Just as Xiao Yunhai was sweeping the world with Infernal Affairs, several Hollywood movies appeared.
Deadly Hunter, an action movie starring action superstar Munch and sexy beauty Gwyneth, was released worldwide on the night of February 18th.
United Artists had invested 840 million US dollars in this movie. The action was explosive, and the visual effects were amazing. It was a typical Hollywood action blockbuster. On the opening night, the box office reached 220 million US dollars, and the reviews were good. Fans in North America gave it a score of 7.96.
Unfortunately, it ran into Xiao Yunhai's Infernal Affairs.
On February 19th, the two movies officially faced off. Infernal Affairs' global box office was 1.045 billion Hua Xia dollars, while Deadly Hunter only earned 312 million USD. Not only did it lose miserably in Hua Xia, but it was also crushed by Infernal Affairs' North American cinemas with a gap of 115 million USD.
On February 20th, the popularity of Infernal Affairs finally decreased in Southeast Asian cinemas, dropping from 294 million USD to 143 million USD. However, the 1.145 billion USD global box office was still in first place. The main reason was that Infernal Affairs was released in Europe and other countries, making up for the lack of box office in Asia.
As a result, at 24 o 'clock on February 20th, the box office of Infernal Affairs reached a terrifying 5.6 billion Hua Xia dollars.
As soon as the news was released, the entire Hua Xia entertainment industry was dead silent.
The director, actors, and media who previously mocked Infernal Affairs as a bad movie were slapped in the face by this result.
The reporters interviewed The Preceptor Mo Kaixuan and asked, "Director Mo, did you go to the cinema to watch Infernal Affairs? What do you think of it? "
Mo Kaixuan frowned and said, "I didn't watch the movie, so I can't comment."
"But we have reporters who took pictures of you going to Starlight Cinema."
"You're wrong. I've been preparing for my historical blockbuster, Jing Ke Assassinates Qin. I don't have time to watch his movie. "
"Director Mo, Mr. Xiao has made a total of four movies. The box office combined has exceeded 25 billion USD, making him the director with the highest cumulative box office in Hua Xia. Some netizens even called him the number one director in Hua Xia. What do you think of this? "
At this time, Mo Kaixuan's expression was already very ugly. He waved his hand and said perfunctorily, "Hua Xia has a world-class director. It's of course a good thing for Hua Xia's film industry. Sorry, I still have something to do. Let's talk later. "
With that, Mo Kaixuan hurriedly left.
Speaking of which, he could be considered unlucky. Originally, he wanted to announce his return to the film industry by suppressing the newly risen Xiao Yunhai. Who would have thought that he would run into such a big nail like "Infernal Affairs", which made him bleed profusely and humiliated him.
Naturally, Mo Kaixuan also developed a trace of jealousy and hatred towards Xiao Yunhai.
On February 20th, the historical film "Julius Caesar", produced by Warner Brothers, and the animated film "Jungle Adventure Team", produced by Disney Studios, were released in theaters around the world at the same time.
On the opening night, the performance was very good. "Julius Caesar" earned 340 million USD at the box office, and the animated film "Jungle Adventure Team" was even better. After four consecutive screenings, it earned 427 million USD. People couldn't help but sigh. Children's money was indeed the easiest to earn.
On February 21st, the police film "Infernal Affairs", the historical film "Julius Caesar", the action film "Deadly Hunter", and the animated film "Jungle Adventure Team" launched a worldwide box office war.
Almost all the filmmakers in the world had their eyes fixed on them. The media in each country were guessing who would win first place.
Some people said it would be "Infernal Affairs". They thought that the film's potential was far from exhausted. With its superb reputation, it could at least earn 1 billion Hua Xia dollars at the global box office.
Some people guessed that it would be "Julius Caesar" because it had just been released and the fans were looking forward to it. It should not be a problem for it to win first place.
