"There's nothing in particular you want to watch. Just choose a movie you like today and I'll watch it with you."
"Really? Then I will choose this "Taken"! It is said that the script was written by the mysterious laobai, and it has done very well at the box office in China. I have been looking forward to it for a long time!"
"Chinese movie? And it's a modern spy story, are you sure?"
"Of course, I'm very sure! Let's go, I promise you won't be disappointed..."
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"It seems that there are quite a few people looking forward to this movie."
Watching a young man and woman go to the window to buy tickets, Mubey Lashart narrowed his eyes and looked at his companions with a smile.
"Haha, the publicity is very good!"
Shrugging, Hank Washington nodded and said: "The distribution company has found the right promotion point, and the effect will naturally be good. You know, Americans will never be interested in a modern Chinese spy film, but if the screenwriter is that
Since laobai has hosted Feifei Chen and Hua Xia Luo Xinge, everyone's interest will naturally come. At least the fans of these two superstars will probably be very interested."
"Well, I'm afraid it's not like these fans either."
Mu Bei raised his eyebrows again and pointed to a position beside him with his eyes.
Hank Washington turned his head and looked over. He was stunned for a moment, and then he burst into laughter. Not far away from them, a father in his forties and a teenage daughter were explaining to her what they were going to watch today.
Movie: "Baby, this movie is about a father who goes overseas to rescue his kidnapped daughter. I heard it's great. I think you should watch it..."
A strange feeling arose in the hearts of the two filmmakers at the same time.
"Perhaps, we should bring Anna over to have a look later!"
Glancing at the girl who was about the same age as his daughter, Hank Washington couldn't help but sigh.
Mubey Lashart also smiled and nodded: "Today we will complete the company's tasks first. If the movie is really good... Haha, I really don't mind taking Elizabeth to the cinema tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!"
"Okay, let's buy tickets first!"
After looking at the time and the big screen above the ticket window, Hank Washington said with a smile.
Both of them came with a mission today, because Mr. Francis Philips entrusted them to watch this movie called "The Rescue" in Chinese, and then evaluate another script written by laobai. Of course.
, "Frozen" is now over halfway through production. In fact, Lao Bai's movie has no impact on it at all, but Mr. Philips still seems eager to confirm...
"Two movie tickets for "Take", thank you!"
Taking out a fifty-dollar ticket, Hank Washington handed it to the black aunt at the ticket window.
Glancing up at Hank Washington, the black aunt said expressionlessly: ""Taken" only played at 8:30 and 9:10 in the last hour, but there are no good seats. You can take a look...
Just pick two!"
It’s so strange for two middle-aged men to watch a movie together...
I looked at the screen with my head and saw that although there was still a lot of green, the good spots were gone.
"Well...just these two!"
Two seats at the back were quickly selected. Hank Washington asked with a smile: "I'm sorry, isn't this a Chinese movie? Why are so many people watching it today?"
"Because there are no good movies, and the movie seems pretty good from the trailer."
While she quickly typed out the movie tickets for them, the black aunt answered casually. However, she didn't seem to be interested in talking to Hank anymore, and quickly handed over the two tickets: "Okay, your tickets.
Theater No. 4 is on the right after entering on the first floor... Next one! "
"Thanks!"
The corner of his mouth twitched twice, and Hank Washington shrugged helplessly at his friend: "It seems that I should add another thing, their luck is really good - the reputation of Bruska Film Company's "June" completely collapsed, it seems that
This creates a great schedule for this movie!”
"Haha, luck is also a kind of strength, isn't it?"
Hearing what Hank Washington said, Mubey Lashart burst into laughter.
As a professional filmmaker, Moubet Lashart actually finds it hard to believe in luck. He prefers to believe that the distributor of "Take" evaluated the potential of "June" and then decided to take a gamble...
Of course, there is another possibility, that is because "June" was so popular and there were very few good movies of the same period, so they were willing to throw in "Taken" to give it a try.
"Here we are, right here!"
When he reached the door of Theater 4, Hank Washington stopped and said, "How about you go in first? I want to go to the bathroom... By the way, do you want Coke and French fries, or popcorn?"
"
"I have lost weight recently, and a bottle of water is all I need."
Shaking his head, Mube Lashart said with a smile.
The old friend entered the bathroom next to him, but Mubey Lashart did not enter the theater directly. Instead, he stood quietly at the door and watched the people who came in.
The quantity is not too much, but it is definitely not too small either!
When Hank Washington came back with his things, Mubey Lashart squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Although it is a small theater with only 80 seats, you can leave within the six minutes it takes you to leave."
Fourteen people came in, and the attendance rate was quite high!"
"Oh? Does that mean the box office on the first weekend will be relatively good?"
"My judgment is this, it should be fine."
Nodding, Mubey Lashart smiled bitterly and said: "There is another thing... I should have watched it by myself today, but now I finally realize that entering the cinema with you was a huge mistake!"
"Ah? Why?"
Hank Washington was quite confused by the embarrassment of his old friend.
Rolling his eyes, Mubey Lashart said helplessly: "Look at the eyes of those children... Forget it, let's go in quickly, my face is starting to get hot..."
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Thanks to the Internet age, box office data is very timely.
So when Sun Peng saw the North American box office of "Taken" on its first weekend, his eyes couldn't help but stare: "What? Only six million? This...isn't one less digit missing in the front?"
"Write one less digit? What does that mean?"
Seeing Sun Peng's surprised look, Lin Lin asked in confusion.
Zheng Jia looked at her boyfriend, then at Lin Lin, and couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing: "Hehe, sister Linlin, he means too few, there should be at least 1,600."
What do you mean by Wan!"
"Sixteen million? How dare you think about it!"
After finally understanding what Sun Peng meant, Lin Lin was happy: "Do you think this is an American movie? It's still 16 million. Do you know how many Chinese movies can reach 6 million in the first weekend in the United States? All the previous ones
There are only fourteen movies in total, do you know? In other words, your movie is ranked seventh, and among modern-themed movies, your "Taken" is ranked third... Do you know this?
Does it mean anything?"
"What does it mean?"
Blinking his eyes, Sun Peng still looked unhappy.
"It means that as long as word of mouth increases, Hurricane's box office will explode."
Taking a deep breath, Lin Lin said seriously: "Although it can't be compared with the domestic box office, if "Taken" has a high box office in the United States, it will be of great benefit to you in the future..."