Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 184 Breaking a bloody path

When Gu Bei heard Eric's words, he just smiled and said nothing.

He could understand why Eric was so excited now.

The current state of Garage Horror is the norm for low-budget movies.

To avoid the fierce competition of Halloween,
Eric released Garage Horror a week after Halloween.
It is to get as many screenings as possible.

Now Garage Thriller has won $67 in box office on the first day.

Even though the box office revenue per theater is only $300, it is likely to have a $200 million opening weekend.
The final North American box office is estimated to be around 400 million US dollars, and the North American box office alone can recoup million US dollars.

Considering the popularity of horror movies in the disc market, it is a foregone conclusion that Garage Horror will recoup its costs. The only thing left is how much profit it can make.

Summit Entertainment's first North American release,
To be able to achieve such results is already a source of pride!
but……

If Summer had this result,

Gu Bei probably had to find a piece of tofu to kill himself.

"Congratulations, Eric."

Gu Bei smiled and clapped his hands. "Looks like North America is going to have another well-known publisher."

Eric laughed heartily: "You must come to the celebration party. I will introduce you to the partners in the company."

at this time,

Gu Bei saw the figure of distribution manager Ma Lin appear at the rooftop entrance.

He stood up and waved: "Marin, here."

He was actually a little confused because he had just checked and still hadn't received an email from the distribution manager Marin.

The North American box office is generally compiled by various theater chains and sent to the distribution manager of each film, who then reports it to executives like Gu Bei.

Therefore, executives like Gu Bei will be able to obtain box office information the next day.

The distribution manager will usually send a copy to those box office data websites.

For example, the famous BoxOfficeMojo, the well-known TheNumbers, etc.
The reason why the data from these websites are released slowly is that the box office data is filled in manually by the website staff.

That’s right, it’s just such a makeshift team.

"Bruce, the box office results are out."

Marin ran over breathlessly. "I just couldn't believe the numbers after I got them, so I went to the company to sort out the box office information for yesterday's release, and only then did I confirm that there was absolutely no problem with the numbers."

After saying that, Marin excitedly grabbed Gu Bei's shoulders and said, "Bruce, we succeeded!"

Gu Bei broke free from Ma Lin's hand and took the paper from him.

He glanced at the first three.
The competition in this time slot is too fierce!
The first place is North American Gangster, with a box office of 717 million on the day, a $ million A-level production by the famous director Ridley Scott.

The second place was "Bee Movie", which had a box office of 624 million on the same day. It was a top-invested animated film from DreamWorks with a total investment of 1.5 million US dollars and was released simultaneously in 3944 theaters.

The two films started last Friday.
One occupies the adult audience, the other occupies the children audience,
Together, the two of them firmly secured the top two spots at the box office, creating a siphon effect on other films.

This resulted in the Christmas-themed family movie released yesterday only being able to rank third, with a box office of only 533 million.

The box office of the fourth place fell sharply.

"Lions Among Lambs" brings together three Hollywood stars: Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, and Robert Redford.
It was released yesterday,

However, it only grossed $220 million.

The fifth place goes to "500 Days of Summer".
The box office was 213 million US dollars, the number of theaters showing it was 266, and the box office per theater was 8000 US dollars!

There are often 2,000 or 3,000 cinemas in the top five.
There are even nearly 4,000 Bee Movies.
The number of openings at Shamo 266 is as dazzling as the brightest stars in the night sky!
The November schedule is like a meat grinder.
There are nearly 60 movies fighting madly here.

And Summer, with an inconspicuous number of 266 films, fought its way to the fifth place, firmly stepping on Saw IV, which had been released for two weeks.

Gu Bei nodded with satisfaction.
The first day's sales of two million dollars exceeded his expectations.

He looked up at Marin and asked, "Did the theater managers say before that they would schedule us more screenings based on the box office revenue per theater?"

"$4000 first weekend."

Marin smiled.
Do you still need to worry about this result?
The task was completed in one day, and even doubled.
We can definitely add more screenings next week!

"Bruce..."

Eric looked at the box office results in Gu Bei's hand, feeling a little complicated.

He was just proud of Summit Entertainment's Garage Thriller.

But now comparing it with Shamo's results, it really is true that you have to compare the goods before you buy!

The number of cinemas showing the film is nine times that of the other party.
As a result, the box office was less than one-third of the other party!
Is this the world of genius?
Although Garage Horror squeezed into the eighth place at the box office that day, he could not regain his previous happy mood.

……

the next day,
The first wave of film reviews are out.

The New York Times: "The film's nonlinear narrative structure breaks the linear logic of traditional romance films, allowing the audience to feel the protagonist's emotional fluctuations amidst the chaos. The director seems to be telling the audience: We always beautify the past, but ignore the cracks in reality!"

North America Today: "Summer symbolizes passion and brevity, while autumn represents maturity and rebirth. Love is like the laws of nature; forcing it will not work; only by letting it flow can new possibilities emerge."

Ed Koch: "This is a carnival of pop culture for Generation Y. As an older person, I sometimes have no idea what the characters are saying, but the whole cinema erupted in cheers. It's time for the voices of Generation Y directors to appear in mainstream films!"

Compared to the reviews of film critics,
The internet is where the film's audience is discussing it.

The hottest topic is undoubtedly whether Summer is a bitch.

One side firmly supports that Summer is the Bitch who played with the feelings of poor Tom Cat, but in the end she changed her mind, accepted the diamond ring and got married.

The other side believes that Summer did the right thing. Her original family caused her great harm and she has been pursuing a sense of security all her life. However, Tom does not act like a man and cannot give her enough sense of security.

What they wanted to ask most was director Gu Bei.

How could Gu Bei possibly answer?

Let’s quarrel!

The more you quarrel, the more popular the movie will be!
"Go find it! I put everything I wanted to say in the movie!"

Gu Bei threw down a few words and let the quarrel on the Internet grow more intense.

on Saturday,

The highest-grossing day of the three-day weekend.

With the popularity on the Internet,
Summer once again burst out with huge box office potential,

Although Tom Cruise's Lion into the Lamb's Mouth increased by 25% compared to Friday, it took in $275 million at the box office, attempting to defend its fourth place.
But he was still stepped on by Summer, who had increased his power by 50%.

Summer successfully reached the fourth place in the box office that day.
The box office was 320 million US dollars, and the box office per theater was 12000 US dollars!

(End of this chapter)