Chapter 390: Box office reactions from all over the world
"Gu, we created a miracle. It's unbelievable!"

After the news of the first day's box office came out, before Gu Wei could wait for Ryder to report, Matt Damon called first, his tone full of excitement.

"How many?"

Hearing this, Gu Wei asked in a serious tone, and Liu Yifei at the side also perked up and stared at him closely.

"Five million dollars!"

"call!"

Matt Damon reported a number, and Gu Wei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing it.

Although Liu Yifei didn't hear the voice on the other end of the line, she knew the result by looking at Gu Wei's expression, and couldn't help but teasing, "I thought you wouldn't be nervous."

"Is that Crystal?" Perhaps he heard the noise on the phone, Matt Damon asked.

"Yes, she is right next to me."

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. See you in a few days."

Gu Wei naturally knew what the other party meant. All the main creative staff of "2012" would be present at the domestic premiere at the end of the month.

"Goodbye, Matt." Liu Yifei also said into the phone.

Just after hanging up the call with Matt Damon, Gu Wei's cell phone vibrated again. He didn't even need to guess, he knew it was Ryder calling.

Sure enough, as soon as the call was connected, "Boss, the box office is booming." The huge decibel level made his ears hurt.

"Got it. Calm down, Ryder."

"Uh," Reid was a little confused when he heard his boss's tone. Isn't this something he should be happy about?
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The outside world and the entertainment industry are already in a state of excitement at this moment.

What's the matter with "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate"? It finally earned 5.4 million yuan at the box office!

"The Flowers of War" reveals the behind-the-scenes footage of passionate scenes featuring Ni Ni and others!
Deng Chao revealed that he will direct his first movie, and the script of "Breakup Guru" has been completed!

It’s not good enough, absolutely not good enough. At this time, domestic entertainment has been completely conquered by "2012".

"What big director, big production, first time directing a movie, if they have the ability, they can also make a blockbuster movie that will take the world by storm."

"That's right, a group of people who only know how to stir up popularity in China. Who knows them when they go out?"

"Damn, it'll be another week before the movie is released in mainland China. I can't wait."

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There was a huge uproar on the internet, and all people were talking about and discussing was this movie. There were originally several other movies released at the same time, intending to take advantage of the popularity, but when the producers saw this situation, they decided to give up, instead of failing to take advantage of the popularity and getting scolded.

Netizens are excited because this movie is being released worldwide, making money in US dollars and paying for it from foreigners’ pockets.

Artists in the circle are jealous of the impact this movie will have on the actors' status and pay.

As for the artists under Star Films and 18th Company, they are honored to be involved.

The cast of "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet".

Faced with the sensational news coming back from Hollywood, the crew and creators were all extremely shocked.

Everyone looked at Tong Liya from time to time and felt a little sad.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Tong Liya said with a sweet smile.

"I envy you for having such a good company, haha..."

Feng Shaofeng made a joke and Zhang Hanyu nodded.

Not only them, but also Leon Lai, Jordan Chan, Anthony Wong and others from Hong Kong Island also had many feelings, saying that it was nice to have a big tree to lean against and enjoy the shade.

This made Tong Liya feel a little embarrassed, and she felt very touched.

Before she signed the contract to join the 18th Company, she was like a transparent person.

No matter how hard I try, I can only get a small role in return. Everything depends on myself. To be honest, I have suffered a lot of cold stares.

She was discriminated against for not graduating from a regular performing arts school, and was targeted by other people in the same crew. No company stood up for her, all because she was a small artist with no value.

But now, it's completely different. Xingchen Film and Television is very good and she cherishes every day in the company.

Tong Liya smiled and looked at everyone, her voice choking:
"Well, I am really grateful to Director Gu and Sister Hua. It is my greatest luck to be able to sign with the 18th Company."

Not only Tong Liya was touched, but Zhao Liying, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao, Wan Qian and others were also very excited.

After the first day box office figures for "2012" were released, the media found that neither Gu Wei nor Liu Yifei showed up. Not only did they not show up, they also did not respond to the congratulatory messages from celebrities on Weibo. For a while, "Where are Director Gu and Yifei?" became a topic of discussion among netizens and concern for the media.

"Where else can they go? The young couple must be sleeping soundly at home!"

Since they couldn't be found, the celebrity artists who had a good relationship with Gu Wei and Yi Fei became the targets of reporters' interviews.

Su Chang expressed this conjecture with a smile during the interview.

"Sleeping soundly? No way, how can you be so careless?"

"Haha, she really should have a good rest. With the jet lag, Yifei must be exhausted." It was Huang Xiaoming who said it in the end, and the reporter believed it.

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Meanwhile, North America.

