Chapter 498 "District 9" comes to earn achievements again

Chen Jingxing's global road show lasted until February 24. It can be said that he escorted "WALL-E" all the way to "Lingshan" and also attended the 91st Oscar Awards Dinner.

Of course, his escort has indeed achieved fruitful results. After a series of previous market preparations, "Wall-E" burst out with strong power on mainstream social media, which also allowed Universal Pictures to finally obtain 3,500 in North America.

The opening size of a theater.

This is more than 500 theaters more than the number of theaters where "Kung Fu Panda" premiered.

Of course, this also depends on the fact that North America is in the slowest off-season of the year.

February in China usually has the highest box office in the whole year due to the Spring Festival period. For example, this year there are still four days until the end of February, but the box office for the whole month has exceeded 11 billion, setting a new record in the mainland market ahead of schedule.

Monthly box office record.

The North American movie market in February has the so-called "Super Bowl" effect, and the box office is dismal, making it the slowest month of the year.

At the same time, there are not many blockbusters.

This will create a vicious cycle. The more off-season it is, the more blockbusters must be avoided. The fewer blockbusters there are, the weaker the film market will be.

The North American market in February this year was even lower than the same period last year. Until the release of "Wall-E", a total of 480 million U.S. dollars was generated in the 21 days of the month, which is equivalent to more than 3 billion yuan. You must know that this is the entire North American market 20

Total box office for the day.

Because of this, "WALL-E" was so popular among theaters that it was able to secure 3,500 theaters to open.

Tian Xinye is held back by his appearance. This is the norm for directors. For example, Wen Muye, who made his debut last year with "I'm Not the God of Medicine", most ordinary viewers don't know and don't care.

Either you are a genius, a genius, young and promising, or you are an actor yourself, or at least you have to be good-looking.

In fact, last year's "Kung Fu Panda" also benefited from this success, but this year's dismal performance is far greater than last year's.

Zhang Yi's image and acting style have determined that it is difficult for him to become a first-line superstar.

But after all, "Gravity" and "The Matrix" actually won technical awards. There was only one heavyweight award for Best Director, and the most watched actor award still didn't win.

Zhang Yi subconsciously touched the wig. He was currently filming the gift film "Under the Taihang Mountains" and had a short haircut. It was obviously not suitable for an award ceremony, so he bought a wig.

If your acting skills are too high, then you will have thousands of people with thousands of faces. Thousands of people with thousands of faces are suitable for supporting roles. Real superstars, or first-line actors who can carry the box office must have their own irreplaceable personal characteristics, and even be able to put their own brand on the characters.

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The audience likes to watch Sun Li and Jin Dong, and they like to go to the cinema to contribute to the box office for actors such as Xing Ye, Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, etc. Obviously, it is not just to see their thousands of faces.

The so-called audience connection essentially refers to some distinctive personal qualities of an actor that make the audience like him.

However, "District 9" has given him a lot of blessings. At least he has a lot more film appointments, especially commercial blockbusters, and his acting career is wider than that of most first-line actors.

"It's coming soon. It's estimated that the filming will be completed by the end of next month."

And it’s impossible for DreamWorks to get too many nominations.

Naturally, it will also influence Lei Jiayin to come to Chen Jingxing to film "Interstellar".

After staying in the United States for two days, Chen Jingxing ushered in the Oscar event.

The acting skills are just adequate.

Domestic media also sent many reporters to interview, so you can imagine that this red carpet will definitely gain a lot of space.

Zhang Yi has been pushed to the forefront of the limelight again. Actors are the people who are well-known to the audience, regardless of whether they are fans of Zhang Yi. Of course, Zhang Yi actually has no fans. Anyway, the public is very concerned about it.

Although "Wall-E" does not have the panda calling card advantage of "Kung Fu Panda", it also has its own advantages, that is, there are few dialogues and lines, and rich body language and action scenes.

Thanks to the dual effects of online marketing and the lackluster nature of other films, "WALL-E" earned US$17.8 million on its opening day on the 22nd.

A synonym for "Thousands of People and Thousand Faces" is that the drama is embarrassing, has no commercial value, and is a golden supporting role.

People like the new and hate the old. In the past, because of many failed attempts at the Olympics, the Oscar complex has not faded away.

At the awards night, Chen Jingxing naturally sat with the main creative staff of "District 9".

Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, as well as the heavyweight Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture.

Obviously, in the off-season of February, there are no movies worth looking forward to in theaters, which makes the movie-loving moviegoers in North America a little frustrated.

There are many movie stars in Berlin and Venice in China, but they are not first-line actors.

Unlike comic-book blockbusters that are beginning to decline, Hollywood's comic-book animated films are producing masterpieces frequently.

A-list male actors usually have to have distinctive personal characteristics, and their personal characteristics are likeable and popular with the audience, so that they can have box office appeal.

So it's not surprising that he was dubbed by Lei Jiayin.

"Inception" and "Panda" were both pushed out of the competition early, but "District 9" received six nominations.

Originally, as time goes by, Oscars will gradually be disenchanted in China, but Chen Jingxing's award only accelerated this process.

Batman, a more "realistic" hero, is very suitable for extending in-depth issues. The animated film "Batman: A New Age" has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%, while "Wall-E" only has a 95% score.

