Director’s Legend

The mainland film market in 2009 was a record year. In the past, films that were rare in the past 100 million yuan, this year more than ten movies in the mainland have achieved box office of more than 100 million yuan. Among them, "Transformers 2: Come Back" is RMB 422.9 million, which is temporarily equal to "Old Boy", which was released for a week.

And the 60th anniversary gift film "The Founding of the People's Republic" directed by Han Sanye followed closely behind with RMB 41.92 million. Both "October Besieged City" and "Wind Voice" invested by Chasing Dream Golden Harvest have achieved good results of more than 200 million yuan.

However, none of their films did not have the outstanding results created by "Old Boy" in a week. This year, the Chinese film circle is dominated by Shao Shuaijun.

Originally scheduled to be released on December 9th, "The Thorn Tomb" and "Feng Yun 2", as well as the "Three Shots Surprise" released on December 11, the producers and distributors all lamented. You say Shao Shuaijun, you will come back when you come back, anyway, ours is a big production, you will shoot a youth film that costs less than 20 million yuan, what about the schedule conflict.

As a result, a youth film that was less than 20 million yuan earned more than 400 million yuan a week. What kind of trouble is it, and it makes people live?

Tickets for several movies have been sold in advance, and you can’t change the schedule even if you want to change the schedule.

The previous hit "2012" in China was directed by disaster film professional Roland Emmerich, and Columbia Pictures invested more than 200 million US dollars in the disaster blockbuster, which won more than 300 million yuan in the box office in just half a month. . Whether it is the distributors China Film and Television, or the investor Sony Columbia, they are all happy to believe that the film has broken through 400 million yuan and it is not a problem to reach the top of the year.

However, as soon as "Old Boy" was released, "2012" was dying. This week it only got a poor box office of less than 10 million yuan, and it was not able to get a box office of 350 million yuan. Recently, between Summit Entertainment and Sony, the copyright negotiations on Spider-Man have not gone smoothly. Shao Shuaijun is a small revenge, at least making "2012" earn a hundred million yuan less at the box office.

If you include South Korea, Japan and other parts of Asia, the loss of "2012" is even more serious.

Another high-profile blockbuster "Avatar" was granted the distribution rights by Taisheng Culture. Now the person in charge of Taisheng Culture is said to have burnt high incense at home because they originally decided to follow the trend and release it in December. Later, I thought about it. Thinking, the movie is scheduled to be released on January 4th next year.

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

A few happy and sad, "Old Boy" continues to wreak havoc in Asia. After South Korea and Japan have returned to the summit, news of the summit has also come from Malaysia.

The box office record of Chinese-language movies in Malaysia was maintained by "Yangtze River Seven" directed by Zhou Xingxing last year, with a total box office of US$3.69 million. Now, "Old Boy" has unrivalled momentum, not only won the championship next week, but also directly won $2.4 million.

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

"Shao Shuaijun is here again. The miracle of the Chinese director. Southeast Asia is his back garden! "33 Days of Broken Relationship", "Painted Skin", "Inception", he will not leave without taking enough box office from Southeast Asia! "——"Sin Chew Daily".

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

Following the news from Malaysia, there was news from Singapore that "Old Boy" successfully topped the box office champion of the week in Singapore. With 1.95 million Singapore dollars, which is 9.33 million RMB, it strongly squeezed the space of all movies, including Sony's "2012", which was basically drawn from Singapore.

Singapore is almost a country of Chinese people. The taste is naturally the same as that of the Chinese. The disaster blockbuster is quite fresh when you look at it. After watching it, it will be the same. There is no memorable place. Previously, Singapore’s Chinese film market was basically the world of Cheng Long, Xing Ye, Jet Li, and Xing Ye’s "Kung Fu" held the championship record at 4.2 million Singapore dollars.

"Old Boy" does not know whether it can break this record.

"I look forward to the good results of the Stick Brothers in Singapore. The victory of the Chinese director is always better than the casual food of Hollywood here."-"The Straits Times".

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

"Another testimony of China-Thailand friendship. The first week of "Old Boy" is 2,000 baht in the country. This is the best result in a Chinese film. Thai films have in-depth cooperation with Dream Chasing Golden Harvest. We look forward to more and more Chinese films entering Thailand. Looking forward to Dreaming Jiahe to help more Thai films enter the Chinese market."-"World Daily".

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

No matter how you evaluate this movie, whether it is 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 set sail, and it is destined to represent Chinese movies and impact 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 in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.

