Chapter 525: "Barbie" swept the world at the box office, and Director Zhou once again went
Thanks to the efforts of Zhou Qing and others, "Barbie" continues to sweep the North American market.
After the first day's box office of US$7050 million was revealed, the data for the first three days of the weekend were also revealed.
The total amount was 1.55 million US dollars.
It has to be said that this data is very impressive and fully deserves its first-day box office of 7050 million.
Let’s compare it with Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun 2”. What was its box office in the first three days of the weekend?
$1.24 billion!
In terms of the first day box office and the first weekend box office, two extremely important key data, "Barbie" completely surpassed "Top Gun 2"!
Therefore, the momentum of "Barbie" in North America is really very good and dazzling.
What about other regions around the world?
It’s also a big seller.
For example, in Colombia, "Barbie" set a record of 45.6 viewers on its premiere day.
It broke the record for the number of moviegoers on the first day in the country's film history.
In Argentina and Peru, this data also hit record highs.
Although it did not break the record in Brazil, it surpassed the number of viewers of "Avengers 4" in one fell swoop.
In addition, the film also achieved box office champion results in France, Italy and Australia.
However, sales in South Korea are average, not very good, while Japan is quite optimistic.
As for China, I can only say that it is just so-so.
But if we look at the world from a macro perspective of the global box office, the data of "Barbie" is still extremely impressive.
It can be safely called a global hit.
After understanding these relevant data, Zhou Qing couldn't help but reveal a very relieved and satisfied smile on his face.
Judging from the current situation, her plan to sweep Hollywood and the world with "Barbie" should go smoothly.
Not only that, "Barbie" was a global box office hit, and its reputation was also very good.
With the release of "Barbie" these days, major rating platforms have also started to start scoring.
Barbie has received high ratings on all platforms.
On Rotten Tomatoes, "Barbie" has a 90% freshness rating.
This rating cannot be said to be high, but it is very, very high.
You should know that the recognized classic in film history "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" only has a score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Of course, the 90% score for "Barbie" has just been opened, and it may drop after a while.
But with such a high score, even if it drops further, how low can it go?
Zhou Qing, the reborn person, remembers that "Barbie" has a stable Rotten Tomatoes score of 89%.
It still scores higher than Nolan's Batman.
In addition, it scored 80 points on MTC and 86% on the popcorn index, both of which are high scores.
The rating on IMDB is slightly lower, but it also reached 7.4 points.
Considering all these ratings, the reputation of "Barbie" can also be called a big hit.
So yes, "Barbie" can be called a hit both in terms of box office and reputation.
Plus, it received so many nominations at the Oscars, so this movie is really awesome.
Its brilliance simply blinded the eyes of the entire Hollywood!
"Barbie's box office continued to rise, with the first three days of the weekend box office reaching 1.55 million, becoming the first hit of the year."
"A huge hit! Barbie created a box office miracle in North America, earning $3.5 million in two weeks!"
Be it Hollywood or the Chinese entertainment industry, the box office of "Barbie" has been really overwhelming these days.
Because the director is Zhou Qing, China Entertainment has been paying close attention to the data of "Barbie" in Hollywood.
I have to say, the box office is much better than that in mainland China.
As the second male lead, Zhu Yawen has been very proud of himself these days.
Even though he wasn't even the protagonist in "Barbie", the movie was still very popular.
Hot in Hollywood and all over the world!
This means that Zhu Yawen has made a name for himself in Hollywood and around the world.
It is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Yawen made a successful debut in Hollywood. This was a brilliant start.
With the bonus of the movie "Barbie", Zhu Yawen is definitely the most awesome male star in the Chinese entertainment industry.
It is no exaggeration to say that even Cheng Long and Li Lianjie were outshined by Zhu Yawen.
One of these two has almost semi-retired, and the other is seriously out of date. They cannot be compared with Zhu Yawen at all.
Zhu Yawen is undoubtedly the No. 1 male star in Chinese entertainment!
And it is visible to the naked eye that no one will surpass it for a long time to come.
They can even dominate an era like Cheng Long and Li Lianjie.
Why?
