You don't understand the happiness of the director

I just finished chatting with Kevin Tsujihara, and good news came from China. The domestic box office of "The Adventures of Li Xianji" exceeded 1 billion! Becoming the fourth billion-rated movie this year!

Of course, this result is not unexpected, it is completely expected. The once unattainable box office of one billion has become increasingly out of reach for Chinese-language films.

Feng Xiaogang is ready to become the next billion-dollar director. "Private Customization" has returned to his comfort zone. It is also the most popular comedy among the audience. With his old friend Ge You and new friend Fan Weidandan, it is unbreakable. One billion is unjustifiable.

In addition, Jiang Wen's new work "One Step Away", which scored 9 points in his last masterpiece "Let the Bullets Fly", is also considered to be a work that will definitely break through the billion mark.

Now the pressure is on Li Weiran. Director Quan has handed over the 1.4 billion "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series sequel into his own hands. If he can't even reach 1 billion, then he will really become the sinner of the series.

On the day when the mainland box office of "Li Xian Ji" exceeded 1 billion, Chen Kun and several supporting actors appeared in Hong Kong to attend the film's premiere in Hong Kong. Starting from this week, it will also be released in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.

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After completing the meeting with the head of Warner, Wang Quan returned to Beverly Hills, but this time he did not go to Dorothy's house or Gadot's house. Instead, he asked Wei to send him to Theron's house.

The two of them had made an appointment a long time ago. Theron sent Juno out temporarily. Now that there is no one else at home, the two of them can do whatever they want.

Since you have enough time, of course you have to play slowly.

When Wang Quan grabbed Theron's long golden hair from behind, she told Wang Quan, "Cherish my hair now, I will have short hair in a while."

"A sacrifice for the sake of the movie."

"It's just a short haircut, it's not a sacrifice." Theron is a very dedicated actor, it's just hair. She shaved off her eyebrows for the filming of "The Devil Wears Prada" and also made herself gain dozens of pounds.

Wang Quan worked behind Theron for a while and saw that she was eager to try, so he let her move on her own.

More than an hour later, the two of them took a rest in the bathtub.

She said to Wang Quan, "Juno will be back in an hour. Do you want to meet her? She misses you very much."

"Of course, she is the first girl to call me daddy."

"Oh, is it true? I don't believe it~"

Wang Quan thought about it for a while, then took back what he said just now. The first one seemed to be the one who was in the drama, it seemed.

"But Juno is the first person to call you mother."

"I have played the mother a long time ago, oh, by the way, now I have started to play the stepmother."

She was talking about the dragon-headed film "Maleficent," which was released at the end of May.

The movie is based on traditional fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty, with Theron playing a seemingly dark and arrogant stepmother, and Lily Collins playing the daughter of the man she likes.

This can also be regarded as the key work for Lily Collins to return to the core of Hollywood after graduating from college.

The film's performance is quite good, with the North American box office reaching 240 million U.S. dollars, and the overseas box office being even higher, and it has not yet been harvested. The mainland will have to wait until next week for the film to be released between the two blockbusters "Pacific Rim" and "Devil Blossom 2".

In the water, the two of them blended together again, pushing the boat along with the current and reducing resistance.

Hearing the noise downstairs, they packed up their clothes and went downstairs.

Now Juno is about to go to elementary school, and she is very beautiful. After all, Julie is not bad looking either.

It is estimated that the child has grown up and become more and more sensible. Looking at his mother in sexy pajamas and his godfather with wet hair, he said leisurely: "Did I come back at the wrong time?"

Wang Quan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "It's getting dark. What are you waiting for if you don't come back? But there is no cooking at home. Let's go and find Alice."

In the end, Wang Quan took the couple to Gadot's place for dinner, and finally he went to Dorothy and Little K's house to stay overnight.

There is no way, now these two people always use small whips to hook up with each other, and they are still fighting in doubles, it is so attractive!

The next day, Wang Quan met with Disney CEO Alan Horn, Sony's Michael Linton, Paramount Chairman Brad Gray and others.

These people also wanted to communicate with China Film Group through Wang Quan. Wang Quan got some benefits from them, and they patted their chests to express that they would do it clearly.

Then he turned around and called Han Sanping and asked him to continue to be tough.

