Chapter 607 Amazing results

In the circle, the first day box office results of "The Wandering Earth" were released and spread to several companies including Xingchen Film and Television, China Film, Shanghai Film, Light Media, Wanda, Bona Film Group, and Light Media, all of which caused a burst of hearty laughter.

2.13 billion!
What concept?
During the summer season, the three movies "Knife of the Assassin", "Tiny Times 2" and "Fast & Furious 6" had a combined first-day box office of just over million yuan, while "The Wandering Earth" grossed as much as the three.

After the news was announced, the industry was in an uproar. It was too damn high, too scary!
The midnight show exceeded the box office of many domestic films on their first day of release, and the first-day box office results exceeded the total box office of many domestic films!
Is there any way for people to survive? Is this how blockbuster movies make money?

As for Huayi Company, which had the opportunity to participate in "The Wandering Earth", after getting such a box office result at midnight on the premiere day, they had to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.

For the Hollywood blockbuster "Logan", which has not been postponed or advanced, the distributor and producer were basically stunned when this number came out!
The first-day box office of 2.13 million, are you crazy? Don't go out to travel, don't go out to date, just go out to watch a movie during the National Day holiday?

In a meeting room of Huayi, the Wang brothers, Feng Xiaogang, Gu Changwei and more than a dozen senior executives gathered together, but no one took the initiative to speak and no one knew where to start.

After a long while, Wang Zhonglei said, "Have you heard about the first-day box office performance of The Wandering Earth? It was 2.13 million. What do you think?"

There was still silence in the conference room, and everyone was in a daze. Sometimes things are just like this, when someone surpasses you a little, everyone may be shocked and jealous, but when the other person's results can easily crush their peers, everyone relaxes instead.

There's no way, there's no comparison!

When "2012" was released two years ago, the single-day box office revenue of over million yuan was already an incredible achievement.

But when it came to "The Wandering Earth", this data was raised to 200 million levels, and the shock it gave people was no less than the first time domestic audiences watched "Avatar"!

Everyone in the conference room feels this way now. What can you think?
Wang Zhongjun looked at this scene, but felt a little bored.

The original intention of finding an opportunity to compete with the movies produced by Xingchen Film and Television suddenly dissipated a lot.

However, although they cannot compete head-on, Huayi is very familiar with playing dirty tricks behind the scenes.

In less than an hour, Huayi’s top management came up with a process to discredit “The Wandering Earth”.

The outside world, including other film production and distribution companies, were simply shocked by the box office performance of "The Wandering Earth". They felt that the other party was not at the same level as themselves. The box office was so high on the first day, and the cumulative box office would definitely exceed 2 billion. As for whether it could be higher, everyone felt that there was little hope. After all, the size of the mainland film market was there, and how high could it be?

The audience was also excited after seeing such results. After all, Chinese-language films have always been crushed by Hollywood, and now they have finally waited for a blockbuster!
However, as time went by, many netizens went online to check out the film reviews and found that there were many one-star bad reviews without explanation, and the signs of being hacked were very obvious.

The biggest suspect is naturally Huayi. The conflict between Gu Wei and Wang Zhongjun is now known to everyone in the industry, but other companies and individuals are also possible. After all, since its strong rise, Xingchen Film and Television has swept up too many box office revenues.

There are always some film companies or directors who think that it was you, Xingchen Films, and you, Gu Wei, who stole our box office revenue.

In fact, from this point of view, their hatred for Gu Wei is understandable. After all, in the past, everyone could just get a script, invite a few big stars to hype it up, and make a movie to make money.

But with Gu Wei's interference, such good days have become less and less. He must be blackened. Although he does not make as much as Gu Wei, he can still afford to hire water army.

Just like that, on the day of the premiere of "The Wandering Earth", Douban's score dropped from the initial 9.2 to 8.0, and it is still on a downward trend. Such a rating trend is obviously abnormal!
Seeing this, Xingchen Film and Television quickly launched an emergency plan to maintain good reviews. Fortunately, the overall strength of "The Wandering Earth" is too strong, and the score did not drop below 7.5, so the impact on the box office was not significant.

