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Chapter 677 [103] Huanqiu’s face was swollen!
“It should break 1700 million today!”

"Tomorrow's pre-sales have reached 700 million, and the total pre-sales have just exceeded 4000 million!"

Chen Yu received a message from Ryan as soon as he got off the plane.

You can tell this guy was very excited when he posted this.

"Fast and Furious 3" grossed 1500 million on its first day, while for many films released in North America, the first day, which is Friday, is the highest box office day.

of course there are exceptions.

There are also many movies that have the highest box office on Saturday.

Because the first weekend starts with a full day off on Saturday, Americans still have to go to work on Friday.

Many of the movies with the highest box office on Friday are big IPs or movies with a large number of fans, such as "Avengers 4", which took in 1.5 million US dollars on the first day, 1 million on Saturday, and 9000 million on Sunday!
It grossed a staggering $3.4 million in its first weekend.

It is often the norm that the box office is highest on Saturday, while the highest on Friday is for popular and fan-oriented movies. The way Americans watch movies is very different from that of audiences in mainland China.

Chinese people often choose to wait and see when watching a movie, while Americans just rush in without thinking.

This is also the reason why they like to create big IPs.

It is easy to reap profits by protecting your capital, and with a little tribute and sentiment, you can reap a wave directly; but it is still very difficult to sell your original story well.

Apart from the inherent charm of Truck Driver, many film studios would rather reboot and rehash their old stuff over and over again than invest in an original script.

Because it is very difficult to be original, unless your director and actors are very famous.

However, the box office performance of "Fast and Furious 3" is beyond the market's expectations.

1500 million on the first day, 1700 million on Saturday, and 500 million in pre-sales on Sunday. It seems that it will hit 1500 million or even higher.

It could reach over 4500 million in the first weekend.

This is a very rare box office curve in North America.

When the midnight box office figures for the first weekend came out, everyone estimated that Fast & Furious 3 would gross around 4000 million on the first weekend. This was a market analysis based on the pre-sales at midnight and on the first day. After all, the midnight box office was just over 300 million.

But the first-day result of 1500 million still exceeded Universal's forecast of more than 1300 million.

The 1700 million on Saturday was even more shocking to Universal.

1350、1200、1000，这是环球市场部对《速激3》的一个首周末三天数据预测，也就是首周末他们认定在3550万以上。

In their opinion, 3600-3800 is a box office trajectory that conforms to market laws.

But he was slapped in the face on the first day.

So after the single-day box office and Saturday pre-sale figures of "Fast and Furious 3" came out on Friday, Universal immediately changed its data forecast. They have raised expectations and conservatively estimated that the first weekend box office will be over 4000 million!

1500, 1500, 1300, the box office data for the first three days of the weekend has been adjusted again!
Then, I was slapped in the face again.

"The word-of-mouth for Fast and Furious 3 has risen!"

"The previous Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb ratings were lower than the actual ratings!"

"Now many people recognize the Asian role you played!"

That's why the box office started to get outrageous.

Rotten Tomatoes is at 75%, up 2% in just two days; and IMDb has also risen from 4 to 6.9. These are the most authentic feedback given by the audiences who have watched the movie.

Hearing Ryan's laughter on the other end of the phone, Chen Yu couldn't help but clench his fist.

"The character of Han is still very attractive!"

In the previous life, "Fast and Furious 3" had such a bad box office, but this character was still loved by a lot of movie fans, which is enough to show how outstanding the character is.

In this life, Chen Yu performed better, had more plots, and was the male lead, so Han's brilliance could no longer be suppressed.

Of course, the reason why Han in the previous life is so memorable is because he died.

This version didn’t die, but the overwhelming marketing message was “Is the last Han a stand-in or is he still alive?”

Anyway, it's just a promotional slogan and it plays a similar role.

The audience will discuss and it will cause a reaction. This is a good character and the beginning of its successful capture of the public.

“I don’t know if I can hit 5000 million in the first weekend!”

Chen Yu obviously had higher expectations.

Justin Lin next to him also knew about the box office performance of "Fast and Furious 3" in North America, and he seemed a lot more relaxed.

The group has now arrived at Chen Yu’s hometown - the Imperial Capital International Airport.

Next is a four-day domestic promotion.

The imperial capital, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Taiwan, I will visit all the major voting bases in China within 4 days.

And then there is Japan.

This time the schedule in Japan is also very tight, as I have to attend several cities including Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama.

After all, the name of this movie is Tokyo Drift, and Japan is a very important market.

South Korea’s capital is Seoul!