As for the action film "Deadly Hunter" and the animated film "Jungle Adventure Team", they were directly ignored by everyone.
Especially "Deadly Hunter". If "Jungle Adventure Team" had a slight chance of winning first place, the probability of it winning first place was basically infinitely close to zero.
The next day, the box office was released.
Surprisingly, it was neither "Infernal Affairs" nor "Julius Caesar" that won first place. It was Disney's "Jungle Adventure Team". The box office reached a terrifying 984 million USD.
After hearing the news, countless filmmakers shook their heads and sighed, "Sure enough, no matter which country, children are the most important."
Xiao Yunhai's "Infernal Affairs" was the runner-up with 895 million USD. "Julius Caesar" came in third place with a box office of 758 million USD. "Deadly Hunter" was the most miserable as it did not even get fourth place.
On February 22nd, Universal Studios' Magic City blockbuster "Elf" entered the battle circle. The competition for the global box office champion entered a white-hot stage.
For some reason, "Infernal Affairs" suddenly became the box office champion with 1,046 million USD. It was ahead of the second place "Elf" by 39 million USD. It shocked everyone. "Jungle Adventure Team" came in third place with 957 million USD. "Julius Caesar" came in fourth place with a box office of 8.12 million USD. As for "Deadly Hunter", it had already lost the qualification to compete for first place.
So far, Xiao Yunhai's "Infernal Affairs" had a total box office of more than 8 billion USD. At the same time, its potential had reached its limit.
Starting from the 23rd, the global box office fell seriously and fell out of the top five.
Xiao Yunhai did not pay much attention to the box office of "Infernal Affairs", nor did he promote it everywhere.
Only a few second- and third-tier actors who played supporting roles in "Infernal Affairs" wanted to ride on the hype and increase their exposure. They applied to Xiao Yunhai through their agents to take the initiative to promote "Infernal Affairs". Regarding this, Xiao Yunhai naturally agreed.
Needless to say, after these people participated in the variety show as actors of "Infernal Affairs," their value had increased quite a bit.
After the premiere, Zhao Wanqing became a flying woman. Her album "Dancer" would be released in major music stores on February 24th. She had to seize the time to promote it everywhere.
Shen Xiangquan's new album "Love in the Rain" was released to the audience on February 14th. As soon as it was released, it was immediately liked by the fans. In just three days, the sales reached 2.64 million copies.
This gave Zhao Wanqing a lot of psychological pressure. She worked even harder to promote it.
She knew that if her album's sales were not as good as Shen Xiangquan's, the media would definitely write about it. At that time, not only would she be embarrassed, but she would also implicate her husband.
Therefore, Zhao Wanqing worked exceptionally hard this time. She participated in the recording of three variety shows in one day. It was indeed hard work.
Anhui TV Station's "Millionaire" continues to be popular. In addition to the appearance of a millionaire in the first episode, the next two episodes won at most 500,000 yuan, but the ratings have not fallen below 10%. Among all the programs, it ranks second.
The first is the Xianxia drama "Legend of the Swordsman" directed by Tian Junhao, which is now in the second round of broadcasting. The average rating of the first round exceeded 14%, and it has also achieved good ratings in other Asian countries. If it wasn't for the plot, even 20% was not impossible to break through.
The male lead, Jiang Yaokun, doubled in value and had 20 million fans because of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" and "Legend of the Swordsman".
The female lead, Xu Qianqian, had just entered the ranks of A-list stars, but now she has become a top A-list artist. It is said that just advertising endorsements have reached more than 20 million.
The first TV series got such a good result. Tian Junhao was naturally proud. Before the first round was broadcast, he held a large celebration banquet in a five-star hotel.
And he also returned the 820 million Hua Xia dollars owed to Xiao Yunhai with interest to Xiao Yunhai.
After a "Legend of the Sword Immortal", Tian Junhao can be said to have gained both fame and fortune. He was complacent and liked by countless audiences. He really made a name for himself.
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