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Chapter 257 The Box Office Released on the First Day (Please subscribe for the first update!)
"According to the theater chain, Director Tang An's new film "You Now You See Me" was released in thousands of theaters across the country early this morning, completely igniting the summer season, and got a box office of 450 million in just two hours."

"On July 7, the high-profile magic and crime blockbuster "Now You See Me" premiered in the mainland. The zero-point box office reached 16 million yuan, which successfully refreshed Tang An's personal best. Last year, "The Wind" 450 The box office of the ten-thousand-point show was 380 higher. It can be seen how popular "Now You See Me" is!"

"Yesterday, the reporter visited three movies in the capital. Each movie theater had at least one screening, and there was a rare case of being full. The screening hall was full, and the attendance rate was as high as 80%. After hearing the cheers one after another, I interviewed a few audience members at random, and got unanimous praise!"

"According to the film distributor, in order to release "Now You See Me" this time, a total of 1500 copies have been prepared, covering all major, medium and small cities across the country, even some remote counties!"

"The box office is as high as 450 million. According to the estimates of relevant personnel, "You Now You See Me" will create Tang An's personal best again, and the total box office is expected to hit the [-] million mark."

The major media also got the first-hand box office information in the fastest time and published it.

450 million, within reason, an unexpected number.

With Tang An's box office appeal, and this new theme whetted the audience's appetite, it was worthy of this figure.

But now that "Red Cliff" is currently being shown, facing such a strong enemy, it can still reach this statistic, which surprised some people.

"Put in another two hundred copies!"

In the office of the chairman of Chengtian Entertainment, Wu Bo loudly gave instructions to the person in charge of the distribution department.

"Wu Dong, there are less than 1600 domestic movie theaters at present. The copies of our two movies are already saturated. If there are too many, there is no schedule."

The director of the distribution department looked embarrassed. At the beginning of Huayi, 1500 copies were released at one time. The digital theaters were all covered, and the cinemas where other films were shown were almost all covered. One copy is divided into 5 pieces, which can be displayed on 5 fast screens at the same time. Shows in turn.

But apart from the movie theaters in small counties and small cities, a movie theater only has seven or eight halls, and the two of them have a total of 2700 copies, which simply cannot be played.

"Then go to the theaters and increase the number of films. Isn't "You Now You See Me" lower than ours, and the box office on the first day is even less than 2000 million, which is a lot lower than "Red Cliff"."

The director of the publishing department smiled wryly in his heart, why Wu Bo became confused at the critical moment.

Even if the opponent earns 2000 million on the first day, it is much higher than my side's 1000 million in a single day.

He considered for a while and said, "Wu Dong, in fact, now we only need to ensure that today's box office does not have a significant drop compared to yesterday, and we can guarantee the current film schedule."

"The other party's current schedule of films is far less than ours at that time, and our "Red Cliff" took up a part of the prime-time shows in big cities. We won the beginning and kept our advantage. The final victory is still ours."

Wu Bo shook his head, "Tang An always catches up from behind. We must squeeze their living space as much as possible, and add 200 copies. You can contact the theater to arrange the film."

Since "Red Cliff" was released, Wu Bo's confidence has become more and more full, 2500 million in a single day, breaking [-] million in four days, all records have been trampled under their feet.

Those of Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang have all been trampled underfoot, and those big directors can't keep up with this number.

Films such as "Heroes", "Golden Armor in the City", and "Assembly" are completely vulnerable.

Tang An's last "The Wind" only took 6700 million in the first four days.

The drop on working days was also within expectations, breaking through [-] million is just around the corner.

But he didn't expect the box office of "Now You See Me" to be so high. When "Red Cliff" was hot, it could get 450 million.

Now I can only hope that it's just that the audience thinks it's fresh and crowded to see it in the early morning, and the freshness will naturally drop after the freshness passes.

Time passed slowly, and this year's summer vacation was the busiest one in previous years, even more intense than the battle between "Transformers" and "The Wind" last year.

After all, the two films have been much-anticipated since they were released, attracting the attention of all movie fans.

"Red Cliff" is the commercial blockbuster with the highest investment in the history of Chinese film, and it is also considered to be a period blockbuster that has gradually declined.

It can even be said that the success of "Red Cliff" will affect the living space after costume films.

If it succeeds, there will still be a market for costume films. The previous failure was not because of the genre, but because it was not shot well.

If all these fail, it will really be the end of the costume blockbuster.

The publicity resources invested by both parties are also the strongest in recent years, and the star lineup of "Red Cliff" is enough to attract attention.

"Now Now You See Me" is supplemented with money to open the way, every page and every advertisement is spent with money.

The two crews traveled to major movie theaters in the capital, frequently appearing in the public eye.

More and more people have watched the movie, and the film reviews of "Now You See Me" from major media are also released one after another.

"Now Now You See Me: A Magical Extravaganza."

This is An Xi, a columnist for Fujixun Entertainment, commented on this movie in nine words.

"In my impression, magic is still in the TV variety shows and Spring Festival Gala. Just some small magic is enough to make me admire, but this movie can't be described as shocking."

"Four super-intelligent magicians, with super-high technology and a gorgeous stage, used magic to steal in front of tens of thousands of people, winning applause from the audience."

"There are three huge magic shows in the movie. The special effects are very gorgeous and the atmosphere is also very good. The holographic projection technology is skillfully used in the third magic show, which has a great visual impact."

"This is probably the coolest movie I've ever seen, but after watching it, it seems that there are only three magic tricks in my mind. I can't really appreciate the existence of the protagonist, and I can only remember those magic tricks."

There are thousands of words eloquently, and it can be seen that the person who wrote the article was very serious, and very pertinently stated the biggest advantage of the film, as well as some weak points.

This film review also won the approval of the audience. In just half a day, there were a lot of responses from the underground.

"That's very good. This movie is very enjoyable to watch. There are suspense one after another from beginning to end, but it won't make people think too much, because not long after the suspense is over, the movie will answer you immediately and throw another question. suspense."

"And there is not even a minute of boring scenes. Even when the four of them were arrested and taken to the police station, they did not forget to show their magic tricks to make the police feel embarrassed."

"The characterization is a bit simple, and even the four of them didn't introduce much except for Deng Chao. They just used small magic tricks to show their identities, but this is not a problem, as long as it is fun to watch."

"What you said above is right, let's forget about those things you don't need. Do you have to introduce a few people one by one? It's the best movie if you enjoy it."

"Yeah, too many people like to pretend now. Analyzing a movie must involve the depth of society and humanity, and the plot of the movie must include the suffering and spiritual struggle of the characters. I don't have the time to analyze the characters in the movie, let alone the original It's just a popcorn movie, so it's better to spend a little time trying to flatter the leader."

"Watching "The Matrix", someone talked about philosophy with me, watching "The Shawshank Redemption" also talked about philosophy, and watching "Super Body" the year before last, I also talked about philosophy. Why do you keep talking about so many nonsensical things? Study philosophy I won't go to read a book!"

A day passed quickly, and the domestic film market has come to the busiest time of the year.

In the early morning of July 7, the first-day box office of "Now You See Me" also came out.

(End of this chapter)