Chapter 1581
Words:1885Update:22/09/30 15:00:46
The next morning, the box office results were released and placed on Wang Zhongjun's desk.
1.29 million RMB. This figure was not considered low compared to the production cost of 6 million RMB. But it was impossible for this movie to get 50 million RMB box office with this figure!
Wang Zhongjun felt that it was a wrong decision to release the movie on May Day. Although General Manager Feng Feng was very successful financially, he does not know about movies. There was no such thing as a May Day box office. If this movie can get more than 10 million RMB in the box office, it would be considered good.
The total investment of 6 million RMB might not be a loss, but it would be difficult for this movie to make profits.
Lau Tianwang also looked at the box office results. When he heard this figure, he frowned. He had increased the marketing budget by 3 million RMB and had the help of so many celebrities. He had also gone to several places to promote this movie, and the opening day box office was only this low?
How can this figure reach 50 million RMB in the box office?
If Lau Tianwang knew this would happen, he would have let his previous company to distribute this movie. This way, he could save the 3 million RMB marketing budget and still make money. The production cost had increased to 6 million RMB, and Lau Tianwang might lose money again.
But since he was able to get close to Feng Yu, he did not mind making some losses. Just the concert and the endorsement for Aiwa MP3 players had made him a few more than 3 million RMB.
After the media received the box office results of "Crazy Stone", they started to publish their articles.
[World's richest man made a mistake. < Crazy Stone > only got 1.29 million RMB box office on its opening day. 50 million RMB box office is a joke.]
[Lau Tianwang failed to invest in another movie. Asia's Rising Director's plan will be aborted.]
[Chinese Brothers regretted investing so much in marketing for a low-budget movie. In the end, they got slapped in the face.]
[Celebrities post blogs for < Crazy Stone > because of the Chinese Brothers' request. Many celebrities expressed that they felt this movie is not interesting.]
[Chinese Brothers and Lau Tianwang paid for the wrong timing of < Crazy Stone >.]
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All the media were complaining about "Crazy Stone". They felt this movie's box office will not exceed 10 million RMB. This was a huge loss compared to the total investment of 6 million RMB.
According to the usual box office sharing model, the investors will get one-third of the box office. That means the investors will need 18 million RMB to break even.
Feng Yu also saw yesterday's box office statistics, but his face was full of smiles.
Although he knew that the box office was not high, it was much better than his previous life. In Feng Yu's previous life, the box office of "Crazy Stone" did not even reach 1 million on its opening day, and that was an entire day.
In just one night, with only two shows, they had already earned 1.29 million yuan. It would not be a problem for the box office to reach 50 million yuan!
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"General Manager Feng, the box office results are not good." Wang Zhongjun said hesitantly.
Feng Yu looked at Wang Zhongjun with a smile. "There were only two shows last night, and the schedule wasn't particularly high. Didn't you see the comments online?"
"Comment? I've seen it. The media is unanimously criticizing 'Crazy Stone'. Most of them think that our box office earnings will only be around 10 million, while some think that it might hit 15 million and above. There's even a media that thinks that we will break even and that the total box office earnings will be around 18 million. "
Feng Yu shook his head. "I'm not talking about those comments. Do you know about funny movies? It's a website about movie reviews. Have you seen the ratings for 'Crazy Stone'? "
Funny movies? Wang Zhongjun knew about this website. But it's just a small website and is not very famous. Is it worth paying attention to?
But since General Manager Feng had said so, Feng Yu still opened the website and logged in using his partner's QQ account.
How is this possible? The movie's rating is 9.2 points!
Feng Yu looked at the number of comments. There are more than 1,000. This is not a lot.
"General Manager Feng, did you get someone to increase the ratings?"
Feng Yu: "… …"
"What do you mean I got someone to increase the ratings? These are the comments from the netizens. Just look at the ratings and comments of other movies, and you will know how popular this movie is. "
Feng Yu knew that the ratings are too high now, and it will drop in the future. But this is the truth.
The number of netizens on Funny Movies is not high, but it can also represent the trend. With this rating, this movie will not be bad.
"General Manager Feng, do you still think that this movie's box office earnings will exceed 50 million?" Wang Zhongjun asked doubtfully.
"No."
Wang Zhongjun was disappointed. Sure enough, General Manager Feng did not believe that the box office earnings could reach 50 million.
But Feng Yu continued. "I think the box office earnings will be more than 50 million. Maybe this May 1st slot can reach 50 million!"
What? The May 1st slot can reach 50 million?
Seven days? 50 million box office earnings?
Based on the normal release period of one and a half to two months, the box office earnings can reach 70 to 80 million?!
"General Manager Feng, is this possible?" Wang Zhongjun did not believe it.
It wasn't like he had never seen a movie that had a box office that rose against the trend, but it was the first time that such a fierce reversal had happened.
Although this movie was recommended by many celebrities, and he thought it was funny, there was a phenomenon in the movie market now. Without a big star, it would not sell!
Even if those familiar TV series actors were the main actors, and their acting skills were good, the box office earnings would still be dismal. Many people in the industry said that nowadays, movies sell actors and not stories.
With a big star in the lead, the box office earnings will be good. If the movie did not have a big star, the box office earnings would not be good.
Not to mention, "Crazy Stone" did not have a big star in the lead. There was not even a good-looking actor. Other than the average-looking actors, the rest are ugly!
How could this movie's box office earnings be so high?
After listening to General Manager Feng's analysis, Wang Zhongjun felt that this movie's box office earnings might exceed 20 million, and it should not be a loss. After that, they will release the DVD, sell it to the movie channel, and bring it out for exhibitions. They should be able to earn less, but General Manager Feng said they will make a lot of money. How is this possible?!
Feng Yu did not explain further. He stood up and said. "It's fine. The box office earnings will be the best proof. In less than 3 days, those media outlets who did not think highly of us will be slapped in the face."
Wang Zhongjun looked at Feng Yu standing up and leaving, and he called his assistant. "Report to me immediately after the box office earnings are out. Focus on 'Crazy Stone'!"
Wang Zhongjun looked at the news online in a daze. Could this movie really create a miracle like what General Manager Feng said? Could it really use one movie to bring about a whole movie's release period?
The results would be revealed soon.
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