Wang Quan then asked Jiang Shuying, "What did Boss Chen say?"

Jiang Shuying: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Wang Quan took a step back and Jiang Shuying said, "He is eager to spend money now. He seems to have taken a fancy to a piece of land in the middle. Bill Gates has also taken a fancy to that piece of land. Boss, should we chop him down?"

Wang Quan shook his head: "It's not that bad. They will all come back when it is launched in the future. If it can achieve the Eastern Marvel + DC that I imagined, the achievements of this company will be limitless."

Jiang Shuying also took a step forward and nodded.

Wang Quan patted her head and said, "Then make an appointment tomorrow night. I have someone to meet in the morning."

This person is considered a netizen, his name is "Let Me Do It".

Wang Quan discovered that there is a novel-related forum on the English Internet. Among them, an account "RWX" uploaded a novel he translated, which is quite popular, called "Coiling Dragon"

Wang Quan also accidentally found it when searching for relevant reviews of the second season of "Game of Thrones". After all, one of the highlights of "Game of Thrones" is the three little dragons, and this "Coiling Dragon" is translated into Chinese as "Coiling Dragon" !

Lai Jingping is a second-generation Chinese. When he was a student at the University of California, Berkeley, he came into contact with the Chinese martial arts world written by Jin Yong and Gu Long and was deeply fascinated by it.

After graduating from college, he was admitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United States. Chinese people are naturally strong in examinations and public examinations, and then he began a life of rotating posts in consular offices around the world.

Outside of his job, his favorite thing is reading novels. Once, on the recommendation of a friend, he started reading Chinese online novels based on his relatively good Chinese proficiency.

Thanks to his parents for urging him when he was young, otherwise he would not be able to read these wonderful novels.

After all, these novels are only popular in China, unlike Jin Yong and Gu Long's novels which have excellent English translations.

Later, he thought about it. He knew Chinese and could read such a wonderful novel, but most Americans could not read it. This was a pity.

Lai Jingping still has a spirit of sharing, so he started translating one of his favorite online novels, "Coiling Dragon", during his off-duty hours!

He gave himself the pen name "RWX", which means "Let Me Go" which he liked very much. He liked the hero in "The Swordsman" very much, more than the male protagonist Linghu Chong.

On the forum where he serialized, "Coiling Dragon" became more and more popular. Many fans gathered in this forum, and he even became the most popular creator on this forum.

Many low-income American teenagers who may not be so happy in life are inspired by Lin Lei's story. They can't wait to see the story behind it. They can't wait to tie him into a small dark room and let him write. One black boy was even fascinated by it. I feel like even Xiaoma is no longer interesting.

But he was also helpless. Apart from the fact that he had a job, the most important thing was that he was just a translator.

Although the original author "I Eat Tomato" has already finished writing this magnificent masterpiece, this is an unconventional Western fantasy novel written by a Chinese. There are many original things by Chinese people, and he often has to create new vocabulary himself. So the progress naturally cannot be accelerated.

He was glad that he did not choose "The Story of Mortal Cultivation of Immortality" at the beginning, because then he would have more original vocabulary. Concepts such as foundation building, golden elixir, and Yuanying are still a bit difficult for foreigners.

Moreover, this novel has already written 7 million Chinese characters, and there is no sign of completion. If you want to finish all the stories of Han Li, you will need at least 10 million Chinese characters. George Martin is a twitter compared to him. .

Recently, Lai Jingping returned to his hometown in San Francisco due to work reasons. He already has some fans and readers in the United States. One of them also followed his Twitter. He probably saw the news he recently posted about visiting Los Angeles, so the other party invited him. After dinner, I wanted to talk to him about the story of Panlong.

After repeatedly making sure that the other party was not trying to lock him into a dark room for updating, Lai Jingping went to the appointment.

They agreed to meet at a restaurant outside Universal Studios because Lai Jingping heard that there was the largest and earliest escape room store in the world and he wanted to experience it.

"Just let me do it, hello."

Lai Jingping was looking out of the window at the gate of Universal Studios, and then a very, very beautiful Chinese girl appeared in front of him, and he was stunned.

Although Lai Jingping came from a prestigious school, has a decent job, and can be regarded as a social elite in the United States, he is essentially an otaku.

