Chapter 163. [The movie breaks through 100 million]
As Yi Feiyang expected, "Saw" has aroused more and more discussions since its release, especially the bloody scenes in it, which have become the target of criticism in many newspapers and magazines. Many adults watch
After watching the movie, everyone felt physically uncomfortable, let alone minors.
As the saying goes, a fire at the city gate affects the fish in the pond, and those mid- and low-cost horror films that were affected by the movie "Saw" originally wanted to use their summer vacation schedules to share the sweet and delicious cakes, but for no reason they were blocked by "Saw".
"Saw" caught fire, and was criticized for being too bloody and violent, and the rating restrictions were even unclear. In order to increase the audience, they insisted on raising the R rating to one section, and claimed how restrained and abiding by the rules they were.
"Chainsaw" insists on not cutting out the film and would rather die than surrender. Compared to that, it's like trying to be a bitch and building a monument at the same time!
In this situation of polarized reviews, Fantasy Films obtained the box office results of "Saw" on the first day that afternoon. More than 1,500 cinemas participated in the first week screening. On average, each cinema
The cinema has 200 seats, and the ticket price is a uniform $6 per movie ticket. There are two shows every day, and the overall attendance rate of the two shows last night actually reached 75%. The total box office for the entire North American premiere day was as high as
2.7 million US dollars!
The single-day box office is close to the 3 million mark. What if it is the weekly box office? That does not reach an astonishing 20 million?!
This result made the entire crew of Fantasy Pictures' "Saw" cheer for joy. Yi Feiyang also clenched his fists and shouted "yes!" several times before letting out a sigh of relief.
The production cost of the movie is 1.5 million, the publicity cost is 3 million, and the cost of copying and transportation is expected to be more than 1 million, which means the total cost has reached more than 5 million. This means that the total box office must be at least 18 million to make it.
After paying the tax, the cost will be recovered. In fact, for Yi Feiyang, the box office data on the opening day has given him reassurance that no matter how bad the movie is, he will definitely be able to recover the cost within a week!
As if to verify Yi Feiyang's words, the movie's box office results on the second day further confirmed its potential. The attendance rate of the first screening the next day reached an incredible 85%; the second screening soared to 89%.
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This is a restricted R-rated movie!
But if those who are stunned by this know the entire publicity plan before and after "Saw", they will not be surprised. The viral marketing online and offline is all to reap the results of this moment.
Most of the audiences who attended the premiere are Yi Feiyang's loyal horror fans. Moreover, the impressive results of Yi Feiyang's previous horror films have become his golden signature. Anyone who likes horror movies can
Everyone is eager to watch his new film.
Therefore, during the entire crazy summer vacation, a chainsaw killer and the father of chainsaws caused excitement throughout North America. Countless people and fans will have strong emotions after hearing the reviews of this drama after its premiere.
I was curious and went to watch the movie with great interest.
Two screenings continued the next day, and the box office that day reached 2.89 million!
In addition to two more screenings on the third day, additional screenings were added due to strong requests from the audience, making the box office that day directly exceed 3 million!
The fourth day, the fifth day, the sixth day...the box office is higher every day...
One week after its release, the weekly box office of "Saw" was finally released, and at the same time, this week's North American box office rankings were also released.
No. 1 in the North American box office rankings, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace," produced by 21st Century Fox Film Company and directed by George Lucas, has a weekly box office of US$28.11 million.
Ranking second on the North American box office list, "The Matrix" produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by the Wachowski brothers, has a weekly box office of US$27.65 million.
Ranking third in the North American box office rankings, "Tomb Raider" produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Stephen Sommers, with weekly box office: US$25.3 million.
Ranking fourth in the North American box office rankings, "Tarzan" produced by Disney Pictures and directed by Chris Buck, with weekly box office: US$23.5 million.
Ranking fifth in the North American box office rankings, "Saw" produced by Fantasy Pictures and directed by Yi Feiyang, with weekly box office: US$21.3 million.