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On the morning of the second day of National Day, as soon as cinemas in busy commercial areas across the country opened, they were flooded with audiences wanting to watch "The Wandering Earth".

At noon and in the afternoon, more and more visitors came, and the place was crowded with people.

All the shows were packed, even the first row was sold out, and there was no way IMAX was going to be sold out, it was sold out in the first place!

Looking at the crowd gathering outside the counter, many cinema employees were a little confused.

The previous summer movies "Tiny Times 2", "Knife of the Assassin" and "Fast & Furious 6" were already popular enough, but "The Wandering Earth" is much better than these movies when they were released. Where did so many people come from?

They don’t even have time to eat, drink water or go to the toilet. It is said that they have to work overtime at night. This kind of thing happens twice in a month. They want to die!

Compared with the popularity of cinemas which was comparable to that of the Spring Festival travel rush, the passenger flow in tourist destinations across the country dropped significantly on this day. After all, there were too many moviegoers who wanted to go to the cinema as soon as possible to support the first domestically produced 3D science fiction movie produced by "Xingchen Films".

Of course, there are also many young people sitting in noisy and crowded Internet cafes, skillfully opening the League of Legends game login interface, smoking and sighing, "What idiots, why do they have to watch it during the National Day holiday? Isn't this asking for trouble?"

On the third day, the second day box office results of "The Wandering Earth" came out, reaching a staggering 2.24 million, which once again shocked countless eyeballs.

The first-day box office was 2.13 million yuan, which other companies can understand as a combination of factors including the fact that it was the first domestic special effects blockbuster, directed by Gu Wei himself, and the investment cost was close to million US dollars.

But the next day, the box office did not drop but increased. For the Chinese film market in 13, this is definitely a dizzying number. Moreover, this is only the mainland box office of "The Wandering Earth".

In the island country, "The Wandering Earth" earned 4.78 million yen on its first day, surpassing the 3 million yen first-day record set by "Red Cliff". Although it is only more than million yuan when converted into RMB, it is still a great progress for Chinese-language films to go abroad.

When the news spread back to China, several companies including China Film, Wanda, Light Media, Bona Film Group, and Emperor Entertainment Group were very excited. After all, the island country was still the world's third largest film market at that time.

In South Korea, The Wandering Earth topped the box office charts with 20.9 viewers on its premiere day, and was very well received by the Korean people. According to some analysis, the reason was that they thought Gu Wei might be Korean.

In various countries in Southeast Asia, The Wandering Earth has broken local box office records and has been warmly welcomed by people from all over the world. The reason for this is that the film is well made, but also because of the geographical proximity and cultural bloodline.

And there is another very important point. Various regions in Southeast Asia have had enough of Hollywood's special effects blockbusters and the same old stories about foreigners saving the earth and humanity.

In Taiwan, "The Wandering Earth" also triggered a viewing craze. It was said that many people cried while watching the film. However, in Hong Kong, the box office and word of mouth were relatively flat, and lacked some of the explosiveness. This was mainly because the Hong Kong media deliberately slandered the film, so Yang Shoucheng even called Gu Wei to explain.

"It's okay, Mr. Yang. To be honest, if we really count on the box office in Hong Kong Island, I think The Wandering Earth will suffer huge losses." Gu Wei said cheerfully.

"Haha, that's the truth, although it may be a little rough. That's the truth." After laughing, Yang Shoucheng felt a little emotional. The Hong Kong market is completely hopeless, and this cannot be changed by a group of filmmakers.

The box office data from various regions in Southeast Asia were fed back to Star Pictures, and the total box office was close to 200 million. When Star Pictures revealed this to the media, it once again shocked the industry.

Chinese-language films have repeatedly suffered setbacks at the overseas box office in recent years. It is unexpected that "The Wandering Earth" can be so popular in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. It is really surprising, but also reasonable.

CCTV News Channel probably thought this had a very positive impact, and gave it a small report, allowing "The Wandering Earth" to be known to more viewers.

