In the early morning of the 18th, many people were awake, waiting for the box office results of the two summer movies to be released.
As a leader in the entertainment industry, Han Sanping was also waiting in his study room.
He is also currently preparing a movie, a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The script has been written by two screenwriters who are good at biographies, and he has also written a novel of the same name to be published next year.
He has revised the script four times, and every line is written carefully and carefully.
It's past 12 o'clock, and I received yesterday's box office information on time.
"Now You See Me" earned 20.5 million on its first day, and "Red Cliff" took in 9 million at the box office on its eighth day of release, falling below the 10 million mark.
It was all expected by Han Sanping. After all, the market is so big, and a single-day output of 30 million is already approaching the limit.
It seems that Tang An will still be a big success this time. "Red Cliff" is also a hit at the box office at home and abroad. Recovering the cost is not a problem. He doesn't need to worry about these two movies anymore.
"The Founding of the People's Republic of China" is the most important thing on his hands right now. This film will be screened in the Great Hall of the People.
It has to be serious and consistent with historical facts, and it also has to ensure box office and reputation. The cast of dozens of characters is enough for him to worry about.
His eyes suddenly fell on Tang An's name on the computer screen, and Han Sanping suddenly had an idea.
Let Tang An be his assistant, and his name will be worth 100 million box office.
But you have to look at the meaning above. After all, a young man in his 20s has never made this kind of film.
Han Sanping shook his head and continued busy with his work.
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Silver Lake Villa is located near the Dashanzikou Toll Station of Capital Airport in Beijing. Many big figures in the entertainment industry live here.
Feng Xiaogang, Chen Daoming, Zhao Baogang, and Wu Bo, the chairman of Chengtian Entertainment.
On the first day of the release of "Now You See Me", he was also waiting for box office news.
"9 million, which is a decrease of 2 million compared to yesterday. The impact is not very big."
He felt much more relieved when he got the data, fearing that it would be cut in half due to the release of "Now You See Me".
But the opponent's data made him feel not very good.
"I really got it right with my crow's mouth, it's over 20 million!"
But then a plump girl knocked on the door and came in. She leaned on the door frame and said coquettishly, "Dr. Wu, what are you doing? I have been waiting for you in bed for a long time after taking a bath."
As the boss of Tangtang Entertainment Company, finding a few starlets and models to sleep with him is not a matter of words.
"Come here." Wu Bo waved to the girl, venting all his unhappiness on her.
I can vaguely hear a song that does not belong to this era, and the pronunciation is not very clear.
It rains heavily, and the vegetation in my old hometown is deep.
The mottled city gate is surrounded by old tree roots.
But it only lasted about ten seconds, and then the singing stopped. The roots of the old tree were getting old after all.
...
Not only them, most of the company bosses in the entire entertainment industry are actually awake.
The success of "Now You See Me" is related to the next steps of many companies.
Faced with the box office hit "Red Cliff", it could still get 20.5 million. Now the smarter people started to take action. No matter what time it was, they called their subordinates.
"Hey Ma, the project we discussed a few days ago is a comedy. You can ask the screenwriter to add some magic plot to it tomorrow."
"Change the script of the previous romance film and change the male protagonist to a magician... No, change both the male and female protagonists to magicians, and change the opening to the male protagonist exposing the heroine's magic on the street...
..”
"Mr. Li, I have a new idea. Make a suspenseful crime movie. The criminals use magic to kill people without anyone noticing... Or a horror movie, where everything is arranged using magic... Okay, Mr. Li
, I’ll get the outline out for you to review right away.”
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After the media got the news, they immediately selected one of the prepared stories, added a number and sent it out.
"'Now You See Me' was a huge box office hit on its first day, grossing 20.5 million, creating the second best opening of the year!"
"Now You See Me, which people have been looking forward to for more than half a year, was finally released yesterday. This first domestic magic-themed blockbuster not only achieved a super high zero-point box office, but also exceeded the 20 million mark on the first day.
"
"At the same time, the reputation of "Now You See Me" has exploded. It has received high ratings and reputation on Douban, Time and other forums. Its overall score is higher than that of movies of the same period. It has won unanimous praise from ordinary audiences and movie fans. It is expected to be as good as "Red Cliff"
Join forces to recreate a new peak at the box office in July!"
"The box office momentum of "Red Cliff" has not diminished. It collected nearly 10 million in box office on the eighth day of its release. It still dominates the summer box office championship!"
"The total box office of "Red Cliff" has reached 145 million in the 8 days since its release, and it is very close to the 200 million mark!"
"The box office of "Now Now" exceeded 20 million on the first day, and the summer season ushered in the highest box office peak, with a single-day output of 30 million, setting off a movie-going craze."
""Now You See Me" topped the box office on the first day of its release, and Tang An regained his amazing box office appeal!"
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The outside world is very lively, but as the person involved, Tang An went to bed early last night. He was too tired from running around.
I woke up early in the morning, washed up, and then checked the box office data.
Xu Manyun put breakfast in front of him and said with a smile, "You are so calm. You went to bed so early yesterday."
“Only when you have confidence can you lose your composure, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to sleep.”
Tang An shook his head. He visited several movie theaters yesterday and took the time to look at the conditions in other halls.
I also asked the cinema manager and found out that it had been full since 5pm, and no one who had not bought tickets in advance would have a good seat.
And this is the case for several movie theaters in a row, and the number of shows is sufficient, so a box office hit is inevitable.
The result did not disappoint him. 20.5 million was also his best first-day result in his career.
Xu Manyun finished his work and sat down next to him, looked at the computer screen and said, "It's 4 million lower than "Red Cliff". The other party's drop is considered normal."
"It's normal for the movie to be low. After all, there were no rivals when "Red Cliff" was released, and it occupied almost all the prime-time film schedules."
"But it only dropped two million yesterday, so it's quite tenacious."
It seems that the big hit of "Red Cliff" is not unreasonable. Regardless of the film, the original version can sell more than 300 million box office not only because of a big Hollywood director and those stars.
The film itself still has a lot to watch for most viewers.
The reputation of the director and actors can only determine the lower limit. In the end, the potential will be determined by quality.
The "Macau" series, which was later labeled S, is at least a qualified comedy movie, which meets the requirements of most viewers.
And "Havoc in Tianzhu", which was released during the Spring Festival in the next few years, to be honest, is not even half as good as "Macau".
In terms of popularity before its release, "Havoc in Tianzhu" is relatively high among the Spring Festival movies, and it is a comedy.
It took in 180 million on the first day, which is 50 million more than "Kung Fu Yoga". Everyone thinks that 1 billion is guaranteed, and there is hope for even 2 billion.
Then 120 million on the second day, 300 million on the second day, 140 million on the third day, and 400 million on the third day.
No matter how you look at it, it is a big explosion.
In the end, we only got 755 million. How bad did it have to be to achieve such a ratio?
"Kung Fu Yoga", which started lower than it during the same period, both received 1.75 billion.
This shows that the quality of the movie is still very important.
“It seems we still need to increase the intensity of negative marketing!”
Tang An said as he casually flipped through the news and suddenly caught a glimpse of a pinned post on Tianya.
"The top magicians in China will exclusively reveal the magic performances in "Now You See Me" and show the audience the real world of magic!"