Chapter 210: The record-breaking predecessor three
With the release of the domestic movie "Wolf Warrior 2", this year's summer season is filled with smoke, and it has suddenly become the focus of netizens.
Since its release on July 27, it has swept away several Hollywood movies that planned to seize the domestic market in the summer. Even IP masterpieces such as "War for the Planet of the Apes" and "Spider-Man", which had high hopes at the beginning, have
After being defeated by "Wolf Warrior 2", the subsequent box office dropped sharply. No other movie during the same period could bring any obstacles.
After taking in a box office of 1.2 billion in five days in the first week, it collected another 1.1 billion in seven days in the second week. The total box office in the 12 days of release has reached 2.3 billion, breaking the record of the fastest domestic film to break 2 billion box office set by "Mermaid".
In 12 days, the box office exceeded 2.3 billion, which was a figure that no one could have imagined or dared to imagine before the release.
This is also Lin Yuan's biggest opponent at the moment. It is the film that is most likely to surpass "Mermaid" in cumulative box office among domestic films this year. Relying on the patriotism of the people and the BUFF bonus of Army Day on August 1, "War"
The box office performance of "Wolf 2" was terrifying to a certain extent.
But for Lin Yuan, this can be considered a good thing.
You must know that Hollywood movies are rampant this summer. Whether it is "Transformers 5", "Spider-Man: Homecoming" or "Wonder Woman", etc., you can easily pick up any one of them in China.
The box office revenue is nearly 1 billion.
Although Lin Yuan is confident about his box office appeal, the low cost and cast of the movie "Exes 3" are just there. If it can win one billion at the box office, it is considered a success. If he wants to win in so many Hollywood movies
Even Lin Yuan wouldn't dare to say that he was able to fight his way out of the siege of the movie.
The explosive performance of "Wolf Warrior 2" can be regarded as a defense for their domestic film market against the impact of Hollywood movies on the summer vacation schedule.
It is worth mentioning that just as the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" was booming, the popularity of "Expedition 3" also increased a lot on the Internet.
It’s not that Huayi Brothers’ publicity is so great, but netizens are paying attention to one thing, and that is how “The Ex 3” starring Lin Yuan can achieve in the face of the explosive movie “Wolf Warrior 2”
results.
It's a pity that the premiere of "Exes 3" is just around the corner, but Lin Yuan, as the lead actor, is still filming in New York. The crew can only take other leading actors to conduct road shows across the country, and make up for it by video connection with Lin Yuan.
There are deficiencies in publicity.
After Huayi Brothers saw the popularity of "Exes 3" on the Internet, they could only increase their publicity efforts. In addition to common places such as movie theaters, buses, office buildings, and commercial streets, they even played in bars and other places where young people gather.
Advertising started.
Later, we reached a cooperation with RIO Cocktail. Although the taste of RIO Cocktail is not that good, its advertisements on TV were very popular.
Moreover, RIO Cocktail also wanted to invite Lin Yuan and Han Geng to shoot an advertisement. The content of the advertisement was probably a scene of two people drinking and flirting with girls. It happened to be somewhat similar to the plot in the movie. Unfortunately, Lin Yuan could not return to the country for the time being, so the advertisement was shelved.
To the side, we can only advertise on the cocktail bottles and print the posters of the leading actors of "Exes 3" on them.
The two parties hit it off immediately. As a leader in the domestic cocktail industry, RIO Cocktails printed a new package in just ten days and distributed it in all provinces and cities across the country.
Relying on these various unexpected promotion methods, the popularity of "Predecessor 3" actually surpassed "Wolf Warrior 2" one day in the middle.
After you sing and I will appear, the release time of "Exes 3" is getting closer day by day. On the afternoon of August 10th, when the movie was only a few hours away from its full release, Huayi Brothers spent their own money to purchase movies in major cities.
Movie premiere events were held in the cinema.
Audiences who go to the cinema and buy movie tickets for "Exes 3" on the same day will have the opportunity to get signed photos of all the cast and crew, and may also have the opportunity to have a video connection with Lin Yuan or Han Geng.
Although Lin Yuan was filming, and the video connection with fans would somewhat delay the filming progress, Huayi Brothers offered too much, and this was also a movie starring himself, so Lin Yuan did not refuse at all.
reasons.
I have to say that as soon as this event came out, the movie tickets on the premiere day of "Exes 3" were almost sold out.
It's not that this movie is so popular, but that there are already many fans of Lin Yuan online who are paying high prices for the opportunity to have a video connection with their idol.
You can also win prizes while watching a movie. Who wouldn’t want to try this kind of good thing?
In addition, August is the beginning of school season, and many college students have returned to campus. After finishing the chores of starting school, going to the cinema to watch a movie to relax has naturally become their first choice.
At ten o'clock in the evening, many ticket-buying audiences were already arriving from major theaters.
In a movie theater in Shanghai, a female reporter holding a microphone looked at the waiting hall where the number of people was gradually increasing, and she also got up with the photographer to interview.
