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Text 1156: His legends are everywhere in the world (third update)

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    Continuous filming is really hard.

    ¡°But Li Donglai just eats this bowl of rice and has already adapted to it.

    During the years when he was away from the world, the world was still filled with legends about him.

    In mainland China, this summer vacation, "Pacific Rim" almost dominates: the box office in the mainland exceeds 660 million yuan, becoming the first Hollywood A-level production to exceed the box office in North America since the reform of the Chinese film market in 1994.  In addition to "Pacific Rim", "Monsters University" and "Jurassic Park" hit the Chinese market in their first week, taking in a high box office of 280 million yuan.

    However, in North America, where the time difference is 12 hours, these big Hollywood productions are a different story.  "Pacific Rim" cost over US$200 million, and the North American box office was US$97 million; "The Lone Ranger" cost US$250 million, and the North American box office was only US$87.34 million In North America, what is favored is the surprisingly successful low-cost film, "The Long Run"  "The Queen 2" and "Dragon Girl" both had good box office results.

    In the first two weeks of July, "Despicable Me 2" took the lead, earning 225 million in two weeks and 276 million in three weeks.  The global box office has reached higher and higher, becoming the animation production with the highest box office in the world this year.

    With the popularity of the movie, "happy", which was adopted as the theme song, also became popular again, with many versions of the MV appearing online.  The Minion version of Happy is naturally no problem either.  Indirectly, the album, which had gradually reached a sales stalemate, started to improve again.

    During the weekend of July 19th to 21st, Phantom's low-budget supernatural thriller "The Conjuring" showed its prowess. It not only dethroned "Despicable Me 2", which had held the championship for two consecutive weeks, but also withstood the animated film "The Conjuring" (  Turbo) and the magical "Infernal Police Department" (R.I.P.D.) all-round three-dimensional combined attack, reaching the championship with more than twice the cost.

    The director of this movie is the new king of horror, Chinese-American director James Wan.  This is also his first horror film to be released after moving to Phantom.  what is interesting is.  He had already taken over the filming task of the big monster "Godzilla" blockbuster, but he never thought about making this movie. It was Li Donglai who pulled it out of the ruins and asked James Wan to shoot it in his spare time.

    With a screening scale of 2,903 theaters, it took in a box office of US$41.5 million in the first weekend.  It is truly a dark horse.

    The movie¡¯s unexpected success also made James Wan overjoyed and more confident about his future after joining the Phantom.  In an interview, he said with surprise, "My original plan was not to conjure spirits. I still have several options on hand, and I just took over "Godzilla." You know. "Godzilla" is a huge investment.  , even though it was still in preparation, I had to go all out. But Lee made me change my mind. He said that he liked my horror film and should not give up on the film, and supported me in spending my spare time to complete the film. So  Haha, I didn¡¯t expect everyone would like it so much.¡±

    "So. Did Li Donglai try his best to promote this movie? You are both of Chinese descent. How is your relationship with him? What kind of person is he in private?"

    "Yes. Without his persuasion, maybe "The Conjuring" would have taken a long time to appear. We are very easy-going in private, Li is very kind, and he loves to have fun. Of course, this kind of fun is not an American-style party or bar.  , nightclubs. He doesn¡¯t like these. We will play some old traditional Chinese games, such as chess.¡±

    "Oh? How are your chess skills?"

    "It's not very good. I came to the United States when I was very young, so naturally I can't compare with him. And most of the time, everyone is very busy. His movie has started shooting, and mine has also started shooting. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

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    In front of reporters, James talked warmly and seemed very proud.  However, many questions revolve around Li Donglai.  This made him very helpless.  He also has the capital to be proud of it, because the results of "The Conjuring" completely exceeded the expectations of the industry.  This thriller, which cost only US$5 million, was screened in 2,903 theaters and won the championship with an outstanding single-theater score of US$14,306. It grossed US$41.53 million over the three-day weekend!

    Even including publicity costs, it is only around 20 million.  The first weekend box office was more than twice the cost of filming!

    It successfully beat all the films of the same type released this year, including the spring dark horse "Invasion" (opening 28.4 million), the remake of the classic "The Evil Dead" (opening 25.77 million) and the new version of "The Texas Saw Massacre" (opening 21.74 million)  painting).  This result even rewrote the opening list in the history of supernatural thriller movies. The first week of 41.53 million US dollars was second only to the 52.56 million of "Paranormal Activity 3", ranking second highest in film history!

