Chapter 842 Another Hit Movie and License

Shen Xudong is quite busy. He is not busy spreading art, nor is he involved in the dispute between Hollywood blockbusters and domestic films...

He was busy dividing the cake - "The Hunger Games"

"The Hunger Games" will be released on March 23, and Warner has mobilized the entire company to distribute it - securing 4,375 theaters to open the film.

Then…

The midnight screening grossed $20.35 million, ranking sixth in film history.

The box office on Friday was 72.25 million, ranking third in film history. The weekend box office was US$162 million, even surpassing "Spider-Man 3" and "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight", ranking second in film history!

Second only to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" - which opened with US$168 million in its first weekend, and "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight" which opened with US$158 million in its first weekend...

Of course, "The Hunger Games" is a typical fan movie, and its subsequent trend will definitely not be as good as "Batman Begins: The Dark Knight", but it is more than a star and a half better than "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"!

——In the four weeks since its release, it has won four consecutive box office titles. It has topped the North American box office for four consecutive weeks, surpassing the 3D "Titanic". It is the first film to win four consecutive titles in North America since "Avatar".

It was a modest production costing $55 million.

The domestic side didn't care at first - Hollywood produces several small-scale works every year, so it's not surprising!

Then it was revealed that Shen Xudong is the producer and one of the original authors of "The Hunger Games". He even organized the entire "Hunger Games". The heroine and the hero are both his designated roles. Therefore, Chen Haocai Starring in a supporting role…

Zhang Hanyun was even arranged to play the role of Lulu - the tool man, the tool man awakened by the protagonist, the kind who has a bonded relationship...

The world is numb. It's not enough that the "Twilight" series has grossed 3.3 billion US dollars worldwide. "The Hunger Games" was also made. The key to "The Hunger Games" is that you are still one of the original authors?

Moreover... Jiahe is also one of the investors...

Judging from the news released by Jiahe, the company invested US$20 million, accounting for one-third of the investment...

It must be announced—you must be accountable to shareholders.

After the success of "The Hunger Games", Golden Harvest's stock price hit its daily limit, directly bringing the total market value to HK$30 billion. The market value of Tianmei Media also experienced a surge...

Gee, no wonder there are movies +XX...

This thing is so profitable. The big sales of a movie directly boost the stock prices of related companies...

Then if the movie box office is increased...

Ahem...

Shen Xudong is chatting with Chen Xi - about why "The Hunger Games" cannot be a Sino-US co-production.

"The Chinese investment ratio is generally not less than one-third; Chinese actors must play the main roles; filming needs to be done in China..."

"The regulations are regulations, but the specific implementation is not that complicated..."

Chen Xina gave examples of "Cloud Atlas" and "Looper": "Both of these films only involved mainland actors, and mainland investors participated in the investment..."

Shen Xudong rolled his eyes: "Then have they obtained the co-production status?"

"...Get it, let me see the promotion..."

"Propaganda is propaganda. Yesterday I announced that I would try my best to win the third imported film license. Did I win it?"

"license…"

When Chen Xi heard this, he immediately asked: "Is there any chance?"

"There is no chance of woolen yarn, it's impossible!"

"...Don't you think Hollywood is putting pressure on you?"

"They don't care what they say. When they get pushy, they just tear each other up..."

Hearing what Shen Xudong said, Chen Xi finally understood - many things are not something you can win by just fighting for them! Rumors may not be true!

"...How many "Hunger Games" films are you going to make?"

"Four parts...actually there are only three parts in the original work, and we divided the third part into two parts..."

"Then...can our company directly invest in the second part?"

"...You can, but it's not necessary..."

"Why?"

"Because Golden Harvest is already a co-producer..." After a pause, Shen Xudong explained: "And the movie "The Hunger Games" will not be a big hit in China!"

Chen Xi understood immediately: "...Is it similar to "The Twilight Saga"?"

"...No, "Twilight" is mainly about bloody love, and "The Hunger Games" is a battle royale-like setting with a dystopian structure... But no matter how you put it, domestic audiences will not be too interested. of!"

The "Hunger Games" series is indeed not very popular in China...

In fact, American youth movies generally have little influence in China, such as the "Twilight" series, the "Percy Jackson" series, and the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, which can all be classified as teen series.

The common feature of these movies is that their themes are not very popular in China. The vampires and werewolves in "Twilight", the Greek mythology in "Percy Jackson", and the Western magic in "Narnia" are not things we have been exposed to since childhood...

It’s normal to not be a hit!

Just like domestic youth movies cannot go abroad...

…

On April 12th, "Search" premiered...

Let’s not talk about this matter for now, because a big event happened yesterday: Wanda Group announced the acquisition of AMC Cinemas...

The news sparked a global discussion.

——AMC Theaters is the second largest theater chain in the world and one of the largest movie theater operators in North America, with more than 340 theaters and more than 5,000 screens.

This transaction makes Wangda Group one of the largest cinema operators in the world and is also one of the important cases of foreign investment in China's cultural industry.

Many people discussed the purpose of Wanda's move.

Many people say that Wanda wants to transform - an important step on the road to transforming a commercial real estate empire into a cultural empire.

Some people also analyzed that speeding up the integration of the value chain - Wangda Cinemas, a subsidiary of Wangda Group, is the largest cinema chain company in Asia. If it wants to develop and grow, it must integrate the value chain within the industry, and "mergers and acquisitions" are a Proven way. Although AMC's business is bleak, it still has high appeal and popularity in the North American film market and has unparalleled location advantages. The merger of Wonder Cinema and AMC is a key link in the value chain integration for the cultural industry segment of Wonder Group.

In fact, if you read the news, Wang Jianlin also said something during the interview: "At present, the two imported film licenses (China Film and China Film Group) are state-owned. From the perspective of fairness, we should be given one, and We have also submitted relevant applications, but whether this incident will receive extra points should be judged by the competent authorities."

Yes, he wanted to get the third license plate.

According to normal expectations, Hollywood is invincible!

And judging from the latest Sino-US trade situation: according to the information previously disclosed by the United States, increasing the openness of imported movies will become an important content of the negotiations.

China is facing international pressure and calls from domestic capital. Combined with the background of state-owned enterprise reform and the determination of the central government to further deepen the reform, the liberalization of the distribution rights of imported films will be the general trend in the future.

Then...China's huge film market will definitely be occupied by Hollywood. Having an imported film license means that Wanda can bring Hollywood with it to disobey!

Moreover...Hollywood has also been urging China to issue more imported film distribution licenses to help it gain greater rights in negotiations.

The question now is, does Tianmei Media have any ideas?

Shen Xudong publicly stated: "We are also trying our best. Although we have no money to acquire overseas theaters, we have fixed cooperative relationships with Warner and Lionsgate. I don't think we are any worse than Wanda. If there is a third For licenses, I think content-oriented film and television companies should be considered..."