On this day.
One person.
A movie.
It instantly flipped the entire country upside down.
Real-time box office earnings statistics for the day:
# 1: A Time to Kill 3 (Hollywood action movie), 21.07 million RMB
# 2: Cosmic Crisis (Hollywood sci-fi movie), 19.8 million RMB
# 3: My World (domestically distributed movie), 11.51 million RMB
# 10: Wolf Warrior 2, waiting to be tallied.
These were the ten movies that were currently being released in China. The first and second place movies on the day were both Hollywood movies that had recently been released. Although it was past the peak of their box office earnings, the top two Hollywood movies still earned tens of millions of RMB in a day. In comparison, China's domestic movies were relatively weaker, be it overseas or domestically. In third place, My World was already one of the top domestic movies of the year. As of now, its total box office earnings had already reached 520 million RMB, making it one of the hottest domestic movies of the year.
As for Wolf Warrior 2, it had not been tallied yet. This was because today was the first day of Wolf Warrior 2's screening. As the real-time ticketing system was not fully developed yet, many of the cinema chains' tickets had not been connected to the database in time. This resulted in the real-time box office earnings of Wolf Warrior 2 not being released yet. As a result, the box office earnings were still at zero for the time being. No one knew when the real-time statistics would return to normal.
…
Noon.
At Zhang Ye's Studio.
After the premiere, Zhang Ye brought his team back to the studio.
"Why hasn't it refreshed yet?"
"Just how much is the box office earnings?!"
"I'm dying of anxiety!"
"Heaven's spirit, Earth's spirit, God bless us!"
Ha Qiqi would refresh the page every now and then.
Meanwhile, Zhang Zuo was praying with his palms pressed together.
With the premiere over, everything depended on the box office earnings!
The studio's staff knew very well how important the box office earnings were on the first day of a movie's premiere. It could almost be said to determine the fate of a movie. If the box office earnings were good, the theater chains would definitely increase the screening schedule and its reputation would improve. The audience's enthusiasm for watching the movie would definitely increase, and the box office earnings would definitely get higher and higher. This was already more than half the battle. But if the box office earnings were not ideal, causing the theater chains' screening schedule to drop, then Wolf Warrior 2 would be done for. No matter how good its reputation was, it would be very difficult to make a comeback — this was the importance of the first day's box office earnings!
Commando 2's global box office earnings had already been half won.
But what about them?
Everything was still unknown!
Little Wang was getting restless. "Director Zhang, how much do you think it can be?"
Zhang Ye was amused. "On the way back from the theater, you've already asked me that 800 times!"
"But I'm worried!" Little Wang clutched her head and cried out, "Filming a movie is too torturous. Before filming, I was worried about not having enough money. After filming, I was worried about not doing well. After filming, I was worried about the screening, and after the screening, I was worried about the box office sales. I was wondering why all those directors at home and abroad were so unshaven.
Tong Fu felt like he had met a soulmate. "Yes, I agree!"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's no point in worrying."
Wu Yi also said anxiously, "Director Zhang, say something."
Little Zhou nodded. "Let us have an idea. Please make a prediction."
Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo were also looking at Zhang Ye anxiously.
Zhang Ye thought for a moment, "Predictions? More than 30 million? "
Little Wang exclaimed, "30 million is pretty good."
Tong Fu nodded. "Yeah, I'll be satisfied with 30 million."
Ha Qiqi counted on her fingers. "If the premiere is over 30 million RMB, then the final box office sales could very well exceed 300 million RMB or even 400 million RMB. For a domestic movie, that's already very popular. You're a newcomer director, so this result is definitely something to look forward to. In fact, it'll be very dazzling."
Zhang Ye was taken aback.
RMB?
What RMB?
He immediately said, "I'm talking about US dollars."
Ha Qiqi said, "Ah?"
Zhang Zuo chuckled, "Hur hur."
Tong Fu laughed, "Pfft!"
Little Wang said, "Director Zhang, you're so humorous."
