107 million! "The Hangover 2", an R-rated comedy with a cost of 50 million, received 107 million North American box office in only 3,251 theaters in 3 days!

is more than 55.73 million in the opening weekend of "The Hangover", which is almost double the 51 million! 107 million has also become the No.1 in the opening weekend of R-rated comedy films.

"How much energy does it take to do that?" Yahoo Entertainment commented on this week's champion in such surprise that the entire market was already shocked, who was the one who rushed into the 100 million box office club in 3 days?114 million in "Spider-Man" in '02, PG-13 rating, 102 million in "District 9" in '02, R-rated, 108 million in "The Matrix 2" in '03, R-rated, and then gone, the original 4th place, and now the 5th place "Star Wars Prequel 2" It took 4 days in the summer of '02, 110 million, PG grade.

Isn't that crazy? Look at those four movies, all of them are sci-fi blockbusters, or have a huge fan base like "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars Prequel 2", or sequels with huge popularity, or masterpieces & viral marketing. Why did "The Hangover 2" with the main creative team break out like this? TheNumbers attributed it to the popularity of "The Hangover", followed by excellent marketing, a weak comedy market, and the quality of "The Hangover 2" itself.

In fact, in addition to having a North American box office of 320 million and a global box office of 617 million, "The Hangover" has caused huge social repercussions, promoting tourism and beer sales in Las Vegas; There is an all-round explosion in VHS and various leasing aspects.

The laughter generated by these sales has been accumulating bit by bit, forming an energy comparable to a nuclear bomb explosion, which finally began to be unleashed this weekend. A movie fan, Dafoe-D, commented: "The results of "The Hangover 2" made me think, if Fantastic Young continued to direct, what would its opening results be?" But that's all hypothetical, the flash shine now belongs to The Hangover 2, to the Flame Movie, to Paul Feiger, Philip Stark, Galifianakis, and others.

Despite the fact that the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are only 46% and 40% fresh, and the criticism of it is mainly because of the similarity of the frame, the Wall Street Journal's Joe Morgenstein said: "I simply can't believe that everything is happening again, except that the location is not in Las Vegas." It was extremely rancid to be predictable and surprising. Chicago Sun-News' Roger Albert quipped: "The MPAA gave it an R rating because: 'Vulgar language, including nudity of sexual content, drug use footage, and brief images of violence.'" Is there anything else? Maybe they have a limited capacity. ”…… The audience liked it at only 70 percent, and the list of reviews was mostly 3 stars, 3 and a half stars, and only a few 5 stars, Leila-S said: "I didn't expect anything, but I saw a different kind of funny style, which brought freshness." "First of all, it's funny, they reused the joke that repackaged the upper part, but I must admit I laughed," Brandon-H said. There is also Stacy G, who has scored half a star: "The terrible "Hangover" remake, you may get cancer if you watch it, avoid it." ”…… But in terms of business, "The Hangover 2" stands on a new peak of comedy. Paul Feige, who became the focus of attention, accepted the champion interview of the Los Angeles Times, although there is a jewel in the front, the box office exceeded 100 million in 3 days, which is still worth mentioning by the media. When asked by a reporter about Jewel, Paul Feige replied: "Our set inherited the atmosphere left over from the Magic Young era, like an amusement park, anyone can give a funny opinion, and I was even teased a few times by Zach and Bradley, all for more fun." The atmosphere was really great, it gave us a lot of inspiration and it seems to be working really well now. ”

"Of course there's a lot of pressure. Further on the pressure effects of Wonder Young and his predecessor, Paul Feig admitted: "He's like a mountain that's hard to climb and just stands in your way, you have to muster the courage to hit the road and climb it hard. Fantastic Jan was a little crazier, with lots of slow motion, special effects, and parody spoofs, and we went a relatively different way, with more unexpected details. ”

Paul Feige shared a lot of interesting facts from the set, behind-the-scenes production secrets, personal life, etc., under the questions of the Los Angeles Times, and when it came to the impact of the huge success of "The Hangover 2" on life, Feige laughed with emotion: "It's too big! It was like a gale, and my family and I were deeply affected." Overnight, everybody called me, 'I watched The Hangover 2, it was so funny,' and 'Paul, you messed up this errand,' haha! That's something I'm really proud of. ”

Finally, when it comes to his personal future work plan and the news of "The Hangover 3", Paul Feige told reporters: "I hope to have "The Hangover 3" and direct it, and continue to work with these old guys. But at the moment, there's a lot of uncertainty and I just want to enjoy the summer. ”

Flame Movies thinks that there is no uncertainty in "The Hangover 3", and the opening box office of 107 million is still uncertain?

