Director’s Legend

The mainland film market in 2009 was a record-breaking year. In the past, it was rare for films to exceed 100 million. Among them, "Transformers 2: Comeback" is 422.9 million yuan, which is temporarily the same as "Old Boy", which was released for a week.

The 60th anniversary gift film "Founding of the People's Republic of China" directed by Han Sanye followed closely with 419.92 million yuan. "October Besieged City" and "The Wind" invested by Chasing Dream Golden Harvest have achieved good results of more than 200 million yuan.

However, all of their films are not as outstanding as "Old Boy" created in a week. This year, the Chinese film circle is destined to be dominated by Shao Shuaijun.

The producers and distributors of "The Tomb of Assassination" and "Fengyun 2", which were originally scheduled to be released on December 9, and "Three Guns Surprise" which were originally scheduled to be released on December 11, were all wailing. You said that Shao Shuaijun will come back when you come back. Anyway, our production is a big one, so you can just shoot a youth film that costs less than 20 million yuan, so what about the schedule conflict.

As a result, a youth film that was less than 20 million won more than 400 million yuan in a week. What kind of trouble is this, and people are still allowed to live?

The movie tickets for several movies have been pre-sold, and I can't change the schedule if I want to.

"2012", which was previously screened in China, was directed by disaster film expert Roland Emmerich. Columbia Pictures invested more than 200 million US dollars in the disaster blockbuster. It took more than 300 million yuan at the box office in just half a month. . Whether it is the distributors Huaxia and China Film, or the investor Sony Columbia, they all happily believe that the film has broken through 400 million yuan. It is not a problem to reach the top of the annual championship.

But just after "Old Boy" was released, "2012" withered like a dive. This week, it only got a poor box office of less than 10 million yuan, and it couldn't even get the box office of 350 million yuan. Recently, between Summit Entertainment and Sony, the copyright negotiation on Spider-Man has not progressed very smoothly. Shao Shuaijun's revenge can be regarded as a small revenge, which will at least save "2012" from earning 100 million in the box office.

If you include Korea, Japan and other places in Asia, the loss of "2012" will be even more serious.

Another high-profile blockbuster "Avatar" was awarded the distribution rights by Taisheng Culture, and now the person in charge of Taisheng Culture is said to be burning incense at home. Because they originally decided to follow the herd. It was released in December, and after thinking about it, the movie was scheduled to be released on January 4 next year.

Now it seems that it is definitely a wise decision. Bodhisattva bless you.

Some are happy and some are sad. The road of "Old Boy" raging in Asia continues. After news of the summit was reported successively from South Korea and Japan, news of the summit was also reported from Malaysia.

The box office record for Chinese-language films in Malaysia was held by "Yangtze River No. 7" directed by Zhou Xingxing last year. The total gross was $3.69 million. Now "Old Boy" has unrivaled momentum, not only won the weekly championship, but also directly won 2.4 million US dollars.

This figure has surpassed Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu" with 2.37 million US dollars, and has squeezed into the top three Chinese films in Malaysia, second only to "Yangtze River No. 7" and "Fearless" starring Jet Li with 2.54 million US dollars. When "Old Boy" is released, it will not be difficult to refresh the box office data in Malaysia.

"Shao Shuaijun is here again, a miracle of Chinese directors, Southeast Asia is his back garden! "33 Days of Broken Love", "Painted Skin", "Inception", if he doesn't take enough box office from Southeast Asia, he will not leave! "—"Sin Chew Daily".

"It's time for Chinese films to rise again in Malaysia!" - Nanyang Siang Pau.

Immediately following the news from Malaysia, came the news from Singapore. "Old Boy" successfully topped the weekly box office in Singapore. With 1.95 million Singapore dollars, or 9.33 million yuan, the space for all movies was strongly squeezed, including Sony's "2012", which was basically drawn from Singapore.

Singapore is almost a country of Chinese, and the taste is naturally the same as that of Chinese people. The disaster blockbuster is quite fresh after watching it, but it’s just the same thing after watching it, and there is nothing worth aftertaste. Previously, the Chinese film market in Singapore was basically dominated by Cheng Long, Xing Yeh, and Jet Li. Xing Yeh's "Kung Fu" maintained the championship record with 4.2 million Singapore dollars.

"Oldboy" does not know whether it can break this record.

"I look forward to the good results of the Stick Brothers in Singapore. The success of Chinese directors is always better than Hollywood's free food here." - "The Straits Times".

After Singapore's success, Thailand's box office also received good news. In the first week, it won 20 million baht, or about 4.23 million yuan, breaking the record for the premiere week of a Chinese-language film in Thailand. Of course, the previous box office record for Chinese-language films in Thailand was "Kung Fu" at 70 million baht. It is still unknown whether "Old Boy" can break this record after it is released.

"Another testimony to the friendship between China and Thailand. "Old Boy" won 2,000 baht in the first week of the country, which is the best result for a Chinese-language film. Thai films have in-depth cooperation with Golden Harvest. We look forward to more and more Chinese-language films entering Thailand. We look forward to Golden Harvest helping more Thai films enter the Chinese market." - World Journal.

"Shao Shuaijun is the only one who can compete with Hollywood. He is optimistic about "Old Boy", but Chinese films are still apathetic in Thailand as a whole." - "Siam Daily".

No matter how you evaluate this movie, whether you are looking forward to the rise of Chinese-language films, or not optimistic about the rise of Chinese-language films.

The storm of "Old Boy" has been, and is destined to represent Chinese-language movies, and hit all records.

