If you want to know how bad the box office performance of summer movies in 1993 was, you can look at those movies released at the same time as "The Sixth Sense". ∷∷,
Johnnie To invited three stars, Anita Mui, Michelle Yeoh, and Maggie Cheung, to film "The Three Heroes of the East" for Huang Baiming's Metro Film Company. The combined salary of these three female leads alone was more than 8 million.
After "The Heroes of the East" was released, it sold 810,000 on the first day, 640,000 on the second day, and more than 200,000 on the third day. After reducing the number of shows for 5 days, Metro Cinema had to move "The Heroes of the East" ahead of schedule.
"slumped, and the local box office was only a pitiful 1.93 million.
Director Hung Kam-bo's "One Knife" was slightly better. This movie starred Ti Lung, Anita Yuen and Yang Liqing. It beat "The Three Heroes of the East" with a local box office of 1.97 million.
A star director, one movie has a box office of 1.93 million, and one movie has a box office of 1.97 million. He almost cried to death. Fighting has reached a new level.
If you look at the box office of these two movies, you will understand why so many Hong Kong film production companies went bankrupt this year. Who is willing to do a loss-making business?
In comparison, "Chasing Boys", which was invested by Taiwan's Changhong Company and produced by Wang Jing invited stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan, although the plot was tacky and the jokes were old-fashioned, the box office still exceeded the 10 million mark. Again
Coupled with the income from overseas box office and sales of video tapes and VCDs, "Chasing Boys" can still make a small profit.
It is worth mentioning that Liu Zhenwei helped Wong Kar-wai fix the flaws in "The Last Day". This movie, which was made by the original cast of "Ashes of Time" in their free time, was completed in just over 20 days, and the box office was actually
It also sold more than 24 million.
In terms of actors, apart from Cheng Long and Zhou Xingchi, the one with the strongest box office appeal is Li Lianjie. He and Yang Dengkui co-produced "Fang Shiyu" and "Fang Shiyu Sequel". The box office sales were more than 30 million and more than 20 million respectively.
, all entered the top ten in Hong Kong’s box office list this year.
As for Chow Yun-fat and Tony Leung Ka Fai, the box office of their movies has fluctuated, with comedy and action movies being very high, and literary and artistic ones being relatively low.
Just as Hong Kong's summer season is in full swing, Kang Jianfei's new film "The Sixth Sense" is released.
In sharp contrast to the blockbusters of "One Sword of Love" and "Trilogy", "The Sixth Sense" attracted a huge number of viewers on the first day it was released. Although many viewers found it unsightly, there were even more people who liked it.
The weekly box office was astonishingly high at 16.92 million.
"Film Fortnightly" published a special feature on this movie as soon as possible, with four reviews alone, providing in-depth analysis from various perspectives such as plot, lighting and shadow, composition, sound effects, and acting.
It has to be said that Kang Jianfei has been treated as an international master. Many details in the new film have been over-interpreted by film critics, and some so-called meanings have not even occurred to him himself.
In addition to the excellence of the movie itself, the acting skills of Huang Qiusheng and the young girl Cai Zhuoyan were also specially highlighted. One film review wrote:
"After ten years of hard work, Huang Qiusheng's acting skills are now different from what they used to be. Back then, when he played the role of Swordsman in "God of Gamblers", his acting skills were young and immature, but his performance in this film is extremely expressive. He will be proud of the psychiatrist.
, remorse, perseverance, giving up, pain and relief are shown in detail. The whole transformation process is natural and profound, especially the look in his eyes when he looked at his ring finger at the end, the shock and suddenness are deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The young actor Cai Zhuoyan is another highlight of the film. The kind of loneliness and indifference that does not match her age. It is hard to imagine that it will appear in a 10-year-old girl. Cai Zhuoyan's eyes have a chill that pierces the soul.
She will make your vest feel cold.
There is a joke in Hollywood: Don't act in a movie with children or dogs. The reason is that they will have unexpected performances, which will either ruin the entire film and make everyone give up; or they will perform exceptionally well and rob the protagonist of the prize.
The most exciting scene in this film is the scene between Huang Qiusheng and Cai Zhuoyan. The confession scene between the two actors, one big and one small, in the church is definitely one of the most classic scenes in Hong Kong in the past ten years..."
This film review highly praised Choi Zhuoyan's acting skills and believed that Kang Jianfei had discovered a good talent for the Hong Kong film industry. However, he didn't know how much headache Kang Jianfei had when the little girl frequently did it dozens of times.
Even if it's a dog, every shot has been shot dozens of times, and it can produce amazing acting skills. Fortunately, Cai Zhuoyan suddenly became enlightened in the middle of filming, otherwise this film would not be able to catch up with the summer schedule, and it would have to be filmed next
It will take half a year to complete.
It's a pity that Hong Kong movies are all about "fast", and there are very few directors who can tolerate dozens of actors.
Attitude determines everything. Why are Hong Kong films booming and declining this year?
It's because the attitude of filmmakers has changed.
Why has Cheng Long been so popular for so long? In addition to his hilarious fighting style that is endearing, he also takes every shot of his movies seriously, which is extremely rare in the fickle Hong Kong film industry.