    ??The reason why a supernatural horror film can win the championship in the bloody summer season is also due to the audience's desire for high-intelligence thriller themes.  Count on your fingers when was the last film of the same genre (supernatural thriller) released?  It actually goes all the way back to the new version of "The Evil Dead" in early April!

    And in the next three and a half months,??There is no more decent horror work of the same kind!  After entering the summer season, stunt blockbusters such as "Iron Man", "Enterprise" and "Rapid Race" were bombarded in turn, and then came the month-long sweetness and warmth of "Monster" + "Daddy", which North American consumer groups longed for.  Exciting "heavy taste" people will be thirsty.

    ???????????????????????????????????"Teddy Bears" and "Strippers" had already started selling meat and dicks at this time last year!  As a result, the "Human Purge Plan" that massacred everyone became a blockbuster, and this week's "The Conjuring" also became an unexpected and reasonable breaking point.

    For the director, Hollywood horror master James Wan, this opening result is also the best in his personal directing career!

    The sudden rise of "The Conjuring" has made the industry exclaim. In fact, this is due to the gradual accumulation of popularity of director James Wan!

    Like actors, directors¡¯ personal appeal is also one of the main factors that guarantee box office success.  If it hadn't been for Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" that shined at the Oscars and accumulated enough popularity for him, "Hellboy 2" would have never been possible.

    The same is true for James Wan. From the earliest "Dead Silence" to "Saw" to the "Ghost Room" that made people shout "genius", James Wan is a Chinese director.  He has gradually ascended to the throne of Hollywood horror master with his unique thriller aesthetics.

    This year, James transferred to Phantom and partnered with Li Donglai, who is also Chinese-American, and his career has taken a step forward.  He has become one of the leading directors of Phantom.  "The Conjuring" is only the first film, and there will be another "The Conjuring 2" to be released in the second half of the year, which is also the product of the transfer to Phantom.  And it is being operated on hand.  There is also the big-budget movie "Godzilla" with an investment of over 100 million.

    And Lin Xiebin, another Chinese director of Phantom, is also extremely brilliant.  He no longer plans to direct "Fast and Furious 7", and the Phantom series magic movie "Now You See Me" he directed has achieved good results of over 100 million in the United States, and the global box office has also continued to rise. The total box office has currently exceeded 350 million.  , this result is already a very popular movie.  There's no need to discuss a sequel at all.

    "Fast and Furious 7" did not have Justin Lin, but found James Wan, which also proved from the side that his personal career and appeal are at their peak.

    Under the leadership of Li Donglai, the new force of Chinese directors in Hollywood is blooming brightly.

    Now "The Conjuring" already holds the title of the highest opening of a horror film in 2013 and the highest opening of an original horror film in film history. If it can successfully withstand the steel claw attack of "The Wolverine" next week and control the decline within 50%,  Then you have the strength to hit the billion-yuan level!

    And if the film's attack is successful.  It will also become James Wan's first film to exceed 100 million yuan.

    While Li Donglai was filming, he also took the time to call James Wan to congratulate him.

    James Wan seemed very happy, "Same joy, haha. Li, how is the progress of your movie? I heard that you have a high confidentiality policy and there are noisy reports outside, but you can bear it."

    "It's all hunger marketing. I'm busy all day long now, and I don't care about so much. Let's get together when we have time. I'm almost irritated to death on set all day long."

    "Come on, stop being nice. I saw the news about you paddling in New Zealand with your daughter. I didn't expect that you were a little girl last year and you have grown so big this year. I'm so envious."

    "Haha, you're almost here too." Li Donglai looked very proud when he mentioned this.

    Both parties are busy people, and apart from talking on the phone, there is nothing to keep in touch with.  After chatting for a while, we hung up.

    Li Donglai is at his desk on the set.  A recent "Forbes" "mid-year summary" of the North American film market has been released. This is Goldie's arrangement.  He picked it up and took a look, and it turned out to be somewhat interesting.

    "Forbes" summarized the ten most cost-effective movies since the beginning of 2013, among which low-cost horror movies ranked first.

    Low-budget movie "Human Purge".  Ranked No. 1 for ¡°Return on Investment.¡±

    "Purge", "The Haunted Mansion Movie", "The Evil Dead", "Dark Sky", "The Conjuring", just hearing the names of these movies can make people "frightened".  There is no doubt that these movies on the list are thrillers and horror-themed movies. They have one thing in common: the cost almost never exceeds 5 million US dollars, but they have recovered several times, even ten or twenty times the box office returns.

