Chapter 904: Premiere
Hollywood's MGM Theater was bustling with activity, with a long red carpet filled with reporters and crazy movie fans.
Fortunately, after the MGM Grand Theater was renovated by Zhongtian Film and Television, the scale is quite grand, and it can fully withstand its grand premiere with more than 2,000 people, and even its scale exceeds the grand occasion of the Oscars.
At six o'clock in the evening, the entrance of the theater began to be lively, a luxury car sent a well-known Hollywood star, everyone stepped on the red carpet, and accepted the cheers and flash baptism of the fans, there is a reporter interview area at the end of the red carpet, which is extremely similar to the award ceremony of the film and television awards, and people who do not know the truth are afraid that they still think that the Oscars or Golden Globes will be held in the middle of summer.
The process of entering the guests lasted for more than an hour, until nearly eight o'clock, a luxury stretch car slowly stopped in front of the red carpet, the door opened, and Wu Tian, who was dressed in a black suit, walked out of the car with Qi Bing, who was wearing a white loose dress.
The fans and reporters at the scene were crazy, screaming Wu Tian's name one after another, and the flashing lights kept flashing, illuminating the scene like daylight.
Wu Tian waved his hand while walking slowly across the red carpet with Qi Bing, and there was no time to stop and answer all kinds of questions from those reporters on the way, but fortunately, no one was dissatisfied because of this, after all, the premiere was about to officially start.
At eight o'clock, the theater that can accommodate more than 2,000 people was full, and in the center of the stage, a famous BBC talk show host held a microphone to make a comic hosting style, which made everyone laugh again and again.
"Don't be so nervous, we're here to watch the show tonight." Wu Tian shook Qi Bing's hand. whispered.
"I'm not nervous. Just laughing so much that my stomach hurts...... Hahaha......" Qi Bing was amused by the host on stage again.
Wu Tian pouted speechlessly. For these guys who play tricks, Wu Tian has never felt so funny, if you want to talk about funny kung fu, or Chinese cross talk, this kind of talk show is too funny.
However, the one who made the atmosphere of the scene very lively, which is equivalent to driving the audience's emotions into a joyful atmosphere in advance for the premiere of an animated film. It's also very helpful.
The host's amusement finally came to an end, and the show performance finally officially began, with the sound of passionate music, the first to perform on stage was a Hollywood big-name singer, with a very emotional new song, coupled with the group martial arts performance of the kung fu teenagers invited by Wu Tian from the Chinese Martial Arts School, officially unveiled this audio-visual feast......
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"Haha, this foodie, amused me to death......"
"I know Chinese kung fu!"
"I'm a dragon hero!"
"I love Po......"
It's already midnight, and the premiere of "Kung Fu Panda" is over. However, there are still many reporters gathered at the entrance of the MGM Grand Theater, and they will not miss the opportunity to interview the audience for the first time. However, to their surprise, this interview was completely different from ordinary movie premieres, almost no one said bad things about "Kung Fu Panda", and all kinds of beautiful words kept pouring out of the audience's mouths.
Especially those smiling celebrities, they happily praised "Kung Fu Panda" one by one and complimented Wu Tian. In fact, even if it is an ordinary movie, if you can be invited to the premiere, those stars with high emotional intelligence will never say anything dissatisfied at the end of the movie, but hypocritical compliments or heartfelt appreciation, how can sharp-eyed reporters not be able to tell the difference?
Besides, just by counting the number of stars who attended the ceremony and the number of movie stars who walked out of the theater at the end of the show, you can judge whether the movie is good enough for them to see from the beginning to the end - you must know that usually this kind of theater has a side door, and most of the time the guests come to go through the scene, and a moment after the movie starts, they will sneak out through the side door!
At this point, many off-site reporters have already figured out how to write tomorrow's report.
But this situation has embarrassed those critics.
As we all know, the greatest pleasure of film critics is to pick the fault of a movie, and they can always pick out the bones in the egg, otherwise how can they prove that they have a higher level of movie appreciation than the average audience?
Except, of course, for those gunmen in China who take money to write film reviews.
But the premiere of "Kung Fu Panda" this time has made it difficult for many film critics, because this work is so good that they can't find a place to find fault with it.
So let's talk about "Kung Fu Panda" as good as facts? This is a must, but the question is how to show your own unique point of view and your own difference in the comments that are praised, and then it will be up to everyone's skills to test the school......
It is destined to be a sleepless night of staying up late to code words......
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The computer cartoon that Skye Wu brought us this time was so infectious and inspiring that we tried our best to resist its charm.
-- Washington Post.
Summer blockbusters cost more and more, but they often make audiences feel more and more bored. The simple and light-hearted Kung Fu Panda is an exception.
-- Associated Press.
