This star is too fierce

Chapter 459 You Still Have Resentment

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" reached the top of the box office in North America on the fifth day of its release.

When the news spread back to the country, countless people were still shocked.

After all, it was just a martial arts movie!
When did martial arts films have such a strong box office abroad?
In the first week, the box office exceeded [-] million.

With the current popularity of the film in North America, breaking the box office of [-] million US dollars is not a problem at all.

If the heat lasts long enough, [-] million is possible.

Maybe not as good as the box office of "Inception" and "Transformers", but it is already amazing.

After all, how much did Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon cost?
And the intensity of the promotion is completely different.

And it was released at the same time as a Hollywood blockbuster.

Domestic fans are very curious about this.

What kind of martial arts film is it that makes North American movie fans like it so much?

The film actually set off a wave of oriental cultural craze in North America.

Correct!
It is the enthusiasm of oriental culture, not just the enthusiasm of Kung Fu.

In addition, there are many media reports that many North American movie fans went straight to China for tourism after watching the movie.

The scenery in the movie is really beautiful.

The film even stimulated domestic tourism.

There is no doubt that this is a cultural export.

It is not the first time that Zhang Sheng's film has been sold in North America, but this time it may be regarded as a cultural export.

Because the previous "Inception" and "Transformers" all have an extremely strong Hollywood taste.

Naturally, it is not a matter of cultural export, at most it is just filming in China.

How can domestic movie fans not be curious about such a film?
Even if it's just a martial arts film that is not very popular nowadays.

Although it is a martial arts film, it was written and directed by Zhang Sheng after all, and Li Zhenguo, Gu Sisi and others also starred.

Zhang Sheng himself also participated.

Under such circumstances, the market is still extremely optimistic about this movie.

During the same period, no decent films were released, and almost all of them were advanced or postponed by two weeks.

The initial film arrangement scored 30.00%.

With such popularity and such a lineup, the box office on the first day immediately dazzled countless people with their acting skills.

The single-day box office exceeded [-] million.

Although it did not break the domestic single-day box office record, the box office is already amazing.

Is the highest box office of a martial arts film [-] million?
Whether there is or not, this martial arts film is bound to create a new record.

However, the word-of-mouth of the film is somewhat different from that abroad.

The country is polarized.

Some people like it, some people don't.

Love it, love it to death.

I think this is a classic, and it turns the previous martial arts films into scum.

If you don't like it, you will inevitably have resentment.

It's just that even if they didn't like it, no one said it was a bad movie.

That's a good movie.

It's just that many people feel that it is different from the martial arts movies they are familiar with.

This is not the style of martial arts movies they like.

This movie is too calm.

There are many related analyzes of the movie.

Why there is such a situation of cold inside and hot outside has naturally been analyzed by countless people.

Why do North American fans like it?
That's because this film has firmly caught the eyes of Westerners, as if tailor-made for them are two pairs of protagonists and two clues.

The protagonists Li Mubai and Yu Xiulian are prepared for Western intellectuals. The Platonic love, Shakespeare-style dialogue, and lofty humanistic realm are all on point.

Luo Xiaohu and Yu Jiaolong, the western cowboy characters who dare to love, hate, fight and kill, are prepared for ordinary American audiences.

The story of Li Mubai killing the blue-eyed fox to avenge his master coincides with the main line of The Count of Monte Cristo, and the clue of stealing the Qingming Sword is very similar to an American melodrama.

Therefore, the reason why this movie is so popular in North America is not because of how many Huaguo elements are displayed in the movie, but because of how to make this display understood and accepted by many North American movie fans in an appropriate way.

It's just that many people don't understand, and think that the overseas box office success is because foreign movie fans are curious about Chinese culture.

Why don't domestic fans like it?
There are many reasons for that.

Maybe it's because the film was shot from a neutral angle, which made fans feel completely unimpressed.

Perhaps the character story is too tragic, and the style is too depressing.

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For whatever reason, the movie didn't live up to many fans' expectations.

Especially those martial arts fans who like the kind of heroism in the swordsman.

This is also reflected in the box office of the film.

On the second day of its release, the box office dropped nearly [-] million yuan.

The one-day box office of more than 3 million is still amazing, but the decline rate undoubtedly broke Zhang Sheng's film record.

However, for a martial arts film, such a box office is obviously already very good.

The film was released for three days, and the box office exceeded one billion.

It can be released for nearly two weeks, and the box office has only exceeded 20 billion.

With the release of a blockbuster movie, the popularity of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in China has gradually faded.

30 billion at the box office is obviously completely impossible.

The cumulative domestic box office is estimated to be half of the domestic box office of "Transformers", which is obviously not bad.

Did someone use this to say that Zhang Sheng's box office appeal has declined?

Obviously not.

This box office has been amazing.

And it exceeded almost everyone's expectations.

