Halfway through the summer vacation of 2013, several movies with a box office of over 100 million have been released, and Interstellar has broken the box office record in film history. It can be regarded as the most exciting summer season in history.
Although it is already the last day of July, the smoke of the Lunar New Year festival has not dissipated, and the atmosphere is getting more and more intense.
The three blockbusters Fast and Furious 6, Tomb Raider, and Pacific Rim have just been released, especially the latter two, which have the potential to hit 500 million or more at the box office.
In the past month, although these three blockbusters were released at the end of the month, the summer sales in July still exceeded 3 billion.
Among them, Interstellar contributed half, and it is undoubtedly the biggest winner of the summer season.
Among other movies, Rooftop Love only had a box office of 80 million, while Big Star's box office exceeded 90 million and is expected to exceed 100 million.
Domestic films such as "Bixian" and "Seerhao Movie" have also achieved good results.
The Hollywood blockbuster Return to Earth has a box office of nearly 200 million, and White House Down has a box office of over 100 million.
The results have been good, and the domestic market is now large enough to accommodate the release of many blockbusters.
However, Tomb Raiders, which had high hopes, failed miserably, with a box office of RMB 400 million in 7 days of release.
At first glance, it seems quite high, but in the first four days alone, it took in 327 million, and in the second three days, it only took in a total of 73 million, and the single-day box office even dropped to 17 million.
The box office has already collapsed, and it is expected to drop even faster in the future. If this trend continues, it will be enough to get a box office of 600 million.
It was a big production and a big IP. It only got 600 million in box office. It would be an understatement to say it was a disastrous failure.
July is over, and the competition for the summer slots in August has begun.
Jurassic World, Monsters University, The Great Gatsby and other Hollywood blockbusters are released in turn.
Domestic movies are led by the military war blockbuster Wolf Warrior, and there are also small-budget films such as Surprise All the Way starring Fan Binbin, Fierce Fight starring Zhang Jiahui, A Romantic Affair starring Wang Xiaoming, and Mader 2.
Tomorrow is Army Day, and today on the afternoon of the 31st, Hantang Media held a grand premiere ceremony for Wolf Warriors.
Hantang International Cinema Xinao Store, although it is a niche military-themed movie, the scale of the premiere is not small at all.
Previously, Wu Jing traveled to nearly 30 cities in China at the rate of one city per day, and visited almost every province.
Coupled with the previous 100 screenings, the movie's reputation is not bad, but it was overshadowed by the limelight of other summer movies.
There were many audiences, media, and celebrities from all walks of life at the scene. In the screening room, you could hear cheers coming from outside.
Tang An also returned to the capital to attend the premiere and give Wu Jing a seat. After all, military films are too niche.
In order to entertain Yu Dong, Wang Changtian and others casually chatted about some trends in the industry, such and such, who was going to make a movie, and which company was making big moves.
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Wang Changtian smiled and said, "Director Tang is really very discerning. Pacific Rim was really a hit, with 51 million on the first day. The reputation is higher than Fast and Furious 6. I estimate that the 500 million box office should be no problem."
Tang An waved his hands and said, "I just have a deeper understanding. Besides, it's just a guess. I guessed it right."
Everyone was noncommittal. They were all CEOs of large film and television companies and had a lot of professionals under them. Basically, every time a new movie was released, they would analyze it.
It can be said that few people in Pacific Rim expected to receive 51 million on the first day, but Tang An actually got it right.
Seeing that Tang An still looked indifferent, Yu Dong asked curiously, "But Tang An is really not worried? Although Wolf Warrior has a good reputation, it is an unpopular movie after all."
Tang An laughed and said, "Unpopular movies don't mean there is no audience, it's just that previous military movies were not accepted by the audience."
Yu Dong thinks about it, the audience's first impression of military films is the main theme. Even after the assembly call, other companies have lined up several military films, but they are all the same old style and lack any skills in sensationalism.
It was a military movie with an investment of 80 million, and Yu Dong naturally went to see a movie. It was indeed different from ordinary military movies, but it had the style of an American lone hero.
Between one person and a group of people, the former is definitely more prominent.
Furthermore.
Yu Dong glanced at the poster next to him. Wu Jing was holding a mercenary's head tightly with one hand, and with the other hand he drew a gun and pointed it forward, with a fierce look on his face.
The poster is accompanied by nine bright red characters: "Anyone who offends China will be punished no matter how far away it is!"
Maybe Wolf Warrior can really be a hit?
Everyone was chatting casually, and as the premiere was about to begin, Wang Zhonglei arrived late.
Tang An smiled and said, "Mr. Wang is late today."
Wang Zhonglei said with a little embarrassment, "Sorry everyone, there is something wrong with the company."
Everyone knew it tacitly, probably because they didn’t want to come early and be teased.
Some people just want to mention it.
"Mr. Wang, you came at the right time. Just now we were saying that Mr. Tang has a good eye. He knew at a glance that Pacific Rim would be a big hit. Sure enough, he took over 50 million on the first day."
Wang Zhonglei didn't feel embarrassed at all, he laughed and said, "Yes, Director Tang's vision is beyond words."
"It's a pity that Mr. Wang, your company's Tomb Raiders were not very lucky. It was hit by two big-selling Hollywood blockbusters in a row, which had a big impact."
"It would be better if we had prepared early so that we wouldn't be caught off guard."
Regardless of what you said to me, Wang Zhonglei's expression did not change at all, and he was still smiling.
