554 North America breaks 100 million and becomes popular in America
On April 20, 2009, "Taken 2" was fully released in North America.
Leveraging on the popularity of the film, Cao Xuan's accumulated influence and appeal over the past few years, and the creative efforts these days to promote the film, many favorable conditions have been created for the film.
Of course, the most critical thing is that New Line Cinema, under the arrangement of Galano, worked hard to promote and distribute the film within the cost range, as well as have an excellent schedule environment.
Under Galano's arrangement, the film "Ghosts of Ex-Girlfriends", also owned by New Line, was released to its original April release date and postponed to save resources for "Taken 2" and avoid internal friction.
However, another movie, "17 Again", is still confirmed to be released on April 24.
This movie was independently produced by a company called [Descendants Entertainment]. The most famous work of the company before was the "Dancing Out of My Life" series produced together with [Summit Entertainment].
It is worth mentioning that last year, "Dance My Life 2" was released at the same time as the first part of "Taken".
Now they are fighting against each other again, they are really old enemies...
New Line Cinema is one of the distributors of this company, but it has no control over the movies and cannot avoid the two movies. It can only sit back and watch the two movies go to war.
For New Line Cinema, "Taken 2", which co-produces and leads North American distribution and has great potential, is undoubtedly its son.
As for "Seventeen Again", even a distant relative can be considered worthy of the distribution dividend.
Therefore, on the surface, the two movies are "produced by the same company", but in fact, New Line Cinema allocated more than 85% of its distribution resources to "Taken 2".
The remaining 15% is still required to work because of the agreement signed. Otherwise, if it can give 0.1% of the resources to "17 Again", it will be considered that Galano's Jewish blood is impure...
However, the two movies will have to compete next week, and this week "Taken 2" almost didn't meet anyone who could compete.
This also resulted in "Taken 2" taking two days to deliver a perfect weekend box office.
On the first day, US$31.2 million.
The next day, it was US$26.12 million.
That is, the box office in the first weekend totaled 57.32 million US dollars, successfully winning the North American box office championship in the 15th week of 2009.
In a single week... no, nearly 60 million U.S. dollars were made in two days. It was far from shocking Hollywood, but it was enough to make many people raise eyebrows.
After all, according to estimates from previous years, as long as this data doesn't collapse too much, it will at least be in the top 25, or even the top 15, in the annual box office.
"Hahahahaha..."
Galano held the report in his hand as if he had gone out to pick up millions of dollars, and couldn't help laughing in the office.
However, I was a little concerned about my image as the CEO, so I didn't want to be too unrestrained, so I stopped mid-laughing, which looked quite funny.
However, Galano didn't care about this at this time. The potential of "Taken 2" exceeded his imagination.
It is certain that North America will exceed 100 million US dollars, and 150 million US dollars is not without hope.
Coupled with the box office in other regions, although New Line will not get a cent of the profit, the impact of managing a hit movie project on New Line's soft power is also very important.
The key is, this is all his contribution as president...
Galano spent the whole afternoon enjoying himself in the office, thinking that after he was done with this period of work, he could find a golf course to relax.
As a female companion, just look for that hot Brazilian girl who wants to be in a movie. Her personality is a bit irritable, but she is energetic enough.
Galano thought about it for a while, but he was not completely carried away. He asked his team to continue to follow up and find ways to boost the movie's box office.
After all, the better the box office data is, the greater his credit will be. If the financial statements were not difficult to handle, there would also be undercover agents from the head office inside.
Galano even wants to hit the box office of "Taken 2" to 200 million in one go, so that at least he won't have to worry about losing his job within two years.
At the same time, Galano still did not forget about the business, which was to establish a relationship with Cao Xuan.
No matter who is more responsible for the box office hit of "Taken 2", Cao Xuan cannot be avoided, not to mention that Galano is worried about the upcoming "Taken 3".
According to the contract, the copyright of "Rescue 3" is in the hands of Fanxing. Cao Xuan has the final say whether to film it and how to film it.
