Back To 2005

On Sunday morning, Zhou Anan went to the breakfast shop hand in hand with Miss Wang, and received a report from the beautiful special assistant.

This summer, sci-fi blockbusters from several companies were released in the early morning of yesterday Saturday. The results of more than a month of vigorous advertising were clearly demonstrated on the first day.

Through the efforts of three major science fiction movies, the total single-day box office exceeded 380 million, setting a new domestic single-day box office record.

First of all, "Battle of the Magic City", which has the most investment and the most famous producer, got off to a good start, with a box office of 150 million in a single day, breaking many records in domestic film history and taking the top spot.

For this reason, some institutions have already estimated the box office of "Battle of the Magic City" at 2 billion, and it will top the domestic box office championship.

Then, "Guarding the Earth", which also invested heavily in promotion, followed closely behind, and its single-day box office also exceeded 100 million, which was an outstanding achievement. Liunian Entertainment even held a celebration party to celebrate the 100 million-plus mark.

"The Martian", which was poorly promoted and released in a low-key manner, had the lowest box office in the early morning, and its single-day total box office did not exceed 100 million.

From these aspects, "The Martian" produced by Blue Whale Entertainment is obviously at a disadvantage.

"Is it so different?"

After looking at the messages on her boyfriend's phone, Wang Xiaoxiao asked in surprise.

She had watched a movie produced by her own company with her boyfriend. Both the special effects and the plot were remarkable. No matter what, it shouldn't be so different.

Could it be that both of the rival films are so good?

"It's okay, it's only the first day. Besides, our company's main film schedule this time is in 3D theaters. The ticket price is a bit expensive, so some viewers will be hesitant."

After briefly looking at the data and then looking at the score, Zhou Anan knew that this time it was stable.

Although the box office data on the first day is important, the most important thing is the audience's reputation.

With a score of 8.5 or something, you can get it in the early stage by spending some money, but if you want to get a score above 9, it's a bit difficult, and it's easy to cause a backlash from the audience.

There is no doubt that on this first day, "The Martian" can be described in eight words as losing at the box office but winning in word of mouth.

However, this also depends on the minimum film schedule of "The Martian". Everyone in the industry can see the potential.

As long as word-of-mouth continues to grow, the 3D box office of "The Martian" will continue to increase, and may even attract viewers who are watching a 2D movie for the first time to watch it a second time.

Bucking the trend, rising prices are not uncommon in the domestic film market.

"Yes, how about we watch one later?"

Thinking of the movie she watched with her boyfriend in the company screening room last time, Wang Xiaoxiao felt that she had to do it all over again when watching a movie alone with her boyfriend.

Atmosphere is the most important thing.

"Then let's watch "Battle of the Magic City"."

“Isn’t it good to contribute to the other party’s box office?!!!”

"Know yourself and know your enemy."

"OK."

Anyway, it doesn’t matter what you watch, what matters is who you watch it with.

They did what they said. They were a little sweaty from running in the morning, so they went back and took a shower first.

By the time they arrived at the cinema, it was already nine o'clock in the morning, and they had breakfast at seven-thirty.

There were not too many people in the cinema in the morning, but not too few. There were four or five people queuing at one ticket window, which was not bad compared to usual times.

"I smiled and said that I fell asleep watching the Battle of Magic City. Let's just watch "The Martian"."

"Which one should watch in 2D or 3D? The 3D one is very expensive, it costs 80 per ticket."

"It's okay, I'll treat you."

"Okay, next time I'll ask you to watch "Guarding the Earth"."

"I heard that Azu, the commander of the Battle of Magic City, was furious."

"But it seems that the reviews of their movie are not very good. The plot is very poor, and the male lead of A Zu died in the end. My friends said that they didn't want to go back to watch it when they came out to use the bathroom in the middle of the movie."

"That's it, how about our loveboy's "Guard the Earth"."

"Okay, after watching "Guardian of the Earth", I'll watch "The Martian" at night."

Listening to the discussion of the girls in front, Zhou Anan and Miss Wang looked at each other and smiled.

At least in terms of word-of-mouth, "The Martian" is still great.

When it was their turn, Zhou Anan and the two bought couple seats for "Battle of the Magic City". It was also a 3D hall and the ticket price was 80 per ticket.

Nowadays, 3D movies are just emerging, and theaters give away 3D glasses for free, which are collected at the door by dedicated personnel when the movie is over.

However, because they were worried that the used 3D glasses were not clean, Zhou Anan and Zhou Anan both brought their own high-end 3D glasses.

The price is dozens of times more expensive than ordinary 3D glasses. In addition to being more handsome, they are just more handsome.

"In 2030 AD, new energy materials were discovered on Earth, and science and technology developed rapidly. In 2035, alien creatures invaded the Earth to snatch new energy materials. The capitals and big cities of the Earth Federation fell one after another, leaving only the Magic City of China. .”

Overall, the special effects of "Battle of the Magic City" are pretty good, at least it's not just 50 cents, it's worth more than 1 yuan anyway.

However, the world view of this movie is a bit confusing, too much content is compressed and cut, and the plot introduction is unclear, making people confused.

Except for the special effects describing the battle in the middle section, which are remarkable, the rest of the plot romance films are not like romance films, and the science fiction films are not like science fiction films, and they are neither fish nor fowl.

Even though there are top Hong Kong stars and international movie stars in the cast, the intention of promoting newcomers is obvious.

The most bizarre thing is that in the first half of the movie, the plot is too heavy, and the male lead who was the leader of the Earth Federation Army at a young age died in an inexplicable battle.

The sensual female lead, who had sex with the male lead, got together directly with the cute second male lead, and finally lived a life that was neither shy nor impetuous.

The first male lead took great care of the second male lead in the first half of the movie, which is really not worth it.

"What kind of shitty plot is this? The male protagonist is dead and he's still green."

"I almost fell asleep."

"I regretted spending so much money on movie tickets."

“I should have known better to watch ‘The Martian’.”

"Oh, is it over?"

She noticed that someone stood up next to her and had been playing with her boyfriend for most of the movie. Wang Xiaoxiao, whose face was slightly red, looked at the big screen and realized that the movie was over.

"Well, let's go."

Zhou Anan, who was half focused on playing with his girlfriend and half on the movie, affirmed and paid due respect to this movie, which was co-produced by the top two domestic film and television companies.

After all, Huang's Pictures and Bohua Film and Television have also spent a lot of money on investment. In the future, it will become a stepping stone for their Blue Whale Entertainment to achieve glory. They must be grateful to each other in their hearts.

Zhou Anan had already confirmed the ending of this movie from Miss Wang and the several couples in the audience who were concentrating on falling in love.

"It's so boring. How can it have such a high box office?"

After walking out of the theater, Wang Xiaoxiao stretched out and curiously asked a question.

If she hadn't been with her boyfriend, she would have almost fallen asleep watching it. She really doesn't know how the 150 million box office that ranked first yesterday came from.

Could it be that she can no longer keep up with today's aesthetics?

"It's not surprising that the box office in the first two days used huge publicity to lure the audience into the theater. It's still early, would you like to have lunch first and then watch "Guarding the Earth"?"

He promised his parents to go back to attend his uncle's birthday party during dinner time. It would not take more than an hour to go back by helicopter. Zhou Anan felt that it was only 11 o'clock in the morning, which was still a bit early.

"No, it's too boring. I might as well watch "The Martian" again."

After listening to her boyfriend's suggestion, Wang Xiaoxiao quickly shook his head.

Because the plot was boring, she just indulged in playing with her boyfriend, and some of her actions were quite embarrassing.

This, however, went against her original intention of watching a movie with her boyfriend.