And because of well-known reasons, Asian men are in a relatively low position in the American marriage and love market, far inferior to Asian women, so he lacks experience in dealing with girls.

The moment he saw the girl, he was so surprised that he even stuttered a little, "Ah, you, you are Dongfang Bubai? Are you actually a girl? Or..."

He carefully looked at the Adam's apple of this somewhat heroic girl. Could it be that there is really a ruthless person who "want to practice this skill, he must commit suicide first"?

Zhang Tianai shook his head and said in English learned through assault training, "I'm not, my boss is."

Following Zhang Tianai's direction, Lai Jingping saw a handsome Asian man wearing sunglasses who nodded to Lai Jingping.

Lai Jingping recognized him at a glance. This was a man who single-handedly improved the social status of Asian men!

It has surpassed the total box office of famous directors such as Cameron and Spielberg. Even if he returns to China, he can still use his own strength to raise the Chinese box office to an incredible height!

Moreover, he has watched every movie of his. As soon as he returned to the United States from Africa, he went to the cinema to watch the Chinese version of "The Adventures of Li Xianji"!

Kingship, King David!

He turned out to be his own netizen, he turned out to be his own reader!

If Wang Quan's face is not very famous in the United States, almost no one in the American Chinese or even Asian community does not know about it.

Ever since his scandal with Hollywood's popular little girl Lindsay Lohan shocked the world, he has been paying attention to his overseas compatriots.

A few years have passed, and Lindsay Lohan has been ignored, but the royal power is getting stronger and stronger. Under his leadership, Long Toutou has become a giant in Hollywood, occupying a place in the world!

"I come to this restaurant often. I'll order a few of the signature dishes and I'll look at them and replenish them."

"Well, okay," Lai Jingping still looked a little unbelievable, "Director David, are you really a fan of mine? You don't look like you can read novels on the Internet."

Wang Quan smiled: "This novel of yours is from the Chinese website Huaxia Qidian. I have something to do with that website."

Lai Jingping immediately became nervous. After all, what he did was not authorized. "Director David, I didn't charge for the articles I translated. I did it out of love."

Wang Quan waved his hand: "Don't get me wrong, I'm just a senior VIP from Qidian. I've read the original version of this novel."

It turned out that it was not him who was causing trouble. Lai Jingping breathed a sigh of relief.

After the food was served, Wang Quan started chatting, "I read the original work and your translated version respectively. I didn't expect that you, an amateur, could translate it quite well, and it was all based on your hobby and no income. It's really amazing."

Hearing Wang Quan's praise, Lai Jingping felt a surge of pride in his chest, "Actually, when I was reading Jin Yong's novels when I was in school, I would also read the original version and the English version separately, and I would find faults in the translated version. At that time, I often thought , if I were the one to translate, how would I write it? For this reason, I also studied some knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and have some understanding of acupuncture points."

"But your translation is too slow now. At the current speed, you won't be able to finish it in less than ten years."

Lai Jingping sighed, "Indeed, it's just that there's nothing we can do about it."

"Have you ever thought about doing this with concentration?"

"Ah, you want me to quit my job and become a translator?"

Wang Quan shook his head: "No, I am building a website that translates Chinese online novels. I would like to invite you to start a business!"

Lai Jingping opened his mouth blankly, this, this.

Like most Chinese Americans, he likes a stable job, and his job is really good. His family is proud of him. His father said that in China, this is a golden rice bowl.

In the end, Lai Jingping declined Wang Quan's proposal. Wang Quan was not surprised, but he did not give up.

He left his business card to Lai Jingping, "If you figure it out, come to me at any time. I will help you get two things, one is funding, and the other is copyright. Then you will become a regular army."

Next, King Quan will have to resolve the copyright issue.

Last time Wang Quan visited Chen Tianqiao, this time Boss Chen came to visit him in Los Angeles, and the two had a great chat.

Although Boss Chen bowed his head in the end, Wang Quan did not lose his face at all and praised his Shanda Box as an advanced and god-level product.

Boss Chen suddenly felt that this man understood me!

In the end, Shanda Literature was sold for US$500 million, which is about 3.4 billion RMB.

This process will take some time, and we will make an announcement when the time comes.

