Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 459 Weekly Box Office Champion

"Yes, we have plans for a sequel to this project."

Wu Zhuo nodded; there was nothing to say about it.

Of course, the premise for sequels and cinematic universes is that the project doesn't lose money.

Although the project was led by Legendary, companies such as Warner Bros. were also involved.

If a film fails at the box office, Warner Bros. and other companies are unlikely to invest in subsequent films.

At that time, only legends should be involved.

Alternatively, Legendary might abandon subsequent projects due to the film's failure.

After all, Legendary is now a publicly traded company, and shareholders would most likely be unwilling to continue making a failed film.

"Tony Jah, you fought Abel several times in this movie. As far as we know, you're a martial arts enthusiast. What do you think of Abel's kung fu?"

"Tom, how's it going on this film set? Are you happy with it?"

……

The media began asking questions about various aspects of the film.

Meanwhile, "John Wick" officially hit theaters in over 1200 theaters across North America.

A large number of Wu Zhuo's fans in North America began going to the cinema.

Of course, there are also fans who like his action movies.

There were also quite a few passersby.

Many of them started paying attention to the movie because of the trailer for "John Wick".

Just like in China, trailers for "John Wick" have been released in all the overseas regions that have already agreed to release the film.

Because Wu Zhuo specifically included the theme song in the trailer, the trailer attracted a lot of movie fans.

It's worth mentioning that Wu Zhuo produced "Time to Pretend" as a single and released it on various music platforms.

This instrumental piece, with its distinctive style, has received unanimous praise from fans since its release.

The song once reached number 76 on the North American music charts.

Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that Wu Zhuo's recent album is still selling very well.

His new album was a huge hit in North America.

Due to the album's influence, Wu Zhuo's personal matters have attracted a lot of attention.

"Wow, this movie is really awesome, especially the action scenes, they're amazing."

"The protagonist is very charismatic. Abel is silent, cold, yet heartbreaking."

Eric and Alice walked out of the theater where "John Wick" had just ended, discussing the plot.

Both of them loved the movie after watching it and are planning to encourage more friends to see it.

"Could you two spare a moment to help me with a data survey?"

As soon as the two came out, a person waiting outside greeted them.

"No problem, go ahead and ask!"

Eric and Alice exchanged a glance. Neither of them was in a hurry, so they agreed.

"Okay, we have two questions: what score would you give this movie?"

Then, how many points would you give to each of our main characters?

The staff handed each of them two forms.

There are two questions above.

These are the ratings for the movie and the ratings for each actor.

The highest score for the movie is 10, while the actors received a score of 5.

In fact, in North America, after a movie is released, most major film studios will send people to collect data.

This will be used to judge whether a new sequel will be made and which character will be the main focus of the sequel.

Jet Li was able to quickly enter Hollywood after "Lethal Weapon 4".

The reason is that his role in "Lethal Weapon 4" is the one that has garnered the most attention from movie fans.

Moviegoers gave his performance a very high score, the highest in that film.

Eric and Alice took the pens and filled in their ratings for the movie on the forms, then returned the questionnaires to each other.

"Alright, sir."

"Thank you both. This is a small gift from us. Thank you both."

Andy gave the two the small gifts he had prepared. After putting away the questionnaires without even looking at them carefully, he greeted another audience member who had just come out.

"Hello, could you help us complete a survey? We have a small gift for you."

Not all viewers are willing to fill out the survey.

Some refused outright, while others helped fill out the form.

In no time, Andy had sent out more than twenty questionnaires and collected them back.

At this time, most of the audience in the theater had left, and two audience members were entering the theater to begin another round of watching.

Andy took the data and sat down in the nearby rest area.

He glanced through the questionnaire.

In the film ratings, the general public had a positive impression of the movie, with "John Wick" averaging a score of 7.3.

Then in the actor evaluation.

Wu Zhuo undoubtedly ranked first with a score of 4.3.

Tom Hardy and Tony Jaa, who ranked second and third respectively, were very close.

The two scores were 3.9 and 4.0 respectively.

After reviewing the data, he wrote his summary in another notebook.
"The three younger actors were all well-received by the audience."

Abel remains as beloved as ever; people love his movies just as much as they love his songs.

Tony Jaa's strong style left a deep impression on the audience, who vividly remembered his fights with Abel.

Tom Hardy remains a solid supporting actor, but his popularity with audiences is growing rapidly, and many viewers have already memorized his name.

……

That evening, comments about "John Wick" appeared more frequently on North American online forums.

"A very good movie, the fight scenes are really exciting!"

"I love watching Chinese action movies; they're much better than many Hollywood movies."

"Abel is so cool!"

With a large number of reviews, the film's box office performance was naturally quite good.

Yes, it's not bad.

On its opening day, John Wick grossed $430 million.

This box office success was contributed by Wu Zhuo's own fans and viewers who came because of the trailer.

In North America, this figure isn't particularly high, but it's still not bad.

Moreover, due to positive online reviews, there is still significant room for further box office growth.

And that is indeed the case.

In the following two days, influenced by positive reviews from many viewers online, the box office of "John Wick" began to gradually rise.

460 million on the second day.

On the third day, the figure was 490 million.

On the fourth day, 510 million.

The gradual increase in daily box office revenue, coupled with positive word-of-mouth among audiences, made Warner Bros. see the film's potential.

They began a large-scale promotional campaign for the film.

Abel's new film is receiving rave reviews.

The coolest action gunfight ever!

Abel has abandoned ancient Chinese kung fu and begun to appear in modern fighting styles.

What exactly is a mainland Chinese hotel?

Extensive publicity has increased the attention given to "John Wick".

The box office exploded in the following days.

After a week, "John Wick" grossed $3700 million at the North American box office.

Compared to those blockbusters, this is clearly just a decent box office performance.

But for a B-category action shooter, this is undoubtedly a movie with impressive box office returns.

With a box office of 3700 million in its first week, "John Wick" decisively defeated "Double Dragons" and "The Smurfs 2" to take the top spot at the box office that week.

(End of this chapter)