Chapter 257 0256: Using Horror Movies to Teach Reason (1)
There is already a lot of tension between several horror films before they are officially released.
However.
There are many blockbusters in the Spring Festival next year, including the comedy "Meeting the Martians" produced by the Zhima Kaimen team once a year, the epic myth film "Fengshen 1" jointly created by Ali Entertainment and Ali Pictures, and the family-friendly animation "Dragon Year Star Wish" produced by Niubi Animation... and so on.
As soon as the schedule came out, Maoyan Data gave its own box office forecast.
1, "Meeting the Martians", 3.1 billion.
2, "Fengshen 1", 3 billion.
3, "Painted Skin", 2.6 billion.
4, "Tokyo Haunted 4", 1.3 billion.
5, "Dragon Year Star Wish", 900 million.
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The top five movies had 27%, 25%, 20%, 10%, and 8% of the schedules in the first month of release, respectively, dividing up 90% of the schedules.
As soon as the prediction came out, Saburo Ono was unhappy. His movie was ranked fourth, and the box office of the young man the reporter mentioned that day was twice as much.
He immediately posted a message on his personal Weibo, saying that Maoyan Data's box office prediction lacked professionalism and objectivity, and listed the box office prediction failures of Maoyan Data in recent years.
He made a personal prediction. First, he believed that the investment funds, cast, script completion, etc. of his movie were incomparable to the previous ones, and a group of Chinese superstars were invited to dub the Mandarin version, and the box office would be at least 1.5 billion. Secondly, he believed that the box office of "Painted Skin" was inflated, and horror movies did not have such a large audience, and could not break the threshold of 2 billion in a single movie market. Initially, he thought that "Dawn of the Dead 3" was underestimated. The movie had a shocking special effects scene of a million zombies, and the visual experience reached its peak, and the box office should start at 1 billion.
Maoyan Data has always ignored the doubts of the outside world about their box office predictions. If they say that they have made predictions, they must be wrong.
Bu Luo
Netizens were discussing it heatedly.
‘If you overdo it, you will become arrogant. ”
“The third film has already gone downhill, with only 550 million box office, and Maoyan data predicts that 1.3 billion is already very high. ”
“It seems that he really doesn’t know Django.”
“It’s just right, let him experience the feeling of being completely defeated by Dongfang’s “Gears of War: Deep Space Marines.”
“Django is not only good at writing scripts, but also has a good use of theme songs, interludes, and ending songs, as well as the selection and training of actors. ”
“Just wait and see who is the king of horror movies in the Chinese film market! ”
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There are many people who support "Painted Skin". Even if we put aside the label of "domestic horror film", the name "Jiang Ge" alone cannot be misunderstood with conventional thinking.
Because he is not just an ordinary genius, but a demon-like existence.
When Jiang Ge was at the premiere of "Painted Skin", he was asked by a media reporter what he thought of Ono Saburo's interview and prediction.
He smiled and replied: "It is human nature for every director to have confidence in his own movie. Many people can say it quickly. They have an old saying called "Whether it is a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk", and we will see the difference tomorrow."
Jiang Ge did not speak quickly, like Ono Saburo, "blah blah blah".
People, don't think you are so so, without strength, you are still bullied, and you are strong, then you are the king.
Be low-key in life, high-profile in work, don't accept it when faced with mistakes, and use box office and word of mouth to slap them in the face.
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"Baby, do I really want to watch a horror movie? Can tomorrow be the first day of the Chinese New Year? "
At the ticket counter of a movie theater in the center of JZ, Hu Xi said to his girlfriend: "Please, let's watch "Meeting the Martian" first?"
Sun Yiyi looked at her boyfriend with squinted eyes and said: "I'm afraid?"
Hearing this, Hu Xi immediately straightened his chest and raised his head and said: "It's just a horror movie. He dares to watch it with his eyes open, okay?"
Sun Yiyi was amused by her boyfriend's words. If I don't watch it with my eyes open, should I watch it with my eyes closed? Seeing that her boyfriend was really timid, she said: "I know that he is a die-hard fan of Django. He will watch that movie sooner or later. If not, I will watch "Meeting the Martian" and he will watch "Painted Skin." "
Hu Xi hesitated for a while, and then said firmly: "No, just watch "Painted Skin" and he will buy the tickets! "
After saying that, he strode towards the ticket counter, looking like he was ready to die.
Sun Yiyi was both amused and heart-warming.
She was a fan of Django, and mainly of his works. After all, she was not a fan of those crazy little girls. She would go to see Django's new works, such as songs, TV series, and movies, as soon as possible.
And that "Painted Skin", the investment funds and the cast were better than "Initial D" and "Detective Chinatown", but there were many voices of doubt from the outside world, and even Director Tsukishima stepped on it, just because it was a domestic horror film that had declined in recent years.
But Sun Yiyi just didn't believe it, and she had to see it with her own eyes before she would give up.
In the trailer, there was nothing scary. I saw Guan Yansi was very charming, Qin Shiyue was very homely, Gu Yao was very cool, Zhang Jun was very handsome, and Gong Li was very domineering.
So, she was actually quite worried, afraid that Django would fail.
"Baby, let's go in. "After Hu Xi bought the tickets, he went to buy popcorn and milk tea, holding a bag and waving at Sun Yiyi.
"I'm coming." Sun Yiyi walked quickly in front and took the movie ticket from Hu Xi's leg.
After checking the tickets, the two walked into the theater leg by leg.
There are 120 seats, and about 30 to 40 people have left. The attendance rate is not high, just over 30%. For Zhu Ping, it is already very good, after all, he almost couldn't even recover the cost of 5 million in a movie, but for Jiang Ge, the first screenwriter and director of the new generation, it is not up to standard, and it can be said that it is a flop.
Hu Xi glanced around and said, "Baby, Jiang Ge's movie is in jeopardy. He just took a look at the ticket counter. The attendance rate of Tokyo Weird 4 is 55%, and the attendance rate of Dawn of the Dead is 46%, both of which are quite high."
Sun Yiyi just asked to shut up when a group of people came in, no less than 30 or 40 people.
"Honey, have I arranged for the kids?"
"Don't worry, mom is with me. The movie "Dragon Year Star Wish" will end a few minutes later than theirs. Just wait for them at the entrance of Hall 5 after the movie."
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"It's all my fault. Please park the car in the next street. I almost missed it."
"Don't be angry. It's not the beginning yet."
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"That ticket inspector insisted that he was only 15 years old. Please show me his ID card."
"I do look a little young, like a junior high school student."
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Hearing the conversations of the people around her, Sun Yiyi said proudly: "Baby, which movie has the highest attendance rate now?"
Hu Xi smiled awkwardly and said: "Django YYD!"
As the lights in the theater dimmed, the movie began.