    "Purge", which ranked first in terms of "return on investment", was released in North America on June 7 this year. With a film investment of only US$3 million, it grossed US$81 million at the global box office. The return on investment is astonishingly high.  .

    Although the reputation is not ideal, the theme of the movie is very attractive: low unemployment and low crime in the United States in the futureWhat contributed to this beautiful appearance was the unprecedented large-scale sweep plan. In order to release the depression and dissatisfaction in the hearts of citizens, the country specially stipulated that after 7 p.m. on June 7 every year, citizens are allowed to carry out activities for up to twelve hours.  legal massacre.

    In addition, "The Amityville Horror", a spoof by the original cast of "Scream 5", invested US$2.5 million and grossed US$40 million at the global box office, with a high return on investment; "Kevin Hart"  "I'm Only Responsible for Joy" is a comedy full of American jokes. It earned a global box office of US$32 million with an investment of US$2.5 million.

    Americans are just good at this.  Unlike big productions that rely on global box office, more than 60% of the box office of these low-cost movies is obtained in the United States.  Seeing these data, it is not difficult to understand why major Hollywood studios have favored low-cost horror films in recent years.  They are low-cost, targeted, and profits are guaranteed.  However, as "Forbes" said, production companies cannot always make small-budget movies, they must also have big productions: big productions can ensure that they have enough cash flow.

    "Despicable Me 2" is one of the few major productions to make the list of high value for money.  As of early August, "Despicable Me 2" has not been approved to enter the mainland market, but it is still making great progress in North America. It has now earned US$800 million at the global box office and has become the most profitable movie in the history of Universal Pictures.

    The investment in "Despicable Me 2" was US$76 million. Although it was not a low-budget production, the hot box office still made its return on investment reach 10 times.

    Another major production that entered the "high value for money" list is "Iron Man 3" directed and starred by great director Li Donglai.

    On May 3 this year, "Iron Man 3" was released in North America. The last film with an investment of 200 million US dollars attracted US$1.6 billion in global revenue and broke multiple box office records, but the return rate was far lower than that of "The Purge".  A short film.

    Of course, when investing in such a big blockbuster, you can¡¯t compare the return rate with a small cost.  Because blockbusters are all aiming for big box office.

    This week, Phantom also released another sequel to an old movie.

    It was also planned by Li Donglai last year to create a sequel to the old movie "Red Flame Battlefield 2" pulled from the film library of Acquisition Summit.

    Phantom-Summit Produced, "Red Flame Battlefield 2" added Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zetter Jones to the original lineup Seeing this name, fans will definitely have similar questions, "cai" 53  Is Zeta Jones too young for this team?

    Phantom generously arranged for the film to have 3,000 theaters, and it grossed US$18.5 million over the three-day weekend.  This result is lower than the opening result of the first part of the series, which was US$21.8 million, but it still won a good reputation.

    In addition, several leading actors have high box office appeal around the world, and overseas box office is expected.  At least you won't lose money.  Moreover, Phantom has never made a film that has lost money so far, which is something they are proud of.

    As a major film company with almost sole proprietorship, they disdain to make false accounts.  (It¡¯s almost a clear rule. Hollywood giants have a history of falsifying accounts.) It¡¯s not necessary. Unless a super blockbuster requires cooperation with other movie giants, they will fully invest in other small-cost movies.  There are no other investors to share the money, so there is no need to make false accounts.

    The boss¡¯s words can cause employees to lose their legs.

    Arranging to restart the "Battlefield of Fire" movie series was just a casual remark from Li Donglai.

    But the creative team did not dare to take it lightly. They still put a lot of thought into creating this sequel.

    In addition to the additions of Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta-Jones, which continue to add statuette chips to the film, Korean actor Lee Byung-hun was also recommended by Lee Dong-rae.  The selection of young characters such as Neil Macdonald also shows the producer's good intentions.

    The media has predicted that this "Sunset Red" movie has a high chance of surviving the "Wolverine" attack, and it is expected to reach the bottom line of 84 million in North America.

    And Wolverine is the movie starring Yoona.

    It was Li Donglai who pushed her to get the starring role in the first place, but she didn¡¯t expect to turn around and play Phantom. It was really a twist of fate.
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