Director’s Legend

"What height does "Old Boy" have to reach before it will stop? Can James Cameron's five-year sword-hardened "Avatar" also stop it?" Monday, December 21, 2009, "Yomiuri", Japan "News" once again reported "Old Boy".

On December 16, the most anticipated blockbuster of the year, Cameron’s latest work, the masterpiece "Avatar" with an investment of more than US$500 million, began to attack the global box office. A total of four versions of "Avatar" are IMAX-3D version, IMAX version, 3D version and normal version released simultaneously.

If there is no summer file "IMAX-3D Yupu Tuan", this will be the world's first live-action IMAX-3D movie. It's a pity that the title of number one has been lost, as if losing a layer of halo.

During the three-day weekend in North America from December 18th to 20th, "Avatar" reached the top with $70 million, far behind the second place "Old Boy"'s $15 million. But this warm start, despite sweeping a lot of movies, was not amazing at all. I'm sorry for the $500 million production cost.

Especially since IMAX-3D has become a thing of the past, IMAX-3D live-action movies appeared half a year ago. The effect of "Avatar" indeed surpassed "IMAX-3D Yupu Tuan" by ten times, but the sensational effect of technological innovation is gone. The response was not as strong as Shao Shuaijun’s memory in his previous life.

Especially in Asia, in some places, "Avatar" has not even played "Old Boy". In many Asian countries, there is no IMAX-3D theater or even IMAX theater. Nowadays, even the first gimmick is gone. The power of "Avatar" It is powerless to make it.

However, "Avatar" is still exquisitely produced, sweeping the world, this week is "Avatar" week. It's not that it's not strong enough, but it's not as strong as everyone thought. When "Avatar" comes out, it's like a **** descending to the world, killing everything.

Even in Asia, "Old Boy" and "Avatar" are evenly divided.

"Old Boy" received US$18 million overseas in Asia, and "Avatar" received US$29 million. The gap is not as huge as expected. Everyone is waiting for "Avatar" to kill "Old Boy" perfectly, but in the third week of "Old Boy", it still grabbed the perfect number of 18 million.

Especially in Japan, "Old Boy" once again won 1.6 billion yen, accumulating the total box office to 5.4 billion yen, and squeezed the 1.55 billion yen opening performance of "Avatar". That's why "Yomiuri Shimbun" exclaimed, who can stop "Old Boy".

In China, "Avatar" has not been released, and it is still the world of "Old Boy", with 105 million yuan a week and a total box office of 718.9 million yuan, equivalent to 105.29 million US dollars. It became the first film in the mainland to exceed 100 million U.S. dollars. This time spent 19 days, and the fastest to break 700 million yuan, this time took 21 days.

"The Thorn Tomb", "Feng Yun 2" and "Three Shots Surprise" are as expected, drowning under the edge of "Old Boy". As of Monday 21st, three weeks later, "Old Boy" had a global box office of $290 million. In such crazy box office, after Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu kissed goodbye, they left for the United States to shoot a movie.

Christmas, spent in snowflakes, the crew has been prepared, after this holiday, it will officially start.

From December 25th to 27th, 2009, "Avatar" once again won the North American box office champion with US$68 million. "Old Boy" has no potential. It only collected US$5 million, hanging at the 10th place in the weekend box office. In the end, the three-week course of North America is the entire course of "Old Boy".

In Europe, Australia and Africa, "Old Boy" has also moved towards the final time, with a combined harvest of less than US$4 million. In the "Avatar" sweep, helplessly out. The traditional position of "Old Boy", Asia, also showed the problem of insufficient stamina. In the fourth week, the Asian overseas box office totaled 6 million U.S. dollars, and it was announced that it had officially entered the painting time.

In mainland China, the box office in the fourth week was 48 million yuan, and the total box office reached 766.9 million yuan. Now it’s up to the fifth week to get the 800 million yuan mark, because "Avatar" will land next week. China now. So far, "Old Boy" has a global box office of 313 million US dollars.

