Chapter 384 Batman Is Released

The plane accelerated and taxied on the runway, then took off and climbed. As it continued to rise, the buildings below became smaller and smaller. Wu Yuchen retracted his gaze and sighed. He had already confessed the matter to Jiang Qinqin. It was up to her to choose.

Of course, he was not unprepared. Jiang Qinqin still had his undercover agent by her side!

This time, Wu Yuchen did not fly directly to the United States, but went to Cannes first.

In the hotel where he stayed, Jacob, the chairman of Cannes, also came to greet Wu Yuchen: "Wu, welcome back to Cannes!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said to him: "I like Cannes very much, and I hope that the movie will have a successful premiere tomorrow!"

"Of course! Cannes will not let you down~"

Tomorrow is the opening ceremony of Cannes. The opening movie of this Cannes Film Festival is "Batman". This is a marketing strategy formulated by the producers and Cannes. The world premiere of "Batman" was held in Cannes, which can stimulate the box office in Europe. Cannes can also use this wave of popularity to increase its own traffic, just like last year's "Star Wars Episode 3", this is a win-win situation.

As for America, with the appeal of "Batman" in the United States, Wu Yuchen's past reputation, plus Warner's publicity power in the United States, it is already full.

"Director, you are here~"

Not only Wu Yuchen came, but also the movie's male lead Bale and female lead Kate Beckinsale came. These two are British stars, and Europe can be said to be their hometown.

Several people also talked about things in Hollywood:

"Spider-Man 3" is as good as ever, and the North American box office easily broke 150 million in the first weekend."

Wu Yuchen was not too surprised to hear this: "If there is no surprise, Spider-Man 3 will be the best-selling movie this year."

In the previous life, the best-selling movie in 2006 was Pirates of the Caribbean 2, and Spider-Man 3 was released in 2007, and was suppressed by Pirates of the Caribbean 3 and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, ranking third.

But now the situation is very different. The Pirate King trilogy directed by Wu Yuchen ended last year, and Spider-Man 3 was released a year earlier because of his influence. There is no Harry Potter movie this year, so in 2006, Spider-Man 3 can be said to have no rivals at all.

Wu Yuchen thought of the explosive results of the Spider-Man trilogy in his previous life, but he never won the box office championship. Now he can finally win the championship. Little Spider should thank Director Wu!

Hearing Wu Yuchen's words, Kate couldn't help asking: "What about us? Is there a hope to surpass Spider-Man 3?"

Kate Beckinsale has high expectations for Batman, and this summer season has been marketed as a battle of superheroes with the cooperation of Sony and Warner, that is, Spider-Man VS Batman VS Superman!

However, Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head, saying directly:

"No way! Spider-Man 3 is the end of the trilogy, and its quality has not declined. Batman is just the beginning of my trilogy. How can it compete with Spider-Man, which has accumulated three parts? You should know that the first part of the Pirate King trilogy also has the lowest box office. You should know this truth very well."

"Batman is directed by you, Wu!" Kate said after hearing this.

Wu Yuchen shrugged: "I am also the producer of the Spider-Man trilogy~"

"Oh, okay. I just think that if it is you, Wu, you should be able to create a miracle." Kate supported her chin and sighed. After hearing Wu Yuchen's words, she dispelled her previous fantasy.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Don't worry, although Batman will not win the box office championship this year, the results will not be bad. When the second part comes, it will be our time to challenge the box office championship."

The next day, at the opening ceremony of Cannes, Wu Yuchen took the male and female protagonists to the Cannes red carpet, and the limelight completely overwhelmed the films screened in the main competition unit this year. At the same time, as the global premiere of Batman, the tickets for this time have become super popular and have been snapped up.

The chairman of the jury of this Cannes Film Festival is the Sunglass King, and there is also a Chinese named Zhang Ziyi among the judges. It can be said that Chinese people can directly affect the results of this Cannes Film Festival. But it is very helpless that there is not even a Chinese-language film in the main competition unit of this Cannes Film Festival, which wastes this great advantage!

