In 2010, there was no online box office statistics agency, and the later Maoyan was not yet born.
It was not until 2012 that Meituan.com established Meituan Movies and changed its name to Maoyan Movies in 2013.
However, even if it were established, it would be of no use. The area it covers is far from enough cinemas, and the box office gap is too big.
It will not be until the second half of 2015 that Maoyan’s coverage reaches 90%, and the real-time box office of all movies can be accurately calculated.
Optoelectronics' dedicated investment office has been in preparation for 5 years, but it has not yet covered all regions in the country, and it will take 15 years for cinemas to go online.
Although it is impossible to check the real-time box office now, all major theater chains are connected to the Internet. Once a ticket is sold in each theater, his system will count it.
Of course, it is not uncommon to use dual systems to steal box office, especially for some franchised theaters, which has become the norm.
Otherwise, it will take three to five years for movie theaters to recover their capital. With such a long cycle, many people will not take such a big risk even if they are guaranteed to make money later.
Every day, all theaters compile data to Optoelectronics, and then only well-informed large companies and media can get the data in advance.
In the early morning of the 3rd, employees working the night shift at several media outlets also received the news not long after.
"Damn it, 48 million, the direct record is 11 million higher, how can others play with it!"
Xinlang Entertainment, an editor on the night shift opened his mailbox and cursed when he saw this data.
"It's awesome. It's 15 million more than "Avatar". It seems like there's no point in breaking "Avatar's" single-day box office record of 52 million. The first week record... No, "Avatar"'s first week
It was released for 5 days.”
The editor shook his head regretfully. As a practitioner in the entertainment industry, who doesn’t want to see domestic films defeat Hollywood films?
If Tang An could break all the records of "Avatar", the total box office would even exceed 1.3 billion!
Just thinking about it makes my blood boil.
"Well, there is also "Thirty-day Love", which still has a box office of 3 million, so tenacious."
After muttering for a while, without further ado, I directly sent the prepared news plus figures.
Several other portals and large media also got the news at about the same time.
Some small and medium-sized media are not so well-informed, but you can tell by just looking at the news from the big media, and it won't be too late.
There are more and more box office news reports, and in this early morning period, the Internet is filled with news about the record-breaking performance of "Edge of Tomorrow."
"'Edge of Tomorrow' grossed 48 million on its first day, breaking the first-day box office record in film history and raising this record by 11 million!"
"It was a climax from the beginning, and the movie's strong reputation contributed to "Edge of Tomorrow's" box office hit on the first day!"
"Without any foreshadowing, "Edge of Tomorrow" topped the domestic single-day box office on December 2, interrupting "33 Days of Love" to hold the domestic single-day box office title for 22 consecutive days!"
"With 48 million on the first day, "Edge of Tomorrow" has completely detonated the Lunar New Year market. December 2010 will usher in the biggest box office peak of the year!"
"The king of summer stalls is coming, who can stop Tang An from dominating the Lunar New Year stalls?"
"Tang An strongly defended his position as the number one commercial director in China and swept the Lunar New Year festival. The box office of all movies during the same period was less than a fraction of "Edge of Tomorrow"!"
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For the media, they all like to see movies break records. If they break records, they can brag as much as they want, and others can't refute it.
But Tang An is still like that no matter how much he brags about it. When will he rush to the street will be the big news.
For a big director, being beaten is more important news than breaking out. If he loses the most among Chen Kai, Jiang Wen, and Feng Xiaogang next, he will probably be turned into a scumbag by such media.
For the media, "Edge of Tomorrow" is already destined to succeed. It would be best for Feng Xiaogang to make big news.
But just think about it, "If You Are the One" and "Tangshan Earthquake" were two successful movies in succession. As long as this sequel is decent, the box office will definitely not be low.
Next is Brother Chen Kai. If he tries again this time, he will probably fall off the pedestal. There are only three of the top four directors in China left.
Although Jiang Wen is used to fighting, the lineup of "Let the Bullets Fly" this time is unprecedented.
There are two superstars, Zhou Runfa and Ge You, plus himself, there are three, as well as Chen Kun, Liu Jialing, Hu Jun and a lot of first-line stars. If they really attack again, Jiang Wen's situation will be difficult.
The four major directors, no matter who is the biggest loser, are enough for the media to make a fuss.
Some people even feel a little regretful that "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" was released as early as September. It would be really exciting to come and join in the fun in December.
Among the top five directors, the final winner can really be crowned a god, there is no doubt about it.
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This night, many people in the circle were also awake.
Wang Changtian, chairman of Guangxian Media, was reading reports in his study while lighting a cigarette late at night.
The listing is just around the corner, and nothing can go wrong at this time, otherwise not only will the listing be delayed, but the entire company's brand will be affected.
Shortly after 12 o'clock, the cell phone next to me suddenly rang.
When the text message came, Wang Changtian immediately opened his mailbox.
call!
48 million!
Only now can Wang Changtian truly breathe a sigh of relief.
Judging from the previous reputation and the current first-day box office, the success of "Edge of Tomorrow" is almost irreversible. The launch of Naguangxian has been 90% successful.
Yu Dong also got the first day's data at the same time, but he just relaxed his brows.
After thinking about it, I picked up my phone and called my assistant.
"Book me a ticket to New York tomorrow."
Bernard's listing has not been going very smoothly so far. Domestic stocks have to deceive investors, but there are very few retail investors in the U.S. stock market, and they are all participating in various Wall Street funds and investment companies.
For those on Wall Street, Chinese film companies are obviously not worth investing in. After all, Hollywood is the largest film industry base in the world.
Now that it has been successful at the domestic box office, it depends on the North American market.
Once the early box office is good, he will have greater confidence in convincing the speculators on Wall Street so that Bernard can successfully gain a foothold on Nasdaq!
As Tang An's opponents, several other directors are of course anxiously waiting for the first day's box office.
Jiang Wen and Feng Xiaogang are far apart, so the one who is most worried is of course Brother Chen Kai.
When he saw the figure of 48 million, Brother Chen Kai clenched his hands tightly into fists, which showed that his mood was definitely not calm.
"Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Chen Hong also woke up at this time. When he saw what he was reading on his mobile phone, he immediately knew why.
"How much?" Chen Hong came over and asked.
"48 million."
Even though he was well prepared, Chen Hong was still shocked when he heard this number.
"Don't worry, go to bed early, the premiere will be tomorrow night."
The closer it gets to its release, the more worried Chen Kai becomes. Now he can only hope that "The Orphan of Zhao" will not disappoint him.