In order to promote "Spiderman 2", Xiao Yunhai also spent a huge amount of money, investing 300 million yuan in funds alone.
The fans also focused their attention on Spiderman 2 and Future Soldier.
The first two times, Xiao Yunhai had used "Battle of Red Cliffs" and "Lord of the Rings" to obtain great victories. Everyone wanted to see if Xiao Yunhai would continue to win this time, or if Hanks would succeed in his revenge.
Paramount President's Office
Hanks looked at the newspaper with a ferocious face and his chest was heaving up and down. He was obviously angry.
"This old fox, I knew he was unreliable."
After Hanks finished reading, he crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it into the trash can.
Picking up his phone, Hanks called Kestel.
"Mr. Kestel, why did you change the release date of Flame? Are you afraid? "Hanks asked angrily.
Kestel had expected him to call and question him. He laughed and said, "Mr. Hanks, you don't have to be angry. I just don't want to cause unnecessary losses to the company. Besides, I only promised to snipe Xiao in the animated movie, but I didn't agree to fight him in other movies. Mr. Hanks, I think you should call Mr. Xiao. Hua Xia has a saying that harmony breeds wealth. If we continue to fight like this, both sides will only suffer. "
Hanks snorted coldly and said, "Asking me to admit defeat to him? I can't afford to lose that face. Kestel, since you are afraid, our cooperation agreement ends here. I hope you don't regret your decision. "
After that, Hanks hung up the phone.
On October 3rd, the showdown between "Spider-Man 2" and "Future Soldier" finally began.
The 7,000 screens that Xiao Yunhai rented, together with the 5,000 screens from New Huaxia and Yanhuang, added up to 12,000 screens. They started a huge battle with Future Soldier, whose screen count was no less than his.
The other movie companies backed off one after another. Many of their originally scheduled schedules were also postponed. No movie company was willing to be involved with them. After all, there was only one "Black Humor" movie.
Due to the time difference, the global box office of the movie was only calculated on the afternoon of October 5.
Spiderman 2's box office in Asia was 245 million US dollars, the box office in Europe and the United States was 386 million US dollars, plus other regions, the global box office reached 768 million US dollars.
Future Soldier was not far behind, with a global box office of 752 million US dollars.
Although the box office difference was not big, the word of mouth was polarized.
Spiderman 2 did not drop 7 points on the movie websites of various countries. The fans in Europe and the United States loved superheroes, and Rotten Tomatoes gave it 7.86 points. Hua Xia's Movie Viewing website, gave it 7.13 points in the expert column, and 7.58 points in the Fan column. To be able to get this score, for a pure commercial film, it was very good.
Future Soldier's word of mouth was extremely bad, with an average score of 5.36, not even a passing grade. The special effects and action scenes were very popular, but the main problem was the plot. It was too slow, like water had been poured into it, especially the first 20 minutes, which was simply a memoir.
Some fans said that they fell asleep in the theater. If it was not for the fierce fight at the end, they would have slept from the beginning to the end.
Under the effect of word of mouth, the gap in the box office on October 5 was obvious.
Spiderman 2 started high, with a global box office of 563 million US dollars, while Future Soldier only earned 414 million US dollars, and this was because of the charm of several big action stars.
On Saturday, October 6, Spiderman 2 showed its sharp fangs, biting down 662 million US dollars in one fell swoop, and undoubtedly became the global box office champion.
On the other hand, "Future Soldier" declined and only received 384 million USD. It did not even manage to secure second place.
Everyone knew that in the competition between Paramount and Marvel, Paramount had failed again, and it was a crushing defeat.
On Sunday, October 7, Spiderman 2's box office exceeded 600 million US dollars again, reaching 612 million US dollars, a full 300 million higher than Future Soldier.
At the same time, Disney's animated film Robot Wars premiered that night, and it was liked by many children. It earned 231 million US dollars on its opening night, which also had a very negative impact on Future Soldier's box office.
"Soldier of the Future", which had high hopes placed on it, had completely collapsed. Paramount wanted to cry but had no tears.
