One Thousand and Eighty-Four. Long Expected

In terms of word-of-mouth, the amazing "Infernal Affairs" passed its premiere day in North America.

Although the box office and attendance are not ideal.

But word of mouth is as good as ever.

It can be said that it perfectly interprets what is called, whether it is popular or not!

The box office grossed over US$1 million on the first day.

Cao Meng was completely dumbfounded.

Ah Li was also confused here.

If we talk about the good reviews before, those Hollywood film companies snatching up and adapting the script, making them ecstatic, then at this moment, it is a capitalized irony.

Just as Cao Meng realized later, he also understood that, in fact, from the very beginning, Hollywood film companies competed for the right to adapt the script, not the movie itself.

If the movie itself is already very good and has unlimited box office potential, will they still rush to buy the adaptation rights?

Obviously not.

That is to say, from the very beginning, these Hollywood film companies saw that the script and story of "Infernal Affairs" was very suitable for adaptation, but the Huaguo version of "Infernal Affairs" was only suitable for Chinese audiences, not for North American audiences.

The water and soil are not acclimatized.

As for film critics and the media, it is even more ironic.

Who are film critics?

To put it bluntly, most of the time, the worse the audience scolds, the more optimistic the film critics are.

Because film critics need to be strict, unless some specific movies are classic movies that are well-received and popular, otherwise, most of the time, film critics are actually separated from ordinary audiences.

The news that "Infernal Affairs" had a box office of just over one million US dollars on the first day spread back to China.

There was also an uproar.

However, for the media, there is no difference.

Even many media have prepared two manuscripts, one is a big hit and the other is hit the street.

What now?

Although the first-day box office of more than one million US dollars is already considered good for the performance of Huaguo Films in North America, it depends on what movie it is.

"Infernal Affairs" Ahri Media has invested so much in publicity, such a box office can't even deduct the publicity and distribution costs.

That was of course a rush.

"The North American premiere of "Infernal Affairs" was well-received or not!"

"Ari Media's first round of globalization strategy has failed, and the box office of "Infernal Affairs" in the North American market is sluggish!"

""Infernal Affairs" was released in North America yesterday, and the box office on the first day was only over one million yuan!"

"Ahri Media's globalization strategy has been cold, and the classic Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs" is not acclimatized to North America, and the audience said they couldn't understand it!"

""Infernal Affairs" is staged in Waterloo, and many Hollywood film companies are vying for the right to adapt the script, and they are only interested in the script!"

"Wang Yifan is not predictable, rejects North American propaganda, or predicts that "Infernal Affairs" will not go well in North America in advance!"

All of a sudden, the news that "Infernal Affairs" was cold in North America was overwhelming.

Ahri Media once again became the backdrop for failure.

Originally, it is commonplace for a domestic film to hit the streets overseas, and it is not surprising that it should not be reported by so many media.

But "Infernal Affairs" is different.

First of all, "Infernal Affairs" is in China, and it has exceeded one billion in five days.

It can be said that it is definitely a blockbuster masterpiece.

Moreover, the word-of-mouth box office is soaring, so far, the ratings on the audio-visual website are still high.

One of the best-rated movies in recent years.

The key is the media, and film critics are also unanimously optimistic.

Such a movie naturally attracts attention.

In addition, the word-of-mouth screenings of Ahri Media in North America all prove that this movie is favored by all parties.

As a result, it was a box office Waterloo.

"Infernal Affairs" was released in North America, and the box office went cold.

Ahri Media's big data film strategy had just failed, and as a result, it once again launched a more generous film globalization strategy.

Then, it is still a familiar taste and a familiar formula.

As always, they rushed to the street, and as always, they shouted extremely loud slogans, but the result was nothing but chicken feathers.

Although the failure of "Infernal Affairs" cannot prove that Ahri Media's film globalization strategy has failed.

After all, the failure of the movie, the announcement can only be one of the decisive factors, not all.

What really determines the success or failure of a movie is the movie itself.

However, Ahri Media was too high-profile this time, well, Ahri Media has always been extremely high-profile.

To do things with a high profile, you either don't do it, or you want to be the first.

In the previous movie big data strategy, Ahri Media’s slogan was to subvert the film and television industry structure.

Then what?

It was cold immediately.

Then it spent tens of billions of Chinese dollars to acquire the second largest cinema chain in the world, Empire Cinema Circuit.

He also called out the film globalization strategy, to be a bridge for the export of Chinese films to the outside world.

To help Huaguo films go abroad.

But what about the result?

"Infernal Affairs" hit the street!

It has to be said that Ali is also out of luck.

In fact, to be honest, Ahri Media’s acquisition of Empire Cinemas can be said to have indeed opened up overseas distribution channels.

But Ahri Media forgot one thing.

In fact, it doesn't mean that domestic movies have not tried to make regular distribution in North America, and it doesn't mean that every Hollywood giant is very perfunctory.

In fact, maybe the Hollywood giants will charge high distribution fees for Huaguo's films, but they are still very professional in publicizing and distributing them.

But what about the result?

Why is it still not working?

Is it really because of distribution channels?

Everyone knows that distribution channels are monopolized by several Hollywood giants.

We all know that if a domestic film is released in North America, it will definitely be slapped for a fortune, but one thing is overlooked, that is, it is a reason to look at the world.

Hollywood movies, when released in China, will also be severely slaughtered.

But what about the result?

The results are quite different.

There are actually some domestically produced films that are released in North America, but there are only a few of them.

In fact, everyone knows that the real reason is not the distribution channel. The distribution channel just means that even if the movie is a blockbuster, it will not get much profit.

But the performance of the movie is not caused by the lack of distribution channels.

It's because domestic movies are not enough to conquer North American audiences.

Hollywood movies are not to say that they can be popular from the beginning.

In fact, it was also difficult for early Hollywood movies to beat local movies around the world.

The reason why Hollywood movies can kill the Quartet is because of their years of hard work, so that everyone has no sense of rejection of the values ​​and culture they promote.

As a result, Hollywood movies began to be accepted by the audience.

That's why Hollywood movies can kill the Quartet.

And how old are Huaguo movies?

Even if we can't do well locally, we want to develop towards globalization.

Even for Wang Yifan, those previous films, to be honest, were able to sell well in North America because those films themselves did not have too many cultural differences.

The selections are also relatively universal.

Let's take a look at the themes of those movies that can sell well in North America.