Chapter 510 Advice
New Line's expectations for "Taken" are that it will gross $15 million.
This prediction is based on the box office of "Tom Yum Goong" of US$12.06 million!
Why not target "Red Zone"?
Because "Red Zone" cannot be copied, many people know that "Red Zone" opened Jackie Chan's door to Hollywood. However, before "Red Zone", New Line had already purchased Jackie Chan's DVD rights. In other words, Jackie Chan is already famous in North America, or to a small extent.
By the time of "Rush Hour", a bunch of Jackie Chan's movies had been aired on several TV stations in North America, especially "Who Am I"...
"Taken" has no such treatment...
Of course, Donnie Yen is well-known in North America. "Once Upon a Time: The Iron Horse" earned a box office of US$14.69 million.
But Donnie Yen's popularity is definitely not as good as Jackie Chan.
New Line's promotion of "Taken" was quite reliable. They bought a few TV ads and then opened it directly in 1,868 theaters!
It grossed US$19.8 million in its first weekend, becoming the North American weekly box office champion!
This news is much bigger than the US$32.5 million in the first week of "The Purge" - this is a Chinese-language movie.
"Fearless" opened with 10.56 million in its first weekend, which is pretty awesome...
That's Li Lianjie - Li Lianjie has been a big name in Hollywood in recent years. If nothing else, the title of "Hero" was directly called "Jet Li's Hero" when it was released in North America. So many big-name stars in the film were directly ignored by Hollywood producers. , Zhang Yimou also raised objections, but no one paid attention!
How awesome is Li Lianjie?
"Fearless" does not have an English version, so North American audiences can watch the Mandarin version directly. How do they understand the plot?
Look at the subtitles.
"Red Zone" has English dialogue, and Mojo box office classified it as an English film.
To bring it back, the success of "Fearless" at the North American box office is logical and reasonable, but the success of "Taken" is a surprise.
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"The Night Banquet" has been in theaters for three weeks, with box office exceeding 100 million, and the celebration party is coming as scheduled...
Regarding the box office exceeding 100 million, Feng Xiaogang especially thanked the media for triggering discussions about the movie.
“These discussions get more viewers interested and then into theaters.”
When a reporter asked about the Oscar competition with "The City of Gold", Feng Xiaogang did not answer directly: "This is not a sports competition, it's just two movies participating in the same movie awards, and whether they can be shortlisted is another matter. What we have to do is to be aggressive, always move forward, and make the next movie."
"Some netizens think that genre films like "Crazy Stone" are the development direction of Chinese films. What do you think?"
"...I watched that movie. Ning Hao is indeed amazing, but I think a director can't just rely on one movie. If he can't follow up, it will be easily forgotten by the audience. He has to come one after another..."
"His next film, "Race," has already been launched..."
"Yeah..." Feng Xiaogang smiled: "This is a good thing!"
The reporter was about to ask again, but someone next to him pushed him away: "Director Feng, "Taken" was released in North America with a box office of US$19.8 million in its first week. Do you know this?"
"...I really don't know this...is it the action movie made by Xudong?"
"Yes, according to the predictions of the media in the United States, the total box office should be more than 40 million U.S. dollars... setting a new North American box office record for Chinese-language action films... Does Ziyi know this?"
Zhang Ziyi was still smiling, but when she heard this, she couldn't stand it anymore: "I just received the news..."
"Xudong publicly stated that he would not cooperate with you. Is this true?"
"...I don't know, no?"
"He wrote on his blog, saying that he is preparing to produce four American films, as well as several action films... In addition, the North American partner of "The Ancient City" has been finalized by Lionsgate... He also said that "The Wrangler" was invested by a Taiwanese film company. B-level movie…don’t you regret your decision in the future?”
Zhang Ziyi had a cold face, but Huang Zhonglei couldn't stand listening anymore: "This is the celebration banquet for "The Night Banquet"... let's talk about "The Night Banquet"."
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Shen Xudong did post a blog and responded to netizens' questions about "Wrangler".
What a coincidence, the producer of "Wrangler" is Joseph Drake!
He explained the situation of "Wrangler" to Shen Xudong. It was a typical B-level movie with a very simple plot: Detective Aidan Lancelin, who lost his wife, was ordered to investigate a serial murder case and had to deal with the cruel and crazy murderer "Apocalypse Four". "Knight" is a story about a battle of wits and courage. The selling point is wisdom...
It is a high imitation version of "The Seven Deadly Sins".
Joseph Drake told Shen Xudong by the way that the film was basically funded by a Taiwanese film company called Longxiang Entertainment.
Wang Yingxiang's company.
This man is the Taiwanese film producer who spent 30 million to buy "Ji Gong". It was also his promotion that opened the Taiwan market to Hollywood, and Hong Kong films will never regain their glory!
Why invest in "Wrangler"... Oh, "Wrangler" was later renamed "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", probably because I thought Zhang Ziyi was behind it.
Shen Xudong mercilessly explained this on his blog, mocking Zhang Ziyi for her lack of vision...
The so-called big Hollywood production is a B-level movie...
Oh, the company was warned, he was very unhappy and almost broke out!
Now that we have broken up, there is no need to show mercy.
Not only did he publicly criticize Zhang Ziyi, but he also talked about the screening situation of "Carol" in North America. He said bluntly: Gong Li should be able to get an Oscar nomination. He has accomplished something that someone has not done.
Does Zhang Ziyi read the blog?
I don’t know, she didn’t respond anyway…
After all, Shen Xudong's identity is different now. The two films "Human Purge" and "Hurricane" are very popular. Next week, "Carol" will be officially expanded...
Even in Hollywood, he is someone that a bunch of companies are vying to work with!
Okay, maybe that's not an exaggeration, but he has announced four movie projects, which is really eye-catching...
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"Yes, this is the original novel of "The Fault in Our Stars". I hope it can be released as soon as possible..."
Shen Xudong took the manuscript and said to Joseph Drake, who flipped through it and only read the synopsis of the plot - a story about love, life and death between two teenagers suffering from cancer.
His eyes lit up: "The love between a terminally ill boy and a terminally ill girl, the momentary disillusionment of life and death, and the full sense of dramatic conflict. There is definitely a market for this theme!"
"As long as there is a market, it's good. I'm going to launch the novel first, and then start shooting the movie..."
"...I have no objection," Joseph Drake nodded: "Will the director continue to look for Jason Reitman?"
"Whatever..." Shen Xudong has full confidence in "The Fault in Our Stars". This film relies purely on the plot, and it doesn't matter who the director is.
Oh, Jason Reitman is the director of "Juno". Joseph Drake admires him very much, but...if "Juno" is a hit, Jason Reitman's net worth as a director will naturally follow. improve.
In the original time and space, Jason Reitman directed "In the Clouds" after "Juno", and the co-actor became George Clooney, so he may not be able to watch "The Fault in Our Stars"...
"Then I'll contact the publisher..."
"Don't worry, the movie version will be launched at the same time. Let's choose the protagonist first. I still have to return to China!"
"Aren't you going to attend the premiere of 'Carol'?"
Shen Xudong shook his head: "If anyone knows me, I won't go!"
Joseph Drake shook his head: "You have to go, you have to blend into the circle... Let's talk about Zhang Ziyi. The reason why she is famous is because she has a good relationship with Wendi Deng and has entered that circle..."
Shen Xudong was a little surprised after hearing a lot of what he said...
Is Hollywood also divided into hills and circles?