Similar to Wen Muye, Tian Xinye is basically shrouded in Chen Jingxing's halo. It was "District 9" that made him famous a lot.

But the hope is not great, because this year's Oscar for the best animated feature film has basically been locked: "Batman: A New Age."

This not only makes the dubbing work of "Wall-E" much simpler, but also makes it easier to overcome language barriers, making it easier for the audience to feel immersed.

Moreover, Tian Xinye is the least famous director at DreamWorks. Not to mention Chen Jingxing and Wu Jing, Guo Fan is far more famous than them.

But when Chen Jingxing conquered the Oscars with "Gravity" and "The Matrix" and even won the Best Director, the domestic pursuit of Oscars faded a lot.

Although the combined total of these three DreamWorks movies cannot match the success of "Gravity" and "The Matrix" two years ago, they have still reignited domestic interest in Oscars.

This is also the first time that DreamWorks has competed for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film.

As nominees, Zhang Yi and Tian Xinye also rushed to Los Angeles the day before the awards show.

This animated film, which has been widely praised online, has given the North American film market a sense of relief after a long drought.

Tian Xinye is currently filming "Sky Eagle Warrior", but fortunately most of the filming scenes are in the greenhouse, with many special effects shots. On the basis that the crew does not stop working, as a director, he can also find time to attend the awards.

Wan Qian is filming the web drama "Once Upon a Time on Earth: Overture". Director Wen Zhian is a newcomer and the shooting cycle is somewhat delayed. However, it is rare for an actor to attend an awards ceremony like the Oscars, so Wen Zhian still gave Wan Qian two days off.

"How's it going? When will "Under the Taihang Mountains" be finished?" Chen Jingxing asked Zhang Yi.

"Whoever plays the role is her/him" is actually the highest praise for a first-line actor.

Many people even think that "The God of Medicine" is a movie made by Xu Zheng or Ning Hao.

And this will affect the filming of the platter movie "My 1949", and thus the subsequent filming of "Beacon Fire Cloud Mountain".

"Director Chen, Lao Lei said that even if he rejects "Feng Huo Yun Shan", he will not give up "Interstellar"."

The nominees are "District 9", "Inception" and "Kung Fu Panda".

Zhang Yi also participated in "Under the Taihang Mountain", playing a supporting role supporting Lei Jiayin, but I heard that the role was quite heavy, and he could be regarded as the second male lead.

In the face of this film, which many media call the best-looking superhero movie in the decade, there is no doubt that "Kung Fu Panda" will not win any awards.

The goal of "Wall-E" is already reaching the US$200 million mark, making it a veritable rescue project.

Chen Jingxing was a little relieved. The reason why he was concerned about the filming cycle of "Under the Taihang Mountains" was mainly because the film encountered some difficulties during the filming and the construction schedule was somewhat delayed.

The next day, Saturday, it grossed 23.16 million U.S. dollars again, and the cumulative box office in two days exceeded 40 million. This opening was even better than "Kung Fu Panda."

Although Zhang Yi's acting skills can't be said to be perfect for thousands of people, it is obviously not up to the standards of first-line actors who can compete at the box office.

Of course, the main issue is appearance. Directors work behind the scenes. It is usually difficult to be as famous as Chen Jingxing, Wu Jing, Chen Sicheng, Ning Hao or those famous directors of the fifth generation.

Therefore, "Inception" was sacrificed. Universal did not push it hard and only received two nominations for technical awards, namely Best Sound Editing and Best Original Screenplay.

"Kung Fu Panda" is the only foreign language animation nominated for Best Animated Feature Film.

After all, "District 9" was released in May last year, so the topic and popularity are time-sensitive.

However, "The Matrix II", which had the highest box office in North America last year, did not receive an Oscar nomination. American awards, or most awards in the world, are "discriminatory" against sequel movies. After the first film is awarded an award, the sequel generally does not

Will be given a chance.

This time Universal has mainly focused on "District 9" to win awards. After all, this is a co-production jointly produced by DreamWorks and Universal, and it is also the winner of the Cannes Palme d'Or, so it is obviously the most likely to win it.

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Lei Jiayin is the leading actor in these three dramas and was almost seamlessly included in the cast.

Therefore, the biggest concern in China is whether Zhang Yi can become the first Chinese Oscar winner in history. In contrast, Tian Xinye's Best Director and "District 9" Best Picture wins are not so popular.

Including Wan Qian, who plays the heroine.

Of course, the other main creative actors of "District 9" are also here.

As the saying goes, once is born, twice is familiar, since DreamWorks was shortlisted for the Oscars in 2016, DreamWorks has basically been a participant in the Hollywood awards season every year.

It stands to reason that Zhang Yigui is the third Best Actor at Cannes in China's history, and that he won almost all major domestic awards last year. He should have risen to the top of the list long ago, but it's a pity that the market is not measured by awards.

Tian Xinye was full of praise: "Lao Lei is very loyal."

"However, he also said that liquidated damages will still be demanded from you when the time comes, and he has offended National Film Group, and he is afraid that he will be stationed at DreamWorks in the future."

Chen Jingxing rolled his eyes: "Why do you still have to rely on me? Let's forget it. I will replace his role this time when I go back."

Several people were joking while waiting for the awards to begin.
Chapter completed!