February 14th.
"Wa-wah Robot: A Wise and Brave Rescue" had been screened for two full weeks.
The latest box office data was: 5.812 billion.
It surpassed "Battle Dragons 2," which was ranked first in the box office rankings, and set a new record for the Z country's box office.
This result caused a heated discussion in the Z country's film industry. Netizens who loved this movie shouted, "Awesome," "Wa-wah is mighty," and "I contributed to the box office." The response was very enthusiastic.
It even attracted the attention and reports of the foreign media.
The screening period for a blockbuster movie was usually about one month. The longer ones could even last two or three months.
"Wa-wah Robot: A Wise and Brave Rescue" had only been screened for half a month.
As for its final box office, experts from all walks of life commented and speculated.
"First-week box office accounts for about 40% of a movie's total. Two-week box office accounts for 70%. The potential to be excavated later is not great. But if we assume that 'Wa-wah' still has 30% potential to be excavated, then the final box office of 'Wa-wah' could be 8.3 billion … a terrifying number."
"8.3 billion? That's impossible! This is equivalent to about 300 million viewers entering the cinema to watch the movie. But the Z country's cinema coverage is less than 50% of the population. Most of the villages and towns have no cinemas at all. It is almost impossible for a movie to attract more than 50% of the population to the cinema. The subsequent box office would be at most 1 billion. "
"Who said it's impossible? The average ticket price of 'Wa-wah Robot' is 38 dollars per ticket. 8.3 billion divided by 38 would only allow 218 million people to enter the cinema to watch the movie. That is, if one out of every three people who enter the cinema buys a ticket, the box office could rush to 8.3 billion. It's not impossible! "
"Whether it's possible or not, the total box office of 'Wa-wah Robot' in the mainland will exceed 6.5 billion. It will set a new box office record that is hard to reach. It's almost a done deal."
"A newcomer director who has just graduated from university and a technology company that has only been established for more than a year have joined forces to create a shocking box office record. I can't help but lament that this era belongs to the young after all."
…
After the box office broke the record.
Chen Jin gave Shi Xiao Tao a call and asked a few questions.
"Xiao Tao, how many billion do you think this movie will eventually reach?"
"Uh …"
Shi Xiaotao thought for a while and said, "I don't think 7 billion is too much of a problem. I don't dare to think about more. Also, because this movie is quite good, there are many film distribution organizations in many countries looking for us to discuss cooperation. They want to import this movie, including Merica, Japan, Gorea, Southeast Asian countries, European countries … More than 50 countries or regions want to import this movie. We are working hard to produce an overseas dubbed version."
"If it can be released on a large scale overseas, it shouldn't be a problem to get three billion in the overseas box office."
"Doesn't that mean the global box office will reach 10 billion?"
"Yes, 'Wa-wah Robot' will not only become the first movie in the country to break 1 billion US dollars in the box office, but it will also be the first movie from the Z nation to break 1 billion US dollars in the global film market … We have surpassed 'Battle Dragons 2' in all aspects and brought the Z nation's movies to a whole new level."
Even though these achievements made her feel incredibly proud, she felt even more pressure. She could feel the weight of the burden on her shoulders, as well as the expectations of countless Countrymen.
She was only in her twenties, which did not allow her to rest on her laurels. She could only continue to create greater glory.
Her next work, even if the box office was less than 3 billion US dollars, could be seen as a failure.
As the number one person in the directing circle, she would not allow herself to hand in an unqualified answer sheet.
…
"A total box office of 10 billion US dollars?"
Chen Jin took a deep breath. He did not expect that making movies would be so profitable.
How much money would he get from this 10 billion US dollars?
Shi Xiaotao calculated for him.
First, the domestic box office. Based on the current 5.8 billion US dollars, the first step was to pay 5% of the film industry's special funds to the special fund office, plus 3.3% of the business tax.
The second step was to subtract the tax payable in the first step from the total box office. The net box office would be obtained by deducting another 600 million US dollars. If it was more than 3, then there would be a distribution agency fee of 1%.
