Chapter 890 Arriving in Hollywood
Hollywood has been very bad recently.
The impact of Yi love on the entertainment industry, especially the film industry, is huge. The impact of this global disaster, the greater the impact of the developed regions.
In 2019, the North American film market released 910 films throughout the year, with a total box office of $ 11.4 billion.
By 2020, the first year when Yi began, the number of films was sharply reduced to 455, and the total box office fell to a poor $ 1.11 billion.
It can be said that the movie released this year basically lost a bottom.
In 2021, Yi love was relieved, and the total box office of North America rose to 4.48 billion throughout the year.
With the thawing of the market, Hollywood giants have gradually arranged for high -cost key films.
[Spider -Man: Heroes No return] It is a movie released in December 2021.
The "Marvel Spider -Man" box office was sold. It took 800 million US dollars in North America and got 1.9 billion in the world. It rushed into the top of the global movie box office rankings.
[Spider -Man] 's great success also identified the complete recovery of the North American and even global film markets, so in the first half of 2022, Hollywood successively released a lot of audiences.
For example, [New Batman] released in March, [Dr. Strange 2] in May and [Ling Yun 2], [Elvis], [Jurassic World 3] in June, and [Thunder 4 : Love and Thunder] and [Little Huang Renyan Meng 2].
These movies have achieved good box office results, and the North American box office of [Zhuo Lingyun 2] even exceeds 700 million.
Entering August, the [DC Meng Pet Special Team] was first released, and won the box office championship with 32 million box office.
The second week, [Quick Harculation 4] and [Bullet Train] were released on the same day.
According to the amount of investment, these two films are not on the front line.
The production cost of [Bullet Train] is 90 million US dollars.
However, the popularity of the two films is not low. [Bullet Train] is the starring of Brad Pitt, which is adapted from the high -scoring novel of Homatomo, Ezaka [Ladybug].
[Fast Harbin 4] It is a popular IP in itself. The "Return to My Dog's Life" series has a part of the fixed fans after the pavement of the three movies. Knurvis's reputation in the hearts of North American audiences is also very good.
Originally, many audiences and industry insiders felt that the two films were evenly matched, and there would be some dragons fighting. As a result, after the release, [Quick Harculation 4] won the overwhelming advantage.
In fact, the box office results in the first week of [Bullet Train] were also good, $ 40.25 million in three days on the first week.
This is usually the proper Zhou champion. Unfortunately, the achievement of [Fast Harm 4] is better. The score of 92.27 million in the first week is second only to those top blockbusters.
In addition to the good box office results, the reputation of [Quick Harculation 4] is also particularly excellent.
The freshness of the film on rotten tomatoes reached 95%, the popcorn index was 95%, the audience was divided into 4.7 stars (5 stars), the IMDB score was 8.5 points, and the reputation of the CinemaScore audience was A -level 12.
In addition, a number of film review institutions have given high score evaluation, such as IGN given a full score of 100 points.
[Hollywood reporter] Give a high score of 90 points, saying that this is a textbook -level action film. The tension and orgasm of the drama make people want to stop.
Many comments believe that the script, visual effects and action scenes of [Quick Harculation 4] have exceeded the top three, and the view is shocking.
Knulvis's performance is still stable, and the new Oriental superstar Gu Wei grabbed the limelight!
[Fast Harbin 4] Selling, other Hollywood film companies and some people in the industry are very concerned about it.
It is not just because of the high box office of this movie or a high reputation.
[Fast Harbin 4] Although the box office is very good, it is still a certain distance from the "Marvel Series" super -English movie and other top -level blockbusters.
However, everyone found that, in addition to the good performance of this movie in North America, the box office of other global markets, especially Chinese box office, is even better.
[Fast Harbin 4] The first week of North America was US $ 92.27 million, the Chinese market box office was $ 123 million, and other countries were US $ 68 million.
In the first week, the total global box office total of $ 283 million!
The box office outside North America is twice the local.
With a single film market, China ’s box office scores are actually 30 million more than North America. This is why everyone who pays attention to this movie is amazing.
Marvel Pictures.
