Chapter 788 [Wind Whisperer] failed miserably at the box office
The easter egg brought by Ye Ming at the end of "Big Shot" gave everyone a very big surprise, which can be regarded as a summary of the great black humor and irony of the movie "Big Shot". Since the day of the screening of "Big Names", this passage has become a hot topic of discussion on the Internet.
It is even said that a university professor specially studied Ye Ming's description of real estate in this sentence, and finally really studied a little problem, the trend of housing prices before the collapse of the Japanese economy is basically according to the model that Ye Ming said, not the best, but the most expensive. Therefore, Ye Ming's words were even crowned with the name of national righteousness.
And some Japanese media also threatened Ye Ming to come out and apologize, Asahi Shimbun reporter Yamamoto even contacted Brilliant Film and Television, Ye Ming also made an exception to answer Yamamoto's question [What a mentally ill person said, you should also take it seriously, is the character in the movie mentally ill, or is the person who believes in this sentence mentally ill?] One sentence made all the clamors in Japan speechless.
Yes, this is what a mentally ill person said, and you are more serious than a mentally ill person, this is somewhat inappropriate. Of course, Uncle Ge's performance in the movie, as always, makes people feel like they are laughing, although this feeling is not very much among the big names, but, at least, let everyone see the shadow of Feng Xiaogang's New Year film again.
Therefore, at this time, the box office of [big names] has a tendency to continue to rise.
This is very different from the box office trend of ordinary movies. Generally speaking, the box office of a movie should be the highest in the first week, and then slowly decrease, and after a month, it can basically be painted.
Moreover, it is a movie that can stick to the normal drawing. That's a relatively high quality.
The movie that was replaced by the theater chain halfway through it is not that there is none. But the box office of the movie "Big Names", in the second week, still did not decline a little bit.
In stark contrast to the popularity of [Big Names], it is Wu Yusen's [Wind Whisperer], which is a super blockbuster zuò. Even in Hollywood, it can be regarded as a big-scale movie.
Therefore, in such a situation, Feng Xiaogang publicly admitted his movies such as "Wind Whisperer", so at the beginning, whether it was Wu Yusen himself, theaters, media reporters, or even the audience. There are very big expectations for the [Wind Whisperer].
But, just like Coppola said, this is a terrible movie [New York Times] evaluation [This is Nicolas Cage's worst movie, there is no one] [Hollywood Weekly] [I can't believe this is a movie starring an Oscar-winning actor, the screenwriter is terrible to the extreme, it can be said that the scripts of the screenwriters who sell beer on the streets of Hollywood are more logical than this movie]
[Asahi Shimbun] Yamamoto wrote: "I watched "Big Names" directed by Feng Xiaogang, and then watched [Wind Whisperer], and I felt as if my thinking had not come out of that mental hospital. 】
The Golden Strawberry Award even undoubtedly awarded the worst movie of the year to this [Wind Whisperer]. The poor box office shows that [Wind Whisperer] is not from the artistic. Or from the box office, it's all a loser.
Of course, MGM could make up for some losses from the periphery, but the reporter of [The Sun] said bluntly [Does the movie [Wind Whisperer] still have peripherals?]
One sentence left almost everyone speechless, this is a movie that failed to get home, and finally in the midst of a scolding. The total box office of [Wind Whisperer] is only 40 million US dollars, excluding taxes and other things, MGM finally got his hands on it, basically only more than 10 million.
This is not even enough for Nicolas Cage's salary. This is quite a cheat. Yu Guo wrote a special article on [Entertainment Sunday], discussing the gains and losses of the two movies "Big Names" and "Wind Whisperers".
Everyone can see that as the hard number of the box office, the box office of [Big Names] is actually higher than that of [Wind Whisperer], which means that [Wind Whisperer] is a complete failure this time, but this is not a victory of Huaxia Film and Television against Hollywood, this is just a counterattack.
A Feng Xiaogang's sincere Chinese New Year film, encountered a Hollywood garbage blockbuster, between the sincere New Year film and the garbage blockbuster, it is obvious that Director Coppola is not wrong, this is the audience's choice, the movie that the audience likes is a good movie, and Ye Ming's cameo performance in "Big Names" also seems to be able to make people think of something after smiling.
