Chapter 548: Mu Chen's cruel words were questioned
People have misses, horses have stumbled!
Mu Chen and Chen Fuhai are not so optimistic about the box office of "The Great Wall", especially the foreign box office.
But the performance of this film is extremely amazing.
Whether it's word-of-mouth or box office.
has a good reputation, not without the expectations of Mu Chen and Chen Fuhai. Otherwise, I wouldn't have used this film to participate in the Golden Dragon Awards.
What they didn't expect was obviously the box office.
This is true whether it is a foreign box office or a domestic box office. Especially at the foreign box office.
Unexpectedly, it was either a shock or a surprise.
This time, apparently, it's the latter.
It's not just that Mu Chen and Chen Fuhai are not optimistic, even the director Ma Lin has little confidence.
Domestic fans are a little struggling to watch, let alone abroad.
Domestic movie fans know more or less about "The Art of War" and other strategic things.
Who would have thought that the foreign box office would be extremely amazing.
The reputation is even much better than in China. The degree of heated discussion is not much worse than that in China.
The North American first-day box office was just over $20 million.
This is all to be expected.
But who would have thought that the next day would not fall but rise, and the single-day box office directly broke 30 million and won the single-day box office championship.
I thought that this had something to do with the fact that the potential of the films released on May Day in North America was consumed a lot.
But on the third day of release, it directly broke 40 million.
The box office continues to grow.
In three days, it almost broke 100 million.
This is definitely beyond many people's expectations.
With this box office trend, without blockbuster sniping, it will not be difficult for North America to win $300 million or 400 million at the box office.
And the film was released in North America and other places, which naturally stimulated the domestic box office.
More than a week after its release, the box office even showed reverse growth.
This film may be much higher than the global box office of "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends".
"There was a counterattack at the foreign box office, I'm afraid it was beyond your expectations, right?" Wang Hao looked at Ma Lin and Mu Chen, and said, "Fortunately, this film, I didn't have charter support, otherwise it would be too cheap Xu Jin that guy." ”
The success of "The Great Wall", especially the success abroad, undoubtedly made Huaying, Film and Television fight a beautiful turnaround.
"I really didn't expect it. Mu Chen nodded and said.
But what if you know that this film will be a big hit?
At that time, this film was undoubtedly the most suitable to cooperate with Huaying Film and Television.
Compared to other films, this film is indeed more risky.
Sharing the risk is undoubtedly the best publicity.
Big risk, big reward, and there's nothing to regret.
Huaying Film and Television may have made a comeback with this film, but it is still a long way to go to threaten Dawn Film and Television.
If you want to reach the momentum of Xu Jin and Foxktor Group when they just acquired Huaying Film and Television, I don't know how long it will take, let alone threaten the hegemony of Dawn Film and Television in the domestic film and television industry.
"I'm afraid you're going to start promoting that film!" Marin said.
He didn't want to go on.
It's all tears!
Marin is actually quite ambivalent. As the director of this film, he naturally doesn't want to hit the street at the box office.
After all, when the film makes money, he has dividends.
Who wants to work in vain?
But now that the box office is selling well and the dividends are here, it seems to be worth being happy, but when I think of cheap flowers, films, and television, I feel unhappy again.
Ma Lin's resentment against Huaying, Film and Television, and Xu Jin is not so easy to dissipate.
"The trailer will be released in two days. Mu Chen said.
"Titanic" is scheduled for July 9, and now it is less than two months, so it is natural to start warming up the publicity in advance.
"Actually, you don't need to promote this film. Wang Hao said, "Sweeping the Oscars and slapping Hollywood director Scorsese in the face, these gimmicks alone are enough to attract fans around the world." ”
"The necessary publicity still needs to be there. Mu Chen smiled and said.
Gimmicks alone are clearly not enough. It should be publicized, and it must be promoted.
Mu Chen also wants to see if this film can break the global box office record of "Avatar" and top the global box office list!
Of course, the final box office of the film depends on the quality of the film itself.
Time can make people forget many things.
Mu Chen refused to be interviewed by the media, and the hostage-taking at the jewelry exhibition was gradually replaced by other topics.
However, the film will start filming soon.
At that time, maybe there will be some more heat.
And that's just a few.
The media may not continue to give too much coverage of this matter.
Mu Chen didn't pay much attention to these.
He was fully engaged in the preparation of the new film.
The script has been repeatedly studied and revised, and the protracted plot has been reduced to make it more compact.
The characters' personalities, the contradictions and conflicts of the characters, the design of costumes, props and actions, and the tension of the plot all need to be perfect.
Time flies by in a hurry.
In mid-June, "The Great Wall", which was released for more than a month, was painted around the world.
