161 [Super Blockbuster]
After the premiere of "Royal Senior Sister", major newspapers used entertainment headlines to introduce Lin Qingxia's transformation work the next day, which was extremely praised.
And those who attended the premiere also praised the movie after returning and strongly recommended their relatives and friends to go to the cinema.
Three days later, on Christmas Eve, "Royal Sister" was officially released.
Even if the movie ticket price of one dollar has just been raised, it still can't stop the enthusiasm of the audience. On the first day of the movie's release, the average attendance rate of 23 theaters reached more than 9 to 5, and the theaters in some downtown areas were even full.
On Christmas Day, the day after the film's release, the newly established Tenghui Cinema Line also joined the screening ranks, bringing the number of theaters showing "Royal Sister" to 26.
In Hong Kong at this time, it would be good if there were three or five theaters for a general movie. 26 theaters were released at the same time, which is a terrifying number for other directors.
What can make the theater managers stunned is that as many as 26 theaters were released at the same time, and "Royal Sister" was actually full on the second day of its release.
Even if it's a Christmas holiday, it's impossible to have so many spectators!
The reason is very simple, the reputation of "Royal Sister" is so good that the audience who has watched the movie has praised it and pulled their relatives and friends into the cinema together.
In this way, the spread of ten or ten to hundreds, plus the audience who originally watched it bought tickets to rewatch it, not to mention 26 theaters, even if it is 30, it is estimated that it will be full.
Due to the fact that other films are shown during the Christmas season, these 26 theaters only schedule "Royal Sisters" three times a day for the first two days. However, due to the large number of audiences, the theater had to reduce the number of other films to allow "Royal Sister" to be screened, and even the midnight show that night was arranged for "Royal Sister".
On the third day of the release of "Royal Sister", 26 theaters screened an average of seven times a day, and the film scheduling rate reached a terrifying 82%, and all other films were forced to make way for "Royal Sister". (At this time, most of the cinemas in Hong Kong and Taiwan were single-hall cinemas, and there was only one screening hall for each cinema.) )
In three days, in just three days, the box office of "Royal Sister" has reached 4.8 million.
The horror of the number of theaters released coupled with the horror of the film scheduling rate, as well as the ticket prices that have just risen, have created such a terrifying box office figure.
All the filmmakers in Hong Kong were dumbfounded, including Kang Jianfei himself - is this the rhythm of hitting the 30 million box office?
The biggest weakness of the Hong Kong film market is that the audience base is too small. Even if babies and the elderly are counted, all Hong Kong people go to the cinema to watch a movie once, and the box office is only a little over 50 million.
At this time, if a movie wants to get a box office of more than 30 million in Hong Kong, it must at least have Hong Kong people who have the ability to act, and each person can go to the cinema to watch it more than once.
However, judging from the current horror box office growth of "Royal Sister", let alone one time, it is estimated that some fans have watched several shows a day.
There is no way, such a movie that was released several years in advance is completely ahead of its time. The story structure, action scenes, and stunt scenes are completely ahead of the times, and only the flying car and explosion scenes make the audience in the screening hall collectively high, not to mention that the story plot and rhythm are so attractive, and there are beautiful and handsome guys like Lin Qingxia and Sanada Hiroyuki showing their kung fu, and the scene where Kang Jianfei commits suicide to save his sweetheart is even more touching.
Literary opera, martial arts opera, and even humorous and funny dramas are so jīngcai, how can they not be attractive?
Tang Shuxuan, who returned to Hong Kong with her husband for the New Year, wrote a film review in "Film Fortnightly" by herself, saying: "...... "Royal Sister" has reached the top level in the world from the perspective of commercial films. Especially the flying car shot in the jīng color, I'm sure there is no movie in the world that can compare to it...... But what I'd like to discuss more is the plot of the film.
Let's take a look at its genre first, it's just a jǐng bandit film that has been around for a long time. However, director Kang Jianfei chose the female xìng as the first protagonist, which is a big breakthrough and an extremely important selling point of this play. Before watching this movie, I couldn't imagine that Miss Lin Qingxia could also act in action scenes, and the fighting movements were so crisp and beautiful. It's not just men who like to watch it, but as a woman, I also love Miss Lin's image in the film......
The fights, speeding cars and explosions in this film are visually striking. But behind this visual stimulation, what is even more commendable is the characterization of the three protagonists, even including several villains, who all have flesh and blood and their own feelings in the film. It's not like other kung fu movies, where the bad guys are extremely bad, and the mission of the positive characters is to bring them down......
Among the three protagonists, Hiroyuki Sanada plays a good man who loves his wife and daughter. In order to take care of his wife and daughter, this detective even did not hesitate to quit his job in jǐngcha, just to give his wife and daughter a peaceful life. But on the day of his resignation, his wife and daughter were brutally murdered by the villain, and the anger and grief in his heart I think all the audience can feel.
And the plane escort played by director Kang Jianfei himself is a man who looks flamboyant, amorous, and unreliable. But at the most critical time, he used his actual actions to tell the audience that he is actually an extremely infatuated and trustworthy man. In the whole film, this character sè is my favorite and the most successful portrayal.
