Chapter 92: Jurassic Park
At the beginning of the new year, it should be a time of silence with some impatience, but this year's entertainment industry after the holiday is a little extra lively and exciting. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In February, Liao Liao once again won multiple gold records alone at the Grammy Awards, pushing her worldwide influence to a new height.
The media in Europe and the United States began to give her the title of "Queen of China", and praised her voice, her stage style, her beauty and temperament, and she was "dominant".
And Liao Liao's award, and the praise she received in Europe and the United States, of course, further pushed the global popularity of the album "Four-Beauty" to a new height.
Also in February, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the China Film Association released various big data of the domestic film market in 2001.
In the past year, the domestic box office sold a total of 5,473.56 billion, a slight increase of 240 million over the previous year -- at the same time as the data was released, the two major institutions gave a very optimistic assessment of this data, they believe that the film market as a whole is warm, and is expected to return to more than 6 billion in 2002.
This is!
In the new year, movie ticket prices have risen by 50%, it is said that last year's more than 5.4 billion, and this year it will have to be at least 8 billion to call it flat, but it is clear that the officials of the two major institutions do not have the courage to shout 8 billion.
At the beginning of the new year, at present, "My Name is Jixiang" is at the top of the box office list.
This film, which went offline in mid-February, got 270 million at the box office for Zhao Meicheng - one of which was before the price increase, and 170 million after the price increase.
It should be said that this box office has more or less reassured many film company bosses and directors who are worried about the audience's opposition to price increases.
Although the attendance rate is indeed lower than that of the same period in previous years, it is not possible to stand the fact that most people will go into the cinema to watch the movie despite feeling uncomfortable, after all, a ticket is a few dollars more expensive, and the theater chain also gives a relatively large discount for promotion, in fact, it does not cost much, at least this increased viewing cost, so as not to turn too many people away.
So, the impact is not very big.
And the box office is indeed growing.
So, of course, "My Name is Jixiang" has become Zhao Meicheng's highest-grossing movie so far, and when the movie went offline, Yuan Ke held a grand celebration party for the crew and Zhao Meicheng.
Then, at the end of February, several blockbuster dramas of this year were announced one after another.
Among them, "Huang Feihong" was announced relatively early, and before the Spring Festival, it was announced that it would be released nationwide on April 18, and now, "The Gate of Life and Death" is confirmed to be released on May 7.
This schedule has been separated by 19 days from "Once Upon a Time", nearly three weeks.
Whether it's a tacit understanding or an ingenious understanding, this schedule is chosen, so that no one can find fault with it.
Li Qian's film is another martial arts film, of course, no one dares to despise it, not even Qin Wei, so they set aside a full three weeks for you. Anyway, it's not a summer file where every inch of land is contested, everyone doesn't need a bayonet to see a hard anus, each other has time to relax quickly, and everyone will get rich!
But you have to say ingenious, also make.
As soon as everyone is martial arts, "Huang Feihong" is popular, "The Gate of Life and Death" can be released with the enthusiasm of martial arts, it is stained, "Huang Feihong" is not popular, everyone will look forward to "The Gate of Life and Death", after all, Li Qian's reputation and appeal as a film director are still not very comparable to the master Qin Wei.
Again, by the time "The Door of Life and Death" is released, "Huang Feihong" will be in its fourth week, even if it is popular, the most fierce box office time will definitely pass, and at that time, with the word Qin Wei, the first week of "The Door of Life and Death" can definitely be easily crushed.
What's more, in addition to the director Qin Wei in this play, other big names are also famous, Guo Yulong, He Yingyu, Ming Xiaojing, Fu Hongxue, etc., the appeal is still sufficient!
Therefore, in the first week of the time, it directly crushed "Huang Feihong", although it will not raise any face, but with such a big investment, before the box office comes out, Hu Fei and Qin Wei's hearts are estimated to be hanging, and they will be released smoothly and steadily, and it is more important than anything else to get a stable first-week box office first!
Then, Zheng Yuan's "Plan B" then announced that it would be released on May 25 - 18 days and three weeks before "The Gate of Life and Death".
After that, on June 11, the World Cup will begin.
Although the opening of the World Cup may not really have much impact on the box office market of the movie, and the number of football games is limited after all, everyone still tacitly chose to release it before the start of the World Cup, striving to avoid the impact of the World Cup.
Of course, at the same time that several domestic films have been announced one after another, there are also several imported Hollywood movies that have also announced the dates of their landing in Chinese theaters - these things, whether in or outside the circle, will not have much impact for the time being, but Li Qian, who is traveling, can't help but gasp when he sees this schedule - if they are still as fierce as in another time and space.
It has been confirmed that there are four Hollywood movies that will be released in China before the start of the World Cup.
A fantasy-themed live-action movie, "Pirates of the Caribbean", is scheduled for April 29. It is 11 days later than Li Qian's "Huang Feihong" and 8 days earlier than Qin Wei's "The Door of Life and Death".
A fantasy and magical film based on the famous novel that has been a global hit, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", is scheduled for May 13. It was only six days behind "The Gate of Life and Death" and 12 days earlier than "Plan B".
A Hollywood-style spy blockbuster, "Mission Impossible", is scheduled for May 21 - this one is tightly stuck in the middle of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Plan B"!
Finally, in another time and space, he was once known as the most well-known comic book character in the world, but in China in this time and space, it is not widely known, and naturally there is no great influence on the comic book adaptation movie - "Spider-Man". Its release date is June 4.