Zhang Ziyi also showed envy when she saw Wu Yuchen and others being interviewed by a group of reporters. Although it was not a participating film this year, it stole the limelight from all the participating films. But she also knew that there was nothing she could do about it. Art films and the filmmakers who made them could not compare with commercial films in terms of popularity and traffic. Moreover, Wu Yuchen was a master of both business and art, and he was a top-notch figure in the world!

"Batman" made a brilliant debut in Cannes!"

"The Batman series is reborn! Wu Yuchen gave Batman a new life!"

"Wu Yuchen fully interpreted the origin of Batman, and a great series of films began. An undisputed reboot of the classic!"

"Batman" moves towards realism, darkness, and his own contradictory inner world. Wu Yuchen has opened up a new direction for superhero movies!"

After the premiere in Cannes, various newspapers also sent praises one after another. At the same time, many reporters interviewed the audience who came out of the Cannes premiere:

"Hey, sir, how did you feel about watching the movie?"

A middle-aged man faces the camera:

"Awesome! Completely different from the exaggerated and retarded comic style of the previous "Batman", Wu adopted a rigorous realism approach, such as describing Batman's initial appearance, the novice's unskilled skills on the road, and the initial tank, The old-fashioned, primitive, wild and other details of the suit make people feel real and believable.

Of course, if you need to explode, you will explode, if you need to drive, you will drive, and if you need to fight, it will be very enjoyable to watch. I think it has achieved both commercial and connotation! "

A young man who looked like a super fan was very excited after reading:

"This is definitely the best Batman yet!

Wu is giving Batman humanity and substance! This is completely different from those previous directors who only filmed Batman as Batman, but a complete explanation of why Bruce Wayne became Batman: overcoming inner fear, arming himself, adhering to the moral bottom line and unparalleled self-control. He is the shadow of each of us, that’s why he is so charming! "

There was also a young female audience member who also gave a high evaluation:

“I really love the bold, dark and realistic style that Wu adopted, while using IMAX film shooting mode to outline the operatic style he desired!

I can't wait for Batman Part 2, I'm sure Wu will take superhero movies to unprecedented heights! "

It received many positive reviews, but it was too late for Wu Yuchen to watch it. He only stayed in Cannes for one day, and then flew to the United States with the leading actors and actresses. The opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival was on Wednesday. Although the world premiere was held in Cannes, the global release was on Friday, so he had to rush back to attend the premiere in the United States.

Although the influence of "Batman" is also all over the world, one thing must be admitted that North America is the most important market, not to mention "Batman" itself is an American superhero, so you must attend the premiere in the United States.

Warner also held a grand premiere for "Batman" in Los Angeles. Not only many Hollywood stars were invited to attend, but also stars who have played Batman in the past were also invited. The scene can really be said to be It’s the stars that shine.

A reporter at the scene also asked a question similar to what Kate asked before: "Wu, it is also a trilogy. "Batman" and "Spider-Man" were both initiated by you, so who do you like more between the two? You Who do you think will perform better at the box office?”

This is also a question that many movie fans will be concerned about. After all, the marketing slogan of Superheroes Summer Battle this summer has been announced, so fans who argue for their favorite superheroes will inevitably be indispensable. As the initiator of the two series, Wu Yuchen’s preferences naturally attracted much attention.

Naturally, Wu Yuchen could not give a direct answer to this kind of question, but smiled and said:

"Although Batman and Spider-Man are both superheroes, they are actually very different. They are two different types of superheroes. Of course, this does not affect my love for them both, otherwise I would not be writing scripts for them. onto the big screen.

As for the box office performance, I think this is not something I can decide. I am only responsible for making the movie, and the next thing is decided by the audience~"

He was already familiar with this kind of Tai Chi routine, and then changed the topic. In fact, not only the audience and the media, but also Warner executives are concerned about this issue.

