Chapter 162 Top 100 Global Box Office (for 320 Monthly Pass)
February 12th is the 21st day of release of "Death Comes 2".
After experiencing a boom in the first seven days of release, its popularity began to gradually decline in the following ten days, following the footsteps of other blockbuster movies and continuing to harvest box office.
As of the day before yesterday, it had been in theaters for 19 days and had received RMB 540 million in China, RMB 1.05 billion in North America, RMB 870 million in Europe, and RMB 190 million in Southeast Asia such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Australia contributed 100 million, while Japan and South Korea directly contributed 200 million.
The total global box office reached an astonishing RMB 2.95 billion, equivalent to RMB 320 million US dollars!!
It far exceeded the total box office of "Death Comes 1"!!
The box office record of Chinese movies was once again broken by Wang Shang!!
After the news came out, countless Chinese film and television people were once again stunned on the spot.
Countless fans of Wang Shang also began to become fanatical, and people who were not fans of Wang Shang couldn't help but start to worship him.
Bi Han held a report at the studio's high-level video conference and read it: "Based on the current box office of 2.95 billion, we currently calculate that our own is 700 million yuan. After excluding production expenses and publicity expenses,
, the final profit is still 500 million yuan."
"Haha, fortunately, Paramount shared most of the promotional expenses this time, otherwise we would have received as little as the first movie."
"This is also the reason why our strength is recognized by them. If we don't have the strength, we will only be slaughtered."
"Combined with the 150 million profit from "Youth", our King Studio has a capital reserve of 650 million. With this fund, other film projects can finally be launched." At this point, Wang Shang made arrangements.
: "The three movies of "Jaws", "Speed", and "Dead Man 3" are also going to be made. The 660 million yuan will be spent on the operating costs of the studio, which should be able to support the start of the shooting of these casual movies at the same time. Of course.
It would also be great if a movie version of "Love Apartment" could be made."
Several senior executives took notebooks and wrote down Wang Shang's arrangements one by one.
After closing the video conference, Wang Shang began to browse the news to see if there was any news that interested him.
Soon a piece of news attracted Wang Shang's attention.
"The 2005 Academy Awards will be held in Hollywood on March 5."
Wang Shang suddenly woke up and realized that his movie had not won an Oscar yet.
The Academy Awards ceremony can be said to be the most authoritative film award in the world, directly surpassing the China Academy Awards by several blocks. Every year, the ceremony attracts countless world-famous movie stars, directors, and film guests, and it also attracts global attention.
Hundreds of millions of movie fans watched the live broadcast. It can be said to be an unprecedented event.
It is the best place for filmmakers to gain fame and fortune. It is obsessed with countless filmmakers. It is the Oscar!!
"My "Death Is Coming 1", which was released last year, was not accepted by the Oscar Academy. It seems that I still need to work hard and cannot be complacent just because I have achieved a little success." Wang Shang secretly warned that "Death Is Coming 2" had just won the Oscar.
The confidence in the box office suddenly disappeared by half.
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February 15th. After several days of preparation, and with the support of the local government, the crew finally started filming the carjacking plot on a section of abandoned railway.
The plot of the carjacking is quite thrilling, with a lot of dangerous actions and accidents easily occurring. Fortunately, a special effects artist helped break down the plot and shot each segment bit by bit.
While Wang Shang was coordinating the whole show, the crew welcomed several guests.
"Sister, is this here?" Xiaojie sat in the back seat of the car and looked out curiously through the glass.
"Well, it should be right here." Xiaoyu nodded repeatedly.
Like them, Zheng Xinlan looked at the strange world outside with curiosity. It was deserted and uninhabited, with only one railway standing out. On one section of the railway, there were a bunch of cars, tents, and many people.
, probably the crew of "The Fast and the Furious".
This time the three of them ran over. In addition to the two children who wanted to watch and film a movie, Zheng Xinlan was also tempted by the eight sports cars. As a person who loves racing, the attraction of famous sports cars is undoubtedly very fatal. Originally
I still endure my disgust for the movie and don't want to come, but every time I can't help but think of those 8 sports cars. I feel itchy.
"It would be great if I could touch and drive it too!!... No, I hate movies!!"
Under this kind of 'suffering' day and night, the two sisters Xiaoyu and Xiaojie suddenly felt bored and began to clamor to see Wang Shang.
"This is what they two are going to see, definitely not me..."
Zheng Xinlan, who finally found an excuse, began to take her two children to Nanhai Province to look for the crew of "The Fast and the Furious".
A big beauty came to the set with a pair of cute and beautiful twin beauties, which surprised many crew members and actors.
When Wang Shang saw the three of them, he was stunned. Wang Shang thought that this beauty would not come. Recently, the four drivers of Yan Ran were teaching these main actors some racing skills, but the man always taught the daughter.
