My Animation Era

"I said that "The Golden Rooster" is the ceiling for domestic animated films. No one should have any objections, right?"

"Stop it, where did you put "The Lion King"?"

"Seriously, "The Lion King" is not a purely domestic animated film. It also tells a Western story. "The Golden Rooster" is more orthodox."

"The orthodoxy is simply ridiculous. "The Golden Rooster" is just a popcorn-level movie. You guys are exaggerating..."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, with the release of the movie "The Golden Rooster", many voices discussing this movie appeared on the Internet.

Gu Miao glanced at the comments from netizens.

It can only be said that the overall reputation is relatively good, and the few negative reviews will not affect the overall situation at all. For a "fan-oriented animated film", this start is already a dream.

If you are an old fan of the "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" animated series, you will definitely feel it is worth your money after watching the movie.

Cool super powers, exciting plot, brand-new weird world, smooth and crisp fighting...

As a big movie for fans, the movie "The Golden Rooster" is indeed much better than the previous movie "The Year of the Monkey".

Fans are not blind.

It is precisely because they have seen the excellence of big movies in the Year of the Rooster that they spare no effort to support "The Golden Rooster" on the Internet.

It’s not just word-of-mouth that’s booming.

The film's premiere box office, supported by a high film schedule and excellent reputation, has reached a jaw-dropping historical high.

…

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Gu family villa.

"371 million?!"

Gu Miao, who was showing off her cooking skills in front of the integrated stove, stretched out her hand to wipe her apron, and then asked Lao Zhang on the other end of the phone: "Have you verified it? Is it really that high?"

"I've verified it, it's true!"

"We have set a new record for animated movies, 370 million! I can't even imagine that this is the single-day box office of an animated movie..."

Lao Zhang on the phone was obviously more excited than Gu Miao. Even through the phone, he could still feel Lao Zhang's cheerful mood.

More than just Lao Zhang?

When he heard the number 371 million, he was very excited.

What is the concept of 370 million in a single day?

This means that the movie "The Golden Rooster" has almost one foot in the 1 billion box office club, and can even look forward to 2 billion box office.

This is amazing!

Although Wanbao has already produced animated films such as "The Lion King" that are famous in film history, what level of project is "The Lion King"?

Taking the production cost alone, the cost of one "Lion King" movie is enough to make five "Golden Rooster" movies or even more.

So the comparison is meaningless.

The production cost of "The Golden Rooster" is there. This is not a high-investment and high-return project like "The Lion King", so a single-day box office of 370 million is very valuable.

It can be boldly said that the film has recovered its production costs from the first day of its premiere.

Wuhu, take off!

Even with Gu Miao's calm demeanor, he couldn't help but smile when he heard the news that "The Golden Rooster" had recovered its original cost in just one day.

1 billion should be stable.

The box office was 371 million in a single day. If the total box office was less than 1 billion, Gu Miao would dare to go to the toilet and eat shit. After all, the probability of this happening is too low.

But it’s hard to say whether the total box office can break through the 2 billion mark.

Although judging from this single-day performance and the film's reputation, it shouldn't be a big problem, but the box office thing is too mysterious. What you think is a sure thing may not really be a sure thing.

"However, the chance is great!"

In a phone call to his apprentice Guo Hongwei, Gu Miao seriously warned: "Intensify the publicity. 2 billion is not a big problem, and 3 billion can even have an impact."

"3 billion? I dare not think about it!"

Guo Hongwei exclaimed: "The box office of domestic animated movies can exceed 3 billion. Master, aren't you still awake?"

When did box office numbers expand so quickly? Billions and billions rising?

If he remembered correctly, it was difficult for the box office to exceed 100 million in the past. Whoever had an animated film with a box office of over 100 million would be admired and looked up to by the entire industry.

"You said that was in the past, can you compare it with now? There were only a few big screens in the country before, how many are there now?"

Gu Miao didn't feel that the goal she set was exaggerated at all, but instead felt that it was a bit conservative.

On the one hand, according to the development of the times, the past few years have indeed been a golden period when the number of screens in domestic theaters has increased sharply and the box office of domestic movies has begun to grow by leaps and bounds.

Many bad movies released at the same time could have a box office of more than 1 billion thanks to the development of the times. Why can't "The Golden Rooster" do the same?

On the other hand, the source of estimated box office is generally based on various data of the film, including the response and reputation after its release.

The data of "Golden Rooster" is so good, its popularity is also exaggeratedly high, and it has the double insurance of word-of-mouth and feelings. It is not difficult to understand that it is not difficult to set a high goal.

Moreover.

It was just a goal set, and Gu Miao didn't say that he must achieve it. This is just like many senior high school students who talk about the resumption of diplomatic relations between the Qing Dynasty and the North. Could it be that just by talking about the goal, they can definitely pass the exam?

"Then I understand."

After learning that 3 billion was just a long-term goal for the movie, Guo Hongwei was relieved.

The military order he issued was just to ensure that the performance and reputation of "The Golden Rooster" would not be inferior to its predecessor, the Year of the Monkey Movie. As a result, the master said it was 2 billion to 3 billion, and he couldn't fix it.

"Don't panic!"

Gu Miao smiled and joked: "Based on the current box office trend and the market situation, "The Golden Rooster" is stable at 1 billion, and if we are waiting for 2 billion, the military order has been achieved."

No more bonus deductions for two years!

There should be no pressure on Guo Hongwei. Why is this guy still looking gloomy even though he has clearly fulfilled the military order?

"Master, take a look at the situation of the films in the same period! Although we lead with 371 million, the second place is quite scary..."

Is there such a thing?

Gu Miao, who was only focused on watching "The Golden Rooster" and didn't pay much attention to other movies, immediately went online to check it out after hearing this.

Oh!

You won’t know if you don’t check, but you’ll be shocked if you check.

An action comedy movie released at the same time actually made 340 million at the box office on New Year's Day, which was only 30 million lower than "The Golden Rooster".

But isn’t this right?

Gu Miao, who just felt a little nervous, seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but muttered: "I didn't see anyone discussing this movie online?"

With such a high box office, a movie that is only slightly worse than "The Golden Rooster" should be very popular, but unfortunately I don't see many people discussing it online, and I don't know anyone around me who has seen it.

This is very strange...