Compared with the two tigers fighting each other in Hong Kong's Christmas show "Shushan" and "Wealth Train", in North America it's a battle between great powers.
There are as many as 7 new films premiering on December 20th alone. In addition to "Shu Mountain" and "Out of Africa" invested by Kang Jianfei, there is also Spielberg's "Purple Sun" directed by Lance Teguet.
"The Jewel of the Nile" and so on.
In the week before this, 4 new films were released one after another. Among them, "Bachelor on a Business" released by Warner Bros. performed particularly well, with a box office of US$8.61 million in its first three days, taking the highest weekly box office in North America in the previous week.
champion.
"Bachelor on Business" and "Purple Sun" are both produced and distributed by Warner Bros. After "Bachelor on Business" performed surprisingly well in its first week, Warner Bros. increased the number of theaters for the former, and Warner Bros. also had another movie at the same time
For its release, the number of theaters where Spielberg's "Purple Sun" premiered was reduced, and tragically only 192 canvases were allocated.
The experience of "Shushan" was similar to that of "Purple Sun". Because 20th Century Fox was going to release "Out of Africa" and "The Jewel of the Nile", after some consideration and negotiation, the premiere canvas of "Shushan" was reduced to only 447
block, while the number of premiere theaters for "Out of Africa" was reduced to 735.
I have to say that Americans are cheating.
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Chicago, USA, Chinatown.
Li An walked into the vegetable market carrying a vegetable basket. Many Chinese people in the market greeted him with smiles, but there seemed to be something else in their smiles.
"Mr. Li, I'm here to buy groceries again."
"Yeah, I happen to be free."
"Your wife is so lucky. My husband never buys groceries or cooks. I have to do everything by myself."
"Haha. Your husband is so lucky."
"Mr. Li, you haven't found a job yet?"
"Soon."
"The Fu'an Restaurant down the street is owned by my nephew. How about I introduce you to be a waiter?"
"Thank you for your kindness, no need."
"..."
Half an hour later, Li An walked out of the market carrying a basket of vegetables. The smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by shame and anger.
Ang Lee received his master's degree from New York University last year, and his graduation film also won the New York University Wasserman Award for Best Director and Best Picture. Unfortunately, these honors did not help him much.
After graduating with a master's degree, Ang Lee became unemployed. He was disheartened and prepared to return to Taiwan six months ago, but his graduation work "The Dividing Line" was actually broadcast on TV. Ang Lee finally made a small mistake and was dismissed as a director.
Signed by William Morris Agency.
Ang Lee originally thought that his fortune would turn out well, so he went to Hollywood to hang out for a while. As a result, he spent all his money and returned to Chicago in despair.
Now Li An is an unemployed vagrant. In addition to watching movies and reading books every day, he does grocery shopping and does housework. He relies on his wife Lin Huijia to make money to support the family, and Lin Huijia herself is only a doctoral student who works part-time.
The most annoying thing for Li An now is to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. He is already famous in the nearby Chinese circles. Everyone knows that he is a master's student who relies on his wife to support him. But Li An has to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables because there is
The food here is much cheaper than in the supermarket.
Carrying the vegetables and walking back to the rental house, Li An saw his wife's shoes behind the door and rushed inside and said, "You're coming back so early today."
"The lab ended early today." Lin Huijia said while lying on the sofa.
"I bought two fish." Li An said as he picked up the vegetable basket.
Lin Huijia got up and put the contents of the vegetable basket into the refrigerator. She said, "Let's go out to eat today. I just received a bonus. It's a celebration. After dinner, I'll go see a movie."
"Okay." Ang Lee agreed with a reluctant smile. Although he watches and studies movies every day, they are all rented video tapes. He has not been to the cinema with his wife for at least a year.
The two chose a Chinese restaurant to have dinner together, and then took a walk to a movie theater in Chinatown.
Ang Lee looked up at the theater's film schedule. He originally wanted to watch "Purple Sun" and "Out of Africa," but when buying tickets, he said inexplicably: "Take two copies of "Shu Mountain."
Walking into the screening room, there were only two minutes left for the movie to be screened. Ang Lee looked around the screening room and found that the auditorium was about 70% full. However, most of the audience were Chinese, so Ang Lee could not
Use this to evaluate the popularity of "Shushan".
To be honest, Ang Lee, who has a master's degree in film production from New York University, looks down on Chinese-language films. Even if there are one or two that are outstanding occasionally, Chinese-language films as a whole are still far behind Hollywood.
If it were a work by the internationally renowned director Kang Jianfei, Ang Lee might pay special attention to it, but the unknown Xu Ke is not in Ang Lee's eyes - even though "Shu Mountain" won the Silver Lion in Venice.
Ang Lee sat down on his seat with a critical attitude. At first, he was sitting casually. After half an hour, he sat upright with a serious expression and stared at the big screen motionlessly.
The 120-minute theatrical version of "Shushan" is still a bit too fast in Ang Lee's opinion, but it is qualified as a commercial blockbuster and can especially please ordinary audiences. This is evident from the continuous exclamation and laughter in the screening hall.
