Other new films released on Friday also did well: Warner Bros. release, starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant, the romantic comedy "The Lover," debuted at No. 2 at the box office with $14.4 million.

"Juno" took a hit, earning only $13 million this weekend, falling to No. 3 place, but the film has already accumulated $126 million at the North American box office.

Miramax & Co. and Martin Scorsese's gangster-era blockbuster "Gangs of New York" ranked No. 5 at the box office with $9.1 million. Paramount's family cartoon "Little Heroes in the Wilderness" came in at No. 6 with $6.1 million at the box office. Last weekend's winner, "The Manhattan Maid," starring Jennifer Lopez, dropped to No. 4 this weekend, closing at $11 million.

After Christmas on the 25th, the Golden Globe nominations gradually affected word of mouth, and the number of moviegoers began to return.

"Juno" also opened in the first week of its release in North America, and overseas also landed in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, which are all five British regions, and generally the market response of films that sell well in North America will not be bad.

The weekend box office figures of $5.12 million in the United Kingdom, $3.28 million in Australia, and $680,000 in New Zealand were second only to "The Lord of the Rings 2", which was released worldwide, and successfully occupied the runner-up position in the local box office list.

The $10 million doesn't seem like much, but "Juno" is not a grossing film with global blockbuster characteristics, it is not only exciting, but also a romantic comedy with distinctive North American characteristics, and it will not be a super-hit movie like an action movie, science fiction film, magic film, etc., and the final overseas box office depends on such a little bit of accumulation.

According to the general rule, in the end, the overseas box office of "Juno" may win about half of the North American box office.

However, in most overseas regions, this kind of blockbuster film that is not released on a global scale often ends after a month to half a year or even a year after the North American release, and the sharing and settlement of overseas box office is very troublesome. It is normal to not pay for a long time.

Therefore, the focus of the matrix is still in the North American market, and Christmas is a critical period to test whether it can reach 200 million.

Screenings are still going on, mostly on vacation. Chen Tiandu returned to the United States ahead of schedule. Accompanying him to return to work was Warner CEO Jeff BakersWarner Bros. Chairman Bruce Rosenblum, producer Charles Rowe and others. There is also a photographer who will accompany them, and they will record every move they are preparing for and use it as a highlight edit in the future.

And where they appeared. But it's Detroit, the increasingly corrupt motor city.

It is naturally a big thing to let a few big people not play during the Christmas holiday and accompany them to this "birds don't" Detroit. Saying that Detroit "birds don't" is what the American media said, the U.S. auto industry has shrunk further, and the city's resident relocation rate has continued to rise year by year. Now, even in the city center, a large number of vacant houses are starting to appear unoccupied.

The local government has no choice but to use various preferential policies to attract foreign capital to Detroit. Apparently, Warner Bros. and The Matrix were also drawn over.

Standing at the top of a building, everyone looks down on the city.

"The building is dense. It fits my vision perfectly. Chen Tiandu was quite satisfied after the field visit. Out of nowhere, he pulled out a piece of chalk and drew something on the wall of a water tower. Everyone looked at him curiously, and the camera came closer. I saw Chen Tiandu placing white chalk horizontally, rotating it on the left and then diagonally on the right band, and a simple bat was basically formed.

"Great craft, that's bat." Jeff was a little tired, but his eyes were excited. He is not young, and it is really difficult for him to take the holidays and come to Detroit with his family.

"That's right, it's the style of a bat lamp." Chen Tiandu said: "Charles." How's the new Batmobile built? ”

"The Batmobile is already being built, and it's all redesigned. In addition, according to your requirements, you also need a Bat brand motorcycle, which is also in the design. ”

Chen Tian was very satisfied. Laughing: "Charles, you will always be so satisfied." The logistics are left to you, and everyone is relieved. Everyone laughed and agreed.

"And Christian Bale needs to work out, and with his current body, it's best to gain about 20 pounds. Other than that. I would like to ask the Chinese Kung Fu team to be the action designer. They need to do the necessary physical and martial arts training, don't you think? ”

As soon as Jeff heard about Chinese kung fu, he remembered the box office of "The Matrix", which made countless people blush. The billion threshold was actually broken through by a sequel production, and I don't know how many people were shocked. He agreed without thinking about it, and said, "No problem, bring their best team over." Our new Batman is going to be even more capable of fighting. ”

Charles was very cautious, and he was a little worried: "Chen, is this risky?" After all, Batman belongs to Western science fiction, and if his reach does not match reality, he will become a superman. I'm worried that the audience won't be able to accept it. Hearing what he said, Jeff also felt it, thoughtful.

