Last week, there was a blockbuster movie in North America, the science fiction film "Total Recall" produced by Sony Pictures. Directed by "Tales of the Night" director Len Wiseman and starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and other stars, this sci-fi film is based on the works of the famous sci-fi artist Philip K. K. Dick, which was brought to the screen in 1990, and the movie starring Arnold Schwarzender is a classic in the hearts of many fans.

However, the new version of "Total Recall" failed at the box office after its release, and only achieved a box office of $36 million in the first week, which is undoubtedly a huge failure for a film that cost $125 million, and what is worse is that the reviews of film critics are also quite bad, with a pitiful 31% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes and a comprehensive MTC score of only 49 points. "Variety" unceremoniously slammed: "In front of the smart, crazy, and soul-making "Future Apocalypse", "Total Recall" is as boring as boiled water, making the audience feel almost completely redundant." ”

In the last week, "The Dark Knight Rises" fell by more than 60%, and finally achieved a box office of $52 million, losing to "Future Apocalypse" at 57.53 million, and "The Dark Knight Rises" lost $115 million overseas, and also lost to "Future Apocalypse" with 135 million. So far, the global box office of "Future Apocalypse" has reached $931 million, breaking the R-rated box office of "The Matrix 2" of $742 million.

In China, "Future Apocalypse" got a box office of 450 million yuan, with a total box office of 2.2 billion yuan. This achievement broke the box office record of 1.8 billion yuan for "Avatar", becoming the first film in China to exceed 2 billion at the box office, and it is also the third time that Zhang Ran has set a new record for the box office of Chinese films after "Time and Space Warrior" and "Tangshan Earthquake".

The crazy performance of "Future Apocalypse" shocked everyone in the film industry and shocked countless audiences, and the media naturally rushed to report on it.

"Cameron claims to be the king of the world, and many viewers think so, but in China he is not, because we have Zhang Ran!"

"Future Apocalypse" broke the box office record of "Avatar", and the box office champion of Chinese movies belongs to Zhang Ran!"

"Future Apocalypse" refreshes China's box office record, and Zhang Ran, the king of China's box office, returns to his throne!"

Before the official release of "Future Apocalypse", the source of the film was leaked, and it was widely smeared, the industry was not particularly optimistic about the box office of the movie, and no one expected that the movie would have such a crazy performance after its release. Many people began to think about why "Future Apocalypse" is so popular and what it relies on to attract audiences to enter the cinema again and again, and various analysis articles emerge one after another: "In-depth analysis of the two main reasons why "Future Apocalypse" is so popular!", "Future Apocalypse" box office is so good, and the five reasons are deeply revealed!", "Why did "Future Apocalypse" become a new box office myth?" ……

In many analysis articles, Zhang Ran's fan Tang Jia's comments have been recognized by many people: "Some people say that "Future Apocalypse" is popular because the scene is hot, and more people say that "Future Apocalypse" is so popular because of the Chinese elements in the movie! In my opinion, the biggest key to the success of "Future Apocalypse" is that the director is attentive enough. In order to truly present the war in 50 years, Zhang Ran hired a military advisory group and invited experts to deduce the future war. At the same time, in order to truly reproduce the war scene 50 years later, retired officers were specially invited to design a set of tactical actions. Why did "Apocalypse of the Future" succeed, and why did Zhang Ran succeed? It was because he was more attentive than others. ”

The U.S. and European media didn't care about "Future Apocalypse" breaking the "Avatar" record in China, and there wasn't even much media coverage for breaking the R-rated movie box office record that broke "The Matrix 2." The focus of media attention is on the counterattack of "Future Apocalypse" against "The Dark Knight Rises", which really surprised many people. As the Los Angeles Times commented: "When 'Rise of the Dark Knight' won the first week of the box office, no one could have imagined that 'Future Apocalypse' would be able to make a comeback and regain the box office title three weeks later." ”

The Washington Post exclaimed: "Zhang Ran not only defeated Nolan technically and artistically, but also beat Nolan at the box office!" The Chicago Sun said: "The Future Apocalypse achieved a perfect counterattack, Zhang Ran defeated Nolan!", and the Daily Telegraph called the performance of "Future Apocalypse" "an epic victory......

In a villa on the outskirts of London, Nolan was reading a script on the couch and his wife, Emma, reading the Daily Mail's coverage of The Dark Knight Rising. Emma was a little angry after reading the article, the American media just praised Zhang Ran, after all, Zhang Ran graduated from UILC and is considered a director trained in the United States, why don't you British media follow Zhang Ran's stinky feet, why don't you praise your own people? She put the newspaper on the shelf and said unhappily: "Now the media is like crazy, frantically touting Zhang Ran, saying that you are not as good as him, I really don't know what they think!"

In the eyes of ordinary fans, Zhang Ran and Nolan are on par with big directors, and even in the eyes of some fans, Nolan is much stronger than Zhang Ran. However, as a professional director, Nolan knows very well why the critics praise Zhang Ran, and he also knows how good Zhang Ran's movies are. Nolan looked at the evaluation of the media very openly, and chuckled: "What the media said is the truth, "The Rise of the Dark Knight" is indeed inferior to "Future Apocalypse", and I really can't compare to Zhang Ran! Zhang Ran is the one who has expanded the language and boundaries of film, and losing to him is not a shame, but an honor!"