Zhang Ye sighed. "Look at how inexperienced you all are."
The studio staff were all amused by this and their nervousness dissipated a little.
None of them took Zhang Ye's words seriously.
…
At a director's studio.
"Director Sun, Wolf Warrior 2 seems to be pretty good."
"Director Li and the others have given it a very high evaluation."
"And it seems like Director Zhou Zhao delayed the release of his new movie after watching the premiere. This — should we be more cautious?"
"Should we change the release date?"
"The box office earnings aren't out yet. Let's wait a little longer."
"Right, if we change the release date now, we'll lose our momentum. Our movie is also very good."
"Let's see the box office earnings of Wolf Warrior 2 on its first day."
…
At the male idol Song Qi's studio.
"Wolf Warrior 2 is premiering?"
"Yeah, it's already been screened."
"Hmph, the box office earnings aren't that great, right?"
"I don't know yet, but the reviews online seem to be pretty good."
"What's the use of having a good reputation? In the end, it's still the box office earnings that speak. If he doesn't hire male idols, how will he earn any money at the box office? Zhang Ye is too short-sighted. "
"That's right. If our Song Qi had been paid twice as much back then, his box office earnings would definitely not have been too bad. Hur hur, but he just had to feel the pinch. Who can he blame then?"
"He can only blame himself."
"That's what shortsightedness is all about."
"Zhang Ye is too arrogant. He always thinks that he's omnipotent."
…
Japan.
"Commando 2 is really good."
"Yeah, I watched the premiere too."
"Eh, Zhang Ye's movie hasn't been released yet?"
"I think it's already screened."
"What's the box office earnings like?"
"It's not out yet, right?"
"Hur hur, I can't wait to see Zhang Ye make a fool of himself."
…
India.
"Commando 2 is too amazing."
"What about that Wolf Warrior 2?"
"Who knows? Didn't the Chinese say that they're going to challenge Hollywood?"
"Challenge what? They're just getting beaten up, aren't they?"
"Hahaha."
…
America.
"It's almost over for the day."
"The box office earnings are more or less out."
"Commando 2 has no rivals at all."
"How's the Chinese's movie doing?"
"The box office earnings must be terrible."
"The Chinese are really good at talking."
…
China.
"Hurry up and tabulate the results!"
"What are the cinemas doing?"
"We can't wait any longer! What about the box office earnings of Wolf Warrior 2? "
"It's going to end soon, right?"
"Don't worry, let's wait a little longer. Face-smacking Zhang is about to hand in his answer sheet."
"I think that everyone should calm down a little. We shouldn't compete with Hollywood and just compete with ourselves. It's already unprecedented for Zhang Ye to be able to produce such a domestically produced movie."
"That's right!"
"In any case, I've contributed a movie ticket!"
"I've contributed one too!"
…
Half an hour.
An hour.
It was time!
Finally, the global box office earnings of Commando 2 were released!
At Wilson's company.
Someone ran in. "It's closed!"
Wilson and the others asked, "What's the final figure?"
That person beamed with joy. "It's a box office earnings of 19 million USD in North America. Together with the other countries' box office earnings, it's a total box office earnings of 36 million USD!"
Wilson was reassured. "Alright! Very good! "
Everyone around them also cheered!
"That's great!"
"I knew it!"
"It's just as we expected!"
"No, it's much higher than we expected!"
"Director, congratulations!"
A first-day box office earnings of 36 million USD. Even in the history of Hollywood, it was still one of the best box office results. There weren't many Hollywood movies that could achieve such a first-day box office earnings. 36 million USD was equivalent to more than 200 million RMB. Looking at the global film market, many of the better local movies, or even those with better box office earnings, might not even be as high as Commando 2's one-day box office earnings. This was Wilson's trademark, and also Hollywood's trademark. No one in the world could match it.
Suddenly, Wilson thought of something and said with a smile, "What about that Chinese guy's movie?"
That person mocked, "The tabulation should be out soon."
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