Because Zhu Yawen doesn't think there is any other male actor who can act in a movie of the level of "Barbie".
A big shot like Qingzi's is not something that anyone can have.
As for those colleagues from other fields, you can just envy them.
Not only other colleagues, but even Zhu Yawen's colleagues in Zhou Qing Film were so envious that their eyes were almost green with envy.
"Don't be too proud, Lao Zhu. My "The Meg 2" will definitely be a big hit!"
Wu Jing, who had returned from Hollywood two months ago, expressed his dissatisfaction to Zhu Yawen.
"Come on, Wu Jing, do you dare to say that your "The Meg 2" can be more popular than "Barbie"?"
"Check your own conscience. Do you believe it?"
Zhu Yawen immediately showed a look of utmost contempt towards Wu Jing.
Yes, the box office of the first "The Meg" was quite good, and it was considered a global hit.
But compared with "Barbie", it's far behind!
Zhu Yawen didn't believe that this sequel would be a rival to "Barbie". That was simply impossible.
"Who are you looking down on? I'm telling you, The Meg 2 will definitely dazzle you."
Wu Jing said that he was not willing to admit defeat, but in his heart he actually reached the same conclusion as Zhu Yawen.
Why?
As one of the male protagonists of "The Meg 2", no one knows how this movie is better than Wu Jing.
In Wu Jing's opinion, this is just a bad movie!
Not to mention surpassing "Barbie", I'm afraid it would be difficult to even surpass the first one.
Wu Jing just wanted to suppress Zhu Yawen's arrogance because of the smug look on his face.
"Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore. I still have a lot of things to deal with."
After chatting with Zhu Yawen for a few more words, Wu Jing rushed out and threw himself into his busy work.
Wu Jing had promised Zhou Qing at the beginning that he would start filming "Raging Fire" immediately after finishing "The Meg 2".
We absolutely cannot delay the release of this film in the summer.
A real man should do what he says!
So after Wu Jing came back from Hollywood, he didn't get any rest at all.
He plunged directly into the preparations for "Raging Fire". "Wu Jing's self-directed and self-acted action masterpiece "Raging Fire" has started filming, and it is expected to be another hit in the summer season."
"The filming of "Raging Fire" has started, Wu Jing + Zhou Qing team up again to stir up your adrenaline."
On February 2, "Raging Fire" started filming just as "Barbie" was sweeping the world.
With the box office success of "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Shock Wave 2", Wu Jing's status in the circle has unknowingly been raised to a higher level.
This time, "Raging Fire" has received more attention than Wu Jing's previous films.
Wu Jing’s movies did perform well at the box office in the past, but they never broke 10 billion.
Even though it's already 23 years now, the 10 billion box office is still a threshold and a watershed.
There is absolutely a difference between having shot a billion-dollar film and not having shot one.
Take the new film "Raging Fire" for example.
Not only do people in the industry generally believe that the box office will exceed 10 billion yuan, but many viewers also think so.
This psychological expectation, or first impression, is very important.
If everyone thinks your movie will be a hit, then they will be more inclined to buy tickets, right?
And to be honest, although the movies shot by Wu Jing are extremely homogeneous, they are all action movies.
But how many directors can make good action movies nowadays?
In the past when Hong Kong films were popular, Wu Jing might not be a big deal.
But now?
Wu Jing's action movies are becoming increasingly rare.
……
In Hollywood, Zhou Qing continued to work hard to promote the film with the main creators.
We basically visited all the important cities.
Although it is a bit tiring, I have to say that the effect is still very good.
After a month of hard work, the North American box office of "Barbie" reached 5 million US dollars!
The global box office reached 12 billion US dollars.
It can be said that it was so shocking that many people were stunned.
It’s fierce. It’s really fierce.
The movie "Barbie" has been a crushing success since its release, and there has been no sign of weakness since then.
North America actually broke 5 million?
What level is the box office of 5 million?
Take last year’s annual box office rankings for example.
Tom Cruise's "Top Gun 2" topped the list with a box office of 7 million US dollars. "Barbie" is indeed unable to surpass it at the moment.