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As can be seen from the North American weekly box office rankings above, "Star Wars" with countless fans once again proved its irresistible charm. Four weeks after its release, its power has not diminished, and it continues to dominate the North American Friday box office with $28.11 million.
List. In fact, after a period of crazy money-making, the film currently has a total box office of 580 million US dollars at home and abroad. It is temporarily the box office champion among Hollywood blockbusters in 1999. This result is also the best box office revenue among the Star Wars series.
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At the same time, the summer dark horse "The Matrix" has accumulated a box office of 299 million US dollars since its release, and is about to exceed 300 million. The media predicts that the box office of "The Matrix" will exceed 100 million in the three days this weekend. A movie that was not initially expected by everyone.
A science fiction film with an investment of only 60 million US dollars can cause a sensation throughout North America, and the box office is even stronger, reaching an astonishing more than 300 million. This miracle has made the Wachowski brothers the most dazzling director stars in the North American market.
He is regarded as a genius among geniuses. Especially the philosophy and connotation contained in the drama "The Matrix" have been discussed by many science fiction fans. What matrix, what future technology, what different-dimensional world, etc. have become the current American teenagers
The most popular and fashionable words on your lips.
"Tomb Raider" is the first film co-produced by Universal Hollywood and director Stephen Sommers. The film also has Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo and many other stars joining the cast.
The film can be said to be a comeback from the great director Stephen. The box office on its opening day was as high as over 20 million, which directly proves that the mummy and tomb robbing theme is loved by North American audiences.
The animated film "Tarzan" produced by Disney Studios did not have a satisfactory opening performance. It only opened with 19.72 million, which is far less than their previous productions "The Lion King" (20.8 million US dollars) and "Pocahontas" (
20.7 million) box office performance in the past.
It is worth mentioning that the just-released horror film "Saw" has successfully exceeded the US$20 million mark this Friday, just one week after its release. The horror film produced by China Yi has inherited his usual style of "scare people to death without paying for their lives".
This time, the theme of bloody and violent scenes, as well as the cruel torture of human nature, deeply affected all the viewers who watched the play. However, the reviews of this play are quite polarized. Some people say that it is a work of genius.
is a super-intelligent horror film. Some people say that this film is a vulgar film about a murder machine developed by a psychopath. In short, amid this polarization, the film's first-week box office reached an astonishing US$21.3 million, and it currently occupies the top box office rankings in North America.
Ranked fifth on the list. In addition, it should be emphasized that for an R-rated restricted horror film, such box office results are definitely worthy of praise.
You know, among all the horror movies in North America, there are only a few that have the highest box office on their opening day. Even the "evil director" Sam Raimi, who was known as the wizard of horror movies back then, debuted in 3,025 theaters with the sequel to "The Evil Dead".
, achieved an astonishing result of a single theater average of 8,595 US dollars and a box office of 26 million in its opening week. This performance only ranks tenth among horror films in film history. It ranks behind "Halloween 4" with an opening week box office of 26.4 million and "Texas Movie"
"Saw" had a box office of 23.5 million in its opening week. Now "Saw" has grossed more than 20 million in only 1,500 stores. This is definitely a miracle!
With the end of the North American weekend, a new week has begun, and new movies have also begun to be released. MGM has launched the 19th part of the James Bond series "Dark Days", which was screened in 1,800 theaters in the first week; this
The film is also the third film starring actor Pierce Brosnan as the British Secret Intelligence Service spy James Bond. The film is directed by Michael Apted. The story and screenplay are by Neil Purvis and Robert Way.
Created by De and Bruce Fierstein, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the title comes from a line in the original novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Box office on the opening day
A whopping US$4.5 million proves the longevity of the Bond film series.
In addition, there is also a film that Sony has high hopes for: "The Girl Who Moved Souls." This film ultimately cost 10,000 yuan to produce. According to the general default ratio, the publicity cost is at least 10 million yuan, plus other expenses.
