"Huo Yuanjia" director, the popular Kung Fu Lin launched the second film "Red Cliff" after the previous film, this is an epic war blockbuster from China, telling the story of defending the homeland and resisting the invaders in ancient China, the war scenes are magnificent and spectacular, in which the special effects come from the special effects team of "Troy", Europe's largest visual effects and computer animation company FRAMESTORECFC, this time Kung Fu Lin and FRAMESTORECFC work together to bring far more than "Troy" The grand scene of 3,000 actors and more than 2,000 battleships fighting on the surface is definitely the biggest scene of its kind.

And in this movie, Kung Fu Lin is as omnipotent as ever, self-directed, self-written, self-acted, and action designed, is that all? No, this time, even the costume design and art direction are almost all done by him, and the all-round is staggering.

And if your impression of Kung Fu Lin is still only stuck in his cool fist and foot kung fu on "Huo Yuanjia" and YouTobe, then "Red Cliff" will open your eyes, it turns out that Kung Fu Lin's swordsmanship is also so good, not to mention that the other weapons and kung fu in this film are also designed by him.

Because it is a movie from China, the audience will instinctively have a sense of rejection, so the content of the story is not highlighted in the publicity of Fox Searchlight, but the center of the propaganda is focused on Lin Yuquan except for the special effects and visual effects of the movie.

This point is very obvious in the promotional poster of "Red Cliff", there are no big-name superstars such as Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Chen Daoming, and no Zhou Xun, Fan Binbin, Liu Yifei The three beauties, Lin Yuquan, who is wearing general armor in the poster, stood on the magnificent warship, raised the sword in his hand with a cold face, as if announcing the attack, and following his line of sight, opposite him was the burning Cao Jun warship, and the whole person was domineering.

"Red Cliff" was grandly released in 2875 theaters, and it won 8.2523 million box office on the day of its premiere, refreshing Lin Yuquan's North American premiere record in one fell swoop, more than double that of last year's "Huo Yuanjia", and this is still Thursday, you must know that the box office on the North American weekend is much higher than Monday to Thursday.

Sure enough, in the next three weekends, "Red Cliff" fully showed its huge box office energy, earning $47.5031 million in three days, surpassing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in the third week of release on the weekend box office list in North America from December 2nd to December 4th, and topped the North American box office champion, with a cumulative box office of $55.7554 million.

Not only is the box office gratifying, but the reputation of "Red Cliff" is also surprisingly good, the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes 78 (Yahoo! score B-) is no joke, and fans can be seen everywhere with praise from fans, "It's crazy", "It's amazing, let you enjoy it from the beginning to the end", "The unimaginably magnificent and spectacular scenes, the gorgeous visual effects are incomparable", "Although it's not the best movie, it's the most exciting epic war film, unmatched by films of the same genre", "What else can I say to Lin Yuquan, He's such a talented guy that he deserves to be named the best debut director in the world in 2004."

And most of the media also gave beautiful results, "New York Daily News": "It's hard to imagine that other directors can shoot such a brutal and realistic war movie in the Cold Weapon Age, there is no doubt that this is a wonderful masterpiece", "The Washington Post": "The combination of Kung Fu Lin and FRAMESTORECFC makes the film's outstanding stunts far exceed the audience's expectations, and it directly compares "Troy" with previous films with similar themes", "New York Times": "Red Cliff" Like a rough-cut diamond, it is a rare combination of pure entertainment, the cruel nature of war, shocking war scenes, surprising and unforgettable plots", the article also specifically mentioned Lin Yuquan: "When Cheng Long, Chow Yun-fat, Li Lianjie and other Chinese movie stars who have worked hard in Hollywood for many years gradually faded out, Kung Fu Lin set off a unique kung fu storm in North America with "Huo Yuanjia" and "Red Cliff". ”

Many media even boldly predicted that "Red Cliff" would gain something at the subsequent Golden Globe Awards and Oscars, and with such an excellent reputation, the next box office results of "Red Cliff" are also very optimistic, and it is expected to surpass Kung Fu Lin's "Huo Yuanjia" last year.

And indeed, as reported by Ding Value, the total box office this week has fallen sharply compared to the past. In the past two weeks, on the weekend box office charts from November 18th to November 20th, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" topped the roof of the decadent theater chain with a luxurious record of $36 million on the first day of its debut, and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which opened in 3,858 theaters in North America, exceeded $100 million at the box office in the first weekend, setting a new premiere record for the first three parts of the series. And on the weekend box office charts from November 25th to November 27th, "Harry. Potter and the Goblet of Fire", although it fell by nearly 50, it still topped the list with a proud result of $54.9 million, and in addition to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", there are also "Unstoppable", "Unstoppable", "Full of Joy", "Four-Eyed Chicken" The box office of the four movies has reached tens of millions, and the total box office in a single week has not declined. But this week, in addition to "Red Cliff" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" with 15.53 million, only "Magic Woman Warrior" in the first week of release saw a box office of $11.3 million, a box office drop of nearly 40 in a single week.