But which movie ranked second in the annual box office?
Marvel's "Black Panther 2"!
However, the film's North American box office was only 4.36 million US dollars.
This means that the monthly box office of "Barbie" would have ranked second last year.
Moreover, the movie release times in North America are different from those in China.
The default screening period in China is one month, and if the screening period is to be extended, a special extension is required.
But this is not the case in North America.
Their screening period is not a fixed month, but is dynamically adjusted at any time based on factors such as film type, market performance, and theater strategy.
Generally, big-selling movies will be shown for two to three months.
For example, in the original time and space, "Barbie" was released in North America for three months.
Therefore, the current box office of "Barbie" of 5 million US dollars is not the end, there is still room for growth!
So what about the global box office?
Last year, the highest-grossing film in the world was "Top Gun 2", which sold 14.8 billion US dollars worldwide. "Barbie" has not yet surpassed it.
But in the original time and space, "Barbie" directly won 14.54 billion in the global box office, which was just a little bit short of it.
But what about the second one?
It was Cameron's "Avatar 2".
The film grossed $11.6 billion worldwide.
"Barbie" has now directly surpassed "Avatar 2"!
So there is no need to say more about how impressive and explosive the data of "Barbie" is right now.
In short, the entire Hollywood was deeply shocked.
What about the domestic side?
"Director Zhou, the total box office of Barbie is 5.2 million, which is already very good!"
Jiao Hongfen personally called Zhou Qing and informed him of the news.
There was a huge excitement in his voice that could not be concealed.
In fact, just looking at the box office of 5.2 million, it is indeed quite good and can definitely be called a big hit.
Of course, if the director was Zhou Qing, it would be a complete failure.
You should know that Zhou Qing’s previous films were all in the range of 60 to billion, and "Changjin Lake" even broke billion.
"Barbie" only made one-tenth of the box office.
If that’s not failure, what is?
Of course, what Jiao Hongfen didn’t know was that the current box office of 5.2 million is already the box office after the explosion.
If this movie was not directed by Zhou Qing, the box office would be even lower.
Of course, this matter doesn’t matter. Jiao Hongfen doesn’t care at all. After all, “Barbie” is such a hot seller all over the world.
The news is so unreal that I dare not believe it!
In the face of the explosive global box office of "Barbie", Jiao Hongfen didn't care even if the domestic box office plummeted.
Right now, Barbie has created a miracle!
Jiao Hongfen's political achievements are also eye-catching.
In addition, Lu Yang’s "Miracle: Stupid Kid" was also taken off the screen a few days ago, and the box office was still very good.
A total of 15 billion was received.
This result can be called a box office hit in any case.
Zhou Qing was naturally very satisfied after getting this data.
This guy Luyang's level has always been very stable and he has never failed.
I can only say that it was an extremely correct decision for me to choose to dig it over.
Just tell me, how much money has Lu Yang helped me make over the years?
It would be strange if Zhou Qing was not satisfied.
But at the moment, Zhou Qing can't take care of the box office of "Silly Kid" or "Barbie".
Why?
There is no other reason, the 95th Academy Awards ceremony is about to begin.
Zhou Qing intends to attend this year's Oscars seriously.
Zhou Qing has been really concerned about the box office performance of "Barbie".
For Commander Gao, it was nothing but excitement.
This is the first time in his life that he has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. How can Commander Goh remain calm?
However, deep down in Commander Gao's heart, there was also a trace of worry and uneasiness.
There is no other reason, it just seems that his competitiveness this time is not that great.
Especially compared with several other candidates for Best Actor, his performance in "Barbie" was indeed a little lacking.
Of course, this does not mean that Commander Gosling’s acting was bad. The main reason is that the movie “Barbie” itself cannot highlight his acting skills to the greatest extent.
It’s actually quite good that Commander Gao can perform like this.
Anyway, Zhou Qing himself couldn't find any fault with Commander Gao.
As for Zhou Qing's best director?
Zhou Qing said he actually didn't know what the outcome would be.
However, Zhou Qing, who had won the Golden Man twice in a row, was much calmer. (End of this chapter)