Dreams of the Fragrant River

When the box office statistics for the first weekend came out, the whole of North America was shocked. Only on December 24, 25 and 26, it sold a box office of 18.87 million US dollars, which took the second place by a large margin. [;Starting]

The biggest doubt facing the media and Hollywood filmmakers now is what is the origin of the producer "Oriental Film Company", why haven't they heard of it before?

In the 1982 North American box office list, as of November, a total of 4 films have exceeded 100 million at the box office. After entering December, there are several movies with strong box office. Among them, the box office of ), which was released on December 17, has sold more than 80 million at the box office, and is about to become the fifth film with a box office of over 100 million this year.

Some box office analysis experts estimate that it is likely to become the sixth North American box office film to exceed 100 million.

Although the first weekend box office can be used as a reference for the final box office, it is not absolute.

For example, when it was released this summer, the total box office in North America was only 79 million, but the box office in the first three days of the first weekend was more than 14 million. (It may be unimaginable for some people, this is because the box office of three days on weekends is much higher than that on weekdays)

On the other hand, the box office in the first weekend was only 11 million, which is far lower than the total North American box office of 360 million, which is more than four times.

In general, how much the final box office of a movie can have depends on the stamina of the movie.

But in any case, the first weekend box office of 18.87 million. It's a Hollywood box office record, and it won't be broken until next year.

This is thanks to Christmas, because the opening weekend of the three-day release coincides with the three days of December 24th, 25th and 26th. Plus it's another Christmas family movie. The 1050 screens eventually increased to 1320, and many times they were full, creating a box office myth of 18.87 million in three days.

It will be much inferior. The total box office of the two-week release is only more than 9 million, which is only half of the box office of the three-day release. And after Christmas, the box office will only decline, and the final box office will probably not exceed 20 million.

The reason for this is that firstly, the box office competition in the United States is too fierce at Christmas, and Chinese urban action movies are not very popular; secondly, American audiences have gradually lost their freshness to such popular urban action movies. In the past two years, many Hollywood action films have also slightly added Chinese kung fu elements-albeit nondescript.

The craze didn't subside as Christmas passed. The next few weeks were still crowded with spectators. Especially those children, after watching it once, begging their parents to watch it a second time, watching it a second time and then begging to watch it a third time. And when the kids enter the theater. It often means that adults also buy tickets to watch the movie. One buys two or three, or even four or five. The box office can only be described as soaring.

In only three and a half weeks, the North American box office successfully exceeded 100 million yuan, becoming another blockbuster film with a box office of 100 million yuan.

Compared with the excitement of Kang Jianfei and the distributors and exhibitors, thousands of parents and teachers in the United States have a headache. After watching it, the parents and teachers became the substitutes for the stupid thieves in the film. Children set up various institutions at home or at school. If adults are not careful, they will be recruited. Maybe they will be drowned when they enter the door. Or fall on your feet in butter.

So some parents shouted: The children are taught badly!

There is no doubt that it is the biggest box office dark horse at the end of the year. It's not just a family comedy. It is an excellent warm film that should be watched by audiences of all ages. "

More media are turning their attention to actors and directors. Kang Jianfei was too lazy to choose an English name, and the director's signature was "an_" (the same is true in Roman pinyin), and he didn't even change his surname, which made many Americans think the director's surname was "".

Such a weird name quickly reminded American media workers of the dark horse two years ago. The director of that movie had a similar name, "".

And the young actor Cindy Frieda, who played Kevin in the film, was also identified. Cindy's mother said in an interview with reporters: "...Yes, the director is Asian. It may be Japanese, there is It may be Korean, it may be Chinese. You know, Asians all look the same... The director often praises my son Cindy as an acting genius, do you know how long it took? In 8 days, you must know that the last time Cindy received a children's clothing ad, it took 3 days..."

Cindy's mother's interview news, once again caused an uproar. How can one believe that a film with a box office of over 100 million took less than 8 days to shoot?

He commented: "Obviously, Cindy's mother lied. Maybe she was a little too happy, knowing that after the hit, the little boy's salary has soared to 300,000 US dollars. Perhaps, waiting for the box office more than At 150 million, Cindy's salary will go even higher."

