Chapter 450: First Day Box Office Results (Asking for Monthly Tickets)

For a commercial film, no matter how many people praise it, if it cannot convert these praises into box office, it will be a failure.

So the only thing that can really determine the success of the movie "Those Years" is the box office.

However, the current box office statistics are still relatively primitive.

After the statistics of each city are completed, they are summarized together, so the first day box office results were not available until the afternoon.

Hao Yun did not wait for the box office news there.

He had a lot of things to do. He made an appointment with a teacher from the National Defense University to talk about "The Head of the Regiment" and the story of the Expeditionary Force.

He met several veterans when he was in Yunnan.

He originally made an appointment with a civilian military history expert who studied the Expeditionary Force, but the time was not right, so they missed the opportunity to meet.

Hao Yun is obviously a very cunning person.

Or, he always has a persecution delusion that cannot be cured for a long time, and no matter what he does, he feels that someone will harm him.

Even though he already has a complete version of the script of "The Head of the Regiment" and feels that there are no major taboos after reading it once, he still wants to make a fuss.

And he wants to make a fuss in a big way.

Let everyone know that he, the young Cannes Best Screenwriter, is currently writing a book about the expeditionary force and making a script for the expeditionary force.

But the Cannes Best Screenwriter is far from enough, it is not a universal pass.

So, he asked Zhang Huijun, the dean of Beijing Film Academy, to write a serious letter of recommendation to the National Defense University, stating his intention, hoping that Beijing Film Academy student Hao Yun could get help from professional institutions during the script creation stage.

So he got in touch with the National Defense University.

Maybe because this was a public-to-public exchange, and Hao Yun's title of Cannes Best Screenwriter also played a role, they actually arranged a teacher to connect with him on this matter.

The person who communicated with him was Li Li, a doctoral student.

In 1995, he was admitted to the Graduate School of the National Defense University to study combat simulation; in 1998, he obtained a master's degree in military science and stayed at the school to teach after graduation.

In September 2002, he was admitted to the Strategic Logistics Organization and Command major to study for a doctorate.

Although her major is not military history and the information she can provide to Hao Yun is extremely limited, her teacher is Zhang Zhaozhong, and she is also a special expert for many military programs.

She once publicly stated that "sitting in the position of a teacher, you have to promote it on the teacher's side; sitting in the position of a media, you have to promote it in the media. We call on everyone to pay attention to the latest war practices of each country. I think it is meaningful for our entire national defense and army construction."

The best screenwriter in Cannes has to write a script with military themes, so sending her is also a professional match.

Hao Yun is humble and eager to learn, which is very similar to Li Li's previous experience.

In addition, Hao Yun has the ability to pull out attributes. Just hand over a notebook or touch a teacup and you can pull out a lot of military attributes from others.

So the two chatted very happily. Every time Hao Yun came to visit, Li Li would bring some teachers or students who are interested in this aspect to communicate with Hao Yun.

But Hao Yun's purpose is far more than that.

A lot of information can also be obtained through books, not to mention there are many related film and television works and documentaries.

Hao Yun mainly wants to build connections and relationships here.

He hoped that the National Defense University could provide military consultants and more support for "The Head of the Regiment", and even make this project a joint project between the National Defense University and him.

Doing a military-themed project, especially the expeditionary force, is a very difficult subject.

Problems will arise if you are not careful.

So Hao Yun has to ensure that everything is foolproof.

The information must be detailed and true, and then ask the expeditionary army experts and veterans to solve it.

The direction must be correct and safe, and then ask the National Defense University to help check and endorse it.

The shooting must be safe and efficient, and then it will be ensured from all angles of funds and team.

When Hao Yun came back from the National Defense University, Ning Hao was looking at the painting in his office with Rao Xiaozhi, Cao Dun, and Zhang Yifan.

"You are color-blind, but you can understand the painting?" Hao Yun put down his backpack and took the water that Rao Xiaozhi poured for him and drank it all.

After discussing for an afternoon, he was thirsty.

"Am I good at studying art? This is Shen Zhou's "Weiyuan Yaji Tu", is it real or fake?" Ning Hao was not convinced.

"Guess!" Hao Yun chuckled.

"It looks like the real thing, but it's definitely not real. The original is in the Liao Provincial Museum." Although Ning Hao wears a big gold chain and a small watch, and eats barbecue in Paris at night, he did a deep study of paintings in order to show off.

