest screening has been extended until after five o'clock in the morning." In front of the Xiangyang Cinema, Han Desheng listened to the cinema manager's interview with reporters. . The words he spoke at the top of his lungs were filled with sadness.

On this day, not a single thing went as planned.

"Ding"

"Hey, are you in the dormitory? Come out and invite you to watch a movie."

"Holy shit, Lao Wang? You came to the mountain city during the holidays? Where are you?" Han Desheng said excitedly.

"The Shanyang Cinema closest to your school."

"I'm here too. Where are you? I couldn't see you because of the crowd."

"I just came."

"Come to the front, I've been waiting in line for several hours, and I'm at the counter right away. I'll treat you to a movie today." Han Desheng said with a smile.

"almost there."

Soon, the two finally found both sides.

When they met for the first time a year after graduation, the two couldn't help but open their arms, laughed and hugged each other. The audience around them looked at the two intriguingly and avoided them.

Not long after he sat down in the screening room, Wang Hong looked at the big screen and sighed: "Jiang Liuniu, have you gone to South Korea to make a movie?"

"While I was waiting in line, I was still thinking that after we graduated and entered the society, we went our separate ways and experienced ups and downs. Only Jiang Liu remained the same, and so many people still like to watch his movies."

"He is more capable than us. He filmed "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger" before he graduated. I used to laugh at him and scold him for doing whatever it takes to get the best of Ang Lee for the sake of the movie's box office."

"Only when he got into society did he realize that he probably had no choice but wanted to succeed and make a movie too much, so he came up with such an idea that made the audience miserable."

"Anyway, he succeeded. Let's watch the movie." Han Desheng chewed the rice in his mouth with relish.

Wang Hong nodded and stuffed the remaining buns into his mouth.

But he didn't expect to choke on the bun he just stuffed. He calmed down for a while and said in great surprise: "I'll go, Jiang Liu doesn't follow an ordinary path. In the first few minutes, the monster comes out to eat people like this?"

Han Desheng originally wanted to take advantage of the relatively monotonous beginning of the film to finish his meal quickly, but he couldn't help but be stunned and said: "Jiang Liu really spent money this time, and the monster special effects are very good."

"The problem is that if you put monsters at the beginning, how do you pick up the plot below? Fighting monsters for two hours? It is destined to be a bad movie."

"Let's take a look first. Whether it's bad or not, at least the special effects are good." Han Desheng advised Wang Hong, who was frowning.

Half an hour later, Wang Hong rubbed his thigh and exclaimed: "Oh, Jiang Liu is so awesome this time. This movie is extraordinary. There are too many hidden meanings behind it."

"I've seen some of it, and we'll discuss it after watching it. But to other viewers, it seems like they're watching it as a horror movie."

"This is also the great thing about movies. It can be watched as a horror movie, a monster movie, a drama, or a genre movie. The audience's perspective is different, and the movie they watch is different."

"Monster" premieres in mainland China on July 7.

After grossing 1000 million at the box office on the day of its premiere, the box office doubled in one day on Saturday, July 7, grossing 3 million, breaking the current domestic single-day box office record of 2000 million held by "Hero".

"Monster" has only been in theaters for two days, and it has already shown great momentum for the summer vacation.

Movie channel:

The popularity of "Monster" created China's own "monster" movie.

At the same time, a new movie schedule has been opened up in the Chinese film market - the summer schedule. In the future, the summer schedule will no longer be exclusively for imported movies from Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)