On January 4th, early in the morning, the news that the box office of "A Perfect World" exceeded 400 million, spread throughout the entertainment industry.
Although since the beginning of December, after the movie was released, its reputation, influence, and exposure have all been ahead of several Lunar New Year blockbusters.
The box office has been rising since the beginning of its release, exceeding 100 million in the first week, more than 120 million in the second week, close to 90 million in the third week, 57 million in the fourth week, and 32 million in the fifth week. Although this trend is too strong, there is no problem at all.
The only abnormality is that in the third week, from 120 million to nearly 90 million, this drop is unparalleled. Default chapter division [222]
However, "The Founding of the People's Republic" also had the same trend in the third week in the first few months. This was due to government support, while "Perfect World" relied entirely on word of mouth and the influence of subsequent heated discussions on education and other aspects.
Everything is reasonable, but the filmmakers in the industry who have been watching the changes in box office data are already a little unbelievable at this time.
This is 400 million, the ceiling of the domestic film market, and a road crime movie like "A Perfect World" has been achieved so naturally.
There are those who are envious, those who are jealous, those who are jealous, and of course there are those who are hateful.
The investors and distributors behind the four Lunar New Year blockbusters hate Li Qian to death.
In the current market, if a movie with a box office of 400 million is released in the same period, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for other movies.
If there were no other movies in the same period but my own, then it would be easy to say that in November, "2012", which had a box office of over 400 million, withstood the pressure and received more than 180 million in box office.
However, there are still four major productions in December, and for "October Siege" and "Three Guns", the original expectation was at least 300 million, and the final target is still 400 million.
But now, "Three Guns" has only 21 million left in its fourth week, and its total box office is only 191 million.
"October Siege" is a slightly tragic drama, relying on Badr, Li Yuchun, Xie Tingfeng, Li Ming and others to die generously one by one, earning enough tears, and also walked out of "Perfect World" in the third week
》Similar trend.
93 million to 72 million, a decrease of only 23%.
However, this has advantages that "A Perfect World" does not have. China Film + Bernard + Five Optoelectronics, as well as a large number of stars, plus the quality of the movie, if it were not for "A Perfect World", I am afraid it would have become the king of this Lunar New Year movie.
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But, there is no if.
Even if the trend is so good, it will only be 226 million in three weeks, and 400 million is basically impossible.
Yu Dong was also depressed to death. He invested in several blockbusters one after another and all of them were thrown away. He finally managed to avoid any mistakes this time. There was no problem in any aspect of the promotion, distribution, film arrangement, and film quality that determines the box office. However, he encountered "A Perfect World"
Such a movie with a box office of 400 million.
But looking back now, I feel a little lucky. Fortunately, it was half a month apart from "Perfect World", otherwise, the impact would have been even greater.
Although 400 million is impossible now, but according to this trend, 300 million is a certainty, which also gives him some comfort.
Zhang Weiping, who also aimed at 400 million, felt no comfort.
Although making money is certain, since the cost is low after all, he is not happy.
It took three years for a film like this to be produced, but the box office was not as good as expected and it made only a small amount of money.
Zhang Weiping has all the envy, jealousy, hatred, and jealousy, but he can't complain. He is currently busy attacking China Film and Han Sanping.
Regarding "Three Guns", he still wanted to save it. He kept jumping up and down, making himself a hero who fought against the powerful. He shouted every day that China Film Group should suppress "Three Guns".
The lack of film schedule is due to disregard of the audience's voice, the lack of box office is due to being stolen, and the bad reputation is due to someone writing negative reviews.
It also tried to put China Film Group, a monopoly, on the opposite side of the ordinary audience, and became the representative of the ordinary audience, arousing the sympathy of the audience.
China Film and Han Sanping didn't care about him at all, and the reputation of "Three Guns" was so bad that no matter how much hype it was, it couldn't attract audiences.
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The box office exceeded 400 million, and even for outsiders, the impact was sensational.
The 400 million box office of "The Founding of the People's Republic" must have a certain degree of success, and "Perfect World" is a real achievement.
""Perfect World" took over 400 million in box office during the Lunar New Year period, setting a new box office record for Chinese-language films during the Lunar New Year period in the domestic market!"
"The second Chinese-language film in film history with a box office of 400 million was born. Li Qian is worthy of the name of a genius director, and can even be said to be the best commercial film director in China!"
"Brother Cheng Kai has fallen into mediocrity, Zhang Yimou's magic has disappeared, and the two masters have failed one after another. Li Qian will carry the banner of the revival of Chinese films in the future!"
