Chapter 178 Status
The next day, the Hollywood box office reached 5600 million.

The box office for the two days combined exceeded 1.2 million US dollars.

Considering that "Interstellar" was released on Wednesday, according to box office rules, the total North American box office this week is likely to exceed 3 million US dollars.

Along with the box office success, Interstellar's reputation has also been growing, and reviews and post-screening impressions have appeared on major film forums.

"Brilliant, messy, gorgeous, a lot of appreciation and criticism filled my mind. It's hard to define Interstellar from one perspective."

“This movie is not only a sci-fi masterpiece, but also contains reflections on human nature.”

“Time can be stretched and folded, but it can never go backwards. Your gray hair may be my youthful face, but one breath of mine can equal the years of your life.”

——Freshness from Rotten Tomatoes.

"Interstellar is the pinnacle of science fiction movies! You may question the irrationality of this movie, but in fact, most of them can be explained by contemporary scientific theories."

"Many people say that the first half hour of Interstellar is too boring and the movie is too long. For a hard science fiction movie, the emotional scenes take up the vast majority. In fact, from an objective point of view, for those fans who like science fiction, this movie is a spiritual enjoyment."

"Go to the cinema and watch it, man! For the science fiction film industry, Interstellar is undoubtedly a science fiction masterpiece that can bring infinite inspiration to the audience."

IMDb's rating is 9.2 points. This movie website adopts a 10-point system and is freely rated by ordinary registered users. It is sometimes jokingly called "American Douban."

After three days of screening, "Interstellar" has received many positive reviews on major movie websites in North America.

"It's a movie disguised as science fiction. It's just a so-called science fiction blockbuster. Ultimately, it's still a story about human nature."

"Many theories in the movie have not been proven in the real world. It's too fake."

No matter where, any movie has polarized reputation, and "Interstellar" is no exception.

Some audiences and film critics gave negative reviews, highlighting their presence.

"Boss, do you need the public relations department to handle this?"

In the office, Reid kept an eye on the comments, and when he saw someone making trouble, he spoke up.

"Don't pay attention to them. Haven't you seen that good reviews have taken over all the major portals? They won't be able to make any waves."

"Okay, I'll keep watching."

Reid understood this kind of thing. In the past, when encountering such a situation, the company would spend money to deal with it. Now, it can only wait for subsequent evaluations.

If the reputation reverses, he will not be merciful. Anyone who hinders the capitalists from making money will slowly disappear.

This is America, this is Hollywood.

"We will continue to increase our publicity. In five days plus the three days of the weekend, we aim to reach $3 million."

"I see. I think those theaters will also increase their filming schedules. No one wants to go against money, haha."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

It is not clear whether the screening rate in North America has been increased, but in China, some theaters have increased the screening rate of "Interstellar" to more than 60%.

Just as Reid said, capitalists have no bottom line. In the past, theater staff have called for an increase in the number of imported blockbusters because imported films have high box office and huge profits.

.........

"Boss Ye, do you want to continue to increase the screening rate?"

At Wanda Pictures, employees were talking about data from recent days in the office.

"One more thing, the prices of those Hong Kong movies should be lowered appropriately, as few people go to see them."

Ye Ning said slowly that this film company also invested in it, so it could be considered their own production.

"Ok."

"70 million US dollars on the first day, Director Gu is really amazing."

After seeing the secretary go out, Ye Ning spoke to himself, and he became more determined to cooperate with Gu Wei.

"It's a pity that Inception didn't make it."

...

"Director Tong, we need to report a situation where some cinema chains have secretly increased their screening rates, squeezing out Hong Kong films."

Several directors and producers from Hong Kong came to the General Administration to file a complaint.

"Is there such a thing?"

Director Tong sat on a chair, leisurely drinking the tea that Han Sanping had just delivered yesterday.

"Some cinema chains have privately increased the screening rate of Interstellar to more than 6%, which is a serious violation of regulations."

The Hong Kong director said angrily.

"Well, I'll have someone investigate. Come, try this tea. They're all big directors. Don't get yourself hurt by being so angry."

After the few people left, Director Tong thought for a moment, picked up his phone and called Han Sanping.

After a while, the call was connected.

"Old Han, stop it. Someone has come to complain to me."

When Han Sanping heard Director Tong's voice on the phone, he knew who it was without having to guess.

"Don't worry, Director Tong, I will make arrangements."

"These bastards, they have no ability themselves, yet they learned this trick."

After hanging up the phone, Han Sanping said hatefully.

"Director Han, the North American box office figures are out. The first day's box office was 7080 million, and the second day's box office was 5600 million. A company there predicts that, combined with this weekend's box office, Interstellar is likely to exceed 3 million US dollars."