Of course, these have nothing to do with "Red Cliff", whether it is Lin Yuquan or Shuguang Film Company, all they care about is the results of "Red Cliff", and what is exciting is that in the same period, "Red Cliff" is also a big win in other places.

After winning a record-breaking premiere box office of 22.18 million on the first day in the mainland, from the following Friday to Sunday, the box office of "Red Cliff" rose again and again, and finally on the mainland box office list from November 28th to December 4th, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", which was far ahead of the second place with a score of 95.3 million yuan, occupied the first place, which can be described as a standout. And the single-week box office score of 95.3143 million has surpassed the previously released "Seven Swords" and "Star Wars Prequel III: Revenge of the Sith", becoming the runner-up at the annual box office so far, only behind "Myth" starring Cheng Long, the latter has a box office of 97 million, but it only takes Monday to catch up, I have to say the horror of "Red Cliff".

And the direct reaction to such a big situation is that during the release of "Red Cliff", with the power of a piece of power to increase the attendance rate and box office, all the major theaters but all the "Red Cliff" shows are almost bursting, even the midnight show has six or seven percent of the attendance, you must know that the usual attendance rate is only one or two percent, it can be said that it swept away the previous bleak situation in the theater, compared with last week, this week's audience increased by 105, and the box office rose by 145, absolutely amazing, and even more amazing, due to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" last week, Its box office has far exceeded usual.

This made the theater bosses laugh, eager to replace all the shows next week with "Red Cliff", it is really too uncompetitive for other films, the second place in this week's box office list "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" in the competition with "Red Cliff", the box office fell by 70, only 12.3 million, the current cumulative box office is 78.8624 million, which is still good, the highest Hollywood movie "Going Out" in the remaining films is only 500,000, and the other movies in the top ten are generally more than 100,000 or 200,000, This point of box office is not enough to maintain theater operations after the account is shared.

It is foreseeable that in the next week, the already terrifying schedule of "Red Cliff" will be improved in the psychological state of the bosses chasing greater profits, and the real formation of "Red Cliff" week.

Looking at other regions, Hong Kong is 16.7565 million Hong Kong dollars, the top of the weekly box office list, Taiwan 45.7645 million Taiwan dollars, South Korea 853,300 people, the runner-up of the weekly box office list, Japan 14.6034 million US dollars, the third place in the weekly box office list, Singapore 487,100 US dollars, Malaysia 292,600 US dollars, Thailand grossed $453,500, the United Kingdom $7,803,200, Russia $4,977,300, France $1,583,900, Germany $2,202,300, Brazil $2,700, Argentina $1,983,300, and Spain $2,374,200

As a result, in the first week of its release, "Red Cliff" has earned $123 million at the box office, and according to the domestic and overseas box office sharing, this week alone has recovered the production cost and publicity cost, and the next question is just how much money can be made.

In the face of such achievements, the domestic media is naturally like a chicken blood, and they do not need the public relations of Shuguang Film Company, and spontaneously wave the flag and shout for "Red Cliff", which is really too popular, and has surpassed the results of any previous Chinese film, and according to the current development, it is only a matter of time before "Red Cliff" catches up with the global box office record of Chinese films created by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Time.com" reported: "The single-week box office of "Red Cliff" in the mainland broke 95.31 million, setting a new weekly box office record of the year, and what is even more gratifying is that "Red Cliff" has created a shocking box office result in other countries and regions, so far, together with the mainland, "Red Cliff" has won the weekly box office championship in 7 countries and regions, and has remained in the top three in all countries and regions where it was released. And its global box office performance of 123 million US dollars also made it the global box office champion last week, which is an unprecedented victory for Chinese films, and once again proves that Chinese films are capable of going abroad. ”

"Nanfang Daily" reported: "The excellent box office performance of "Red Cliff" is inseparable from its own excellent quality, and the reason why "Red Cliff" can have such excellent quality is because its director is Lin Yuquan, yes, just as the main reason for the success of "Huo Yuanjia" a year ago is due to Lin Yuquan, "Red Cliff" is the same, Lin Yuquan, who directed, wrote and acted by himself, and was responsible for the film's martial arts instruction and costume design, single-handedly created such an outstanding movie. If he were replaced by other directors, he might be able to shoot "Red Cliff" well, but it is impossible to be as wonderful as the current "Red Cliff", which is almost a victory for Lin Yuquan alone. Also, remember the chibi-themed crash? At the beginning, everyone pinched a cold sweat for Lin Yuquan, because the two directors he crashed were too strong, but seeing such an excellent "Red Cliff" and such an excellent box office result, it may be John Woo's turn to be nervous. ”

"Qilu Evening News" reported: "Last year's "Huo Yuanjia" made the young Lin Yuquan the most high-profile new generation director, and now he is just from becoming a big director, all he needs is the precipitation of time." ”

The media sang praises for "Red Cliff" and Lin Yuquan, and the related characters, Wu Yusen and Feng Zhongji, also attracted the attention of the media and the public, but this is by no means a well-intentioned attention, it is purely a psychological state of watching jokes.

