That is to say, if Japanese theaters discuss tonight and decide to change the screening schedule, American theaters will receive the news while it is still daytime in the United States. It is indeed possible that this will lead to changes in the . film schedule. You know, Saint Seiya, as a Japanese-invested movie, is actually not very popular in the United States. Dentsu America also invested a lot of money and made countless efforts, relying on non-weekend releases, and finally managed to get 30% of the screening time in the United States. The idea is to go the word-of-mouth route, accumulate word-of-mouth, and then expand the screening schedule on weekends. This is the logic behind many mid-sized American film screenings. But, this is subject to certain conditions. The premise is that the film does not collapse when it premieres in Japan. At least the film scheduling can't be broken. But the reality is cruel.
By the second day, Saint Seiya had only earned 2000 million at the box office, with an overall box office of no more than 2 million, and an attendance rate of only 15%. Anyone can understand that this drama has become a flop, at least in Japan. If the gambling agreement is not initiated and the screening schedule is allowed to be reduced, it means that Dentsu has given up. It is hard to say whether the distributors in the United States can still fight for 30% of the screening schedule. "The issue of film scheduling..." Xiongshan Mingdu spoke. But he only said the beginning and then paused. He was also very confused. From the beginning of launching this film project, Xiongshan Mingdu knew that this was not a simple film project. Throughout last year, he attracted a lot of people with this project and relied on an investment of 80 billion yuan, and gradually established his own system. I have more and more friends in the entertainment industry. But at this moment. Xiongshan Nadu found that he had been brought up by "Saint Seiya", but he was also tied up by this project... If this project fails... Many thoughts flashed through Xiongshan Mingdu's mind. Eventually we have to face reality. He frowned, pondered again and again, and then spoke slowly. "It's not the time to give up yet. The Saint Seiya project itself was built based on the Hollywood system. It's normal that it doesn't fit the Japanese market." "The primary goal now is to ensure the normal opening of American theaters. Since the Japanese schedule has the potential to be marketed to the United States, we should also stabilize the Japanese schedule." Then, Xiongshan Mingdu changed the subject.
"However, there is no need to maintain the current schedule. We can just activate the minimum bet in the contract and guarantee 40% of the schedule." As Xiongshan Mingdu spoke. End of the meeting. The end of this meeting also affected the theater meetings. Finally, after "Saint Seiya" activated the gambling agreement in the theater contract, the next day's screening data was finally released. "Saint Seiya" 40%, "Battle Royale" 55%, and other movies 5%. Chapter 75: Victory and Defeat two days Passed by. "Saint Seiya" ended its premiere in the United States with an attendance rate of 5% and an astonishing single-day box office of $50. No one is discussing the outcome of the two movies, "Saint Seiya" and "Battle Royale". Everyone is raving about Battle Royale because audiences love it. Everyone is madly criticizing "Saint Seiya" for ruining the original work, because the audience also loves to watch it. Both movies were very popular in the media and on the Internet. But in terms of box office, there is a world of difference between the two. Compared with the plummeting box office of "Saint Seiya", the box office of "Battle Royale" has been soaring. After the film schedule was increased, even on weekdays, it directly cut 3 million yen in box office revenue. Even more exaggerated is the growth curve of "Battle Royale". Most movies peak quickly after they are released and then go downhill all the way, but "Battle Royale" keeps going up, getting higher every day, and it's still unclear where the peak is. As of today, the box office has reached a new record, reaching 4 million yen in a single day. As a result, the total box office of the entire movie reached 9 million yen. Following this trend, we can expect revenue to exceed 1 billion in a single day this weekend. Once the box office breaks 1 billion this weekend, then even after the weekend peak, according to the mainstream speculation of the entire Japanese film market, the box office of the entire movie will be heading towards 10 billion. With a cost of 1 million, aiming for billion. What is this concept? As the saying goes, if the profit is doubled, capital will dare to trample on all human laws. If the profit is tripled, capital will dare to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged. And now. The miracle of creating a hundredfold profit is happening right before your eyes. During this period, not only Ping Qingshan was overwhelmed with celebratory calls, but even his cheap father was constantly answering various celebratory calls.
