My Animation Era

Scar is dead.

A rain extinguished the surrounding mountain fires. After the dispute was over, Simba climbed onto the Glory Stone and roared at Savannah.

At this moment, the king returns!

At the end of the movie, the newly born Lion King Simba and his wife Nala stood on the Glory Stone, still the same old mandrill, holding a little prince in his hands, announcing the birth of the little prince to all the people of Glory.

The big screen instantly went black.

The title of "The Lion King" appeared on the dark screen. Guests and audiences attending the premiere stood up and applauded the film.

"Thank you, thank you everyone!"

Du Hao in the front row also led the creative team to bow to the audience to express his gratitude.

"Great movie!"

Someone in the back row suddenly shouted, which was very abrupt among the applause. Others were stunned for a moment, and then the applause became even more enthusiastic.

"thanks, thanks!"

Since the audience and guests were so enthusiastic, even Gu Miao, who was not the main creator, had to take the stage and hold a microphone to share interesting behind-the-scenes stories about the creation of the movie "The Lion King".

He said something that surprised everyone.

The faces of the two characters Peng Peng and Timon were drawn by animators based on Ma Kui and him, and the Chinese dubbing of the film will also feature the two of them as guest stars.

"I go……"

The little bear sitting in the front row always covered his face and said: "I'm just telling you why that African warthog looks more and more familiar. It turns out to be your kid!"

"Ahem!"

Gu Miao, who returned to his seat, blushed a little when he heard this. After all, it was his first time to be an African warthog.

"Don't talk about this."

"You also watched the movie, how did it feel?" Gu Miao asked curiously.

"great!"

"From my perspective, it feels like watching an epic drama performance." Mr. Bear said with a smile, "Congratulations! You Wanbao should be able to make a lot of money with this movie, right?"

"It's hard to say, it's hard to say."

Gu Miao smiled and shook his head. Although he was very confident and his performance at the premiere gave him confidence, it was hard to say about the box office.

After all, this is not 1994.

…

The movie "The Lion King" was released simultaneously in many places around the world, with North America and China being the top two ticket markets and the key areas for promotion of the movie "The Lion King". The box office results are very touching.

After the premiere, Gu Miao had been looking forward to it all day. During this period, apart from eating, drinking and going to the toilet, he didn't even sleep.

The same goes for Du Hao.

After all, this is a very crucial step for Wanbao Animation, a key work that determines the status of a world-class animation company. It would be false to say that I am not nervous.

Fortunately, the outcome was satisfactory.

On the second day of the premiere, Gu Miao and Du Hao achieved first-day box office results both domestically and in North America, with the domestic box office reaching over 57 million and the North American box office reaching an astonishing US$55.2 million!

Please note that this is a single day box office.

It grossed 57 million yuan in a single day in China, and the box office in the first week is expected to be no less than 200 million yuan. Although it is shocking, it is still slightly inferior to the 55.2 million US dollars in North America.

55.2 million US dollars in a single day, equivalent to nearly 400 million yuan. What a terrifying figure is this?

Judging from this box office trend, wouldn't the box office performance of the movie "The Lion King" steadily exceed 100 million in its first week of release?

"It's not that it's about to break 100 million, but it's already exceeded 100 million!" Lao Zhang took out a box office table with the latest statistics and said, "Let's take a look. As of 11 noon today, the cumulative box office of the movie "The Lion King" in North America has reached 1.082 One hundred million U.S. dollars."

Mist grass!

Gu Miao and Du Hao were stunned.

In less than 40 hours, the box office has exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars. This is the performance of a North American ticket warehouse. Counting the box office in other regions, wouldn't it be expected to reach 200 million U.S. dollars in the first week?

Is it so popular?

Although he had expected it, when the results came out, Gu Miao was still shocked by the exaggerated performance of "The Lion King".

Global weekly box office champion?

Why are you still fighting over this? Based on the momentum of the movie "The Lion King", if I don't win a monthly championship, I feel like I'm failing the audience's support!

It turns out.

The August schedule was chosen very well, and the movie "The Lion King" was also very lucky.

What everyone was worried about at first was that the sci-fi blockbuster released at the same time and produced by a well-known director turned out to be an embroidered pillow that was "well-received but not a hit".

This August, everyone thought it was a battle between two heroes.

But the current situation is that although the audience applauded the science fiction blockbuster, its box office was far inferior to that of "The Lion King", and it was no longer able to resist.

As for the other films of the same period?

Stop it!

There are no high-quality Hollywood movies released this month. Most of them are low-cost assembly-line prototypes.

And domestic movies...

There is a martial arts-themed movie, but if it collides with a "Hollywood-level blockbuster" like "The Lion King", the end will be extremely miserable.

The director was even very dissatisfied. He complained on Weibo about the unfairness of the theater chain, saying that "The Lion King" alone accounted for nearly 90% of the film schedule. How can other domestic films survive?

The theater chain is not a soft persimmon, and quickly responded directly: "Can't you survive? If your movie is popular, will we not schedule movies for you?"

"You also want to take care of domestic films. You really want to be taken care of. Then the previous month was Domestic Film Protection Month. Why didn't you show it?"

"Besides, "The Lion King" is also an animated film produced by our Chinese company. Isn't that also a domestic film?"

Good guy!

The theater owner was so angry that the martial arts director was so confused that he hesitated for a long time and couldn't say a word.

The audience didn't sympathize with him either.

After all, there is a domestic protection month ahead. He himself does not want to release it and has to release it after the protection month is over. Who can blame him for being crushed by others?

"I finally understand."

In response to the current public opinion on the Internet, Gu Miao said thoughtfully: "The reason why the movie "The Lion King" has achieved such good results in China is also related to the previous Protection Month."

"The Lion King" comes at a perfect time!

The previous month happened to be the Domestic Film Protection Month, and a large number of domestic films were released together, making the audience dizzy.

Finally, this month has passed, and "The Lion King" and Hollywood science fiction blockbusters have been released.

That sci-fi blockbuster was a hit but not a box office hit, and most casual viewers weren't very interested, so the main box office fans flocked to "The Lion King" which had both good word-of-mouth and box office success.

Ever since, this has also created a phenomenon where the movie "The Lion King" also achieved excellent box office in China, and even dominated the theaters, making other movies unable to breathe.

The right time, right place and right people!

"The Lion King", which has all three categories, is simply unbeatable this August. It is not only popular in China and North America, but also in Europe, neon, and every corner of the world.

Then……

Sichuan Opera is here!

I only recognize the 1994 version of The Lion King. After all, I’ve seen it on TV before, so I’m not familiar with the live-action remake!