After the New Year's Day, the new week, Dreaming Entertainment’s public relations were in place, and in conjunction with the above, they gave the enterprises and institutions a movie-watching index. As a result, "Old Boy" once again won 33.5 million yuan and reached the top box office champion for the fifth time , With a total box office of RMB 80.4 million, breaking through the RMB 800 million mark, and it took 35 days.

The overseas box office has all been drawn, which means that the global box office of "Old Boy" will stop at 321 million US dollars.

So far, "Old Boy" refreshed the box office of Chinese films.

Chinese-language films recorded RMB 80.4 million in the Mainland (the screening has not yet ended, but there are not many box-offices to increase).

Chinese-language movies recorded NT$540 million on Treasure Island.

Chinese-language films recorded 75 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.

Chinese-language movies recorded 6.44 billion yen in Japan.

Chinese-language movies recorded 4.9 million movie-viewers in South Korea.

Chinese-language films recorded 5.3 million Singapore dollars in Singapore.

Chinese-language movies recorded US$6.6 million in Malaysia.

Chinese-language movies recorded 75 million baht in Thailand.

Chinese-language films recorded 1.8 million US dollars in Vietnam.

Chinese-language movies recorded US$2.45 million in the Philippines.

Chinese-language films recorded 2.1 million US dollars in Indonesia.

Chinese-language films recorded 1.5 million US dollars in India.

Chinese-language films recorded US$1.15 million in Switzerland.

Chinese-language movies recorded US$321 million worldwide!

""Old Boy" is the most outstanding Chinese film at the box office in the 21st century. Shao Shuaijun is the most outstanding commercial director of the 21st century!"-the front page headline of Mtime.com.

In order to demonstrate the status of "Old Boy" in Chinese-language movies, Mtime.com produced the "Global Box Office Ranking of Chinese-language Movies" especially on New Year's Day, and this list will be updated every year in the future. At the same time, there are also sub-lists of Chinese-language movies in various countries and regions under the list, such as "Chinese-language Movies Box Office Rankings in Mainland China", "Chinese-language Movies Box Office Rankings in Hong Kong, China", "Chinese-language Movies North American Box Office Rankings", " Global Box Office Ranking of Chinese Directors.

The first issue of "Global Box Office Ranking of Chinese-language Movies": In 2009, "Old Boy" directed by Shao Shuaijun reached the top with US$321 million.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li Yu ranked second with US$213 million.

In 2006, "Painted Skin" directed by Shao Shuaijun ranked third with 203 million US dollars.

In 2002, "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou was fourth at $177 million.

In 2009, Bai Jifei's "IMAX-3D Jade Group" was US$135 million fifth.

In 2008, Wu Yusen's "On the Red Cliff" was $128 million sixth.

In 2009, "Under the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen was seventh at $123 million.

In 2005, "Source Code" directed by Shao Shuaijun was $108 million eighth.

In 2004, "Kung Fu" directed by Zhou Xingxing was $101 million ninth.

In 2004, Zhang Yimou's "Ambush on Ten Sides" was $92 million tenth.

Among them, Shao Shuaijun alone has three films selected, and he controls the first, third, and eighth. His performance in Chinese-language films tops all directors.

The first sub-list "Chinese Directors Global Box Office Ranking" was also released in real time: In 2007, Shao Shuaijun's "Inception" reached the top with US$922.5 million.

In 2000, "Mission Impossible 2" directed by Wu Yusen ranked second with 546 million US dollars.

In 2009, "Fast and Furious 4" directed by Lin Yibin ranked third with $363 million.

In 2009, Shao Shuaijun's "Old Boy" directed 321 million US dollars fourth.

In 2008, "500 Days with Summer" directed by Shao Shuaijun was $320 million fifth.

In 1997, Wu Yusen's "Change Face" directed at $245.6 million was sixth.

In 2003, Li Yu's "Hulk" directed at $245 million was seventh.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li Yu was the eighth with 213 million dollars.

In 2006, "Painted Skin" directed by Shao Shuaijun was 203 million dollars ninth.

