Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 217 Box Office
The box office on the first day was 34.2 million.

The next day, the box office was still above 30 million.

It wasn't until the third day that the box office fell below 30 million.

Online media used the headline "Breaking 100 million in four days" and continued to report on the matter on major websites.

Other people in the circle were annoyed. Some young directors even cursed in private: These are a bunch of rubbish audiences, they have never seen a blockbuster movie, and they buy tickets just because they see the word "Hollywood".

In the eyes of quite a few filmmakers, the reason why "Inception" could achieve such a good first-day performance was naturally due to the halo of the special effects blockbuster.

Unfortunately, many filmmakers can’t even make domestic films, let alone science fiction films.

Feng Xiaogang, who was filming "Aftershock" on the set, was silent after hearing the box office results.

Wang Zhonglei sighed, "Special effects science fiction blockbusters are really profitable. Xingchen Films has made a lot of money in recent years with blockbusters like "Interstellar". I'm afraid Gu Wei will be proud for a while!"

Both of them had watched the premiere of Inception. Director Feng was silent for a while before saying, "If you ask me, it's because of the novel subject matter. There haven't been any successful science fiction blockbusters in China so far, so Hollywood is still very attractive!"

The two of them watched the box office increase day by day, and besides just staring blankly, they also put in effort in promotion.

"We are very confident that Earthquake's domestic box office will not be worse than this movie."

Even while filming a movie, Huayi’s public relations department did not forget to take advantage of the popularity.

"'Let the Bullets Fly' is not bad either. Xingchen Film and Television also invested in it, and director Gu Wei participated in the script revision."

Director Jiang Wen also accepted an interview with reporters before the filming started. If Gu Wei saw this, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.

I just made a few suggestions, but in their mouths I almost became the screenwriter of "Let the Bullets Fly".

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Keshiketeng.

Inner Mongolia is the most beautiful grassland closest to the capital. It is composed of a variety of unique and rare geological and landform landscapes such as grasslands, forests, lakes, rivers, mountains, sand, hot springs, stone forests, glaciers, and volcanoes.

The average temperature in Keshiketeng in July is around 22.2℃.

The average daytime temperature is around 29°C, while the average nighttime temperature is around 18°C.

The filming locations of "Painted Skin 2" are not limited to this place, but also include Yamdrok Lake in Tibet, Mentougou in the capital, and Yi County in Hebei.

The reason why we came to Keshiketeng first was also because of the weather. The weather in the capital in July and August is too hot, and the actors in the crew have to wear costumes, props and armor during filming, which can easily cause heat stroke and other problems.

Finally, Wuershan decided to wait until the filming in Keshiketeng and Yamdrok Lake was completed, and then return to the capital in late September or October to shoot the remaining parts.

After the crew arrived in Keshiketeng, they all stayed in a nearby tourist town. Many tourists come here every year.

"Director Wu, welcome, welcome!"

After receiving the news, the staff of the town’s tourism department came over to wait for Wulshan and his group.

The economy here mainly depends on animal husbandry and tourism. We welcome big directors to come here to shoot, after all, this is equivalent to disguised publicity.

In addition to the leading actors, some staff members and some of the company's filming equipment also came with Wuershan.

"Brother Xiao Ming, is Director Wu very strict when filming?"

Along the way, Wuershan hardly communicated with them. It was also Yang Mi's first time to join such a large crew, and she asked with some concern.

"Director Wu is a bit strict during filming, but other times we can communicate well, so don't worry."

Huang Xiaoming had a lot of contact with Wuershan and learned his temper. …

In addition to the domestic market, box office data for other regions including North America and Southeast Asia, which released the film simultaneously, have also been counted.

After its release in North America, the film grossed a high of 6040 million U.S. dollars in its first weekend, becoming the North American box office champion last weekend.

After one week of release, the box office successfully exceeded 100 million US dollars, and the box office continued to be a hit, and was called a "summer masterpiece" by the media and audiences.

As a science fiction blockbuster released worldwide, the performance of "Inception" is undoubtedly very eye-catching.

The focus of all media is on this movie. The box office in China, North America, and other parts of the world are all the focus of media reporters.

In Hong Kong Island, one week after the movie was released, the cumulative box office of "Inception" has successfully exceeded the 2300 million mark.

It has become another Hollywood blockbuster with high box office after "Toy Story 3", and according to the current situation, the final box office of this film still has the hope of challenging the cumulative box office of 2 million created by "Batman 5844: The Dark Knight".

Yang Shoucheng, who is in charge of the distribution of Emperor Entertainment Group in Hong Kong, also called to congratulate.

As the absolute heroine of "Inception", Liu Yifei became busy instantly as the movie became a global hit.

Many high-end endorsements and brand activities of her have popped up all at once.

LV also took advantage of this popularity and signed an endorsement contract directly with Liu Yifei, inviting her to serve as the global spokesperson.

Now not only other directors and film and television companies in the circle are in trouble, but most of the actresses are also in trouble.

The first global spokesperson in China, this is a symbol of identity.

The signing ceremony was high-profile.

On that day, Liu Yifei attended the signing ceremony wearing a specially made LV dress and jewelry.

Combined with the global box office of "Inception", this film is destined to go down in film history.

The doubts on the Internet about Liu Yifei's one million US dollars salary for starring in "Inception" have completely disappeared after seeing this.

Now the little black man can only focus on the acting skills. After all, there is still a gap between Liu Yifei and Leonardo in the movie.

Other domestic actresses felt bad after seeing Liu Yifei's role. To be honest, there are many people who think she is more suitable than her.

"It's good to be around a great director. I don't think she will win another big award at the film festival."

Everyone is talking about foreign film festivals. After all, Director Gu Wei said that he would not participate in domestic film festivals.

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Jiang Wen sent a message that "Let the Bullets Fly" had officially started filming, and asked him to come visit the set when he was free.

"Brother, come over and direct for me when you have time. You are the only one who can make commercial films."

"Haha, okay, let's talk about it later."

At present, "No Man's Land" has not been completed, so Gu Wei has no time to go there for the time being. He will take time to go and see it when they start filming, after all, he is also one of the investors.

This year's Venice Film Festival has announced the list of all the shortlisted films.

There were several Chinese-language films nominated, but none of them were shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Although director Li An served as the chairman of the jury, there was not much attention paid to this year's Venice Film Festival in China, and several major domestic directors did not send films there.

(End of this chapter)