Chapter Five Hundred and Eleven The King of the Lunar New Year, Who is the No. 1 Director in China?
"Beyond "Avatar", "The Martian" becomes the box office champion in domestic film market history!"
"1.343 billion! A new box office champion in film history is born. Tang An sets a new box office record and strives to become the number one director in China!"
"Dominating the Lunar New Year, surpassing "Transformers 3" and "Avatar", two Hollywood blockbusters, "The Martian" completed a historic surpass!"
"Ten years ago, the box office of "Heroes" exceeded 100 million yuan, ushering in the era of blockbusters in the domestic film market, and gave birth to a special term "the 100 million yuan club".
Today, ten years later, "The Martian" has surpassed the two-year-old record of "Avatar", domestic films have exceeded one billion in succession, the domestic film market has ushered in the era of super blockbusters, and Tang An has become the only candidate for the billion-dollar club!"
"As 2011 draws to a close, the Lunar New Year festival has contributed nearly 2.3 billion yuan in box office revenue in a single month in December. "The Martian" accounted for 58%, becoming the biggest winner of the Lunar New Year festival."
"Winning the Lunar New Year stalls championship for two consecutive years, Tang An once again defended his title as the Lunar New Year stalls king after claiming the summer crown!"
"There is no doubt that he is the number one commercial director in the country. Even now when discussing the number one director in the country and the number one director in the Chinese film industry, Tang An's voice is getting louder and louder!"
"Following Chen Kaige's failure in the Lunar New Year slot in 2010, Zhang Yimou also lost in the competition for the Lunar New Year slot this year. The two leading figures of the fifth generation of directors lost one after another in head-to-head confrontations with Tang An."
“‘The Martian’ swept the Lunar New Year season, setting more than a dozen box office records:
First-day box office record for Chinese-language films.
Single-day box office record for Chinese-language films.
First-week box office record for Chinese-language films.
A single-week box office record in film history.
A record of zero points in film history.
Chinese-language movies are the fastest to break the 451.3 billion record.
box office record in film history
1.343 trillion!
When this number came out, all the media were reporting frantically, and even "The Thirteen Hairpins" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate", which had been widely criticized in the past few days, didn't have many people paying attention.
The box office record in the history of the domestic film market has surpassed "Avatar", a super blockbuster that has swept the world, and the media cannot help but be excited.
And this also proves that the 1.1 billion achieved by "Edge of Tomorrow" last year was not an accident or a flash in the pan.
"Edge of Tomorrow" had 1.1 billion, "Second Life" had 900 million, and "The Martian" had 1.3 billion.
Three billion-dollar movies in two years are enough to prove that the domestic film market has enough capacity to accommodate billion-dollar blockbusters.
In addition to breaking records, there is another topic that is also controversial.
Zhang Yimou's "The Thirteen Beauties" suffered a setback overseas. The domestic box office also suffered a relatively large decline this week. It took 5 days to get 29 million, with a total box office of 610 million.
There was little hope of breaking 700 million, and the final box office was not even half of that of "The Martian."
It was also the first time that Tang An defeated Zhang Yimou head-on. In addition, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Xu Ke, and other major domestic directors all became defeated by Tang An.
So, is Tang An considered the number one director in China now?
But based on the box office, that's definitely not possible.
In the eyes of the younger generation of movie fans, there is no doubt.
However, Zhang Yimou has been in this position for 10 years, and many people still recognize him more.
The media has different opinions, hyping up this topic crazily and leading movie fans to debate endlessly.
Noon on the 31st.
When Tang An returned to the capital to hold a celebration banquet, he was asked about the number one director in the country.
"I don't think you have to compete for the first place in this question, especially this kind of question where there is no standard answer. Everyone likes different types of movies and their favorite directors are naturally different. They all have subjective opinions. This
It's not like a martial arts competition. If two people fight, whoever wins will be better, right?"
Faced with this problem, Tang An was more modest and made a joke.
Although in his heart, he is definitely doing his part.
This is not a short-term success based on two or three movies. From 2004 to now, he has made 8 movies in a row. In these 8 years, his output is the highest, and the box office is much higher than others.
Even in terms of awards, he is not inferior to anyone.