The domestic box office exceeded 4 billion, which was not as good as "Nezha's Demon Boy Descended", but the North American box office broke 300 million, and the global box office was nearly 1.2 billion US dollars, which is a little more than "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends to the World".
The film "The Great Wall" has also become the second film of Dawn Film and Television this year to exceed one billion US dollars at the global box office.
And this is clearly just the beginning.
Next, Mu Chen's "Titanic" in early July will be released.
No one thought that the Oscar-sweeping film would fall behind at the box office, not even a billion dollars at the box office.
In the past few years, which film directed by Mu Chen has not broken 1.5 billion?
In addition, Dawn Film and Television also has superhero series "Martial God", "Sword Immortal 2", and "Martial God 2" that have not been released.
These films are highly likely to break $1 billion at the global box office.
If it's on the side of Dream Pictures.
Perhaps, Mu Chen's film and television company will accumulate a box office of 10 billion US dollars this year.
It's unbelievable to think about.
Less than a month before the release of "Titanic", Mu Chen also began to gradually put down the preparations for "Covering the Sky" and participated in the promotion of the film.
In this film, Mu Chen is undoubtedly the most appealing at the box office.
As for the other main creators of the film, the background is too poor to support the corresponding publicity activities of this film.
Before this, the male protagonist Jack played by Justin was just a newcomer, although he won the Oscar for Best Newcomer with this film, but the box office appeal was extremely limited.
And Luna, the actor of the heroine Ruth, was only an actor outside the third tier in Hollywood before this, although she was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Actress with this film.
It's a pity that she doesn't have much box office appeal.
The two leading actors are like this, and it is even more difficult for the actors in other supporting roles to support the promotion of this film.
Mu Chen naturally had to come forward and run around for the promotion of this film.
"Director Mu, what are your expectations for the box office of this "Titanic"? How much do you expect this film to do at the box office?"
Promoting a movie is indispensable for the prediction of the box office of the film, and it will basically be asked by reporters.
Some people naturally blow it big to show their self-confidence.
These people are not afraid of being slapped in the face afterwards.
Because of such boasting, it can "fool" fans into entering the theater.
What's more, if you don't have confidence in your own film, how can you make fans feel at ease about this film, and why should you let fans pay to watch your movie?
Relatively speaking, Mu Chen has always been very humble in this regard, and he will not be full of words.
It's not full, but it's not too modest.
"What are the expectations for the box office? Of course, the higher the better. Mu Chen said with a smile, "People go to high places, and water stays low places." Naturally, I want this film to outdo the previous ones at the box office. ”
Surpassing the box office of Mu Chen's previous films?
Mu Chen said this, and everyone instantly remembered "Avatar", a film that has dominated the global box office list for several years.
He is looking forward to surpassing "Avatar"?
Wouldn't that be too high?
The reason why "Avatar" is so high at the box office is not only the success of the film itself, but also the 3D boom that has played a great role.
This "Titanic" obviously can't make a technological breakthrough like "Avatar".
The special effects technology of this film may have reached the peak level, but if there is no breakthrough, it may be impossible to set off a movie-watching boom like "Avatar".
"Director Mu, where do you think the confidence of this film to surpass "Avatar" and top the global box office list comes from?"
A reporter hurriedly asked.
Mu Chen has always left three points of leeway when he speaks, and he doesn't give others a chance to slap his face, this time the opportunity has come!
"Aren't you asking about expectations?" Mu Chen said, "I'm just expecting, as for whether I can do it, it depends on whether the fans support it!"
Sure enough, Mu Chen is still which Mu Chen.
"Then Director Mu, what is your final box office estimate for this film?"
When a film is released, there is generally an estimated box office.
Muchen is no exception.
And the difference between his previous estimates of the box office is not very large.
This question has actually been asked before, but Mu Chen didn't answer it before.
"If this film is less than $2 billion at the global box office, it is a failure. ”
As soon as Mu Chen's words came out, the reporters in the audience were stunned, and then the scene became a little noisy.
It seems that Mu Chen really wants to use this film to break the box office record set by "Avatar"?
If it weren't for that, Mu Chen wouldn't have said such cruel words!
Nowadays, although the global film market is exploding, billion-dollar movies are not uncommon, but there are not many of them. And films that grossed more than $15 are rare.
And two billion dollars is even more rare, and it may not be possible to produce one in a year or two.
Two billion dollars at the box office, how many are there now?
Is the box office of "Titanic" really expected to break 2 billion?
It is not difficult to hear from Mu Chen's tone that two billion is just a minimum estimate.
To surpass "Avatar", then the box office of the film must exceed three billion US dollars.
Mu Chen's "Titanic" box office expectation is $3 billion!
Is this film really that awesome?
Wasn't this film made to face off against Scorsese at the Oscars?
So can a film shot in a hurry still have both awards and box office?
Many expressed skepticism.