The city was only announced to be renamed Seoul last year, but many people still call it by its old name.

"Excuse me, everyone!"

Chen Yu hung up the phone with Ryan and smiled at Lucas Black and other leading actors. This time, almost all the leading actors of "Fast and Furious 3" were there, including Brian Tee who played the villain.

The director, four leading actors, several assistants, and producers, a group of more than ten people, walked towards the airport exit.

China Film Group has already arranged personnel to come and receive you.

But countless fans who knew Chen Yu’s schedule had been waiting there eagerly.

Chen Yu is certainly not tired of this kind of airport pick-up ceremony, but it is also a good marketing point at the critical juncture of the movie release.

Therefore, the publicity and distribution company is very supportive of fans' behavior.

The artists can only choose to cooperate.

Including many football and sports stars, why there are always news reports about being picked up at the airport when they come to China? Many of them are the result of the operations of the companies behind them.

Let people know that a movie is about to be released or that a certain star is coming to China.

"Wow!"

Lucas Black looked at the fans who were surrounding him in three layers not far away with an exaggerated expression and was a little scared by their exaggerated shouts.

To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such a scene.

Brian Tye next to him, and the heroine Bow Wow is obviously the same.

"I always thought China was very poor..."

Bao Wa said in disbelief that Brian Tai often went to Japan, so he had some understanding of China.

"We were indeed very poor in the past, but the economy has developed rapidly in recent years and is almost catching up with Japan!"

This might be a way to please Chen Yu. Chen Yu grinned and said, "The development in the future will be even faster!"

"I didn't quite believe it before, but now seeing the popularity, I understand why Universal attaches so much importance to the Chinese market!"

Which star wouldn’t envy this flow of people and cheers?

In North America, only top-tier celebrities can enjoy such treatment, right?
Chan should be their superstar in China.

“They actually welcome you!”

Chen Yu made a joke: "Justin should know that we Chinese are more hospitable!"

"Ha ha!"

Justin Lin smiled and said in a rare acknowledgement: "That's true. It's very likely that they don't know most of the Hollywood stars, but after this time, you are the only Hollywood star they know!" "Because you starred in a movie with Chan!"

"Is it?"

A few people were chatting and laughing, and the crowd finally approached. As expected, most of them were Chen Yu's fans.

But there were actually people calling him Lucas Black, which made him feel a little flattered.

I actually still have fans in China?

In fact, it was the publicity and some media news that made many of Chen Yu’s fans know him.

Chen Yu greeted and signed autographs for fans along the way, accepting the enthusiasm every time he returned home. He has now become somewhat accustomed to such airport pick-ups; unknowingly, he has become a cultural symbol exported by China.

Cheng Long couldn't relate to it because he is from Hong Kong, but Chen Yu could really resonate with it.

This is just like many Olympic athletes and sports stars who win competitions abroad. Every time Chen Yu returns, it is to promote his new works.

For a Chinese man to play the leading role in a commercial blockbuster invested by Universal in a global cultural market like Hollywood was definitely a great achievement in 06.

It took more than half an hour before Chen Yu, Justin Lin and others boarded the bus sent by China Film to pick them up at the airport.

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This time, neither Han Sanpin nor Yang Buting showed up. It was a leader of China Film Distribution who had a meal with the entire crew of "Fast and Furious 3" and then arranged for everyone to check into the hotel.

Of course Chen Yu went back home and went to bed at around 3 a.m.

"Fast and Furious 3" will be premiering in the capital tonight. Han Sanpin will be there this time, and he will discuss the distribution of "Invisible Bourne" with Chen Yu.

Although the two people had said before that all the films starring Chen Yu would be handed over to China Film, words are not enough, and a corresponding agreement must be signed.

Moreover, China Film Group must also guarantee the release date.

Chen Yu is preparing to hit the Spring Festival schedule this year, and it will be released simultaneously around the world, that is, in North America and Europe, on the same day.

Of course, China Film Group attaches great importance to it.

This work is different from "Escaping the Dark World" which suddenly appeared.

The positioning of Chen Yu in "The Lonely Man" is very clear, which is to hype up the Spring Festival period. If successful, it will directly raise China's box office market to a new dimension.

It turned out that the Spring Festival period was beyond Chen Yu's imagination.

Although the release date for this year has not yet been set, many companies have already set their sights on February 2th next year.

Huayi, New Picture, and several other blockbusters from Hong Kong are basically targeting this period.

Once Chen Yu's new work is scheduled for release, many film companies will probably be skeptical and may choose another release date.