In order to help hit the box office, the fire film, which has always been highly efficient, announced the "Hangover 3" plan, and spokesperson Fuona Hasson happily told the media: "We are very, very pleasantly surprised to see that "The Hangover 2" has burst out with power beyond its predecessor, according to the survey of the end data we have obtained, more than 65% of the audience is between the ages of 17 and 35, and we are glad that it is still the darling of young people." "Hangover 3" is an inevitable plan for Flame, and as for the story form, there may be changes, and we will try to make the team of the second part carry out the mission again, bringing you another hilarious journey. ”

In addition to "The Hangover 3", which will definitely be created, the market is also rumored that Flame Films intends to sign a 1+1 contract with Paul Feig and invite him to shoot and produce another R-rated comedy project, and at the same time, Warner Bros., Paramount and other giants are also eyeing the 41-year-old new star director who can be written and produced.

This weekend, "The Hangover 2" unstoppably won the championship, and "Furious Speed" maintained its strong momentum, rising to 3,316 after adding 326 theaters, and won the runner-up with a rebound of 31.41 million, and the total box office in North America rose to 131.4 million, surpassing last year's 127 million "Fast and Furious 2" in 17 days, and only a gap of more than 12 million is left from the 144 million of "Fast and Furious", the top of the racing movie.

"We've crashed 200 cars, which is crazy, and a lot of them are crashed and repaired, repaired and hit, so you can see more than 300 cars in the film. During this time, Lin Yibin became a dazzling star earlier than Paul Feige, and he did non-stop interviews with newspapers, magazines, online media, etc., and in the interview dialogue of "Hollywood Reporter", he replied: "I like cars very much, but I am not a car fan, let alone a racing fan." ”

This emerging Chinese director has naturally attracted the attention of Asian American communities and Asian Chinese-speaking communities, and "Furious Speed" is also doing overseas publicity to prepare for landing on the big screen in Chinese mainland, and Lin Yibin has done several Chinese media interviews.

After immigrating at the age of eight, he grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, and his family opened "Lin's Chinese Restaurant", in an exclusive interview with Sina.com, Lin Yibin laughed that his background is not great at all, but his parents are very open-minded, and they trust and support their son's development from the beginning, which also makes his road to UCLA film school warm and happy. The school education taught him what it is like to make a movie, but in fact, how to make a film after graduation is another matter.

"I'm an Asian-American filmmaker, and it's a bigger challenge to get into the industry. At that time, I had to think of a way to prove to others, and low-budget independent films were a good way, and at that time I swiped a few credit cards to borrow some money, but it was not enough, so I either continued to watch or won the support of the studio. Then something lucky happened, I met Wang Yang in Las Vegas, and he gave me enough start-up capital on the spot, which I used to shoot "Hot Maji".

In the bright and elegant office, hearing the question asked by the Sina.com reporter on the other side of the phone, Lin Yibin, who was sitting in the chair, thought about it and smiled again: "I also like to make mainstream Hollywood commercial films, because the challenge is greater." Like "Furious Speed", this is a big capital operation, Wang Yang will not be polite to me, asking for the global box office, this is a responsibility. I learned a lot from Furious Speed and grew up very fast. ”

The computer screen was playing clips, and he was actually working on the DVD of "Furious Speed". After answering a few questions about the film itself, I heard a reporter's voice coming from the telephone: "You went to the United States when you were a child, did your Asian background have any influence on your filmmaking? Will there be more Asian perspectives?" Lin Yibin sighed, he used to be confused by the confusion of second-generation immigrants "What am I", but now it is gone.

