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Chapter 671 [97] "Mission Impossible 3", the global box office champion of the year?

"Brother, long time no see!"

Chen Yu hugged Cheng Long tightly in the suite of Hilton Hotel.

Liu Yifei next to him also shook hands politely.

The premiere of "Taken" was in the evening, and they had to try out their makeup and dresses. The makeup artist and relevant personnel from the sponsor would be here soon.

So a few people were chatting there.

"Congratulations, Yuzai, happy graduation!"

It can be seen that Cheng Long is still very concerned about Chen Yu's news, he even knew that he graduated from university.

"Mission Impossible 3 has made nearly 8 million worldwide, right?"

"This should be the top-grossing film in the world this year!"

The annual global box office champion, even Jackie Chan's film has never achieved such a level, and Chen Yu's first film, his first film in Hollywood, actually achieved such a terrifying box office.

Although he is not the leading actor, his performance in Mission: Impossible 3 has received much better reviews online than the leading male role Ethan.

At least, Chen Yu's current status in Hollywood has been greatly elevated to a higher level.

According to CAA’s current offer, the starting salary for the leading actor is 800 million.

Of course, this is just a quotation. The salary of the supporting actors will definitely be reduced accordingly. At present, Chen Yu’s salary should be in the range of 600-800 million.

This is already a quasi-first-tier level. Even Jackie Chan only makes over 1000 million. He has to star in an independent movie plus a series of movies to reach 2000 million, and that's almost including the share of the profits.

"Not necessarily!"

“Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is coming out the week after next!”

This was the news Chen Yu received before boarding the plane, and the schedule in North America is very tight recently.

Because it is summer vacation, there are many blockbuster movies released almost every week.

Although "Fast and Furious 3" and "Taken" are also considered commercial blockbusters, there are also ones that are even better than them.

"Can Pirates of the Caribbean 2 exceed 8 million? How much did the first one make?"

Cheng Long sat down with Chen Yu. Chen Yu was a reborn person and he was familiar with the box office of many famous North American blockbuster series.

Especially the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. This movie may not be as popular as the "Mission Impossible" and "Fast and Furious" series in China, but in North America, it is a super hit second only to the Star Wars IP.

The first few films in the entire "Pirates of the Caribbean" series completely beat the Fast and Furious and Mission Impossible series. Even with Chen Yu's support in this life, it was a complete failure in North America, let alone the global market.

"The first film grossed 6.5 million US dollars worldwide, ranking third in the box office in 03!"

Chen Yu had obviously looked up the information on the plane, and Cheng Long couldn't help but frown when he heard it.

The first movie in this series has such box office, which is rare even in North America. It is estimated that only the "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars" series can surpass it.

There are not many first films in the world that are more powerful than "Pirates of the Caribbean".

"The world premiere the week after next? The week after your movie?"

"Correct!"

“So our videos are only available for one week!”

Chen Yu was already thankful that Mission: Impossible 3 was released so early, otherwise, with the release of Caribbean and Cars which just landed in North America today, the box office would definitely not have reached the height of 8 million+.

At present, "Escape Plan" and "Mission: Impossible 3" are in a situation where there are wolves in front and tigers behind.

"Cars" grossed 710 million at midnight on its opening night, and is expected to take in over 3000 million throughout the day today, with pre-sales of 8700 million U.S. dollars, making it a North American hit.

This midnight is even more intense than Mission Impossible 3.

However, "Cars" is a different genre, and fans of the cartoon are already die-hard fans, so it even took in 70% of the final box office in the first week!

As soon as it was released, everyone couldn't wait to rush to the cinema to watch it.

This is the advantage of genre films.

However, the downside of this is that no matter which market in the world, the film will be scheduled sufficiently.

Therefore, this will squeeze the screening schedule of other movies. Even "Taken", which will be released across North America next week, will only be shown in 2200 theaters, and the screening schedule does not even reach 15%.

This is all due to the squeeze of "Cars".

In addition, North America is home to many blockbuster movies during the summer vacation. There are currently 15 popular movies on the market. New Line, backed by Warner, has actually taken 14.7% of the screenings, which is already a very good start.

The final box office will depend on the quality of the film and the box office in the first weekend.

"I thought you only had the Fast and Furious 3 movie, but there's more to come!"

Of course, Cheng Long is very familiar with the North American market. Movies usually only take two weeks to boost box office sales, so he didn't ask about the next two weeks, and market analysts wouldn't tell him.

Only Chen Yu will pay attention to next week's opponent.

"Brothers in distress!"

Cheng Long smiled, but there was no anxiety or nervousness on his face.

The North American market is a place where the big fish eat the small fish. "Taken" and "Fast and Furious 3" are actually strong enough. Other released movies will only become more desperate when facing them.