In 2005, "Brokeback Mountain" directed by Li Yu was the tenth with 178 million dollars.

In 2002, "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou was the eleventh with $177 million.

In 2006, Lin Yibin's "Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo Drift" was US$158 million 12th.

In 1996, "Broken Arrow" directed by Wu Yusen was the thirteenth with 150 million dollars.

In 2009, "IMAX-3D Jade Group" directed by Bai Jifei was the 14th with US$135 million.

In 1995, Li Yu's "Emotion and Reason" was 134 million US dollars 15th.

In 2008, "On the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen was $128 million sixteenth.

In 2009, "Under the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen was the seventeenth with $123 million.

In 2009, Shao Shuaijun's "Punching Heart" was 120 million dollars eighteenth.

In 2006, "Reaper is Coming 3" directed by Huang Yiyu was 113 million dollars nineteenth.

In 2000, "Reaper is Coming" directed by Huang Yiyu was $112 million for the twentieth.

In 2005, "Source Code" directed by Shao Shuaijun was $108 million 21.

In 2004, "Kung Fu" directed by Zhou Xingxing was $101 million 22nd.

In this list, there are a total of 22 Chinese-directed films with more than 100 million US dollars. Shao Shuaijun ranks first with six, and four of them are in the top ten. Wu Yusen is the second in five books, Li Yu is the third in four books, and Chinese-American Lin Yibin and Huang Yiyu are two, Zhang Yimou, Zhou Xingxing, and Bai Jifei each have one.

In addition to the sub-list of "Chinese Directors Global Box Office Ranking", the sub-lists of Chinese films in various countries and regions have also come out. Except for the records of old boys, the rest of the countries and regions only count those with a box office of more than one million.

A Chinese-language movie was recorded in North America, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is $128 million.

A Chinese-language movie was recorded in the UK, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" for US$12.77 million.

Chinese-language film was recorded in Australia, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was 11.14 million Australian dollars (amendment: the previous "IMAX-3D Jade Group" broke the record of tripolar film).

Chinese-language films were recorded in France with 4.6 million views of Painted Skin.

Chinese-language films were recorded in Germany, with 2 million views of "Painted Skin".

Chinese-language movies were recorded in Spain, with 2.46 million views of "Dragon Fighting Tiger" (starring Bruce Lee in 1973)

The Chinese-language film was recorded in Poland, with 12.78 million person-times of "Shaolin Temple".

A Chinese-language movie was recorded in Sweden, "Painted Skin" was $1.2 million.

A Chinese-language movie was recorded in Mexico, "Painted Skin" for $1.3 million.

A Chinese-language film was recorded in Italy, "Painted Skin" was $6 million.

Chinese film recorded in Greece, "Painted Skin", US$1.25 million.

A Chinese-language movie was recorded in Russia, with a value of US$1.05 million for "Hero".

A Chinese-language movie was recorded in the UAE, and "Hero" was US$1 million.

After a large number of data investigations, Mtime.com released the "Global Box Office Ranking of Chinese-language Movies" after strict typesetting, which immediately ignited the focus of attention of the Chinese. Chinese movies have gone through so many years, but there has never been a systematic and authoritative list of Chinese-language movies, which also leaves many movie audiences unable to know the current status of Chinese movies in the world.

Finally, Mtime.com opened this precedent.

In this regard, countless netizens argued all night and finally selected the three most outstanding directors of Chinese-language movies, known as the "Three Musketeers of Chinese-language Movies".

Li Yu, a swordsman from Baodao, Wu Yusen, a Hong Kong swordsman, and Shao Shuaijun, a mainland swordsman.

The director of the Three Musketeers almost provoked half of the Chinese electronic music!

Of these three directors, Wu Yusen was the most brilliant in the 1990s, Li Yu was the most brilliant in the first half of this century, and Shao Shuaijun is the most brilliant now! Mtime.com also follows the trend. The three directors' profiles are crowned with the title of Three Musketeers. It can almost be said that this is a semi-official title. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)