"Whether I want to think about it or not, I'm an Asian perspective. Lin Yibin organized the language, just like Wang Yang said, he said in a serious tone: "But in the face of big productions, in the face of the whole market, you can't just think about the Asian perspective. Everyone has their own concerns, and a good director is to have more attention and pay attention to things that others can't. And when it comes to filming, the cast and crew are diverse, all over the place and all races. You need to blend them, so the Asian perspective is a plus for me and I can see more. ”

This is really the kind experience imparted by Wang Yang, and it is also the reason why he is so open and crazy, Lin Yibin thinks back to his former self, and always thinks that "I want to take the most unique road", but if you look at it from a high altitude, where is it not a road? Asian perspective, European perspective, American perspective, what is necessary to resist anyone, only by trying to understand, will you be more aware of your own ideas, your own needs, will you make a better movie.

"I really like to see the perspectives of kids from Asian American families. Although there are not many Asians in Hollywood, it is not for this reason that others will give you more opportunities. Lin Yibin paused at this point, not even in the flame movie, and he continued to speak to the telephone: "You have to do well before others will recognize you." You don't need to say whether you do well or not, when you work, it will naturally be revealed. ”

The reporter interviewed by Sina.com asked again: "So, uh, there are not many well-known Asian directors in Hollywood, and many netizens think that you have a bright future, and you are the next magic Yang, comparing you with Wang Yang, Ang Lee, and John Woo, do you think that's the case?"

"Hahaha!" Lin Yibin shook his head and laughed, and said continuously: "This question is too much, too much! No, no, I don't dare to compare myself with Wang Yang, Li An, and Wu Yusen, they are all masters, and I just hope to work hard in their direction." "He hasn't had much contact with Ang Lee and John Woo and worked together, but Wang Yang is not at the same level at all in all aspects on and off the set, except that he is older than Wang Yang.

"I'm just starting out in my career, and I'm still a baby who needs to walk slowly and carefully, and I hope to be like them one day. But now, we can't put them together for comparison. Lin Yibin didn't want to talk more about this topic, he was convinced by Magic Yang, just like they joked, if he was a woman, he would definitely fall in love with Wang Yang uncontrollably, that guy's personal charm was too great. This joke can be regarded as an Asian perspective!

However, Sina.com reporters want to talk more about these topics, although they are often occupied by a large number of scolding, but the entertainment version has a click rate if there is a magic Yang, and one of the ten tourists does not necessarily know Lin Yibin, but at least eight people know Wang Yang. So the reporter took the opportunity to ask: "What kind of person is Wang Yang in your eyes? You are all Asian filmmakers, can you tell us any difference?"

"That's a lot, Wang Yang and I are two personalities, I came to Los Angeles with my parents when I was 8 years old, Wang Yang was not born at that time, we have completely different growth experiences. ”

Lin Yibin laughed, for example, he didn't love the NBA and NFL sports very much, and to put it bluntly, he also knew that he was a nerd who worked hard to break through the shackles and break the label, otherwise he wouldn't have finished graduate school before coming out to make a movie. "I'm a more traditional Asian, which means you're often ignored, but as far as I know, Wang Yang plays a lot, has a lot of crazy ideas, has a lot of humor, is physically strong, hehe! He laughed: "Different upbringing experiences also directly make us have completely different attitudes towards things." ”

"We heard that "Furious Speed" will shoot episode 2, will you continue to shoot it?"

If it is not fully withdrawn from the production line immediately, it is 100% for "Furious Speed" to become the box office NO.1 of racing movies, as early as a week ago, Flame Films has happily announced its sequel plan, it is revealed that it is Lin Yibin, Chris Morgan and other original teams continue to build, and the details of the contract of course need to be discussed in detail, regardless of the main creator and starring have been upgraded. It is reported that Flame also intends to sign a 1+1 contract with Lin Yibin to complete the task of producing "Berserk 2" and "Berserk 3" in the next five years.

It seems that Amazing Young is following the old path of Steven Spielberg's youth, just as Spielberg appreciated and helped Robert Zemeckis, Chris Columbus and others, Wang Yang and Flame Films has also launched several promising box office champion new directors, Christopher Nolan, James Win, Justin Lin, Paul Feige and others. But there are no long-term contracts and no filmmakers willing to tie themselves to a tree indiscriminately, with big companies such as Universal, Sony/Columbia, Fox and many smaller companies interested in inviting Lin Yibin, who has already proven his ability, to direct his new films.