Now that Wang Quan has control of Qidian and holds many copyrights of Qidian, it will be much more convenient to publish online articles overseas.

Compared with movies, online novels seem to be easier to export. Wang Quan conducted some targeted investigations in the film and television library and found out that a novel website called "Martial Arts World" had gained great popularity by translating Qidian's novels.

It’s just that in the later period, the online writing overseas did not do very well, and it was slowly surpassed by the kimchi country online writing.

Wang Quan saw that there is a 2025 Kimchi animated drama in the film and television library, which is adapted from an online article, called "I Level Up Alone". It seems to have many fans around the world, and a movie version in cooperation with Hollywood is about to be launched.

And this kind of web article was completely a bad street setting at the beginning, but it was someone who knew how to package it and understand marketing, but it was overtaken by someone else, which is really a pity.

Wang Quan believes that Lai Jingping will eventually embark on the original path.

After that, King Quan will have to deal with some "Star Wars 7" related work, one of which is to meet the heroine.

Although the script of this version of King Power is not exactly the same as the original time and space, the basic routine is still followed, but some details have been optimized and the aesthetic style is different, so this movie still has a female protagonist.

With such a big IP and a big director like Wang Quan, actors are no longer so important. The most important thing is actually having a clean foundation and being obedient.

Therefore, the company interviewed many new people, all of whom were born in the 1990s and were around 20 years old. Some would be unknown in the future, and some would become famous in the future, including of course the heroine chosen by the original time and space.

Although Wang Quan was not present, he had seen all the audition videos, and used his influence to invite some female stars who debuted as child stars, including Saoirse Ronan.

This little girl was born in Ireland in 1994. She is not very beautiful, but she has already made Hollywood remember her deeply with her several dramas.

In 2007, "Atonement" was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

In 2009, "The Lovely Bones" was shortlisted for the British Academy Award for Best Actress.

Recently, he also participated in Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel", so it can be said that the future is bright.

However, her future is basically in literary and artistic films, and she has almost never made a commercial blockbuster. She also likes delicate roles and has no interest in shooting and killing with a light tube on the screen.

But there was nothing she could do. Her father, who was born in the 1960s, grew up watching "Star Wars". When he heard that "Star Wars" asked her to audition for the heroine, his father was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night long.

Moreover, her agent also hopes that she can have a commercial film masterpiece. Even if only one film has good results, it will be nice to tell people about it.

"One movie every two years. Two years will take up half a year of your time at most, and it won't affect your ability to make literary films and win the Best Actress Award."

In the end, Ronan agreed to audition because the director was King David, whom she admired very much. However, she didn't even see King David during the audition.

However, as a result of the audition, she was hired and then signed a three-part contract at once. She will be tied to this series for six years.

Thinking about it, she felt a little regretful, but today she was finally going to meet Director David King.

"Hi, hello, Saoirse~" Wang Quan greeted her warmly after entering the room. The innocent little demon lolita in "Atonement" has grown into a big girl.

Ronan has fair skin and cold appearance, and at first glance he is a perfect candidate for a literary film.

Wang Quan was quite looking forward to the contrast when she waved the light tube. He asked, "Have you ever had a fight?"

"Huh? Uh, no."

"What about your body flexibility? Can you do the splits?"

Ronan tried holding on to the table, but then couldn't stand up. It was Wang Quan who helped her up.

The actors on the original "The Matrix" crew all conducted basic martial arts exercises for a period of time in advance to facilitate the completion of the movements designed for them.

Although King Throne's "Star Wars" won't have the obvious kung fu moves in "The Matrix", it is definitely better than the original version of "The Force Awakens", or it won't be too ugly to show to people back home.

He has already said hello to Zhen Zidan, and his team will come over in advance to train several leading actors.

"It will take about more than a month to practice, and it will be filmed every day to use as documentary material. It will be no problem."

"No problem." Although he has no feelings about this series, there is no problem with Ronan's dedication.

But she still had a question, "Director, I didn't mean it just now, but I saw a picture on the table that looked like two balls. What are they?"

"Hush, don't spread the word," Wang Quan picked up the picture he drew by himself, "This is the robot BB-8. This is the top secret of our movie."

"Well, I definitely won't say anything." Ronan promised seriously.

