On November 1st, although it was a Tuesday, "The Daughter of a Little God" was still released.

After all, an ordinary literary movie doesn't need any weekend schedules.

But the publicity that should be given to "The Daughter of the Little God" is not less at all.

It is the second film directed by Tang Shuxuan, president of the North American branch of Kirin Group, and the female protagonist is still the boss's woman and the future boss's wife.

Therefore, the publicity and distribution department boldly took out 30 million US dollars to promote, and the advertising was overwhelming.

You must know that the filming cost of "The Daughter of a Little God" is only 12 million US dollars, and the largest expense is the salary of the actor Oscar winner Robert De Niro - 5 million US dollars.

The cost of publicity and distribution is almost three times the cost of shooting, which is not a big deal.

Tang Shuxuan and Lin Qingxia both have the blessing of the Oscar, and a year has not passed, and everyone still has an impression of them.

Coupled with the presence of Robert De Niro, the average attendance rate of the first of the 1,500 screening halls on the day of the premiere reached 75%, which is a very good result.

Because "The Daughter of a Little God" is a literary film, the goal from the beginning is very clear, that is, those fans who like literary films.

Under the targeted publicity, people who like to watch this kind of film go to watch it for the first time.

When the results came in, they reacted very well.

According to the data given by the consulting and research company, the average score of the audience in the first lottery reached the A level, which is beyond imagination.

This is true for ordinary people, and it is also true for film critics.

Roger Albert, who has "two thumbs up", gave himself this highest evaluation with enthusiastic comments in his "Chicago Sun" opinion column.

"I'm a fan of Robert De Niro, but I love 'Daughter of a Little God' because of its story, because of the wonderful performances of Robert and Bridget...... That's the greatest power of the movie itself, it moves us through the story, not the mess!

Listen to me! Whether you like art movies or not, you must watch this "Daughter of a Little God", it will make you like it, and it will move you! I guarantee with my two thumbs that you will not be disappointed!"

At the end of the comment, Roger Albert's two thumbs up are very conspicuous.

Roger Albert is the most famous film critic in the United States, and the most common way for people to evaluate a movie is to go to Roger Albert's article, because it is the closest to the general audience.

Of course, he will often charge a little money for retouching, but Roger Albert has his own measure.

He can let go of some movies with a score of 50-60, or even raise their grade a little, but for the best and the worst, he will definitely not change his evaluation.

And the evaluation of two thumbs, at least 90% is true.

Because Roger Albert knows that the fundamental thing he can stand on is fairness and justice, and if he loses this, all evaluations will be based on the amount of money given, or it won't be long before the audience will abandon him.

At that time, not only could he not receive the pen fee, but the fame and foundation on which he relied for his livelihood were gone.

Therefore, this time in "The Daughter of a Little God", although he was given a pen polishing fee of 100,000 US dollars before, if the effect is not achieved, even if Robert De Niro is there, at most Roger Albert will only give a thumbs up.

But Roger Albert directly gave two thumbs up, and he was so unsparing in praise, naturally he was really optimistic about "The Daughter of the Little God".

Disney's public relations fee this time was more than $3 million to film critics, involving more than 60 film critics, large and small, who also have their own film review columns in major newspapers, which is equivalent to buying an advertisement in the newspaper, but also making the best use of everything.

Before the Internet, print media has always been the most important place for European and American people to obtain news and knowledge.

These film critics all have a certain fan base, that is, they have a certain degree of credibility.

Although they may not be right every time, they can still influence a lot of fans in general.

Under the two-pronged approach, "The Daughter of a Little God" grossed more than $30 million in the first week, which is already a very good result for a medium-production feature film.

Although it did not hit the box office, due to the good word-of-mouth along the way, it is expected that after the end of the 8-week large-scale screening, the total box office of 120 million US dollars will not be a problem.

and "The Daughter of the Little God" was released almost at the same time, and there was another film from United Arts Films.

It's Saw 2.

Because North America has always been the base camp of horror film plasma films, and it has the super amazing first part, the publicity and distribution fee of "Chainsaw 2" only cost 10 million US dollars, which made horror movie fans all over the United States look forward to it.

What's even more excessive is that it has not yet been released, and the sharing contracts in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Europe and other places have been signed.

Originally, if it was sold out, the overseas copyright income of "Saw 2" could reach 60 million US dollars - equivalent to about 200 million US dollars at the box office.

But Lianyi Film Company directly refused.

Backed by the Kirin Group, what they care about now is not short-term interests.

If you sell the copyright, the only thing you can gain is money.

If you choose the cinema chain to release the movie, then in the long run, a stable cooperation channel will be formed, and these cinemas will become a part of the Kirin Group's global cinema chain.

