Chapter 55 Full Release
The next day, a lot of news about "The Day After Tomorrow" made headlines.

Many stars and filmmakers who attended the premiere praised the quality and special effects of the film when interviewed.

Nolan: “It’s a very good film, worth watching.”

Leonardo DiCaprio: "Director Gu Wei has successfully made a stunning blockbuster."

Will Smith: "It's a movie worth looking forward to, and the ending is worth pondering."

More netizens are talking about it online, and many people have bought movie tickets in advance, waiting for the movie to be released.

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In the early morning of the 6th, Los Angeles time, "The Day After Tomorrow" officially hit major theaters in North America.

Large numbers of audiences flocked to the cinema.

It took a year to shoot and produce, with a production cost of 100 million US dollars. It is the first Hollywood science fiction blockbuster directed by the Golden Bear Award-winning director.

Movie fans are looking forward to this movie.

Warner Bros. Pictures is always keeping an eye on the attendance at cinemas.

Gu Wei and Reid stayed in the company, waiting for the box office data for the first three days of the weekend.

"Boss, many people have commented on the movie online, and the reputation of the movie is very good."

Gu Wei was also browsing movie reviews online. When he heard Reid's words, he nodded.

“The visual effect exploded.”

"This is the best disaster movie I've ever seen, bar none."

"The special effects are great, worthy of a movie that cost $100 million to make."

...

On the first day of its release, the film received a lot of positive reviews from online audiences, and many well-known film critics also commented on it...

"Boss, there's news from Warner Bros. that the attendance rates of major theaters are very high, and some theaters are still queuing up."

Reid received the news from Warner and reported it to Gu Wei.

However, no movie can have perfect reviews, and the next day, some negative news appeared on the Internet.

"Many parts of the movie are not scientifically correct. No one can survive in such low temperatures."

"The plot is pretty average. I heard the director is Chinese?"

Negative comments gradually increased, but after a while, many of them disappeared.

It seems that Warner's public relations department is also making an effort, as this movie cannot afford to fail for them.

On the afternoon of November 11, Gu Wei stayed at the Warner headquarters, waiting for the first weekend box office.

“Mike, is the data out?”

"Gu, the box office data is being compiled, don't worry."

Mike drank his coffee and spoke in a relaxed tone.

The attendance rate reported by theaters has given Warner executives confidence. Although the results have not yet come out, the business unit staff have predicted the box office, which is very exciting.

"The statistics are out."

A Warner executive came into the conference room and shouted loudly.

"Dear colleagues, the box office figures for the first three days of the movie's first weekend have just come out. We were successful."

The middle-aged white executive paused.

When Gu Wei heard this, he rolled his eyes and was eager to know the specific data.

"6150 dollars."

"Cheers, dear colleagues."

"More than 6000 million US dollars," Gu Wei murmured.

The staff below could no longer contain their excitement and shouted loudly. Several black employees even danced to celebrate.

"Haha, Gu, did you hear that?"

“It worked, and we had another big box office success.”

When Mike heard the data, he hugged Gu Wei and shouted loudly.

"Mike, I heard you, you can let me go now."

"Haha, this is really exciting data."

After getting the desired result, Gu Wei left Warner headquarters directly.

Gu Wei has never been used to their way of celebrating.

The next day, Gu Wei read the news report of "The Day After Tomorrow" in the company.

The movie won the box office championship in its first weekend, and all major Hollywood media were reporting the news.

Based on this data, "The Day After Tomorrow" is likely to surpass the box office data of the original time and space. As for whether it can reach that height, it depends on the audience's choice.

Three days after the release of "The Day After Tomorrow", the Hollywood series "The Matrix 3" hit North American theaters.

The film grossed $5016 million in its first weekend, a 45% decrease from its predecessor's premiere.

"The Matrix Reloaded" achieved a box office success of US$9180 million on its weekend premiere, and a total of US$4 million in box office revenue in four days.

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One week after the release of "The Day After Tomorrow", the box office exceeded 1.2 million US dollars. The news spread back to China and appeared on the headlines of major portals. Domestic media updated the data every day and reported it extensively.

"After one week of release, the box office exceeded 1.2 million US dollars, which is 10 billion RMB according to the exchange rate."

“I heard that the movie has a very good reputation in North America. I look forward to its release in China soon.”

“Looking forward to it as well…”

It was certain that the movie would make a lot of money, so Gu Wei was relieved and started preparing for the next movie.

Since the movie was released and the box office numbers were reported back to China, Gu Wei received many calls from people in China, all congratulating him on the huge success of his movie.

Gu Wei still chose to reply to people he was familiar with and ignored the others.

"Director Han, has the film introduction date been confirmed?"

"It's almost there. It's expected to be three weeks later than North America and will be available in China before the end of the month."

"confirmed?"

Gu Wei asked again.

"Well, the review has reached the final stage. Once it passes, China Film will announce it domestically."

"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong," Han Sanping assured.

"Well, Mr. Han, the domestic promotion will be handed over to China Film and Guangguang. I will return to China before the release."