Know.
After a movie, Ang Lee and Lin Huijia walked home silently. On the way, Ang Lee suddenly said: "Huijia, I want to go to Hong Kong."
"Going to Hong Kong?" Lin Huijia said in surprise.
Ang Lee nodded: "Yes, go to Hong Kong. It's useless for me to stay here in the United States. No company will ask me to make movies. It's better to go to Hong Kong to develop. This "Shu Mountain" is top-notch even if it is placed in Hollywood."
Since Xu Ke can make such a movie in Hong Kong, why can’t I?”
If he hadn't signed a contract with a brokerage company, Ang Lee would have left Taiwan half a year ago and wouldn't have had to be a househusband these few months.
Lin Huijia thought for a while and said: "Since you want to develop in Hong Kong, then go ahead and I support you."
…
"Shu Mountain" has caused a great sensation in the Chinese circles in North America. The Hollywood special effects, the hot mountains of the motherland, and the theme of the swordsman that everyone likes to see, will naturally arouse the popularity of the Chinese people in North America.
However, except for the Chinese, other races in North America don't seem to be very interested in "Shu Mountain" - there are so many good movies to choose from during the Christmas season, why do white people and black people go to see a Chinese film?
Everything has pros and cons. "Shushan" was screened during the Christmas period. It seemed like it was taking advantage of the prime time slot, but it was completely overshadowed by other Christmas blockbusters. It would be better to screen it in the off-season.
Let us draw our attention back to Hong Kong, just 9 hours before Ang Lee and his wife watched "Shushan". Zhou Huimin held a bucket of popcorn, staring at the big screen, and completely unconsciously poured the popcorn on herself one by one.
Stuffed in mouth.
"Wow, those pools of water are so colorful. They look so beautiful when the sun shines on them."
"I don't know where it was taken."
"The TV commercial said it was Jiuzhaigou."
"When I get rich, I will definitely go to Jiuzhaigou for a trip."
"..."
The sound of the guqin resounded in the cinema, and the strong wind blew the bamboo forest into a wave of bamboo. There were flying swords in the bamboo forest, and magic weapons were exchanged. Although the fight was fierce, it seemed poetic and picturesque, and it was intoxicating.
The whole movie displays a poetic and picturesque atmosphere at all times, and the use of shots is more like a Taiwanese art film in the 1970s than a fast-paced Hong Kong commercial film.
As Lu Guanting's theme song for "Shu Mountain" played, many viewers spontaneously applauded and did not stand up until the behind-the-scenes footage was played.
Just when everyone was about to leave, suddenly the movie started playing again on the screen. Suddenly, a drop of blood began to flow slowly on the grass after the war. The drop of blood suddenly flew up and penetrated into the body of a passerby. The passerby's face suddenly changed.
A strange expression appeared.
"Hahaha..." The passerby began to laugh wildly, and the laughter clearly belonged to the villain Deng Yin, who was killed by the protagonists.
"Deng Yin is not dead."
"He became the Blood God Son, so of course he won't die that easily."
"There will definitely be a sequel."
“I don’t know when the sequel will be filmed, but I really want to watch it right away.”
"It is indeed a blockbuster film with an investment of 80 million yuan. It looks really cool."
"..."
Zhou Huimin's ears were filled with the audience's comments. Although she did not join the discussion, after watching the movie, she was still shocked by the gorgeous visual effects.
Across the street, Jiahe Cinema had just finished showing "Wealth Train", and the audience who came out of the theater were also chatting enthusiastically.
"Haha, it's so funny. The scene where Zeng Zhiwei jumped out of the car almost made me laugh to death."
"The part about using a train to crush the shackles was funny."
"The funniest thing is the affair scene, Yangtze River No. 1, Yangtze River No. 2, hahahahaha. Now I laugh until my stomach hurts when I think about it."
"Fortunately, there are no tickets for "Shushan", otherwise I would have missed such a great movie."
"Yes, "Business Train" is definitely the best comedy movie."
"..."
In the following period, fans who had watched "Shu Shan" strongly recommended "Shu Shan" to their relatives and friends, while fans of "Sweet Train" thought "Sweet Train" was more beautiful, and there were conflicts and fights.
As for the other two films in the Christmas season, "A Christmas Adventure" and "The Treasure Hunt", they were completely ignored by everyone. Because the attendance rate was too low, the number of screenings was constantly reduced, and the ordinary films on the waiting list were also cannon fodder.
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It's really hard to say whether "Shushan" is better to watch or "Wealth Train" is better to watch.
Because one is a special effects swordsman blockbuster and the other is a star-studded comedy, each has its own merits and there is no way to compare them.
The quality of the film cannot be compared, but the box office of the film can be compared.
After the first weekend box office of the two movies came out, Hung Kam-bo, Eric Tsang, Mak Ka, Chow Wen-huai, Chen Rong-mei and others were all dumbfounded. For two movies that were both so popular, there was actually a big gap in the box office, and the winner was naturally
It's "Shu Mountain", and the months of continuous publicity are really not in vain. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.
