Chapter 200: The First Crown (Third Update)
"Hurricane Rescue earned a total of $24717037 in the first three days of its first weekend!, hahaha......" Davis laughed out loud, unable to hide his pleasure.
Obviously, the box office results of this first weekend gave him a big surprise.
When Chen Hao heard this achievement, the stone in his heart also put down.
got $24.71 million in three days in the first weekend, and "Hurricane Rescue" is obviously impossible to lose money, and even make a lot of money.
Even if there is "Anger Management" suppressed, it is a comedy, and "Hurricane Rescue" is an action movie, and the two films are of different genres and will not be robbed of all audiences.
"That's a good result. Chen Hao said with a smile.
"Not bad, Chen, based on this result, even the $75 million goal I set before is not impossible, after all, "Anger Management" was released on the 11th.
We still have 4 days to go, plus three days on the weekend, and 7 days in the second week, the box office should be able to get nearly 20 million, and then as long as the screening cycle is a little longer, 75 million is completely possible. Davis said with a frown.
Chen Hao nodded when he heard this, it is impossible for "Anger Management" to steal 90% of the box office.
"In that case, we're already secure. Chen Hao said with a smile.
"Congratulations, Chen, you've made it again. Davis laughed.
"Rejoice and rejoice!" Chen Hao said.
"Chen, you prepare, there should be a promotional event this week. Davis excited.
It seems that the opening weekend box office of "Hurricane Rescue" has rekindled Davis' anticipation.
That's fine, anyway, the higher the box office of the movie, the more money Chen Hao will share, and the more famous he will be!
"No problem. Chen Hao nodded.
"By the way, Chen, I almost forgot to tell you, you won the top spot in the North American weekend box office charts!" Davis said suddenly.
"Did "Hurricane Rescue" win the championship?" Chen Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then there was a burst of surprise.
"Yes, congratulations again, this is your first North American weekend box office hit!" Davis laughs.
"Thank you...... Hahaha......" Chen Hao said with a smile.
Before, when he knew that many competitors were not blockbusters, Chen Hao thought about whether he would win the weekly box office championship, but he didn't expect it to be realized now.
And if memory serves, Chen Hao should be the second Chinese director to win the North American weekend box office championship after Wu Baige.
Now that "Hero" has not been released in North America, Li Press's real box office hit in North America is only "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".
However, although "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" has a box office of $128 million, the film has indeed not won the North American weekend box office champion, and the highest ranking is only No. 4!
At the same time, "Hurricane Rescue" should also be the first gorgeous co-production to win the weekend box office in North America!
Although, at this time, there are not many Huamei co-productions, but the size is also an achievement.
North American Weekend Box Office Charts (April 4-6, 2003):
No. 1, "Hurricane Rescue", 3 days of release, Sony Columbia, weekend box office of $24.71 million, 3,000 theaters;
No. 2, "Sniper Phone Booth", 3 days of release, Twentieth Century Fox, weekend box office $15.02 million, 2,682 theaters;
No. 3, "Aquarius Girl", 3 days of release, Warner Bros., $11.43 million at the weekend box office, 3,000 theaters;
No. 4, "Single Knife Straight In", released for 3 days, new line, weekend box office of $11.01 million, 2,730 theaters;
No. 5, "Bean Correspondent", 1 day of release, Universal, weekend box office of $9.13 million, 2,590 theaters;
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"The director's new film "Hurricane Rescue" of "Chainsaw" grossed $24.71 million in the first three days of the opening weekend, ranking first in the North American box office charts!" --- Los Angeles Times
"Liam Neeson's new film 'Hurricane Rescue' beats out a lot of competitors and ranks No. 1 in the weekly box office charts!" --- "The New Yorker"
"The Chinese director won the first North American weekly box office chart in his life!"Hurricane Rescue" reached the top with $24.71 million!" ---Houston Chronicle)
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The news that Chen Hao's new film "Hurricane Rescue" won the North American box office in the first week became the headlines of major entertainment media in the United States at this time.
In fact, it is not uncommon for movies to win the box office championship, there will always be one, but Chen Hao is a Chinese, so it has attracted much attention!
I believe that last year's "Chainsaw", which amazed Halloween, still left a deep impression on the hearts of many audiences in the United States.
And last year's "Moon" made many American industry and science fiction lovers also remember Chen Hao, a Chinese director.
In their eyes, Chen Hao is a new director worth paying attention to, after all, he is too young, and it is a miracle to be able to shoot "The Moon" and get the box office of "Chainsaw".
His future may be bright, but he may be like another Chinese director, Wu Baige, like a comet.
After all, there are many foreign directors who come to the United States every year, but there are not many who can really gain a firm foothold, and there are few in China or even Asia.
Maybe Chen Hao will soon be like Wu Baige now, with no drama to film!
Although they were surprised that Chen Hao was able to shoot "Comet", "Moon" and "Chainsaw", most arrogant Americans are still not very optimistic about Chen Hao.
Therefore, when "Hurricane Rescue" won the weekly box office championship, it can be said that the jaw dropped in shock.
Chen Hao's adaptability to the North American film market is far beyond the expectations of Americans.
Davis' old rival Tommy Motorola is now angry, and apparently the first-week box office of "Hurricane Rescue" has given him a punch.
The only thing he wants now is that "Anger Management" can be released immediately, and he doesn't want to see Davis's smug stinky face again.
However, Davis was smiling and showing off his vision in the company, and at the same time applied again to increase the publicity of "Hurricane Rescue" and strive to get a higher box office.
Obviously, Davis's plan passed, because in the second week of the release of "Hurricane Rescue", Chen Hao was pulled out to run for publicity.
At the same time, the mainland media was no longer sluggish this time, and reported very quickly on the box office situation of "Hurricane Rescue" in the first weekend.
Of course, many media outlets, such as New Wolf, have directly translated the reports of the American media, but with a different headline.
""Hurricane Rescue" topped North America!Chen Hao won his first North American box office chart!" --- Sohu Entertainment reported
""Hurricane Rescue" won 24.71 million US dollars in three days, about 200 million yuan! Chen Hao's new film beats many American films!" --- New Wolf Entertainment
"$24.71 million! Chen Hao lived up to expectations and became the first director in the mainland to win the top spot in the North American box office charts!" --- Wangyi Entertainment
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