"Cars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" are even stronger opponents.

“No one expected this schedule!”

“I don’t think the North American market will be very ideal. We only have one week to push higher!”

“Let’s see how the audio-visual market responds to this!”

Currently, Jackie Chan and Chen Yu both have a good reputation in the North American audio-visual market.

Even if the two movies don't perform well at the box office, the DVDs are estimated to generate at least tens of millions in revenue, which is enough to make up for the investment.

"Have you seen the movie inside?"

Cheng Long suddenly asked.

It is an established fact that "Cars" is a big hit, which will definitely have a great impact on the release of "Exodus"; if "Fast and Furious 3" also has good reputation, then "Exodus" will indeed be in jeopardy.

Sandwiched in the middle, it only has a chance to hit the box office for one week at most.

No matter how much box office appeal Jackie Chan has, it is probably limited.

Besides, the best-selling film in his "Peak" series only grossed less than 3 million US dollars in North America. No matter how good the reputation of this one is, how much higher can it be?
"not yet!"

“Look at other markets!”

"These two movies in North America are too strong... I think Fast & Furious 2 will only be a hit for a week!"

"Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is a movie that joins the billion-dollar club.

There are currently only five films in the world that have achieved this achievement.

"Titanic" grossed $21.3 billion, and that number will increase with future re-screenings.

"The Lord of the Rings: Rise of the King", 3 billion.

"Jurassic Park", 11 billion!
"Star Wars Episode 1", 10.3 billion!
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", 10.2 billion!
Next, it’s Caribbean 2, and Chen Yu remembers Caribbean 5 very clearly, 40 billion US dollars!
Two of them grossed over 2 billion yuan, and their performance remained as stable as ever.

There is no bad reputation. So Chen Yu is not sure of the title this year, it will most likely go to Caribbean 2, and Mission: Impossible 3 can only be ranked second; of course, he is not the leading actor in this movie, although Chen Yu cares about this honor, but Tom Cruise certainly values ​​it more than him.

If it is a film with Chen Yu as the leading male role, then I would really care about it.

After all, there is a big difference between being the champion and the runner-up.

The film that wins the championship of the year will be mentioned every year thereafter and will have a great impact on the film rental and audio-visual sales market, etc. The second place will be far behind.

"It's not easy to beat the Americans in the North American market!"

"Take your time, at least the box office shouldn't be too outrageous!"

Cheng Long was there comforting his younger brother Chen Yu, but he didn't know that Chen Yu was more open-minded than him.

Because he is a reborn person, he is very clear about the booming global film market in the future.

Although the current global box office of 10 billion US dollars is a hurdle, in ten years, this number will become more than 50, and 20 billion US dollars will be the king's attitude.

6 films with a combined total of 20 billion, with truck drivers accounting for 3 seats alone!
The other 3 seats are 2 Marvel movies and 1 Star Wars movie!
Chen Yu’s dream is for a movie he directs or stars in to occupy a place in the $20 billion club.

At least, he can live up to his title of reborn.

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If he could reach 30 billion, he could probably retire directly, and the legend about him would spread throughout the global film market.

This is Chen Yu’s biggest wish at the moment.

“It depends on next week!”

“I’ll see next week!”

Chen Yu was smiling, and Cheng Long had obviously accepted this fact, spreading his hands: "You are better than me, at least the reputation of Pirates of the Caribbean hasn't come out yet!"

In case the box office sales of "Taken" are not ideal, the screening schedule of "Fast and Furious 3" will be increased. This is all hope.

but in fact……

"Disaster!"

"It probably won't be much better than 'Peak', just in case 'Caribbean 2' is a box office hit!"

"Both of our films will become cannon fodder!"

"The peak can last at least 2 weeks, while Fast and Furious 3 only lasts one week!"

The key point is that the box office of the previous film "Fast and Furious 3" was not very good. I don't know if it was also due to the encounter with the Caribbean.
Chen Yu thought about it and decided that it shouldn’t be the case. If he participated in the film in this life, due to the butterfly effect, the release date would probably be different.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

In its previous life, "Fast and Furious 3" was released in North America on June 6, a full month earlier. Its rival was actually "Cars", and the two films were also released one week apart.

Disney confronted Universal head-on, and in the end, the two films, which were of different genres but had similar audiences, engaged in a head-on battle.

Universal originally thought that it could benefit "Fast & Furious 3" by leveraging the racing popularity of "Cars" a week earlier, but the idea was good, but the result was disastrous.

It only took in over 2000 million in the first weekend and sold over 6000 million in North America, thus ending in failure.

