The market is off-season at the beginning of every year, but in the last two years it has become popular after having an extra Spring Festival stall.
However, since this year’s Spring Festival stalls are also tepid, there is still no big difference from before.
In March, the Hollywood science fiction blockbuster "Battle of Los Angeles" was released, but this time it was not converted into 3D.
If this film were converted into 3D, it is estimated that half of the audience in the theater would vomit.
The director is very serious. The aliens in it were shot using models and CG production. In order to make the picture more realistic, most of the shots were shot with handheld photography.
It's a bit like Li Renggang's "Three Kingdoms: Seeing the Dragon Disarms". Don't worry about anything else, the action scenes are absolutely top-notch.
The hand-held camera lens has obvious shaking, and then converted into 3D, viewers who are accustomed to motion sickness will vomit after less than 10 minutes of watching.
The movie is actually okay, the special effects are good, and the plot is
Forget about the plot, Hollywood blockbusters never pay attention to the plot. It is very American with the main theme, music, and momentum. The aliens are not enough to watch, and the combat power is not more than 5.
In the end, it is still a standard sensational ending and quite the main theme.
The box office was also good, with 85 million in 3 days in the Mainland. However, it did not sell well in North America, with 36 million US dollars in the first weekend and 60 million US dollars in 10 days, with no hope of breaking 100 million.
During the same period, there was also a movie called "Guanyin Mountain", which grossed nearly 60 million in box office in half a month.
Director Li Yu is also a good friend of Fan Binbin. She filmed the previous "Apple" and the later "Double Exposure".
After leaving Huayi, the films Fan Binbin took on in the past few years were either Bernard's or Li Yu's films. Although the box office was not high, he was nominated for many film festivals in Europe.
"Apple" was nominated for the Berlin Golden Bear, "Guanyin Mountain" won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the East Coast Film Festival, and Fan Binbin also won the East Coast Best Actress Award for this film.
There is the Baihua Film Queen domestically, and the Dongjing Film Queen internationally, and they have all been acquired without making a fuss.
Moreover, the relationship between Li Yu and Fan Binbin is that of best friends. They kissed in public at the celebration banquet of "Guanyin Mountain", or they kissed with tongue.
Although there are no movies released at the beginning of the year, major companies are not at all idle now. A number of blockbusters are being filmed and released in time for the summer and Lunar New Year movies.
Tang An was perfecting the storyboard script in the office while listening to assistant Xiao He's report.
"Chairman, the 3D martial arts blockbuster "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" invested by China Film Group and Bernard Pictures officially started filming yesterday."
"Well, Chen Kun's schedule should be coordinated with the other party and let Director Wu arrange it himself so as not to delay the progress." Tang An nodded.
Xu Ke originally started his career by playing with technology, so there is nothing strange about making a 3D movie this time.
Bernard is listed on Nasdaq, so there is no difficulty in renting a 3D equipment.
Mr. Xu also works both ways. He started cooperating with Huayi on the "Detective Dee" series, and now he has found China Film and Bernard Film and Television to shoot "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate".
Later, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" was produced by Bernard, Youku, Wanda, Huaying, and Oriental Media.
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has more investors including Bigo Group, Wuzhou Distribution, Moying, and Hengdian Film and Television
It seems that in addition to Guangxian and Xiaoma, Xuke has cooperated with major companies in the industry.
Guangxian has recruited Xu Ke's apprentice Cheng Jiashang, Xiaoma has Wu Yusen, and Xu Ke has broken with him.
Tang An remembered that Shi Nansheng was already a director of Bernard, and asked casually, "Is Shi Nansheng the producer of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"?"
"No, the producer is also Xu Ke, and Shi Nansheng is the producer." Xiao He replied.
Tang An shook his head, even Shi Nansheng would be fine. Although they were divorced, their relationship was still very good.
Otherwise Xu Ke would be in trouble. Even though he was a great director, Shi Nansheng's status in the industry was not lower than hers, otherwise Yu Dong would not have given her shares.
Xiao He then reported.
"The production of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" has also started. The investment is about 250 million to 300 million. Zhang Weiping shouted the slogan of 100 million US dollars overseas."
"Didn't Jiang Zhiqiang participate this time?" Tang An asked.
"Without Yule's investment, it is said that Jiang Zhiqiang and Zhang Weiping had a falling out." Xiao He shook his head.
History is really the same. Zhang Weiping, an arrogant man, kicked Jiang Zhiqiang away this time.
Originally, Zhang Yimou's films in the past were joint ventures between New Picture and Euphoria. New Picture would take the domestic share and Euphoria would take the overseas share. The specific investment was being discussed.
However, this time "The Thirteen Hairpins" starred Christian Bale. Zhang Weiping believed that "The Thirteen Hairpins" would earn better overseas than domestically, so he asked Jiang Zhiqiang to contribute more money.
As a result, Jiang Zhiqiang disagreed, so Zhang Weiping said that he was confident and would invest the full amount himself.
Therefore, "The Thirteen Hairpins" is also Zhang Yimou's only film since the beginning of the new century that was not invested by Eucalyptus Entertainment, and it was completely swallowed up by the new picture.
I don’t know where Zhang Weiping got his self-confidence. He wanted to sell it overseas and keep it all to himself.
However, overseas copyrights were not yet bought out, so Zhang Weiping boldly asked for a guarantee + profit sharing model.
As a result, it was a complete hit overseas. If it hadn't been for the 600 million yuan in domestic box office revenue and barely repaying the bank loan, Zhang Weiping would have gone bankrupt.
None of Wang Zhongjun, Yu Dong, and Wang Changtian would have done this kind of thing. They were too stupid. They put all their belongings on the table and lost everything if they lost.
This film also directly led to the collapse of New Picture, and this film and television company based solely on Zhang Yimou withdrew from the competition in the Chinese film market.
In addition to new pictures, other companies are making progress. Guangxian has successively ordered several movies such as "Tongquetai", "Famous Catchers" and "Speed Angel".
In addition to "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", Bernard also has "The Magician", "Da Shanghai", and "Hedong Lion Roar 2".
In addition to these big established companies, Huace began to get involved in the film industry, teaming up with Wanda Pictures and Meiya Entertainment to make a blockbuster, and hired the duo of Mai Chaohui and Zhuang Wenqiang.
Juli Film and Television invested in "The Legend of White Snake" and invited Li Lian and his partner Huang Shuyi.
Xingguang International recruited Li Renggang and Tian Wang Liming to adapt "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet".
Dadi Cinemas is also involved in film and television production and will remake "A Chinese Ghost Story".
On Pony's side, Ning Hao's new film "The Golden Heist" is also in preparation.
It seems that the domestic film market has suddenly entered an era of blooming, with more and more new companies emerging and starting to shoot blockbusters.
Tang An chuckled and shook his head. It was probably because the 1 billion box office of "Edge of Tomorrow" stimulated these film companies and also stimulated external capital.
How can these medium-sized enterprises have the courage to invest 100 to 200 million yuan to make a movie? They probably all have external capital behind them.
That is to say, BAT has not entered the scene yet, and Wanda is still not a big deal, otherwise it will be even more lively.
But this was also a knockout match, with big waves washing over the sand and leaving a lot of corpses on the beach.
It is estimated that half of these blockbusters will have to pay for their lives. If they cannot be sold overseas, they will lose their pants.