The box office of "The Man Without a Name" in the third week was 26 million yuan, a 48% drop compared with the box office of the second week, and the decline was well controlled.

At the same time, the cumulative box office of "The Man Without a Surname" in three weeks is 130 million, which has caught up with the box office of "Ambush on All Sides" in the same period.

And there is only a difference of 15 million yuan from the total box office of "Ambush on All Sides"!

You must know that "Ambush on All Sides" was released 3 weeks earlier than "The Man with No Name", but because of word-of-mouth, the box office results of "Ambush on All Sides" are too different from Zhang Weiping's expectations.

Zhang Weiping's big mouth shouted a slogan that surpassed the box office of "Hero" before the release of "Ambush on All Sides", but the reality is very skinny.

Now the media and many people in the industry are gloating, and even the national teachers are embarrassed.

But Zhang Weiping himself didn't feel anything, but he felt a little regretful.

For "Ambush on All Sides", he himself didn't think he could surpass "Hero", after all, both the lineup and the special effects were far inferior to "Hero".

Zhang Weiping's big mouth is not only due to his personality, but also a kind of propaganda.

However, the box office trend of "Ambush on All Sides" will probably be fixed at about 150 million yuan, which still makes Zhang Weiping a little dissatisfied.

In his opinion, even if "Ambush on All Sides" cannot surpass "Hero", it should be close to about 200 million, and being caught up by "The Man with No Name" or even surpassed will make Zhang Weiping even more unhappy.

But now that things have come to this point, there is nothing he can do.

But anyway, "Ambush on All Sides" has not only recovered its cost, but also made another big profit, which made him feel a lot more comfortable.

And after the box office of "The Man Without a Name" came out in the third week, Chen Hao almost temporarily dealt with the company's affairs, so he flew to the United States.

After coming to the United States, Chen Hao went directly to Measuring Sky Ruler Pictures.

"The company's new film, Suspect Zero, will be released on the 27th!" Smart said.

This is the first work that Tiantian Ruler Pictures invited to be directed by a director outside the company, and the previous films were all directed by Chen Hao or Wen Ziren, which is also the first film led by Smart after coming to Tiantian Ruler Pictures.

Smart still attaches great importance to the release of "Suspect Zero", after all, this is his debut in the film of Tianji Pictures.

Although the investment cost of "Suspect Zero" is only $4 million, there is no pressure to recoup the cost in terms of distribution capacity in North America.

But Smart still hopes that "Suspect Zero" can recoup its cost at the box office, and even make a small profit, so as to prove his ability and stabilize his position!

From Smart's choice of schedule, you can see his intentions, August 27th, is already the tail of the tragic summer file, and North American audiences who have experienced countless blockbuster baptisms must also want to change their tastes.

"Suspect Zero" chose to be released at this time, maybe it will be able to cater to the audience's psychology.

"How is it?, are you confident?" Chen Hao asked with a smile.

"It's hard to say, but I hope the box office will eventually break 10 million. Smart laughed.

Chen Hao was noncommittal when he heard this, he didn't lose his money, and he probably didn't make much.

But Chen Hao likes Smart's idea very much, Chen Hao is a Chinese after all, and it is impossible to become an American citizen, so if the company wants to grow in the future, it will inevitably be affected.

Chen Hao also has no intention of developing Tiantian Ruler Pictures into a Hollywood giant, after all, the conditions do not allow it.

Especially after the fading of his gold finger, it is more realistic to take the route of low-cost B-grade films, and occasionally there is a bigger production, even if it loses money, it will not be able to slow down and go bankrupt all of a sudden.

Chen Hao feels that a route similar to Lionsgate is the most suitable for him, which is the fundamental reason why he is optimistic about Smart, which has achieved a small success in small-budget films.

"By the way, there are also 3 films released at the same time as "Suspect Zero", including your Chinese film "Hero Jet Li"!" Smart said.

"Hero Jet Li"?

Chen Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted, it was the "Hero" of the National Teacher!

This blockbuster, which has been released in the mainland since 2002, is finally going to be released in the North American film market after nearly 2 years after being bought out by Miramax for $21 million!

As for changing the name to "Hero Jet Li", one is to use Jet Li's fame in North America to attract Jet Li and kung fu fans through the name, and the other is because Hollywood used to have a movie called "Hero", here is a slight distinction!

"This time, Miramax attaches great importance to this "Hero Jet Li", and has opened as many as 2,031 theaters!" Smart sighed.

This number of theaters is much stronger than "Suspect Zero"!

There is no doubt that the 2,031 theaters have set a record for the number of theaters premiering in North America for Chinese-language films and all foreign-language films!

After all, in the past, when foreign language films premiered in North America, there were generally only a few dozens, and then relied on word-of-mouth counterattack to increase the number of theaters.

"Hero" did get an exceptional courtesy, which also shows the importance that Miramax attaches to this film.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" opened but there were only a few dozen of them, and then relied on word-of-mouth to counterattack all the way, and finally hit the box office of $128 million, which is indeed a miracle.

However, it should be impossible for "Hero" to reproduce the miracle of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", because Chen Hao is sure that most foreigners can't understand the plot of "Hero".

What they can appreciate is the blockbuster special effects, the gorgeous martial arts design, and the world-class ability to tell stories with color!

Even so, "Hero" still ranked third in the box office list of foreign language films in North America at the box office, which is already an extremely successful success.

"By the way, what is the result of the discussion with Lionsgate?" Chen Hao then asked the Marvel superheroes he was most concerned about.

"Through negotiations, Lionsgate is willing to trade the rights of Ant-Man, Black Panther, Humanoids, Namor and other Marvel superheroes for $10 million to invest in your new film.

Plus, they're getting the right to invest in your next two English-language films, but they're going to have to shell out real money then!" Smart said.

Lionsgate failed miserably at the same time because of the box office reputation of "The Punisher", and it is obviously dead set on Marvel superhero movies in a short period of time.

Now that the copyrights of these Marvel superheroes are in their hands, it can be said that they are chicken ribs, and transferring them to Tianqi Pictures can be regarded as waste utilization.

Being able to invest in a new film by a director who is now in high demand in North America without spending money is obviously a very good deal!

Chen Hao doesn't care much about the conditions of Lionsgate, as long as he gets the copyright!

Now, I'm finally relieved!