330 [Breaking the first weekend box office record]
When the box office statistics for the first weekend of "Home Alone" were released, the whole of North America was shocked. In just three days, December 24, 25, and 26, it sold a box office of 18.87 million U.S. dollars, surpassing the second-ranked "Mr. Douce"
” and “48 Hours” ranked third, far ahead of each other.
The biggest question facing the media and Hollywood filmmakers now is the origin of Oriental Film Company, the producer of "Home Alone", and why have they never heard of it before?
In the 1982 North American box office list, a total of 4 movies had a box office of over 100 million as of November. After entering December, several more movies had strong box office, among which "Mr. Douce" (also translated as "My Fair Lady") was released on December 17th.
") has sold over RMB 80 million at the box office and is about to become the fifth movie this year to have a box office of over RMB 100 million.
Some box office analysts estimate that "Home Alone" is likely to become the sixth North American film to have a box office of over 100 million.
Although the first weekend box office can be used as a reference for the final box office, it is not absolute.
For example, the total box office of "Star Trek 2" released this summer in North America was only 79 million, but the box office in the three days of the first weekend was more than 14 million. (Some people may not be able to imagine that this is because the box office in the three days of the weekend is much higher than
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"ET", which was released at the same time as "Star Trek 2", only had a box office of 11 million in its first weekend, which was far lower than "Star Trek 2". However, the total North American box office of "ET" was 360 million.
million, more than four times that of "Star Trek 2".
Generally speaking, the final box office of a movie depends on the movie's stamina.
But no matter what, the first weekend box office of "Home Alone" was 18.87 million, which can be regarded as breaking a Hollywood box office record, and it will not be broken by "Star Wars 3" until next year.
This is thanks to Christmas, because the three-day opening weekend of "Home Alone" happens to be December 24, 25, and 26. In addition, this is another Christmas family movie, and 1,050 screens finally
It was increased to 1,320 yuan, and it was always fully booked, creating a box office myth of 18.87 million sold in three days.
"The Royal Sisters 2" is much inferior. The total box office in the two weeks of its release was only over 9 million, which is only half of the box office of "Home Alone" in its three days of release. And the box office will only decline after Christmas. "The Royal Sisters 2"
》The final box office will probably not exceed 20 million.
The reason for this situation is that firstly, the competition at the box office of American movies during Christmas is too fierce, and Chinese-language urban action movies are not very popular; secondly, American audiences have gradually lost interest in popular urban action movies like "The Royal Sisters"
For a sense of freshness, many Hollywood action films in the past two years have also slightly added elements of "Chinese" kung fu - although they are neither fish nor fowl.
The enthusiasm for "Home Alone" did not subside with the passing of Christmas. In the following weeks, viewers were still enthusiastic. Especially the children, after watching it once, they begged their parents to watch it a second time. After watching it for the second time,
The second time and then the third time. And as soon as children enter the theater, it often means that adults also buy tickets to watch the movie. They buy two, three, or even four or five tickets. The box office can only be described as skyrocketing.
In just three and a half weeks, the North American box office of "Home Alone" successfully exceeded 100 million yuan, becoming another blockbuster movie with a box office of 100 million yuan after "Mr. Douce".
Compared with the excitement of Kang Jianfei and the distributors and screeners, millions of parents and teachers in the United States have a headache. After watching "Home Alone", parents and teachers became the targets of the stupid thieves in the film.
Substitutes. Children set up various traps at home or at school. If adults are not careful, they will be tricked. Maybe they will be soaked in water when they enter the door, or they will fall down if they step on butter.
So some parents cried out: "Home Alone" has taught their children bad things!
"The Hollywood Reporter" commented: "'Home Alone' is undoubtedly the biggest box office dark horse at the end of the year. It is not only a family comedy, but also an excellent heart-warming movie, worthy of audiences of all ages."
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More media are focusing on the actors and directors of "Home Alone". Kang Jianfei was too lazy to choose an English name. The director's signature was simply "kang_jianfei" (the same Roman pinyin), and he didn't even change his surname.
Many Americans still think that the director's last name is "fei".
Such a weird name soon reminded American media workers of the dark horse "The Royal Sisters" two years ago. The director of that movie had a similar name, called "jianfei_kang".
Cindy Frieda, the young actor who played Kevin in the film, was also found. Cindy's mother said in an interview with reporters: "Yes, the director is Asian. It may be Japanese, it may be Japanese."
Korean, maybe [Chinese]. You know, Asians all look the same. The director often praises my son Cindy as an acting genius. Do you know how long it took to shoot "Home Alone"? From the start to the completion, it only took
It’s less than 8 days. You know, the last time Cindy accepted a children’s clothing advertisement, it took 3 days to shoot.”
