Chapter 920 Xu Zheng
"囧囧" exceeded 1 billion, Xu Zheng became completely popular...
A second-tier comedian directed and starred in his second movie, which grossed more than 1 billion at the box office. You know, the cost of this movie was less than 40 million!
For Xu Zheng, "囧囧" completely proved himself. He is no longer Zhu Bajie, but Director Xu, a leading Chinese comedy film!
For Chinese movies, it means a wider audience for genres.
From Zhang Yimou, to Feng Xiaogang, to Jiang Wen, and then to Xu Zheng, the golden decade of mainland movies has begun with domestic blockbusters represented by "Hero" and ended with genre films represented by "囧" .
The films are becoming more and more detailed, and the audience is getting wider and wider.
Let's be honest, "A Feast for the King" is actually a blockbuster...
But the audience has had enough of the so-called profound meaning. No matter how much you promote it, they just won’t buy it!
Of course, the market is completely different from before, and Xu Zheng can't sit still for long. He won't even stay on it for more than half a month - the reputation of "One Shot to the End" is too strong.
"One Shot to the End" is "Don't Stop the Camera". The first thirty minutes are a domestic horror film, and the rest is an interpretation...
Douban has a score of 8.8, and the most liked comments are:
‘For the first thirty minutes, I was confused. The bad-movie-level acting, the pulpy plot, the shoddy production, and the showoff of pure blood and female bodies were really… Is this Ning Hao’s movie?
The moment I saw the black screen, I just thought it was over, but I was immediately pulled back. No, it was only 30 minutes, why is it over?
Then I discovered that I had been pulled into a post-production carnival comedy. Most movies only use the last 5 minutes to reveal the so-called truth. This movie gives a satisfying 70 minutes of truth. I found that all the previous mistakes have traces...
Seeing them trying their best to save this movie, no one was willing to shout directly, but they gradually felt that although the beginning was terrible, but if you look at the back of the movie, they are willing to peel off the camera layer by layer, making it hilarious In addition, you will find that you have a bit of a sore nose and want to cry...perhaps the bad movies we see are already works full of sincerity...'
Moreover, Shen Xudong does not intend to retreat to the second line. "Detective Chinatown" will be released on New Year's Day...
There are many directors who are still young.
In addition, "囧囧" has been watched by more than 30 million people!
It exceeded the 27 million viewers of "Wolong" and even exceeded the 29 million moviegoers of "Avatar"...
"囧" is a 2D movie, the ticket price is relatively cheap, the average ticket price is 33 yuan...
The audience's enthusiasm for watching the movie is surprising...
Since then, most of the vague comedy scripts have been cut off and changed to extremely simple short and fast ones. Directors who entertain themselves are no longer lovable. Several major production companies, frightened by the plummeting stock price of Huayi, spend a lot of money to find outstanding talents. Genre film director.
Xu Zheng’s success has been studied by various...
He is not a genius director, but the script of "囧囧" is full of clues to follow, telling outsiders that the barriers to entry for domestic films are so low that as long as you tell a good story, you can sell it well!
Of course, Xu Zheng was under a lot of pressure. The results of "囧囧" were too good, and he rose to the top by stepping on "1942", which invisibly offended his predecessors...
However, this time, Tianmei Company is helping him support it - Yuan Shikong, "Thai囧" has approached many companies, including Huayi for sure.
During the interview, Zhang Guoli said, "The success of "Thailand" has made everyone realize that the current aesthetic of Chinese audiences is "too embarrassing"..."
It's easy to understand. "1942" scored 5.9 on Douban - this made the director and partners very dissatisfied. Firstly, it failed to be a hit, and secondly it was not well received.
There are even many netizens who have spoken out against "1942" online...
But there is really no need for Feng Xiaogang to scold the audience - scolding and attracting attention are already a thing of the past, and scolding women will increase negative harm.
Why bother?
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On December 30, "囧囧" held a celebration party...
In the center of the stage is a crystal with the number 1075200000 - after Christmas, "Lost in Thailand" still grossed more than 18 million in a single day, and another 70 million or so in four days...
According to the predictions of the theater chain, the final target of "囧囧" should be around 1.2 billion - and there is still a New Year's Day slot!
"One Shot" is even more powerful, with a box office of over 700 million in 10 days of release. Although the highest single-day revenue is only 88 million, the trend is more stable than "囧囧". According to theater predictions, it will collect at least 200 million in the three days of New Year's Day. It is estimated that it will exceed one billion in 15 or 16 days!
"Zodiac" is a bit miserable. The cumulative box office in nine days only exceeded 300 million. Although the theater chain still gave 30% of the film schedule, but... it is estimated that the final target will not exceed 450 million~
Oh, in fact, "Twelve Zodiac Signs" is not bad. Jackie Chan's movies have a vast overseas market - the original time and space. "Twelve Zodiac Signs" overseas revenue was US$50 million, of which Russia received US$9.5 million and Southeast Asia received 21 million US dollars. Dollar…
In the original time and space, "Zodiac" basically broke all records for Chinese-language films in Southeast Asia, except Thailand - the first was "Kung Fu"...
"Zodiac" Japan, Japan and South Korea together are close to 12 million US dollars...
Jackie Chan is still fierce.
The worst ones are "Big Shanghai" and "Blood Drops"...
"Big Shanghai", Wang Jingliang's work, original time and space, has a box office of 140 million. This time it is even worse. In addition to giving 25% of the film schedule on the first day, the subsequent film schedules did not exceed 15%, and the single-day box office did not exceed 5 million. , released for eight days, with a cumulative box office of 34 million;
"Blood Drop" is not as good as "Big Shanghai". After all, "Big Shanghai" has Zhou Runfa + Huang Xiaoming, two generations of Xu Wenqiang, and "Blood Drop" features Ethan Ruan!
Ordinary viewers, who knows who this is?
"Blood Drop" was released on December 20, with a box office of 23 million in ten days...
Ruan Jingtian came to the mainland, and then rolled back to Wanwan in despair...
A lot of media came to the celebration banquet. After all, "囧囧" is still in theaters and has a lot of momentum. The size of the celebration banquet is a hot topic, so it can still play a certain publicity role.
There were also quite a few celebrities who came to support me. In addition to the creators of "囧囧", there were also actors from "One Shot", Chen Hao, Yang Xiaomi, Zhao Liying also came...
By the way, Amou is here too!
They are all from the same company, and except for those who can't ask for leave, basically all of them are here!
Of course Shen Xudong was also present.
We also brought the leading actors of "Love" here to meet the media in advance...
The reporter at the scene asked him directly if he was jealous of Xu Zheng...
Shen Xudong smiled: "The success of "Lost in Thailand" really puts pressure on me. After all, I am also a commercial film director... Of course I hope it is my own movie that breaks the record!"
"Now I'm hoping to see if "Detective Chinatown", which is scheduled to be released on New Year's Day, can break one billion..."
"Then do you think it's fair that the box office of "囧囧" exceeded that of "1942"?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "There's nothing to say about this. The themes are different. How can we compare? Some movies are not made just to make money..."
"Some people on the Internet say that the box office of Zhang Yi's movies in a certain life is not as good as Xu Zheng's. What do you think of this view?"