Chapter 452: North American Box Office Troubles Again
What do the first-day box office of 9170 million and overwhelming praise mean?
This means that the box office potential of the 3D version of "Titanic" will last throughout April, and if it can be postponed, it will also continue into May.

Domestic films that have attracted attention, such as "Killing" and "Ordinary Man", have all felt tremendous pressure.

The CEOs of major film and television companies were dumbfounded, and many were so shocked that they were speechless.

A movie was released again after 15 years, and its single-day box office almost broke million yuan. And judging from the current popularity, the probability of breaking million yuan in the next few days is very high.

After seeing the data released by the online media, Ning Hao couldn't help but pat his forehead and secretly rejoiced. He even came to see Gu Wei specifically for this purpose.

"Oh, the first day box office is incredible. It's been 15 years, how come this 'ship' is still so strong.

I'm kind of regretting scheduling The Heist in May. It looks like The Avengers won't be easy to deal with either."

Ning Hao's tone was a bit exaggerated, and he complained to Gu Wei with sighs.

To be honest, "The Robbery" can only be considered mediocre among the films directed by Ning Hao. Although the film still continues his black humor style, the quality is indeed a bit poor. Compared with "Stone" and "Racing", it lacks some connotation.

"There's no way. The situation this year is severe. There are Hollywood blockbusters released almost every month, and you can't avoid it." Gu Wei didn't have a good solution for this situation. The only thing he could do was to intensify publicity.

Afterwards, not only "The Robbery", but also "The Ordinary Man" and "The Killing" began intensive promotion.

Movie posters and promotional videos are all over theaters and media, and many actors and celebrities on Weibo are helping to promote the movie.

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The next day, the first day box office numbers of "Titanic 3D" in North America were reported back to China.

The film opened in 3356 theaters and grossed $1480 million on the same day.

The Hollywood media reported the event on a large scale at the first opportunity, and when the news reached back home, it was considered a happy event.

But then some netizens who climbed over the wall found that the content of this movie released in mainland China and North America was slightly different.

The version released in mainland China deleted some of the "passionate" scenes in the movie, while the version released in North America remained unchanged.

"Regarding the fact that the nude scene of Painting was cut from the domestic version of Titanic 3D, I would like to start by quoting a cliché saying that people used in middle school: The wheel of history rolls on, only to find that it is going in reverse."

"Are you crazy? You could watch nude scenes in junior high school, but now Kate Winslet has become a young woman and everyone can only watch the edited version?"

For a time, many netizens complained, and not only that, some domestic directors started it again.

It is advocated that a rating system should be established. The current domestic film censorship system is greatly damaging the creative passion of filmmakers.

Some directors even said that the same movie was available in full version more than ten years ago, but now it has to be cut down, and then they strongly praised the democratic system and free atmosphere in Europe and the United States.

After seeing the report, Gu Wei could only exclaim, "Good fellow, don't put the blame on me in the end."

Han Sanping also called and told Gu Wei not to worry, as the remarks of some individuals would not affect him.

"Those few people who talked nonsense have been called in for questioning. I guess the higher-ups will punish them severely this time."

On the phone, Han Sanping was quite envious of the box office of "Titanic".

"Alas, the arrival of Hollywood blockbusters is both a good thing and a bad thing. The first half of the year is almost over, but when I looked at the data, I found that more than 60% of the box office revenue was generated by foreign-language films. They even called me over to a meeting a few days ago and said a few words to me.

By the way, "The Robbery" is about to be released, so you should keep an eye on it. The above means to support more directors and make a batch of high-quality domestic films, so that at least the box office will be better.

Also, the directors in your company don’t have any projects on hand right now, so it’s not a good idea to just sit there doing nothing. Start some new projects as soon as possible. China Film Group will support you at any time if you need anything.”

After Han Sanping said this, Gu Wei really didn't know how to respond.

After all, it is true that the films produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company are guaranteed, but the number is small, and it is impossible for them to completely control the market. What's more, every director's work is the result of their hard work. Even if Gu Wei agrees, they will not agree to let their works be used as anti-"American" pioneers and cannon fodder.

