Chapter 96 Popular all over the world
In North America, Pacific Rim has been released for nearly a month, and its box office performance can only be described as toppling the charts.

The box office of 8127 million U.S. dollars in the first three days of the weekend was astonishing. According to previous data, as long as the reputation of "Pacific Rim" does not collapse, the total box office in North America will definitely exceed million U.S. dollars.

The problem is that after watching the movie, the vast majority of American audiences gave comments that the visual effects were cool, the plot flowed smoothly, and the American-made "Rover" was so cool!
The film once again proves that only the United States can drive away aliens, monsters and other threats to humanity.

The only question is, why is the pilot of this American-made mecha a Chinese?

Oh, Wu was born and raised in the United States and graduated from college, so that’s no problem!
Thanks to the gimmick of being the world's first mecha blockbuster and its ultra-high-quality special effects, the North American box office of "Pacific Rim" has been rising since its release, easily breaking through the 2 million and 3 million US dollar mark.

While the film delighted countless American audiences, it also caused concerns among Hollywood filmmakers.

With a box office revenue of 3 million US dollars, it can compete for the annual box office champion.

Last year, the box office of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", which ranked first, was only 2.67 million US dollars, only 2.6 million more than "The Lion's Ridge", which ranked second with million US dollars.

Many North American netizens speculated online who the North American box office champion of 2000 was. It couldn't be "Lion Camel Ridge" from China, right? Could it be that some people spent money to buy box office revenue for the sake of Hollywood's respectability?

Conspiracy theories are popular everywhere.

Because "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" was released in the summer, its win was too forced, causing too many people to doubt the authenticity of its box office.

This time, Jiang Heng's new film "Pacific Rim" directly broke through the 300 million mark, and even broke down the psychological defenses of some Hollywood filmmakers.

It would not be so easy for a Chinese director to take the North American annual box office list. It would be too embarrassing if that happened.

Looking at the current box office performance of Pacific Rim, the market estimates that the box office will be in the range of US$3.3 million to US$3.6 million.

Who can stop it from reaching the top?
At this time, Hua Na, who had a grudge against Jiang Heng, stood up and shouted to the media, I'm doing it!
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", jointly produced by Warner Bros. and British Sunrise Films, will be released worldwide during the Christmas season. With the huge influence of the original novel and its excellent production level, it will definitely beat this weird Sino-US co-production of mechas fighting monsters.

New Line Cinema announced to the media that the 2001 North American annual champion was naturally "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". The film was adapted from Tolkien's world-famous classic novel "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" and was filmed in the form of a trilogy. It took three years just to write the script.

The film will use various traditional methods and computer special effects to present the mysterious fantasy world of the original book to the audience and create a real "Middle-earth".

Both of these films can be regarded as the most anticipated films in North America in 2001.

The audience is also looking forward to their box office performance, but the problem is that it is still three or four months away from Christmas, so let’s take a look at "Pacific Rim" first!

By the time the film was taken off the screen, Pacific Rim had grossed $3.49 million in North America, ranking first in the annual box office and fifth in North American film history.

位居97年6.58亿的《泰坦尼克号》、99年4.74亿的《星球大战前传1》、82年3.59亿美元的《E.T.外星人》、93年3.57亿美元的《侏罗纪公园》之后。

Such an achievement is unprecedented and it shocked many people.

Some Hollywood companies have jumped out to accuse Columbia, believing that its cooperation with Jiang Heng is undermining the interests of the entire Hollywood.

Many movies that should have made money failed miserably at the summer box office and even lost a lot of money due to the large-scale release of "Pacific Rim".

Columbia Pictures didn't bother to pay any attention to such remarks and was only focused on calculating the global box office results, the film's revenue share and copyright income, and how much money it could get.

At the same time, he secretly regretted that it would have been great if he could have gotten a share of the North American revenue. Of the 3.49 million US dollars, at least 1.6 million US dollars would have been earned. He only invested million US dollars, and made a fortune in one go.

It’s a pity that the profits are divided according to the investment ratio, and director Fu Jiangheng’s salary and box office dividends must be based on the standards of Hollywood big directors.

By the end of September, Pacific Rim had grossed $9 million in all movie markets around the world.

It ranks fourth in global film history after "Titanic" (first release) with $18 billion, "Jurassic Park" with $10.29 billion, and "Star Wars: Episode 10.27" with $1 billion.

Once the news was announced, it shocked the world.

Major media outlets around the world reported on the film, and CCTV's "News Broadcast" even reported on the production information of "Pacific Rim" and its strong performance in the global film market at an unprecedented length.

In the domestic entertainment industry, it has become a topic of discussion among everyone.

Many people even claim that they have found the secret to the revival of Chinese-language films, which is the co-production of special effects blockbusters by China and the United States, with both China and the United States benefiting from it.

The famous performing artist "Teacher Liu" announced to the media that next year, the Sino-US co-production "Journey to the West" will start shooting, and he will continue to play the role of Sun Wukong.

When this news came out, many movie fans were really excited.

After all, "Sixth Teacher"'s performance as Sun Wukong was excellent, and the audience is also looking forward to seeing a high-quality movie version of "Journey to the West".

Although Jiang Heng's "Lion Camel Ridge" is wonderful, the main storyline and the tone of the film are somewhat sad and dark, which does not quite conform to the aesthetic tastes of some audiences.

Subsequently, Chen Kaige announced that he would start filming an oriental fantasy epic film, which would be co-produced by China and the United States and created by stars from China, Japan and South Korea.

As soon as the news came out, it caused an instant sensation.

After all, "Teacher Liu" is just a famous old artist and has no strength in film production.

Chen Kaige is different. He is a famous international director. He said he wanted to co-produce with the United States and invite actors from China, Japan and South Korea to co-produce. That is really possible.

However, there is no news yet on which Hollywood company will be investing or what kind of film will be made.

"He wants to make a movie about fate!"

China Film Corporation, in the CEO's office, Han Sanping slowly took a sip of tea, put it down and said.

Although a lot of money was made from the movie "Pacific Rim", it is impossible for a large group company like China Film to cooperate with Jiang Heng alone. If there are suitable projects, it will continue to invest.

Originally in history, the movie "The Promise" was produced by China Film Investment and released in 05.

At this time and space, seeing that Jiang Heng, a young boy, made box office hits one after another, his old rival Zhang Yimou also created "Hero", and the unknown Li An became a big Hollywood director with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

And he is still being questioned by fans, which shows that they really can't wait!

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