On October 8, the film market became a showdown between Spiderman 2 and the animated film Robot Wars. Perhaps because the children were all in school, Robot Wars only earned 412 million US dollars that day, while Spiderman 2 won 432 million US dollars, which just happened to beat Robot Wars by a head.
For the next two days, Spiderman 2's box office swayed between 300 million US dollars and 400 million US dollars, while Robot Wars caught up and became the box office champion of the day.
Unfortunately, Robot Wars was only the champion for two days before it was pulled down by Kung Fu Panda.
On October 10, the first animated film, Kung Fu Panda, which was carefully produced by Marvel Comics in eight months, was released. It earned a terrifying 315 million US dollars on its opening night, shocking the world.
An animated film was only released four times, but it earned such a high box office. Even Xiao Yunhai found it hard to believe, let alone others.
The most important thing is that the reputation of Kung Fu Panda is simply excellent. The movie websites of various countries have not scored less than eight points, and it is suitable for both young and old. Even those fans who have never been interested in animated films can't help but be fascinated by it while watching it with their children.
On October 11, Kung Fu Panda won a jaw-dropping result of 736 million US dollars, breaking the daily box office record of an animated film.
Disney's "Robot Wars" was directly crushed, earning only $246 million at the box office. "Spiderman 2" also suffered a heavy blow, with the box office dropping to $256 million, but the total box office had reached a few billion.
As for Future Soldier, it didn't even reach 100 million US dollars. Paramount and Disney's plan to join forces to snipe Kung Fu Panda directly became a joke.
Kestel looked at the dazzling 736 million US dollars on the report with a lonely face, he shook his head and sighed, "It can't be stopped."
As someone who had created countless classic animations, Kestrel knew very well that after "Transformers", Marvel had once again created a series of "Kung Fu Panda" that was popular all over the world. Following that, there would definitely be "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Kung Fu Panda 3". Coupled with related peripherals, it was estimated that the profits would not be any worse than "Transformers".
Paramount Headquarters
"I lost, I lost again, is Kungfu Xiao really my nemesis?" Hanks's face was dispirited.
After losing three times in a row, Kung Fu Panda became a hot mess. It is estimated that it will be impossible for Spaceship to beat it in two days.
What worries him the most is the battle between Resident Evil and 2012 next month. It involves a bet of 20 billion US dollars. If he loses, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Thinking of this, Hanks's face was ferocious, and his eyes flashed with cold light, he said, "Since I can't beat them on the surface, don't blame me for using other means."
Hanks took out his mobile phone and dialed a foreign number.
"Ito, I need your help …"
It took only one day for Kung Fu Panda to sweep the world. Marvel struck while the iron was hot and launched a comprehensive publicity campaign regardless of the cost. The publicity cost alone cost 300 million US dollars. It can be said that they spent a lot of money.
And the effect was very obvious. From the premiere on October 10th to October 20th, in just ten days, Kung Fu Panda earned 3.87 billion US dollars and entered the top 40 of the world's movie box office. In its current situation, it is impossible to enter the top ten, but there is still hope for it to enter the top 20.
The box office of Spider-Man 2 has been weak. It has only earned tens of millions of US dollars for several days in a row. It is estimated that it will not take long for it to be finished. The box office is very good, earning 3.958 billion US dollars, breaking 4 billion US dollars is not a problem.
Planck was very satisfied with this result, but when he learned from Raúl that Kung Fu Panda will definitely surpass him, Planck was dumbfounded.
"No way. The Spider-Man I worked so hard to make can't even compare to an animated panda. God, this is too shocking. "
Raúl said with a smile, "Director Planck, you have to work hard. Mr Xiao determined that the 3D superhero series of the other four directors will exceed 10 billion US dollars. If you don't dare to face it head-on, you will fall behind. "
Planck nodded and said solemnly, "When the post-production of Spider-Man 2 was completed, I had already begun to prepare for the second movie. This time I will also use 3D technology."
Raúl asked, "What movie?"
Planck said, "The superhero movie Wolverine. However, I have to go to Dream Special Effects for training before that. "
The next day, Planck flew to Yanjing. After watching Xiao Yunhai's 2012 at Dream Special Effects, Planck was more confident in 3D movies.
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