July 28, noon, at the Four Seasons Hotel not far from Hantang Media.
"Interstellar", which has not held a celebration press conference for more than half a month since its release, finally held a celebration conference today after its box office exceeded 1.5 billion.
Many reporters, industry insiders and some movie fans came to the scene.
The box office of 1.5 billion is a number that all filmmakers need to look up to. Tang An and his "Interstellar" have once again attracted everyone's attention.
Although the celebration press conference was not grand, it was definitely not small in scale.
The press conference went on in an orderly manner, with nothing special about it. Movies showing in theaters across the country were played on the big screen.
The box office figures for each day scrolled across the screen, and finally settled on a 13-digit Arabic number.
Thank you to the country, thank you to Optoelectronics, thank you to the crew, and thank you to the audience.
Talk about your feelings, look back on the past, look forward to the future, and once again call out the goal of 2 billion.
Several actors interacted with the audience again, and the two-hour press conference came to an end.
In the banquet hall next door, Tang An entertained the insiders present.
A few days later, Wang Zhongjun and the other three producers of "Tomb Robbers" had a lot more smiles on their faces.
It seems that they are quite satisfied with the data of 255 million in three days.
After all, it is not that easy to break 100 million in a single day. Even though there are several movies with domestic box office exceeding 1 billion, how many movies can break 100 million in a single day?
In addition to Tang An's movies, there are "Transformers 3" further away, and then "The Ancient City", "囧", and "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons".
Of the three series, the previous ones were all super hit movies, and "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" has Zhou Xingchi's super high box office appeal.
Even Cheng Long's kung fu comedy "Zodiac", which broke 1 billion, failed to break 100 million in a single day.
"Tomb Robbers' Notes" doesn't look at the external boast of 1.5 billion, but it's 255 million in the past three days, with an average of more than 80 million a day. They are already very satisfied with the data.
Tang An walked up with a wine glass, clinked a drink with them, and said with a smile, "Congratulations to everyone, "Tomb Raiders" has been successfully launched."
"Haha, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning, Tang Dong's single film worth 1.5 billion is amazing."
"It is estimated that there is a great hope of exceeding 2 billion, which makes people unable to afford to catch up."
Although the two sides are now rivals, it does not prevent them from admiring Tang An.
Only by facing your opponent squarely can you understand your opponent and defeat your opponent!
Seeing that they were full of confidence in "Tomb Raiders Notes", Tang An kindly reminded them.
"With the current trend of "Tomb Raiders", there is hope that it will exceed one billion, but then "Pacific Rim" will be released. Although this film has an average box office in North America, when it was released, the two investors Warner and Legend were in trouble
After the breakup, Warner cheated Legend in announcing it. In addition, Japanese-style tokusatsu and mecha were not popular in North America, so the box office failure was understandable.
However, the Japanese comic style is still highly accepted in China, and "Pacific Rim" is likely to be another hit."
Tang An helped them analyze a lot, but it was obvious that they didn't listen.
Wang Zhongjun said indifferently, "Transformers, the mecha-type blockbuster, is the most popular in China. Director Tang's "Edge of Tomorrow" is still an exoskeleton mecha. "Pacific Rim" cannot be sold in North America. Domestic audiences estimate that
I won’t buy it either.”
It was all in vain. Tang An didn't expect them to believe it, so he stopped trying to persuade him. Anyway, it had nothing to do with him that they didn't pay attention.
Tang An just doesn't want to see a domestic film be killed by a film that has no highlights other than special effects, conflict handling and plot rhythm.
Even "Tomb Raiders" is rubbish, but it is our own country's rubbish after all.
However, the special effects of "Huan Tai" are really good. Although it is fake 3D, nearly 200 million US dollars were spent on the production. There are no big-name stars, and the money is spent on the cutting edge.
As for the plot, I guess the audience won't pay much attention to it. It's just about enough. The special effects are enough.
"Director Tang attaches so much importance to "Pacific Rim", doesn't he worry about affecting the box office of "Wolf Warrior"?" Zhang Wei asked instead.
Tang An smiled and said, "The audiences of "Wolf Warrior" and "Pacific Rim" do not overlap, so I have nothing to worry about."
Now "Interstellar" basically doesn't need to invest much more promotional resources, and it just needs to fully promote "Wolf Warrior".
By the time it is released next week, "Tomb Raiders" will be under attack from two Hollywood blockbusters, and its reputation will be almost ruined. This means that "Wolf Warrior" will have to face two Hollywood blockbusters.
The movie "Vegetarian 6" only made some money in the first two weeks, so there's nothing to worry about.
Tang An was saying that "Pacific Rim" might be a big hit, and "Wolf Warrior" was released the day after, and he said he wasn't worried.
If it really wanted to be a big hit, would it be released a day apart? How could I not be worried?
Wang Zhongjun, Zhang Wei, and Ye Xiang just thought Tang An was joking and teasing them.
Zhang Wei, who had kept a low profile for more than half a year, couldn't help but become public because of the good box office performance of "Tomb Raiders".
"Does Mr. Tang still think that the box office of "Wolf Warrior" can surpass "Tomb Raiders"?"
"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is Zhou Xingchi's film, and Huayi controls the distribution. Ah Li only got the investment share through the acquisition of Cultural China. Although it exceeded 1 billion, it has little to do with Zhang Wei.
But "Tomb Raiders" was created by her, Huayi and Wanda. As long as the box office exceeds 1 billion, she will have the capital to compete with Zhang Qiang.
