"Red Cliff" has exceeded 300 million, the second domestic film to exceed 300 million.
Although it is more than half a month later than expected, it is still 300 million, ranking second in the history of Chinese-language films, and only two films with more than 300 million.
A celebration press conference will definitely be held, and Wu Bo can finally let go of the anger he had been holding in for two months.
Tang An and Wang Zhongjun were sitting under the stage, looking at the proud Wu Bo, Wu Yusen and other actors above.
Wu Bo talked about his feelings on the stage, how difficult it was to make this 600 million movie...
However, when I accidentally caught a glimpse of Tang An and Wang Zhongjun in the audience, their expressions changed subtly.
He achieved 300 million, and he also surpassed Zhang Yimou, but Tang Anlai came out in the middle and exceeded 300 million nearly a month faster than them. The total box office was still 10 million higher than them.
This makes "Red Cliff"'s domestic achievements less worthy of showing off.
Even though the lineup and investment were stronger than the opponent's, they actually lost!
But fortunately, the box office in Southeast Asia is relatively strong, much better than "Now You See Me".
"Our "Red Cliff" is not only a hit in the mainland, but also in the entire Southeast Asia region!"
"With a box office of 24 million Hong Kong dollars, Hong Kong ranked second among the top-grossing Chinese films in Hong Kong in 2008!"
"The total box office in Malaysia is US$650,000, ranking fifth among the highest-grossing Chinese films of the year."
"The total box office in Singapore was US$1.9 million, ranking second among the highest-grossing Chinese films of the year!"
"The total box office of Treasure Island is US$5.5 million, ranking third in the annual box office!"
"The total box office in South Korea is 9.9 million..."
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Wu Bo read out loud the box office performance of each country in Southeast Asia. Without exception, it ranked among the top movies released at the same time. In many countries, it was second only to "Yangtze River No. 7" in the box office of Chinese-language movies.
""Red Cliff" is currently being screened in more than 20 countries and regions around the world, and its total box office has reached 70 million US dollars!"
Not counting the Japanese and European and American box office, it has already reached 70 million. Looking at this momentum, including Japan and Japan, it is very likely that the global box office will exceed 100 million US dollars.
The first half is 100 million, and the second half is not bad either. In addition, the international version will be released in Europe and the United States, and the total box office may even reach 250 million!
Coupled with other copyrights, the investment of 600 million yuan is enough to pay back the capital.
Southeast Asia is definitely a big box office these days, and Xiangjiang Movies basically relies on the Southeast Asian market for its survival.
For example, Zhou Xingchi's "Yangtze River No. 7" had a box office of just over 200 million US dollars in the mainland, but it got 26 million US dollars in Southeast Asia, not much less than in the mainland.
Not to mention the film between Cheng Long and Li Lian, "The King of Kung Fu" sold 2.7 million US dollars in Malaysia alone, and nearly 40 million US dollars in Southeast Asia. Under the unsatisfactory box office in the mainland, it relied on North America and
Outbreak in Southeast Asia has grossed nearly $130 million at the global box office.
The same goes for many low-budget movies. Even if each country gets two to three million US dollars, the total is still two to three million US dollars.
However, in the past two years, Hong Kong films can still sell well. In a few years, there will be a lot of Hollywood superhero movies and special effects blockbusters, and the market for old-fashioned Hong Kong films will completely disappear.
If it can't be sold in the mainland, it will be completely dead.
The press conference lasted for nearly two hours, with Han Sanping, Wu Bo, and Wu Yusen speaking one by one, and it finally ended at around 12 o'clock.
At the cocktail party, they accepted the congratulations from everyone, and the smiles on their faces never stopped. However, when Tang An and Wang Zhongjun expressed their congratulations, they felt a little embarrassed.
"Director Han and Director Wu, congratulations on the box office exceeding 300 million."
"Director Wu, for the first time he came to the mainland to film, he was able to get a box office of 300 million, which is amazing."
There is no thorn in the words, a person of this level, and it is not too shameful to ridicule others in person.
"Director Tang, you're welcome."
Han Sanping was a little regretful that he could not break through 300 million during the summer vacation, but it would be later. Now he can finally focus all his energy on "The Founding of the People's Republic of China".
Wu Bo dealt with it in a nonchalant manner, even citing the overseas box office of "Now You See Me" as an issue.
"It seems that Director Tang's film didn't sell very well in Southeast Asia. It only sold for 8 million US dollars, right?"
Tang An was speechless. He didn't know where his sense of superiority came from. It was good that he didn't mock him.
Wang Zhongjun immediately laughed and said, "It's not as good as Director Wu's "Red Cliff". After all, our investment is only more than 100 million, and we don't have any top stars. We are very satisfied with the overseas copyright sold for 12 million US dollars."
There is a hidden meaning in Wang Zhongjun's words. It is obvious that if you invest so much and invite so many celebrities, you will lose.
Wu Bo was choked back and could not refute.
Han Sanping then asked about the specific investment situation, and Wang Zhongjun told him truthfully.
It will be listed next year, and most of the company's data will be made public. You will know it when you check it.
As for falsely reporting data, if it is discovered by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and affects the listing, the gain will outweigh the losses.
"130 million, half of which will be split between production and promotion."
With a production fee of 70 million yuan, plus a promotion fee of 60 million yuan, there is no such ratio in the entire mainland film market!
Although he expected that their publicity expenses would be high, he was still impressed by the 1:1 ratio, which was already the standard Hollywood production and publicity cost ratio.
The promotion fee is twice that of "Red Cliff", it seems that the loser is not unfair!
The five people were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was not bad. However, the words between Wang Zhongjun and Wu Bo were thorny. Tang An did not participate, and just ate melon on the side.
"By the way, Director Han, what are you planning to release in the second half?" Tang An suddenly asked again.
"Early January, maybe, it will be released after New Year's Day."
It was originally expected to be released in the summer of 2009, but it lost to Tang An this year. There is a high probability that it will lose again next year, so it can only be moved up. There is no other way.
"Yangtze River No. 7" was able to earn 200 million at the box office when it was released at the end of January. With a sufficient film schedule and no competition, Han Sanping and Wu Bo believe that they can still earn 300 million at the box office.
"That's about to happen. The second half will mostly contain war scenes. I'm looking forward to seeing it soon." Tang An said politely.
"Then Director Tang will be welcomed." Wu Yusen said with a smile.
Although losing to Tang An made the success of "Red Cliff" somewhat imperfect, Wu Yusen's focus was not on the mainland.
Now that the overseas box office is successful, as long as North America can meet expectations, not to mention like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", as long as it has a box office of about 50 to 60 million US dollars like "The King of Kung Fu", he can take this opportunity to return to Hollywood.
In the sights of big companies.
Even if you can't shoot an A-level big production right away, it's enough to start with a medium budget.
In his opinion, Tang An's situation is in the mainland. It is extremely difficult to enter Hollywood, let alone direct an A-level production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. It is not on the same level as him.
After all, he is also a great director who has the editing rights for large-scale productions in Hollywood, and the entire Hollywood can count them on one hand.
However, what Tang An is thinking about is "On the Road" being released during the Spring Festival, and he doesn't know if it will happen.