Japanese big things

On May 26, the afternoon of Sunday, Nakamura Masahiro and Oshiro Shoji finally returned to Tokyo after successfully completing the task of selling the film at the Cannes Film Festival.

The original plan was to only stay in Cannes for about five days, but the plan failed to keep up with the changes and it was delayed for more than a week.

It's not that something unexpected happened, it's just that selling films to small countries is very cumbersome and requires negotiation one by one.

Fortunately, the final result was good. The total revenue from sales of "Model Student" in small countries was a little over 2 million US dollars.

After a good sleep and adjusting to the jet lag, an energetic Nakamura Masahiro once again participated in the promotion work of the movie "Model Student".

At this time, with the promotion of various giants such as Toho, Warner, and TBS TV, the scandal about him and Takei Saki began to sweep the entire Japanese society.

Not only were newspapers full of relevant reports, but TV news also began to focus on the details of their relationship, setting off a massive wave of public opinion.

Affected by this, the box office curve of the movie "The Model Student", which was originally slightly declining, suddenly skyrocketed, once again widening the gap with its competitor "The Roman Baths".

In addition, the two movies of the same period, "The Story of Mother" and "Ai no Zashiki Warashi", were directly crushed and disappeared, as if they had never been released.

The movie "Space Brothers" starring Shun Oguri and Masaki Okada has fallen to the bottom of the box office list. If nothing else happens, we may not see it in another two weeks.

The new films joining the fray are "Men in Black 3" and "Dark Shadows" from Hollywood. The promotional campaigns of these two films are very fierce, and they have put on a menacing posture.

Especially the combination of Will Smith and Steven Spielberg in "Men in Black 3", these two Hollywood superstars also have good box office appeal in Japan.

You know, "Independence Day" starring Will Smith and "Jurassic Park" and "E.T." directed by Steven Spielberg, etc., are all at the top of the box office list in Japanese film history.

Just like James Cameron, who has filmed "Terminator" and "Titanic", his box office appeal in the other country cannot be underestimated.

In addition, the fiercely competitive film market will also face a rival that Nakamura Masahiro is familiar with, and that is the movie "Girls" directed by Ehiro Fukawa.

However, his movies are not very competitive. It would be good if they can achieve the goal of making a profit at the box office, and they probably don’t have high expectations.

On May 28, as the new week officially began, the latest box office ranking statistics were also released.

Taking the top spot is "Men in Black 3" starring Will Smith. The powerful publicity campaign coupled with his huge appeal is indeed overwhelming.

In just three days of release, "Men in Black 3" has attracted a total of 461,651 moviegoers, with box office revenue reaching 718.9 million yen.

The runner-up "Model Student" has been in theaters for five weeks, with a total of 3,326,325 moviegoers and box office revenue of 4.92 billion yen.

This astonishing box office performance has aroused strong attention in the entertainment industry. If it can maintain stable growth, it may set a box office record for Japan's local live-action original movies.

Squeezed into third place was "Dark Shadows" starring Johnny Depp. Captain Jack Sparrow seemed to be unlucky outside the Caribbean and showed signs of acclimatization in the Japanese film market.

Although it mobilized more than 820,000 moviegoers and earned 1.214 billion yen in box office revenue, the original aggressive momentum was punctured like a paper tiger.

Ranked fourth is the still tenacious "Roman Baths", which earned 4.2 billion yen in five weeks of release and attracted a total of 2.84 million moviegoers.

Although movie-related promotional work is still going on, the frequency has obviously decreased. I guess the main creative team of the movie is also a little tired, right?

However, some rumors have circulated, saying that the lead actor Hiroshi Abe complained privately on a certain occasion: "The gap between the box office of "Roman Baths" and "Model Student" is getting wider and wider. Even though I can't catch up with the publicity, I still work so hard."

Well..."

Ranking fifth on the box office list is "Sadako 3d", which attracted a total of 700,000 moviegoers and generated box office revenue of more than 1 billion yen.

Although there is a huge gap between it and the opponents at the top of the box office list, its stable box office performance still suppressed the latter "Cosmic Brothers".

"Girls" by Ehiro Fukawa is adapted from a best-selling novel and has a lot of support from fans of the original work, so it performed fairly well and was ranked at the bottom of the box office list.

A total of 88,270 people were mobilized over the two days of the weekend, and the box office revenue exceeded 120.15 million yen. It is predicted that the final box office should reach 1 billion yen.

On June 4, just as the scandal between Masahiro Nakamura and Saki Takei began to cool down, the TBS news channel suddenly reported a case about cheating on the SAT exam.

According to news released by the local police in Thailand, several Japanese students were caught cheating in the SAT exam room by the invigilator.