After sending Saoirse Ronan away, Ma Ling knocked on the door and entered his office, with a look of regret on his face: "Angelina Jolie rejected my invitation to direct."

Wang Quan seemed to have guessed her thoughts and suggested: "Since you have nothing to do recently, why don't you just become the director yourself."

"What do you mean I have nothing to do? I'm also very busy. Now I have to make decisions on many things in the company," Ma Ling complained, and finally said, "If there is really no one, I have to come in person. By the way, I auditioned before Where are the actor profiles for Star Wars? Let me see if there are any suitable ones."

The royal power was given to her, but filming her film required a lot of sacrifice, and I don't know which Hollywood starlet is so bold.

On Sunday, Wang Quan, Dorothy, and Gadot's family finally had some free time, so they went out for an outing as a family.

This is a big family, one man, three women, and two children. Ni Ni and his two assistants didn't take them with them.

Looking at this big family, Wang Quan wished that Sissi and Mimi were here.

Because there are so many people and they are all celebrities, a photo of Wang Quan, Xiao K, Dorothy and Alex was even taken and posted online.

Moreover, the other party was very immoral. Alex didn’t even code it. Although the child was still young, it was obvious that he looked more like an Asian child.

Although the tweet was quickly taken down, the photo still leaked.

It’s just that Dorothy and Little K have never admitted that the child’s father is the king, but various signs indicate that this is an ironclad fact.

In China, from the time Wang Quan and Liu Yifei broke up and the child was not born, netizens had no doubts about this matter.

When Wang Quan went back in the evening, he also received a call from Mimi. She said that she had seen the photo of her eldest nephew.

"It looks a lot like you when you were a kid." Mimi giggled.

"That's why~"

"I'm here to report the good news to you. The box office of "Li Xianji" has exceeded 1.2 billion!".

In two weeks and 10 days, this movie earned a super high box office of 1.25 billion in the mainland!

This speed is far faster than any previous movie!

However, this speed will most likely not exceed 2 billion.

In addition, Mimi also excerpted several pieces of second-hand news from Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.

Hong Kong's box office in its first week was HK$18 million, basically meeting King Power's expectations.

His films already have a strong base in Hong Kong. Even inland comedies like "Rich Second Generation", which are obviously not popular with Hong Kong audiences, have grossed a total box office of 21 million. These films are all due to his famous director effect.

In Japan and South Korea, it also broke into the top three at the weekly box office.

Among them, Neon ranked third, losing to "The Lone Ranger" and "Maleficent".

Kimchi Country took first place because there were no blockbusters at the time.

In fact, these things reported to Wang Quan were incidental. She mainly wanted to say, "I am going to the United States soon to promote "Pacific Rim"."

"Oh, when will you come?"

"Friday."

"What a coincidence, I'm leaving on Friday."

"ah!"

The next day, Monday, "The Adventures of Li Xianji" was also released in North America for two weeks, earning $85 million at the box office in two weeks.

And in the second week, it beat John Depp's new film "The Lone Ranger" with a $220 million investment.

As long as he leaves "Pirates of the Caribbean", Johnny Depp's box office is always ugly. This time, the box office in the first week was only more than 20 million US dollars, which is as high as the center of the earth.

Fortunately, this character actor has no shortage of film appointments, and while his career is not going well, his relationship is going well.

He met actress Amber Heard while filming two years ago. Recently, their relationship has heated up so much that they have even discussed marriage.

Depp, who has already had a failed marriage before, feels that he has met the love of his life and should not get divorced again.

Amber Heard was also very frank with Depp, saying that she once had a relationship with the boss Long Toutou.

"I can understand that, King David was really good."

"No, I mean Dorothy?"

"What, you used to be a lesbian!"

"Do you dislike me?"

"No, I like it better!"

Depp was very generous. Later, Amber Heard also auditioned for "Star Wars" and he didn't stop her.

Dorothy didn't stop her either, but she didn't speak for her either, fearing that Little K would be angry.

Now that the two have a child, their relationship is more stable. When little K has another daughter, they will have both children.

Little K thought so too. Of course, Wang Quan had to help.

She is currently filming "The Hunger Games" 3 and 4. She thinks that after finishing filming this series, she will slow down and ask for the royal power several times. If it doesn't work, she will use technological means, so that gender will still be lost. You can choose yourself.

