Chapter 367: Unprecedented First Weekend Box Office
The traditional North American summer movie season begins on Memorial Day at the end of May.

But as competition becomes increasingly fierce, many companies will move their films to early May for release.

Therefore, the North American summer season has become a super season spanning four months, and the box office generated often accounts for half of the annual box office.

The competition is fierce, as you can imagine.

Therefore, a number of Hollywood companies are very cautious about "The Legend of the Little Soldiers".

Not to mention Jiang Heng’s past achievements, the production cost of 500 million US dollars alone is a very eye-catching publicity point.

Not to mention science fiction, which is a popular category in the North American market. In addition, 3D movies are currently in full swing, so the North American premiere of "Little Soldier Legend" was extremely popular, and most Hollywood media gave it positive reviews.

The other film and television companies knew the release date of "The Legend of Little Soldiers" and gave up their time early on.

After all, even blockbusters like "Avatar", "Pirates of the Caribbean" or "Spider-Man" don't have to be released on the same day as a special effects blockbuster with a production cost of up to 500 million US dollars.

What’s more, the blockbusters released in North America during the summer vacation this year don’t have that kind of confidence!

If we say that Hollywood holds the idea that it is the best in the world, its premiere reviews of "Little Soldier Legend" were relatively restrained.

Well, in the old capitalist power of Britain, after the premiere of "Little Soldier Legend", the comments from major media can only be described as fanatical.

The Sun commented on the film: This is the most dazzling movie in the past decade. The final battle is 20 minutes long and makes people's blood boil.

But it seems to have forgotten that less than a year ago, it also commented on "Avatar" in this way!

Empire magazine gave "Little Soldiers: The Last Airbender" a full score of 5 stars: This is a groundbreaking film that reinterprets the space war. The "Star Wars" series will not be able to continue filming without upgrading its visual effects.

The Guardian: "Little Soldiers" will not make you feel uncomfortable. Various details are so real, as if there really is such a training camp and a group of robot instructors who train the protagonist who accidentally enters the camp into an unprecedented super-powerful warrior. This gives every audience member who watches the movie an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

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In addition, the media in several countries where "The Legend of Little Soldiers" held its premiere promotion almost all reported on the film positively, and the box office is booming right now.

Time quickly came to February 2th, and since Bonanza Pictures did not have a midnight show, the audience had to wait until eight or nine in the morning to watch the first show.

In Beijing, at the Wukesong branch of the China Film Red Cinema Chain, some viewers brought their stools to queue up at around seven in the morning and found that there was already a long queue at the entrance of the cinema.

Later, I couldn't help but sigh, "This is too hot!"

"I have to watch Director Jiang's movies!"

"That's right, no matter how much it costs, it's definitely worth it!"

A reporter who arrived early asked an old man, "I heard that the premiere tickets for this movie were sold for more than 3,000 yuan each. Do you think they are really worth the price?"

The Beijing man said, "It's definitely worth it. I tell you, the premiere screening is the best. It's incomparable to the IMAX screenings during the public screening. There are so many stars watching in the same theater with you. It's worth it even if it's more expensive!"

"So you're lining up now?"

"Hey, I didn't get the premiere ticket. It's not that I don't have the money, I just really didn't buy it. I have no choice but to come here early in the morning to queue up to buy it!" The reporter laughed when he heard it. Just take what he said as the truth!

However, it is true that there are long queues at cinemas in popular commercial areas. Except for those more remote cinemas, tickets are hard to come by in most other places.

When the first film was officially released, the long-awaited movie fans finally saw the true face of the legendary 500 million US dollar blockbuster, and most of them were shocked beyond words.

In fact, many viewers have seen Hollywood space science fiction blockbusters, or "The Three-Body Problem", but no film's special effects level can compare with "The Legend of the Little Soldier".

The "Star Wars" film series is indeed a classic, but it has to be said that it is really too old. The film really shocked everyone when it was first released, but when I watched it again and thought about it again in 2010, it was really a bit outdated.

Although "The Three-Body Problem" is a classic and its special effects are outstanding, most of the film takes place on Earth, and its visual effects cannot compare with "The Legend of the Little Soldier".

As for Jiang Heng's previous classic, the world's first 3D special effects blockbuster "Havoc in Heaven", the visual effects are indeed outstanding, but because of the different genre, the audience does not have too much thought in comparing it.

Therefore, as soon as "The Legend of the Little Soldier" was released, it was rated by countless movie fans as the No. 1 commercial blockbuster and the No. 1 special effects blockbuster in Chinese.

The rating on Douban is as high as 9.1, which is a very dazzling result, even surpassing many art films with good reputation.

The reason why movie fans gave it high scores is very simple, that is, the film has a smooth plot, explosive visual effects, and is the special effects blockbuster with the best visual effects ever. These are enough.

Of course, there are also some movie fans who criticized the film for its lack of depth and the flat plot, but they were criticized by fans without exception.

Under such circumstances, the first-day box office of "The Legend of Little Soldiers" reached an extremely shocking number.

1.79 billion RMB!

Friday is a single day!

Once the film was reported, the audience's first reaction was disbelief. A box office of 1.79 million RMB, many films with high investment costs cannot achieve this result even if they are taken off the screen!
If the first day's box office is so high, how high will the final box office be?

In terms of global box office, there is a high probability that it will surpass "Avatar"!

On the night the results were announced, the news was reported on the "News Broadcast" and was repeatedly broadcast on CCTV News Channel the next day. Even viewers who originally did not want to watch the film knew that the box office performance of this film was incredibly good.

It’s reported on the “Xinwen Broadcast”, there’s no way not to believe it!

On the 10th, Saturday and Sunday, the single-day box office jumped to 1.93 million yuan.

11th, Sunday, 1.85 million RMB.

The mainland market took in 5.57 million yuan in the first three days of the film's release, a box office result that exceeded many people's imagination.

The 500 million U.S. dollar investment seems to have been well spent, the box office results are truly incredible!
What is even more terrifying is that with widespread coverage by CCTV and major media, and word of mouth from many "tap water" viewers, "Legend of the Little Soldier" continued to be released with a very slight drop in box office sales, constantly refreshing its box office chances in the mainland.

In the North American market, "Little Soldier Legend" also achieved a super high result of 1.27 million US dollars in the first three days of the weekend, firmly ranking first in the weekly box office. Judging from the current box office trend, it is likely that it will sit on the throne of weekly champion for a while.

As for the markets in Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian countries, "The Legend of Little Soldiers" has triggered a viewing craze.

After all, the visual effects are explosive and the plot is easy to understand, so there is no obstacle to watching the movie!
(End of this chapter)