The first week sales of "Superstar" were also counted, 1.55 million (excluding pre-sales), which did not break Helian Bei's record.
"Don't feel discouraged," Zhou Yiyang reassured the four. He took a bite of the cream cake Wang Xingrui had made and narrowed his eyes happily. "We squeezed out most of our fans to get to the first day. The subsequent increase was relatively stable, and it was mostly just passers-by buying."
"Brother Yang," Lin Xuan'er raised her head and asked a very practical question: "How much does an album worth over a million yuan earn compared to a movie?"
"If you're referring to 'Sunny,' then no. After all, besides box office revenue, movies also generate revenue from peripheral products, and advertising revenue from online streaming. Also, if a movie wins an award, endorsement deals can skyrocket. For an album, even if it wins a Golden Melody Award, the commercial impact is very low."
Wang Xingrui sighed, knowing that Zhou Yiyang was telling the truth: "No wonder so many singers want to become actors and appear on variety shows."
"But if you include singing, the income is still very high." Zhou Yiyang's words rekindled the hopes of Wang and Lin: "Look at the income of American artists. Except for those who have switched to business, the top ones are all musicians."
"Brother Yang," Tang Yue wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth, "Our new movie will be released tomorrow. How much do you think it will do at the box office?"
"It's hard to say." Zhou Yiyang raised an eyebrow. "Whether this kind of compilation movie can be accepted by the audience is a question. Besides, the theme of the movie, the relationship between two girls, probably won't be widely accepted."
"Really?" Su Yin pouted. "Wouldn't that mean we'd lose money? I think our film cast is pretty impressive. I mean the director."
"That's not the case," Zhou Yiyang said with a smile. "Except for the special effects used in my part, the investment in the rest of the film wasn't that much. And the directors are all my acquaintances, so it didn't cost much. As long as the box office exceeds 200 million, we'll make a profit."
Two hundred million is already a good result for many movies, but for Moonlight Girl, which has two billion-dollar movies in its hands, two hundred million seems to be a goal that is easy to achieve.
"Two hundred million and you've already made back your investment?" Su Yin was even more surprised. She looked at Lin Xuan'er and said, "Xuan'er, how much pre-sales did you mention yesterday?"
Lin Xuan'er quickly reported the numbers: "On the first day, which is tomorrow, pre-sales have already reached 40 million. The total pre-sales will be 110 million."
Although this result is not as good as "Sunny", considering its subject matter, it has exceeded many people's expectations.
Some conservative film critics were very pessimistic about "She and Her." Some even criticized Zhou Yiyang directly, claiming he had ruined the film market.
@Filmmaker Yongge: [A movie made up of six stories? How can this be a movie? It's just a TV series brought to the big screen! Zhou Yiyang isn't making a movie, he's tarnishing the industry!]
@Kankan Movie Weekly: [Clearly, Zhou Yiyang got carried away by the album's success. He thought his approach would work in the film market. Without quality support, a film relying solely on hype and marketing will only be taught a lesson by the market!]
@小咖电影吐槽: [I've already bought tickets for the midnight screening of "She and Her"! I can't wait to see this fan-made, terrible movie! I swear, I'm not a Moon Girl hater. I love them and want to see them together! But I'm not optimistic about movies that rely on fantasy.]
Zhou Yiyang sat on the sofa and looked at Weibo, feeling more and more that he had become the biggest sinner of Huayu Film, and he should now apologize to the people of the whole country.
"Brother Yang," Tang Yue came over. She was also watching those boring film critics on Weibo and wailing, "I've noticed that film critics really don't like commercial film directors like you."
"Why do you think so?" Zhou Yiyang asked with interest.
"Really? They don't like the top ten movies every year. They only praise art films. I'm not saying art films are bad, but my aesthetic is that of an ordinary person. As long as I feel my ticket money is worthwhile, it's a good movie! Why do I have to understand life just to watch a movie?"
Su Yin listened beside her and laughed with her hands covering her mouth. She had to admit that Tang Yue had expressed everything she was thinking.
"But if they knew that your next movie, Brother Yang, was a comedy, they would probably be even more devastated."
Lin Xuan'er also followed several film critics. Their favorites were art films, followed by foreign-language films (especially those that criticized society), and then science fiction. They looked down on domestic animation, horror films, campus films, and comedies.
It seems that Zhou Yiyang really likes to make films that they look down upon.
"But I don't think they hate Brother Yang," Wang Xingrui said. "They probably think that Brother Yang is capable of making arty shorts, but when it comes to feature films, he focuses on commercial films."
Zhou Yiyang grinned happily: "As for art films, Logic Films will produce them, and I'm also an investor. But if the company only makes art films, I'm afraid that all the money you earn from singing will be lost to me."
Amidst laughter and cheers, the box office and premiere reviews of the midnight show were also released.
@Daily Movie Box Office:
The highly anticipated summer movie season is finally here, and the highly anticipated "She and Her" premiered with its midnight screening! Box office revenue was average at 400,000 yuan, while preliminary reviews were impressive at 9.4 on Meow.com, 9.5 on Yunpiaopiao, and 8.0 on Douban. However, ratings are primarily based on fan reviews, so the true impact of word-of-mouth will have to wait and see after tomorrow's large-scale release.
After Guan Fei saw this Weibo post, she almost couldn't stop laughing.
She felt a little disappointed. Although she had been on the set the entire time, she hadn't seen the final cut. She would have to wait until tomorrow night to see it. Yes, she would ask Walter to watch it with her.
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