"Director Lu Ban, what do you think about the box office failure of "The Devil's Tide" in North America?"

The reporter asked Lu Ban that when the first day's box office in North America came out, it was already noon of the next day in China. In the first day's domestic box office battle, "Unforgettable" achieved a box office of nearly 700 million. If the time was counted according to midnight, "Unforgettable" would far exceed "Fast and Furious 11" and become the box office champion of the day.

Although this single-day box office did not exceed the previous 1 billion record of the Spring Festival box office, it is still a record for a domestic fantasy epic film.

Of course, the domestic premiere of "Fast and Furious 11" was at noon, so when foreign countries were calculating their daily box office, half a day had already passed in China.

Therefore, domestic media chose to count the box office within twenty-four hours after the release.

The statistical results have just been announced. The first-day box office of "Unforgiven" exceeded 900 million, but "Fast and Furious 11" made a comeback in the North American market, with a box office of about 20 million more than "Unforgiven".

Suddenly, the media was in an uproar.

At this time, Lu Ban was being interviewed in Jiangcheng Cinema. When he learned the result, he did not feel too much.

The global box office of 900 million on the first day is already quite good.

Lu Ban also noticed that the pre-sale box office of "The Devil's Tide" was only 20 million US dollars, but the final first-day box office reached 50 million US dollars, which was twice as much as the pre-sale tickets.

The pre-sale of "Fast and Furious 11" in North America was close to $100 million, and the actual box office on the first day was $130 million, only 30% more than the pre-sale.

This means one thing, that is, the box office of "Fast and Furious 11" will decline and shrink rapidly in the next few days, because most people who want to watch this movie choose to watch it on the first day, and since Christmas falls on the weekend, it is hard to say whether there will be a rebound in movie-watching on the weekend.

This is still the case with a screening capacity of nearly 50%.

"The Devil's Tide" is a typical curve of a new director's new movie. It earned excess box office on the first day despite a low number of screenings. The next step is to wait for word of mouth to ferment, and then it will be time for a counterattack.

But some people are very anxious.

"Director Lu Ban, you once made a bold statement to defend the glory of domestic films. Now that you have been defeated by foreign films, how do you feel?"

"What are your expectations for the upcoming box office? Do you want to change your initial goal?"

"Does the failure of 'Magic Tides' at the box office compared to 'Fast and Furious 11' mean that it will take a long time for the domestic film industry to catch up with foreign countries?"

"Director Lu, what do you think of the comments by foreign film critics that the core idea of ​​the people's unity and struggle in The Devil's Tide is not as good as American-style individual heroism?"

In the huge screening room, countless reporters pressed the shutter button and raised their microphones in front of Lu Ban, trying to ask Lu Ban for his opinion.

In response, Lu Ban raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.

He knew very well that among the reporters sitting below, as well as in the newspapers, magazines, websites, and media behind these reporters, there were people who just wanted to see him fail.

Some people always think that foreign films are superior and that they are higher in both artistic and commercial levels than domestic films. Therefore, they are unwilling to accept the box office or word-of-mouth success of domestic films, and they are happier than anything else to see their own films fail.

Some people simply think that Lu Ban's current movies are hindering him from making money by making bad movies. After breaking the original film and television industry structure with "The Wailing", Lu Ban has been regarded as a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh by these people.

There are also people who are simply jealous of the critical and commercial success of Lu Ban's works. They feel that their talent is not appreciated and that Lu Ban is just lucky. They blame everyone and wish to see Lu Ban's downfall.

But Lu Ban didn't care.

If it weren't for the goal of 5 billion, he would not be interested in being interviewed in public.

Wouldn't it be better to concentrate on reading other books to enrich yourself or watch a few movies to relax?

Lu Ban spoke only after the theater had quieted down.

"Everyone, let the bullets fly for a while."

After hearing Lu Ban’s speech, many people didn’t understand what it meant.

After all, there is no movie in the world that can apply for intangible cultural heritage, and many people probably don’t understand what it means.

But some people roughly understood Lu Ban’s meaning from this sentence and showed a thoughtful expression.

“Congratulations to Fast & Furious 11 for its nearly $1 billion first-day global box office. I’ve also watched this movie, which is a series finale full of emotions and memories. I believe that regardless of whether or not the audience has watched the previous movies in the series, this movie will move them. The special effects, the actors’ performances, and the plot arrangement in the movie are all excellent, representing the highest level of the Hollywood film industry. I think everyone should go and see it.”

When many reporters heard Lu Ban suddenly praising his rival's movie, they were confused and at a loss.

Is Lu Ban crazy?

How do you help your opponent with publicity?

Is he crazy because he was overwhelmed?

Just when some reporters wanted to take advantage of the topic and ask Lu Ban whether he admitted the failure of his film and domestic films, Lu Ban continued to speak.

“That’s why I finally felt relieved.”

"Because the opponent is so powerful and excellent, it is worth defeating. It is precisely because the opponent has demonstrated its quality through actions that the value will be reflected when "The Devil's Tide" surpasses it and wins the box office championship of this year."

"If 'Fast and Furious 11' is a bad movie, a shoddy popcorn movie that only relies on its own IP to sell nostalgia and trick audiences into going to the cinema to make money, then even if 'Magic Tides' beats such an opponent, many people will say that this annual box office champion is not valuable and was only won by picking up leaks."

“So, I am very grateful to Director Cyril and his film Fast & Furious 11. It is their excellence that makes The Tides of Devil even better.”

"I, Lu Ban, never kill unknown people."

After hearing Lu Ban's words, most people, whether they had supported Lu Ban or opposed him before, had the same thought in their minds.

This guy is too crazy!!!

Faced with the defeat on the first day, Lu Ban did not even show any loss or regret. Instead, he believed that this was a demonstration of his own value by his opponent.

Does he have some hidden weapon, or does he have another plan?

Looking at the confused reporters, Lu Ban raised a finger.

"Next, the single-day box office of "Magic Tide" will continue to top the charts until the movie is released. I am honored to witness history with you all. Thank you."