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In the North American film market in 2008, there were no blockbusters released in December.

Among the top ten films at the annual box office in history, only "The Twilight Saga", "Madagascar 2" and "Quantum of Solace" were released in winter, and they were all released around November.

Throughout December, it can be said that there was not a single game that could be played.

Therefore, even though some Hollywood media "badmouthed" "Legacy", there were still many audiences going to theaters to watch the movie.

The main reason is naturally the good reputation Jiang Heng has accumulated over the years. Of course, the gimmick of the world's second true 3D blockbuster is also an important reason to attract audiences into the theater.

The main reason is that the effect of 3D movie viewing is so fresh that new movie fans are eager to watch the next one, whether it is a "sci-fi military movie" or a "delusion movie"!

Therefore, on December 19th, as soon as "Legend of Soldiers" was released, it was flooded with viewers, and many popular theaters in popular cities were full to capacity.

"Legend of Soldiers" also achieved a good result of 91 million US dollars in its first three days in the first weekend, which actually exceeded the 78 million of "Upheaval". Presumably it was because the latter left a good reputation for 3D movies.

Of course, this result cannot be compared with the US$115 million in the first weekend of "The Three-Body Problem".

However, when the news returned to China, it was still exciting.

Jiang Heng was more curious about the Japanese and Korean markets. He wanted to know how these two countries viewed "The Company of Heroes."

"The film is also very popular in Japan. I heard that many people from the political and business circles went to watch it!" Yu Dong said with a smile in the office.

Jiang Heng smiled, "Has it affected both the political and business circles?"

"Of course, the main reason is that the aircraft carrier formation you created in the film is so impressive, it looks like the real thing. Some small countries thought we really had an aircraft carrier!"

Jiang Heng smiled: "It must be there!"

Yu Dong nodded, "Of course!"

Yu Dong then talked about the news reported back from overseas countries. The domestic side did not mention much other than lamenting the astonishing box office on the first day.

Because the popularity can be imagined, there is no need to say more.

In addition, many domestic media also went to various theaters to interview.

The basic situation is that as soon as theaters in prosperous business districts across the country opened their doors, a large number of viewers came in who wanted "The Company". At noon and afternoon, more and more spectators came, and everywhere was crowded.

All the shows were sold out, even the first row was sold out, and the IMAX 3D show was sold out without even a second thought!

The staff of the cinema looked at the crowd outside the counter and felt numb. There were too many spectators.

There are so many that they don't even have time to eat, drink, or go to the bathroom. Fortunately, Director Jiang only makes about two films a year. If this happens every month, I really want to die!

Compared with the popularity of major movie theaters, which is comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush, the passenger flow of Internet cafes across the country has dropped significantly. There are too many gamers who want to go to the theater as soon as possible to support the "League of Legends" movie.

They are the "original authors" of game-adapted movies, and among various IP film and television adaptations, they are the category with higher support.

Because when a boy plays an online game, he may play this for several years. As they grew older, started a family and started a business, they stopped logging into the game for several years, and their friends who fought together gradually lost contact. But once I think about that time again, it is full of memories...

Game adaptations into movies are supported by emotions.

With the support of these people, "Legend of Soldiers" actually scored 103 million yuan at the box office on its first day of release, which shocked the industry and the country.

You know, in the current mainland film market, although there are high-grossing films such as "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" and "Let the Bullets Fly".

However, there are still relatively few movies that can exceed 100 million in box office every year.

Jiang Heng's new film actually had a box office of over 100 million US dollars on its first day of release. It's such a shame. It seems to be even more powerful than "Havoc in Heaven". Isn't it going to be another movie with a global box office of more than 200 million US dollars? ?

Some media have made box office predictions, which are quite promising!

However, Jiang Heng knows that because of the emotional blessing and the support of a huge "original party", movies adapted from game games often have extremely high box office on the first day and lack of stamina.

For example, "Warcraft", which was released in 2016, had 300 million on the first day, exceeded 600 million in two days, and exceeded 800 million in three days. The box office performance was quite amazing.

But its total box office is only 1.472 billion. Where can I go?

This is not a cliff-like fall, this is the kind of jumping off a cliff with someone kicking you from behind!

The problem is that domestic filmmakers, media, and audiences have never experienced this, and they were all stunned by the astonishing first-day results of "Legend of Soldiers."

Director Jiang Heng has once again made history. Currently, many directors still set a box office of over 100 million as their goal!

People have one goal a day, how can they compare!

And after this news was broadcast by "Xinwen Lianbo", it triggered an even bigger movie-watching frenzy, and the box office performance increased rapidly. Look at this momentum, there is no problem in breaking the domestic box office record!

At Huayi Company, Wang Zhonglei locked himself in the office, looking suspicious of life.

"It's the same conversion from 2D to 3D, but the visual effects are too different. You still have to spend more money! Jiang Heng's money is worth it! A box office of 100 million a day is too exaggerated!"

Xu Ke, who had returned to Hong Kong, saw the news in the newspaper and said with great sorrow: "I told them to spend more and do a good job, but they just didn't listen!"

His wife said: "Everyone knows that you get what you pay for, but the problem is that they are not willing to spend money!"

"So, they will never catch up with Jiang Heng!"

The wife said: "In our current situation, it's good enough that someone is willing to invest. Don't think too much. As long as the box office performance is not bad and Huayi makes money, more investment will naturally come!"

Xu Ke sighed and nodded slightly.

The setback of "The Legend of Zu" was so severe that he was silent for nearly ten years.

Now he is counting on "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" to make a comeback. As long as he can make a little money, it will be fine!

Yang Hongtao, chairman of Ningxia Film, read the news and couldn't help laughing excitedly, "I knew it should be 3D, this time it's really the right bet!"

He is relatively willing to spend money, so the conversion cost of "Painted Skin" was much higher than that of Huayi, and more than 50 million yuan was added later, specifically for 2D to 3D conversion.

Because there are not so many special effects shots in the whole film, the conversion effect is not bad.

It is naturally not comparable to "Havoc in Heaven" and "The King's Avatar", but it will not be criticized by the audience for cheating money, and it is still expected to achieve good box office results.

On the other hand, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping had some disagreements because of the popularity of "The King's Avatar".

Zhang Yimou's commercial film road in recent years has not been very smooth. He wants to return to art and shoot something with depth.

But Zhang Weiping wants to make money and also wants to make a 3D blockbuster, with a box office of more than 1 billion!