When the assistant reported it, he himself was a little bit unbelieving.

“Very good, the box office is really impressive.

Their first-day box office is almost catching up with our final box office."

China Film Group predicts that the film will gross over 4 million RMB, but based on box office rules, it would be difficult to reach 5 million RMB.

"I know the data. Thank you for your hard work these days." "Mr. Han, you are too polite. This is all for work."

"Haha, this deal is a good one, bro. The global box office of this movie is likely to exceed 1 billion US dollars.

Even if we take into account the previous premium, the company will be able to make a lot of money now.”

...

In China, the daily box office of "Interstellar" is updated and it is always the headline on every portal website.

3360 million the next day.

On the third day, the box office was still 3120 million.

It wasn't until the fourth day that the box office dropped below 2910 million, but it was still as high as million.

If the data continues to trend this way, it is a foregone conclusion that the final box office will exceed that of "Titanic".

However, piracy has already appeared and is rampant.

"Director Gu is awesome. It grossed over 100 million yuan in three days, breaking the record of Titanic."

"It's a pity that it's a co-production, and the record for domestic films is still held by Red Cliff."

"Mad, I want to say a few words when it comes to Red Cliff."

"When will this kind of science fiction blockbuster appear in China?"

"Then it depends on Director Gu. The other directors can't be relied upon."

Although the domestic box office is not small, everyone's attention is still on the other side of the ocean, which is the core area that determines the outcome.

...

"Senior, what are you doing?"

"thinking of you."

As soon as he said this, Gu Wei suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Before, he had a rather aloof feeling in front of Liu Yifei, but now his image collapsed.

"Me too, haha."

Hearing this, Gu Wei could imagine Liu Yifei's silly expression as she lay alone on the bed.

"Did Wang Chen tell you?"

"Yeah, he handed over the script."

Gu Wei has no plans to make any science fiction blockbusters for the time being. "2012" is expected to start production in the second half of next year, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" will be even later.

The film that was promised to Liu Yifei can be started soon. The filming of this film will not take too long. Gu Wei plans to release it together with "Nanjing! Nanjing!"

As for Liu Yifei, she hasn't had any film offers recently, or if there are any movies that approached her, she doesn't like them.

"Inception" is still in the late stages of production and will not be released until the second half of next year at the earliest.

During this period, Gu Wei visited the Warner headquarters, where Nolan was busy with special effects production. The special effects of this movie were indeed shocking.

On October 10, "Interstellar" had a single-day box office of nearly 3 million US dollars.

The box office for the subsequent No. 4 and No. 5 exceeded 6000 million US dollars.

This is also due to the comments of physicists in the United States after watching the movie.

"The wormholes, time warps, and five-dimensional space in the movie are hardcore enough with the endorsement of science. They are not empty theories, but rather the most practical "imagination."

Kip Thorne, born in Logan, Utah, USA in 1940, is a winner of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, a member of the U.S. Academy of Arts and Sciences, a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, a fellow of the American Physical Society, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a fellow of the American Philosophical Society, a fellow of the International Society for General Relativity and Gravitation, and Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology.

He said this when he was interviewed by media reporters after watching the movie.

With the support of this famous physicist, the box office of "Interstellar" reached 1.2 million US dollars in three days over the weekend.

"Interstellar has booked this year's Hollywood box office champion in advance."

The New York Times reports.

"In its first week, the box office exceeded 3 million US dollars. What is the core of this sci-fi blockbuster?"

Hollywood Entertainment reports.

“A sci-fi movie endorsed by a famous physicist, a rare sci-fi masterpiece.”

The Washington Post reports.

There is no doubt that Gu Wei has completely established his position in Hollywood with this movie. No foreign director has ever achieved such great success.

One of the world's top directors was born, even before the movie was released.

"Boss, the Oscars committee invites you to be the award presenter next year."

"Paramount, United Artists, Fox, and Disney all want to work with you on your next film."

"A lot of movies want to invite you to their promotional receptions."

No one asks the poor in the downtown area, and the rich has distant relatives in the mountains.

If Gu Wei had to consider other people's feelings before, after this movie, he no longer needs to consider other people's feelings. Others will beg him to cooperate, no matter how big the investment is.

This momentum can only be slowed down if his next movie fails.

"Just push it off. If you really can't push it off, you can go over there on my behalf."

Oscar judge Gu Wei also doesn't want to participate. After the first time, the subsequent feelings are just so-so, so it's better to return home and take a rest.

"Ok."

Reid's status has been rising recently. It is said that many female stars have dated him privately. Gu Wei pretended not to know about this matter. It was consensual and there was nothing to say.

...

(End of this chapter)