Chapter 246: Young and Mature
In the following week, there were almost no movies on the market that could compete with "Wolf Warrior", allowing this dark horse in the early April film market to continue to reap box office revenue.
As of the second weekend on April 12, the total box office of "Wolf Warrior" exceeded 450 million yuan, setting a box office record for domestic action war films.
[The Monkey King: Hero is Back] was also released on the 12th.
This animated film, whose box office performance exceeded everyone's expectations, has grossed 1.758 billion yuan in two months since its nationwide release on February 13, becoming the new domestic box office champion, surpassing the second-place "Lost in Thailand" by nearly 500 million yuan.
Unfortunately, it is still a little short of the box office record of 1.979 billion set by "Transformers 4".
Since the 1990s, Hollywood blockbusters have been the record holders for box office success in the Chinese film market.
From "Titanic" to "Avatar" and then to last year's "Transformers 4", every time such a blockbuster lands in the Chinese market, it creates a jaw-dropping result.
In 1998, "Titanic" swept the mainland with a box office of 360 million yuan, becoming a memory of the era for the audience and occupying the top spot in the mainland box office for 11 years.
At that time, domestic films that grossed tens of millions were considered big hits, but hundreds of millions were unthinkable.
It was not until 2002 that the movie "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou was released. With only more than 1,000 cinemas in the country that year, it achieved a box office of 248 million yuan in the mainland, accounting for a quarter of the total box office for the year.
[Hero] is hailed as the pioneering work of blockbuster films in mainland China.
It was also this movie that restored our confidence as filmmakers, making us feel that Hollywood movies are not invincible. As long as we work hard, sooner or later we will regain the box office championship in the mainland film market.
Unfortunately, just as the box office of domestic films was getting higher and higher and the Chinese film market was thriving, Cameron's epoch-making work "Avatar" landed in China.
This movie directly brought the domestic box office record to over 1 billion, and finally settled at 1.428 billion.
The emergence of "Avatar" was a dimensionality reduction blow to domestic films at that time. Domestic film companies and directors couldn't believe that movies could be shot like this?
Later, many domestic films also produced box office hits, such as "The Flowers of War", "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate", "Let the Bullets Fly", etc., but unfortunately they are still far from the 1 billion mark.
It wasn't until 2012 that a domestic comedy film "Lost in Thailand" was released, which surprisingly achieved a box office of over 1.2 billion yuan, becoming the first domestic film to break the 1 billion box office, narrowing the gap with "Avatar".
After that, domestic movies that broke the billion-yuan mark appeared one after another like mushrooms after rain.
Zhou Xingchi's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Gu Wei's "Detective Chinatown 3", Ning Hao's "Lost in Thailand", etc., have given everyone hope that our own people can regain the box office record in the domestic film market.
Even though "Transformers 4" in 2014 broke the box office record to 1.979 billion, people are no longer desperate, because according to the current development momentum, it is just a matter of time before domestic films catch up with or even surpass Hollywood blockbusters.
The appearance of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" only confirms this point of view once again.
"Congratulations! This achievement is all thanks to Director Tian and the production crew, as well as the great publicity and promotion by you, Mr. Wang.
No problem, I will be back in Beijing soon and will certainly not miss the celebration party for the movie.
Hahaha, you’re welcome. Let’s cooperate for mutual benefit. There’s no question of one relying on the other.
I have prepared all the shares for [Detective Chinatown 2] for you, Mr. Wang, and we will discuss it later."
In the morning, in the hotel room, Gu Weigang hung up the phone call from Wang Changtian.
I stayed up all night filming last night. The filming of "The Sword Identity 2" has disrupted Gu Wei's biological clock a little. The main reason is that there are too many night scenes. Most of the time he rests during the day and films at night. Coupled with the frequent fighting scenes, it is very tiring.
"What was the final box office of 'The Monkey King: Hero is Back'?"
Yang Mi, who was lying next to Gu Wei, listened quietly to him answering the phone. Her slender hands and scallion-like fingers stroked Gu Wei's strong chest.
After finishing a scene opposite Yang Mi last night, I returned to the hotel and walked to her door. She gently pulled me towards her room and I naturally entered it.
"The total box office is 1.758 billion yuan, which is about the same as expected."
"This is the first domestic movie to gross over 1.5 billion yuan, right? That's incredible! When will I be able to make a box office hit?"
Yang Mi hung on Gu Wei, with her head on his chest, and said sourly.
"Miss Mi has several movies coming out this year, maybe one of them will be a huge hit?
I think the movie "Fall in Love with You" that's coming out at the end of this month has some promise. The TV version of "Fall in Love with You" was very popular at the beginning of this year. With the traffic from this big IP, it shouldn't be difficult to achieve good box office results."
Yang Mi's current film resources seem to be really good. The "Breakup Master" she collaborated with Deng Chao last year was a big hit at the box office. Later, she filmed "City of Love" directed by Wen Muye.
At the end of last year, I collaborated with Huang Xiaoming to shoot the movie version of "Fall in Love with You", and now I am shooting the second part of "The Sword Identity" with Gu Wei.
After this drama, there is also "I Am a Witness" with Lu Han.
It can be said that after returning from Hong Kong Island and the huge success of "Gu Jian Qi Tan", Yang Mi became extremely famous and had a constant stream of resources for various film and television dramas.
"I hope so~
You don’t know, when filming “Silent Separation”, Angelababy played Huang Xiaoming’s sister in the play, and the two of them showed off their love on the set.”
When mentioning "The Love of Siam", Yang Mi couldn't help but complain.
"They've already started talking about marriage, right? This behavior is normal."
Gu Wei remembered that this year was the year of Huang Xiaoming and baby's century wedding. Unfortunately, no matter how high-profile the wedding was or how much money was spent, they would eventually become strangers due to their emotional incompatibility.
"The movie you helped Wu Jing promote was also very popular. It grossed over 400 million, but the online reviews haven't been very good lately."
"This is normal. Wolf Warrior is ultimately a mainstream film. Some people have been kneeling for so long that they can no longer stand up.
Seeing others stand up, I have to curse a few times before I feel satisfied. "
Gu Wei's tone was quite disdainful.
"This kind of thing should only be discussed between us, never outside.
Although you are very popular now, you also have a lot of haters. Be careful that they may catch you in the act.
Yang Mi said with some concern.
"Don't worry, Sister Mi, am I such a person who doesn't know the difference between the important and the unimportant?"
Gu Wei smiled.
"I'm worried that you might become too arrogant after achieving fame at such a young age. I've been through the same phase as you."
Gu Wei knew that Yang Mi was doing this for his own good, so he gently turned over and pressed Yang Mi under him.
"Sister Mi, I'm mature beyond my years, you should understand this."
(End of this chapter)
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