Although New Line has a priority cooperation clause, it would be embarrassing if Cao Xuan switched to a different company for cooperation in "Rescue 3" if we didn't coax it.
New York, presidential suite of a luxury hotel
"Okay, contact me anytime..."
Cao Xuan put down his cell phone. After taking a shower, Hu Jing, wrapped in a towel, applied a facial mask in front of the mirror. Seeing this, she couldn't help but complain.
"Finally, the fight is over. This guy can really talk."
"I don't blame him. Don't think about it. How many Hollywood companies have contacted us in the past two days, and they are all focusing on "Taken 3". How can Galano not be nervous?"
"What do you think, the subordinates will continue to cooperate with New Line, or..."
"I think it's better to use it cooked rather than raw."
Cao Xuan is inclined to continue to cooperate with Xinxian, not because he is nostalgic for the old relationship, but mainly because there is no sordid relationship between the two parties, and they have a tacit and happy understanding.
This also allowed Cao Xuan to accumulate a certain amount of trust in New Line. If he switched to a new company, there might be other benefits, but many things would have to be started all over again.
"But then again, the benefits that should be fought for cannot be given up in vain. It would be good to take this opportunity to delay Galano and get more benefits from New Line.
And although it is said that it is better to use it than to make it raw, you can't just hang yourself from a tree with New Line. It would also be good to have proper contact with Warner, the parent company behind it..."
"They are absolutely right when they say you are a profiteer."
The Empress of the East Palace made a sudden comment, which made Cao Xuan dumbfounded. She dragged him over and spanked her hard?
"Young ladies know nothing. I am not a profiteer just for the sake of my children."
"Don't say you want to earn school fees for your children. With the money you are thinking about, you can probably send your children from kindergarten to a nursing home."
"It's not just our children who go to school. Wouldn't it be better to build a few more Hope Schools after earning money? Americans' wool will not be harvested until it is harvested."
Up to now, the goal of earning milk powder and tuition for the children is indeed not enough, but fortunately, Cao Xuan can still build a school.
Using a small portion of the huge profits can provide hundreds of poor students with a better educational environment, which is a huge merit.
Principal Cao's great goal puts Empress Donggong to shame, but women can always be unreasonable.
If you can't fight with words, you will receive public food and serve immediately!
However, Cao Daguan was not timid either. After a fierce battle, Hu Jing took a bath and fell asleep. Cao Xuan, who was still somewhat energetic, could not sleep.
I simply went online and took the time to read the ratings of "Taken 2" on Lao Tomatoes and IMDB to observe the movie's reputation.
Compared to the first film, which had bonus points for family ties and a certain literary drama style, "Rescue 2" has higher popcorn attributes, and the hero saving the beautiful girl is more satisfying, but the depth of content is a little less.
But even so, Rotten Tomatoes still gave it an 80% freshness rating.
After all, this rating website doesn't care whether it's an art movie or a popcorn movie. They value the surprise the movie gives more.
Although the storyline of "Taken 2" is not very novel, it still retains many of the advantages of the first film.
It has cool and fast fighting, hearty action scenes, exciting plot rhythm, coupled with tight logic and good acting by the actors. In the eyes of many people, it is an action movie of quite good quality.
For most viewers, this is enough, and even many film critics are willing to give it high scores.
Although the Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating has been declining since then, it has always remained at around 70%, which is considered a good score.
As for the IMDB public rating, although it is not as high as the first part's 7.8 score, a score of 7.2 is still reasonable.
However, after all, the movie has only been released for a short period of time, and there may be fluctuations in the follow-up, but the foundation is stable enough and it should not fluctuate too much.
Seeing that the movie had good reviews, Cao Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
The fermentation of word-of-mouth is not only beneficial to the subsequent box office of the movie, but more importantly, it can deepen the influence and box office appeal of this series of movies and Cao.
Cao Xuan has already enjoyed a good reputation in China, and audiences have always trusted his films.
Many times, Cao Xuan's name is a guarantee of quality. If everyone hears that his movies are made and dares to spend money to go to the theater, he alone can increase the box office by tens of millions or even more.