Perhaps it is also in consideration of avoiding the World Cup in China this year, so after these films were confirmed to be introduced to China for release, they also tacitly chose to be released before the start of the World Cup.
And if the deterrent power of these movies is not so strong, or in addition to Li Qian, who will subconsciously be jealous of them as soon as he sees the names, the majority of Chinese filmmakers and moviegoers will not be overly sensitive to these names, then the next few Hollywood movies that will fight in the summer are that even people in this time and space have heard of them for a long time.
It is preliminarily determined that the traditional spy war blockbuster "007 Chooses to Die" will be released at the end of June.
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones has been set for July 15, the third day after the closing ceremony of the World Cup.
and "The Lord of the Rings 1: The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings" - "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings" - "The Lord of the Rings" that has been questioned and looked forward to by the European and American film circles before filming has even started, and will be released globally in North America this summer, followed by East Asia, Australia and Europe.
The date of its release in China has been preliminarily set for early August.
In addition, Zong Chengze, general manager of Oriental Culture, also announced that he has obtained the relevant approval from the state and will officially introduce another Hollywood blockbuster, called "Jurassic Park".
No one knows how complicated Li Qian's heart is after seeing such a long list, especially after the name of "Jurassic Park".
In the current time and space, the internal continuity of Chinese culture is much stronger than that of other time and space, so although it is already 2002, there is no real worship of Hollywood movies in China, especially some things that lack cultural background.
In other words, movies such as "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Spider-Man" may be popular in other parts of the world, but in China, for the time being, they still need to cultivate the attention and feelings of domestic audiences for these things through the introduction of one by one.
"007" has been verified before, and when it comes to China, many people will watch it, but it will never become a dominant hit. Speaking of reasons, it is a bit complicated, and there are various factors, but just looking at the phenomenon, this world-renowned spy war series blockbuster, if you have a hard anus in person, may not be more popular than the martial arts masterpieces of domestic first-line directors.
"Mission Impossible" is also a spy war blockbuster, what will be his fate after he arrives in China?
It is not known for the time being.
Anyway, Li Qian only knows that this Mission Impossible, although it is also called Mission Impossible, obviously does not have Tom Cruise. As for the style of the story, it is even more unknown.
Compared with the above films, what Li Qian values the most is "Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones", "The Lord of the Rings 1: The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
The Star Wars series is the first Hollywood special effects blockbuster and brain blockbuster to become famous all over the world, and two have been introduced in China over the years and have cultivated a group of fans.
"The Lord of the Rings" is sure to have a big scene that will make people fall for themselves!
Big scenes, exquisite special effects, not only Chinese like, but people all over the world like, and Chinese people, in fact, just especially like!
Then, the Harry Potter series of books is said to sell well in China, of course, there is no way to compare with Chinese martial arts novels such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Dragon Babu", after all, cultural differences still exist, but after all, the audience is still there, so what will happen to the box office of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"?
It's hard to say!
Of course, what Li Qian paid the most attention to must be "Jurassic Park".
Although in this time and space, "Jurassic Park" seems to have come a little late, and "Titanic" has already slaughtered cities around the world, and it is finally late.
And it is said that this movie has gone all the way, and it is also fateful, from 93 years when it was first proposed to shoot, during which the production company alone changed three times, producers, directors, and even more frequent changes, until 2000, it was finally determined that it would be produced by Paramount in the United States, but the director of this movie was a man who had only two previous film production experience, and there was neither box office nor word of mouth.
So in fact, it's really hard to say whether the "Jurassic Park" of this time and space is the "Jurassic Park" of another time and space, but the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, no matter how bad this movie is, the creativity and ideas are there! As long as the dinosaurs are done well, they can basically kill the whole world!
In the current time and space of 2002, "Titanic" was able to make the 2D special effects almost perfect three or four years ago, and now three years have passed, and it is the big studio Paramount who has made a move, Li Qian has reason to believe that this big production, which is said to have invested 70 million US dollars, at least will not be stupid enough not to pay attention to special effects - that is a dinosaur! That is the biggest selling point!
Moreover, it is precisely because it came after a series of Hollywood blockbusters led by "Titanic" have set off a movie-watching boom in China, so its weight is particularly terrifying!
In another time and space, before "Jurassic Park", European movies could still survive, Hong Kong and Taiwan movies, as well as Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, which were radiated by Hong Kong and Taiwan movies, have not yet completely fallen, but as soon as "Jurassic Park" came, the concept of "Hollywood blockbuster" was suddenly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and even once gave people the feeling that as long as it was a blockbuster from Hollywood, it must be good-looking!
Once this concept is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it gives rise to the so-called "Hollywood cult", and as a result, its influence on markets around the world is terrifying!
In this time and space, Hollywood movies basically follow the path of time and space that Li Qian has experienced, in the last decade of the 20th century, launched waves of fierce attacks on markets around the world, 93 years of "Independence Day", is a loud clarion call, but its domestic box office in China, is not too fierce, until the appearance of "Titanic", it can be said that this concept of Hollywood blockbusters has begun to gradually penetrate into the hearts of the people - in has been flattened, has a considerable degree of favorability for Hollywood blockbusters and no longer needs to explore the market, how much energy will a film like "Jurassic Park" exert?
Come to think of it, it's really hard to look down on it!
Think about it again, sandwiched between so many excellent film industry works and brain-hole works, what will be the prospects for domestic blockbusters?
It's hard to be optimistic.
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