Chapter 320: Breaking million on the first day
In the North American film market in 08, there were no blockbusters released in December.

Originally, among the top ten annual box office films in history, only "Twilight", "Madagascar 2" and "Quantum of Solace" were released in winter, and they were all released around November.

Throughout the entire month of December, it can be said that there was not a single movie that was worth competing for.

Therefore, even though some Hollywood media "sang the bad news" about "The King's Avatar", there were still many viewers who went to the cinema to watch it.

The main reason is naturally the good reputation that Jiang Heng has accumulated over the years. Of course, the gimmick of being the world's second true 3D blockbuster is also an important reason for attracting audiences to the cinema.

The main reason is the 3D viewing effect, which is so fresh that it makes the fans who have just come into contact with it eager to watch the next one, no matter whether it is a "science fiction military film" or a "fantasy film"!
Therefore, on December 12, as soon as "The King's Avatar" was released, it attracted a large number of viewers, and many popular cinemas in popular cities were packed with people.

"The King's Avatar" also achieved a good result of 9100 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend, which actually exceeded the 7800 million of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 3". I think it was due to the good reputation of the latter for D movies.

Of course, this result cannot be compared with the $1 million in the first weekend of "The Three-Body Problem 1.15".

However, the news was still exciting when it reached China.

Jiang Heng was more curious about the Japanese and Korean markets. He wanted to know how these two countries viewed "The King's Avatar".

"The movie is also very popular in Japan. I heard that many people from the political and business circles went to see it!" Yu Dong said with a smile in the office.

Jiang Heng smiled, "Has it affected both the political and business circles?"

"Of course, the main reason is that the aircraft carrier fleet you created in the film is so realistic, just like the real thing. Some small countries even thought we really have aircraft carriers!"

Jiang Heng smiled: "Of course there must be one!"

Yu Dong nodded, "Of course!"

Yu Dong then talked about the feedback from various overseas countries. As for the domestic side, apart from expressing admiration for the astonishing first-day box office, not much was mentioned.

As you can imagine how popular it is, there is no need to say more.

Furthermore, a number of domestic media also went to various cinemas for interviews.

Basically, as soon as the cinemas in the busy commercial areas across the country opened, a large number of audiences came to see "The Heroes". At noon and in the afternoon, more and more audiences came, and everywhere was crowded with people.

All the shows were sold out, even the first row was sold out. Don’t even think about the IMAX 3D show, it was sold out in the first place!

The staff of the cinema looked at the crowd gathering outside the counter, and they were all numb. There were simply too many viewers.

There are so many things that they don’t even have time to eat, drink water, or go to the toilet. Fortunately, Director Jiang only makes about two films a year. If it were like this every month, I would really want to die!

Compared with the popularity of major cinemas, which is comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush, the customer flow of Internet cafes across the country has dropped significantly. There are too many game players who want to go to the cinema to support the "League of Legends" movie as soon as possible.

They are the "original party" of the game-adapted movies, and are among the ones with the highest support among various IP film and television adaptations.

Because when a boy plays an online game, he may spend several years playing it. When they grow older, start a family and start a career, they no longer log in to the game for many years, and gradually lose contact with their partners. But once they think back to that time, it is full of memories...

Film and television adaptations of games are blessed with sentimentality.

With the support of these people, "The King's Avatar" actually won a box office of 1.03 million yuan on its first day of release, shocking the industry and the country. You know, in the current mainland film market, although there are high-grossing films such as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "Let the Bullets Fly",

But the number of movies that can earn over 100 million yuan at the box office every year is still relatively small.

Jiang Heng's new film actually grossed over 100 million on the first day of its release. That's so fucking incredible. It seems to be even more impressive than "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2". Will he make another movie that grosses over 2 billion dollars worldwide?
Some media have made box office predictions, which are quite optimistic!
However, Jiang Heng knows that movies adapted from games, because of their sentimentality and the support of a huge "original party", often have a phenomenon of extremely high box office on the first day but lack of stamina.

For example, "Warcraft" released in 16 earned million on the first day, over million in two days, and over million in three days. The box office results were quite amazing.

But its total box office is only 14.72 billion, which is beyond your imagination.

This is not a cliff-like drop, this is like jumping off a cliff with someone kicking you from behind!
The problem is that domestic filmmakers, media, and audiences have never experienced this, and they were all shocked by the amazing first-day performance of "The King's Avatar".

Director Jiang Heng has made history again. Currently, many directors are striving for a box office revenue of over 100 million yuan!

They have a goal every day, how can you compare with them!

After the news was broadcast on the Xinwen Lianbo, it triggered an even greater viewing craze, and the box office performance soared. Looking at this momentum, there is no problem in breaking the domestic box office record!
At Huayi Company, Wang Zhonglei locked himself in his office with a look of doubt on his face.

"It's the same 2D to 3D conversion, but the visual effects are so different. It costs more money! Jiang Heng's money is worth it! A box office of million a day is too exaggerated!"

Xu Ke, who had already returned to Hong Kong, saw the news in the newspaper and said bitterly: "I told them to spend more and do the best, but they just didn't listen!"

His wife said: "Everyone knows that you get what you pay for, but the problem is that they are not willing to spend money on it!"

"So, they will never be able to catch up with Jiang Heng!"

The wife said, "In our current situation, it's good enough that someone is willing to invest. Don't think too much about it. As long as the box office performance is not bad and Huayi makes money, more investment will naturally come!"

Xu Ke sighed and nodded slightly.

The failure of "The Legend of Zu" was so severe that it caused him to be silent for nearly ten years.

Now I am counting on "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" to make a comeback. As long as I can make a little money, that will be enough!

Yang Hongtao, chairman of Ningxia Films, read the news and couldn't help laughing excitedly, "I knew we should do 3D. This time it really paid off!"

He is a relatively willing spender, so he spent much more on the conversion of Painted Skin than Huayi did, and later added more than 2 million yuan specifically for the conversion from 3D to D.

Because there are not so many special effects shots in the whole film, the converted effect is quite good.

It certainly cannot be compared with "Journey to the West" and "The King's Avatar", but it will not be criticized by the audience as a money-sucking movie, so it is still expected to achieve good box office results.

However, there was some disagreement between Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping due to the popularity of "The King's Avatar".

Zhang Yimou's career in commercial films has not been smooth in recent years. He wants to return to art and make something with depth.

But Zhang Weiping wanted to make money, and also wanted to make a 3D blockbuster movie with a box office of over billion!

(End of this chapter)