Thirty million box office on the premiere day!
One day!
It wasn’t the Labor Day Golden Week, it wasn’t a weekend, and it missed the peak box office period. There wasn’t even any offline promotion, and even the theater’s promotional ads smelled like brand new paper…
There are simply too many unsuccessful points, and these things would be tragic in any other movie.
but……
He succeeded!
He achieved a terrifying box office result of 30 million!
If it hadn't let everyone down, if it had been released during the May Day holiday, if...
Movie fans, netizens, and fans can’t even imagine how horrible this result is. It may even surpass "King Kong 2" directly...
They were shocked!
In addition to being shocked, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Yuan finally did it.
Subsequently, countless titles such as "China's Last Card", "The Horn of Counterattack", "The Battle for the King of May" and so on appeared on the Internet to describe "Groundhog Day".
"Groundhog Day" is like a fierce fighter. When all Chinese films were in an awkward situation, it joined the battlefield aggressively and showed its fangs...
The embarrassing premiere schedule of "This Man From Earth" did not appear.
The theaters have scheduled enough screenings for "Groundhog Day", basically giving this movie all the screenings of Chinese films and some Hollywood films.
They did not put the film in second place simply because of its low investment, nor did they give up on it just because the film's production company was not very active and did not do much publicity. They gave it all the resources they could.
Or maybe we had high hopes for this movie from the very beginning!
There is no other reason, it’s just because this movie was produced by Lu Yuan’s “Remote” company.
Written by Lu Yuan, starring Lu Yuan...
That's enough.
Lu Yuan may not be a big deal in Hollywood, but he is a representative of the new generation of miracles in China.
In all these years, there has never been a tough guy like Lu Yuan in the Chinese entertainment industry.
Therefore, they felt that this movie was not bad, and even this year Lu Yuan gave them a very strange illusion...
If there is anyone who can stand up and resist when Hollywood movies are ravaging Chinese films, that person should be Lu Yuan.
Yes, that's him.
Low cost movies?
hehe!
He has always been low-cost.
Not enough publicity costs?
hehe!
He never had any publicity.
In fact, when the box office figures for the premiere day came out, all the theater leaders nodded in unison.
Lu Yuan did not disappoint them!
The premiere box office of 30 million is already an incredible record in a single day.
…
USA.
Midland Corporation.
"Director, is the data out?"
"How many do we have? The United States has 3 million, and China has 15 million..."
“Are we number one in America?”
"Yes, we are first. The second place, "Night of the God of War", is $500,000 behind us, but..."
"But what?"
"We are ranked second in China. The movie Groundhog Day that you have been following has finally premiered."
"How much is he?"
"30 million!"
“…”
Andor, the director of "King Kong 2: The Rise of King Kong", has actually been paying attention to Chinese films.
He originally wanted to check "Groundhog Day". After all, the performance of "The Man from Earth" in the United States made Andorra notice Lu Yuan, the monster screenwriter.
To be honest, the performance of "This Man From Earth" in the United States cannot be said to be very good. In terms of the American movie box office ranking, it can only be considered acceptable. After all, there are so many movies that have exploded at the box office in the United States.
You said you beat "Your Future"?
Sorry, beating "Your Future Self" isn't exactly a great feat.
but……
You have to know that the investment in this movie was only more than 100,000 RMB, which is only 20,000 US dollars if converted into US dollars!
this……
This in itself is an unprecedented miracle, and to exaggerate a little, it can even be considered a miracle of God's true coming.
When Andorra saw this kind of investment and this kind of box office ratio, he was stunned.
This person is a monster!
Therefore, he felt that Lu Yuan, this young Chinese man, could not be treated as an ordinary opponent, and he had to be extremely cautious!
But Groundhog Day left him feeling lost.
I couldn't find any information, not even about the entertainment companies in China.
Nonsense, there are not even many promotional videos for "Groundhog Day", how do you find information about it?
So he settled for the next best thing and paid attention to "Alien Era". He checked all kinds of information and promotional videos of this movie before it was released...
Then he smiled.
There is absolutely no threat to him in this movie.
The plot is old-fashioned, the special effects are awkward, and the characters are pale...
In short, everything makes Andorra feel like a fight between adults and children.
As for the other movies...
Well, I’m too lazy to watch other Andorra movies, they are basically not up to standard.
After it was confirmed that "Groundhog Day" would not be released on May 1st, Andor temporarily gave up paying attention to Chinese films and concentrated on watching Hollywood movies.
It seems that the final opponent in this year's May box office battle is still Hollywood.
Half a month passed, and when Andorra began to forget "Groundhog Day" and even thought that the movie was released in June, this movie suddenly appeared!