On Thursday, October 10, most popular cinemas in cities across the country were packed with audiences wanting to see "The Wandering Earth". As for tickets for IMAX theaters, they were sold out very early.

China Entertainment Report, the flagship program of Guangguang, naturally could not miss such a hot topic and sent film crews to various places for interviews.

Capital, Wanda International Cinemas CBD store.

The crew of Entertainment Report stopped a couple on the first floor of the cinema. The host asked, "Hello, I am Zhou Yun, the host of China Entertainment Report. Can I interview you?"

The young couple nodded, and Zhou Yun asked, "Excuse me, did you go to see The Wandering Earth just now?"

The girl smiled at the camera and said, "Yes, there are only a few movies to watch during the National Day holiday, so of course I'm going to watch The Wandering Earth!"

Zhou Yun asked, "Are you saying that you watched this movie because you had no better choice?"

The girl said, "Not really. Even if there are other movies, I will still watch this one. After all, director Gu Wei's works have never disappointed people!"

Zhou Yun asked: "Then what do you think of other great directors' movies?"

The girl smiled and said, "It depends on the situation. I don't see much!"

"Why?" Zhou Yun asked.

The girl said, "I feel that what they shoot is a little different from what I like. I don't really like that style!" "So which movie do you like best during this year's National Day?"

The girl blurted out: "The Wandering Earth!"

The host smiled and asked, "Why?"

“The scenes are so dazzling, the special effects are amazing, and the visual effects are also shocking. It feels much better than Hollywood!”

Zhou Yun nodded with satisfaction after hearing the girl's compliment. Then he continued to ask, "What do you think of the other movies released during the National Day holiday?"

The girl said: "The plot of Steve Jobs is boring. It tells the story of a foreigner starting a business, which is not attractive to us.

"Mind War" and "A Way Out" both received bad reviews. It felt like the Hong Kong actors were repeating the same old roles over and over again, and it was a bit tiresome.

The movie "Magic" starring Huang Xiaoming has an even worse reputation. After watching it, my friends advised me not to watch it to avoid wasting money.

So I still think The Wandering Earth is the best! "

The host was secretly delighted when he heard the girl's answer and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you very much for participating in the interview. I wish you and your boyfriend a happy life!"

After the interview, the program team gave the girl a small doll before moving on to the next target. At the same time, the content of the interviews in various cinemas was almost the same, with almost unanimous praise.

Ending: "It was really good, especially when Liu Peiqiang detonated Jupiter at the end, I cried!"

Qi Lingyun: "The special effects are amazing, whether it's the planetary engine or the space capsule special effects, they are all perfect. Director Gu Wei is really amazing!"

Tiger climbing a tree: "When will the second part be released? Wait and see. Director Gu Wei, stop busying yourself with other things and start making a new movie!"

Ting Feng Nian Jiu Yan: "Don't think about it for now. Warner Bros. still has "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" waiting for them. It is estimated that they will not be able to shoot the second part in the next two years."

It is definitely impossible for Gu Wei to be busy with the new film at this time, because he is keeping an eye on the box office performance in North America and Europe while traveling around on roadshows with the main creative team.

Even though there hasn’t been a single new film that can be called a rival during the one-month domestic release period, we must not slack off in terms of publicity.

Fortunately, everything is moving in a positive direction. Although there were many "one-star bad reviews without explanation" in the early stage of its release, with massive positive reviews from real moviegoers, "The Wandering Earth"'s Douban score returned to above 9 points, reaching 9.1, which is a very high score, and the scores of several other websites also returned to above 8.5 points.

What is even more gratifying is that the media have given it almost unanimous positive reviews.

Penguin Entertainment News: "The Wandering Earth has received rave reviews and has amazing special effects. On the second day of its release, it earned 2.24 million yuan in the mainland box office, once again breaking the domestic film history record!"

Sohu Entertainment News: "The Wandering Earth is coming strong, and the box office is expected to exceed 2012 billion, which may break the domestic film history record achieved by ."

