Chapter 647 Asia

Beijing International Airport.

After a few months of absence, Wu Yuan returned to this familiar land again.

The release date of "The Martian" in China is more than a month later than the international release date, and it is scheduled to be released nationwide on August 28.

There is nothing we can do about it.

It is still quite troublesome to have a global simultaneous premiere these days, after all, it is not so easy to coordinate the release dates of two countries across the ocean.

Just like if "The Martian" is also scheduled to be released in July in China, it will clash with the release date of "The Ex-Files" produced by Light and Shadow Times.

The thin arms and legs of "The Ex-Files" are simply a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of "The Martian". If they are really released together, it is estimated that the box office will only be 10 million.

Therefore, "The Martian" must be postponed for a period of time before it can be released in China.

Fortunately, the viewing habits of domestic movie fans have been cultivated. Even if it has been released abroad and the domestic Internet has already seen the gun version of the movie, the audience who are interested in "The Martian" are still willing and hope to go to the cinema to watch it.

After all, this is an IMAX 3D movie.

Since the emergence of IMAX 3D technology, the market for "pirated" and "Blu-ray" movies is not as big as before.

There are almost no cases of people like Wu Yuan setting up stalls everywhere to sell pirated discs.

After a decade of vigorous development, the pirated disc market has basically become a sunset industry.

There is no way, most people may no longer have DVDs, VCDs and other devices at home.

In addition, the market supervision department has also begun to crack down on piracy, and the characteristics of an era have gradually disappeared.

Watching pirated movies on the Internet has also been curbed. Although you can still find gun versions or even Blu-ray videos if you want to find them, the viewing effect of movies on small screens is indeed not as good as that on large screens.

Everyone has gradually become accustomed to going to the cinema and enjoying the beautiful visual effects on the super large screen.

It can be said that the emergence of IMAX 3D technology has brought a second spring to the global film market.

Before the emergence of IMAX 3D movies, there were only five movies with a box office of over $1 billion in the world. After the emergence of IMAX 3D technology, there were more than five movies with a box office of over $1 billion in a year.

This has nothing to do with the growth of population and economic development. It is purely because IMAX 3D movies have attracted the public back to the cinema.

"IMAX 3D technology is really great." Thinking of this, Wu Yuan couldn't help but murmur.

"Huh?" Liu Yifei, who came to pick him up at the airport, raised her head in confusion: "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing." Wu Yuan smiled and shook his head: "By the way, how are the box office performances of "Go Away! Tumor King" and "Ex-Files"? "

During the time he went to the United States, several movies from Light and Shadow Times were released.

Not to mention those art films, Wu Yuan still paid attention to two commercial films.

"The final box office of "Go Away, Tumor King" in the mainland was 626 million yuan, which is unprecedented for an urban movie and broke countless records."

"And the box office of this movie is good in Asia. It earned 1.6 billion yen in Japan and 900,000 viewers in South Korea. It also earned nearly 10 million US dollars in Southeast Asia."

"Although this result cannot be compared with local movies in various countries, it is already remarkable among Chinese movies that have gone overseas."

Liu Yifei said excitedly.

Times are different. It is difficult for Chinese movies like "Hero", "Red Cliff" and "Your Name" to achieve box office of tens of billions of yen in Japan and South Korea and 7 or 8 million viewers.

The film markets of various countries are constantly developing in segments, and the rejection of foreign films is also deepening.

In addition, the era of light and shadow is now paying more and more attention to the domestic market. When making movies, most of them are more inclined to localization, which makes these movies not necessarily popular overseas.

But "Go Away! Tumor King is different. This is a story about an optimistic girl who actively fights cancer. Such a story is not unacceptable, especially in Asia.

"Now there are film companies in Japan, South Korea, and even Thailand who have contacted us and want to buy the remake rights of "Go Away! Tumor King."

"They think this story is very positive and want to remake it into a more localized movie and release it in their own country."

"I heard that the company made more than 10 million US dollars just by selling the copyright!"

Liu Yifei laughed and was very satisfied with the gossip she heard in the company.

After all, she is the heroine of "Go Away! Tumor King", and she is the heroine who plays the leading role. The better the performance of this movie, the happier she is.

"And I was nominated for the Best Actress at the Huading Awards and the Best Actress at the Golden Rooster Awards!"

"Go Away, Tumor King" was also released in Taiwan, earning more than NT$80 million at the box office, and more than NT$10 million at the box office in Hong Kong."

"This movie is very successful!"

Wu Yuan smiled and touched Liu Yifei's head: "Isn't it? You are so happy, right?"

"What about "Ex-Files"? This movie has been released for more than a month, right?"

"This movie, the results are definitely not as good as "Go Away, Tumor King". Director Tian Yusheng promoted it hard, but it only earned 126 million at the box office in the end."

"But it's already very profitable. After all, the cost of this movie is less than 20 million."

"Now the company plans to continue the production of the sequel."

Although the "Ex Raiders" in this life has a butterfly effect, the actors are basically the same group of people. However, perhaps because of the different release time, the box office results in this life are millions less than in the previous life.

But it doesn’t hurt. Anyway, the production cost of the "Predecessor Raiders" series is very low. In theory, if the box office exceeds 100 million, it will be considered a big profit.

For example, Wang Likun is the company's own actor, which saves money.

It's just that the reputation of this movie is very average. The Douban score is only 5 points, which is a complete failure.

There is no way, as the era of light and shadow becomes bigger and bigger, it is impossible to repeat the situation of "light and shadow products must be high-quality" as before. The company will still produce some movies that are suitable for selling at the box office, but the content is exaggerated and too exaggerated. A commercial movie.

Fortunately, in the age of light and shadow, there are still a few high-quality movies that can save face every year.

"I understand." Wu Yuan nodded seriously: "This time I returned to China mainly for the Asian release of "The Martian."

"After finishing the Asian release of this movie, "Dear" will almost be released in China."

"After the release of "Dear", I have to take a break for half a year. It's really tiring to work on the movie continuously."

"But I do have an idea for my next movie. It must be a Chinese science fiction blockbuster!"

"Movie fans have been waiting for this for too long!" (End of this chapter)