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140: North American Box Office Boom! Crazy!(1/3)

It is said that wine is not afraid of deep alleys. In many cases, this sentence has been proven to be wrong.

But that depends on how fragrant the wine is.

As for "Three-Body Problem 1", there is no problem of alley deep.

In fact, several major Hollywood publishers had negotiated with Wang Huan very early.

Even before the film comes out, film manufacturers are already competing for agency distribution rights. This is a treatment that other Chinese-language films cannot get, and all of them are big publishers, all Hollywood giants.

Not only Hollywood, but also the rest of the world, and it is all about giants.

But at the beginning, we talked about the buyout contract.

It is just a sum of money to directly buy out all issuance rights in a certain market.

For example, in the North American market, the trilogy has been called at a maximum of US$120 million, and of course it also includes the right to sell CDs.

Don't underestimate this number, it's already an unprecedented high price.

$120 million, which means that the total box office of the three movies will exceed $200 million, and a large number of CDs will be sold to barely guarantee the capital.

This is already a super big bet for the Hollywood giants.

It is entirely because of Wang Huan's super high popularity in North America and the huge influence of the Three-Body.

After all, Wang Huan had a lot of controversy in the United States two years ago, and countless people still remember it freshly.

Not to mention that the Three-Body Series has created a sales miracle in the United States. I don’t know how many people have read this book.

Of course, the most important thing is the bet between Wang Huan and the US President.

The influence is really amazing.

Everyone knows it, everyone knows it.

It is precisely because of this that North American distribution giants are willing to spend 120 million to purchase the distribution rights and audio-visual rights of the three movies.

But Wang Huan refused, and he directly asked for a box office share.

At that time, the other party said directly: "Mr. Wang Huan, if we talk about sharing the share, it will be very unfavorable to you. Our enthusiasm may not be that high. If it is a buyout, the company may still strive to promote it in order to recover the cost."

But Wang Huan still resolutely adopted the share system.

As for the publisher, Wang Huan finally chose Sony.

It’s not because he belongs to Japan, but because the relationship between the distribution giant and the Chinese film industry is pretty good, because it is the most active entry into the Chinese market.

More than half a year ago, the first internal screening of Three-Body 1 was also visited by Sony.

After watching it, I shook my head directly and said directly: Mr. Wang Huan, American audiences are used to first-class special effects scenes? Is your movie a must-have in the North American market? We will only open at 1,500 venues at most.

In fact, the number of openings is already very good.

The hero who achieved the best results? It was only 1,000 at the beginning, but at that time there was the east wind of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Another world? Those movies that have created miracles in China? For example, "Nezha" and "Operation Red Sea", there are only three or four hundred screening venues in North America, and most of them are from the Chinese area.

So? The arrogance of the North American market? You can imagine it!

And it was the second screening.

Three people from Sony's publisher also came.

After watching the movie, they were completely stunned.

I can't believe that movies, special effects and pictures produced in this world can surpass Hollywood in terms of films, special effects and pictures.

Too thrilling!

Then? They just said one sentence, quickly rip the copy? The more the better, the more the better.

Next? The Three-Body 1 set an unprecedented record in the Chinese market.

The first weekend is equivalent to $30 million.

First week box office? Equivalent to $43 million.

The most terrifying thing is the box office curve of the next week? It has emerged with an astonishing counter-decline.

The news also spread to the North American market.

But the collective reaction of the American media and audience is.

"The self-satisfaction within China is a patriotic marketing."

"The Chinese are cheating, and the government is helping Wang Huan win the box office, wanting to defeat the "Star Wars Prequel" trilogy."

"All of us know that the internal screening more than half a year ago was a disaster. The person in charge of Industrial Light and Magic also went to watch the film and said that the special effects and pictures were extremely bad. Moreover, it was already amazing that they could complete the production according to bad effects in half a year, and it was impossible for them to make progress. But it is so sad that such a bad movie actually broke the unprecedented box office record in the Chinese market. Should I say that the Chinese are too patriotic, or do they have never seen good movies?"

"Later I found out that there was a very magical behavior in their country, which was to book a yard. Governments at all levels gave out the yard and organized all units and schools to watch the movies."

"So, this is how the box office miracle of the Three-Body 1 was born in China."

"Also, Wang Huan is really too naive to try to stimulate North American and global markets with the so-called box office miracle in China. The history of Americans watching movies has exceeded a hundred years. We have the best discernment ability and will not be deceived by low-level tricks like you."

"On July 25th, I will buy tickets as soon as possible to watch it, and it is IMAX3D, waiting for me to come back to review report."

"Love your critics, John Connor."

This is an article by a famous film critic, of course, almost the same voice is found in the United States.

The publisher Sony initially wanted to do public relations, but later found that the sound was too loud, so he gave up and let the quality of the movie prove everything.

After a series of trade-offs and negotiations.

Finally, "Three-Body 1" opened in 2,800 venues in North America.

This is an unprecedented treatment, and it is definitely super luxurious for foreign films.

Even when "Hero" won the weekly box office championship, it was only released in 2,000 venues.

The opening of 2,800 stores is already Sony's great work and courage.

There is also a tradition of zero-point markets in North America.

However, it will not be screened on a large scale at midnight, and there will not be too many viewers, unless it is some super popular Hollywood masterpieces.

Therefore, the premiere of the three-body 1 at the 0-minute stage is just a sloppy.

Sony once persuaded Wang Huan to hold a grand premiere at the Grand Grand Theater in Hollywood, and invited a lot of stars to come.

The most important thing is that Wang Huan must be present, and even Sony is willing to pay the money.

But Wang Huan refused.

In Sony's eyes, Wang Huan is really too stubborn.

Therefore, this movie does not have a star-studded premiere, and it seems a bit deserted.

Even if Americans are curious, they are not willing to watch a Chinese-language movie in the middle of the night.

Therefore, the attendance rate of this zero-point field is really just a sloppy.

About 15%.

It's not bad, but it's definitely not good either.

Those who can watch this movie at this time are either a die-hard fan of the Three-Body Problem, or want to see how bad it is, or they are professional film critics, such as John Connor.

For example, many media reporters want to vote for Rotten Tomato Index.

To be honest, they are indeed a bit unbearable.

And I feel unhappy.

Because this film does not have English dubbing, it was too late to copy it.

Of course, there are a small part of the plot in English, but most of them are in Chinese.

So you have to read the subtitles almost all the moments.

This feeling is so unpleasant that I can't concentrate.

but……

They were stunned almost shortly after the movie began.

Because the 3D effect is amazing, it exceeds all existing Hollywood movies.

And these pictures are so good.

These real-life scenes are so impactful.

When the first special-effect scene, the disaster of the Three-Body Planet for one and a half minutes, the screen that lasts hundreds of miles will be played.

The audience was shocked.

Next, shocked again.

Qin Shihuang's millions of soldiers were a computer.

Finally, he was completely stunned.

The nine-dimensional protons unfolded and turned into huge plane two-dimensional. During the whole process, several civilizations inside protons were destroyed and counterattacked, bringing a huge impact to the Three-Body Civilization.
To be continued...
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