Moreover, Ali is negotiating with Hantang about the acquisition of UC, and is planning to merge Taopiaopiao, UC, Youku, Ali Pictures and other related companies into Ali Entertainment Strategic Group, a real large-scale entertainment media group, the new group CEO
She is determined to win the position.
Once in power, the valuation of the new big entertainment group will completely surpass film and television companies such as Hantang, Huayi, and Bernard.
Thinking of personally controlling a large group with a valuation of tens of billions and dominating the entire film and television industry, Zhang Wei couldn't help but get excited and even dissed Tang An in public.
The expressions of Wang Zhongjun, Ye Nian and others changed slightly.
Tang An did say that "Wolf Warrior" would surpass "Tomb Raiders" at the box office, but he was talking to reporters.
This has a completely different meaning than saying it face to face. It can be said that the middle layer of window paper has been pierced.
In the past, when Tang An's movie was released, Wang Zhongjun said some unpleasant things to the media, but he didn't say anything too outrageous when face to face.
Tang An couldn't give in if he brought it up face to face. If "Wolf Warrior" is said to be definitely better than "Tomb Raiders", how can they take it?
Is it possible that in this banquet hall, in front of half of the entertainment industry, several big shots are quarreling with each other?
Wang Zhongjun secretly cursed "idiot", and a trace of disdain flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes hidden behind his gold-rimmed glasses.
Yu Dong and Wang Changtian looked on with smiles and ate melon quietly.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange. The actors around them noticed something strange in the place where the big guys gathered, and occasionally took a peek.
Tang An didn't know what was wrong with Zhang Wei. She couldn't even speak in public and her tone was aggressive.
Tang An took a sip of the red wine in his glass and said with a smile, "Of course, the movies produced by our group have never failed, and I think this time will be no exception."
"Tomb Raiders Notes" has 255 million in three days, and it is aiming for one billion. Zhang Wei can't see the slightest possibility of losing to "Wolf Warrior".
She just thought that Tang An was tough-talking to save face, so he snorted slightly and said lightly, "We'll see."
Being disturbed by Zhang Wei in this way, the banquet was a bit disappointing.
After it was over, Zhang Wei left with her head held high, her steps pretending to be elegant and a little arrogant.
Tang An still felt confused and asked them, "Did something happen to Ahli Pictures? Mr. Zhang called me in advance today and said he couldn't come."
"Oh, Mr. Tang doesn't know yet?"
"Something really happened?"
Next to him, Wang Zhongjun explained with a smile, "It is said that Ahli will integrate the entertainment industry and merge Taopiaopiao, Youku, UC, Ahli Pictures and other related industries into the large entertainment strategic group. The position of the group's CEO is closely watched by many people.
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It turns out that Tang An didn't pay much attention to this matter. The people under UC's acquisition case were arguing with Ah Li.
"Is she that sure?" Tang An asked.
Wang Zhongjun shook his head, "I don't know, but it seems there should be hope. Mr. Zhang is also running to the Ahli headquarters."
A large cultural and entertainment strategic group is not comparable to Ahli Pictures. It integrates all cultural and media resources of Ahli and has a valuation of tens of billions, surpassing any company in the entertainment industry. It also marks Ahli’s commitment to culture and media.
If we attach great importance to it, it might become the eighth largest business group in Ahli.
Although the impact of Internet companies on the entertainment industry is still not obvious, several ticketing platforms have begun to take shape, and a large number of ticket reimbursements can bring the box office to a higher level.
And as hundreds of millions of funds are burned, the share of online ticket purchases has caught up with offline ticket purchases. In time, it will be as good as the terminal in theaters.
After the banquet, Tang An asked about UC's acquisition case, and then started promoting the movie in the afternoon.
The box office exceeded 1.5 billion, which is a disguised form of publicity, and it is extremely efficient.
On Sunday, "Interstellar" still received 55 million, with a total box office of 1.593 billion, and is about to exceed the 1.6 billion mark.
"Tomb Raiders" dropped 11 million at the box office on Sunday, earning 77 million in a single day, with a total box office of 327 million.
It's normal for Sunday box office to be lower than Saturday's, and the other party didn't worry about it.
However, "Fast and Furious 6" dropped only 2 million on Sunday, earning 58 million that day, with a total box office of 167 million in three days of release, and surpassed "Interstellar" to become the runner-up in the daily box office.
Monday the 29th is a crucial day.
"Interstellar" received a box office of 30 million with a 45% drop. The trend is still stable, with a total box office of 1.623 billion, setting a new record every day.
"Vegetarian 6" only received 19 million on the first working day, a drop of 67%. It can be said that the time has taken a big dive.
But there is nothing surprising. The normal trend of Hollywood blockbusters is that not all movies can hold up.
Originally, "Vegetarian 6" had 185 million in the first three days, and 157 million in the second week, which was also a big plunge, but even worse.
The three investors of "Tomb Raiders" should have been happy because their opponents took a dive, but when they got the box office data, there was no smile at all.
The same is 30 million, a 61% drop. In the second week of release, after spending tens of millions in promotion fees and tens of millions in ticket reimbursement, the drop in the second week was as high as 60%.
Yesterday I was still happy about the box office figures, but today no matter whether it is Wang Zhongjun, Ye Nian or Zhang Wei, they can no longer laugh.
With this trend, one billion is basically impossible, and even 800 million is on the line. It is completely sad and joyful!
And "Interstellar" returned to the top of the single-day box office after four days with an advantage of tens of thousands of dollars!