"Hello, dear audience friends, this is Phoenix Entertainment. We are now at the Shanghai Wanda Cinema. As you can see, near the end of the summer vacation, there are still a lot of audiences in the theater, except for the recently popular "Wolf Warrior 2"
, there is another movie premiering today, and that is "The Ex 3" starring Lin Yuan. I believe that many viewers also came for this movie, so let us interview the audience at the scene. What are they watching?
"Wolf Warrior 2" or "Predecessor 3"..."
The female reporter faced the camera and kept talking about the purpose of the interview. When more and more spectators came in, she quickly stopped and stopped the two groups of young lovers.
"Hello, I am a reporter from Phoenix Entertainment. Can I interview you for a few questions?"
The female reporter tried her best to show her cute side, trying to get closer to these college students.
Little sister!
When the two boys saw that it was an interview with a beautiful woman, their eyes immediately lit up. They readily agreed and straightened their hair. They did not notice the round eyes of the girlfriend next to them at all.
"May I ask what movie you came to see?"
As the reporter asked questions, the two boys glanced at their girlfriends next to them, and then cautiously replied: "We are here to watch "Exes 3"."
"That's right."
The two boys nodded.
Originally, they wanted to watch "Wolf Warrior 2". For a passionate man, the sentence "Anyone who offends China will be punished no matter how far away it is", no matter how many times they watch it, they will never get tired of it.
However, Lin Yuan has too many fans. Relying on the accumulation of previous works, Lin Yuan's fan base can be said to be open to all men, women, old and young. The number of fans is far beyond what Wu Jing can compare with. In addition, the exaggeration of female fans
As a result, almost 80% of the audience who went to the cinema tonight came for "The Ex 3" starring Lin Yuan.
After getting the desired answer, a reporter from Phoenix Entertainment followed up by asking: "As you can see from the name of the movie, "Exes 3" is about the story of your ex. Do you still remember the relationship with your ex?
The most impressive story?”
What is the most impressive story between you and your ex?
Please, our girlfriend is right next to you. If you, a reporter, come over and ask us questions like this, aren’t you asking us to die?
Several boys were complaining in their hearts, but in the face of the beautiful reporter, the camera, and more importantly, the cannibalistic gaze of their girlfriend, it was impossible to just deal with it.
One of the boys wearing glasses and with refreshing short hair said, "I think the movie "Exes 3" is not about telling the story of exes. It can be seen from the trailer that this movie obviously wants us to
Cherish the people in front of you."
"Yes, speaking of which, I have to thank my ex, otherwise I wouldn't have met Xiaobao in a better light."
Another boy said, and looked at the girlfriend next to him who was moved to tears very fondly.
But neither of them knew that right after watching the movie, their girlfriend started crying emotionally and wanted to get back together with her ex.
Of course, this is all an afterthought after the movie is released.
The same scene happened everywhere. Before the premiere started, many media were interviewing the audience.
During the interviews conducted by these media reporters, the time quickly reached twelve o'clock in the morning.
As the audience checked in and entered the theater one after another, it was announced that the movie "Exes 3" was officially released!
...
At the beginning of the movie, the five-year relationship between Meng Yun and Lin Jia is told from a third-person perspective. The relationship between the two went through a long-distance journey for five years. In the end, due to some relatively common conflicts in life, the two broke up.
Lin Jia intermittently pulled three suitcases into the room. Her behavior was to tell Meng Yun that she was going to pack her things and leave. The superficial hint was that she was eager for Meng Yun to make concessions and stay, but the reality was contrary to her expectations.
, one didn’t want to leave, and the other couldn’t save the dignity to stay, so the two broke up.
The film critic of the Penguin Entertainment Column was staring at the big screen, listening to the reactions of the surrounding audience, and at the same time recording a few keywords on his hand.
He shook his head and wrote down his feelings on paper.
The beginning of the movie is not clever, and it is not even as good as the big wedding scene in "The Ex 1". It is a bit too dull. At first glance, I thought I was watching the kind of emotional drama about bitterness and hatred a few years ago.
Fortunately, this plot did not last long. With the appearance of Yu Fei, played by Lin Yuan, the tone of the entire movie began to become cheerful.
From the beginning of the plot where Yu Fei and Ding Dian played a confession game, bursts of laughter from the audience began to ring out in the theater.
"Awesome, you are worthy of being the founder, this is awesome!"
"Sure enough, it was Lin Yuanlai who played the role of Yu Fei. He really played the role!"
"It feels like I was severely deceived by Yuanbao in reality..."
Those who watched the movie alone or with friends all had smiles on their faces after seeing this scene.
But those couples obviously don't have such good interest. They obviously made an appointment to watch a movie, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a Shura field. The girlfriend directly imitated the plot of the movie and asked her boyfriend various questions.
Fortunately, this was in a movie theater, and no one dared to speak too loudly, so we barely escaped death.
The movie continues. After Yu Fei and Meng Yun broke up one after another, in order to regain the happiness of being single, they immediately started to let themselves go, went to various KTVs, and even dated twins, but in the end they saw these "superior" twin sisters.
After seeing Lin Yuan's appearance, the audience who were envious of Lin Yuan one second were bursting into laughter the next moment.
