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"The Martian" is really suitable for the whole family to watch in the cinema.

Especially suitable for North American families.

Middle-aged and elderly people can feel the glory and power of NASA from the movie, and young people are already full of interest in space and science fiction.

Of course, the most important thing is that "The Martian" is easy to understand and has no viewing barriers.

The easy-to-understand + relaxed and sunny subject matter means that it can be accepted by most audiences in the market.

Unlike the original "The Martian," which only had a box office of $18 million on its first day of release.

The appeal of Wu Yuan's name in the North American science fiction circle is at its peak, coupled with the difference in publicity intensity.

In this lifetime, "The Martian" earned $36 million at the box office on its first day of release.

The three-day box office of the first weekend exceeded 110 million US dollars. Although it failed to beat "The Conjuring" which is still in theaters, the box office results are also very gratifying.

In the second week of its premiere, which was also its first full week, "The Martian" fully exerted its power, with a seven-day box office of 268 million U.S. dollars. Not only did it win the North American box office championship this week, the total box office also successfully exceeded 300 million U.S. dollars!

Many forecasting agencies in Hollywood predict that the North American box office of "The Martian" should reach US$500 million, making it a strong contender for the annual North American box office championship this year.

In addition to North America, other countries also began to release large-scale releases in the second week. At least more than 20 countries and regions around the world have started the craze for "The Martian".

Similarly, Hollywood blockbusters usually hold a premiere in North America and Europe.

The European premiere is usually held in London, England.

The same goes for The Martian.

London, on August 24, local time, the film "The Martian" held a grand premiere.

Director Wu Yuan attended with starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Sean Bean, Chiwetel Ejiofor and others.

It is worth mentioning that Chinese actors Gong Li and Wang Xueqi who participated in the film also appeared at the premiere.

Especially Gong Li, she was very stunning in her red dress, attracting countless British media who were present to take photos.

In addition, the well-known British actor James McAvoy also appeared on the red carpet of the premiere with his sister Joy McAvoy.

The premiere held in London was even more grand and grand than the one held in Los Angeles.

Maybe this is a manifestation of "saving face outside".

After all, the premiere in Los Angeles was held at Disney's own home, while the premiere in London was held in a foreign country, so they had to keep up their reputation.

After the London premiere, "The Martian" began to be screened on a large scale in theaters.

It still received numerous praises and was hailed as the "masterpiece of the year". There are fewer science fiction movies in Europe, especially hard science fiction movies.

After all, science fiction movies will only be born in countries where technological development is booming.

Only countries where science and technology are booming will have rich imagination and confidence to describe what the future science fiction world will look like.

And old Europe is now like a country that is entering old age. Let alone vigor, there is only a sense of twilight. How can it be possible to produce good science fiction movies?

Now and in the future, there is no doubt that there are only two major countries on both sides of the Pacific that can continuously produce excellent science fiction films.

The inability to produce good science fiction films does not mean that Europeans do not like to watch science fiction films.

On the contrary, "The Martian" has a very large market in Europe, because Wu Yuan is very famous in Europe, and the quality of the movie itself is very good!

On the day of its large-scale release in Europe, "The Martian" achieved a box office of 10 million euros across Europe!

This is also a high box office that has not been seen for many years, half of which was contributed by the UK.

Because movie tickets in the UK are very expensive, so expensive that for British people, going to the movies is considered a small luxury.

Many European movie fans complained after watching the movie why it was not the European Space Agency that finally stepped in to help NASA.

After all, judging from the current level of aerospace technology, ESA is still leading the China Space Administration, although ESA is a joint agency.

But Wu Yuan chose to favor his hometown China Space Administration, which made Europeans who have always been proud and maintained an "old aristocratic" style a lot of dissatisfaction.

However, Wu Yuan didn't care about these little emotions at all.

Even after he attended the London premiere, he left Europe directly. The main promotion work in Europe was handled by Matt Damon. He just returned to Asia.

no way.

The European film market is really a thing of the past.

If the whole of Europe is tied together, the film market in one year may not be as big as that of China.

After all, the population of the entire European Union is only over 400 million. Even if non-EU countries are included, the number is only over 700 million. It is incomparable to China, which has a population of 1.4 billion, and it is even less comparable to the entire Asia.

In Wu Yuan's eyes, the main ticket positions outside of North America must be in Asia.

Japan and South Korea are already developed countries.

China and Indonesia are the most populous countries.

Small countries in Southeast Asia.

The box office markets in these countries are either very mature and huge, or they are in a period of rapid growth.

That’s it, not counting the Indian film market that plays by itself behind closed doors.

"It's a pity that we can't break into the Indian film market."

"Indians are really too xenophobic, especially in the film industry. It's useless to even come to Hollywood."

On the plane back home, Wu Yuan spoke with some emotion about India to a certain management team sent by Disney to coordinate the release in Greater China.

Bollywood is truly a magical place.

Their films are entirely self-contained and distinctly national.

Few foreigners will go to see Indian movies. Except for "3 Idiots", most Indian movies are not adapted to the international environment.

The acclimatization here does not mean that there is a problem with the plot, but that many popular movies have strong Indian cultural styles and religious backgrounds.

If you're not an Indian, you won't understand it at all.

And Indians are not very interested in foreign movies. Unless they are exposed to the film industry themselves, ordinary Indian movie fans will only watch movies made in India.

For example, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is killing everyone around the world, cannot be popular in India, and has been repeatedly suppressed by local Bollywood movies.

Even foreign films can't get a high number of films in India. The market is not open to you at all. Bollywood's attitude towards protecting its own local films is very clear.

Under such circumstances, the film market of this large country, which is currently the second most populous in the world and will be the most populous in the future, has nothing to do with Wu Yuan.

Whether he makes Chinese-language films or Hollywood films, he cannot enter the Indian market.

Unless he goes to Bollywood.

Thinking of those Bollywood movies where people suddenly dance while talking, Wu Yuan shuddered: "Forget it, if Indians don't welcome us, then we won't welcome them."

"It's enough if "The Martian" is successful in East Asia!" (End of this chapter)