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After the Spring Festival holiday, the audiences who returned to work caused the box office of the film market to drop sharply.

However, thanks to the film's super high reputation and the popularity accumulated during the Spring Festival holiday, the decline of "The Wandering Earth", which was highly praised by domestic science fiction fans, was not that big.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, which was also the Monday of the second week of its release, "The Wandering Earth" received a box office of 360 million yuan with a national screening rate of 38%, which was only 40 million less than the 409 million yuan the day before.

On Tuesday, the box office was 329 million yuan.

After this day, the total box office of "The Wandering Earth" officially exceeded 3 billion yuan.

The official Weibo of the movie also released a Weibo congratulating the box office for breaking 3 billion yuan.

# The cumulative box office has exceeded 3 billion! Little broken ball, break through the thorns and rush forward! #

Gu Wei, Wu Jing, Zhao Jinmai and other main creative staff forwarded and liked the post, and attached their own blessings.

Many celebrities in the circle, such as Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Shen Teng, Xu Zheng, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying, Jing Tian, ​​etc., liked and congratulated under the Weibo.

There are discussions about this movie everywhere on the Internet. Although there are some who don't like it or are not optimistic about it, the general trend is still in agreement and pride.

The largest number of ordinary audiences like "The Wandering Earth" and think it is a milestone work that opens a new era of Chinese science fiction movies.

". Congratulations, the movie is a big hit. The box office has exceeded 3 billion. Looking at the trend, 4 billion should not be far away.

I heard about your movie while filming in the United States, and I went to a nearby theater to watch it. It's really wonderful. It's hard to believe that this is the effect of a domestic crew shooting!"

Gu Wei, who was filming in the crew, received a congratulatory call from Liu Yifei from across the ocean.

"Thank you~

How is the filming of [Mulan] going over there? You actually have time to come out and watch a movie?

Although [The Wandering Earth] has been released in the United States, it is very small in scale, and it is not easy for you to find a theater to show it."

"It just finished shooting a few days ago. There was nothing to do in China, so I didn't rush back. I have been resting at home in Los Angeles these days.

It's not difficult. There are theaters in Chinatown showing it, and there are quite a few shows.

There were a lot of people when I went there, and the attendance rate was very high.

Although the audience is mainly Chinese, there are also many white and black people."

Liu Yifei sat on a chair on the balcony, with a cup of steaming coffee next to her, smiling and talking on the phone.

"How is the reputation of [The Wandering Earth] over there?"

"Didn't you read the news? The film's Rotten Tomatoes rating is 73%, which is a decent rating.

You have to know that this is a rating for a Chinese science fiction film based on the standards of Hollywood movies, which is already quite good."

"The scale of the release over there is too small, and I have never paid much attention to it."

[The Wandering Earth] did not have any global release, which is unrealistic and useless. In addition to China, the premiere on the 5th was only held in the United States, Australia and New Zealand on a small scale, and it was mainly concentrated in theaters near Chinatown.

The copyright has not yet been negotiated in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia in Asia.

But there is no need to rush. The higher the domestic box office, the easier it will be to negotiate the copyright of the film.

"When will you return to China?"

"At the end of the month"

"I will finish shooting this movie around the end of the month, and I will come back to Beijing to have dinner with you then."

"It's settled."

In the following days of the second week, [The Wandering Earth] continued to harvest box office with extremely exaggerated data.

As of Sunday, February 17, [The Wandering Earth] was released for two weeks and 13 days, with a total box office of 4.105 billion yuan.

It surpassed the 3.9 billion of "Detective Chinatown 2" and became the third in the domestic movie rankings, second only to "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World".

"Brother Jing, congratulations, you are the billionaire movie star!"

"Haha, thank you. If the media hadn't helped me calculate the box office, I wouldn't have noticed it myself.

Who would have thought that after more than ten years of filming, there was not much box office accumulation, and now two movies have exceeded 10 billion!"

As the box office of "The Wandering Earth" is getting higher and higher, the total box office of Wu Jing's personal starring movies has officially exceeded 10 billion.

