As Shirley and Sun Ziming expected, the next day, the major theaters independently adjusted the number of theaters and screens of each film. The number of theaters and screens for "Burning Pursuit" was drastically reduced and allocated to "Life and Death", while other films in the same period were also adjusted.

"Boss, this is yesterday's box office rough statistics, the top three are "The King of Killers" 8.46 million, "Speed of Life and Death" 3.72 million, and "Burning Pursuit" 2.81 million. Our screen count hasn't changed, and "Life and Death" has increased by 681. ”

Sun Ziming rubbed his brows, and the difference in movie ratings began to show results. "King of Killers" is R-rated, while "Speed of Life and Death" is PG-rated, and the gap will be narrowed by the weekend, and it is very likely that the championship position will not be guaranteed.

"What is the total box office of "Burning Pursuit"?"

Douglas didn't even need to look at the table, and immediately replied: "98.16 million, there is no problem with more than 100 million." ”

That's good, this year, there are six independent films produced by Universal, "Smart and Stupid Uncle" and "Time and Space Special Police" are only 50 or 60 million, and now there is finally a blockbuster with more than 100 million.

What needs to be done has been done, and the only thing left is to leave it to fate.

Sun Ziming turned around one city after another, and continued to promote "The King of Killers" according to the planned publicity plan. When he turned to Detroit, Sun Ziming and the crew of "Speed of Life and Death" who had just gotten off the plane met in the waiting hall.

"The King of Killers" was 70 million yesterday, and "Speed of Life and Death" also exceeded 60 million, and the gap between the two is not big. Although "The King of Killers" and "Speed of Life and Death" are grabbing the box office everywhere, Jane de Bont led Keanu Reeves and them, and still took the initiative to shake hands with Sun Ziming and Douglas.

"Ming, you are so powerful, how did "The King of Killers" come about?"

Sun Ziming opened Jane's hand, shook it again, and scolded with a smile: "Less, "The King of Killers" is supported by actors, and the "Speed of Life and Death" you filmed is at a high level, and the rhythm control is great!" ”

"You are too modest, you are a great director, and I am a little miscellaneous fish!"

Sun Ziming let go of his hand, stretched out his hand to Keanu again, and scolded with a smile: "Come on, next time Paramount won't be 10 million, please don't move you!" Keanu, how does it feel? ”

"Thank you for the recommendation, it feels amazing now!"

"No, you have that potential, and I would recommend it to Paramount. Jane, I have a good eye, right? ”

For Sun Ziming's vision, Jane is deeply admired, Keanu is indeed a good actor, much better than William Baldwin, whom he first fancied. If it weren't for the pressure exerted by the producer of Shirley Tongguò, if he had chosen William, maybe the excitement of the movie would have been greatly reduced.

"That's it, it's cheap, it's hard for me", Sun Ziming pretended to regret it, and Sandra? Bullock, Dennis? Hope shook their hands.

As a director, Sun Ziming, as long as he is not on the set, his popularity has always been very good. These gangy Keanu, Sandra, and Jeff are not afraid of this big shot, and after shaking hands, they jokingly asked for characters.

"Ming, can we star in "King of Killers 2"?"

Sun Ziming also joked: "You can't do it, you're too old, and you won't be able to keep up with the reaction." I'm afraid you'll either fall down the stairs or be injured by Jay. ”

After a few jokes, Sun Ziming took Douglas a few and said goodbye to Jane and they went to board the plane.

Seeing Sun Ziming and them leave, Jeff Daniel suddenly burst out, "Head, do you think we may surpass "The King of Killers"? ”

"It's very likely, but in terms of the VCD market and TV broadcasting rights, we definitely can't compare."

That is, for the hilarious fight scenes in "The King of Killers", Jeff Daniel also smashed his tongue. If "The King of Killers" hadn't been restricted, there would certainly be no problem with the box office exceeding 200 million. It's a pity that because of the NC-17 rating, the main force of the box office, teenagers, was stopped outside the movie theater.