As soon as the news of Cindy's mother's interview came out, it once again caused an uproar. A film with a box office of over 100 million was shot in less than 8 days. How can you believe this?
"Los Angeles Evening News" commented: "Obviously, Cindy's mother lied. Maybe she was so happy that she couldn't speak. You know, after the hit of "Home Alone", the little boy's salary has soared to 300,000.
US dollars. Perhaps, when the box office of "Home Alone" exceeds 150 million, Cindy's salary will increase even higher."
"The New York Times" said: "It's hard to believe that "Home Alone" was produced by a [Chinese] director, because this is not just a superficial comedy, it also expresses the traditional American concepts of family and affection.
.That [Chinese] director obviously has an American heart.”
20th Century Fox.
Henry Chelsea brought Kang Jianfei to Alan Ryder Jr.'s office. After saying a few words, he smiled at Kang Jianfei, nodded, and left early alone.
Little Alan Ryder first praised the guest translator Guan Zhilin: "This lady is very beautiful."
"Thank you, I am Kang's fiancée." Guan Zhilin smiled happily. Kang Jianfei couldn't understand what he was saying anyway, so she directly upgraded herself from girlfriend to fiancée.
"Oh, I'm a little jealous of Mr. Kang." Little Alan Ryder smiled.
Kang Jianfei asked Guan Zhilin: "What did this foreign devil say?"
Guan Zhilin explained: "He complimented me on my beauty, and I said I was your girlfriend, and then he said you were very lucky."
Kang Jianfei said: "Tell him thank you for the compliment."
Guan Zhilin translated: "It's useless for my boyfriend to say you're jealous, he will love me forever."
"Haha, you two are a perfect match." Little Alan Ryder laughed, and then said, "Kang, I take back what I said last time."
Kang Jianfei asked: "What about asking me to see a psychiatrist?"
Little Alan Ryder said: "Yes, you did a very crazy thing. If it weren't for the box office of "Home Alone", I can't believe that someone could produce a movie in less than two weeks.
A super hit movie.”
Kang Jianfei smiled and asked, "Is this a compliment in disguise?"
"You can understand that," said little Alan Ryder, "I heard from Henry that you are planning to sell the peripheral and sequel rights to "Home Alone"?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "I have this idea."
Little Alan Ryder asked: "How much are you going to sell it for?"
Kang Jianfei stretched out his hand and said: "50 million US dollars."
Little Alan Ryder shook his head and said: "It's too expensive."
"It's not expensive," Kang Jianfei said with a smile. "With the popularity of "Home Alone", you can earn at least 20 million US dollars just by selling the movie and video. That's not all. Don't you think "Home Alone" is very suitable for adapting into a game?"
Including income from other aspects such as television stations, if 20th Century Fox operates seriously, I believe the peripheral income alone will be more than 30 million."
Guan Zhilin, who was the translator for the two, swallowed hard when she heard that one movie peripheral can earn 30 million US dollars. If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would have thought it was a lie.
Alan Ryder Jr. asked: "If you know it's so profitable, why did you sell it to Fox?"
Kang Jianfei spread his hands and said: "It's too troublesome, and I don't have the various channels of your company, so it will be difficult to maximize the peripheral income of this movie. If I sell it directly to 20th Century Fox, it will be beneficial to both you and me."
Little Alan Ryder nodded and said: "It's a very sensible idea, but it's still too expensive."
Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "After 20th Century Fox buys the rights to "Home Alone," it can make several sequels and earn hundreds of millions in profit. I only need 50 million, which is not expensive."
Little Alan Ryder said: "It's too expensive, how about 30 million?"
Kang Jianfei was too lazy to talk to him and stood up directly and said, "Well, maybe I can go to Warner, MGM or something, maybe they will buy it for 55 million."
"Wait a minute," little Alan Ryder hurriedly shouted, "40 million, no more."
Kang Jianfei turned around and said with a smile: "For the sake of our friendship, how about 45 million?"
"Okay, deal." Little Alan Ryder raised his eyebrows and said, "Long live friendship."
When the North American box office of "Home Alone" rose to 130 million, Kang Jianfei reached an agreement with 20th Century Fox to package and sell the peripheral and sequel rights of "Home Alone" to 20th Century Fox for US$45 million.
Kang Jianfei doesn't want to make a sequel anymore, because this movie can no longer produce new ideas, and the box office of the sequel will inevitably be greatly reduced. Being able to take advantage of the popularity of the first movie to sell the copyright of "Home Alone" at a good price is considered a blessing.
A very good deal.
Kang Jianfei is really short of money now. Not only does he still owe the bank 150 million Hong Kong dollars, but also because he bought hundreds of acres of land between Tseung Kwan O and Tiu Keng Ling. The construction of the film and television city will inevitably require a lot of money.