"Okay, don't worry,"

After the call, Gu Wei felt relieved and devoted himself to working on the new movie.

"The Pursuit of Happyness" is Gu Wei's next movie. Except for the leading actor Will Smith, other cast members have not been confirmed yet. As for the selection of actors, Gu Wei plans to wait until he returns from China and conduct large-scale auditions before making a decision.

As for the release in other regions, Warner Bros. will be fully responsible and Gu Wei doesn't have to worry about it.

Sure enough, China Film Group acted quickly. Within two days after Gu Wei and Han Sanping had their phone call, China Film Group announced that it had added "The Day After Tomorrow" to its list of imported films, with its release date set for December 12 in China.

The release time in Europe will be two weeks later than in North America. The release time in Japan and South Korea is scheduled for the end of December this year. New Zealand and Australia will be a little earlier than other regions, and it is expected to be about ten days later than in North America.

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"What does China Film mean by this? Are they suppressing domestic films?"

"The General Administration is really a jerk. They don't think of taking care of domestic film companies."

In the Huayi Company office, Wang Zhongjun learned the news and said angrily.

"Mr. Wang, should we change the release date of our movie?"

Feng Xiaogang was more tactful and worried that the film would be affected, so he wanted to adjust the release time.

"I don't believe that the release date doesn't need to be adjusted. With the company's influence in the Lunar New Year period for so many years, how can they be afraid?"

"Besides, the release date has already been set and the promotion is in progress, so it's too late to make up for it."

Wang Zhongjun said this in a fierce tone.

"Sister Hua, please ask the artists under the company to increase publicity during this period."

"Director Feng, thank you for bringing your team to appear on more shows. You have to do a good job in publicity."

"Okay, Mr. Wang, I'll pass it on."

Wang Jinghua also knew that the release time could not be changed easily, so he agreed.

"Ok."

Feng Xiaogang's tone was a little weak, but things had come to this point and he could only take things one step at a time.

...

The news that the Hollywood movie "The Day After Tomorrow" will be released in China on December 12th instantly ignited major domestic portals, and the news was pinned to the top for several days in a row.

"It was so fast this time. Was it so easy to pass the review?"

“It will definitely not be a problem to introduce projects invested by China Film.”

“I’m looking forward to it. Hope it will be released soon.”

"I heard that the version introduced in China is the 2D version, which is different from the North American version."

"This movie is more enjoyable to watch in 3D, but unfortunately there are not many cinemas in China that have 3D screening rooms."

Compared with other countries, there are indeed very few 3D cinemas in China. It will not be until after 07 that 3D cinemas will be built on a large scale. At this stage, domestic audiences can only watch in 2D mode.

...

"The Day After Tomorrow" is being released one after another, and has won the weekly box office championship for two consecutive weeks, with the total box office heading towards 3 million US dollars.

"Ryder, you will be in charge of the early preparations for the film. I will be returning to China tomorrow and will probably not be able to come here until after the New Year."

In the office of Tomorrow's Star Company, Gu Wei took a sip of coffee and said lightly.

"Okay, boss, I'll watch it myself."

"Boss, I'd like to wish you a happy new year in advance."

Reid imitated the Chinese New Year greeting gesture and cupped his hands. It turned out that he looked really good.

"Haha."

Gu Wei was amused by Reid's appearance and almost forgot that he had been in China for some time and had some exposure to this kind of etiquette.

"You will arrange for the company's year-end bonus to be distributed by the finance department. Please report the specific amount to me in advance."

In the United States, companies also give employees year-end bonuses, usually in mid-December each year.

"Okay, boss."

At the end of November, Warner Bros. held a celebratory reception for "The Day After Tomorrow", again at Beverly Hills.

This time, Gu Wei did not choose to attend the cocktail party, but instead asked Reid to represent the company to go to the scene.

At the Los Angeles airport, Gu Wei returned to China alone with his luggage.

...

At 11 am on November 30, the plane arrived at the Capital Airport on time.

The weather in the capital reached below zero at the end of November.

After Gu Wei got off the plane, he suddenly felt a chill. He took out his down jacket from his bag, put it on, and then walked towards the exit.

"Boss, the car is parked outside."

Gu Wei informed Wang Chen of the flight in advance and asked him to arrange a driver to pick him up.

"Well, let's go back to the company directly,"

"Ok."

The company driver took the suitcase from Gu Wei and followed Gu Wei to the parking lot.

"Old Wu, do you think that looks like Director Gu Wei?"

Outside the airport exit, a middle-aged reporter said to his colleague next to him.

"Where, why didn't I find it?"

"Look over there, he's wearing a black down jacket, and there's a person carrying a suitcase following him."

The middle-aged reporter pointed as he spoke.

"Let me see, it really seems to be Director Gu Wei."

"Stop talking nonsense and take pictures. We finally caught a big fish. We have the news for today's news."

There are always reporters outside the Capital Airport. This time when Gu Wei came back, he only told Wang Chen the flight information. He originally wanted to keep a low profile, but he didn't expect to be discovered by the reporters who were waiting there.

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(End of this chapter)