This means that it has to collect a total box office of at least 80 million yuan to recover the cost, so it was screened in 1,600 theaters in the first week. The box office on the first day reached 2.4 million US dollars, which can be said to have failed to meet expectations.
Under the pressure of many blockbusters, "Saw", which was originally scheduled to be R-rated, suffered a major blow at the box office. However, relying on the reputation of horror director Yi Feiyang and the strong and polarizing reputation of this drama,
Box office revenue has not decreased, on the contrary, it has increased a lot.
Two weeks after its release, the entire North American box office rankings have undergone tremendous changes. "Saw" has been in theaters for almost half a month, and its reputation and box office are still strong. The North American box office weekly rankings are as follows:
No. 1 in the North American box office rankings, "The Matrix" produced by Warner Pictures and directed by the Wachowski brothers, with a weekly box office of US$27.65 million.
Second in the North American box office rankings, "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" produced by 21st Century Fox Film Company and directed by George Lucas, with a weekly box office of US$26.21 million.
Ranking third in the North American box office rankings, "Dark Days" produced by MGM Films and directed by Michael Apted, with a weekly box office of US$25.34 million.
Ranking fourth in the North American box office rankings, "Saw" produced by Fantasy Pictures and directed by Yi Feiyang, with a weekly box office of US$25.16 million.
Ranking fifth in the North American box office rankings, "Tomb Raider" produced by Universal Pictures and directed by Stephen Sommers, with weekly box office: US$18.56 million.
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It can be seen from this issue of the North American weekly box office rankings that Disney's "Tarzan", which was originally ranked in the top five, was squeezed out by MGM's "Dark Days" and became the Hollywood blockbuster with the largest box office decline.
Fox's "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace", which originally dominated the crowd, has begun to decline at the box office because it has been released for several weeks, falling to second place. In comparison, the most powerful movie is the dark horse movie shot by Warner Bros.
"The Matrix"! This drama soared to the top of the box office list for the week.
But what surprised everyone more was the R-rated restricted movie produced by Fantasy Pictures. Not only did this "Saw" not become cannon fodder under the squeeze of many blockbusters, but it continued to work hard and rose from fifth place to fourth place.
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Compared with other movies that often require tens of millions of investments... The investment of 60 million U.S. dollars in "The Matrix" is already considered small... This horror film with an investment of just over 1.5 million U.S. dollars has box office statistics in North America in two weeks.
An astonishing investment of more than 47 million US dollars, not only recovered the cost, but also made a huge profit of more than 40 million!
In its third week of release, "Saw" continued to work hard. Although it failed to break through the fourth place and rose to the third place, its box office performance was as high as more than 25 million. At this time, the total box office in North America was more than 73 million!
In the fourth week of release, it is also the last few days of the summer vacation. Several movies such as "Star Wars" and "Tomb Raider" have come to an end one after another, and there is no chance for the box office to rise again. At the same time, "Saw" filmed by Yi Feiyang
》 did not cool down as time went on among teenagers. Instead, it became more popular and exploded with amazing appeal. In this case, Paramount and Lionsgate Pictures teamed up with Fantasy Pictures to work together.
, taking advantage of the movie theaters vacated by major companies, they expanded the theater chain, directly increasing from the original 1,550 to 2,300, making "Saw" jump to second place at the box office on the fourth week, only behind "
"The Matrix" grossed more than 28 million US dollars, successfully surpassing 100 million!!!
A low-cost horror film with an investment of 1.8 million U.S. dollars, a horror film limited to R-level, the box office directly exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars after four weeks of release!
Over 100 million!
Finally exceeded 100 million!
It seems that there is no horror movie in the hands of Yi Feiyang that does not exceed 100 million yuan!
This makes many similar directors envious and jealous!
It even makes many film companies jealous of Fantasy Pictures!
Yes, why does God love this Chinese guy so much and why does his drama always exceed 100 million?!
But no matter what, the movie "Saw" once again wrote the horror myth of China's Yi, and used its proud record to tell everyone that R-level horror movies can be so outrageous! (To be continued. If you
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