"I want to buy the film and television rights of these Marvel superheroes now, do you think there is a big hope?" asked Chen Hao.

"Now that 'Spider-Man' and 'X-Men' are big box office hits, more superhero movies aren't doing well at the box office, and the few superheroes you want to buy aren't too popular, so you can give them a try. Davis analyzed.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard this, but his heart became more and more eager to try, "OK, I know." ”

"By the way, you don't just care about your superhero, there were a lot of strong competitors when 'District 9' was released, and you still have to run around to promote it. Davis said.

"Which movies are released at the same time?" Chen Hao asked, wanting to see if there were any competitors who were too strong.

"The strongest competitor is Lord of the Rings III: The Return of the King, which will be released on December 17!" Davis said.

Chen Hao was stunned when he heard this, this opponent is indeed too powerful!

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is definitely one of the world's greatest film franchises and one of the world's highest-grossing film franchises, each of which is a classic.

And with the first two Zhuyu in front, plus this is the finale of the series, the enthusiasm of fans is absolutely beyond imagination, and there is absolutely no movie in the Christmas file that dares to shake "Lord of the Rings 3" head-on.

"Fortunately, "The Lord of the Rings 3" was released a week earlier than "District 9". Davis reassured himself.

Chen Hao also had to rejoice when he heard this, "What other competitors are there?"

Twentieth Century Fox's "A Basket of Children," Miramax's "Cold Mountain," Columbia's "Mona Lisa's Smile," Paramount's "Memory Rifts," and Universal's Peter Pan.

These are all films released in the same week as "District 9", among which Steve Martin starred in the family comedy "A Basket of Children", Jude Law and Nicole Kidman starred in "Cold Mountain", and Wu Baige's "Memory Rift".

and "Peter Pan" with an investment of 125 million cannot be underestimated, so the pressure on "District 9" is not small. Davis said.

Chen Hao nodded when he heard this, the Christmas file belongs to the holiday file, although it is not as popular as the most popular summer file, but it can be regarded as a schedule with large films, and it is not surprising that there are so many strong films.

"Then continue to strengthen the publicity, I just need to run more. Chen Hao said.

"Okay, definitely fill your schedule. Davis said.

What Davis said is true, and he is ready to squeeze Chen Hao's itinerary a little more to strive for more publicity.

Because the competition faced by "District 9" is indeed too great, "District 9" is the project he is responsible for, and it is directed by Chen Hao, whom he is optimistic about.

With the success of "Chainsaw" and "Hurricane Rescue", Chen Hao has gained a firm foothold in North America.

And if "District 9" can break 100 million again, it will definitely be of great significance to Chen Hao.

If "District 9" succeeds again, then Hollywood's opinion of Chen Hao's skin color will disappear directly, and Chen Hao's attention will increase exponentially.

He will also become a well-known director in the eyes of Hollywood film companies and film actors, and Chen Hao will really have the treatment of a well-known director at that time.

And Chen Hao's success is directly linked to Davis, and by binding Chen Hao, it will be very beneficial for him to return to North America and compete for the president of Colombia.

Of course, if "District 9" is successful, Chen Hao will face more temptations, and Colombia may no longer be able to dominate Chen Hao forever.

There will definitely be other Hollywood giants who will contact Chen Hao and try to seek cooperation.

After all, a director who can bring benefits to himself is the eternal pursuit of major Hollywood companies.

At that time, if Colombia wants to cooperate with Chen Hao again, it will have to pay greater benefits.

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Under Davis's arrangement, Chen Hao and Downey are once again caught in a busier publicity, and they are bound to continue to expand the popularity of "District 9", for the box office, they fight!

Time passed in Chen Hao's busyness, and soon came to the end of November.

Weta Digital has finally come to the good news, all post-production special effects for District 9 have come to an end!

The finished film of "District 9" is finally completed!

Immediately after entering December, the Christmas atmosphere of the North American film market became stronger and stronger, and the fierce Christmas file officially kicked off.

First of all, Warner Bros.'s "The Last Samurai" preemptively landed on December 5 and won the first weekend box office of the Christmas stall with a box office of $24.27 million.

Then Colombia's "Big Fish" premiered on December 12 and successfully beat "The Last Samurai" to win the second weekend box office title!

Then, in the third week of December, "Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King", which fans across the United States and even around the world are looking forward to, will officially usher in a grand premiere on the 17th!

The long-awaited fans are about to have their own party!

At the same time, in the Chinese mainland film market, "Hurricane Rescue", which has been in theaters for 10 weeks, is officially drawn!

"45 million! "Hurricane Rescue" became the only two mainland box office films in 2003 to exceed 45 million yuan!" --- Sohu Entertainment reported

""Hurricane Rescue" has a mainland box office of 45 million, beating the "Matrix" series, but unfortunately losing to "Harry Potter 2"!" ---Netease Entertainment

""Hurricane Rescue" temporarily ranked second in the 2003 annual box office list in the mainland!" --- New Wolf Entertainment

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The mainland box office of "Hurricane Rescue" was finally fixed at 45 million yuan, beating "The Matrix 2" and "The Matrix 3", both with a box office of 43 million.

It's just that it was a pity to lose to "Harry Potter 2" with 52.22 million!

At present, the only film that has the potential to be a box office hit is Feng Dacang's "Mobile Phone", which has not yet been released, and this film will be released on December 17.

If you don't count "Mobile Phone" for the time being, then "Hurricane Rescue" is the runner-up in the mainland box office list in 2003!

This is also Chen Hao's current highest ranking, last year's "Moon" with a box office of 32.02 million yuan finally ranked 6th in the 2002 annual box office list in the mainland!

If the 45 million of "Hurricane Rescue" was placed last year, it would only rank 5th, which shows that the impact of the SARS epidemic on the film market is still not small.

With the painting inside "Hurricane Rescue", the film is also truly a global painting, and the final cumulative global box office is 207 million US dollars, that is, 1.711 billion yuan!

This achievement not only surpassed the $103 million of "Chainsaw", but also became Chen Hao's current highest global box office result for a single film.

At the same time, it also surpassed the $205 million of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", making Chen Hao the second highest-grossing Chinese director in the global box office of a single film!