From a Chinese director, because this is not just a superficial comedy, it also expresses the traditional American concept of family and affection. That Chinese director clearly has an American heart..."

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20th Century Fox.

Henry Cheers took Kang Jianfei to Little Alan Ryder's office. After saying a few words, he smiled and nodded at Kang Jianfei, and left early alone.

Little Alan Ryder first praised Guan Zhilin, the guest translator: "This lady is very beautiful."

"Thank you, I'm Kang's fiancee." Guan Zhilin smiled happily. Anyway, Kang Jianfei couldn't understand what she said, so she directly upgraded herself from girlfriend to fiancee.

"Oh, I'm a little jealous of Mr. Kang." Little Alan Ryder laughed.

Kang Jianfei asked Guan Zhilin, "What did this foreign devil say?"

Guan Zhilin explained: "He praised me for being beautiful, I said I was your girlfriend, and then he said you were lucky."

Kang Jianfei said, "Tell him thank you for your compliment."

Guan Zhilin translated: "My boyfriend says it's useless for you to be jealous, he will love me forever."

"Haha, you are a good match," little Alan Ryder laughed and said, "Kang, I take back what I said last time."

Kang Jianfei asked, "Let me see a psychiatrist?"

Little Alan Ryder said: "Yes, you did a very crazy thing. If it weren't for the box office, I couldn't believe that someone could make a super-selling movie in less than two weeks. Movie."

Kang Jianfei asked with a smile, "Is this a compliment in disguised form?"

"You can understand that," said Alan Ryder Jr. "I heard Henry say you're going to sell the peripheral and sequel rights?"

Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "I have this idea."

Little Alan Ryder asked, "How much are you going to sell?"

Kang Jianfei stretched out a slap and said, "$50 million."

Little Alan Ryder shook his head and said, "It's too expensive."

"It's not expensive," said Kang Jianfei with a smile. "With its popularity, you can earn at least $20 million just by selling movie and video tapes. It's more than that. Don't you think it's very suitable to be adapted into a game? Plus TV stations and other aspects. If 20th Century Fox is serious about its business, I believe it will have more than 30 million in peripheral income."

Guan Zhilin, who translated for the two, was drooling. She could earn 30 million US dollars around a movie. If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she would definitely think it was a lie.

Little Alan Ryder asked, "Why sell to Fox when you know how profitable it is?"

Kang Jianfei spread his hands and said: "It's too troublesome, and I don't have various channels from your company, so it's difficult to maximize the peripheral income of this movie. If I sell it directly to 20th Century Fox, it will benefit both you and me."

Little Alan Ryder nodded and said, "It's a very rational idea, but it's still too expensive."

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "After 20th Century Fox bought the copyright, you can make several sequels, and the profit may be hundreds of millions. I only need 50 million. It's not expensive."

Little Alan Ryder said: "It's too expensive, how about 30 million?"

Kang Jianfei was too lazy to talk to him, so he stood up and said, "Well, maybe I can go to Warners, MGM or something~www.wuxiaspot.com~ maybe they will buy it for 55 million."

"Wait a minute," Little Alan Ryder shouted hastily, "40 million, no more."

Kang Jianfei turned around and said with a smile, "Looking at our friendship, how about 45 million?"

"Okay, the deal." Little Alan Ryder raised his eyebrows, "Long live the friendship."

When the North American box office rose to 130 million, Kang Jianfei reached an agreement with 20th Century Fox to sell the peripheral and sequel rights to 20th Century Fox for $45 million.

Kang Jianfei didn't want to make a sequel, because the film could no longer be made with new ideas, and the box office of the sequel was bound to be greatly reduced. Being able to take advantage of the opportunity of the first hit movie and sell the copyright for a good price is a very good deal.

Kang Jianfei is really short of money now, not only because he still owes 150 million Hong Kong dollars to the bank, but also because he bought several hundred acres of land between Tseung Kwan O and Tiaojingling, the construction of the film and television city will inevitably require a lot of money. Capital investment.