Of course, Chen Yu didn't take them seriously. He was afraid of competition when he was filming "Action", and now his main goal for "Invisible Mission" is still in North America.

This is a commercial blockbuster in which he invested, starred and wrote the screenplay, and it is his ambitious work to become a Hollywood action star.

Whether he succeeds or not is the guarantee of whether he can gain a firm foothold in Hollywood.

The domestic release date was only a reassurance for Chen Yu that his US$1 million investment would not go to waste. This is the basic base, and there are also other Asian markets such as Japan, South Korea, etc.

Europe and the United States are the battlefields for higher impacts.

As long as this movie is successful, Chen Yu will occupy an important position in Hollywood in the future.

It also contributed to his winning of the Hollywood Best Actor Award.

At present, his influence in Hollywood is not enough to match this award.

……

There was no conversation that night and Chen Yu did not wake up until the next afternoon.

The first weekend box office in North America has been released.

5121 million!
Yesterday’s Sunday’s box office reached an unprecedented 1870 million!
It's higher than the box office on Friday and Saturday.

The trend is getting stronger day by day.

Chen Yu looked at the message Ryan sent him, took out his notebook and opened the imdb and Rotten Tomatoes websites. He originally wanted to check out the comments that had just been refreshed.

Unexpectedly, the Rotten Tomatoes rating has gone up again.

76%, and the imdb score reached 7.2. In less than 2 days, it has increased again?!

Is the reputation so good?

"Fast and Furious 1" only has 75% on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.9 on IMDb!

"Fast and Furious 2" is even worse, with 50% on Rotten Tomatoes and 5.9 on IMDb... In fact, its previous ratings were lower than "Fast and Furious 3". The film was rated very low in North America. On the contrary, the racing and racing storyboard special effects of "Fast and Furious 3" were the best.

The domestic Pixian rating for the second part is just higher than the third part!

Now, it took only three days for "Fast and Furious 3" to make a major reversal in word of mouth. Not only did it become the best-rated film in the "Fast and Furious" series, it also became the best one on Rotten Tomatoes.

It is precisely this kind of word-of-mouth improvement that has allowed the box office of "Fast and Furious 3" to set new records every day.

"It's surprisingly good looking. Heal Chan really can do anything!"

"Oh my god, he can drive so well. I thought he only knew Chinese kong-fu!"

"This is a truly pure racing movie, 100 times better than the shitty sequel, and even better than the first generation!"

"This is speed and passion, not gangsters and hooligans!"

“The music is really classic!”

"..."

Chen Yu couldn't help laughing out loud when he read the latest film reviews.

The Americans did comment, and their output was very direct.

A few days ago, there were still 2.5 stars and 3 stars in the imdb reviews, but now 4 stars account for the majority; Rotten Tomatoes also has more positive reviews than complaints.

Facts have proved that in the North American market, as long as your series of movies is well made, even if it is only better than the previous one and not the best in the series, it will still be easy to show up at the box office.

What's more, there are now three Fast and Furious movies, and the third one is currently the best in the series.

Then the box office will certainly show a feedback-like increase.

Today, Monday, the North American pre-sale has reached more than 300 million, and it is very likely that it will reach the 1000 million threshold on weekdays.

In this case, it is very likely that the number will reach 7000 million or even more in a week!
This is a box office performance that is almost the same as that of "Taken".

On the first day, the gap between the two was several million, and in the first weekend it was more than 1000 million. Now it is slowly catching up, and this is when "Cars" and "Taken" are also selling well.

The number of moviegoers in North America this week has broken a record in the past two years, with nearly 3000 million people entering the cinema.

It has been a long time since there has been such a strong movie-watching performance.

Coupled with the release of "Caribbean 2" next week, this month may also set a magical record.

"It should... be able to surpass the North American box office of the previous two works!"

Chen Yu has never worried about the global box office because he is definitely stronger than Vin Diesel and Paul Walker in the Asian market. He only cared about the North American box office before because it was related to the influence on Hollywood.

But now it seems that there is a high possibility that the figure will fall below 2 million.

In the end, it’s hard to say which one is better, Taken or not.

The performance of the four working days of this week is critical.

"Caribbean 2" is coming out on Friday, and the box office is sure to be less than ideal. The only thing we can look forward to is the next four days.

In China, the film will be released nationwide starting on Wednesday.

Japan and South Korea also released their films during this time period. Chen Yu began promoting the films in different places in the order of the premieres!

"Next, let's look at Asia!"

(End of this chapter)