But as he said, the box office of the movies he participated in in the early years was not high, only a few hundred million, and there were only a few that broke 100 million.

In the past two years, "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth" have pushed the box office of his participating movies to more than 10 billion.

Among all the stars in the domestic entertainment industry, there are a total of 4 with a total box office of over 10 billion. The first is undoubtedly Gu Wei. After the release of "Time Raiders", his personal total box office has exceeded 20 billion yuan, which has opened up a huge gap with the people behind.

Then there is Zhang Tianai. After Operation Red Sea, her total box office revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan, making her the first female actress and second actor in the domestic entertainment industry to earn 10 billion yuan.

Then there are Wu Jing and Huang Bo.

Wu Jing won the title because of The Wandering Earth, and Huang Bo won the title because of Crazy Alien.

In addition to them, other actors who are expected to surpass 10 billion yuan in box office revenue include Shen Teng (9.846 billion yuan), Deng Chao (9.845 billion yuan), and Wang Baoqiang (9.617 billion yuan).

“I have discussed with Director Guo and plan to hold a celebration banquet in Beijing at the end of the month. Can Brother Jing come back?”

In addition to congratulating Wu Jing on becoming the “10 billion movie emperor”, the main purpose of calling Wu Jing was to invite him to the celebration banquet.

“Well, I have already started shooting The Climbers. I will try my best at the end of the month.”

“Don’t try your best. You must come. Our movie is so successful. How can we not celebrate it properly? We will not leave until we are drunk.”

“Haha, good!

I will definitely go back, and I won't come back until I'm drunk!" When it comes to drinking, Wu Jing is still in high spirits.

"I'll send you the time and place later"

"By the way, I heard Director Guo say the other day that the crew was going to North America for a roadshow, and asked me if I would go. I was filming here, so I refused him"

"That's right. After the small-scale release of "The Wandering Earth" in the United States, it received good reviews. At the invitation of the local partners, Director Guo plans to go there for two roadshows.

In addition, we have to go to Netflix to discuss streaming rights.

Our film has such a high box office in China, and the reputation in the United States is also good. Moreover, it is not a mainstream movie like "Wolf Warrior 2", but a "hard science fiction" with a relatively high acceptance rate worldwide.

Netflix is ​​still very interested, and the copyright fee is estimated to be not too low."

"Is that so? That's great!

With Netflix's influence, even if the movie is not released in other countries, it can be seen by audiences all over the world!"

"Let's see how the negotiation turns out"

"I didn't expect that "The Wandering Earth" would have such an exaggerated box office performance! "

At home in Beijing, Ning Hao sighed as he watched the news.

"Guo Fan made a good film, so it's normal that everyone likes it.

I've also seen this movie, and the special effects are indeed far superior to previous domestic science fiction movies, and the plot is also very touching."

His wife Xing Aina came over with a plate of washed strawberries and put it on the table in front of Ning Hao.

Xing Aina is not an ordinary housewife, she is a famous screenwriter in the circle.

Ning Hao's famous work [Crazy Stone] is the script written by Xing Aina. In addition, she is also the screenwriter of [Crazy Racing], [Heart Flower Road], [Crazy Alien], and [Hong Kong囧].

Ning Hao's current achievements are inseparable from Xing Aina's support.

Their relationship is a bit like Xu Ke and Shi Nansheng, the husband and wife complement each other.

"I also know that he made a good film. When we were filming, our two crews were still in the same filming base.

Shen Teng always went to the next door to chat with Gu Wei. When we were free, Guo Fan and I often ate and drank together.

Now everyone's movies are released together. [The Wandering Earth] has achieved great success in both word of mouth and box office, and has now exceeded 4 billion, but our movie has not achieved the expected results."

[Crazy Alien]'s box office is about to reach 2 billion, but judging by the trend, it will get another 100 million or 200 million at most. It is definitely profitable, but it is a bit different from what was expected before.

Besides, the current word of mouth of the movie is really not very good.

