Chapter 580 A New Record in Global Film History
When the new film "Jingwei Filling the Sea" was released, "The Three-Body Problem 2" had already been released in many film markets around the world.
Among them, the mainland market closed at 4.67 billion yuan (762 million US dollars), breaking the 4.26 of "The Path", becoming the second film in the history of mainland film to have a box office of over 4 billion.
When the news was announced, both industry peers and domestic audiences were impressed by the super high box office of Jiang Heng's special effects blockbuster.
4.67 billion yuan, the shareable box office in the mainland market alone is as much as 1.5 billion, including the Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas box office, it is really a big profit again.
Among them, the Hong Kong film market closed at 112 million yuan, which is more than 10 million less than when "The Path".
In Taiwan, it broke the film and television box office record in the region, reaching an unprecedented 598 million New Taiwan dollars.
As for the film markets such as Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Singapore, "The Three-Body Problem 2" has a very good box office performance.
But the most outstanding is still the European and American markets.
After all, the people of that land think that the "Dark Forest" law is too appetizing. The world is originally like this. It has always been the advanced that eliminates the backward!
In addition, many political and business elites and Internet tycoons posted information or impressions about "The Three-Body Problem 2" on social media, which attracted more and more ordinary people to go to the cinema to find out.
Driven by such a viewing craze, the North American box office of "The Three-Body Problem 2" reached a shocking 712 million US dollars, surpassing "Titanic" with 658 million, and second only to "Avatar" with 760 million US dollars.
Its impact is that the whole United States is shocked, because if there are tens of millions more, the box office champion in the history of the North American market will be taken by a Chinese-language movie.
This is really a slap in the face for Hollywood movies that have been "conquering the city" in the global film market.
For a time, in the North American entertainment circle, the "Chinese-language special effects blockbuster threat theory" was rampant, and even some senior industry directors suggested limiting the number of theaters where Jiang Heng's film was released in North America.
Of course, the cinema owners would not do this!
They run a business, and it is not important to show which film. The key is to sell well and make money.
Just like when Hollywood blockbusters are popular in China, a number of domestic cinema companies also increase the number of screenings of these films.
Secondly, Columbia Pictures, the agent and distributor of Jiang Heng's films, is reluctant to let the "cash cow" wither, so it naturally contacts familiar media and reporters to criticize the "protectionist" remarks.
The view is freedom and progress, making more and better movies, and ultimately benefiting the vast number of movie fans and audiences.
Unlike the lively North American market, European countries are relatively dull.
Of course, the box office results are still quite outstanding, and the so-called "dullness" only refers to the production companies of various countries.
After all, for them, whether it is Jiang Heng's special effects blockbuster or Hollywood's blockbuster, no matter who wins the annual championship or who is at the top of the box office list, it does not affect their last place, anyway, no one can beat them.
As for making a blockbuster to compete, few dare to do so.
The film market in China is relatively small, and the risk of making blockbusters is too great. It is better to make money as an "agent distributor".
However, in the more than one month since the release of "The Three-Body Problem 2", the global box office has exceeded 3 billion US dollars, reaching an unprecedented 3.26 billion, surpassing the previous global box office record of "Alien Path".
What is even more amazing is that "The Three-Body Problem 2" is still being released in many film markets, and is continuously introduced by countries such as South America and Africa.
I dare not say how much the total box office will be, but it is still very likely to exceed 3.3 billion US dollars.
In China, every related report can trigger heated public discussion.
I don't know how many times it has been on the hot search, and Douyin is full of news about "The Three-Body Problem 2" breaking the global box office record.
As for Jiang Heng, he felt that the popularity was too high, so he asked the company's people to arrange to withdraw it.
As the saying goes, too much is as bad as too little, and some news is also very annoying if it is too much.
In addition, because he was dealing with several beauties and had to stay in seclusion to write scripts, Jiang Heng had not seen the media for many years. This was one of the reasons why so many media reporters came to the new film press conference of "Jingwei Filling the Sea".
"Director Jiang, according to the latest news reports, the global box office of "The Three-Body Problem 2" has reached 3.26 billion US dollars, once again breaking the global film history record. Can you talk about your feelings?" A reporter said quickly after getting the opportunity to ask questions.
"As for my feelings, I don't have too many, because I expected the film to do very well before it was released. Of course, I didn't expect it to do this well.
It can only be said that it was the right time, right place, and right people. After all, there are very few Chinese literary works that can compare with the influence of "The Three-Body Problem" in Europe and the United States over the years, and there are even fewer that are suitable for being made into special effects blockbusters!
So, for such a good result, I have to thank Liu Cixin first, and then thank the cast and crew of the crew and the audience who have always supported me!
Finally, I want to say that when you praise "The Three-Body Problem 2", leave some room for it, and don't criticize it too much when the box office of other films is not so good...!"
Everyone at the scene laughed when they heard it.
Because it was the new film press conference of "Jingwei Filling the Sea", Jiang Heng only answered the question about "The Three-Body Problem 2" this time.
If you have any further questions, let’s go to the next one. The topic will still revolve around "Jingwei Reclamation", focusing on how the character of Jingwei is different.
"If we compare this movie to a Hollywood superhero blockbuster, "Jingwei Reclamation" will be the first special effects blockbuster in China to depict a female 'superhero'..."
As soon as this idea came out, the reporters present were very excited.
In fact, Jiang Heng has shot too many special effects blockbusters. If there are no new promotion hot spots, it will easily cause audience fatigue!
And for so many years, Yang Mi, who starred in Jiang Heng's special effects blockbuster for the first time, appeared on stage, which excited the reporters even more.
The first question asked was to ask her how she felt after sitting on the bench for so many years and whether she had ever thought about leaving Ayote Pictures.
Yang Mi smiled and said: "In all these years, I have never felt what it's like to be on the bench. I didn't star in Director Jiang's special effects blockbuster before because there was no suitable role. But in terms of TV dramas, the company really gave me Too many resources have been spent, and there are more than ten TV series with a total investment of over 100 million.
There should be no actress in the entire Chinese entertainment industry who has better TV drama resources than me!
Of course, my grades may not be the best. I have to apologize to Director Jiang for this. I’m sorry for the resources you and I have! "
Jiang Heng held the microphone and said with a smile: "But in my heart, you have always been the best 'TV drama queen' in the country!"
"Wow!"
Yang Mi just looked happy, but the reporters and spectators around her kept screaming in shock! (End of chapter)