Chapter 151 Who opposed it at the beginning? !
The first day box office statistics have been released, 1516 million US dollars!

Naomi, who was still half asleep, was awakened by the voice coming from the other party's phone.

Chen An said he got it and hung up the phone. He patted the other party and said, "Get up quickly. I think Jerry will be here soon."

Don't think about it, the other party will come to you soon.

The first to report this was not the Hollywood Journal, but the New York Times:

'The movie District 75 by young Chinese director Chen was a big hit on the first day. According to a theater survey, 1516% of the audience gave it an A rating, and the box office on the first day was million US dollars! The real joke became the Hollywood Daily! Chen's work really dominated the entire August schedule! '

As a daily media outlet, the New York Times was swift to take advantage of the situation.

Interviews from the premiere day are also beginning to surface.

Jerry came to the door soon and said that Warner had increased the publicity and promotion funds, and Chen An had to continue to participate in the publicity and promotion.

Chen An had no way to refuse. After all, he still had a 10% share of the box office, and the higher the better.

The box office was simply unstoppable afterwards, during this period when there was no rival.

The box office figures for the first three days of the weekend were soon released.

"Invasion", which was supposed to be first, ranked second with 2411 theaters and a box office of 1751 ​​million US dollars!
Chen An's "District 3049" made a strong entry, ranking first in the box office with 3835 theaters and a box office of million US dollars!

It is one million more than the original first weekend box office in the previous life, and 2084 million US dollars more than the second place!
The box office in the first week was as high as 5659 million US dollars, which was million more than the original version and ranked first in the weekly box office!

It exceeded the second place "Invasion" with a box office of 2406 million US dollars by 3253 million US dollars!

There is no doubt that this movie has been a huge success, and it is on the verge of breaking the 100 million mark in North America. Chen An has officially become famous!
Even though "Little Miss Sunshine" had a cost of 8 million and grossed over 100 million worldwide and won an Oscar, it was far less shocking than it is now.

The first week's box office of 5659 million US dollars allowed Chen An to top the North American weekly box office list for the first time, and the lowest box office forecast exceeded million US dollars!

The success of two consecutive movies was the beginning of his fame!
In addition, the movie is not only a box office success, but also has a very good reputation. Now the score on the imdb rating website remains at 8.3, which is 0.2 points lower than the initial score.

Even the Hollywood Daily had to come out and report:

'The lucky boy from China successfully dominated the August box office with 5659 million. Jennifer Lopez, who was highly expected, was no match at all. The movie was surpassed by District 3253 by million US dollars in the first week. The lucky boy can really be renamed as a truly talented director! '

I reported the incident with great reluctance, but fortunately people have gotten used to it, as this is more than the first or second time I have been laughed at.

Due to the success of the North American box office, Warner Bros. started the global release after the first weekend's box office came out. After the first week's box office ended, the film was officially released in other parts of the world.

Apart from China, Chen An’s hometown, generally speaking, if the films are not reviewed in advance and released simultaneously, they will usually be released one or two months later than other places.

But the news of the film's success still spread back to the country.

'Chen An's new Hollywood film "District 5659" grossed over million US dollars in its first week, topping the North American box office chart, and again topping the North American weekly box office chart after Wu Baige's "Mission Impossible" in the first half of the year! '

The reporters have learned their lesson and will quickly spread the news back home after Hollywood reports it.

By the way, I’ve also put some of Chen An’s previous interview content on it.

As the most popular forum nowadays, Tianya is also full of discussions:
"It's crazy, it's crazy. After winning the Oscar, the box office is also crazy!" "It's still not as good as Wu Baige's global box office of 5.4 million."

"Does Wu Baige have an Oscar? Are you sure the high box office is not because of Tom Cruise?"

"Wu Baige doesn't even have any of the three major awards, let alone an Oscar. Only Chen An has both box office success and awards, and has won two Best Director awards. I wonder if this new movie can be nominated for an Oscar."

"I watched it in the United States. To be frank, although it is a science fiction film, it is mainly about the impact on human nature. It has a great chance of being nominated for an Oscar again, but the chance of being introduced into China is probably not high. Even if it is introduced, it will have to be cut."

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Chen An didn’t care about what was happening in China or in the Hollywood Daily. At this moment, he just wanted to shout to everyone: Who else!
Who else would object?

While Chen An was participating in the promotion, the North American box office figures for the second week were also released.

Although the box office was cut in half compared to the first week, which is normal because it is an R-rated movie, it still ranked first in the weekly box office list with a box office of 2652 million US dollars!

Ranked second is the new movie released on the 2247th, a youth campus movie called "Charmed", which ranked second with million US dollars!

The total box office in two weeks has reached 8311 million US dollars. The small box office goal mentioned by Chen An is just around the corner!
In the third week, Chen An's "District 1646" still topped the weekly box office list with a box office of million US dollars.

The second place is still "Charmed", which was released last week, with a box office of 1550 million US dollars.

Although it is already September, the weekly box office champion is still "District 9"!
This is why Chen An dared to say that. Don’t you even look at what time slot I, your grandfather, made my debut last year?

What kind of opponent is that? What kind of opponent is this? It’s just like a fat man throwing a small life to others and then beating them at will!

It wasn't until the fourth week that "District 1064" slipped from the throne of weekly box office champion and ranked second on the weekly box office list with a box office of million US dollars.

Ranked first is the newly released "Guardians of Justice" this week, which is only a few hundred thousand higher than Chen An and ranks first in the weekly box office list with 1157 million.

Although it lost the top spot on the weekly box office chart, the movie’s box office has officially exceeded 1.1 million US dollars in the local market, which has almost reached the final box office of the previous life!
After that, Warner also began to reduce the number of theaters where "District 9", which had already been released for four weeks, began to focus on conquering the global market.

Chen An also fulfilled his promise in front of the media, a small goal of North American box office.

After that, the box office began to decline seriously, but no matter what, "District 50", which cost million to produce, was very successful. It has already made a profit in the local market alone, and the box office of over million can directly take % of the box office share from the theaters.

This is the strength of the Hollywood giants. If it’s more, they would dare to directly ask for 60% of the share!
The film industry, which had almost come to an end, welcomed his final evaluation.

The Chicago Tribune reported: 'As the summer draws to a close, this movie puts Hollywood to shame!'

Today, the US newspaper also issued a comment:

'It turns out that science fiction doesn't have to be star-studded, have a huge budget, be visually arresting or be thoroughly entertaining.'

Even the cheeky Hollywood Journal chimed in: 'A true, authentic science fiction film that grabs you from the start and keeps you coming back for more until the end. I think Sean Penn might just win his Oscar!'

Not only was it a huge success at the box office, the film's reputation was also recognized from all sides, and Chen An officially became a famous director in Hollywood!
Both films were a small-scale success, doubling the profits. They were written and directed by the filmmakers themselves and were nominated for Oscars.

After that, Chen An received a lot of script invitations from CAA agent Amy.

(End of this chapter)