Emma looked at Nolan and said seriously: "Anyway, in my eyes, you are much stronger than Zhang Ran, you are the best director in the world!"

Nolan kissed Emma and said softly, "Thank you, Emma! I'm so happy to hear you say that!"

The decline of "Future Apocalypse" is well controlled, the trend is very stable, and the media is quite optimistic about the film's next performance, but it is not too optimistic about winning the box office championship, because "Spy 4" will be released worldwide on Friday of this week. Although this sequel, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass, are both out, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the box office will certainly not be too bad.

Things are indeed as expected by the media, "Spy Shadow 4" has a poor reputation, and the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is only 54%, but it still got a box office of 40.26 million. However, the media's prediction of the box office champion was wrong, "Future Apocalypse" easily beat "Spy 4" and won the North American box office championship with 47.53 million, while "The Dark Knight Rises" continued to fall sharply, with only 28.16 million at the box office, ranking fourth, and the comedy "Political Scuffle" co-starring Will Ferrell and Zach Gallifey Anakis grossed $38.44 million, ranking third.

The box office trend of "Future Apocalypse" is stunning, and many people think of "Avatar" two years ago. Some critics feel sorry for "Future Apocalypse": "If the film is not R-rated and loses a large number of young audiences, it is entirely possible to challenge "Avatar", and even beat "Avatar" like in China!"

This statement has been opposed by countless people: "The reason why "Future Apocalypse" is shocking is because the movie truly reproduces the blood and cruelty of war!", "If "Future Apocalypse" is not bloody and cruel, and becomes a family joy, is it still "Future Apocalypse" that we like?", "Thank God, fortunately Zhang Ran didn't do that, we can see a great movie"......

This week, the action movie "The Expendables 2" starring Stallone, Schwarzenegger and other veteran action stars will be officially released in North America, but at this time, no one thinks that this movie can pose a threat to "Future Apocalypse". "Variety" said it very directly: "Stallone and Schwarzenegger are too old, and they can only be another ghost under the knife of "Future Apocalypse". After the release of "The Expendables 2", the summer season is coming to an end, and the next releases are all small-budget movies, and it is almost certain that the "Future Apocalypse" streak will last, maybe four weeks, maybe five weeks!"

Just when the media was amazed by the performance of "Future Apocalypse", the peak of the century announced while the iron was hot that the sequel of the movie "Full Band Blocking Interference" was officially launched, and at the same time, it was also revealed that Zhang Ran's new film will also be launched in the near future, and his new film will be a real 3D movie with 3D picture and 3D sound!

After the announcement of the launch of "Full Band Blocking Interference" at the peak of the century, it immediately attracted the attention of the global media, and they all reported the news as soon as possible.

Domestic fans and sci-fi fans fell into a carnival after hearing the launch of "Full Band Blocking Interference", everyone is used to watching Hollywood blockbusters, accustomed to seeing Americans showing off their might on the screen, and finally there is a top sci-fi blockbuster that depicts the future of China and Chinese soldiers. European and American fans are also looking forward to the sequel to "Future Apocalypse", but they don't know Liu Cixin, and they haven't watched "Full Band Blocking Interference", so in order to find out the content of the story, they have ordered Liu Cixin's book on Amazon.

Although "Full-Band Blocking Interference" has been translated into English, because Liu Cixin is not well-known in Europe and the United States, the print run is only 50,000 copies, and even fewer people buy this copy. After the news that "Full Band Blocking Interference" would be put on the screen as a sequel to "Future Apocalypse" spread in Europe and the United States, it was quickly snapped up by avid fans and sold out directly.

Major domestic brokerage companies have also moved to contact the peak of the century through various channels, and want to fight for a role in "Full Band Blocking Interference". Zhang Ran's students also called Zhang Ran one after another, hoping to participate in the filming of "Full Band Blocking Interference". Jia Niliang slapped his chest crackling when he called Zhang Ran: "Teacher Zhang, as long as the crew needs me, even if I play a tree or a stone, I am ready at any time!" Yang Mi took the route of his wife and called Zhang Jingchu: "Master, you see that my image and temperament are exactly the same as Lin Yun in China!"

Zhang Ran's new film has also attracted the same attention, the holographic sound of "Future Apocalypse" has made people feel extremely shocking, if the picture is also 3D, how shocking will it be, this expectation is naturally greater.

"What will the new film do? It should be a science fiction film again!"

"No, this movie should be more literary, the boss has always emphasized walking on two legs, and his movies have always been one is more commercial and one is more literary. "Future Apocalypse" is a commercial blockbuster, and this one should be a little more literary next!"

"But the pinnacle of the century has already said that the new film is real 3D, if it is more literary and artistic, there is no need to make it real 3D!"

"It doesn't matter what genre it is, as long as it's Zhang Ran's movie, I will definitely support it!"

Just when the media and fans were talking about Zhang Ran's new film, "Sight and Hearing" announced the list of the best films in film history once every decade. After the announcement of this list, Zhang Ran was immediately pushed to the forefront.