Moreover, according to the color blindness paradox, why is he not a normal person, and everyone else is a color-competent.

"Then what are you evaluating there, pretending to be a cultured person?" Hao Yun was speechless.

Whenever a partner who knows a little about painting comes to him, he will comment on this "Wei Yuan Ya Ji Tu" and say that this painting is a particularly good imitation.

There was also a guy who went to the museum to see the original painting for comparison when he passed by Liao Province.

He gave a conclusion that "although it is an imitation, it is also a treasure."

He also suggested that Hao Yun put the painting away and hide it.

"Don't you care about the first day box office?" Ning Hao admired Hao Yun's self-restraint very much.

He is like an old man at a young age.

Ning Hao assisted in the filming of "Those Years" and was given the title of co-director by Hao Yun. He is very concerned about this movie.

He has been paying attention to the feedback of the movie since it was released yesterday.

Even at the entrance of the theater, they took the audience to do a temporary survey, and then went home happily to read the comments and media reports of netizens.

The feedback from the media, the audience, and the Internet was very positive.

I have been calling to check the first-day box office in various cities today. In the afternoon, I finally completed the summary and got the real first-day box office data.

"How much is the first-day box office? Are there any data in Hong Kong and Taiwan?"

Hao Yun was of course curious, but he had too many things to do, and it was impossible for him to wait for the results like these idle people.

"6.25 million in the mainland, this is the box office and attendance details of major cities, we are the single-day champion." Ning Hao stared at Hao Yun's face.

"Why are you looking at me? There is nothing on my face!" Hao Yun was in a very happy mood.

In terms of the first-day box office, "Those Years" can be said to have a good start. Although it is the result of the blessing of several popular idols, it is undeniable that the box office is indeed amazing.

"Kung Fu", with a total box office of 170 million in the mainland, had a box office of 14 million on the first day, and the first-day box office in Hong Kong was about 4 million.

At present, the ceiling of the single-day box office of mainland movies is 17 million.

The record was created by Zhang Yimou's "Hero". The highest single-day box office was on December 24, 2002. On that day, the single-day market was 18 million, of which about 17 million belonged to "Hero".

The annual box office in 2002 was just over 1 billion.

The total box office of "Jurassic Park 3", which ranked 12th in the box office list that year, was only equivalent to the box office of "Hero" on that day.

Some people may think that 14 million and 17 million again, compared with "Those Years", 6.25 million is not too much.

But if you consider that "Those Years" was officially released at more than 6 pm.

It is not like other movies that are released at midnight. In the morning, the media has already praised the movie to the point of being a flower, attracting the audience to walk into the theater like being driven sheep.

The box office of 6.25 million in six hours is not inferior to the first day's breaking 10 million.

Of course, whether the box office of "Those Years" can achieve good results or not, we have to wait a few more days to see the box office in the first week.

The box office in the first week is not the box office in the first seven days, but the total box office results from the day of release to 24:00 on Sunday.

The box office of "Kung Fu" in the first week was 64 million, the box office of "Hero" in the first week was 53 million, the box office of "House of Flying Daggers" in the first week was 55 million, and the box office of "A World Without Thieves" in the first week exceeded 30 million.

The box office of these films can be used as a reference.

Hao Yun appears to be as calm as an owl, but he is actually very excited in his heart.

Damn, I'm finally going to have money. The first day of 6 million, if you multiply it by 10, it will definitely exceed 60 million.

This is just the mainland, I don't believe there will be no box office in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

It's not in vain that I dragged Jay Chou, Chen Guanxi, and An Xiaoxi to concerts and autograph sessions.

"The first-day box office in Hong Kong was RMB 3.38 million, which was also the single-day box office champion, breaking the record of mainland movies in Hong Kong, only slightly less than Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" of 4.11 million. In Taiwan, the first-day box office in Taipei was NT$16.55 million, which is RMB 3.76 million."

In 2005, the RMB to NT$ exchange rate was about 1:4.4, and the box office revenue in Taiwan was about twice that of Taipei, which means that the first-day box office of "Those Years" in Taiwan was RMB 7.52 million.

"It's actually higher than that in the mainland, isn't it outrageous?"

"Jay Chou is really a box office killer. Although people there complain that Jay Chou has too few shots, it doesn't hinder everyone's enthusiasm for watching movies." Ning Hao exclaimed.

