Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 420 Shocking the World, Heading Towards $5 Million

The domestic box office curve was so good that Chen Linfeng felt that the United States could have been just as good.

Unfortunately, this is a delusion. The later a Hollywood movie is released, the more likely its box office will be concentrated in the first week.

Taken is no exception.

Mark’s publicity methods were an important driving force for the box office reaching nearly 7 million yuan in the first days.

It is the first gimmick of Van Loon’s new Hollywood film after a gap of 3 years.

"Rush Hour 3" has no plans to make a sequel due to its high costs and difficulty in making a profit.

But it does not affect the audience's recognition of Fang Long as the protagonist himself.

This is Chen's first commercial film after he became an Oscar-winning director, and the public is very interested in it.

As an Oscar-winning director, he is different from others. Even if other directors win Oscars, the public may not pay much attention to them. Some of them may even only be circulated among senior movie fans.

But on the one hand, Chen Linfeng is already quite famous in North America, and many people know him and pay attention to him.

On the other hand, his Oscar performance this year was full of twists and turns, and with "Avatar" as a foil, his popularity is indeed higher than in previous years.

Therefore, many viewers also want to see what kind of works this young director will produce.

Due to a variety of factors, the initial box office of "Taken" was very good, and then word of mouth spread, and the box office curve in the first week remained good.

In the following weeks, the market should have been taken over by other Hollywood blockbusters. The competition in the summer season is fierce, and it would have been good enough to dominate the box office charts for a week.

But this year's summer season is really a bit lame, especially after "Iron Man 2" and "The Twilight Saga 3", except for a few animated films, there are almost no other works that can compete with "Taken".

There was a "Inception" in the past, but now it has been replaced by "Taken".

$5100 million in the second week, $3200 million in the third week, for a total of $1.79 million over three weeks.

It wasn't until the third week that "Taken" lost its weekly box office championship and was surpassed by Angelina Jolie's new film "John Wick" with $3650 million.

This week's third place film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," only took in 969 million. This is only the second week for this movie, and the box office has already dropped to this level.

At the same time, we can also see the decline of the North American film market at this time, with only two films grossing over 10 million.

I have to say that the time slot chosen by Chen Linfeng was very good. Without so many pig opponents as a foil, "Taken" would not have earned so much box office.

There were no blockbusters in the fourth week, so there is still a chance of getting a box office of 2000 million. But regardless of whether the total North American box office exceeds 2 million US dollars, this data can be used as a title for external publicity.

The global release has begun.

Domestic media have already spontaneously used the title of a movie with a box office of $2 million.

Previously, the Chinese film with the highest box office in North America, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", only took in 1.3 million US dollars. Now "Taken" has surpassed it, which really surprised everyone.

But for Chen Linfeng, everything has been settled.

For a work to gain global fame, such box office results are more than enough.

The subsequent global box office, no matter how much it is, will be icing on the cake.

However, according to the global box office, it is generally about twice that of the North American box office.

Excluding domestic box office, "Taken" should be able to take in nearly $4 million.

Including domestic data, the number is around 5 million.

As the first film in a series, it is more than enough and is almost close to the $1 million box office of "Iron Man 5.85".

Hollywood will also do the math on this, and will do it more carefully than Chen Linfeng.

The beginning of August is the time to summarize the box office data of the previous month.

"Taken", the most attractive one, naturally caught the attention of many Hollywood companies.

For Chen Linfeng, there are no strong competitors at the box office this month, but to others, you are the most difficult enemy.

A movie with three Chinese as the main creators has achieved such a great success in North America.

Many film and television companies have to consider whether the public's psychology and preferences have changed.

Have times changed?

Finally, after careful investigation, we determined that this was a rare phenomenon and the times have not changed.

Therefore, director Chen Linfeng and actors Fang Long and Liu Qianqian have received more attention from various companies.

For example, AMC TV Network directly adjusted its publicity plan, and the position of CC in the promotional poster was moved to the third core position.

Fang Long also contacted him about a new project.

Only Chen Linfeng, as a Disney person in the general sense and a member of the capital himself, is difficult to be won over.

But despite this, people from Universal and Warner called him.

Chen Linfeng was always easy to talk to. He did not deny the mention of cooperation and also introduced his next new project "Inception".

The new movie with Leonardo immediately piqued the interest of both families.

Then, Pete called and took on the role of inquiring.

"Chen, are you going to abandon your cooperation with Disney?"

"Of course... No, I signed a contract with Mr. Iger for five films, and we're only at the third one."

There are three films, "Sunset", "Taken", and "Infinite World", as well as two movies.

Chen Linfeng would definitely not do anything to breach the contract.

"It's just that the cost of Inception is about $1.8 million. We can't let Disney bear the bulk of the investment, right?"

"So that's what you were thinking. That's not a problem."

Pete put the phone down and looked at the others.

"How's it going?" Danny Miller asked.

This is Pete's uncle, who is now a senior executive at Disney and the most successful one in the Miller family.

Peter smiled and said, "Chen is just worried about the investment of his new movie. He has no intention of leaving for the time being."

"For now?" Danny Miller understood what his nephew meant.

Peter shrugged. "Chen is already a big director and has a company under him. We can't just treat him as someone with no background."