Other Hollywood giant film production and distribution companies were simply shocked by the box office performance of "2012".

Damn, this is too scary, it's not even on the same level. The box office on the first day was so high. "Avatar" two years ago wasn't this scary!

After seeing such results, the audience was shocked and curious about what kind of movie could generate such a high box office.

Or, buy a ticket and go see it? This is the opinion of some people who are not so keen on special effects blockbusters.

As for those who like special effects blockbusters, they have already lined up.

At this time, Reid is paying close attention to the online word-of-mouth and review scores.

"Boss, there are many one-star or even negative reviews on various movie review websites." The black secretary, dressed in a professional suit, came to the office to report the situation.

"Contact the head of Warner's publicity department and have them come forward to resolve this matter." Reid gave the order directly. If it were before, Reid would have flirted with the secretary for a while, but now it was a critical moment and he was not in the mood to do so.

The reason why this matter was handed over to Warner was because they were responsible for the promotion and distribution of "2012". After all, Tomorrow's Star Films was not good at these things, and their relationship with the media and Internet companies was not as good as theirs.

"Okay, Boss!"

After the secretary left the office, Reid browsed the online reviews and found that it was true. Many netizens gave one-star bad reviews without any explanation, and the signs of being hacked were very obvious.

The biggest suspects are naturally the other giant companies that have movies released. Everyone is still in the end-of-year box office battle. After all, since the rise of Tomorrow Star Films, it has swept up too many box office. There are always some film companies or directors who think that it is you, Tomorrow Star Films, and you, Gu Wei, who have taken away our box office.

In fact, from this point of view, their hatred for Gu Wei is understandable. After all, in the past, everyone just made a script, invited a few big stars to hype it up, and then made some decent special effects, and made a movie to make money. Even if North American audiences didn't buy it, they could still fool overseas audiences.

But due to Gu Wei's interference, such good days have become less and less.

We have to smear him. Even though he doesn't earn as much as Gu Wei, he can still afford to hire some "trolls".

In this way, on the day of the premiere of "2012", the Rotten Tomatoes score dropped from the initial 8.7 to 7.5. Such a rating trend is obviously abnormal.

Warner's public relations department was busy launching emergency plans to maintain good reviews, but fortunately, the overall strength of "2012" was too strong, and the score did not drop below 7.5, so the impact on the box office was not significant.

The next day, just in time for the weekend, the North American box office results of "2012" were released, reaching a staggering 7856 million US dollars, once again shocking countless eyeballs.

On the third day, which was a working day, Monday, the box office of "2012" dropped slightly, but still reached an astonishing 6800 million US dollars.

The box office of 2.18 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend is definitely a dizzying figure for the Hollywood film market in 11. Moreover, this is only the North American premiere box office of "2012".

In the island country, "2012" earned 7.63 million yen on its first day, twice the million yen earned by "Avatar" on its first day in Japan. Although it is only less than million yuan when converted into RMB, it is still a great progress for special effects blockbusters in the island country market.

The movie "Avatar" was released on 2009 screens in Japan in 831. The box office performance on the premiere day was very significant, reaching this astonishing number, breaking the first-day record of 3 million yen set by "Red Cliff". Now this record has been broken by "2012".

When the news reached Hollywood, the three companies, Tomorrow Star Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, were very excited.

After all, the island country has been the world's second largest film market for many years, and although it will be surpassed by the mainland market next year, being able to reap huge box office revenue in the island country has already made all producers very satisfied.

Due to cultural differences and many other factors, animated films are extremely popular in the island country, and other Hollywood blockbusters that have swept the world often fail here, but "2012" has been well received.

In South Korea, "2012" topped the box office charts with 18.9 viewers on its premiere day, and was very popular among the Korean people. According to media reporters, the reason was that they thought Gu Wei was probably Korean.

In various Southeast Asian countries, "2012" broke local historical box office records and was warmly welcomed by people from all countries.

The reason for this is that the film was well made, but the main reason is that Chinese people are involved in this film. In previous Hollywood blockbusters, it was all about Americans saving the world and the earth. There were not so many yellow faces. It was good enough if they were not criticized.

In Taiwan, "2012" also triggered a viewing craze. It is said that many people cried while watching it. As for why they cried, there are many explanations.

However, in Hong Kong Island, the box office and word of mouth were relatively flat, lacking a bit of excitement. Although Emperor Entertainment Group was responsible for the distribution in Hong Kong Island, the audience did not buy it, or other companies tried to discredit Gu Wei too much, which was also a reason.

CCTV News Channel probably thought this had a very positive impact, so it gave it a small report, allowing more viewers to know about "2012".

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(End of this chapter)