Before 2000, the film market in Taiwan was dominated by Van Loon, and after 2000, many heroes emerged, but the top rankings were basically all Hollywood movies.

For example, in 2002, no Chinese-language film made it into the top ten of the annual list.

In 2003, "Hero" came in third place with NT$74.75 million.

In 2004, "Kung Fu" ranked fourth in the annual list with NT$150 million.

This year's top ten will obviously not be shaved, because "Those Years" has no pressure to enter the top ten of the Taiwan annual list.

"Calculate, what is the total national box office? 17.15 million?" Hao Yun actually calculated it himself.

Damn, it seems a bit exaggerated.

It won't break 150 million.

"This is just a rough statistic, it will only be higher than this. Hong Kong and Taiwan are both mature film markets. We have too few screens here. I heard that Yida will start to build a cinema chain next year."

The market is so big that even if Huaying, Huayi and other capitals work together, there is no way.

"Those Years" has more than 50% of the screenings today, but there are only 1,243 cinemas and no more than 3,000 screens.

The total national single-day box office is just over 2,600.

Thanks to the fact that "Those Years" didn't have any strong competitors, otherwise it would have been difficult to even make more than 6 million on the first day.

After all, Hao Yun's reputation cannot be compared with those of Zhang Yimou, Zhou Xingxing, Ma Dagang and other big directors.

"We are satisfied. As long as the global box office exceeds 100 million, we can brag about it. Our movies will not have to worry about no one investing in them."

Hao Yun learned this from Zhang Jizhong, and he is better than his master in boasting and hype.

"It's a pity that if the box office in the mainland can exceed 100 million, you can enter the club of directors with a box office of 100 million yuan."

Rao Xiaozhi felt that he really followed the right big brother, but this big brother didn't take out the contract for people to sign, which made people feel uneasy, always worried that he would be drifting without paying.

"That...it doesn't matter, a tall tree attracts the wind." Hao Yun didn't care much.

"The club of directors with a box office of 100 million yuan" refers to the collection of domestic films released in the mainland that have a box office of more than 100 million yuan. It is a folk convention that when a certain film of a certain director in China has a box office of more than 100 million yuan, people will reserve a place for this director in the club in their hearts.

Zhang Yimou became the first member of the club after 2002, followed by Ma Dagang and Zhou Xingxing.

If "Those Years" can exceed 100 million yuan, Hao Yun will be the fourth member.

However, Hao Yun felt that he, Uncle Jiang, hadn't even entered yet, and it would be too rude for his apprentice to enter first.

"In the future, we will all be members of the billion-dollar club!" Ning Hao became completely arrogant after the success of "Those Years" he co-directed.

"Will we have a celebration banquet?" Cao Dun asked.

The total box office of Lu Yu's "Kekexili" was only more than 6 million, and Hao Yun made more than 600 on the first day. It would be unreasonable not to have a celebration banquet.

"This needs to be discussed with the producers. Let's see what the publicity and distribution side says."

Hao Yun is also a producer, but he is only one of the producers.

With "Those Years" as a foundation, he has the bargaining chips to negotiate with a group of capitals. If he makes a new movie, Heidou Media must account for at least 20% of the share.

"Should we go to Taiwan and Hong Kong to promote it again? The box office there is really awesome. Oh, by the way, there is also the issue of piracy. Piracy will probably come out soon." Ning Hao is most worried not about the reputation and quality of the movie, but the lingering nightmare-like piracy.

"Go!" Hao Yun must go.

But he immediately started to call Han Sanping to talk about piracy.

Zhang Yimou's movie was able to gross over 250 million yuan, and one of the main measures was to crack down on piracy, and even created a "Hero Piracy Incident".

Han Sanping quickly answered Hao Yun's call.

This time, he didn't answer the phone for Jiang Wen's sake, but simply because of Hao Yun.

The two sides communicated very happily, and Hao Yun also helped to come up with some ideas to prevent piracy. Han Sanping had a vested interest, and would definitely spare no effort to promote this matter.

In fact, it was that simple.

Hao Yun had also watched pirated discs before, and watched a lot of them, but now that he had a vested interest, he became an expert in preventing theft.

The total box office of "Those Years" on the first day in the mainland exceeded 6 million, and the first day of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macao exceeded 17 million. This matter soon became no secret, and the publicity and distribution side couldn't wait to spread the good news.

"Those Years", which was already very popular, completely set off the summer season.