He smiled and said, "As long as we have opportunities for cooperation in the future, it will be fine. After all, Summit Entertainment has no distribution channels."

Apart from the six major Hollywood companies, whoever touches the distribution will be doomed, Spielberg can't do it, and Chen is certainly not. In this regard, he has communicated with Chen before, so he seems very relieved.

"That's good. Chen has already earned our respect. We should give him this freedom." Danny Miller nodded.

"Besides, there are contracts for two movies."

Now he only regrets that President Iger was not generous enough and signed too few films.

I completely forgot that I was one of the people who disagreed at the beginning.

Chen Linfeng just hung up the phone.

Liu Qianqian, who was lying in his arms, asked, "Who's calling?"

"Pete, he's worried about me contacting other companies. Maybe he has some ideas."

"Do you have any?"

"Of course I have. I can't always stick with Disney. After the contract ends, I have to shop around."

"Oh~" Liu Qianqian responded and moved like a salted fish without any follow-up action.

Seeing that she looked weak since she came back, Chen Linfeng couldn't help but say,
"It's just a three-week roadshow. Is it that exaggerated?"

Liu Qianqian couldn't bear to hear this and said unhappily, "I've never been so tired before. Thinking about starting the promotion again in two weeks, I feel like I might as well die."

Chen Linfeng stroked her hair gently. "Who was it that swore so confidently that this was nothing?"

"How would I know you were serious about traveling to dozens of cities?" Liu Qianqian pouted, "I'm obviously not even the protagonist."

It was rare for her to say something truly complaining, and after she finished speaking, she seemed to realize that there was something wrong with what she said.

Originally, she had her chin resting on Chen Linfeng's chest and was talking to him, but now she lowered her head and put her face against him and no longer looked at him.

"I know you have a grudge."

"There's no resentment at all, haha, no." Liu Qianqian said in a low voice.

"You still say no, then I will accompany you to promote it."

"Really?" His tone was uncertain.

"Of course I am." Chen Linfeng thought that as the screenwriter and producer of "The Ugly Duckling", it was his duty to help promote it.

"Wow, it's a deal!" Liu Qianqian jumped up from the sofa with a look of excitement on her face.

There was no such thing as depression. Everything was just Chen Linfeng's imagination.

Oh my god, Chen Linfeng held his forehead with his hand.

This girl has also learned how to cheat and attack.

"How is it? Is your acting much better this time?" Liu Qianqian's pride was evident in her words.

Chen Linfeng directly grabbed her face and said, "You have also learned the tricks, right?"

"Hehe, a good master will make a good disciple." Liu Qianqian didn't care about being punished at all. When she lost before, she would also get angry and embarrassed.

This is called the margin of strength.

Xiaofeng’s words are still the best, and they are very appropriate to use at this time.

After staying at home for a few days, Chen Linfeng had to take action again.

In addition to celebration parties at home and in Hollywood, and the global release of "Taken", the main creators will also have to participate in the premieres in other regions.

At the end of the month, the total domestic box office of "Taken" reached 8.2 million.

The previous highest-grossing domestic film, "Founding of a Republic," earned 4.16 million yuan, nearly doubling.

Such results shocked the world.

Since its premiere, Sixth Princess has reported on the box office performance of this movie every two or three days.

Let's discuss what's good about this movie every other week.

There are no other movies in my eyes anymore.

After a month's journey, the value has begun to increase.

“…From the perspective of film cultural dissemination, Taken is a successful example of Chinese cultural export.

Considering that this movie is supposed to have a sequel, it's not hard to imagine that the entire series will be a huge success.

The plot of "Taken" is full of Chinese-style family relationships, with a kind mother and a strict father, but the love between them is equal, and it conveys Chinese cultural values.

In addition, "Taken" is not only extremely brilliant in action design, but also extremely profound in emotional expression and plot arrangement..."

The audience's reputation has reached an extreme, with a Douban score of 8.3 points, which is relatively low among Chen Linfeng's works.

But for a purely commercial film like this, it is rare to get a score of more than 8 points.

Moreover, in just one month, the number of people who rated it exceeded 10, which is absolutely a super hot level.

Even though the box office was only over 8 million, the number of viewers who watched it through various pirated channels might be more than that of movies that grossed to million in later generations.

Because it is so popular online, not to mention the film and television forums, there are also many people discussing this movie in general forums.

The main issue is still the box office. The box office of "Avatar" was a heavy blow to many people in China who pay attention to domestic films.

It hasn’t been that long now, but there are domestic films that are about to hit 10 billion.

Well, its genes are not that pure, but since the director and the leading actors are both Chinese, people still tend to regard it as a domestic film.

"This time it's 8 million, I expect it to be higher next time."

"Others may not be sure, but I, Xiao Chen, still believe it. Do you understand the gold content of the product?"

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It will be fine if you can make a movie worth more than one billion in two years."

"It might be a bit stressful for others, but how can Xiao Chen be an ordinary person?"

"I say, are we a little inflated? That's 10 billion. I remember a few years ago, it was still difficult for domestic directors to make over million at the box office."

"But Xiao Chen has already made a movie for you that made 800 million or 900 million yuan. It's just that little bit short. Just one more hundred million yuan will be enough. No problem."

"..."

(End of this chapter)