No one expected a martial arts film to have such a box office.

And the box office of the film abroad is even more astonishing.

Everyone can see that Zhang Sheng's purpose of making this movie is not just for the box office.

He wants to win an award.

Even people who don't like this film will give it a very high evaluation.

It's not far-fetched, but this movie has indeed achieved the ultimate in many places.

So can Zhang Sheng win the award?

"You have a great chance of winning the prize next year." Lu Wenhua said to Zhang Sheng with a smile.

This movie can be regarded as earning enough face for Chinese-language movies.

In the eyes of domestic filmmakers, this film is far more representative of Chinese-language films than films such as "Inception" and "Transformers".

Zhang Sheng deserved the award for this movie.

And Zhang Sheng got what he wanted, which is naturally what Lu Wenhua and others would like to see.

"Best Picture?" Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

"Inception" didn't win the best director because he won the best picture.

Who can guarantee that the same situation will not happen in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"Do you still have resentment?" Lu Wenhua said, "Didn't consider the new movie?"

"Sisi is pregnant." Zhang Sheng said with a smile.

The answer is irrelevant, but everyone understands the meaning.

"Huh?" Lu Wenhua was taken aback when he heard it, and then said with a smile, "Congratulations!"

As for the new movie, Lu Wenhua didn't mention it.

He knows Zhang Sheng.

Gu Sisi is pregnant, he doesn't say that he will give up all his work, but he will definitely spend more time with her.

If it's a new film, there's no time to take care of Gu Sisi.

His new film will definitely wait until after Gu Sisi's confinement.

Gu Sisi was pregnant, so she put down almost all her work.

However, with her current popularity, even if she stops acting for a year or two, it won't have much impact.

Even if the popularity has declined, it will soon return to the top.

After all, she has no shortage of resources, and she has such a big director husband as Zhang Sheng.

In addition, the popularity of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will not dissipate so quickly.

Anyone can see that this movie is a favorite for next year's awards.

As for Gu Sisi's previous movies, have they been released yet?

These can keep him hot for a while.

What's more, some actors have achieved certain achievements, which are irreplaceable.

In early September, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was released worldwide.

The domestic box office is less than 25 billion.

However, the foreign box office is very amazing.

The box office in North America was more than 2 million U.S. dollars, but other countries and regions won more than 3 million U.S. dollars.

The cumulative global box office has exceeded [-] million US dollars.

Such a box office has made countless people jealous.

This directly doubled the box office record of martial arts films countless times.

And this record is estimated to be broken by no one.

Including Zhang Sheng himself.

"'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' is a huge box office hit, and I'm afraid there are not many follow-up works." Jiang Bin said with a sigh.

Follow suit, it is inevitable.

Not only in China, but also in Hollywood.

It's just not as outrageous as in China.

One type became popular, and countless capitals flocked to it.

"They think there is still a market for martial arts films." Zhang Sheng said lightly, "However, I don't think so."

Jiang Bin nodded.

He is obviously not optimistic, even if the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is amazing.

Not to mention whether other people have Zhang Sheng's skills, even if "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is released, foreign movie fans will still be so popular after the novelty has passed?
In addition, the domestic box office is so amazing, to a large extent, it is not the film itself, but the box office appeal of the main creators such as Zhang Sheng.

Of course, the big sales at the foreign box office also have a great boost to the domestic box office.

In Jiang Bin's view, the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is "watery" and heavy.

Among them, the domestic box office is mostly due to "Zhang Sheng".

The film itself cannot support such a high box office.

Martial arts films are far behind other types of films in the market.

However, Jiang Bin also knows that although the market for martial arts films is not as good as that of sci-fi films, they are still profitable.

People who follow suit are not fools.

After all, the investment in martial arts films is not as large as that of science fiction films.

"I heard from Lao Zhou that your movie is not going to be released during the Spring Festival?" Zhang Sheng asked, "If it is released next summer, Sisi might not be able to participate in the promotion."

Promoting a movie is also tiring, especially when the promotion schedule is full.

Gu Sisi's situation at that time was obviously not allowed.

At that time, Gu Sisi probably hadn't confinement yet.

"It's a little late for the Spring Festival." Jiang Bin said, "Besides, many investors don't want my movie to be released during the Spring Festival, including your company."

Zhang Sheng looked over suspiciously.

The Spring Festival file should be the best time in China.

And Jiang Bin's movie is very competitive at the box office, why isn't it released during the Spring Festival?
After all, the Spring Festival file is the time with the largest viewing traffic.

"Isn't your company releasing an animated movie?" Jiang Bin said, "If we hit it, we'll still suffer some losses."

When Zhang Sheng heard this, he suddenly smiled dumbly.

He really forgot about it.

Many of the investors of that animation film and Jiang Bin's film overlap.

(End of this chapter)