Chapter 117 Premiere Results
Chapter 117 Premiere Results
"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"
The thunderous applause at the premiere was enough to show that "Fatal Call" got off to a good start.
At the premiere reception that evening, the film director Wang Hao also received enthusiastic support and attention from all parties.
There is no way. Anyone can see that today's movie is definitely not just a movie.
Combined with the two Easter eggs at the end of the film, plus the two TV movies Wang Hao had previously filmed, this is enough for smart people to see his huge ambition and infer that there must be a huge project plan hidden behind it.
If this plan could continue to be like "Fatal Call", what a big piece of cake it would be!
And the key is that Wang Hao is still so young, a 24-year-old commercial film director who is about to achieve success.
He is young and strong, his thinking and cognition are similar to those of young people, and he also has the ability.
This can no longer be considered a potential stock, but rather a rising star in the Chinese entertainment industry.
So representatives from all parties, whether they are the bosses of film and television production companies, major distributors, or actors, all want to meet him and make friends with him.
Wang Hao naturally accepted all the goodwill overtures from all sides.
If he wants to successfully create a science fiction movie universe and make a Marvel series that belongs to the Chinese people, it is definitely not possible to do it with the power of one person alone.
After all, behind Marvel stands Disney, one of the seven giants. Wang Hao is a man with few connections. If he really wants to develop slowly, it will definitely be too late. He must concentrate his efforts on major tasks.
Therefore, with his deliberate efforts, the whole cocktail party can be said to be a great success for both the guests and the hosts, and it ended late at night.
Ignoring Fan Binbin's suggestion, after returning to his residence, Wang Hao took a shower but did not fall asleep immediately.
He waited patiently while chatting on the Internet with a good friend who was also awake.
Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was early morning.
Most people in Beijing fell asleep. In Wang Hao's study, the computer screen was still on, but Wang Hao's mind and eyes were not on the computer.
He looked down at the time. It was 12:16.
The time hasn't come yet, so I sent a QQ message to a girl and glanced at the time again.
12 points.
Those few short minutes were so difficult to endure. Even though the applause at today's premiere gave him confidence, he still felt uncertain.
After all, this is the first theatrical movie in the science fiction movie universe, and it is also the first step for the science fiction movie universe to come to the forefront.
If this step is taken well, everything in the future will be smooth sailing.
If this step is not taken well, the future will be full of twists and turns.
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, at 12:35, a text message came.
The early morning box office statistics for "Fatal Call" are out.
Because he had notified them in advance, the distribution department of Huaying Group had just received the box office data from major cinema chains and had not had time to do a detailed analysis before they sent him the final number.
160 million!
It earned 160 million at the box office in the early morning of the first day!
Seeing this number, Wang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more at ease.
As far as he knows, there are roughly 2600 screens in China now, and the screening rate of "Fatal Call" is 36%, which is much lower than the 51% of "Huo Yuanjia" released a few days ago.
But that was Li Lianjie's film, so it was normal to have this amount of screenings. In comparison, the screenings of "Fatal Call" were quite good in the early stages.
By this calculation, the number of screens for "The Fatal Call" is 930.
The premiere started at 8 pm and was shown twice until the early morning, which means that "Fatal Call" was shown 1860 times in total, with an average box office revenue of 860 yuan per show!
At this time, the movie ticket price in big cities is 40 to 50 yuan per ticket, lower in second-tier cities, and even lower in small cities. As a compromise, even if the ticket is 35 yuan per ticket, there are an average of 25 viewers per show.
Unlike the multi-hall screening model of later generations, most ordinary cinemas today still screen films in large halls. A cinema has at most 2 to 3 theaters, and the number of seats in each theater is roughly between 100 and 140, and some are even larger.
So the attendance rate of "Fatal Call" is about 20%.
This data is already quite good.
After all, "Fatal Call" does not have any big-name stars joining, and now it is close to New Year's Eve and the early morning time, and the general public may not choose to go out to watch movies at this time. It is already good to have this data!
You have to know that even the big-budget movie "Huo Yuanjia" with Li Lianjie joining only earned 600 million in the national box office on the day of its release.
According to the current normal trend of "Fatal Call", it should be able to make around 200 million before the afternoon and evening rush hour, and double that in the evening, so a box office of 500 million on the second day will not be a problem.
Although this is still a certain distance away from the 600 million on the first day of "Huo Yuanjia", there is also a gap in the screening schedules of the two sides.
As long as the movie's subsequent reputation does not collapse and the response is good enough, it is not impossible for it to surpass "Huo Yuanjia" and may even become a billion-dollar blockbuster in one fell swoop.
In that case, he will have enough capital and reputation to start his subsequent plans!
After seeing the data that satisfied him, Wang Hao finally fell into a deep sleep.
It was a dreamless night. The next day, at 7 o'clock in the morning, Wang Hao had already gotten up early and was eating breakfast while reading the reviews about his movie on the Internet.
Although the movie has only been released for a few hours, thanks to the early online promotion strategy, some media professionals and audiences who have seen the movie have begun to spontaneously recommend "The Fatal Call" on major portals, as well as forums, Douban and blogs.
It’s a pity that since word of mouth has not yet developed, these recommended posts did not create any waves.
Wang Hao was watching when suddenly, his cell phone rang.
I picked it up and saw it was Zhang Yang calling.
Wang Hao answered the call directly, "Hello, Lao Zhang!"
"Yes, last night's data was pretty good. I'll talk about it when I get to the company later."
"Mmm Good."
After hanging up the phone, less than a minute later, the phone rang again.
Wang Hao took a look and swallowed the breakfast in his mouth.
"Hey, Brother Zheng, the movie data is okay, don't worry, I'll be the first to tell you if there's any news later.
By the way, we still have to go to several stronghold cities for promotion. It’s New Year’s Day, thank you for your hard work.”
After hanging up the phone, the cell phone rang again. After seeing the caller's name clearly, Wang Hao sat up straight and quickly answered the call.
"Hello, Mr. Han."
“Yes, yes, I have received the box office data for the movie. Thank you for your concern. The subsequent distribution will still require more support from Huaying.
Anything about follow-up projects? I'm afraid I don't have the energy to think about it these days. There will be a very busy promotion period for "Fatal Call" next.
How about this? We can talk about this at the celebration party.
Hahaha, doesn’t our confidence still come from your support, Mr. Han?
OK! OK! "
After hanging up the phone, the ringing continued.
(End of this chapter)