Needless to say, Feng Zhongji's bet with Lin Yuquan was destined to fail, and he couldn't run away from Jinan by bicycle to Lhasa, the only uncertainty was whether he would fulfill this agreement, so when a post appeared on the forum speculating whether he would fulfill the bet, there were more than 100,000 replies in a short period of time.

Wu Yusen is much more complicated, he has just started filming his "Battle of Red Cliffs" in Wuxi Film and Television City, and sure enough, as many people imagined before, in order to distinguish himself from Lin Yuquan's version of "Red Cliff", his starring lineup does not have any actors from "Red Cliff".

Wu Yusen smiled bitterly at this, he didn't deliberately not look for the actors in "Red Cliff" to act, but others didn't want to play at all!

Originally, he considered letting Zhou Runfa play Zhou Yu at first, but then he felt that Zhou Runfa's age was too different from Zhou Yu, and it didn't match Xiao Qiao's emotional drama, so he asked Liang Chaowei to play this role, but Liang Chaowei directly refused, saying that he didn't want to be compared with Lin Yuquan, and the same was true for several other roles, so in the end, he had no choice but to do it, which made Gu Tianle play Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhen played Sun Quan, Zhang Fengyi played Cao Cao, Takeshi Kaneshiro played Zhuge Liang, Hu Jun played Zhao Yun, Lin Zhilin played Xiao Qiao, Zhao Wei plays Sun Shangxiang

But others don't know, how could Wu Yusen say it when he encountered this kind of thing, just because Wu Yusen didn't want to find it. After Wu Yusen's version of "The Battle of Red Cliffs" announced the starring lineup, people naturally compared it with Lin Yuquan's version of "Red Cliff", and of course the comparison immediately showed the gap, except for a very few actors, Wu Yusen's version was suddenly criticized miserably, and the expectations in the audience's hearts plummeted.

And now, when Lin Yuquan's "Red Cliff" has achieved such amazing results and many people have personally experienced the wonderful shock, even Wu Yusen's die-hard fans don't think that he can surpass Lin Yuquan, and only hope that after spending more investment than "Red Cliff", "The Battle of Red Cliff" will not lose too badly.

In the eyes of the media audience, this is definitely the most reliable idea, but for a director, especially a director of Wu Yusen's level, it is really ironic.

Wuxi Film and Television City "The Battle of Red Cliffs" filming set.

"Are you acting? Zhou Yu's elegant and wise demeanor is not at all outstanding, you are just playing a big-headed soldier in a general's uniform, and it is better than you to change someone at will, take a break and start again. Wu Yusen's roaring voice spread throughout the set.

"Director Wu, what's wrong, so much anger in the past two days?" Zhao Wei, who was watching the play, asked Zhang Zhen.

"Can't you see it yet? Director Lin Yuquan's "Red Cliff" is so good that Director Wu feels very bored in his heart, but Gu Tianle can bear it now, and Director Wu is completely comparing him with Director Lin Yuquan. Zhang Zhen couldn't help but shake his head, Director Wu's mood was completely understandable, but forcibly putting Gu Tianle in a position compared with Lin Yuquan would be too embarrassing, Lin Yuquan's figure at the Golden Horse Awards ceremony flashed in front of him, how could such a person be compared with ordinary people, although Gu Tianle was very good, but compared with that one, the gap was still obvious, and his heart also rose with the sadness of sympathy, Gu Tianle wanted to be very unequal to Lin Yuquan, how could he not be like this, he played Sun Quan to be compared with Liang Chaowei!

Zhao Wei nodded with a complicated expression, the results of "Red Cliff" naturally brought a huge shock to everyone, such a movie, for actors, is what anyone dreams of starring, once she also had the opportunity to play the role of Sun Shangxiang in it, but unfortunately, it was a failure in the end, who would have thought that she would have played the role of Wu Yusen's version of Sun Shangxiang, if it was before, she would definitely feel extremely satisfied, but now, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: "Zhou Xun!" ”

At the same time, there are countless people on the set of "The Battle of Red Cliffs".

Lin Yuquan and Liu Yifei were not greatly affected, during which they ran all over Lin Yuquan's planned itinerary, the University of Southern California School of Film and Television (USC), the first film school in the United States, Beverly Hills, where superstars and rich people gathered, the Los Angeles Lakers' home game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Staples Arena on December 5, Chinatown, and Hollywood Bowl

Even he and Liu Yifei participated in the premiere of "Memoirs of Yiji" in Los Angeles like ordinary people, at the premiere, in addition to Gong Li, who is filming and is about to finish "Miami Vice", Zhang Ziyi, Yang Ziyi, Watanabe Ken and other leading actors have appeared on the red carpet, and at the same time, the film producer, the big director Steven. Spielberg also appeared on the red carpet to help.

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