She has also won Golden Horse Best Actress, Golden Rooster Best Actress, Best Actress at the College Student Film Festival, Best Actor, and other Best Director and Best Film awards.
There are many nominations of all kinds.
In this regard, only Feng Xiaogang, who almost won two Grand Slams with "Assembly Number" and "Tangshan Earthquake", can surpass him.
It’s not just by chance that I have made several good movies for 8 consecutive years. I am fully qualified to do so.
The reporter asked relentlessly, "Many fans think you have surpassed Zhang Yimou, what do you think?"
Tang An smiled and said, "Let's leave this question to the audience. Time will give us the answer."
Tang An calmly responded to the reporter's interview. It would be pointless to argue about this issue. The title of first director was not earned by arguing. When everyone acquiesces and there is basically no controversy, will it really fall on him.
superior.
The reporter then asked about the overseas release status of "The Martian".
"Hello Director Tang, "The Thirteen Hairpins" is being pre-cold overseas. Do you think it will affect the overseas box office of "The Martian"?"
Tang An thought for a while and said, "There may be some impact in the early stage, but in the end it still depends on how overseas audiences accept the film. I believe that "The Martian" can still achieve great results in overseas markets."
The celebration press conference was successfully concluded and the reporters were sent away. A grand dinner was held in the banquet hall next door, and half of the entertainment industry was present.
"Congratulations to Director Tang."
"Director Tang gave us a sigh of relief and took down "Avatar"."
"I wish Mr. Tang that "The Martian" will sell well overseas."
"Congratulations"
He was receiving everyone's congratulations and compliments one by one, and he still hadn't finished a glass of wine.
They all have their own circles, so Tang An, Yu Dong and others got together.
"Director Wang, how is the movie town in Suzhou going? When is it going to open to the outside world?"
Tang An talked about the movie town in Huayi, and Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, and Li Ming also listened with interest.
Although the upper limit of single-film box office is now raised by 1 billion, if the movie town is feasible, it will also provide a new revenue direction for the pan-entertainment industry.
Wang Zhongjun smiled and said, "It will be officially operational next summer. Everyone is welcome to visit."
Wang Changtian adjusted his glasses and said, "If Director Wang switches his career to real estate, our competition will be much smaller."
Tang An smiled and said, "That's wrong. I heard that in addition to "1942" directed by Feng, Wang Dong also collaborated with Wu Yanzu and Feng Delun on "Tai Chi". Brother Cheng Long directed, acted and wrote
"Twelve Zodiac Signs" and Zhou Xingchi's new film have all been picked up by Director Wang. Next year, four blockbusters will be released at once, but this will leave us with no room for survival."
Wang Zhongjun's eyes narrowed and he glanced at Tang An from the corner of his eye, his eyes full of confusion.
"Tai Chi" is a project of a company co-founded by Wu Yanzu and Feng Delun. It was settled two months ago, so it's not a secret.
However, "Twelve Zodiac Signs" and Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West" were only finalized and signed half a month ago. No one except a few senior executives of the company knew, how did he know!
Is there a mole inside?
This was the first time Yu Dong and the others heard about it, and they all looked at Wang Zhongjun inquiringly.
Wang Zhongjun stopped hiding it and readily admitted that Huayi will release four blockbusters next year, and did not hide the pride and confidence in his words.
At present, the domestic box office potential of a single film exceeds 1 billion. If you invest 2 to 3 billion, the domestic box office will be able to recover the money, and you can also make a lot of money from the distribution share.
It was also because the Han and Tang Dynasties were developing too fast. Wang Zhongjun could not lose his position as the leader of Huayi, otherwise the movie town would also be affected. After all, it relied on the Huayi brand.
Tang An wasn't worried, but they were a little worried.
Next, let’s talk about Pony’s launch. Wanda will release two movies next year.
The box office has set a record, so Tang An stopped the road show, rested in Beijing for a few days, and prepared to rush to the United States to prepare for the release of the film in North America.
However, the Internet did not cool down after the three Lunar New Year blockbusters were released in the second half, and the topic of who is the number one director in the country, Tang An or Zhang Yimou, has been quarreling non-stop.