The global box office of 820 million can be ranked in the top three even in this year's Hollywood blockbusters.

In addition to the 1510 million of "The Avengers" and the billion of "007: Skyfall", the 820 million of "Dragon Quest" so far this year ranks third in the global annual box office.

This is the first time that a Chinese film has ranked among the top three at the global box office, and it is also the second domestic film with a global box office of more than 800 million.

Chinese films have once again left their mark on the world film industry, and even if there are other blockbusters released in the second half of the year, "Looking for the Dragon" will not be squeezed out of the top five.

If the success of "Zhao Zilong" surprised Westerners the year before last, the current "Looking for the Dragon" is completely Western, or Hollywood feels threatened.

"Zhao Zilong" is a historical war blockbuster, there is no cultural difference at home and abroad, Westerners can understand it, and it is reasonable to have that achievement in the case of excellent production.

And "Looking for the Dragon" is a thorough adventure action movie full of oriental magic, and it can even win a box office of up to 800 million.

Although more than 600 million of the 800 million are contributed by Asia, there are less than 200 million box office in Europe and the United States.

But in the eyes of Hollywood filmmakers, Europe and Southeast Asia have always been their backyards, where they can take what they want.

Since the beginning of the new century, the investment in Hollywood blockbusters has become higher and higher, from the original 100 million yuan is considered a super big production, to no 200 million yuan production cost is embarrassed to be a blockbuster signboard.

The production cost of 200 million yuan must be at least combined with nearly 100 million publicity and distribution costs, so that the success of the whole movie is as high as 300 million yuan.

And now that the North American box office can exceed 300 million movies every year, it is difficult for these super blockbusters to rely on local box office profits.

More than ten years ago, Hollywood movies with an investment of less than 100 million yuan could win two or three billion box office in China, and the local box office alone could recover costs and even make profits, overseas box office and various peripheral copyrights

In that era, the ** decade was the golden age of Hollywood films, countless classic movies were born, and new superstars were constantly emerging.

Like now, Hollywood has slowly become a complete assembly-line product, and almost all of the top 10 movies at the box office every year are series.

And the new superstars are all relying on the series to achieve their superstar status.

Johnny Depp, before "Pirates of the Caribbean", was just a second-tier star in the independent film circle.

Robert Downey Jr. also rose again with the superhero "Iron Man".

Since the beginning of the new century, all the new superstars have relied on blockbuster series of movies to rise to the top, and they don't want to be in the first ten years at all, when every superstar relied on movies of different genres that lasted for several years or even ten years to establish their superstar name.

Tom Hanks, the most famous Hollywood movie star in the 90s, from "Flying Over the Future", "Sleepless in Seattle", "Once Upon a Time in Philadelphia" to "Forrest Gump", "Desert Island Survivor", "Saving Private Ryan", ...... He has won the Lianzhuang Oscar and the Golden Globe Award for four times.

Another Tom, Tom Cruise, "Top Gun", "Rain Man", "Born on the Fourth of July", "Mission Impossible", "Mr. Sweetheart", ...... Three Oscar nominations and two Golden Globe nominations.

and Uncle Cage, who is very popular in China and is known as the king of bad movies, "My Heart is Wild", "National Treasure", "Brave Death Island", "Leaving Las Vegas", "Changing Face", and won an Oscar.

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Although Hollywood's current assembly-line model can avoid risks and reduce uncertainties as much as possible, it also makes it difficult for Hollywood to have classic movies.

In the case of higher and higher investment, the markets in Southeast Asia and Europe are particularly important, and generally a qualified commercial blockbuster can reach a 1:2 ratio or even higher at the North American and overseas box office.

Often, movies that can win 300 million box office in North America can win at least ** billion box office in the world.

And now the global videotape market is basically not as profitable as it was back then.

In the past, a movie that hit the box office could have sales of two or three billion videotapes in the United States alone.

However, with the development of the Internet, videotapes and DVDs have almost become obsolete.

In this case, the overseas box office is particularly important. Europe and Southeast Asia, which they now regard as their back gardens, have been taken away by Chinese films, which they absolutely can't bear.

This is a breakthrough from scratch, which makes them angry and frightened far more than losing China's market share.

But anger is anger, and they can't do anything about it, even if the six giants and the media groups behind them can't affect the film market in hundreds of countries, no matter how powerful they are.

Now Li Mu will be eating and drinking in the hotel soon.

In order to let everyone have a good meal, Li Mu directly chartered most of the hotel.

This box houses a group of company executives and actors, the other two boxes are the middle level of each department, and other ordinary employees are distributed in various halls.

It's not that Li Mu has to do anything special, if he really wants everyone to eat together, those ordinary employees outside will be restrained and can't let go of their hands and feet, which is too disappointing.

"Mr. Li, how much did you spend on the second half of the hotel?"

During the banquet, Master Liu suddenly asked.

"It's not much, your salary for one step of the movie is enough to pay for it." Li Mu smiled, "Otherwise, you will be invited today!" ”

When Master Liu heard this, he hurriedly shook his head like a rattle, turned the gun and pointed at Deng Chao, "I don't have so much money, so let Deng Chao please it!" ”

Deng Chao hurriedly spit out the pork knuckle in his mouth into the bowl and shouted, "I still have a wife and children to raise, and you don't know that my mother is delicate and expensive." ”

Niangniang refers to Deng Chao's wife Sun Li, who is affectionately called Niangniang by the audience because she played Zhen Huan in this year's popular TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

"Then Chen He, please invite everyone to dinner, you don't have a wife and children!"

Chen He, who is still a single dog, was unlucky and was targeted to fight local tyrants.

But Chen He said with a bitter face, "I still have to save my wife's book, you can't let me be a bachelor for the rest of my life!" ”

"Haha!"

Everyone was amused by Chen He, and they also saved their wives.

However, Li Mu didn't let him go, and said with a smile, "My wife doesn't need to save it, you see which one Shishi, Yang Mi, and Liying like, I'll write a script and arrange a little more kiss scene for you when I go back, the kind that is really filmed, how about it!" ”

"Mr. Li, why are you like this!"

"Mr. Li, you're too bad!"

As soon as Li Mu finished speaking, he immediately caused the three of them to scream, and rolled his eyes at Li Mu.