"Mr. Han, I can only say that we should let nature take its course. Movies that have scheduled release dates will not be changed, and they will go head-to-head with imported films in the same period. As for whether they can achieve good results, I am not sure." Gu Wei avoided the main point and did not want to continue to argue with the other party about the new movie.

"That's good. I read the report and many netizens and even industry insiders suggested on Weibo that Ning Hao should adjust his schedule as soon as possible.

Hearing you say that, I feel relieved."

Han Sanping is also afraid that Xingchen Film and Television will back off. Currently, the mainland movie schedule is a mess because of all the major film and television companies. If a re-released "Titanic" has this kind of appeal, what about other big-budget Hollywood blockbusters?

More and more producers and distributors are applying to change the release dates, which makes Han Sanping very annoyed.

If the news gets out that Star Films Company's films also have to change their release dates and directly avoid imported films, mainland filmmakers will probably be even more panicked.

"Haha, Mr. Han, you can't just focus on Xingchen Films. Other big directors also have works, and they have to work hard too."

"Do I need to tell you that? I've already informed them. The situation this year is special. No one can lag behind or retreat." Han Sanping said in a serious tone.

……

Some time ago, mainland directors refused to participate in the Hong Kong Film Festival.

Now, there is trouble at the Academy Awards again.

In previous years, Hong Kong would take into account the feelings of mainland guests and speak Mandarin during the award ceremony. This time, Hong Kong filmmakers spoke Cantonese almost throughout the entire ceremony, and the reason is self-evident.

"A Simple Life" directed by Ann Hui eventually won five of the most important awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress (Deanie Ip), and Best Screenplay.

"Let the Bullets Fly", the "Mainland Representative" that led the list of 13 nominations, was sadly defeated. Zhang Shuping, the founder of Xiangjiang's art director and costume styling industry, won the only award.

This result sparked heated discussions on Weibo, as it was really too targeted.

Even Hong Kong local director Derek Yee couldn't stand it anymore and directly said on Weibo that he believed that this year's Academy Awards were full of emotion and lacked professionalism, and said that the board members needed to reflect.

Zhan Ruiwen, who starred in "A Simple Life", couldn't help but speak out for Jiang Wen on Weibo and criticized the officials of the Academy Awards.

Mainland netizens just watched it for fun, after all, everyone's attention was focused on "Titanic".

The next day, the box office of "Titanic" exceeded 100 million yuan, which made the fans happy.

A large number of media headlines are reporting this news, and the popularity continues to be high.

In the end, it affected not only the entertainment industry, but also the relevant leaders at the top, who held meetings to discuss the issue.

Capital, national cultural department.

"Well, Gu Wei is young and capable, and his ideology has been tested by the organization. He is considered a cultural banner that the country has focused on cultivating and promoting, and he has won a lot of honor internationally.

In the domestic film industry, we also need more young people like this to take the lead, so that when we are old in the future, there will be someone to take over the burden. "

In the office, a cadre who was about fifty years old, holding a teacup, spoke to the people in front of him.

"But he's been banned from directing before, and he's refused to join the Directors Guild many times. His age is also a problem," someone objected.

“After all, there are other big directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai in the country. Gu Wei won’t be able to get the role in terms of seniority.” A leader in a lower department thought that Gu Wei was too young compared with other big directors and was worried that if he was promoted, he would not be able to convince the public.

"Ah, age and qualifications are just trivial matters. Everyone has been young before. Some domestic systems really need to be changed."

This was a rather serious statement. Everyone looked at each other in confusion and no one continued to speak.

"I understand. I will focus on the development of Xingchen Films in the future."

After a while, the director of the Film Bureau slowly spoke.

The crew of "The Wandering Earth".

Most of the people today basically put down their work and acted as spectators.

The reason is naturally that Leonardo, Matt Damon and others are in the crew and are going to shoot cameo scenes.

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(End of this chapter)