The task fell on Shao Shuaijun's shoulders.

After Japan and South Korea competed with Wu Yusen for hegemony, Shao Shuaijun began to compete with Zhou Xingxing again in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

At the same time, good news came from Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Bangladesh and other places. "Old Boy" topped the weekly championship, but in India, Pakistan and the Middle East, after "Old Boy" was released, , the response was mediocre. The India-Pakistan market is the cemetery of Chinese-language films, and there have been no successful cases over the years. This time, "Old Boy" was the mainstay of Dream Chasing South Asia Entertainment, but it also failed.

Because of beliefs and customs, the Middle East and other places are not places where the theme of "Old Boy" can be successful. certainly. It doesn't matter whether it is successful or not. These places are copyrights sold directly, and it doesn't matter if you get more or less.

Asia has come full circle, and returned to Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"Old Boy" in Baodao is like in the mainland, re-refreshing all the data that can be refreshed. From Monday to Sunday, the single-day box office in Beijing City was 15.6 million, 18.54 million, 20.01 million, 20.13 million, 21.58 million, and 28.97 million. and NT$27.56 million, rewriting the single-day box office of Beishi (Taipei City).

In the first week, it accumulated 210 million NT dollars in Taiwan, setting the best box office in the history of Taiwan's first film opening week.

"Shao Shuaijun, who missed the Golden Horse Awards, entered the stage aggressively with "Old Boy". It swept NT$210 million in the first week. It has rewritten the pattern of Chinese-language films in Taiwan. We call on Taiwan filmmakers to make good films and make good films. market, but Baodao has fallen, and this is a place where Hollywood blockbusters are everywhere. Now, we can only look forward to Chinese-language movies with the mainland as the leader. Regain lost ground.” ——Reported in the pro-mainland China Times.

"Shao Shuaijun who insulted the Golden Horse Award. Entering the Taiwan film market with "Old Boy" is a premeditated cultural assimilation invasion by the mainland. The policy of non-action and non-intervention by the Taiwan authorities will definitely make the journey of Taiwan's liberalization a hundred times more difficult. We call on audiences on Taiwan Island to resist the invasion of "Old Boy"." ——The Liberty Times, which has always been anti-mainland, sharply criticized.

"Treasure Island distributors have cooperated too much with Golden Harvest. A batch of Taiwan movies, including "Those Years" by Eight Knives, have been promoted by Golden Harvest. Now Golden Harvest has finally revealed the mainland government's intentions. Conspiracy to invade Taiwan with the culture of "Old Boy", and Taiwan's publisher is an accomplice!" - "Apple Daily", a subsidiary of Hong Kong's Next Media, has been in Taiwan for a long time, and it is also anti-mainland.

""Old Boy" has won the favor of audiences in Taiwan with its nostalgic dream concept." ——The neutral "United Daily News" reported fairly.

No matter how clamorous the media in Taiwan is, the audience in Taiwan is enthusiastic. Many people don't care about the government, but are more concerned about whether the movie is good or not. Now Mtime.com has become the largest Chinese-language film exchange website in Asia. Countless Taiwanese netizens check ratings and leave comments on Mtime.com.

"The movie is good, and it is more touching than "Those Years". After watching it, it is not only sad, but also understands a lot. People should live for their dreams, not just for their lives." ——ip display Leave a message for the ghosts of the alien network in Baodao, and give "Old Boy" five stars.

"I watched it as a comedy at first, but I cried when I watched it. My dreams are always buried under the pressure of life. The singing part at the end is really a mess. My friend and I bought a pack Paper towels are not enough at all, I love Shao Shuaijun and Huang Bo." ——The same as the butt bear of Baodao, also gave five stars.

"I think, all the people who cried watching it were people who had dreams. There is an old man on my side who cried all the time watching it, so pitiful." —— ping888 is still five stars.

"Yesterday I was still lamenting the incredibleness of "2012". After watching "Old Boy" today, I suddenly felt that the end of the world is just an excuse for us to escape from reality, which is ridiculous. I will be like a stick brother, even if the dream will not come true. You have to work hard too! Then you can say to yourself very coolly, I have no regrets!" - Palm Tiger said so, not to mention, it is still five stars.

Netizens throughout Asia are rating "Old Boy", and the score has remained at 9.8 without dropping, which is simply a miraculous score.

Treasure Island fell, and Hong Kong was not much better. As the base camp of Golden Harvest, almost half of the movie theaters in the past few years have been purchased by Golden Harvest. Some movie theaters under Dream Chasing Golden Harvest even had only one "Old Boy" showing, and the box office naturally exploded like crazy.

Just on the first day of the filming, on Monday, it reached 4.2 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record for a Hong Kong movie on the first day of its premiere. A week later, it was 32 million Hong Kong dollars, and on Sunday it was 8.6 million Hong Kong dollars in a single day, setting the best premiere week score in the history of Hong Kong movies, and it is an undisputed king.

"Soft and sharp, youth is probably used to be ravaged by reality, and the rest is probably a brother who loves more than gold." - Hong Kong netizen Lost Myself Road, rated five stars on Mtime.com.

"Watching TV dramas, animations and movies for so many years, this is the first time I burst into tears." - Hong Kong netizen liulei123 is still five stars...

Breaking the watch in the mainland and breaking the watch overseas in Asia, this is the one-week journey of "Old Boy", crushing everything.

At 14:00 on December 7, 2009, Mtime.com announced the latest box office statistics of the movie... (To be continued...)

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