But in this seemingly busy process. Being at the absolute core of the entire world, Ping Qingshan rarely gets some time to rest. The dust has settled. Many resources will come to him on their own without him having to ask for them. It is said that it is difficult to provide timely assistance, but easy to add icing on the cake. Therefore, after a busy day's work, Ping Qingshan got off work early today, which was a rare occasion. ~~~ Soon after returning home. It started to rain lightly in Tokyo. The rain in November is not as heavy as in summer. It drips lightly, like smoke and fog, gently falling in every corner. Under the eaves, raindrops gathered into strings, dripping on the stone bricks, as if telling something. Ping Qingshan sat in front of the window on the second floor, staring at the hazy rain scene outside the window, with a lot of thoughts in his mind. The house was filled with the faint fragrance of tea, which he brewed himself. A sip of hot tea warms my heart. At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door. Ping Qingshan looked down through the second-floor window and felt something strange. "Eiriri?" On the rainy street, Ying Lili was holding an umbrella, a stack of newspapers, and a two-layer lunch box, leaning against the wall and carefully ringing the doorbell. A few minutes later. At the kotatsu table in the living room, Hirakiyosugi and Eriri sat facing each other. In the lunch box, there is the most common curry in Japan. This was brought by Eriri to Ping Qingshan, who said she made it herself to celebrate the success of his movie. I also brought a stack of newspapers. Ping Qingshan opened the lunch box, and the aroma of curry instantly filled the entire living room. It was obvious that it had just been served out of the pot. It looks steaming hot and very tempting during this winter rain outside. Ping Qingshan, who originally didn't feel very hungry, suddenly felt hungry. In Eriri's expectant expression.
He took the spoon and started eating. "Is it tasty?" Ping Qingshan nodded. The curry tasted even better than he had imagined. The rich aroma and taste made him admire it. He guessed that the girl had hired a substitute, and the curry was probably made by her mother. "The curry is delicious." Ping Qingshan said sincerely. "My mom made it for me last time and I thought it was delicious, so I learned how to make it today." Watching the man wolfing down the food, the girl's eyes narrowed into crescents. Then she thought of something and pointed to the newspaper at hand. "Senior, the newspapers are praising you for your great movie, have you seen it?" Ping Qingshan shook his head. As a member of the younger generation of Chinese people, he was born without the habit of reading newspapers. But actually in Japan. Even after 23 years, the sales of the newspaper are still high. The specific reasons are also very abstract. Because most of Japan's TV stations are controlled by newspapers, in order to ensure the newspapers' revenue, other TV stations, except for Japan's state-owned NHK, basically do not broadcast news. Even if it is broadcast, it is usually one or two days after the news appears, and experts or artists are invited to provide relevant interpretations. Therefore, if you want to obtain real first-hand information and the latest news, whether it is political news or industry news, you can only go through newspapers. "I knew you didn't read it, so I collected the newspapers from the past two days." “What are you collecting this for?” Ping Qingshan was very confused. "Collect them. Don't you think they are meaningful?" As a stay-at-home girl, collecting seems to be something engraved in Eriri's mind. In her opinion, collecting reports on Ping Qingshan is a very meaningful thing. Not only collecting, she also plans to learn how to make clippings and give them to Ping Qingshan as a gift at the end of the year. Although Ping Qingshan doesn't think these newspapers have any collection value. But after dinner and washing up, I still grabbed one to read. Eriri was packing up her lunch box on the side. At first glance, she looks like a good wife and mother. What Eriri said, "Everyone in the newspapers is praising you," is actually a bit exaggerated. Mainstream newspapers don’t have a large entertainment section, and there’s even less content about “Battle Royale.” But it’s understandable.
The first newspaper he read was the Asahi Keizai Shimbun, which originally specialized in economic news but has developed into an all-round comprehensive newspaper today. As the name suggests, this newspaper owns shares in TV Asahi and is one of the behind-the-scenes bosses of TV Asahi. Asahi TV is considered the hometown of Oyama Nada. Therefore, in the entertainment section, the largest space is still given to Saint Seiya. However, because of the explosive word-of-mouth, the newspapers dare not praise the movie for the sake of face. It just boasted about the release of Saint Seiya in the United States, without mentioning the . box office at all, and only showed a few interviews with Americans that no one knew whether they were true or not.