"Charles, have you paid attention to the movie recently [Lion Gate]?"
CEO Kevin Ficcod was sitting on a comfortable boss chair, holding the newspaper in his hand seemed to see something interesting, and let go of his subordinates.
Kevin Facch is an absolute legendary figure in Hollywood.
When he took over [Marvel Film], the giant of the comic industry had reached the end of his way, and his debt was full of bankruptcy.
Kevin did not seek solutions in the field of comics, but intended to shoot homemade superhero movies to seek breakthroughs from the film aspect.
However, it is for money to make a movie. Marvel has no money. Kevin cannot be mortgaged with the copyright of the character of the Black Panther and Dr. Mystery, and borrowed $ 525 million from Merrill Lynch Securities.
At that time, [Marvel] was basically fighting for its life!
As we all know, [Iron Man] was a huge success.
The global box office of 585 million US dollars saved Marvel and also saved Robert Downey's acting career.
From then on, [Marvel Pictures] and Kevin Feige himself embarked on a path of cheating, creating the current environment in Hollywood where superhero movies are the mainstream.
"Are you talking about Keanu Reeves' John Wick 4?"
"That's right. This series has evolved from a $20 million B-grade film to an A-grade production with an investment of hundreds of millions. Not only is the box office getting better and better, but the reputation has also set a new record for the series.
This is extremely rare in a series of movies!"
"I've seen the movie, it's really exciting, and the battle scenes are absolutely top-notch in action movies!
According to the current box office trend, the final box office of John Wick 4 in North America will be about 300 million.
This number is almost the same as the global total box office of the third film.
Lionsgate has developed a new treasure!"
Charles' words are very pertinent. For the current Hollywood film companies, IP series movies are the most important assets.
A popular series IP, the film company would like to keep filming.
The most typical example is Fast and Furious, which has been filmed to the 10th film. The protagonist team has tried everything, and even one of the leading actors has died, but it still can't stop Universal Pictures from continuing to film.
There is no other reason. The series of movies has stable fans, low risk and high returns, so the film company will naturally not give up.
"Compared with the North American box office, I am more concerned about the box office performance of this movie in overseas markets, especially the Chinese market.
According to the latest data disclosed by the media, the box office performance of [John Wick 4] in the Chinese market has reached nearly 200 million US dollars, and it will almost reach 300 million by the end of this week.
This result is much higher than the North American box office!"
Charles nodded in agreement: "The big sales in the Chinese market are probably attributed to the oriental superstar GU.
His appeal in the Chinese market is at the dominant level.
Didn't we invite him to play "Shang-Chi" at the beginning, but unfortunately the cooperation was not successful in the end.
It seems very regrettable now!"
Charles is an executive of [Marvel Pictures] and also the producer of [Iron Man 3], [Doctor Strange], and [Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings].
When it was decided to invite Gu Wei to play "Shang-Chi", he also voted in favor.
"It's a pity indeed.
Judging from his performance in John Wick 4, this Gu has a very strong talent in action scenes, which is completely comparable to Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
He is also very good-looking, far superior to his two predecessors, which is a great advantage in attracting young audiences.
Finally, he has a huge Chinese market.
If he comes to Hollywood to develop, he will soon become a first-line star!"
Kevin Feige has a very high opinion of Gu Wei.
When he was casting for "Shang-Chi", he deliberately went to learn about the other party, and he was very regretful that he couldn't cooperate in the end.
Now that Gu Wei has joined Lionsgate's John Wick 4, he has doubled the box office of the movie by himself, and his regret is even stronger.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the box office of John Wick 4 in the Chinese market was won by Gu Wei.
Although this IP has some popularity, the first three films were not released in China. Now the fourth film is a big hit, there is no other reason except Gu Wei as the protagonist.
No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!
"Now think about it, if GU could play Shang-Chi, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings might have a chance to be released in China.
In that case, relying on the Chinese market, this movie is entirely possible to hit the global box office of 1 billion and become another popular superhero series in the Marvel Universe!"
As the producer of Shang-Chi, Charles felt very sorry for the movie.