After completing the first two steps, the remaining net box office would be split 57% between the theaters and the cinema chain, and 43% between the producers and the distributors.
Shi Xiaotao did not have a distribution agency in her hands, so she directly took out 100 million US dollars to complete the publicity and distribution of the movie.
After deducting everything that should be deducted, the box office earnings that belonged to the producers would be 2.159 billion US dollars.
Of which, Chen Jin would take a cut of 58 million US dollars (1% of the total box office earnings), which was equal to 1.138 billion US dollars.
The remaining 1 billion US dollars were the remuneration for Shi Xiaotao and the other investors.
Chen Jin calculated in his heart and said, "Xiaotao, you said that you invested a total of 300 million US dollars in this movie. According to this distribution formula, if the box office of 'Wa-wah' is less than 2 billion US dollars, not only will you not earn any money, but you will also lose a lot of money?"
"Hmm, yes."
Shi Xiaotao nodded. "It will probably be a loss of 20 million US dollars. But the profits of a movie are not limited to the box office in the cinema. It can also be used to develop many peripheral products and collect copyright royalties from third parties. It can also be used in the movie library of smart TVs, and the audience can pay to watch it on demand. In the end, it can break even.
So … as long as the box office of 'Wa-wah' is not less than 2 billion US dollars, it will be considered a success. "
In addition, the overseas market was a big supplement and could also bring in a certain amount of profits.
If the box office was 2 billion US dollars, not only would they not lose money, they could even make a slight profit.
But now that the box office of "Wa-wah" was approaching 6 billion US dollars, the resources that Shi Xiaotao and her parents had invested could be exchanged for at least three times the return.
It could be said that the sweet had come after the bitter.
As for the next step, Chen Jin asked, "What do you plan to do next? What movie do you want to make next?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. I plan to take a good rest for a month and think about it after that."
Chen Jin suddenly said, "How about this, you don't have to think about it anymore. Your next movie will be 'Wa-wah Robot 2'!"
"Ah! President Chen, you're still looking for me to collaborate with you on the sequel to 'Wa-wah Robot'? "
Shi Xiaotao was surprised and happy. Her inner plan was to make a sequel to "Wa-wah Robot," but she did not dare to say it out loud. There were too many famous directors who had their eyes on the intellectual property of "Wa-wah." There were definitely some who would approach President Chen in private to discuss collaborations. Shi Xiaotao felt that with her background and connections, it was highly likely that she would not be able to keep the big intellectual property of "Wa-wah."
But she did not dare to directly ask for the production rights of the sequel. She was afraid that she would leave a greedy impression in President Chen's mind. After all, how could she ask for a movie that could bring in tens of billions of US dollars?
She could only find a suitable opportunity to test President Chen's attitude.
She did not expect President Chen to take the initiative and directly give the production rights of the second movie to her.
"I don't like to change my collaborators. I'm more at ease with you.
Moreover, I hope that you can start work on the sequel to 'Wa-wah 2' as soon as possible. It's best if you start work in March and complete it by the end of the year. Then, it can be released in time for next year's Lunar New Year!
Your task is very important, and your time is very tight!
Also, in 'Wa-wah 2,' a very important character will be added. It's a robot character that is almost as important as Wa-wah. It will take up quite a lot of screen time! Moreover, it will be the second robot product that Xing Hai Technologies will release! It will be released at the end of the year at the earliest.
So, I hope that you can finish making this movie before Xing Hai Technologies releases this product.
Lastly, the same old rules. I'll give you the animation character material plus one post-production optimization! Can you be a godly teammate for once and complete this collaboration? "
Chen Jin asked.
"President Chen, no problem at all!"
Shi Xiaotao immediately guaranteed. Her face was full of excitement.
Actually, she did not need to display the standard of a "godly teammate" for this collaboration. She just needed to be a little smarter than a pig and not be a scammer.
If the box office of "Wa-wah Robot 2" did not reach five billion dollars, she, Shi Xiaotao, should disembowel herself. She was 100% a "pig teammate."
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