157 million, is definitely a dizzying number for the Chinese film market in 13 years. What's more, this is only the mainland premiere box office of "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun".

In Japan, "Hou Yi Shooting Daily" reported 367 million yen on the first day, surpassing the record of 300 million yen set by "Red Cliff" on the first day. Although it is only converted into RMB for more than 20 million, it is still a great progress for Chinese films to go abroad.

The news was transmitted back to China, which made Longlin, Bona, and Guangxian excited. After all, Japan has dominated the world's second largest film market for many years, and it was only in 2012 that it was surpassed by China. Although the possibility of "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" becoming a big hit in North America is extremely low, it has made the producers very content to be able to harvest the box office in Japan.

Because of cultural differences and many other factors, Japanese animated films are extremely violent, and Hollywood blockbusters that sweep the world often fail here, but "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" has been popular.

First, "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Alliance of the Gods" laid the foundation, but they are mainly culturally common. For Chinese myths and stories such as "Nuwa mends the sky", "Jingwei reclamation", and "Houyi shoots the sun", many days of the Bon people still have some understanding.

In addition, the Japanese people generally have a kind of "tragic plot", and they like the protagonist's ambition to die halfway through, rather than a perfect curtain call in life. For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu unified Nippon and established the 300-year rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, but the popularity of Nippon was completely inferior to Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga.

This is also an important reason why the Japanese people are obsessed with "Three Kingdoms", after all, most of the heroes in the book cannot have a perfect curtain call, which touches the heartstrings of the Japanese people.

And Hou Yi's life trajectory is precisely the favorite mode of the Japanese people. Especially at the end of the film, when Hou Yi dragged the stick made of the "Sunset Bow" and charged at a group of ancient flood demon gods, the footage of more than three minutes was extremely shocking, and I don't know how many people cried.

"Hou Yi", a character in Chinese mythology, has also soared in popularity in Japan because of this movie, to the point of being tied with the "Three Kingdoms".

In South Korea, "Houyi Shooting Sun" topped the box office with 189,000 people on the premiere day, and was greatly welcomed by the Korean people. According to the anecdotal analysis, the reason is because they think Chang'e is Korean.

In various countries in Southeast Asia, "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" has broken the local historical box office record and is popular among people from all over the world. The reason for this is that the film is well shot on the one hand, mainly because it is geographically separated by water and connected by cultural blood. There is no obstacle to understanding Chinese myths and stories!

In the treasure island area, "Houyi Shooting the Sun" also caused a movie-watching frenzy, and it is said that many people cried when they watched it. However, in Hong Kong, the box office and word-of-mouth are relatively flat, and there is less excitement.

The box office data feedback on the day of the premiere on January 10 was summarized to Longlin Pictures, and there was a box office of 200 million in Jiaba and Bar, and when Longlin Pictures revealed it to the media, it once again caused a shock in the industry.

Chinese films have suffered repeated setbacks at the overseas box office in recent years, and it is really surprising and reasonable to imagine that "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" can be popular in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

CCTV News Channel probably thinks this has a positive influence, and also reported it slightly, so that "Hou Yi Shooting Sun" will be known by more audiences.

On Saturday, January 12, most of the popular theaters in cities across the country were overcrowded, and they were full of audiences who wanted to see "Hou Yi Shooting Day". As for the tickets for the IMAX theater, they were sold out early.

Guangxian's ace program "China Entertainment Report" naturally couldn't miss such a hot spot, and sent a film crew to various places for interviews.

In Beijing, Wanda International Cinema CBD store, the entertainment report film crew stopped a couple on the first floor of the cinema, and the host asked: "You are also, I am Zhou Yun, the host of "China Entertainment Report", can I interview you?"

The little couple nodded, and Zhou Yun asked, "Did you just go to watch "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun"?"

The girl smiled at the camera: "Yes, there are only so many films that can be watched in a year, of course, I went to watch "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun"!"

Zhou Yun said: "Are you saying that there is no better choice to watch this one?"

The girl said: "No, even if there are other films, I will still watch this one." After all, director Lu Lin's works have never disappointed!"

Zhou Yun said: "Then what do you think of the movies of other big directors?"

The girl smiled, "It depends, it's not very much!"

"Why?" Zhou Yun asked.

The girl said: "I feel that the things they shoot are a little different from my preferences, and I don't like that style very much!"

Zhou Yun asked again: "Then what movies did you watch in the Lunar New Year?"

The girl calculated: ""Youth Pi Fantasy Drifting", "Thai Embarrassment", "Zodiac", "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun"!"

Zhou Yun was a little shocked, and said with a smile: "Look at so much!"

The girl glanced at her boyfriend next to her and said with a smile: "We basically go out every weekend and watch a movie!"

Zhou Yun said: "Didn't you go to see "1942"?"

The girl shook her head, "I didn't go, I heard that it was too sad, I don't like such films!"

"Then this year's Chinese New Year, which movie do you like the most?"

The girl blurted out: "Hou Yi shoots the sun!"

The host smiled and asked, "Why?"

"The scenes are so dazzling, the special effects are super good, the fights are also shocking, and it feels much stronger than Hollywood's!"

Zhou Yun said: "Why do you say that?"

The girl said: "The plot is not attractive, I can't appreciate it!"

"And how do you feel about the other Chinese New Year movies?"

The girl said: "The special effects of "Youth Pi" are good, but the plot is boring. "Thai Embarrassment" is funny, but the scene is too small. "Zodiac", I feel that Brother Cheng Long really can't move. So I still feel that "Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" is the best!"

When the host heard the girl answer, he was secretly happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "Okay, thank you very much for participating in the interview, I wish you and your boyfriend a happy life!"

After the interview, give the girl a small doll before going to interview the next target. At the same time, the content interviewed by the program team in various theaters is almost the same, and it is almost one-sided to give praise.

"It's very good-looking, at the end, when Hou Yi rushed to the enemy alone, I cried!"

"The special effects are fantastic, a group of giants, Kuafu's height is more than ten meters, but he walks very coordinatedly, and the skin and expression on his face are too good, Director Lu Lin is really amazing!"

"Chang'e is so beautiful, I heard that it is played by a virtual actor, and I feel that I can get more in the future, which makes those reality stars a little stressed. ”

"When will there be a lich war, wait and see, Director Lu Lin don't be busy with anything else, let's make a new film!"