"This is probably the best low-budget movie I've ever seen: the actors brought their own costumes and props, gathered in a small room for a discussion, and completed this less than 90-minute film. It's not so much a science fiction film.
It is better to say that this is a discussion about the world we live in. There is almost no plot in the script, but it actually covers astronomy, geography, history, biology, literature, art, religion and other elements. Although it is all to the point, it is not without frivolity.
It’s obscene, but I have to admit that the screenwriter really conquered the audience with the script..."
"...to be honest,
I originally watched it from a critical perspective, and I was even ready to complain about how rubbish this so-called low-budget science fiction film would be... However, when the movie actually started, I found that I was wrong
Oh, so wrong... This is a good movie!"
The next day, veteran film critic Stephen wrote about "The Man from Earth" in his column.
But to his slight disappointment, he was not the only one to write a film review.
"There's the mystery of "The Mummy" and the science fiction of "Star Wars,"
It has the potential to be as amazing as "The Sixth Sense". Of course, the most important thing is that all of this was made at a low cost like "The Blair Witch Project"... It may not be called the best movie this year.
But this is definitely Warner's best movie this year..."
"It's a good script, but it's not a good movie, it doesn't even look like a movie, but so what, his total investment is less than 200,000 US dollars..."
"The whole story seems relaxed and gentle, with relaxing music, a warm fire, a gentle tone, and a little interlude about love. However, I don't know why, as soon as you pause, you will immediately feel a tense and cramped feeling.
It creeps into your heart..."
I have to say that it is not unreasonable for the movie to sell so well in North America in its original time and space.
Skepticism is very popular with Americans.
In addition, film distribution really requires some luck.
In the original time and space, "This Man Came from Earth" in 2007 relied mostly on the Internet to achieve such results.
But now, the Internet has not developed to that extent, so this film should be generally unknown, and it may take a few months or even a few years before it becomes a big hit.
But it happened to catch up with the gold rush brought by "The Blair Witch Project", so it was difficult for such a high-quality film not to become a hit.
With the massive flow of traffic, there are more and more reviews for this film.
The rating on imdb is also rising steadily, from 7.2 at the beginning to 9.0 in less than two weeks.
This score has far exceeded many excellent works, but as time goes by, this score will soon return to the original score of 8.4, which is also far higher than "Blair Witch".
All kinds of reviews continued to appear, which directly caused the film's disc sales to skyrocket.
The movie entered the disc market in mid-July, about a week earlier than "The Blair Witch Project."
Now in mid-August, riding on the "Witch" trend,
The current disc sales have exceeded 200,000 copies.
That is close to 3 million US dollars. If calculated based on the cost of 200,000 US dollars, it is 15 times.
15 times the revenue, which is far beyond the average revenue in Hollywood, so this also quickly pushed "The Man from Earth" and Warner and Quentin to the forefront.
Warner was also shocked when they learned that "The Man from Earth" became popular.
After all, from the perspective of a traditional film company, this film will not be shown on the big screen, and the cost is so low. With a cost of 200,000, even if it is directed by Quentin, not many people will want to see it.
As a result, it has exploded now and the inventory is about to run out!
What's the point?
But they don't have time to think about this problem. Making money is the most important thing. Of course, publicity and other matters have to be mentioned.
Originally, Warner was still very secretive about the connection between this kind of film and Joey, but now their attitude has changed drastically, and they have directly turned around and vigorously promoted it.
First, it was through the popularity of "Blair Witch".
Secondly, Joey’s fan base is quite large. I used to be afraid of being a drag, but now I’m hoping for some help.
"At that time, Joey insisted on filming. Quentin was his good friend. Joey didn't know how to direct, so he hired Quentin. The total investment was actually 300,000. It took 7 days to shoot, and he spent a lot of money to only use 200,000.
Unexpectedly, the sales volume has almost exceeded 10 million, and the income has been 50 times. Joey’s vision is really good..."
Warner directly sold and boasted on its own media.
3 million is said to be 10 million. This kind of thing is in the disc market anyway, and there is no real-time box office statistics, so Warner can still brag about it.
When Quentin was caught by the media in Los Angeles, he started to brag passionately:
"Joey could tell at a glance that this script would definitely be a hit! So he found me directly. As a good friend, of course I wanted to help him..."
Emerson, the screenwriter of the film, also expressed his gratitude to Jiang Yan in an interview:
"This film is my father's legacy. I have been looking for it in Hollywood for a long time and have hit a wall everywhere. All the directors think it is a bad film. Only Joey is completely optimistic about this film..."
Kobe also blurted out in a dazed state: "Wow, I knew Joey would succeed, he has always had a good vision..."
After he was far away from the reporter, he called Jiang Yan and asked Jiang Yan what the movie about Earth was, could it be a pornographic movie...
As one of the eight largest companies in Hollywood, if Warner wants to promote a movie, the effect it can achieve in a short period of time is very powerful.
So as stories from various walks of life were completed, a very inspirational "American Dream" story was woven.
In other words, this is the fact.
In order to fulfill his father's last wish, the screenwriter's son ran into obstacles everywhere. In despair, he met Joey, a singer from China, and staged a story about Chollima and Bole. Joey found his good friend Quentin and used part of his future in the music industry as a
Bet, Warner was moved, and then this "masterpiece" was created.
With the blessing of such a story background, and the support of ultra-low cost and ultra-high return record.
"This Man Is From Earth" is completely out of the spotlight.
Moreover, due to the quality of the film and the fan base of Joey and Quentin, the sales of the film are rising steadily.
Warner even found 300 big screens to show the show. Unexpectedly, the box office was not bad, with a box office of 800,000 on the first day, and the attendance rate exceeded 40%.
So no need to say anything, just keep going!
"Blair Witch" can invest 25 million in promotion, but we don't need that much, just 5 million.
So soon, the number of large screens increased from 300 to 600.
Then on August 26, the total disc market and box office of "This Man Came from Earth" exceeded 25 million.
With a wave of his hand, Warner put it all together and announced that total sales exceeded 30 million!
200,000 cost, 3,000 sales, 150 times profit!
As soon as the news came out, "The Man from Earth" became famous again thanks to Warner's big voice.
At the same time, Jiang Yan and Quentin once again stood in front of the North American media.
Different from "Blair Witch", the director, actors and people behind the scenes are not famous, but in "Men" they are all celebrities.
Jiang Yan, a Chinese genius musician, Quentin, a genius director and screenwriter are also the screenwriters of "The Twilight Zone".
So the topic is obviously higher than that of "The Witch".
So Mercedes-Benz made a decisive decision and directly released the advertisement, and "freeloop" was born.
The same goes for Warner. "Kill Bill" has started its first promotional plan.
It is foreseeable that it is not known how much the company behind "Blair Witch" can earn, but Warner, Mercedes-Benz, Jiang Yan, and Quentin will definitely be indirectly fed by this movie.
At the same time, reports that Jiang Yan's movie earned 150 times the profit also spread to the other side of the ocean.
As a result, the mainland and even the Asian film industry exploded...