The release of "Moon" gave the Lunar New Year movie the buzz it deserved.
The previous three films, "Love", "The Witness" and "Love Call Transfer", were at best just pawns in the Lunar New Year season. They did not completely ignite the audience's enthusiasm, and the market has not really become lively yet.
The only ones with real box office appeal in China are directors who have proven themselves, who have made blockbuster movies, and actors who are superstars.
There used to be only three such directors in the Mainland, Zhang Yimou, Cheng Kaige, and Ma Xiaogang.
But now I am afraid that Li Qian will have to be added. Ning Hao, who is famous for "Crazy Stone", if "Crazy Racing" released in January can be a hit, then there will be one more in the mainland.
Even though the box office of "Crazy Stone" was only about 30 million, Ning Hao's reputation is much better than those directors who made 50 to 60 million. The low box office is just because of fewer copies, less film schedules, and insufficient publicity funds.
The reputation of a movie is the most important factor in determining the box office of a movie, at least for now.
One theater movie has a box office of over 100 million, the two online movies combined have 7 million viewers, and the two theater movies produced by the company have sold a total of 160 million.
This solid result is the best box office appeal.
Audiences are very realistic, and they won't watch his films unless he is famous.
Zhao Wei is famous enough, but it is rare for a single-antibody movie to have a box office of 10 million.
In terms of fame, Zhao Wei, Fan Binbin and others far surpass Li Qian. The former is a national-level celebrity, while the latter is hyped every day.
But in terms of box office appeal, their single-resistance movies are only used as cannon fodder in front of Li Qian.
"Moon" was released one after another across the country after nine o'clock in the morning on the 27th. Thanks to the previous confidential publicity, some good reviews leaked out at the zero o'clock screening, and there were basically not many people saying that there was anything bad about the movie.
Those who can go to the special after-hours screenings are basically movie lovers, apart from being bored.
In the morning, movie theaters across the country ushered in the peak of movie viewing in the past half month, second only to "Skyfall", which has a box office of over 100 million. After all, it is the morning, and there are far fewer people than in the evening.
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It was close to 12 o'clock at noon. In Taikoo Li Sanlitun, a commercial center that had just opened for the Olympic Games, one of the movie theaters had finished showing "Moon".
Even on a weekday morning, the theater was still packed with seats. The hall with about 200 people was basically full except for a few seats in the corners.
After the movie screening ended, the audience had not left the venue. Because the cinema had issued a notice two days ago that Li Qian would bring the "Moon" crew to meet the audience this time.
It was fully booked in the morning, which shows Li Qian's box office appeal.
In such a big capital, there are quite a few people who have time to watch movies in the morning, but there are usually no movies that would make them come so early in the morning.
While waiting for Li Qian's arrival, many in the audience were still discussing the plot just now.
"I didn't expect it to be a science fiction film. It's a pity that there are no special effects for big scenes, otherwise it would be perfect."
"It can be said to be a masterpiece. Among domestic films of the same type, no other film can compare to "Moon"."
"....Isn't it nonsense? There are no serious science fiction films in China at all."
"We have to watch a lot of Hollywood blockbusters with special effects. The special effects are too difficult and time-consuming. It seems that Cameron's new movie took almost ten years to make. After waiting for so long, I might as well watch a good small-to-medium-budget movie every year.
"
"It's a fantastic plot. When there were about ten or twenty minutes left at the end, I wondered if all the clones would be activated and have a big battle with the rescue team who came to the moon with guns. I didn't expect it to end like this.
, I am so moved.”
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The audience was not asked to wait. Two minutes after the movie ended, Li Qian and several actors entered the room.
Although the only real actor in the movie is Huang Bo, even Liu Tao, who has traveled abroad several times, is still a soy sauce actor.
But with just Li Qian and Huang Bo, there were too few people and it was a bit shabby.
Moreover, running road shows and appearing on programs was also good for them, so they came together.
"Hello everyone."
He greeted the audience on stage.
"Pa bang bang..."
We have just experienced a wonderful audio-visual feast, and now the director is here, giving everyone their own applause.
There were also some media in front, each taking photos there.
Roadshow meetings usually last only twenty to thirty minutes, and they don't last too long. Otherwise, the movie theater would not be able to do business.
That is to say, chat with the audience, interact for a while, and then interview a few words with the reporter.
As a suspenseful science fiction film, the film "Moon" itself still requires a little thinking.
The first audience member who was called was a young man. He stood up immediately and asked questions excitedly.
"Hello Director Li, I am a fan of science fiction movies. I would like to ask why clones No. 5 and 6 don't activate the remaining clones and jointly fight against the rescue team from Earth. In that case, no one will die soon.
Yet?"
To be honest, Li Qian doesn't really like interacting with the audience because you don't know what questions they will ask.
Obviously, this is one of those questions, why doesn't the protagonist do something?
Li Qian could roughly guess the questions that the audience might ask, and he already had a draft in his mind. He smiled and said, "Because if you say so, then the name of this movie should be changed, and it should be called "Clone"."
Man vs. Earthling," it becomes a different movie."
"Excuse me, why is it necessary to set a three-year life limit? Why do the first few clones in the movie become so old after the expiration of three years?"
There are many things that were not explained clearly in the movie. Initially, the audience thought that Clone No. 5 aged so quickly because of the accident. However, some attentive viewers observed that when he went to transport energy at the beginning, he told the people in the base
The robot dialogue asked him to prepare headache medicine, and he was in a daze while driving. After being rescued, he also had hallucinations when he returned to the base to pour water. No. 6 gently pushed No. 5, and nosebleeds began to flow all over the floor.
In the previous videos of the clones, they were all extremely old, and they had to struggle to climb in even when entering a dormant chamber that was only as high as their waists.