Soon the main creators entered the venue and the premiere officially began.
Tang An and Wu Jing took the stage together and first expressed their support and recognition for Wolf Warriors, saying that this would be a milestone for domestic military films and would reposition military films.
At the premiere, Wu Jing talked about the original intention of making the film and the hardships in the process, and thanked Nanjing Military Region and Tang An.
Speaking of the movie, Wu Jing said it would be a heroic dream for young people.
He said excitedly that the Chinese people need heart-warming, tough-guy and hormonal movies like Wolf Warrior.
When asked whether such a military film would shut out female audiences, Wu Jing also laughed and said, "Girls nowadays like warm men. I hope these people will like movies like Wolf Warriors after watching the movie."
man."
After more than half an hour, the movie officially started showing.
The standard story framework of Hollywood commercial film screenwriters also determines that as long as this framework is followed, at least the plot will be smooth and self-justifying.
The most exciting scene in the previous section is probably Ni Dahong smoking a cigar while mercenaries shoot with miniguns on a speedboat.
It's simple and crude, but it makes people's adrenaline rush. Ni Dahong's calmness is really full of pretentiousness.
The three-dimensional effect of the actual 3D shooting is also good, and sporadic exclamations can be heard occasionally at the scene.
The next plot is simple, it is nothing more than fighting the Wolf Squadron and fighting to the death with international terrorists, and finally Wu Jing fights to the death with the opponent's boss.
The story is relatively simple, with quite a few flaws and flaws, but it is by no means all a matter of good skills and experience. Wu Jing has achieved almost the best within his ability.
The most exciting thing is the war scenes and action scenes. Unlike other movies that brag about how awesome their special effects are before they are released, the results are not awesome, only awesome, referencing a certain snake legend.
Although there are some flaws in the several explosion scenes, they are definitely the best in the mainland.
Needless to say, the action scenes are what Wu Jing is best at, coupled with his frequent camera cutting comments, in terms of visual effects, the action scenes can even be said to be top-notch.
There are no such frequent camera cuts in China, especially among professional action actors, who can complete a shot in one go.
Only in Hollywood, their action scenes rely on editing to achieve the best viewing effect, completeness and smoothness.
For example, in Captain America 2, the battle between America and the Winter Soldier involved countless storyboards. Although professional action actors would dismiss it, the viewing effect was achieved.
Although the lens was broken, it avoided the shortcomings of the actor's action scenes and achieved better results by relying on camera cuts and editing.
As a professional action actor, Wu Jing had no problem completing a long-shot fight, but he still chose to use the Hollywood method, just not as chopped up.
The direct effect is to make it more tense and exciting without affecting the overall smoothness.
Although the villain finally said, "Do you want to die for your country? Let me tell you, this won't change anything!"
It's cliché, but it's very effective, especially when the protagonist is at a disadvantage and the villain is arrogant.
It is more exciting when the protagonist fights back after suppressing it first.
Finally, a large group of foreign troops arrived at the border. The protagonist restrained another villain and shouted condescendingly, "Come on! Come on!" But when those troops did not dare to take a step forward to cross the border, the audience's laughter
My heart reached a high point.
This is not only reflected on the protagonist, but also the pride of being a citizen of the People's Republic of China. The enemy has hundreds of regular troops, but they dare not cross the national border!
"Pah, pah, pah, pah, pah"
After the movie was screened, hundreds of spectators expressed their love for the movie with the most sincere applause.
"It's so exciting, Wu Jing is so awesome!"
"I was worried that it was a main theme movie, but I didn't expect that our country could produce such a good military movie. Those explosion scenes made my ears ring."
"Yeah, it's definitely not bad if it's sponsored by the army. I'm excited when I see those tanks and armored vehicles coming out!"
"Everything is fine, but there are some unreasonable things. The appearance of the wolves is too fake."
"It's okay, it's so exciting."
The audience was talking quietly in groups of twos and threes, and Wu Jing brought the main creator to the stage to pay tribute.
I was interviewed by reporters on the spot and after interacting with the audience for a while, I rushed to a nearby hotel.
"Congratulations, Wu Jing, this movie is a success."
Tang An solemnly toasted Wu Jing, and then toasted everyone on the crew.
Wu Jing quickly raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang. If you hadn't given me the chance, I wouldn't have made the movie Wolf Warriors. Thanks to everyone's cooperation, the script was also developed by everyone, Lao Liu, Lao Dong, Lao Gao
, gave me a lot of inspiration.”
Wolf Warrior has four screenwriters, and besides Wu Jing there are three more, two of whom are online writers.
One is Singularity Military platinum writer Dong Jun, whose pen name is Wu Yao Ji, and he also participated in the screenplay of Wolf Warrior 2.
Facing the big boss, Dong Jun also said hello.
Tang An smiled and said, "Mr. Dong, your military products are very popular. I have seen the bullet marks and they are very good."
Bullet Trace can be said to be the top work among the military novels of the year. The protagonist Zhan Xiage is almost blind in one eye, but he has flown airplanes, submarines, and killed countless foreign special forces mercenaries. He has not done anything since he was a child. I am the best in the world. Standard. The Internet is just cool.
This guy did very well later on. After the success of Wolf Warrior 2, he studied directing. Military movies became very popular. Some investors took a fancy to Bullet Scar and asked him to write and direct. He completed the leap from an online writer to a film director.
At the celebration banquet, Wu Jing was very happy and unabashedly happy.
After several years of preparation, it’s time to harvest.