There was a bit of a gap. Just when Wang Shang was struggling with this matter, this beautiful driver came over and offered him a pillow if he wanted to sleep.
"My King, I finally see you." When Xiaoyu and Xiaojie saw Wang Shang, they started shouting from a distance, and even ran over with excitement on their faces.
"Two beauties! It's an honor to meet you!" Wang Shang greeted them one by one with a smile, and then smiled at Zheng Xinlan and said, "Welcome to the crew of "Fast and Furious"..."
"If Xiaoyu and Xiaojie hadn't wanted to come, I wouldn't have come." Zheng Xinlan argued hard, but her eyes couldn't help but glance in the direction of those sports cars.
"I can testify that what my sister said is definitely the truth, hehe." Xiaoyu interjected with a smile at this time.
"..." Zheng Xinlan gave Xiaoyu a fierce look.
Wang Shang didn't pay too much attention and said directly: "You can drive those cars as you like, but I need your help to train my two actresses. It is always inconvenient for male coaches to teach actresses."
Zheng Xinlan didn't reply, probably because she was a little moved. She just agreed because she had always been dissatisfied with actors.
In less than half a day, the twins Xiaoyu and Xiaojie used their invincible girl tricks to get acquainted with the entire crew, and the tension in the entire crew also eased. Zheng Xinlan, a beautiful woman, also made many men on the crew fall for them.
I was so impressed that she looked prettier than Jessica, Dumani, and Song Zheng.
When Wang Shang was directing and filming, he deliberately paid attention to some of her behaviors. He found that she frequently looked at the eight cars, but was a little hesitant. She looked at the most prominent actors, Jessica, Du Manni, and Song Zhengsan.
When I'm a human being, I can't help but frown.
"It seems that her heart is still quite heavy, but she needs to overcome these problems on her own, and no one else can help her."
Then Wang Shang stopped paying attention to her and began to seriously arrange the crew.
In the train hijacking sequence, the most difficult part was to hijack the sports car from the train carriage. The train exploded and the sports car fell into the river under the cliff. This required the use of special effects. The fall was captured in the studio.
The action in the water was done well, and then special effects technology was used to splice it onto the real cliff.
The studio was built not far from the railway to facilitate the coordination of real scenes and special effects.
The crew was busy from morning to night every day. For meals, the logistics team was responsible for delivering lunch boxes, and for bathing and other things, water was transported directly from the city by fire trucks. The entire crew never left this place.
The two black gay friends who have no role for the time being, Zhang Shi, Dumanni, and Jessica, are not idle either. Instead, they learn to drag racing under the guidance of the driver coach. The ground around here is very flat, Wang Shang
They directly hired several bulldozers and spent one day flattening a flat field the size of a football field for them to learn how to drive. Naturally, these people were very excited to have a car to race with.
It took a full half month of filming to complete the "train hijacking" plot, and everyone almost fell down from exhaustion.
However, Xiaoyu and Xiaojie did not have specific assignments, and they came to a strange new environment with so many brothers and sisters. They felt very fresh and had a lot of fun without any worries. Zheng Xinlan was still struggling.
I obviously want to drive those 8 sports cars, but I can't help myself.
The three main actresses also discovered that Zheng Xinlan seemed to be very repulsive to the three of them. Especially when she, other male actors, and the director were talking or laughing, they would frown. This made them confused.
After filming this scene, Wang Shang took the crew back to the bustling urban area to shoot the rest of the movie.
There are no slums in Nanhai Province, so Wang Shang had to look for the old city.
Wang Shang led his team to inspect the entire Nanhai Province, and finally found the most suitable old city for filming in Maicheng County. The resident occupancy rate was the highest among all old cities in the entire province. And the appearance looked very old.
After arriving at this place, the crew arranged various resettlement tasks and then started a new filming journey.
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Time keeps passing, February ends and March begins...
After being released for 40 days, "Death Comes 2" finally ended with a global box office of 3.1 billion and was officially released worldwide!
With a box office of 3.1 billion yuan, equivalent to US$340 million, it temporarily ranked ninth in the global movie box office in 2005.
In addition, it also successfully entered the top 100 global box office rankings, ranking 87th, below "The Grinch" (2000).
After the news spread back to China, it was like a nuclear bomb dropped into the film industry, causing the world to turn upside down!!
"Celebrate!! Reaching the top 100!!!"
"Feat!! Finally, there is a Chinese movie in the top 100 global box office rankings!!"
"A new breakthrough in Chinese cinema!!"
"The level of Chinese films has reached a new level!!"
“Thank you King Studio!!”
Countless domestic media reported on it, and even the government mouthpiece "Citizen Daily", which has rarely been involved in such things, dedicated half a page of its newspaper to celebrate the incident, naming and praising Tianwang Studio, Wang Shang and the director.
At this moment, even those who hate Wang Shang can’t help but celebrate!!