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

And because of beliefs and customs, the Middle East and other places are not where the theme of "Old Boy" can be successful. Of course, it doesn't matter whether you succeed or not. These places are all directly sold copyrights, and it doesn't matter if you get more or less.

After traveling around Asia, I returned to Hong Kong and Treasure Island.

"Old Boy" on the treasure island is like the mainland, refreshing all the data that can be refreshed. The single-day box office in Beijing from Monday to Sunday is 15.6 million, 18.54 million, 2001 million, 21.3 million, 21.58 million, and 28.97 million. And NT$27.56 million, rewrite the single-day box office in Taipei City (Taipei City).

In the first week, it accumulates NT$210 million in Taiwan, setting the best box office for the premiere week in the history of Treasure Island.

"Shao Shuaijun, who missed the Golden Horse Awards, entered the stage aggressively with "Old Boy" and swept NT$210 million in the first week, rewriting the pattern of Chinese-language movies on Treasure Island. We call on the filmmakers of Treasure Island to do a good job in making films. The market, but the treasure island has fallen. This is the place where Hollywood blockbusters are vertical and horizontal. Now, we can only look forward to the Chinese-language movies led by the mainland to regain lost ground." —Reported by the pro-mainland China Times.

"Shao Shuaijun, who insulted the Golden Horse Award, entered the film market on Baodao with "Old Boy". This is a premeditated cultural assimilation invasion by the mainland. The policy of inaction and non-intervention by the Baodao authorities will surely make the journey of liberalization of the island a hundred times more difficult. , Calling on the audience on the treasure island to resist the invasion of "Old Boy"."-A sharp attack from the anti-mainland "Freedom Times".

"The distributor of Baodao has too much cooperation with Dream Chasing Golden Harvest. A batch of Baodao movies, headed by Eight Knives of "Those Years", has been promoted by Dream Chasing Golden Harvest. Now Chasing Dream Golden Harvest has finally revealed the mainland government’s The conspiracy is to invade the culture of "Old Boy", and the publisher of Baodao is an accomplice!"-"Apple Daily", a subsidiary of Hong Kong One Media, moved to Baodao very early, and it was also anti-mainland.

""Old Boy" won the favor of the audience on the treasure island with the concept of nostalgic dreams."-The neutral "United Daily News" reported fairly.

Regardless of how the media on Baodao clamored, the audience on Baodao was enthusiastic. Many people didn't care about the government. They were more concerned about whether the movie was good or not. Now Mtime.com has become the largest Chinese-language film exchange website in Asia, and countless treasure island netizens are reviewing ratings and messages on Mtime.com.

"The movie is good-looking, and it is even more moving than "Those Years". After watching it, it is not only sad, but also understands a lot. People should live for their dreams, not live for the sake of living."-IP Display Leave a message for the alien ghost of Treasure Island, and gave "Old Boy" five stars.

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

"I think all the people who have cried are people who once cherished dreams. There is an old man on my side who cried all of them, and he was very pitiful."-ping888 is still five stars.

"Yesterday I was still sighing the incredible of "2012". After watching "Old Boy" today, I suddenly felt that those apocalyptic days were just excuses for us to escape reality, which was ridiculous. I would be like a stick brother, even if the dream will not come true. Work hard too! Then you can tell yourself very coolly, I don't have any regrets!"-The Palm Tiger said so, but it still has five stars.

Netizens across Asia are scoring "Old Boy", and the score remains at 9.8, which has never dropped. It is a miraculous score.

With the fall of Baodao, Hong Kong is not much better. As the base camp of Dreaming Golden Harvest, almost half of the movie theaters in recent years have been purchased by Dreaming Golden Harvest. In the movie theaters of Chasing Dream Jiahe, there is even only one "Old Boy" showing, and the box office is naturally exploding like crazy.

On the first day of the painting, Monday, it reached 4.2 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking the box office record for the premiere day of Hong Kong films. A week later, 32 million Hong Kong dollars, and 8.6 million Hong Kong dollars a day on Sunday, set the best premiere week performance in Hong Kong film history, an undisputed king.

"Soft and sharp, youth is mostly used to be ravaged by reality, and the rest is probably the brother who loves Jin Jian."-Hong Kong netizen lost his way of self and scored five stars on Time.com.

"Watching TV series, watching animation, watching movies for so many years, for the first time I burst into tears."-Hong Kong netizen liulei123 is still five stars...

The mainland explodes, and Asia explodes overseas. This is the one-week journey of "Old Boy", crushing everything.

At 14:00 on December 7, 2009, Time.com released the latest box office statistics of the movie... (to be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)