In another time and space, "The Sixth Sense" ranked second in the annual box office of North American movies in 1999, with a North American box office of nearly 300 million US dollars and a global box office of nearly 700 million.
Even for such a high-grossing movie, Kang Jianfei could not guarantee that it would be very popular in Hong Kong. During the filming, many details were converted to Hong Kong style.
Products produced by famous artists must be high-quality products. This is people's subconscious idea.
Kang Jianfei's great fame attracted countless viewers to watch this movie seriously. Otherwise, Hong Kong audiences would not have the patience to watch slow-paced movies.
So even though many people don't like it, "The Sixth Sense" has received very high reviews from film critics and ordinary audiences. This good reputation has been converted into a box office boost through publicity, and this is a virtuous cycle.
There is a shortage of film sources for summer movies in Taiwan this year. Half a month after "The Sixth Sense" was released in Hong Kong, Judeng Company completed the Mandarin dubbing and hurriedly released it in Taipei.
Compared with the Hong Kong market, "The Sixth Sense" is obviously more in line with the appetite of Taiwanese audiences. The film has received rave reviews there. Coupled with the enthusiasm for the director's new film "Jurassic Park", the Taiwanese media has compared Kang Jianfei and "Jurassic Park".
"The Sixth Sense" all hit the sky.
Initially, "The Sixth Sense" was only released in Oriental Cinemas (Taiwan) and China Cinemas. Perhaps because there were no good movies to show, several other theater companies saw the success of "The Sixth Sense" and asked for it.
Show this film.
Taiwan originally had five major theater chains. Two years ago, Kang Jianfei cooperated with Yang Dengkui to build an Oriental theater chain. In total, there are six major theater chains. "The Sixth Sense" is now being released in these six theater lines at the same time, and Taiwanese audiences can do whatever they want.
You can see this film in every theater, completing an unprecedented feat for Hong Kong films!
Even though the other four theater lines have relatively low film schedules, there is still a shortage of copies of "The Sixth Sense". It is too late to make temporary copies. The major theaters can only arrange copies through show allocation. One copy basically takes
It is shown in three different theaters on a rotating basis.
"Other movies sell their stars, but Kang Jianfei's movies sell their directors. There is no doubt that Kang Jianfei is the most beloved director among Taiwanese audiences." - "China Times Evening News"
"Kang Jianfei's films have a charm that will attract you to watch them patiently. This is very different from those Hong Kong films that rely on fighting and comedy as their selling points." - "United Daily News"
"It is difficult for some people to understand why Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao chose a married man at the same time. The answer is obvious. Talented men and beautiful women are naturally attractive." - "Star Entertainment Weekly"
The Taiwanese media's praise for "The Sixth Sense" is somewhat distorted. This is due to the poor quality of Hong Kong movies recently released in Taiwan. The fear of not knowing the goods is just that of comparing goods. "The Sixth Sense" and those bad movies
When you compare them, they instantly become superior.
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On the plane flying from Taipei to Hong Kong, the three girls were flipping through several newspapers. The entertainment pages of each of them had articles praising Kang Jianfei.
Xie Jinyan said with admiration: "My godfather is so awesome, and his new movie is a hit again."
This girl had an unreliable father, and her own mother divorced and remarried early. When her life fell into despair, it was Kang Jianfei who came to help and wrote songs himself to make her a popular singer, which moved Xie Jinyan so much.
Not necessary.
After Kang Jianfei took possession of her body, Xie Jinyan tied all his feelings to Kang Jianfei, not only treating him as his lover, but also as his brother and loving father. In Xie Jinyan's heart, Kang Jianfei was the most perfect and outstanding person.
As a man, you should obey him as a matter of course.
Yang Caini had a charming smile on her face. She looked at Kang Jianfei's photo in the newspaper and said to herself: "We have been in Japan for so long. I wonder if our godfather misses us. We must give him a surprise when we go back this time."
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Xie Jinyan also smiled and said: "Yes, it's a big surprise. Originally, my godfather was going to unbutton Xuanxuan last time, but unfortunately something delayed, so I must make up for it this time. Hehe, by then we three sisters will all
She is my godfather’s woman.”
"You're going to die, if you say this on the plane, be careful about being overheard." Xu Ruoxuan blushed and said shyly, recalling the time when her godfather played with her all over her body and she couldn't help herself.
Speaking of which, although the three girls are famous stars in half of Asia, their personal lives are very pitiful. They spend a lot of time dancing, practicing singing, recording songs, promoting, announcing, and commercial performances.
, I have very little leisure time, and it is also difficult to communicate with outsiders.
The most private entertainment activity for the three girls is to use the method taught by their godfather to play with each other on the bed and comfort each other. While making love, they imagine that they are having sex with their godfather.
Xu Ruoxuan had heard countless times about the beauty of having sex with her godfather. Every time they talked about it, she felt itchy. She regretted why she didn't beg her godfather more times and asked him to enjoy her body and let her experience it.
The joy of being a woman.
This time I must give myself to my godfather, Xu Ruoxuan thought silently in her heart. (To be continued...) u