After everyone was seated, the Warner executives beside him also asked: "Wu, what are your expectations for "Batman"?"

Wu Yuchen smiled: "Don't worry, I won't let you lose money."

Warner executives sighed after hearing this. The concepts of losing money and losing money are also different.

The production cost of "Batman" this time is as high as 140 million US dollars, and more importantly, according to the contract signed between Warner and Wu Yuchen, Wu Yuchen will share 25% of the global box office. Therefore, according to Warner's calculations, if the cost is to be recovered from the box office, the global box office of "Batman" must reach US$550 million.

Of course, if you include DVD, various peripheral copyright income, etc., it will actually only cost more than 300 million US dollars. But if the first part of the "Batman" trilogy, which caused so much trouble and spent so much effort to bring in John Woo to reboot, only had a box office of 300 million, then it really can't be considered a success for Warner.

At that time, public opinion will directly judge the "Batman" project as a failure! After all, the box office directly represents the popularity of the market and can also predict copyright and peripheral sales. So it’s really debatable whether the next two movies should be filmed.

Therefore, Warner has the lowest expectation for "Batman" this time, that is, the global box office of "Batman" can reach 450 million. This is also their bottom line. If it is higher than this, they will continue the project.

Wu Yuchen can also guess some of Warner's thoughts. In the previous life, the first "Batman" filmed by Nolan only had a global box office of 375 million. The situation was completely different from now.

After all, Nolan was just a little-known director at the time, and his director's salary could not compare to Wu Yuchen's 20 million plus 25% share. Moreover, the public's expectations of Nolan and Wu Yuchen are completely different. At that time, Nolan's 375 million was considered a success, but for Wu Yuchen now, a box office of less than 500 million is considered a failure.

Wu Yuchen is well aware of this, after all, he has reached this position. However, he is not under so much pressure. This confidence certainly comes from the fame and influence accumulated over the years, which can be converted into box office appeal.

For example, does "Avatar" have big stars? No!

Then why did "Avatar" attract huge attention before its release, and was highly anticipated and sought after by fans from all sides? Of course, it was because of the director, James Cameron, the truck driver! Because of "Titanic"!

In the same way, although Wu Yuchen has not had a work that can compare to the box office of "Titanic", he has shot so many movies over the years, and his influence is no less than that of the truck driver!

So, for both of them shooting Batman, can the bonus and box office appeal that Nolan brought to the movie in his previous life be compared with Wu Yuchen's now? Absolutely not!

Facts have proved that his appeal is much stronger than Nolan's. The box office on Friday was 33.23 million, 37.12 million on Saturday, and 30.51 million on Sunday. The box office exceeded 100 million in the first three days of the weekend!

This result is naturally not comparable to the 150 million box office of Spider-Man 3 in the first weekend, but it is also extremely dazzling!

In addition to what Wu Yuchen said before, Spider-Man has accumulated fans through three movies, and Batman itself is not a pure popcorn movie.

In fact, Batman's character is not so cool. He has always adhered to the concept of not killing. He always lets the bad guys go after catching them. This is a restriction on himself, and he also has to give Batman a dark temperament. Naturally, it can't be as cool as shooting Spider-Man and other Marvel movies.

The disadvantage of this is that the entertainment attribute is not enough, and it is not mindless and exciting enough, but there are also advantages, that is, the movie reputation will be better, and the box office curve will be smoother, that is, it will have more endurance!

In the past, "Spider-Man" failed to win the box office championship repeatedly because of its endurance. It could achieve super high premiere box office every time, but the box office in the first 10 days accounted for more than 70% of its total box office. Although it is not as exaggerated as fan movies like "Twilight", it is indeed weak every time.

But "Batman" is different. Its box office in the first ten days is only half of the total box office, or even less than half, which is obviously more durable than Spider-Man!

So after seeing that the box office of "Batman" in North America exceeded 100 million in the first weekend, Wu Yuchen knew it was stable. The most conservative global box office this time is 600 million!