Chapter 62 Final Box Office
"Who said "Nightclub" is a bad movie? I like it very much..."
"Yes, this movie is very funny. I almost had a cramp in my stomach last time I laughed in the cinema..."
"It's so unkind. This is deliberately suppressing us young people. What's wrong with high school students? The movies made by high school students still make a big movie, and the runner-up on the box office list is a proof..."
"I want to support my idol, so I decided to watch "Nightclub" again tomorrow night..."
"Who is your idol?"
"Of course it's... Zhang Xiaoming!"
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Criticism in newspapers and magazines is rampant, but the public doesn’t think so, especially many young people, because the actors in this movie are basically handsome men and beautiful women. Although it is a comedy, it is not a bad idea to regard it as an idol drama.
Moreover, Li Xiaohu, the director of "Nightclub", is also a high school student. He is regarded as an idol by many young people and is full of gimmicks. The most important thing is that everyone does think "Nightclub" is very good, so of course he will feel very angry about the scolding in the newspaper.
However, at this time, the Internet in China was not very developed, and there were few people who liked to express their opinions on the Internet. Even if everyone was angry, there was no channel to vent. So some impulsive young people directly expressed their support with their actions. Those who called their friends went to the cinema again to contribute to the box office of "Nightclub".
In fact, media reports are not all criticisms, and some people say justice. The famous film critic Zhang Kexiang wrote: "The box office of "Nightclub" fell by 10 million. This data is actually very normal and is not worth making a fuss. Moreover, there are many reasons. The most important one is that the release of the big-production kung fu film "Horizha" seriously squeezed the release of "Nightclub"... In fact, as long as you look at the attendance rate, you can know that "Nightclub" still has great potential..."
"... "Horse Knife" won the championship in just 4 days after it was released, successfully receiving a box office of up to 35 million yuan, but the total investment of this kung fu masterpiece is as high as 30 million rmb, and the actors' pay alone accounts for more than half of the film. In terms of profitability alone, it is far from "Nightclub" with a cost of less than 100,000..."
"The glory of kung fu films is about to pass. The public has watched kung fu films for more than ten years. After all, it is boring. Therefore, a small-cost comedy "Nightclub" can emerge and make a breakthrough when blockbusters gather... "
"The so-called big-scale kung fu films actually account for more than half of the total investment of the entire movie, or even more than that. This model is undoubtedly very unhealthy... The development of Chinese films is worrying..."
The previous little support for "Nightclub" has gradually evolved into a criticism of the entire Chinese film. However, the development of Chinese films in this world is indeed a bit abnormal. Kung Fu films are popular, and more than half of the movies are Hard Bridge Horse Kung Fu films every year.
Why do you make kung fu movies? Because it makes money, it rarely loses money.
For example, the box office of the kung fu blockbuster "Iron Fist" seems to be worse than that of "Nightclub", but the crew of "Iron Fist" still holds celebrations because they still have no overseas box office statistics. Especially after the release of North America, the US dollar collected, which is converted into rmb, is often more than doubled than the total domestic box office. Even if various taxes are excluded, they will still make a lot of money.
In terms of return alone, "Nightclub" has already been a movie that has 99% of the world's largest movies, and is a classic case of fighting for big things with small things.
Chapter completed!