Xing Aina saw the reason why her husband was in a bad mood, and said with a smile:

"In fact, our movie is already good, but everyone's expectations were too high before the release, and the audience felt disappointed, and it is normal to curse a few words.

Do you think that everyone was not optimistic about [The Wandering Earth] when filming, and you always had a condescending psychological advantage when you dragged Guo Fan to eat and drink together, and now you are a little embarrassed that the box office and word of mouth are not as good as others."

"Uh, how could it be possible?" Ning Hao's psychological activities were said by his wife, and his face was a little embarrassed.

"Haha, it's normal for you to think so.

After all, Guo Fan was unknown before, but after "The Wandering Earth", he became the top science fiction director in China.

But I believe in your talent. No matter how good others are, you are no worse than anyone else!"

Xing Aina picked up a strawberry and handed it to Ning Hao, saying with encouragement.

"You are right, wife!

Guo Fan succeeded, and I did not fail. The box office of "Crazy Alien" was also not low. I was just too depressed."

Ning Hao was easily relieved after his wife's explanation.

Xing Aina smiled.

"Crazy Alien" is a thing of the past. You should concentrate on "My Motherland and Me" recently. It will start shooting in more than ten days."

"Don't worry, the actors have been decided long ago. I found Ge You as the protagonist of my unit.

The plot is also relatively simple. The shooting location is in Beijing. It will definitely be finished within a month.

The finished film will be out before the middle of this year."

"The audience can tell who is good and who is bad in the compilation film shot by the seven of you directors at a glance, so don't take it lightly," Xing Aina reminded.

"Haha, don't worry with Director Kai here," Ning Hao joked.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Among the several movies in the Spring Festival, the one with the worst reputation is Zhou Xingchi's "The New King of Comedy".

The total box office in the two weeks after its release is only more than 500 million, and the single-day box office has dropped to less than 10 million.

Although this box office has made money compared to the cost, it is far from the expectation.

The atmosphere in the office of Xinghui Company is a bit depressing.

"Lisa, how much do we need to pay if the bet is not completed?" Zhou Xingchi asked without raising his head as he looked at the Spring Festival box office data in front of him.

"According to the bet agreement we signed with New Culture before, the company's total profit from 2016 to 2019 needs to reach 1.04 billion yuan. If it does not meet the standard, cash compensation or repurchase will be required."

"How much cash compensation? "

"According to the current profit, it will take at least 800 million RMB," the secretary answered without hesitation.

"I understand, you go out first."

Zhou Xingchi waved his hand to let the secretary go out.

When there was only one person left in the office, he put down the data sheet in his hand and sighed.

Zhou Xingchi knew that with the current performance of [New King of Comedy], the bet would definitely not be completed.

The profit amount is too different, and he has no time to shoot a new movie.

"If only Gu Wei could take over [Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back]"

The main reason for the failure of this bet is that the box office of [Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back] did not meet expectations.

With the foundation laid by the first [Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back], plus the reputation accumulated by [The Mermaid] the previous year, it was thought that [The Demons Strike Back] would at least get 3 billion box office, and it is not impossible to exceed [The Mermaid].

Who would have thought that the final box office result was only 1.6 billion, and it also ruined the reputation of the series.

Zhou Xingchi never thought that he did a bad job, but only blamed the wrong casting at the beginning. He contacted Gu Wei in person, but the other party refused, and finally had to find Li Jiaheng as a substitute.

Who would have thought that the other party's performance was so bad.

Seeing that Gu Wei is now making one super high-grossing movie after another, Zhou Xingchi is thinking that if he could have cooperated with him at the beginning, he might have made enough profit from the bet on [Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back], and he would not have to rush to shoot this [The New King of Comedy].

He knew in his heart that this movie was made to make money, and because of the rush during filming, everything was a bit rough.

Thinking of this and seeing the astonishing box office figure of 4.1 billion for "The Wandering Earth" on the data sheet, Zhou Xingchi said to himself: "Science fiction movie? I have also made one, like "CJ7". It seems that I have to go and see what this movie is like when I have time."