Especially in the end, Lin Yuan forgot to lock her in the trunk and came back with a black eye, which added a sense of joy to the movie.
Fortunately, the director did not forget the theme of the movie and quickly brought the plot back to the emotional line between Meng Yun and Lin Jia.
As time passed by, the movie soon came to an end.
The audience laughed so happily in the middle, but they were so sad at the end. Before the movie ended, there were sobbing sounds in the theater.
For rational male viewers, the most they can do is to feel emotional after watching the whole movie, but for female viewers who are already emotional, when they see the last part of the movie, they basically feel the same and cry softly.
After seeing the reaction of the audience, the film critic of the Goose Entertainment column picked up a pen and erased the previous film review, then thought deeply and wrote again on the paper:
"The film is full of laughter, painful and heartbreaking, with both comedy and tragedy. Both aspects are performed to the extreme. Both contrast and combine to form a successful masterpiece. I have to say that the storyline in the film is very well designed.
And corresponds to the meaning of the title "Goodbye Ex".
For the breakup of Meng Yun and Lin Jia, seeing their exes again is a real farewell to their exes; while for the breakup of Yu Fei and Ding Dian, it is to meet their exes and love again; no matter from which angle you look at it, the title fits the plot.
, this is the beauty of the title "Goodbye Ex", it covers and explains the entire plot..."
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As the ending song "Let's Break Up" played, the lights in the theater were re-lit at an inappropriate time.
There was no applause, no cheering.
There were only the red eyes of the audience and the slight sobs.
If Lin Yuan were here, he would definitely breathe a sigh of relief after seeing this scene.
Because the audience's most authentic reaction is their recognition of the movie "Exes 3".
...
"Director Tian Yusheng returns with his sequel! "The Ex 3" premiered globally in the early morning, and the box office of a single premiere at midnight exceeded 60 million!
!”
""Exes 3" detonated the midnight screening. Our reporters visited major theaters in Shanghai early yesterday morning. According to the cinema staff, the attendance rate of the three midnight screenings of "Ex 3" was as high as 80%, far higher than that of the same period.
Other movies!”
"The box office of "The Ex 3" at midnight exceeded 60 million, surpassing "Wolf Warrior 2" and setting a new box office record for Lin Yuan's first show!"
"As of this morning, the box office of "Predecessor 3" has reached 120 million. Can it break the box office record of "Wolf Warrior 2"?"
Early the next morning, all major entertainment media were basically reporting on the box office premiere of "Exes 3" last night.
Netizens expressed great surprise at the explosive box office debut of "Exes 3".
The results of "Wolf Warrior 2" were already exaggerated. As a result, the premiere box office performance of "Ex 3" was even more exaggerated than that of "Wolf Warrior 2". Is it possible that "Ex 3" can surpass the latest box office record set by "Wolf Warrior 2"
Not successful?
Unlike the netizens who eat melons, the filmmakers in the industry are not surprised at all.
You must know that the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" is accumulated bit by bit through the follow-up. After all, Wu Jing's box office appeal is not as great as Lin Yuan's.
Relying on Lin Yuan's box office appeal, almost all the first movie tickets of "The Exes 3" were sold out. In addition, the movie schedule of "The Exes 3" is not low. The box office of the first movie at midnight exceeded that of "Wolf Warrior 2"
"It's not a strange thing. If the subsequent box office can surpass "Wolf Warrior 2", that will be something worthy of surprise for them.
Now the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" has almost reached 4 billion. Movies like "Expedition 3" have a small audience and basically rely on early explosions. The stamina cannot be compared with "Wolf Warrior 2".
"compared to.
Most of these topics are also run by Huayi Brothers. They just want to use the current box office of the first show to exceed that of "Wolf Warrior 2" as a gimmick to attract more viewers.
This is indeed the case.
The box office of "Exes 3" on the day of its premiere finally stopped at 160 million, and the box office dropped by 60%. If this trend continues, it cannot be said to be the end of the war, but in the end the box office was only around 2 billion, and there was no way to compete with it.
Comparable to "Wolf Warrior 2".
However, such results are already very impressive. Although it is not as good as "Wolf Warrior 2", compared with other domestic movies of the same period, it can still be described as "crushing".
On the first day of its release, the movie starring Lin Yuan occupied nearly half of the pages of almost all entertainment news, and all major related forums were full of discussions about the movie.
On Douban and Time, the two major forums, the rating of "Predecessor 3" even reached 8.8 points.
Although this is only the score on the first day of release, not many people rated it. Those who were able to go to the movie on the first day either happened to be free or were die-hard fans of Lin Yuan. It is not surprising that it received a high score.
However, this score is scary enough, and it is estimated that the score will remain above 7 when the movie is finally released.
It is impossible to expect the movie "Exes 3" to surpass the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2". Now both netizens and filmmakers in the industry have set their sights on another suspense.
That is, the final box office of "Predecessor 3" can reach 2 billion. Once it reaches 2 billion, Lin Yuan will become the first domestic actor to have a cumulative box office of over 10 billion!