It is precisely because of this that Cao Xuan has always cherished feathers and easily refused to accept film appointments.
Even if it's a guest appearance, you must ask the film crew not to use you for publicity, and can only appear as a surprise Easter egg, so as not to tarnish your resume.
The same is true in Hollywood today. Good film quality makes it easier to accumulate loyal fans and box office appeal.
To be honest, the rate of bad movies made by these Hollywood stars is even worse than that of domestic stars.
This has led to the fact that many Hollywood stars have great box office appeal. People recognize them more for their series of movies or famous directors. There are only a handful of actors who can single-handedly carry blockbuster movies.
Currently, Cao Xuan is still tied to the "Taken" series, and he is still far from being able to rely on his own reputation to become a box office hit.
However, he is not in a hurry. The "Taken" series is the foundation of the series and will be followed by several movie series.
As long as he maintains the quality of his reputation and box office performance, and continues to accumulate influence, he will one day become a super star in Hollywood. Just like in China, countless audiences will come to the theater to support him when he hears his name.
The next day, it was Monday, and the box office of all movies dropped sharply, and "Taken 2" was no exception.
However, with US$12.14 million, it still firmly holds the top spot.
On Tuesday, "Seventeen Again" was released.
As the name suggests, this movie is about the unhappy protagonist returning to the age of seventeen, with a mature mind, a young body, and the changes in his relationship with his wife and daughter, creating all kinds of jokes and thought-provoking plots.
This movie is similar to the domestic film "Twenty Again" in that it returns to youth, but it is not a time travel and rebirth. It just becomes younger and has a lot of interactions with relatives who have not changed.
The core is a bit like "Charlotte's Trouble", in that they are pursuing something they didn't have before. After going through some things, they discovered that what is truly valuable is what they have.
Cao Xuan went to see the movie specifically and was very impressed. He even instructed Fanxing to get the rights to adapt the movie. There is a good chance that he can remake the Chinese version of "Seventeen Again".
However, the quality of the movie is good, but this kind of low-budget romantic comedy movie with no important stars still suffered a lot at the box office.
The box office of 9.41 million on the first day firmly beat "Taken 2", and the box office of 7.24 million on the second day was no problem.
But by Friday, its box office of 4.41 million was only half a chip higher than "Taken 2."
On the Saturday of the final showdown, "Taken 2" made a strong comeback and once again took home 10.21 million at the box office, while "17 Again" only only had 5.21 million, which was nearly double the difference.
On Sunday, the box office of both movies fell at the same time, with "Taken 2" taking just over 6 million.
But even so, on April 28, nine days after the movie was released, the North American box office of "Taken 2" successfully exceeded 100 million US dollars.
Considering that this movie will also enter the summer season, it is considered a summer film, which also means that "Taken 2" has become the first North American summer film to have a box office of over 100 million.
This title is actually quite tasteless, because the summer season is about to start in May.
Although "Taken 2" performed well, its box office has declined. It will be difficult to directly compete with other movies in the future. It can only share a share of the pie. With hard work and hard work, the final total box office may be able to beat other movies.
But it doesn’t mean that the name is useless. It may be useless in North America, but it is still very intimidating when it comes to China and Asia.
"Winning the weekly championship for two consecutive weeks, "Rescue 2" is popular in North America"
"The first movie with a box office of over 100 million US dollars, "Taken 2" kicks off the North American summer season"
"Breaking countless records, "Taken 2" is expected to become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in North America"
"Breaking popularity in America, a new generation of Kung Fu superstar Cao Xuan"
"Shocking, Cao Xuan is suspected of starring in the "Fast and Furious" series"
"The President of Paramount Praises, Cao Xuan May Become the Star of "Mission: Impossible 4""
"..."
The former is a marketing promotion by Fanxing, and the latter is various media deceiving traffic, but some of them are indeed not rumored.
For example, in the "Fast and Furious" series, they did contact Cao Xuan and were even willing to create a Chinese character specifically for him.
In addition, the "Transformers" series also had contact with Cao Xuan.
Even Marvel has taken up the idea of Cao Xuan, thinking over and over which character is suitable for Cao Xuan.