Although the film is mainly aimed at a child audience. But the humor of Kung Fu Panda is applicable to people of all ages.
-- The Hollywood Reporter.
Full of Chinese style art design. It's a sight to behold.
-- Los Angeles Daily News.
This is definitely one of the most joyful films of the summer. While laughing, you can also feel the wisdom of China, such as the turtle master voiced by Skye Wu.
-- Washington Times.
It is fully entertaining for children, and only slightly fun for adult audiences.
-- Las Vegas Weekly.
One film review after another was placed on Wu Tian's desk, and Qi Bing read each report with great interest, and he would inevitably blame him for the few critical remarks that appeared sporadically, and for most of the one-sided praise. is laughing and laughing.
"Hehe, look, Ibert gave you three and a half thumbs up!" Qi Bing shouted at Wu Tian.
"Three and a half? It seems that I still have room for improvement. Wu Tian said with a smile.
Ebert can be said to be the master of the film critics in the United States, most of his comments are very objective and fair, rarely questioned by the audience, authoritative equalization and profound comments, so that he has a very high status, almost all film directors hope to get Ebert's thumbs up, and more audiences will decide whether to enter the theater according to Ebert's comments.
Undoubtedly, four out of four stars. And the three-and-a-half-star "Kung Fu Panda" is definitely a classic film worth watching!
"Don't be dissatisfied, Ibert rarely gives such a high rating." Qi Bing smiled. "With Ibbert's three and a half stars, our North American box office is more secure."
The total investment of "Kung Fu Panda" cost a total of 150 million US dollars, which is mainly due to Wu Tian's "overtime" policy, although Wu Tian's demand for all the films is very high, but because of overtime, the production cycle has been sharply shortened, and the final result is a lot less money.
The production cost of 140 million yuan means that the box office must reach at least 300 million yuan or more before MGM can recover the investment cost -- according to the share of the theater box office, the theater chain must at least share more than 50 percent of the box office, and the producer will only have 40 percent of the revenue.
According to the proportion of the global box office, the North American box office can generally account for between one-third and half of the global box office, which means that the North American box office should reach close to 150 million to be considered safe.
However, it is clear that this is not a difficult goal, and based on the apparent level of praise, it will definitely surprise at the box office......
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On Monday morning, Wu Tian and Qi Bing sat together in their office, waiting for important news to arrive.
Soon, the phone on the table rang, Qi Bing picked up the phone, heard a number, and immediately waved his arm excitedly.
"Guess how much we got at the box office in the first weekend?" Qi Bing asked Wu Tian excitedly.
"Is there 20 million?" Wu Tian said with a smile.
"What, we've invested 3,400 theaters online!" Qi Bing gave way dissatisfied.
"Well, then a family of 10,000 is counted, there are 34 million?" Wu Tian still said with a smile.
"No, you're too unconfident in yourself." Qi Bing patted Wu Tian on the shoulder and said, "Young man, you are the best, how can your movie only earn this?" Let me tell you, sit tight, our box office reached 60 million in the first week! ”
"Huh? Yes, it exceeded my expectations, hehe......" Wu Tian said with a smile.
"Not bad, it is estimated that it can already be included in the box office ranking list of the first weekend in history." Qi Bing said happily.
Wu Tian smiled slightly, this can be said to be an inevitable thing.
"With such a result, it is basically certain that we will not lose money, and the North American box office will probably earn about 200 million......" Qi Bing smiled contentedly.
The film earned $60 million at the box office in two days after its release, but the box office of a film tends to increase more and more slowly with the release time, and the film goes offline after about three weeks, leaving a few more theaters to continue to show at most. In this cycle, mature big film and television companies can basically predict the box office of the entire broadcast cycle from the box office of the first week.
According to the current situation, the goal of "Kung Fu Panda" to break through the box office of 200 million in North America is very likely to be achieved.
According to the North American box office, the expected goal of the global box office should be at least 400 million, which means that this film will definitely not lose money, as for how much it can make in the end, it depends on the acceptance of this cartoon full of Chinese style in other regions.
According to Wu Tian's expectations, the performance of "Kung Fu Panda" in overseas markets will definitely not be too bad, after all, Chinese style is very popular in many countries and regions.
As for China, Wu Tian estimates that the box office can reach 30 million US dollars, which is not bad, after all, the film and television time in China is not developed enough, the number of theaters is limited, and the audience has no habit of spending money to buy tickets, and it is very good to earn 20 or 30 million in the end.
But even if the expectations are not high, Wu Tian is going to fly back and preside over the premiere publicity work, after all, emotionally speaking, such a cartoon full of Chinese style from the inside out to the Chinese market, it belongs to returning home, Wu Tian, the creator of Bao, of course, has to go back to experience the cheers of the fans...... (To be continued.) )