Other media in Huaxia also expressed their most sincere congratulations on the 300 million box office of [big names], no matter what, watching Hollywood blockbusters being trampled under the feet of Huaxia movies is a very comfortable thing, and even said that under the instruction of the Radio and Television Bureau, the Directors Association also held a New Year symposium and invited Feng Xiaogang and others over.
However, at this moment, there are still people who can't celebrate, this is Chairman Liu of the New Film Association, this time, they are Hollywood's blockbuster [Wind Whisperer] introduced at a high price, and they are released with a guaranteed reserve price of 10 million, which means that no matter how the box office of [Wind Whisperer] in the Chinese market is, the New Film Association will give MGM at least $10 million at the box office.
[Wind Whisperer] had a box office of 30 million US dollars in the last life, but it is 10 million more in this life, and that is because of the guaranteed release of the New Film Association.
Therefore, this time, the New Film Association lost at least 8 million US dollars, which is the largest loss since the establishment of the New Film Association, even if Dong Ping is responsible for 2 million US dollars, it is also a deficit of 6 million US dollars, this result is very sad for Chairman Liu.
He said a little sadly: "I didn't expect it, a Hollywood blockbuster, the final box office is not even 20 million, shame, Lao Dong, this time, you have made me miserable, now, I have just re-become the chairman, and it is the best result to be removed directly, if it is said that I will check carefully, then the possibility of me going in is not impossible." ”
Dong Ping was even more unhappy at the moment, what is this called, Wu Yusen's appearance is still quite good, Mission Impossible Part II, his appearance is the same as that of Hollywood directors, but I didn't expect that one of the results of this is that he smashed his own signboard. If the box office loss reaches such a Cheng dù, it is also quite rare. A 120 million large-scale production zuò, but in the end, the box office recovered was not even a fraction of the cost. This pockmark is not called pockmark. It's called a pit man.
Dong Ping said with a gloomy face: "I think I want to, Liu Dong, I also lost a lot of money in this matter, originally, if I don't do this project, if I insist on Feng Xiaogang's [big name], then I will make a lot of money in this kind of thing, you have to admit this."
But isn't it because you said that you want to find a suitable Hollywood blockbuster at this time, and you want to teach Ye Ming and Feng Xiaogang a lesson, as a result, I found it for you,
And it's introduced with a relationship, this blockbuster, Hollywood's big production, cost 120 million, big cast, starring Nicolas Cage, this is the Oscar actor, therefore, these are in line with your requirements, otherwise you can't use such a harsh price as a guaranteed release price, right?"
To be honest, Dong Ping's words are very reasonable, Poly Huayi is not only very stiff because of this, but also the loss here is much higher than that of the New Film Federation. Because they were originally going to make money, but as a result, at such a time, they can be said to have lost all their money, which is a very annoying thing.
Therefore, on such a matter, Dong Ping also wants to find a place to complain.
However, at this time, Wu Yusen is the most depressed person in this matter, after such a box office came out, he knew that he was miserable now, and entering Hollywood was originally a proud spring breeze, a very good start, and even in such a situation, he also directed the second part of the very famous Mission Impossible, which is the foundation for him to gain a foothold in Hollywood.
And it is said that the real reason why he was able to direct a surprising Hollywood blockbuster like Wind Whisperer at this time was because of the second part of Mission Impossible.
Otherwise, how could he, an oriental director, have the opportunity to come into contact with a movie with a huge investment like [Wind Whisperer].
However, he obviously thought that such a big-budget movie could give him a real foothold in Hollywood. Even if it is said that the box office is not a big hit, as long as it is said that the box office has passed, it is not a big deal.
But this time, the box office of [Wind Whisperer] is already said to be more than bleak, it is simply miserable, such a news, in fact, even Wu Yusen never dreamed of it.
With such a big loss, he can imagine that he will face fans, actors, and even the audience after he goes back, and he will have a faceless impulse.
And more importantly, because of this huge failure, his road in Hollywood in the future is estimated to be narrower and narrower, this point, Wu Yusen's heart is very clear, does he have a chance to make a comeback in Hollywood?
Obviously, this is not a thing to do. (To be continued......)