963: Phantom Fang: Frontal Snipe
Later, a Chinese media interviewed Joseph about this matter, and he was filled with emotion, "Actually, I just thought it was fun, and I didn't really want to learn kung fu. In this way, Li might be sad, but he didn't really plan to teach us. He didn't even teach Jaden. But he was very serious that day, but we were in trouble and all became his coaches... haha."
"Have you ever seen a strange thing in a three-meter circle that can't catch his sleeves no matter how hard he tried, he was still blindfolded. It made people almost think it was a supernatural body, and his eyes were shocked. Since then, I have also been very curious about Chinese Kung Fu. This is a profound and historical fighting memory. Li Donglai is too strong. I really can't imagine who will defeat him in the Olympics..."
The moving party is just a small episode in Li Donglai's busy work. "The Story of Old Reis" was unexpectedly popular global box office, but a cartoon could not be introduced to China, which made Li Donglai want to curse himself. He wanted to release it in China no matter what he said.
After many public relations, even Liu Dehua, the new general manager of Phantom China, personally visited the radio and television stations, invited many leaders to dinner, and gave a lot of gifts. Finally, he won the introduction quota and confirmed the schedule.
This also allows the new film industry to experience the power of import film introduction rights. Recently, China intends to add 14 3D or IMAX movies based on the original quota for the introduction of US movies every year. The annual introduction of movies will increase from 20 to 34, and the US box office share will increase from 13% to 25%.
The country is also interested in increasing the chances of Chinese private enterprises releasing imported films, breaking the past situation of state-owned companies dominance.
This news has not been officially announced, but it immediately sparked heated discussions among industry insiders on Weibo: Some people think that "the wolf is really here" this time, but some people think that it is not necessarily a bad thing for Chinese movies. For example, "Isn't Taiwanese movies reborn after being destroyed by Hollywood for so many years?"
No matter what others think, Phantom is bound to obtain the license for the import rights of this private enterprise.
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From April 6th to 8th, North America's box office was hovering in a sluggish state, and also hovering under the strong shadow of "The Hunger Games". "The Hunger Games" once again won a weekend box office of US$33.11 million, and the cumulative box office of North America officially exceeded US$300 million. "The Story of Old Reis" earned 5 million, and the total box office officially entered the ranks of 200 million.
But this week, a thriller phenomenon occurred, not in North America, but in the Chinese film market that is thousands of miles away.
Cameron's old movie from more than ten years ago, "Titanic" was flexibly changed by him, and it was released again in 2D to 3D. It was released in North America for more than a week. It was not too surprising to win 25.65 million yuan in box office, but being so favored in China really made Li Donglai, who has always aimed to surpass Cameron, a terrifying one.
It's almost speechless.
The spring season, which should have been deserted, was instantly stirred by this 3D "Titanic" and repeatedly broke the mainland box office records.
More than ten years ago, the film "Titanic" set a movie-watching storm in the mainland, and attracted more than 18 million viewers. It set a record of 360 million yuan in mainland China and has not been broken for more than ten years. Now, in the 3D version of "Titanic", even if it is just a 3D work that has been restored and re-released, it has long been well known to the audience in the plot and the technology has lagged behind for more than ten years. The most speechless thing is that this movie is still a castrated version. The nude scenes that all male fans are more looking forward to are completely gone, but the box office remains high.
The first week of the six-day release hit a box office of 468 million yuan. It broke the box office record of 404 million yuan per week set by "Transformers 3". The number of viewers averaged 93 people in the first week, and the golden market was almost full of events was even more shocking. At the same time, the average number of 90 people per game in "Transformers 3" was successfully surpassed.
Compared with the box office in North America, the 3D version of "Titanic" is probably a hit in China that many Americans cannot imagine.
Lao Ka felt secretly happy when he received the news, so he quickly summoned Fei Wen and ran to China to promote it, which greatly satisfied the enthusiasm of the fans. Even Spielberg was moved and rushed to make the "Jurassic Park 3D" version to make money. He was also a popular person in China. He was still an art director during the 2008 Olympics.
Lao Ka personally went to promote the market, and the power was huge. As a result, the box office was naturally rising, and it was about to break the 1 billion threshold, which made Chinese filmmakers wail. It is really possible to continue like this, because no movie could be compared with it during the same period.
Li Donglai really couldn't stand it anymore, so he let "The Story of Old Reis" be launched in advance.
Because the publicity is short, a fierce move must be taken, that is, "to stop the Titanic 3D from breaking 1 billion!"
Two years ago, the movie "Inception" and "Avatar" completed the mutual explosion, and the trend of fighting was still obscure, but the two talented people had long been compared by countless media - they were more opponents than friends.
This time, Li Donglai has no idea what to do. "In order to block the Titanic in order to prevent the Chinese movies, otherwise he would have exceeded 1 billion." This is already a blatant war.
But the schedule of other movies has been set, and the only one that can be used to block is "The Story of Old Reis". This excellent cartoon that was almost unable to be released in China was just like a tragic death.
Perhaps it was because of the fame and credibility that Li Donglai had cultivated for many years, or maybe it was because the slogan "For Chinese movies to block "Titanic", otherwise he would have broken 1 billion" was too fierce. Li Donglai's second battle to challenge Cameron from afar kicked off again, spontaneously calling on the enthusiasm of many Chinese people.
"The Story of Old Reis" is not domestic, but after all, the Phantom is from Li Donglai, Love the House and Wu. When countless people walked into the theater, they wanted to watch "Titanic 3D", but unexpectedly entered the animation screening room with a global box office of over $500 million.