"Cars" grossed 5 million worldwide and 2.5 million in North America, completely crushing "Fast and Furious 3".

In this life, Universal and Relativity have the same plan, wanting to take advantage of the momentum of "Racing", but it feels even worse than Chen Yu in his previous life.

Because "Caribbean 2" will be released in a week, and although there is a one-week gap in between to give "Taken" a chance, the only thing Chen Yu is looking forward to now is the reputation of "Fast and Furious 3" and the North American box office appeal he has just accumulated.

These are the only two factors that can make this life's "Fast and Furious 3" surpass its previous life's box office in North America.

If the movie is exactly the same as the previous one, and Chen Yu is not the lead actor, it might not even get 2000 million in just one week.

This is definitely not an exaggeration, because "Fast and Furious 3" does have average reputation and the leading actors do not have any box office power.

Therefore, the only person you can rely on for a counterattack is really Chen Yu!
"One week, just one week!"

Chen Yu was thinking to himself when there was a knock on the door.

Makeup artists and sponsors from major brands should be here.

Chen Yu, Liu Yifei and Cheng Long all had to dress up to attend the premiere of "Escape Plan" in the evening.

The three of them were putting on makeup while Liu Yifei went to the inner room to try on clothes.

Men are faster, while women take almost half a day, so before the premiere began, Liu Yifei, wearing a plain white swan-like evening gown, walked out of the room with Chen Yu's arm in hand.

"Mr. Yang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Of course, Emperor Entertainment Group CEO Yang Shoucheng, as the investor, was also present. He was happily chatting with New Line CEO Robert Shea.

Seeing Chen Yu and Cheng Long coming down, the two of them immediately shook hands and hugged Chen Yu.

"The future Hollywood action star!"

Xie Yi was obviously quite polite to Chen Yu, and he earned his face.

With the global box office of more than 3 million US dollars for "Mission Impossible 8", Chen Yu has already attracted the attention of the bosses of major film companies.

He had been optimistic about Chen Yu before, and it was obvious that he was even more optimistic about him.

Yang Shoucheng standing by certainly had nothing to say. In Hollywood, Jackie Chan may be more famous than Chen Yu at present, but in Asia and even in China, Chen Yu's market power is much stronger than Jackie Chan's.

Because Chen Yu is from the mainland, unlike Cheng Long, who is close to the mainland, he still doesn't have as much appeal as Chen Yu.

Just like Wu Jing in the future, this is a natural halo that is incomparable.

Everyone exchanged greetings and drove together towards the premiere venue of "Taken".

Due to investment limitations and the scale of the film, "Taken" had a total cost of 5000 million, which is obviously incomparable to "Mission Impossible 3".

So the dress and jewelry sponsors and so on are all Chen Yu’s long-time partners, but Bugatti and the like are no longer available.

People also have to look at the popularity and marketing of the movie.

Moreover, the premiere venue is also Hollywood Highland Studios, which is not in the same dimension as the Kodak Cinema, the premiere venue of "Mission Impossible 3".

Not to mention the live broadcast on TV, inviting hosts, and the media were also invited by Warner Bros. through New Line.

The show is indeed not on the same level.

"Fast and Furious 3" is better because it is backed by Universal, so the premiere venue is Universal Studios in Hollywood, which is definitely much more popular than a movie theater.

Therefore, the scale of a movie’s premiere can actually reflect the subsequent marketing and box office strength of the movie.

The reason why "Mission Impossible 3" was able to rake in a global box office of over 8 million is because its marketing and publicity were top-notch, completely maxed out, whether it was the grand scale or the live broadcast to the entire United States.

As long as word of mouth is good, there is no need to worry about the box office.

The gap between "Escape Plan" and "Taken" is at least two orders of magnitude. Unless word of mouth gets good, the box office gap will be completely widened from the premiere.

Chen Yu does not expect "Escape Plan" to make 8 million or 9 million yuan worldwide, that is not realistic.

After all, with the investment from two Chinese film companies and Hollywood's second-tier New Line, if the North American box office can reach over 1 million, it would be a complete victory; the main thing to look at is still the global market, especially Asia!
This is the home turf of Chen Yu and Cheng Long, and by the way, it also raises Liu Yifei's status from China to Asia.

Step by step, the next "Invisible Bourne" will be the key work for Chen Yu to help Liu Yifei enter Hollywood.

This movie has grossed over 2 million worldwide, and just making its debut is perfect enough.

Click! Click!
As soon as Chen Yu and others appeared, the media reporters invited by Xinxian rushed up together.

Many people obviously already knew in advance that Chen Yu would also be present. Together with Jackie Chan, there are now two Chinese action superstars in Hollywood, which is enough to have a good publicity effect!
(End of this chapter)