In Sun Peng's heart, "Captain China 2" is no worse than "Avengers", regardless of the scenes or plot.
Among the Marvel series, Captain America 2 is one of his favorite movies.
Therefore, when filming this movie, Sun Peng not only squandered the production fees of Forbidden City and Lotus Pictures wantonly, but also invested no less energy and time than Avengers, and even paid more attention to some details.
carefulness.
But no matter how focused he was, when June 30th came, he would have to leave the shooting base.
It’s hard to refuse Steve Lucas’ invitation, not to mention that he came to the capital of China all the way?
So when Sun Peng and Lin Lin slowly walked across the red carpet, with sore hands and stiff smiles all the way, the Hollywood director waiting in the interview area hugged the Chinese screenwriter: "Sun, you are finally here.
!”
"Long time no see, Steve."
Hearing Director Lucas' poor Chinese, Sun Peng glanced at him in surprise and replied in Chinese.
"Well……"
After being stunned for a moment, the great director looked a little embarrassed: "Sun, I'm sorry, I only know a few simple sentences... what did you just say?"
"Ha ha……"
Hearing what he said, Sun Peng was immediately happy.
After laughing, he hugged Steve Lucas vigorously again.
Learning Chinese is now considered a routine for Hollywood stars. After all, the market is really huge. Many movies have exceeded the box office of North America, even two or three times. But for Steve Lucas’s age
For a great director, Sun Peng thinks it is enough to learn a few words to deal with fans or for occasions like premieres.
But after they hugged and said a few words, the female host next to them couldn't wait to come over and said, "Both of you, can you excuse me?"
She spoke in English, making sure Lucas understood.
"Haha, of course."
Lucas, who had just been interviewed, of course knew what was going on and naturally made a gesture of invitation.
The female host immediately looked at Sun Peng, seamlessly switched to Chinese, and asked with a smile: "Teacher Lao Bai, we all know that this is your second collaboration with Director Lucas, and the last collaboration
"Tomorrow's Day" once created extremely brilliant box office achievements... So this time, do you think "Avatar" can replicate the success of the last time?"
"Well, I think there should be hope."
After a slight pause, Sun Peng nodded with a smile and said: "Because I have confidence in my script, and I also have confidence in Steve's directorial skills... Haha, I know you definitely want me to predict the global impact of the movie.
Box office, so now let me give you a number - two billion US dollars! I hope the global box office of this movie can reach two billion US dollars!"
"oh……"
After hearing what he said, the female host was stunned for a moment, and then quickly let out an exaggerated sigh.
Steve Lucas next to him was also stunned, but there was a hint of displeasure and nervousness flashing in his eyes - only two billion US dollars in box office? A few months ago, you directed "Avengers"
" has 2.3 billion, but "Avatar" directed by me only has 2 billion?
But in just a moment, Steve Lucas put a smile on his face again.
In his opinion, this is just a way for Lao Bai to keep a low profile.
As a super director in Hollywood and a well-known financial maniac in the industry, Steve Lucas has never concealed his confidence in himself. At least after seeing the global box office of "Avengers", he
I don’t think “Avatar” will lag behind the other one... Even if there are not a few previous movies to pave the way, the script is still by Lao Bai. If the director is replaced, why can’t it offset the influence of those superhero movies?
Steve Lucas' goal is US$2.5 billion!
As long as the global box office can reach more than 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, Lucas will have the confidence to respond severely to those producers who have objections to him because of overspending on production costs!
What happened to the cost of US$500 million? What happened to the additional funding for publicity and distribution?
This is a movie co-produced by Steve Lucas and Lao Bai. Isn’t it worth the price? As long as the global box office reaches 1.5 billion, the share will be enough to recover all costs, and the rest will be pure profits!
And don’t forget, these are only part of the profits.
There are also various TV and online copyrights, which start at US$200 million in China and North America alone; there are also various peripheral incomes, game adaptations, etc., aren't they all a steady stream of pure profits?
Thinking of this, Steve Lucas smiled slightly and interjected confidently: "Sun, I feel that your estimate this time is too conservative! In my opinion, China alone may be able to get ten
A box office of 100 million U.S. dollars! And in North America, I am confident that I can get more than 600 million U.S. dollars, or even 800 million U.S. dollars!"
"Well……"
Looking at Steve Lucas who looked proud, the corners of Sun Peng's mouth twitched subconsciously, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
The total box office in China and North America is at least 1.6 billion?
That’s even higher than The Avengers!
If this is the case, then the global box office will probably surpass Avengers, and it will definitely win this year's box office championship. Sun Peng has studied this summer's movies, and there really is no threat to "Avatar".
There is no Christmas stall at the end of the year either!
only……
Behind the smile on his face, Sun Peng had deep doubts about this.
"Avatar"?
The box office of the original version on Earth was indeed an astonishing exaggeration, nearly three billion US dollars, and China at that time only had a box office of two hundred million US dollars. If it were directly applied to this world and the box office of other countries remained unchanged, then China should have at least one billion US dollars.
Around US dollars, which is quite consistent with Steve Lucas's estimate.
However, the original version is the original version, and the new version is the new version.
The era when the original version was released was so special. IMAX and 3D were like a big earthquake, completely shocking the film industry and the audience. But in this world, people have long been accustomed to these film technologies, even if "Avatar" was replaced by Steve
?So what if Lucas’s shot is better than the original?
From Sun Peng's perspective, it is just a commercial blockbuster after all!
At least in terms of excitement, it’s really hard to say whether “Avatar” is better or “Avengers” is better!
Moreover, the Avengers have at least the foreshadowing of the previous seven or eight movies. What does "Avatar" have? Is it purely based on the fame and fan appeal of Bai and Lucas?
To be honest, Sun Peng is really not optimistic about it!
So after smiling, Sun Peng shrugged and said: "Of course, of course I hope to gain more, but the specific details still depend on the numbers in a month..."