But Zhang Yu has raised the box office level much higher.

A good movie with a box office of 500 million.

And a bad movie can earn 400 million at the box office.

So who would put effort into making a good movie?

But if the box office of a good movie can reach 5 billion, but the box office of a bad movie is still only 400 million.

Then everyone will put effort into making a good movie.

"Director Zhang praises me so highly, and he is not afraid that I will be blown down by the strong wind?" Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's not mention this. In fact, I have also had works released during the summer period of several years. It was only in mid-August.

We’re gone, we haven’t started promoting it yet.”

Zhang Yu said with a smile.

I guess I won’t invest too much.

"You haven't chosen yet, haven't you heard about it?" Zhang Hang reacted immediately and said, "The one in Hollywood?"

Domestically, he is considered well-informed.

It is obviously much worse abroad.

He hadn't heard of it, it was probably a Hollywood movie.

After all, Zhang Shisan also has a film and television company there.

Zhang Yu nodded.

"Forrest Gump" will be released in North America in mid-July, and will be released in other countries and regions later.

The domestic release was relatively late.

This is a result of discussions with China Film Group.

In other words, it is an unwritten rule.

Even if Hollywood movies are released during the summer season, they are usually released at the end of the summer season rather than at the peak of the summer season.

As for the National Day and Spring Festival festivals, basically no Hollywood movies will be released.

This is a kind of protection for domestic films.

Although "Forrest Gump" is not a Hollywood blockbuster, it is still a Hollywood movie.

Even if it’s a movie invested by Chinese capital.

Even the screenwriter is a Chinese.

Zhang Yu has no objection to this.

Domestic film and television companies can have their own theater chains, but they are not qualified to introduce foreign movies.

"Forrest Gump" is Zhang Yu's film to break the decline of Lion Pictures. Its main battlefield is in North America, and its secondary battlefield is at the Oscars.

It would be great if the film could be released abroad.

After all, this movie is "very American".

In mid-July, the film was first released in North America.

This film, which defeated movies like "The Shawshank Redemption" at the Oscars, did not have a great start at the box office.

With a box office of more than 30 million, it ranked third in the single-day box office list.

However, as word of mouth fermented, the box office counterattacked.

Three days after its release, the film topped the North American single-day box office chart.

In the North American market, it has achieved both word-of-mouth and box office success.

The kindness and tenderness shown in the film touched the best things in the hearts of the audience.

The film also shows beautiful emotions such as honesty, trustworthiness, seriousness, bravery, and love.

Among them, the male protagonist Forrest Gump is portrayed as the embodiment of virtue in the film. He is honest, trustworthy, serious, brave and values ​​feelings. He only knows how to give to others without asking for anything in return, and he never minds rejection by others. He is just open-minded and magnanimous.

Face your life.

He concentrated his only wisdom, faith, and courage on one point. He didn't care about anything, and he only knew how to keep running on the road based on his intuition.

The creation of this image subverts the heroic image in the normal world, runs counter to traditional concepts, and is strongly anti-traditional and anti-mainstream.

Forrest Gump is a child occupying the body of an adult, a sage-level fool, an ordinary person who transcends reality, and a little person who represents the national personality.

Tom Zemeckis transformed Forrest Gump from a historical projection into a real, flesh-and-blood person.

His acting skills are recognized by everyone, even picky film critics.

The film continues to be the single-day box office champion in North America, and is also being released in other countries and regions.

Perhaps the film promotes the mainstream consciousness of a certain era in the United States and is not liked by movie fans in some countries and regions.

However, judging from the response after its release in North America, the film's purpose has been achieved.

A "Forrest Gump" not only stopped the decline of Lion Pictures, but also reversed it.

I believe that after the release of "Harry Potter", Lion Pictures will be able to completely turn around and once again exude upgrades and rise again.

And when Zhang Yu's superhero movie world gets on the right track, Lion Pictures will inevitably rise strongly, and no one can stop it.

"Is your movie going to be released at the end of the year?"

Yang Ruoxue was carrying a big belly and asked Zhang Yu casually.

She was pregnant with twins, so her belly was naturally larger than that of ordinary pregnant women.

"Um!"

Zhang Yu nodded.

"Why not put it on the Spring Festival schedule in China?" Yang Ruoxue said, "make way for Director Zhang or Director Chen's film?"

"Their two films will not be released during the Spring Festival." Zhang Yu said, "Thirteen Film and Television has a cartoon released during the Spring Festival."

"Then when will you go to Hollywood next year?" Yang Ruoxue said.

After "Avatar", Zhang Yu is going to Hollywood.

Yang Ruoxue naturally knew about this.

Originally, her focus also shifted abroad.

Now pregnant...

"Let's wait until the child is older!" Zhang Yu said, "This matter is not urgent."

Yang Ruoxue nodded and did not continue the topic.

With her understanding of Zhang Yu, how could she not guess it?

"Forrest Gump is released in China, are you participating in the promotion?" Yang Ruoxue then asked.

"You still have to participate in publicity to some extent." Zhang Yu nodded.

This film, neither the director nor the actors, had much box office appeal in China.

Zhang Yucai is the biggest selling point of the film in China.

If he doesn't participate in some publicity, it will inevitably be a bit unjustifiable.

However, there were not many promotional activities for the film.

To put it bluntly, I am not optimistic about the box office performance of this film in China.

If it weren't for the screenwriter Zhang Shisan, it would probably be a problem whether it could be released.

And this is also true.

"Forrest Gump" was released in China, but it did not cause as much of a movie-watching craze as other films written by him.

The movie is undoubtedly a good movie.

The reputation is also very good.

But it obviously doesn't meet the appetite of many domestic movie fans.

However, no one questioned this film.

Everyone can see that this film was made for movie fans in North America.

You can see it from the box office there.

And the global box office of the film is also amazing.

North America received US$600 million, while other countries and regions in Europe and Asia received a total of nearly US$500 million.

China has more than a billion people, which is more than 200 million dollars when converted into U.S. dollars.

The global box office has exceeded one billion US dollars.

The box office is amazing.
To be continued...