It can't be said that every movie can be released in these schools, but at least it has a strong influence and has more opportunities than others.

The script of "Saw 2" has been polished by Yin Jun, the upgrade of the original content, and Yu Yunkang's natural horror film directing ability, so it is very eye-catching at first.

In November, the month of horror films, "Saw 2" collected $46 million at the box office for three days over the weekend.

In the second week, it exploded another $43 million at the box office, and it was close to $90 million in two weeks!

And even if the publicity fee is added, the cost of "Saw 2" is only 25 million US dollars, that is, it will pay back in two weeks.

Considering the preference groups abroad and the strength of such niche films in terms of videotapes, the Hollywood Times directly set a total profit expectation of $200 million for "Saw 2".

If "Saw Horror" can be filmed 5 times, then the overall industrial chain of 5 billion US dollars will be generated, which will promote the development and harvest of all aspects.

Seeing this number, Hollywood giants are simply salivating, and they can't wait to start a horror film project like this soon.

Not to mention too much, even if one can earn 50 million US dollars, it is good.

It's a pity that in the past year, they have also made many films imitating "Chainsaw", but of the more than 20 horror films released, except for two that made a small profit of more than 10 million, most of the rest have not even kept their books.

If it weren't for the long-term profits of the videotape market, I'm afraid many companies would have to fall into serious losses.

But they had no choice, they wanted to attract Yu Yunkang and Chen Xunqi to help make a horror movie together, but they refused without thinking about it.

Thinking about it, they are all people brought by Yin Jun from Xiangjiang, and they were pulled by Yin Jun, where is it possible to be so easy to be poached.

Now that the second part of "Chainsaw" has come out, it has exploded at the box office, and it can't help but make Hollywood giants think about it again.

This time, let's not talk about poaching, let's just open conditions for cooperation, first a movie, okay?

However, when they tried to find someone, they couldn't find anyone.

After careful questioning, I realized that they were pulling the team and had been filming outside.

It's not the second season of The X-Files, because the second season of The X-Files has already begun to air.

Well, the ratings are just as good, and as soon as they come out, they burst out, and there is no urine at all, and they go straight to the top.

With the blessing of this drama, Hollywood giants are becoming more and more eager to find the two of them.

The movie shot by Yu Yunkang and Chen Xunqi is, of course, "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural".

In addition to the little boy played by Gu Tianle, the male protagonist boldly chose Darth to book Hoffman, and the heroine chose Phoebe Kates in "Mother-Daughter Love".

The reason is very simple, because she is half of Chinese ancestry, and she is still an actor who has worked with the Kirin Group before, so she is naturally cheaper.

Tim Koo has been in the United States for almost half a year, learning English and adapting to the environment.

Das ordered a professional actor like Hoffman, and after getting the script, in addition to figuring out the role, he simply took Gu Tianle with him, wandering around all day and night to cultivate tacit understanding.

When the filming officially started, Gu Tianle not only could speak fluent English, but also had an American demeanor in his mannerisms and actions, but he surprised Yu Yunkang and Chen Xunqi.

The little actor in this movie is the American boy who is set, if there is no such momentum, it is still a bit out of the show.

But having said that, the filming process still didn't go well.

Rao is Gu Tianle has been filming a TV series in Xiangjiang for more than a year, Rao is Das has discussed a lot of plots with him in advance, and has given him a lot of guidance, but when it comes to the real filming process, Gu Tianle still often can't get into the state.

The art of cinema is a very serious matter.

Even the kind of, pee, and fart movies in Xiangjiang have a strong ability to express themselves in them - if you really think it's just a bit of foolishness, then you're really wrong! At least in the 80s and 90s, the grade of, pee, and fart movies is much higher! After 2010, Xiangjiang movies can be classified as real, pee, and fart movies.

It is not easy to condense a complete story, or even a life, into 90-120 minutes.

Some directors chose to mess it all up, so they hit the streets.

Some directors can tell the story eloquently and appreciate both the elegant and the vulgar, so they become masters.

"The Sixth Sense" is a story about the mind and philosophy in essence, but in the eyes of people, it is slightly weird and sentimental, and full of emotion.

It is not easy to perfectly express the artistic conception in the story.

Even Darth ordered Hoffman, and he made no less than ten phone calls to Yin Jun to discuss the characters' thoughts in it.

Even this Oscar-winning actor is like this, let alone other actors.

Therefore, Yu Yunkang and Chen Xunqi filmed not easily, and they filmed for three months in a row, but they were not completed, and their hopes of being released around February were completely shattered.

In this anxious state, let alone what they are looking for to make a new movie, even if their family wants to find it, they don't want to pay attention to it.

After all, the more the two filmed, the more they could feel the charm of "The Sixth Sense".

If the filming is good, maybe the Oscars will be gone!

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