Fortunately, both male directors and female directors like Anne Fletcher and Sarah Schugman have been working happily with Flame Films for the time being.

June 25th-27th weekend box office runner-up belongs to the long-lost Lionsgate company, since 1998 "Ghost Shadows", Lionsgate has never tasted a single North American box office of more than 100 million, different from the flame film in the theater to take the large publicity cost of the boutique route, and the FF brand released to test the waters; the development seems to be suppressed by the flame movie everywhere Lionsgate seems to be more hungry, this year has 11 films on the screen.

The smallest is "Snow Walker" in 16 theaters in March, which did not become "Ghost Shadow", and only rolled away 52,000 US dollars in a week before the curtain call, and the 33 million cost of the self-produced "Punisher" only has a loss-making box office result of 33.81 million in North America and 54.7 million in the world. Jon Philtimmel really regrets more and more about "Ghost Record 2", and messing up the relationship with Fantastic Young is simply a loss of I don't know how many billions.

But good luck seems to have come again! The self-produced R-rated documentary "Fahrenheit 911," which cost 6 million, took 23.92 million yuan from 868 theaters! The cost was recovered in three days! What was even more gratifying was that the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was 2%, the newspapers were applauded for the film, and like "Ghost Shadows," it caused a huge social reaction as soon as it was released; and the audience's liking rate was also a good 71%. Now I'm rich!

This documentary that reflects certain aspects of the current administration and tries to illustrate why the United States has been the target of terrorism and has always been involved in wars, thus attacking the Bush administration, is directed by Michael Moore. Since scolding George Bush at the Oscars last year and spraying a barrage of humiliating words, Michael Moore has not received much retaliation, and the fat man who claims to be "my bastard can do anything" has become more and more courageous.

His "Dog-Eat-Dog-Films" production company, along with Lionsgate, which "dares to distribute anything", and several independent companies such as Miramax and IFC Films, launched "Fahrenheit 911," which disgraced the Republican Party and made Lionsgate a huge profit.

"This is the most comprehensive attack on the Bush administration ever. New York Magazine's Peter Reiner put it this way, and Salon's Andrew O.O. Hir said, "A huge movie, a furious movie, a flawed movie, and it's a very, very interesting movie." Yahoo Entertainment's Nell Minnow said, "One of the best controversial documentaries for older youth." ”…… But many Republicans are already out of their rage, this damn fat guy is talking nonsense! Although the film has only been shown for three days, many Republican dignitaries have already claimed to control Michael Moore's defamation charges and take him to court.

There is indeed no shortage of excitement in movie theaters this year, "The Passion of the Christ" has just withdrawn from the public eye, and "Fahrenheit 911" has begun to seize newspaper pages.

With "Fahrenheit 911", the bosses and employees of Lionsgate are happy, and Jon Philtimel himself has indeed become less missful of Wang Yang, and the idea of "Ghost Record 3" can also be put on hold for now. Although this summer, the Chinese Internet will still follow up and reprint Wang Yang's reports, but his figure appears less and less in the English media, often others say a few words about him during conversations, as if they are memories.

"Hahaha!" The hot screening room of "The Hangover 2" in the theater burst into laughter, Evelyn laughed so much that she was almost cramping and squirting out of her saliva; "Bang, bang! boom!" The lively screening hall of "Furious Speed" also made the young people who watched the movie for the first time boil their blood; the audience of "Fahrenheit 911" frowned, "Miss is White" and "Crazy Dodgeball" shared sparse laughter, and without Rachel McAdams's "The Love Notebook" still moved people to tears, 85% of the audience liked it but only 52% and 49% Freshness, Claire wiped her eyes and typed down her own review on the film review blog: "Before watching the movie, I was ready for it to be a tear-jerking movie, but I didn't expect it to be a complete blowout......"

In the hustle and bustle of summer, "The Hangover 2" and "Furious Speed" continue to shine in flame movies without magic, and the various wonderful worlds on the big screen are enough to make fans laugh and cry, in this intoxication, even die-hard fans like Evelyn and Claire don't miss Wang Yang much.

And Wang Yang, who is far away from the focus and excitement, away from interviews and flashes, is leading the filming of "Firefly" in sparsely populated southwest Texas, which borders the North Bravo River in Mexico.

(To be continued)