How could Chen Tiandu make such a mistake, shook his head and said, "Of course it won't be the same as "The Matrix". In fact, there are several major factions in the film expression of Chinese kung fu. In northern China, they call it martial arts, and in the south they call it kung fu. At this stage, the school that has made a relatively large contribution to kung fu movies is also the Peking Opera faction, and the representative figure is Jack Cheng. The other faction is the actual combat faction, and the representative figure is Jett Lee. What should you know about Yuan Heping? ”

"Of course, Yuan is a very good friend." Charles didn't know why he asked.

The others didn't know anything about China at all, and they were already stunned when they heard Chen Tiandu count a large number of factions.

"Yuan Heping's martial arts coaching style is on the fantasy side, and he likes to come and go. And there is another faction, which advocates the actual combat kung fu faction, which inherits the style of Bruce Lee. What I'm going to show in the new "Batman" is this kind of approach to real combat. ”

Finally came to his senses, Charles decided to find out about Yuan Heping privately and then make a decision.

The Oriental people's dedication to action design is obvious to all. Although most Hollywood people look down on their fake fights, they have to admire that they are very good-looking.

"All the things you need will be prepared as soon as possible, when will you be able to finish that Van Helsing and then join Batman wholeheartedly?" That's what Jeff Bakers is most concerned about.

Chen Tiandu smiled, "Jeff, believe in my efficiency." You just need to prepare as soon as possible, and you will be able to start it in less than a month. Also, for this shoot, I want to try something new and try some new shooting techniques......"

Everyone expressed their satisfaction, and when they reached the second half of the sentence, they immediately frowned together.

With such a big investment in a movie and such an important IP, it is unbearable for him to use it for any experiment. Hollywood is most afraid of experiments, think about James Cameron, who made a 100 million movie into 250 million, almost bankrupting Fox. Even if he is Chen Tiandu, he can't let him come nonsense.

Chen Tiandu ignored everyone's statements and said, "I want to use an IMAX camera to shoot." ”

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After they ended their trip to Detroit, news came out in the media on the same day that the "Batman" series was officially relaunched. Warner Bros. executives and Chen Tiandu went to Detroit to see the scene. Warner's TV station actually got some of the video materials, and it was Chen Tiandu who used white chalk to sketch a picture of a bat on the wall of the water tower.

Several major newspapers and media also published the news of "Batman", and the "New York Times" even exaggerated the headline "Batlights Shine Again in the American Night Sky" to announce the reboot of the Batman series

New Batcars, Concept Drawings of Batmobiles, and new Batman gear have also appeared on the Internet in due course.

Although vague and obscure, the words are enough to cheer Batman fans.

"Wow, I heard such good news just after Christmas. This time it looks like it's going to come for real, and it's great. ”

"Christmas Chan's version of "Batman", haha, this is the best partner. He was born to direct big-spec movies. Warners finally made a wise choice. ”

The response on the Internet has been enthusiastic, and there is general optimism about the relaunch of the Batman series. Even those who are not fans of Batman have begun to pay attention to the news of this movie.

The market responded well, Warner Bros. was more motivated, and Chen Tiandu gambled two billion dollars, so there was no reason not to cooperate.

Chen Tiandu's movement director from Hong Kong is Liu Jialiang, who is the representative of the Hong Kong kung fu iron plate bridge style. At the turn of the century, kung fu became popular in Hollywood for a while, and he was also invited by Hollywood. Just finished working with Quentin Tarantino in "Kill Bill", and immediately received an olive branch from Chen Tiandu, which really confused him for a while.

Participating in "Batman", directed by Chen Tiandu, there is nothing to consider at all. Without saying a word, he agreed that he could send a team to Hollywood to help train Christian Bale, Liam Neeson and others, and he would go there after the Spring Festival.

Christian and Liam Neeson also ended their Christmas break early and began physical training.

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At the same time, two films are in preparation, one is being released, the other is accelerating the late production, and a big production of "Captain America" is also being supervised, as well as a domestic science fiction film "Source Code" with a lot of investment. This is Chen Tiandu's current work schedule.

The rows full of work plans made Kate's scalp tingle.

Even she couldn't help but mutter, "The media said that you were a workaholic, and this title really didn't wronged you." ”

Chen Tiandu smiled, grabbed her waist and kissed her, "When we're done, we'll take a good vacation." ”

Kate is not a jealous resentful woman, "I'm worried that you're tired." No one can make themselves work every day. (To be continued.) )xh118