On the one hand, the success of the two movies has allowed Cao Xuan to firmly establish himself in Hollywood, and has even begun to rank among Hollywood's first-line action stars.
On the other hand, the continuous rise of the mainland film market in the past two years has also caused Hollywood to gradually pay attention to it. Cao Xuan will undoubtedly increase their influence on the box office in China and even Asia.
This can be seen from the fact that most of the film producers who come into contact with Cao Xuan are from film series or even movie universes. They have big plans and want to be bound to Cao Xuan for a long time.
Cao Xuan has no objection to this. Starring in such a global series of movies will be very beneficial to his popularity and influence.
But the prerequisite is that the conditions are good enough.
Cao Xuan knew in his mind that it was not very likely for him as a Chinese to win this kind of global series of movies. Cao Xuan could not be too demanding on this point. However, the role and treatment were not sincere enough, so there was no need to rush into it.
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Anyway, this is not the first time he has rejected this kind of movie. The previous "Inception" was canceled due to schedule and character issues.
The first part of the "Taken" series had a global box office of 150 million U.S. dollars, and the second part did not even double the box office, but 200 million U.S. dollars is probably not enough to hold it back.
Adding in the third part, even if it is slightly inferior to the second part, it is only the same as the first part. If added cumulatively, the guaranteed global box office is expected to reach 500 million U.S. dollars. If other income is added, there will be several hundred million more.
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This data cannot be compared with those global best-selling masterpieces, but it can still be called a small hit.
The key point of the "Hurricane Rescue" series is that Cao Xuan was almost single-handedly supported. This is completely different from ordinary movies. It shows that Cao Xuan is the core of the movie and takes the most credit.
At the same time, since Cao Xuan can make "The Rescue", there is no guarantee that he can create another movie series worth hundreds of millions of dollars in the future.
This value is not comparable to that of ordinary Hollywood stars. Even among those superstars, not many can "bring their own system."
If Cao Xuan was a bit "overestimating his abilities" when he rejected "Inception", now he is more confident.
Even if he was asked to create a Chinese version of Superman or Spider-Man, Cao Xuan would still consider it...
The huge honors and praises are nothing more than another layer of resume for Cao Xuan, who is already the most popular, well-known and influential person in Asia. After conquering the world music scene, he is now starting to compete in Hollywood.
But for the movie "Taken 2," the bonus is huge.
Not everyone may watch Cao Xuan's movies, but if Cao Xuan's movies become popular in North America, more people will be interested.
On April 25, "Taken 2" was released in mainland China.
Leaving aside Cao Xuan and Hu Jing, the first film's mainland box office of 202 million has already accumulated enough popularity for the movie. Now with the bonus of North American honors, the movie has reached a higher level.
The first-day box office of 26 million yuan did not break any records, but it was still impressive enough.
You know, although "Rescue 2" has various attributes, it is an action movie after all. Although the audience is wide enough, it is by no means a one-stop killer.
What's more, although "Rescue 2" is a Chinese-language film, it is different from the first film in that there is very little Chinese-speaking environment. With the exception of Cao Xuan and Hu Jing, most of the actors speak English.
Therefore, the original English version and the Chinese dubbed version are also released in China, so you can choose freely.
But after all, the dubbing is not as good as the original version, and the English version has dissuaded many viewers to some extent.
Even though Hollywood blockbusters have emerged one after another in recent years, many viewers have developed the habit of watching English movies with subtitles, but many people still find it difficult to understand and prefer Chinese dubbing.
Although "Taken 2" tries to satisfy everyone as much as possible, it cannot satisfy everyone, and there are still some fluctuations in the box office.
However, this figure was enough. In the following days, there were consecutive battles and wins, and although the box office in the first week did not exceed 100 million, it was not far behind.
According to estimates from all parties, "Rescue 2" definitely has the potential to hit RMB 300 million.
The movie's reputation is also good, and the surprises are even greater than the first one. Compared to Japan and a large number of Chinese stars, the European and American villains are more fresh.
