Chapter 404 The smoke of gunpowder in the summer, the superstar who continuously hit the street! Mon
Time flies by, June passes quickly, and summer vacation gradually arrives.
In the June that just ended, the high-profile co-production blockbuster "Kung Fu Dream" was not adapted to the domestic environment. It only received 25 million in the mainland box office in the first six days of its release. It barely reached 5 million on the first day, and then continued to decline.
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The box office is so low that when many people get this box office data, their first reaction is that it is a statistical error.
After repeated confirmation, it can be said to have caused an uproar in the circle.
This is Cheng Long, the top actor in China, whose box office is lower than Zhou Runfa's "Confucius"!
It’s hard to believe it, it’s just the truth.
This has also caused major companies to once again examine the box office appeal of actors. Even Cheng Long is like this. How much appeal does others have?
Coupled with the fact that several of the top stars of the Mesozoic era have suffered a setback, the market prices of big-name actors continued to be bearish for a while.
However, "Kung Fu Dream" was a box office hit in North America, grossing 55 million in its first three days.
This figure is also Cheng Long's personal best opening result second only to "Rush Hour 2"'s 67 million in the first three days of the weekend.
The movie also surpassed another action blockbuster "Dragon" that was released at the same time, and dominated the weekend box office that week.
Moreover, this movie has good staying power, and it is not like a temporary novelty for the audience.
As of today, June 30, it has been released in North America for 20 days, with a box office of nearly 140 million US dollars.
140 million U.S. dollars. A movie starring a Chinese actor has earned 140 million U.S. dollars in North America. I am afraid that only Cheng Long can do it.
Judging from the current trend of the movie, it is not impossible to reach at least 160 million, and even hit 170 or 180 million.
There is a big explosion in North America, there is a pre-cooling in the Mainland, and the mysterious data is unpredictable.
In addition to "Kung Fu Dream", the drama film "Ocean Paradise" starring another kung fu superstar Jet Li is also a big hit in the mainland.
It grossed 5 million in the three days of its opening weekend and 11 million at the box office in 12 days of release.
It simply disappeared.
The main problem is the movie itself and the subject matter. It would be difficult for a kung fu superstar to star in a movie like this to become popular.
But the box office of 11 million is too unbelievable. To be blunt, if you just find a movie and write the names of Tang An, Zhang Yimou, and Feng Xiaogang in the director column, the box office will be more than 11 million.
The spy blockbuster "The Spy" starring two superstars, Zhou Runfa and Gong Li, also did not have a high box office. It just exceeded 40 million in 12 days of release.
In the mysterious month of June, superstars hit the streets one after another.
The box office performance of another 3D blockbuster "Toy Story 3" in June was also not satisfactory, with a box office of 32 million in the first five days and a box office of 70 million in 14 days of release.
Over 100 million should be stable, but compared to this series and the high level of 3D effects, it is still very low.
After all, "Alice in Wonderland", which is also a 3D animated blockbuster, both received more than 200 million box office.
Pseudo-3D still has a very bad impact on 3D movies!
Some other movies during the same period, such as "The Battle of Shama Town", "Zhi Ming and Chun Jiao", "The Prequel of Ip Man", "The Dance of the Night", etc., were all hit the street without exception.
After experiencing a small explosion in April and May, June ushered in the biggest box office slump this year.
It's like the calm before the storm, in order to welcome the more popular summer movie market!
It’s just that this year’s summer season is much less impressive than last year’s. There is more Feng Xiaogang but less Tang An.
Moreover, there were few Hollywood blockbusters released during the same period, and the quality of domestic films was far inferior to last year.
On Thursday, July 1st, "Painted Skin 2" and "The King of Guns" will be released simultaneously!
On Friday, July 2nd, "Hee Travels" and "Unmanned Driving" will be released.
On Friday, July 9th, "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance 2" and "Yangtze River No. 7 Loves the Earth" will be released.
On Thursday, July 22, "Tangshan Earthquake" will be released.
On Friday, July 30th, "My Beautiful Boss" will be released.
On Friday, August 6th, "City Alert" will be released.
On Thursday, August 12th, "Love Announcement" will be released.
On Friday, August 13th, "Desolate Apartment" will be released.
On Monday, August 16th, the Hollywood 3D animated blockbuster "Shrek 4" was released.
"The Informant" is released on Tuesday, August 24th.
There are only a few movies that are good enough to drink soup, and there are even fewer movies that have the potential to make over 100 million yuan.
Wednesday, June 30, 6pm.
The Huaxing store of Ume International Cinema on the Third Ring Road of Beijing has kicked off the summer season. Tonight, the magical blockbuster "Painted Skin 2" will hold its premiere ceremony in the IMAX theater here.
As a sequel to a blockbuster movie, it was jointly released by two giants, Bernard and Guangxian. Even though all the previous blockbusters starring the three protagonists were released, it did not affect the prospects of this movie.
In addition, there was only one "King of Guns" released in the same period, and theaters gave "Painted Skin 2" a super high first-day ranking of 65%, which is more than half higher than "King of Guns".
This kind of typical Hong Kong police and gangster film is almost a must-see. If it hadn't been for last year's "Eavesdropping" which did well at the box office, I guess I wouldn't have gotten 20% of the films scheduled.
In the evening, Tang An came to the cinema on time, and Liu Ye, Tang Yan, Chen Guoji and others also came with him.
Tang An did not walk on the red carpet and walked directly into the screening room.
Pang Hong has arrived first, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, Wang Zhongjun
Even Han Sanping, who was preparing for the "Great Cause of Party Building", was present in person.
Tang An and the others, as hosts, greeted the CEOs of various companies.
"Dr. Han, you are here too. I heard that you are preparing for the "Great Cause of Party Building"?"
"Fortunately, filming will start in a month or two." Han Sanping said with a smile.
"Then I wish Director Han a smooth filming. If you still need help this time, just say hello." Tang An said with a smile.
These words left Han Sanping confused as to why he was so proactive and offered to help.
Tang An couldn't help it. He owed Han Sanping a favor and of course he wanted to pay it back as soon as possible.
It’s easy to owe any kind of debt, but no one wants to bear this debt of gratitude.
"The Great Cause of the Founding of the Party" is a little better. If we invite him to film "The Great Cause of the Founding of the Army" by then, those little fresh meat will not be tricked to death.
Rotten wood cannot be carved, and there is nothing Tang An can do.
However, Han Sanping has already hired Li Shaohong to shoot the overseas parts, and the war scenes have been directed by director Shen Dong, who has directed the epic war blockbuster "Taihang Mountains".
When Han Sanping returned to the movie, he said with some worry, "This movie is of great significance. If it fails again,"
Tang An knew what Han Sanping meant, Chen Kun, Zou Xun, and Zhao Wei were now pointing to this movie to make a big comeback. If they also made a comeback, it would be difficult for these three Mesozoic actors to receive starring roles in commercial blockbusters.
After all, they have screwed up several commercial blockbusters in a row before.