A series of symptoms indicated that it was probably not caused by the accident.
"Actually, it can be regarded as a genetic defect in human cloning, which only has a lifespan of three years, or it can be caused by radiation from the moon, because in reality, an adult has not been directly copied and memories have been implanted, and we are also very unfamiliar with the moon.
Yes, everyone can give full play to their imagination."
Li Qian did not give a definite answer. Anyway, you can think of it any way you want. It is also a good thing to give the audience a space for imagination.
"Hello Director Li, will you make a science fiction film in your next film? Like Hollywood blockbusters, there will be a lot of special effects and big scenes in science fiction films?"
"Haha, this audience, you are just eating from the bowl and looking at the pot... No, you have already seen it in other people's vegetable fields,"
Li Qian was speechless. "Moon" had only been released for less than half a day, but he had become tired of the old so quickly and was thinking about the next movie.
Too cheap!
The joke also made the audience laugh involuntarily.
The twenty minutes passed quickly, and the next step was the reporter's interview.
It’s nothing more than asking some unimportant questions, such as what to expect at the box office, how to watch other movies in the same period, and whether you are confident in winning the Lunar New Year war.
"Of course the higher the box office, the better. The first movie is 100 million, and the second movie should set a target of 200 million, step by step." Li Qian said with a smile.
God, step by step...
Just ask for 200 million, which is also called step by step.
The reporters in the audience complained that there were only seven domestic movies with a box office of over 200 million in so many years.
Zhang Yimou has two films, Ma Xiaogang, Zhou Xingchi, Chen Kexin, Wu Yusen, and Chen Jiashang each have one film. Even Cheng Kai has no film with a box office of 200 million.
Really immodest.
"Director Li's goal for "Moon" is 200 million box office. Does he have absolute confidence to beat "Mei Lanfang" directed by Cheng Kaige?" the reporter asked.
"Winning or losing, actually I don't care about that. I just want to make a good movie for the audience. If the audience is satisfied, I will be satisfied. I just hope the audience likes the movie. It is up to the audience to decide how it will fare at the box office.
I also have this confidence that my movie can satisfy the audience."
Li Qian dealt with the topic without any level of proficiency casually.
A few minutes passed quickly. I took a photo with the fans, signed autographs, and then left the cinema to rush to the next show.
However, what he said was basically equivalent to acquiescence.
The box office must be decided by the audience, and he has confidence in the movie to satisfy the audience. The subtext is that Li Qian is confident in winning the box office competition with "Mei Lanfang".
This is enough, and the remaining reporters will help supplement it.
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"With a box office of 200 million, it's not easy. It's better to leave yourself some room for change."
After leaving the cinema, Lu Entai couldn't help but speak out, feeling very emotional.
I remember that when he was a child, Li Qian was still a somewhat playful and ordinary student, that is to say, his grades were not bad, his personality was not so pushy, and he was a very humble child.
Li Qian used to come to his house to play game consoles. Every time his mother would stay with Li Qian for dinner. She liked him very much and often praised him for being a good talker, sweet-tongued, sensible, and a very good boy.
It is not easy for a child whose mother is an academic master to praise him so much.
In the past few years, we have only been able to meet each other during the Chinese New Year. Lu Entai has not noticed that Li Qian has changed so much. Now he feels that his personality and temper are completely different from when he was a child, and his whole person has become sharper.
It was said in a more formal way, like a sword that had just been unsheathed.
If Li Qian knew what Lu Entai was thinking, he would definitely laugh like a pig.
It's true that Lu Entai's mother likes Li Qian, but when she's not at home, Li Qian has to be good and play his game console.
His mother was also happy to let Li Qian go to his house to play. Lv Entai, who was from the province, played the game console there himself, and gave the game console to Li Qian during the summer vacation of his sophomore year in high school.
The authorities are obsessed, but bystanders know clearly. Even a smart and academic master like Lu Entai didn't see clearly his mother's good intentions.
"Brother Tai, don't worry. I know in my heart that 200 million box office shouldn't be a big problem. Unless "Mei Lanfang" becomes a big hit, otherwise it's basically stable. The possibility of this kind of biographical movie becoming a big hit is too low." Li
Qian smiled confidently.
"Then I will become the leading actor in a movie with a box office of 200 million yuan. What a bitch." Huang Bo was so excited that he even spoke in Jade Bird dialect.
Huang Bo has also run a factory and gone bankrupt, been a boss, and experienced ups and downs, but he has starred in a movie with a box office of 200 million, which he had never thought of before.
Liu Tao also smiled, "Then I will also be the heroine of a movie with a box office of 200 million."
Originally she was planning to make a guest appearance, but she turned out to be the heroine. Li Qian was still confident of earning 200 million at the box office, and Liu Tao couldn't be happier.
Even if there are only a few scenes, she is the female character with the most scenes. It is not wrong to call her the heroine.
Let alone 200 million, even 100 million is out of reach for them.
"Let's go to the next stop."
The four of them continued running around with great enthusiasm. They ran around the capital all day long and even visited several movie theaters.
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Time passed slowly, and soon the hard day passed.
In the early hours of the morning, all theaters in the country sent the approximate box office data to the Film Distribution and Exhibition Association. Not long after, all members of the association also learned the box office information immediately.
On Thursday, November 27th, the box office champion was of course undoubtedly won by "Moon".
14.8 million, it got 14.8 million on the first day of release on Thursday!
This figure does not include the 2.7 million for the midnight screening. The tickets for the screening were sold before 12 o'clock in the evening on the 26th. The box office is counted as the 26th and not included in the 27th.
All movies are the same, otherwise the box office on the first day would have reached a terrifying 18.5 million.
However, the figure of 14.8 million also shocked the entire entertainment industry.