As for the four villains, although they acted ferociously, the unswerving brotherhood between them cannot be denied by anyone......"
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The Peninsula Hotel Cafe.
Kang Jianfei and Lei Juekun sat opposite the table, and Lei Juekun's assistant sat on the side in an orderly manner.
"The momentum of "Royal Senior Sister" is really fierce, or Ah Fei, you are amazing, maybe you can break the box office of 30 million." Lei Juekun said with a smile.
"Don't even think about 30 million," Kang Jianfei didn't listen to him, drinking nǎi tea and said: "The box office is rising so fast now because many viewers have watched it several times." As soon as the New Year's Day holiday is over, everyone goes back to work and school, and the attendance rate will drop all of a sudden. ”
Of course, Lei Juekun knew that he just had nothing to say, and by the way, he just put a high hat on Kang Jianfei.
Purely in terms of his status in the film industry, Kang Jianfei is enough to be on an equal footing with Lei Juekun. Moreover, Kang Jianfei has the money to make movies, and he doesn't have to worry about the theater release when he leaves Princess Jin, so he doesn't need to look at Lei Juekun's face at all; On the contrary, Lei Juekun's Golden Princess Cinema must find a way to prevent Kang Jianfei from cooperating with other hostile cinemas.
When the two met for the first time, Kang Jianfei had to pretend to barely win a chance to negotiate fairly with Lei Juekun. But now, when the two talk about cooperation again, the balance of advantages has tilted towards Kang Jianfei.
"Royal Senior Sister" has only been released for three days, and Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers are already panicking. Since most of the audience was snatched away by "Royal Senior Sister", the two theaters add up to nearly 40 theaters, which can be described as a crowd, and the attendance rate is pitifully low.
Zou Wenhuai is ambitious to enter Hollywood, and the "Cannonball Speed" he invested in filming this time is different from last year's "Killer Trench". Cheng Long's "Killer Trench" is a joint venture between Golden Harvest and Hollywood, but this "Cannonball Speed" is wholly owned by Golden Harvest, and it costs $5 million to hire a Reynolds alone.
may have learned the lesson of the failure of "Killer Trench", this time Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen can only be regarded as supporting roles in "Cannonball Speed". The male and female protagonists are still white, and Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen can use this movie to get acquainted with Western audiences.
But "Cannonball Speed" has just been prepared, and before filming can start, a super blockbuster "Royal Sister" has been released in Hong Kong.
Kang Jianfei is worthy of the name of a disaster film director, this movie is even more fierce than the last "Mr. Zombie", not only killing few audiences in Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers Cinemas, but even the movies released in Golden Princess Cinemas at the same time have all freed up canvas to make way.
This Christmas in Hong Kong, it seems that only Kang Jianfei can be accommodated alone, and other films can only eat leftovers from "Royal Sister".
Hong Kong is Golden Harvest's old nest, and the ambitious Zou Wenhuai is finally in a hurry. He called Cheng Long overnight and asked Cheng Long to finish filming his scene in the United States quickly, and he must ensure that he can return to Hong Kong to film after the Chinese New Year.
After talking to Cheng Long on the phone, Zou Wenhuai brought He Guanchang again, and the two discussed for a day and finally made a decision. He Guanchang is responsible for planning the new film, Zou Wenhuai personally went to Hong Jinbao, ready to urge Hong Jinbao to return quickly, and then Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao joined forces again, so that they have the confidence to compete with Princess Jin for the audience next year.
Hong Jinbao has not guaranteed when he will be able to return to Jiahe to film, Shao Yifu actually called and asked Zou Wenhuai to come over for dinner.
The grudge between the two is very deep, Shao Yifu has always regarded Zou Wenhuai as a chaotic minister and thief, and now he actually took the initiative to ask Zou Wenhuai, and it is estimated that countless people will break their glasses.
This shows that Shao Yifu is in a hurry, so anxious that he can even let go of his personal grievances with Zou Wenhuai.
Golden Harvest Pictures and Shaw Brothers Pictures, the two Hong Kong film giants, have finally come together to cooperate because of the huge box office threat of "Royal Sister", and are ready to snipe Oriental DreamWorks and Golden Princess in the next chūn festival.
Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu both reacted so much, how could Lei Juekun do nothing?
After the two chatted for a while, Lei Juekun finally proposed to exchange the shares of the Golden Princess Cinema Line for the shares of Oriental DreamWorks.
When Kang Jianfei heard this, he suddenly asked funny: "How do you change the method?" ”
Lei Juekun said: "How about I exchange 15% of the shares of Golden Princess Cinemas for 40% of the shares of Oriental DreamWorks? You're very cheap. ”
Kang Jianfei shook his head and smiled: "How is this possible?" If you exchange 40% of the Golden Princess's shares for 90% of the shares of Oriental DreamWorks, I can promise you immediately. ”
As soon as Lei Juekun heard this, his old face darkened directly.
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The last chapter made up for yesterday's guarantee.,After this chapter, there are two more today's guarantees.,It's estimated that it will take 12 o'clock after all the writing.。
As for the monthly pass update, wait for tomorrow. (To be continued.) )