China Film Report: "The Wandering Earth" hit a new box office record, earning 2.24 million yuan, breaking the domestic film history record again. "

Sina Entertainment: "Director Gu Wei's new film, adapted from Liu Cixin's science fiction novel The Wandering Earth, has stunning visual effects, and it is clear that his skills are becoming more and more profound, with a master's style...

When the audience read such news reports, they also felt excited and proud of the rise of domestic films.

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On the Xingchen Film and Television side, as time goes by, we have received first-day box office results from all over the world.

In the North American market, the film opened in 5436 theaters and earned $2580 million on the day.

Judging from the annual opening results in North America, it ranks after "Iron Man 3" and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", surpassing the first-day box office performance of "Despicable Me 2" and temporarily ranks in the top three.

As a blockbuster produced in China and not a sequel, "The Wandering Earth" can be said to be a special effects blockbuster supported entirely by Gu Wei and his personal reputation. It is quite rare to achieve such results.

In terms of word of mouth, the freshness of "The Wandering Earth" is only 84%, lower than the 2012% of "92". A very important point is that this time it is the Chinese who save humanity and the earth. Hollywood superstars Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon only make cameo appearances with very few shots, which makes many Americans unhappy.

Some media even publicly commented that this movie was a product of Chinese imagination and contained many illogical parts.

Some film critics even called on the audience to boycott "The Wandering Earth" and prevent the Chinese from making money from the Americans.

Unfortunately, such voices were quickly drowned out by the comments from a large number of fans and moviegoers.

With Leonardo, Matt Damon, Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman...

Many celebrity artists and directors such as Spielberg, Cameron, Nolan, and Martin Scorsese have recommended this movie to their fans and audiences, and the North American market has once again triggered a wave of viewing craze for "The Wandering Earth."

Many fans of various superstars have taken action and supported their idols with practical actions.

Warner Bros., which was responsible for the distribution of the film, urgently added tens of millions of dollars in publicity expenses.

According to estimates by Warner Bros.’ internal department, The Wandering Earth is expected to gross more than 200 million U.S. dollars in North America, which is in no way inferior to other Hollywood blockbusters released this year.

at the same time.

Back home, Gu Wei, Hu Jun, Zhou Xun, Han Dongjun and others came to the Magic City again after completing four roadshows in the capital in two days.

Magic City, New Film Association Cinema.

A roadshow had just finished in the morning. After interacting with the audience, everyone had lunch in the hotel nearby.

"Everyone has worked hard. Just hold on a little longer. Everyone will get a big red envelope at the celebration banquet." Gu Wei picked up a piece of Shanghai's specialty, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, and put it in his mouth, speaking hastily.

In front of everyone, a large table was filled with special dishes such as braised pork, steamed crab, boiled chicken, grass head circles, pickled pork with preserved vegetables, smoked crucian carp, eight-treasure duck, fried shrimp, stir-fried eel paste, pork ribs and rice cakes.

"You're too polite, Director Gu. It's not hard."

"Thank you, Director Gu!"

Everyone cheered. Gu Wei said that they would give out big red envelopes. Those were really big red envelopes. At the celebration party for "2012", it was said that Jackie Chan and Liu Yifei both received seven-digit red envelopes.

The artists present here were all chosen after fierce competition during the casting of "The Wandering Earth". Their asking prices are not high. Maybe a red envelope can almost catch up to the film remuneration.

“If The Wandering Earth can make over 3 billion, I can handle it by doing two roadshows every day.”

The one who spoke was Zhou Xun. She was the most lively one in the group. She had been staring at the daily average data of "The Wandering Earth" every day for the past two days and had begun to fantasize about becoming the heroine of a 3 billion box office movie.

"I envy Sister Xun, you are the leading actress in a movie with a box office of 3 billion, the only one in China." Yang Zi flattered her happily.

"Haha, you envy me, but I envy Yifei. She is the leading actress of a movie with a box office of 3 billion, and it's in US dollars." Zhou Xun said with a smile.

Gu Wei, who was standing next to him, also smiled when he heard this, and then continued, "Everyone, eat more, and after eating, take a break until two o'clock. We will continue in the afternoon."

"No problem, Director."

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(End of this chapter)