At the same time, many domestic peers supported the Phantom peers. Director Feng, who had a big mouth, took the lead in firing, "I would rather watch the Phantom cartoon than watch the castrated version of "Titanic."
Many gossips were rushing on the Internet, "I heard that Li Donglai heard that "Titanic 3D" would break the record of 1 billion. He has broken several sandbags. He allowed "The Story of Old Reis", which was originally scheduled to be released in the summer, to block the release in advance. He kept the last fig leaf." At the end, he also accompanied a photo of the broken sandbag, with pictures and truth.
The rumors are well-produced, and the slogan of the Phantom is impossible to be fake. It seems that Li Donglai really uses Cameron as a competitor.
Hollywood media are excited about Li Donglai's open and upright attack on Lao Ka in the Chinese market. Lao Ka is not very popular in Hollywood. He is too impulsive, too arrogant, and too disregarded. There are many talented people in Hollywood, and no one has ever been as arrogant as him.
But in the Hollywood rational market where blockbusters are now scrambling to avoid head-on collisions, major companies follow dark rules even when promoting them. Blockbusters will never be touched, and even if they compete, they are many gentlemen. They directly put out slogans to block a certain movie like in the Chinese market to promote them. It is quite rare. In addition, this person is Li Donglai, so there are topics to talk about.
Which is better, Li Donglai or Cameron?
It depends on the Chinese box office list next week.
The North American weekend will be over from April 13 to 15, and the box office will be announced on April 16.
After a full month of release, the Phantom Group finally reduced the release scale of "The Hunger Games". But even so, it only reduced 221 companies. Symbolically reduced the overall theater scale to below 4,000, and there were still 3,916 theaters. "The Hunger Games" box office revenue fell by 35.1% in the third week, showing a perfect subsequent money-making ability. The fourth week recorded 21.5 million US dollars in three days, which was also Hollywood's first "four consecutive championships" player in many years. As of this weekend, the cumulative box office in North America had risen to US$337 million, ranking 22nd in the North American revenue list in film history, and continued to advance to the 400 million US dollar mark.
Any provocation in front of the powerful Hunger Games is a cloud! After last week's winning of "American Pi 4" and "Titanic 3D", "The Hunger Games" once again blocked the surprise "Hunha two generals" of "Three Cobbers" and "House in the Forest" outside the throne of the champion. We ushered in a month-long four-week consecutive championship!
"The Story of Old Reis" was released in 2112 theaters and still won $3 million in box office this weekend. This is the 7th week of release. It is estimated that the top 12 will fall next week.
However, the box office highlight this week is not in the North American market, but in the Chinese market.
The box office statistics of China are different from those of the United States. They calculate the box office for a week. From April 16 to 22, "The Story of Old Reis" was temporarily put on armor to block the strong momentum of "Titanic 3D". But behind them are the new Hollywood film "Super Battleship" and "Soul Chariot 2: Revenge Moment" released. Everyone was worried about it.
Box office statistics finally appeared. As soon as "The Story of Old Reis" was released, it greatly squeezed the screening volume of other movies, and was strongly supported by Phantom Cinemas. The total screening volume in a week was as high as 32%. It lived up to expectations and successfully won the first week of 250 million yuan and won the weekly championship. Facts have proved that a good movie is a good movie, especially animated movies. Any country in the world will be a good movie.
"Titanic 3D" is not that easy to lose. This week, it also stubbornly won 210 million yuan in box office, with a total box office exceeding 680 million yuan, almost directly exceeding 700 million yuan. According to normal data, this movie has broken 700 million yuan, and it has the effect.
Another movie, "Super Battleship", also achieved a box office record of 120 million yuan. They have not been released in the United States and Asia is its first stop. Nicholas Cage's new film only achieved a box office of 24.5 million yuan.
This result made many American media lose their voices. It is said that Cameron's old movie will make such a box office after being released. But the result of this blocking loss. Li Donglai showed his fangs for the first time, which made the Phantom not look so weak. If the blocking battle takes place in Hollywood in the future, what will happen?
Will American audiences be as united as Chinese audiences, keeping Li Donglai's movies out?
Many tabloids once again advocated the threat theory of Li Donglai and called on the audience to boycott "The Hunger Games". But this time, Li Donglai ignored it at all, which was already a cliché. Such hype would only make "The Hunger Games" work harder, and he was eager to hype it up.
On the weekend of April 20, "The Hunger Games", which still remains released in 3,752 theaters, was finally pulled down from the championship, achieving a box office of $14 million, ranking third.
Surprisingly, the winner was not the light comedy "Lucky Talisman" starring Zach Efron, which was released in 2015 theaters and the "black" lineup comedy "Think Like a Man" produced by Sony Jane Screen. They won a weekend box office of $33 million with an astonishing record of $16,377 in a single-player room, achieving a dark horse box office. The single-player record of $16,377 successfully ranked among the top three single-player box offices in 2012, second only to the $36,871 in the Hunger Games and $18,830 in the Story of Old Rees. The top two are both Phantom products.
"Lucky Talisman" ranked second in the box office of 22.8 million, and the fourth "Disney Documentary" produced by Disney naturally performed well, ranking fourth.
As the summer vacation approaches, the seven Hollywood universities are gradually making efforts.
May will enter in another week, and the summer vacation in the United States is coming soon. In the summer season in 2012, there are films that have made the audience very popular.
Chapter completed!