Premiere, 30 million!
After seeing this data, Andorra gasped!
Then he closed his eyes and suddenly felt relieved.
If this movie was released together with his "King Kong" during the May Day holiday, then...
Are you still the Japanese box office champion?
He opened his eyes.
Of course, there are no ifs in this world.
Just at this moment, he remembered "This Man From Earth"!
His eyes suddenly lit up!
This "Groundhog Day" was so terrible when it premiered in China, so what if we got the overseas distribution rights for this movie?
So……
"Jones..."
"What's wrong, Director?"
"Go talk to Manager Benny and suggest that they obtain the overseas distribution rights for this film..."
"Director, no need..."
"Why?"
"Director Thomson has just asked Donny to draw up a plan and told Manager Benny..."
"Thomson?"
"yes!"
…
Paimon Corporation.
"James..."
"What's wrong? Andy?"
"I was upset that I missed "This Man From Earth" last time. I'm sorry. So this time, can you contact Huaxia again?"
"You want the distribution rights to Groundhog Day?"
"Yes, tell that Chinese guy that we can split the profits or buy him out at a high price..."
"Andy, I can only try, but based on my understanding of Lu Yuan, I don't think we can get it..."
"Why?"
"Because he is very proud. His pride is beyond your imagination... Talented people are all proud."
"Go ahead and give it a try. We can be more humble."
"Well, I'll give it a try. But as far as I know, several other companies are also interested. We may not win, especially since Director Thomson has a good relationship with Lu Yuan and even asked him to buy the rights to use "This Man From Earth 2"..."
"Well, I understand. However, our overall strength is stronger than that of the American League. We have a great chance of winning..."
“It’s hard to say…”
“…”
…
Columbia Corporation.
"Manager, I want to get the overseas distribution rights for a movie..."
"John, God, what are you still doing?"
"Manager, what's wrong?"
"Oh my God, have you learned your lesson from last time? Did you know that the company lost a lot of money and your year-end bonus was gone?"
"I want to cite the movie Groundhog Day. This movie and The Man From Earth were written by the same screenwriter... I think this movie is great. Here is my proposal. Would you like to take a look?"
"That Chinese guy is called Lu Yuan?"
"yes……"
"John, give it a try."
"You agree?"
"yes!"
…
Lu Yuan was completely unwilling to use titles like "the last horn", "the beginning of the charge" and "the last card".
To be honest, he doesn't care about any of this, and he never thinks of himself as a hero.
Being a hero is tiring, he just wants to make more money, the more the better.
When Lu Yuan saw the box office of 30 million at the premiere, he was naturally very surprised.
Looking out the window at the moon in the sky.
The moon is bright and extremely beautiful.
But what he saw was not the moon, but money...
Money rolling in!
The opening box office represents another success for the film.
A box office of 30 million yuan at the premiere means that this movie will make a lot of money after it is released...
He is that simple.
Just after Wu Tingting finished talking to Lu Yuan about the box office, Wu Tingting's cell phone rang. After answering the call, Wu Tingting looked at Lu Yuan.
"Mr. Lu, Director Thomson called..."
"Oh, what is it?"
"Director Thomson represented the United States and bought the overseas distribution rights of Groundhog Day from us for $6 million plus profit..."
"Overseas distribution?" Lu Yuan's eyes lit up at first, but then he shook his head. "Forget it, just help me reject him and say that it has been authorized to Huaxin Company."
"Yeah, okay." Wu Tingting nodded.
She knew Lu Yuan would respond like this.
After all, although the name of Huaxin Brothers has not been changed, the entire company actually belongs to Lu Yuan.
Huaxin Brothers' boss, Forrest, would call Lu Yuan every day to report on the situation there and the box office share.
And it was on time...
Lu Yuan’s style is to keep the wealth within the family.
Wu Tingting was naturally very clear about this, so the authorization for "Groundhog Day" naturally belonged to Huaxin Brothers.
There is nothing to dislike about this...
…
On the other end of the phone, Thomson was rejected.
Thomson was not panicked.
Donnie wasn't panicking either.
They both felt that they were not sincere enough...
They didn't know the situation of Huaxin Brothers Company, and they thought that the money they added was not enough, or that they were not sincere enough...
So the two of them flew from the United States to China happily...
They wanted to show their sincerity...
Wasn’t this also the case with “This Man From Earth 2”?
You were rejected first, and then you came to China and tried hard to persuade them, and then you succeeded, right?
certainly……
With them came James and John…
They both had the same idea as Thomson.
Sincerity?
Sincerity, they understand...