After interrogation, it was learned that the reason why they chose to take the SAT test in Thailand was because they were inspired by the movie "Model Student" and wanted to take advantage of the time difference to cheat.

As soon as this news was reported, it immediately caused a stir in Japan and triggered widespread concern and discussion from all walks of life.

On the one hand, the public did not expect that the influence of the movie "Model Student" would be reflected in reality, and there would actually be candidates who imitated the plot of the movie and committed transnational cheating.

On the other hand, it turns out that there are obvious loopholes in the SAT test for high schools, which can be easily exploited by candidates with ulterior motives.

Soon, the public's attention was focused on the currently being screened "Model Student", and the popularity and discussion of the movie skyrocketed.

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The finger was pointed at Masahiro Nakamura, who was the film supervisor.

However, Masahiro Nakamura is not a vegetarian. Not only has he received support from some senior educators, but he has also received vocal support from the entire entertainment industry.

After all, if academic educators really suppress the movie "Model Student", who knows whether they will go further and try to expand it?

If there is this precedent, who can guarantee that they can handle any movie they want to make again in the future?

For a time, public opinion in the entire Japanese society was like a noisy wet market, with people from all walks of life constantly making various controversial statements on media platforms such as newspapers, television, and the Internet.

Even the former prime minister and Shigeru Ishiba, who were busy with intra-party elections, joined in the fun and kept criticizing each other in the media.

In his spare time, Nakamura Masahiro also noticed this person who was able to jump around so much that he couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

In Nakamura Masahiro's memory fragments, he didn't know much about this name, but he vaguely remembered that the other party seemed to have been killed.

On June 11, Sunday, as the new week officially begins, the latest box office list statistics are also updated in a timely manner.

Relying on the popularity of public opinion and high level of discussion in Japanese society, the box office performance of the movie "Model Student" has drawn a rapid upward curve that bucks the trend.

The cumulative release time was seven weeks, attracting 4.978 million moviegoers, and box office revenue exceeding 7.37 billion yen.

According to the analysis and predictions of movie theaters, the box office potential of "Model Student" needs to be further explored, and the final box office performance may reach the threshold of tens of billions.

Such an exaggerated box office target immediately shocked the entertainment industry, causing a huge sensation in the entire industry and attracting widespread attention from all walks of life.

Many relevant senior people wrote comments: "The box office success of "Model Student" heralds the rise of Japan's local live-action movies, and the spring of original movies is coming!"

Are local live-action movies really going to rise in Japan? No one is sure, but it is true that "Model Student" will set a new box office record.

You know, "Model Student" is a live-action original film, without the support of fans of the original work such as novels or comics. It relied entirely on its solid film strength to achieve its current box office results.

Although some people complain that the box office success of "Model Student" is due to its good marketing and publicity, the film's marketing and publicity is inherently part of its strength.

If the quality of the movie is not good, no matter how good the marketing and publicity is, it will probably be in vain and will only be met with more cynicism.

Taking the runner-up position is "Men in Black 3". It only held on to the top spot for two weeks, and was overthrown by "The Model Life".

Although the film crew had been mentally prepared for this, this early rush to the market greatly exceeded their expectations: it has just been released and has not yet entered the decline stage!

Therefore, Will Smith, who was still doing promotional work in the United States, was urgently arranged to Japan to promote "Men in Black 3" in an attempt to boost the movie's box office.

"Dark Shadows" starring Johnny Depp still firmly maintained its third place position, with a total of 1,352,438 moviegoers and box office revenue of 2.03 billion yen.

However, its downward trend is very obvious. Its advantage over the latter "Roman Baths" is running out, and it may be overtaken by the opponent at any time.

Ranked fifth is "The Last Judgment". The screenwriter and production director is the cult leader Okawa Takano who is crazy about Masahiro Nakamura's popularity.

According to the analysis of various comments and revelations on the Internet, the quality of the film "The Last Judgment" is not very high. Is it possible that it is a bad movie?

But what is weird is that the box office performance of "The Last Judgment" is relatively strong. I don't know what the thinking of the audience who bought the tickets is like?

In the two weeks since the movie was released, a total of 231,346 moviegoers were mobilized, and the box office revenue reached 342 million yen.

The famous "Sadako 3D" slipped to the bottom of the box office list, with a total of 7.832 million moviegoers and box office revenue of 1.24 billion yen.

The box office curve is like a downward slope, and it is about to fall off: next week, it will definitely disappear.

However, "Sadako 3D" will soon be released in South Korea and Hong Kong, and will also enter markets such as Singapore in the future, and it should be able to reap a lot of box office.

As for the two movies "Space Brothers" and Fukawa Eihiro's "Girls", they have fallen off the box office list. Not only have their box office performance declined, but the number of theaters and screens they have been shown has also shrunk a lot.