After she gave birth to a baby, she would choose some literary and artistic films to watch, and also make him an Oscar-winning actress for fun.

On Tuesday, July 9th, the Sino-US co-production "Pacific Rim", a science fiction blockbuster produced by Dragon Head, Wangdao, China Film and Golden Harvest, was first released in Mainland China and Hong Kong!

This movie is related to Yang Mi's status. Although she is only the third female lead, her profile in Mainland China and Hong Kong far exceeds that of the two male leads, and she is the main focus of the promotion.

Moreover, Netflix and Tencent also chose to launch "My Love from the Star" on the same day, and the two works were promoted simultaneously.

In order to promote movies and TV series, she appeared on many programs. One of them, "A Date with Luyu", was broadcast on Tuesday.

As soon as it was aired, the words "Yang Mi's boyfriend" immediately topped the list of hot searches!

My Favorite Fat Fairy: Good guy, our Mimi finally found a man, great!

SpiritTheSky: I found a boyfriend after filming a Hollywood movie. He must be a foreigner.

Armored Man: The male protagonists of "Pacific Rim" are one black and one white. Which one do you think he is?

Kirby, who has no love at all: Don’t be too boring upstairs, Mimi’s boyfriend must be from China!

Flying Black Kill: It’s hard to tell.

knightstar: I think it’s because he has recently collaborated with an actor.

Feng Bo Wuhen: Their company has signed a few male actors who seem pretty good.

Sorry, I'm a supervisor: Boss Yang is now domineering, and he probably likes younger men. It's probably a sibling relationship.

Seeing that Yang Mi finally announced that she has a boyfriend, Liu Yifei was even happier than Yang Mi, but she couldn't be happy after seeing the comments from netizens. Everyone guessed, and some even guessed that Yan Shuangying, they had collaborated in " Detective Di Renjie".

Liu Yifei: Humph, I guess you don’t have any brains in your heads!

Liu Yifei couldn't bear it anymore and finally ended up in person under the trumpet "I am not Liu Yifei".

"Tell me, can Sister Mi's boyfriend be a royal?"

"I really think it's very possible. After all, we are childhood sweethearts."

"Besides, Mimi is so good-looking and has a good figure. Don't all men like women with big bodies?"

"Hey, you think I'm transparent!"

Liu Yifei found that no one paid attention to what she said, as if she had said something so ridiculous that it was not worth discussing at all.

"Ahhh!" Liu Yifei was furious, but she still switched to the tuba to help Yang Mi promote "Pacific Rim" and "My Love from the Star".

Liu Yifei doesn't really want to go to the cinema these days, and "Pacific Rim" is not her favorite genre, so she opened Tencent Video and started watching the show.

Oh, aliens, that’s so ridiculous.

Liu Yifei didn't do any homework in advance, so she found the subject of "My Love from the Star" quite novel.

Then the more she watched, the more fascinated she became. However, Tencent did not have as much courage as Netflix and directly launched the full series of new user registrations. Even Tencent's VIP members could only watch four episodes.

But the four episodes were the key plot, which made Liu Yifei heartbroken. Later, she asked Wang Quan for advice before she climbed over the wall and logged into her Netflix account.

Then I found out that the membership has expired. The last time I recharged my membership was when I was watching the second season of "Game of Thrones". I had no choice but to try again. This time, I just paid an annual fee. There are more and more good resources on Netflix. , no loss.

"My Love from the Star" is beginning to explode in Asia, but Yang Mi's focus is now on "Pacific Rim" and she can't care about that.

And this movie is indeed very successful. With the midnight screening, the box office on the first day was 91 million!

You must know that "Li Xianji" is still in theaters at this time. It is already quite impressive to achieve such results under the heavy pressure of "Li Xianji" and break the consecutive championship of "Li Xianji".

However, the film's performance in North America was less than ideal.

Although Wang Quan has performed surgery on the script to make it smoother, and the level of director Toro is not bad, after all, the three Mexican masters, this film is original after all, without the support of a big IP, and without the support of the sentimental party. On Friday When it was released, the box office on the first day was only 15 million U.S. dollars, and the cost of this movie was 180 million U.S. dollars~

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