Jane also sighed, "Yes, if it had been ten years ago, it would have been rated as USA: M/X/P, and it would have been banned from being broadcast in mass theaters." Everyone sells some strength to promote, if everyone else NC-17 surpasses us at the box office, your value will not rise much! ”

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When Sun Ziming and the others arrived in Philadelphia, interacted with fans and appeared on TV to promote, the weekend for everyone to compete for had arrived again. The screening hall of "The King of Killers" still has an attendance rate of about 70%, but "The Speed of Life and Death" next door is full.

After the movie ended, the audience on both sides came out of the cinema, and they were all excitedly discussing the plot. It's just that "Speed of Life and Death" is mostly adults with children, while "The King of Killers" is full of adults.

Back at the hotel, the situation was similar from other places, Sun Ziming smiled bitterly and watched the host on TV teasing himself.

"China Ming has finally been defeated! Salt Lake City's "King of Killers" had a weekend attendance rate of only 70%, while "Life and Death" was full! Jane, I heard that Keanu was recommended to you by him? ”

Jane de Bont had just received a notice from UTN that Sun Ziming was interested in inviting him to make a disaster film, and happily made fun of a possible new boss in the future: "Yes, it turns out that China Ming is not only a great director, but also a quite competent scout." I build yì young people who are interested in the film career, go to the door of China Ming every day to run, and this is how Keanu got the opportunity! ”

'Knock knock knock', Douglas came in with a freshly prepared supper, and when he saw Sun Ziming smiling bitterly, he couldn't help but say comfort, "Boss, we just lost the box office, and the total revenue must be several times that of theirs." ”

Sun Ziming turned his head, took a piece of bread and stuffed it into his mouth, and scolded with a smile: "Am I so stingy? When will the NC-17 film be higher than the R rating at the box office? If you lose, you lose, and the investment of 50 million and the box office of 70 million are also good. ”

Sun Ziming has no complaints about "The King of Killers" being judged by the CARA (Classification Committee) to be NC-17. The members of CARA, who are all parents of children, must have been in an industry that was not primarily related to the film industry prior to employment. It's just a strange thing, when I filmed too hard, the violent scenes were from the beginning to the end, and the fans were happy to watch it, but unfortunately their box office was depressed.

Douglas also chewed on the slice of bread and retorted, "Boss, I think you might be wrong. The box office of "The King of Killers" may not be very high, but in the future, it will become a hot commodity in the VCD rental market and pay TV stations, and the income will be much higher than that of "Life and Death". ”

Indeed, as the two said, early the next morning, the weekend's box office statistics came out. The weekend box office of "The King of Killers" was 18.56 million, and the total box office climbed to 62.12 million; and "Speed of Life and Death" soared to 31.28 million, with a total box office of 65.78 million, surpassing "The King of Killers" in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the box office was exceeded, Sun Ziming also died, and the publicity was not as hard as Li Lianjie and them, and he still cared about the preparation of "Braveheart" during the work break.

In the blink of an eye, thirteen days have passed, and "Speed of Life and Death" benefited from the attack of "The King of Killers" on "Burning Pursuit"; Thanks to the NC-17 limit of "The King of Killers" itself, by the time it was fully drawn, the total box office reached 133.18 million.

However, "The King of Killers" is not bad, although the total box office is only 87.25 million, it is already the NO in NC-17 films after the rating system. 1 too. And both critics and fans approve of this film, believing that if it were not for the classification restrictions, this movie would likely get more than 200 million at the box office.

After getting the final box office statistics, Sun Ziming sat in Jiang Peng's office, smoking and laughing at himself: "Dapeng, do you think we are a little bit of that, what is that called?" ”

Jiang Peng also remembered that in order to dig a pit for people, he commanded Kayo Sato to be silent, but the pit was dug up, but he didn't get any benefits.

"Too smart?"

"That's right, it's 'all the tricks, it's too smart'!"

Jiang Peng is very satisfied with the NC-17 film, which can win more than 80 million box office, "Brother Ming, you can't say that." We didn't get a bargain, but we didn't lose either. For a film like "The King of Killers", TV stations and the VCD market will definitely make a lot of money, and a classic is a classic! ”