Although Shang-Chi's North American box office reached 200 million US dollars, it was one of the highest-grossing movies in North America last year, but its global box office was only 367 million US dollars, far less than its production cost of 150 million US dollars and 50 million US dollars in publicity expenses, a total of about 200 million US dollars in investment.
The inability to be released in China is one of the main reasons for its losses.
The Chinese market has always been an important source of box office for Marvel movies, and the failure of Shang-Chi to be released in China directly affected its global box office revenue, resulting in serious losses.
"If Gu Wei can be invited, is it possible to restart the Shang-Chi project in the future?
Just like Spider-Man and the Hulk, change the protagonist and reshoot"
Marvel's superheroes are not always the same. Spider-Man has changed three actors from Tobey Maguire to Holland.
The Hulk was originally shot by Ang Lee and is completely different from the current actor.
"Well~
It is possible."
Kevin Feige touched his chin and fell into thinking.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings failed at the box office, and there will definitely be no sequel.
As for whether this hero will appear in the Avengers and other superhero movies in the future, there is no conclusion yet.
If we follow Charles' suggestion, it is not impossible to reshoot a new version of Shang-Chi.
At this time, it was not just [Marvel Film], but because of [Quick Harculation 4], the impressive results showed in overseas markets, especially the Chinese market, Hollywood film companies turned their attention to the Oriental superstar in the movie Essence
Since 2020, the Chinese film market has surpassed North America to become the world's largest single film market.
Hollywood film companies have always been very eye -catching about that huge market.
And Gu Wei, the superstar of China, seems to be the best key to opening the Chinese film market!
[Lion Gate Films].
"As of now, [Cracking 4] is released on 4,357 courtyards in North America, with a total box office of US $ 137 million.
The box office in the Chinese market has reached 213 million, and the global markets are 104 million.
[Fast Harbaria 4] 6 days of release, the total box office successfully exceeded 450 million US dollars! "
With the assistant's report, Jon Felleme's mood became more and more pleasant.
He had thought about [Quick Harculation 4] successfully, but he never thought it would be so successful.
According to the current box office trend of the movie, North America has hopes to impact 300 million US dollars at the box office. The global box office is far exceeding North America, especially the Chinese market, which is likely to reach 400 million US dollars or even higher!
"When is the GU flight?"
The assistant turned over the notepad: "It should be placed on Los Angeles Airport at noon, and the staff who pick up the plane will be arranged before ~"
Jon nodded, and thought about it for a while, "You contact Michael and let him pick up the plane to show our attention!"
Michael is his deputy, and one of the producers of [Quick Harculation 4].
"I understand, let me notify it ~" The assistant promised to go out.
Jon waved her at this moment.
"No, I will set off with the company's team for a while, I will go to the airport to pick up the plane in person"
As the president of [Lion Gate Films], Jon is very clear that Gu Wei is not a simple Chinese actor.
He is also the owner of a film company.
In terms of investment, [Cracked 4] is a movie that cooperates with [Lion Gate] with [Wei Tomorrow].
The attribute of its "Sino -US co -production" is also one of the reasons why the film can be released in the Chinese market and harvested ultra -high box office.
As the boss of the partner, he is not too much to pay attention to Gu Wei.
In addition, the current box office performance of [Quick Harbilities 4] comes from Gu Wei. For him and [Lion Gate], Gu Wei is the same as God of Wealth.
Los Angeles was clear and hot in August.
As soon as he came out of a private jet, Gu Wei and his party felt the heat waves that came.
"It's hot!"
Behind Gu Wei's body, the hot bit was wearing a shading cap with a black sunglasses on his face, wearing a thin and light brown skirt, and a pair of vacations.
"It's noon now, so it feels hot.
Los Angeles belongs to the Mediterranean climate, coupled with more comfortable than inland cities "
Reba looked around and looked at Gu Wei's shoulders two steps.
"I have been here when I used to make an advertisement, but I didn't wait much. I hurried away after work."
Gu Wei laughed: "We can stay for three days this trip. Except for the meeting, you can control freely at other times ~"
"Can you accompany me?" Reba asked with a smile.
"Yes, if it's okay, you can accompany you around." (This chapter is finished)