Chapter 273: North America Wins the Championship
According to the first-day results of "Company of Soldiers", and referring to the box office decline of "Transformers 4", the single-day results of "Company of Heroes" should be more than 100 million in six days. Coupled with "Transformers 4" and other films, the market share left for "Small Times 3" is not enough!"
In a conference room of Leshi Films, representatives of Leshi, CTI, Heli Chenguang, and Most Unbridled Culture gathered, and Zhang Zhao told everyone his views on the box office trend of "Company of Soldiers" in the later period, and at the same time put forward his own suggestion - the schedule was postponed.
Li Li frowned, a little unwilling, "If the schedule is delayed, how can I explain it to the media and fans?"
Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "Let's just say that Director Guo is striving for perfection, he is not satisfied with some places, and he wants to make up the shot!"
Guo Xiaosi sneered when he heard this, "My movie is already perfect, I really don't need to reshoot!"
The people who supported him also said: "Yes, this explanation, isn't it saying that Director Guo is not as good as Lu Lin!"
"Fans will think that Director Guo is scared when he sees the box office results of "Company of Soldiers"!"
"That's it, and if you skip gears, the loss of ticket refunds and publicity activities will exceed 10 million!"
Zhang Zhao was a little helpless, if he hadn't participated in the premiere of "Male Soldier Company". If it weren't for the amazing first-day box office, he wouldn't have had the idea of postponing it. Once it is postponed, the loss is the real money spent at the time of publicity, at least more than 10 million.
But now in this situation, "Small Times 3" will be released as scheduled, and it is too likely that the box office will be 100 million less than expected, and the producers involved will get more than 30 million box office, what if the box office is lost?
At this time, Guo Xiaosi looked around and said, "If you want me to say, the schedule really can't be adjusted!"
Zhang Zhao and Li Li glanced at each other, and the former frowned. And Li Li looked like he was listening carefully. His Heli Chenguang relied too much on Guo Xiaosi's works, but he didn't dare to have too many objections.
"First, the investment cost of our film is only 50 million, as long as the box office can exceed 150 million, we can protect the capital! Even if we can't reach it in one day, we will definitely pay back in two days!"
Several people who agreed with Guo Xiaosi said: "Definitely, the 1st and 2nd films won 800 million box office, and this one has to get 600 million!"
"I think 800 million is possible!" I don't know where this self-confidence comes from.
Guo Xiaosi smiled at the people who supported him, and continued: "More than 100 million five, the rest is profitable, it's just a matter of making more and making less, the key is not to lose the position!"
Guo Xiaosi is interested in money, and he also likes his reputation. I once told the media in an interview: Fame is a double-edged sword, without fame, I can't get the current resources and attention, but with fame, it is also easier to fail, because everyone's standards for you are very high, and the public does not allow you to fail .......
He was arrogant, became famous at a young age, and quickly achieved great wealth. bluntly told the media that he is the "Chinese dream" of this era.
As a model of fame in the post-80s, he doesn't like the media to talk to him about Han Han, and he doesn't like to listen to others talk about how good Lu Lin is.
"Now it's only five days until the release. At this time, if we want to withdraw the file, we can't take the trial to talk about things, and it will definitely be interpreted by the media as saying that we are afraid of "Xiongbing Company" and Lu Lin. ”
When Guo Xiaosi said this, he said in a deep voice: "My fans, they will definitely be disappointed!"
For Guo Xiaosi, who has a very average reputation in the hearts of the public, his image and status in the eyes of fans are very important assets. Because he still has the filming plans of "Small Times 4", "Phantom City", and "Jue Ji" behind him, if he loses the hearts of fans at this time, who will pay for the later works? These people have now bought advance tickets and are waiting for the release in five days!
The rest of the people were silent for a while. Some people even thought: "Small Times 3" is a fan-oriented movie, if you disappoint fans, I am afraid that the box office and word of mouth will collapse!
Zhang Zhao realized this, sighed slightly, and said: "It's that I think it's bad, ignoring the feelings of Director Guo's fans! If you want me to see it, it's better to be like this, now that the box office of "Male Soldier Company" is so high, why don't we give Director Guo an image of a fighter who has the courage to fight against special effects blockbusters?"
Li Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clapped his hands and said: "Zhang Dong, you are worthy of being a marketing background, this idea is too amazing." If you want me to say, we can deliberately adjust the file, but the news that Director Guo has insisted on repeatedly releasing it, those fans are absolutely moved!"
Guo Xiaosi also nodded hurriedly and said, "This idea is good, so let's decide!"
The rest of the people also agreed, and Zhang Zhao could only obey the majority, and everyone continued to discuss a new propaganda plan.
On the other hand, Longlin Pictures has successively received first-day box office results from countries around the world. In the North American market, 3,655 theaters opened, and the day earned $31.8 million.
Judging from the annual opening results in North America, it ranks behind "Transformers 4" 41.6 million, "Godzilla" 38.5 million, "Captain America 2" 36.9 million and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" 35.2 million US dollars.
But as a non-sequel blockbuster produced in China, it is a special effects blockbuster that relies on the personal reputation of "League of Legends" gamers and Lu Lin, and it is quite rare to achieve such results.
What's more, this result set a new record of $26.49 million for "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun", and also won the box office championship on the day.
The runner-up is "Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Dawn of War", $23.6 million, which is also the first day of painting on Friday.
In third place is "Transformers 4," which has been in theaters for three weeks, and earned $4.8 million on Friday. The current North American box office total is 197 million, and it is expected to break the $200 million mark soon.
The rest, such as "Dragon and Tiger Junior Team 2" and "How to Train Your Dragon 2", have been released for five weeks. "Maleficent" is already in its seventh week, so the box office is under $3 million.
In terms of word-of-mouth, the freshness of "Company of Heroes" is only 84%, far lower than the 91% of "Houyi Shooting the Sun". A very important point is that the fatal crit that eliminated the capital ship of the Gluttonous Legion was actually fought by the Chinese aircraft carrier fleet, which made many Americans unhappy.
Some media even commented publicly, saying that YY should also talk about the Basic Law, even if Galen and Nuoshou were enlarged together and split the main ship of the Gluttonous Legion, they would admit it. In the end, it was a failure.
But in addition to these, there are still many Yankees who like "Company of Soldiers". They will think that this is a superhero blockbuster similar to the style of "Avengers" and "X-Men". And the Chinese elements in it make them feel fresh.
What makes it easier for them to accept is that the superheroes in this movie, their superpowers come from genes, not strange spells, which they like very much. With the addition of game fans in American clothing, there are today's box office results.