The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 466 Giving Hope to the Animation Industry

As soon as you see the title of this movie, you will know that it is a gambling movie from Hong Kong.

When Luo Ming went to see "The Return of the Great Sage", he also noticed the poster of this movie. He even went to search for the name of the protagonist of the movie.

The result disappointed Luo Ming a little, as the protagonist of this movie did not have the surname Lu.

Although he has nothing to do with the old friend in Luo Ming's memory, this movie is the most favored film by investors and theaters this summer, accounting for as much as 35% of the screenings!

So far, its single-day box office has reached 2.61 million yuan, and the attendance rate is as high as a terrifying 61%.

When Mr. Zhu looked at the data, he just felt that this movie was really awesome.

"It's worthy of being a gambling movie in Hong Kong! After so many years, it still has many loyal audiences. If this momentum continues, the total box office should be terrifying." President Zhu murmured to himself.

Mr. Zhu's secretary Xiao Wang also agreed with Mr. Zhu's opinion. She thought that the movie would conservatively start out at a box office of 15 billion.

Mr. Zhu continued reading and saw the movie "Youth With You" produced by Huayue Entertainment on the third page.

Just by looking at the name of this movie, you can tell that it is a youth-themed romance film that has been very popular in recent years.

The movies produced by Huayue Entertainment will not have such melodramatic plots as fighting, dropping out of school, and abortion.

But it was not produced too carefully. They just invited two popular traffic stars to be the leading actors, and shot a routine movie based on the routine plot of the time, from the ignorant first love in high school to breakup, and finally reconciliation in college.

The film's shooting rate is 14.5%, which is neither high nor low. The box office is 8500 million, ranking third among the six summer movies.

Mr. Zhu was very satisfied with this. You know, the investment in this movie was only 2500 million, which means that the box office revenue on the first day had already paid for itself, and all the rest was profitable.

Mr. Zhu turned back with satisfaction, and then his hands froze.

Because the next piece of information is the box office data of "The Return of the Great Sage". Up to now, the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" is 6435 million. What's more terrifying is that the screening rate of "The Return of the Great Sage" is only 8.3%.

"Hiss~" Mr. Zhu took a breath of cold air.

With a screening rate of about 8.3%, it can get a box office of 6435 million. This is too terrifying!

With this box office data, it’s not an exaggeration to call it a monster movie, right?

"Xiao Wang, are you sure the data is correct? How can a movie with 8.3% of the screen get a box office of 6435 million? It would be a miracle for it to get a box office of 5000 million, right?" Mr. Zhu asked with a look of doubt on his face as he looked at the data in front of him.

Mr. Zhu asked this question because he has worked in the film and television department of Huayue Entertainment for so many years and is very clear about the box office calculations.

The box office is actually very complicated. You can't just look at the screening rate and the attendance rate. After all, the number of seats in each theater is not the same. Some theaters are larger, some are smaller, and there are VIP theaters that have few seats but charge very high fees.

Besides, "The Return of the Great Sage" is still an animated film. Currently, in addition to the theaters owned by Penguin, the cinemas invested by Zhuoguang Entertainment have given a large number of high-quality screenings. The rest of the theaters either have small theaters or very few prime-time screenings.

When these two situations are combined, even though the filming rate is 8.3%, the number of audiences that can be accommodated is at a disadvantage.

So it makes sense that, given the high box office of Gambler: The Lost Legend, it doesn’t make sense for The Monkey King: Hero is Back to have a box office of 6400 million!
After hearing what Mr. Zhu said, Xiao Wang smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhu, I also thought I might have made a mistake when I printed the data, so I checked it several times, and there was no problem."

“No problems? That means the attendance rate of “The Monkey King: Hero is Back” is very high?” Mr. Zhu immediately looked down.

"Fuck! 70% occupancy rate!" Mr. Zhu couldn't help but blurt out a classic Chinese curse.

Xiao Wang sighed and said nothing, because when she saw that "The Return of the Great Sage" had a 70% attendance rate, she blurted out "Fuck these two".

Because the 70% attendance rate is so horrible, many theaters are probably regretting seeing this data now.

If those theaters were willing to schedule more screenings for "The Return of the Great Sage" like the theaters under Penguin, they might have made more money. Mr. Zhu paused for a long time and still felt that this number was outrageous. On the one hand, it was far ahead of all the movies of the same period, and on the other hand, this was an animated movie! Why?
Xiao Wang had followed Mr. Zhu for so many years, so she naturally saw what Mr. Zhu was thinking. She immediately said, "Mr. Zhu, I think you are a little off track."

"What do you mean?"

"Mr. Zhu, I think there will be many parents bringing their children out to play during the day. The weather is so hot now, and compared to the outdoors, the cinema will be the first choice for parents."

Mr. Zhu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Yes, yes, Xiao Wang, you are right. If a child wants to watch an animated film, he or she must at least bring a parent, or even several members of the family together."

“Yes, Mr. Zhu, I think the reason why the box office of Monkey King: Hero is Back is so high right now is probably because it is an animated film, and the attendance rate will drop in the evening.”

Mr. Zhu really wanted to nod in agreement with Xiao Wang’s words, but to be honest, Xiao Wang’s reason was so false that even he himself didn’t believe it!

"I really lost to this guy Luo Ming. He can succeed in everything he does!" Mr. Zhu complained in his heart and threw the box office data aside.

In the end, on the first day of the summer vacation, the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" reached 7168 million, and the attendance rate did drop to only 66%, but similarly, the attendance rates of other movies also dropped to varying degrees in the evening.

"The Return of the Great Sage" still firmly sits on the throne of the number one in attendance.

Movie box office data is actually very eye-catching, and many people will take a look at it when they see it online.

The movie box office section of Tieba has a high number of posts when it comes to the Spring Festival and summer vacation blockbusters, which is very telling.

However, many ordinary netizens will not look at it in detail, but just take a general look at how much box office the movie has earned today.

As for the so-called screening rate and attendance rate, not many passers-by will care about them. For some spectators, today they only saw that the first-day box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" was 7168 million, and that's all.

Nowadays, the general public has seen too many first-day sales figures exceeding 100 million.

Therefore, the box office of 7168 million will not make them feel the visual impact and spiritual impact.

But in fact, this data has already broken the record in the history of Chinese animated films.

Su Qing has taken screenshots of this data and sent them to relatives, friends, and people who once worked with her in the animation field.

Zhuoguang Entertainment is also preparing to use this box office data for the first wave of publicity and marketing.

With only 8.3% of the screening volume, it earned 7168 million. This wave can be said to have detonated the entire Chinese animation industry and brought an unprecedented sensation to the Chinese animation circle!
The level of sensation it caused far exceeded that when "That Rabbit" became a hit.

Don't ask, the question is the status of movies in the entertainment industry.

The box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" on the first day was 7168 million, which gave people who have been committed to making animations hope for the first time for domestic animated films.

After all, judging from the current momentum, a box office of 400 to 500 million is a foregone conclusion.

This means that Zhuoguang Technology will definitely be able to recoup its investment of 1 million yuan, and may even make a small profit.

But Luo Ming was not satisfied with this. A box office of 400 to 500 million yuan might seem good, and it might have raised the record of domestic animated films several times, but its significance was limited.

If it’s just a small profit and not a big profit, then it doesn’t make much sense!

Why do many anime fans on earth regard "The Return of the Great Sage" as a god-like work?

It was because it made money, a ton of money at that. This huge profit gave confidence to the entire Chinese animation industry, making the industry begin to flourish.

Many people who were unable to get investment, hit a wall everywhere, and were at a loss, now have the opportunity to show their talents.

(End of this chapter)