"Based on both art and commerce, and with a sense of humanistic care, Li Qian's films always make people feel happy and warm at the same time. There will be another master-level director in Chinese-language films!"
"The two famous directors Zhang Yimou and Chen Kexin, Aaron Kwok, and Jay Chou, the two kings of the older generation and the new generation, were all defeated by Li Qian. Perhaps Li Qian is already one of the best directors in China!"
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One of the best directors in China, this is the name given to Li Qian by the media.
The three films have sold over 700 million yuan, and their professional reputation and audience reputation are all very good. It can be said that apart from age and seniority, there is no problem with this sentence.
Although ordinary viewers do not have a particularly big feeling about box office figures, the Lunar New Year holiday is the busiest time of the year in the film industry, and entertainment news is basically covered by some popular movies and the actors participating in the movies.
As the movie with the highest box office and the best reputation during the Lunar New Year period, even though it has been released for more than a month, the Internet is still full of discussions about the movie and Li Qian.
"Li Qian is so awesome. I didn't expect it to actually break 400 million. It turns out that Zhang Weiping also said that the maximum is 200 million. "Three Guns" can break 400 million. This is a slap in the face."
""Three Guns" is really rubbish. I don't understand how Lao Mouzi made such a rubbish movie. However, a road crime movie like "A Perfect World" actually has a box office of 400 million. I really didn't expect it."
"Really good movies are not divided into genres. It would be hard to say that "A Perfect World" is the best movie this year. Its Douban score still remains at 8.8."
"Three Guns really made me vomit after watching it. It's so colorful and crazy, I don't even dare to watch Lao Mouzi's next movie, so I can only look forward to Li Qian and Ma Xiaogang's movies."
"I watched the first hour or so of "A Perfect World" as a comedy, but the rest of it was so touching and scared me. What if someone like this shows up in the future and abducts my son?
What should I do if my father disowns me?"
"Brother, how old is your child? It is really easy to become dependent on people who are good to him at such a young age. I advise you to spend more time with your child."
"I think so much, but my dad also watched this movie, and then took me to the amusement park on Saturday, but I'm 16, okay? Going to the amusement park was a wish I had for a long time. It's too childish, and I also
If you don’t want to hang out with him, you might as well give me some money.”
"I don't know what Li Qian will make in his next movie. This time his style has changed a bit. I still want to see a movie with a lot of imagination."
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While there was a lot of discussion inside and outside the industry, Li Qian also held a celebration conference in Beijing.
At the press conference, I talked about my feelings, the difficulty of creating, and the hardships of being an actor.
The box office has exceeded 400 million, and there is only a gap of 16 million between the box office record of "The Founding of a Republic". Regarding the issue of breaking the box office record of Chinese-language movies, Li Qian just said to leave it to the audience.
The 400 million yuan was broken and it stole the limelight. In fact, it doesn’t matter how you say it.
"Director Li, this time you suppressed Zhang Yimou, and the films of Chen Kexin and other great directors won the Lunar New Year box office championship. Many people are saying that you are already the best commercial film director in China."
The box office exceeded 400 million, surpassing many major directors. Some unscrupulous media actually started to build momentum. They first promoted people, and then stepped on them when they fell.
Li Qian smiled slightly and said, "Nothing is the best. I just want to be a director who makes good movies. As long as the audience recognizes my movies, I will be satisfied."
"Then which director in China does Director Li think is better than himself?"
"I think there is no such thing as a good director. Only good movies and movies that the audience likes are the most important. No matter how good a chef is, there will be times when his performance is abnormal."
"Is Director Li alluding to Zhang Yimou?" the reporter kept asking.
Originally, Li Qian and Zhang Weiping were fighting, and the media still hoped that he could have sex with Zhang Yimou, but Lao Mouzi had a moderate character, a good guy, and would remain silent no matter what the reporters said.
The struggle between a well-established director and a new generation of directors is hardly a topic.
Li Qian smiled and laughed at himself, "I just want to say that if one day the movie I make is not good enough, I hope everyone's criticism will not be too fierce."
Oh, I'm humble again.
Whenever Li Qian starts to be humble, reporters who have dealt with him several times know that they cannot believe his words at this time.
But then reporters also took advantage of the situation and asked about Li Qian's new film.
Unexpectedly, Li Qian didn't hide it this time.
"Actually, I am already considering a new film. I will return to the science fiction genre, but this time it will be different from "Moon". The new film will be an apocalyptic science fiction film!"