Chapter 324: First Day Box Office Records for Chinese Movies
A whole day on the 9th, starting from Huayi, heading north to the Wanda CBD Cinema on Dawang Road, and then heading west.
I visited Guomao Paragon Cinema in Beijing and Wangfujing Department Store in Hengdian Cinema. I visited three cinemas in one morning and stayed in Wangfujing for more than half an hour. I even had lunch in the car.
The only break I had was to take a nap in the car while running back and forth between the two movie theaters.
Then we went south through Chongwenmen and arrived at the Bernard International Cinema Fangzhuang Branch. We spent the whole afternoon wandering around the South Third Ring Road.
Xingmei Minutes Temple Branch, Guang'anmen Cinema, Poly International Cinema Tiananmen...
Basically, I spent this day either in the cinema or in the car, rushing to the next location.
I had to keep a smile on my face the whole time, I almost got cramps from laughing.
Several actors were much better than Tang An. Although they also looked tired on their faces, nothing could be seen.
"It seems like I'm at my worst." Tang Kan joked to himself.
Wang Xiaoming smiled and said, "Director Tang, we are used to it. We spend more than half of the year promoting movies and TV series, or participating in some activities and shooting commercials."
Tang An thought the same thing. He spent much less time in public every year, that is, two months before and after the movie was released. Unlike these actors, who were filming, promoting, announcing, advertising, and not having a shameful voice, they also had to sing and hold concerts.
In the past, when he was on the streets, he wanted to make his presence felt in front of the masses every day, but that all cost money.
In the afternoon, I ended my day's travels and rested for an hour at a nearby hotel before continuing my evening trip.
After a tiring day, I never get enough sleep. It feels like I’m done just as soon as I close my eyes.
I took a shower to wake myself up and continued at night.
The fans are very enthusiastic and their cheers are very effective.
Moreover, the three of them are among the most popular actors in the Mesozoic era, and their combined strength is no less than that of Andy Lau.
The two heroines Du Juan and Wan Qian have also gained a lot of fans. Du Juan is the first generation of domestic supermodels. Although her facial features do not conform to the traditional domestic aesthetics, she has a temperament that other actors do not have.
Liang Qin, played by Wan Qian in the movie, never abandons Meng Xiaojun through thick and thin. Although her appearance time is short, she has also received a lot of attention.
"Wang Xiaoming...Wang Xiaoming!"
"Wang Xiaoming, I love you..."
"The city without tears, love is eternal!"
"Lu Yi! Lu Yi!"
"Du Juan!!!"
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Amid the cheers of the audience, Tang An asked them to sign autographs and take a photo with the fans before leaving the last stop of the day.
"Thank you for your hard work today. Go back and rest early. You don't have to wait for the box office to come out. I will know early tomorrow morning. I also asked the theater managers of the theaters I visited today. The attendance rate was very good. They were almost full at night."
"Director Tang, how could we sleep without seeing the box office?"
Wang Xiaoming smiled bitterly. As the leading actor, this was his first time playing the leading role in a commercial blockbuster. He even cared more about the box office than Tang Anhe.
The same goes for everyone else, and the importance of this film to them is self-evident.
Lu Yi has not made any achievements on the big screen. If this movie is a big hit, he will be able to jump from a first-line TV star to a first-line movie star with the popularity he has accumulated in the past few years.
Although Deng Chao has stabilized his position in the film industry with his two films "Assembly" and "Now You See Me", no one in the Mesozoic era can say that he is under control.
But everyone hopes that they can go further and completely leave their peers behind.
It's just that Wang Xiaoming has more roles than him, and the main storyline also revolves around Wang Xiaoming. The biggest beneficiary is definitely him, which makes it even more difficult for him to compete for Huayi's first brother.
Needless to say, Du Juan and Wan Qian, one is a supermodel who has just entered the film and television industry, and the other is an unknown TV actor, both of whom want to enter the film industry with this film.
Tang An couldn't sleep until the first day of box office. If "Transformers 2" surpassed him this time, his undefeated streak would be shattered.
Although it won't attract a lot of disparaging voices, it will be difficult for theaters, audiences, etc. to trust me absolutely like this.
In the evening, Tang An went to Xu Manyun's house, put on his clothes, stretched out his hands for food, and opened his mouth. After all, he was too busy during this period.
After taking a bath, I just had a late night snack, and I ate it all in three bites.
After eating and drinking, go to the sofa.
Although this is very unhealthy.
But, whatever, just be comfortable.
Eating spicy strips is not healthy. Who has not eaten it as a child? It has not affected the development.
Too much sex is bad for the kidneys. What should I do if I don’t have a girlfriend?
So helpless!
Gutter oil is harmful to the body. Who hasn’t eaten from roadside food stalls?
Catfish is mostly used for grilled fish. Many catfish are raised in smelly ditches or even manure pits. The better ones are raised in sewage and fed with smelly carrion.
It doesn't matter if I'm not clean or I'm not sick after eating it. Anyway, my stomach, a big foodie, has been trained to be invulnerable to all poisons, so it doesn't matter.
After Xu Manyun put away the dishes, he sat down next to Tang An.
"How much box office do you think we can get on the first day?"
Tang An thought about it and said, "There will be at least more than 25 million, but 30 million is unlikely."
There are 10,000 more screens this year than last year, and the film schedule this time is also a bit more than last year, so there are enough copies.
As for the attendance rates of the cinemas we visited today, Huayi also hired a survey company to conduct sample surveys in various cities across the country. The attendance rates also met our expectations. The box office on the first day will definitely be higher than that of "Now You See Me". 》Much higher.
"Then it's too far behind "Transformers 2". We can only look at the trend in the later period."
"A movie like "Transformers" definitely doesn't have strong stamina. Audiences who want to see it have already seen it."
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"You need to communicate more with Bernard about the promotion of "The Swordsman". I don't have time to stare at it. It's enough to have a box office of 30 to 50 million without losing money. How is the preparation of the "囧囧" crew?"
"It's almost done. The location has basically been determined and the actors have been found. Xu Zheng is working on the storyboard script, and it should be ready to start shooting in more than ten days." Xu Manyun said.
"For "囧囧", let Zhao Lei be the producer. We can ensure good logistics and don't cause any trouble if the time is tight."
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The hour hand slowly stopped at the number 12, and within ten minutes, I received an email from Su Wenjie on time.
I took a cursory glance at the statistics of the city, time period, and attendance rate of the box office branch, and then pulled it to the box office.
27.5 million!
On July 9, it earned 27.5 million on its first day of release.
Although it is 6.5 million lower than "Transformers 2", it is 5 million higher than the 22 million of "Now You See Me".
It also exceeded the first-day box office record of 24 million for a Chinese-language film set by "Red Cliff", raising this record by 3.5 million.