The strong and fierce Dwayne Johnson and the spicy and vicious Lao Bai both left a certain impression on the audience.
At the same time, what surprised many people was that Hu Jing's fighting scenes were good. Although there were mostly gunfight scenes, her movements were crisp and neat, not inferior to several actresses who often act in action movies.
However, at first glance, this statement is not Hu Jing’s biggest fan.
The Empress of the East Palace has done very few movies in recent years. The few movies, whether it is "Painted Skin" or "When Men Are in Love", are mainly literary dramas, with basically no action scenes, which may lead to many people misunderstanding her.
But in fact, Hu Jing has done a lot of fighting scenes when she first debuted, and she came from a dance major, so she has a solid foundation. After a few surprise trainings, she can show good performance.
Another person who became the center of the topic is Anne Hathaway.
Aesthetics are different, some people may not be interested in her, but some people think she is beautiful.
Especially this girl is currently at the peak of her beauty. Although her mouth is a bit big, her fair skin and big, expressive eyes are still a plus in front of Chinese audiences. She has become the first love of many people in Europe and America.
And Cao Xuan rarely contributed to a front-facing kissing scene. In the movie, the scene of the male and female protagonists kissing passionately on the streets of England after escaping from death made many people hate it.
Thief Cao is so beautiful and blessed!
Unsurprisingly, Anne Hathaway became a newcomer to Cao Xuan's scandal posts, but Cao Xuan has long been indifferent to this.
Not even the apprentice Taylor escaped, let alone the actress who had a kissing scene.
It is worth mentioning that the update speed of scandal posts has obviously slowed down, mainly because everything that should appear has basically been taken care of.
And with the rise of Cao Xuan's status, not just cats and dogs can have sex with others, there are many small artists or wild models, no one would believe them even if there is rumors.
For this reason, Cao Xuan is still a little disappointed. He thought he would be able to gather one scandalous person and kill thousands of people in his lifetime. Now looking at the trend, it is hard to say whether he can reach five thousand...
In addition to several leading actors, there are two other people who stole the limelight because of "Taken 2", namely Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo who came to guest star.
Especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who almost choked some fans to death with his well-spoken "f*ck, that's awesome", and then they felt Cao Xuan's bad taste and couldn't help laughing.
Many fans also joined in the second creation, and soon relevant screenshots began to be circulated as emoticons on major football forums and sports website portals such as Hupu.
Whenever I see a world wave or some player’s shocking operation, this picture is always indispensable in the comment area.
Cao Xuan is thinking about one day going to Europe to give Cristiano Ronaldo a beating. Just by posting an emoticon, he will gain many followers for Cristiano Ronaldo and occupy a favorable position in the future battle between the two prides.
Of course, everything has its price. The emojis made Cristiano Ronaldo very popular, but also made him seem a little too down-to-earth. In the future, if he wants to be called a domineering nickname like "President", he may have to work hard.
"Taken 2" was a hit in mainland China, but it suffered a lot from other movies, and the first one to be affected was "Jinling, Jinling".
This movie was released two days earlier than "Taken 2", and it did well at the box office at the premiere, but then its reputation collapsed and there was a lot of criticism.
That's all. After all, scolding is actually a kind of attention.
Although the original time and space "Jinling, Jinling" is very controversial, it still achieved a box office of 160 million, and it is in the top ten of the year. It is considered that God will not open its eyes.
However, the success of The Original Spacetime is largely due to the support of Star Cinema and the fact that there are almost no strong competitors in the same category.
But things are different now. After "Taken 2" became a hit, it directly grabbed a large number of films scheduled by theaters other than Star America, causing the box office of "Australia, Autumn" to plummet.
There was still nearly 50 million box office in the first week, most of which were obtained in the first two days. Since then, it has been suppressed by "Taken 2". By the beginning of the second week, the box office trend has almost collapsed, fearing that it will exceed 100 million.
Disaster.
Cao Xuan raised his head slightly, with an unruly expression on his face, pointed his right hand forward, turned his wrist outward, and said four words domineeringly.
"Just press and hit!!!"
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