Director’s Legend

Originally, Shao Shuaijun planned to adapt "Old Boy" after filming "Night Watchman". This is a story that touched him deeply. But things were a bit tortuous. "Night Watchman" taught him enough lessons, which made him decide to make classic movies down-to-earth first, lay a solid foundation, and then think about walking the road of his dreams later.

So, I shot "Inception" first.

"Old Boy" was put on hold, and told Huang Bo that day that the filming was going to be postponed because Shao Shuaijun suddenly thought that this is a film that pays tribute to Michael Jackson, and it was only after receiving the news of Michael Jackson's death that this film came into being. movie.

And MJ died in 2009, that is to say, it is best to wait until 2009 before filming the movie. Anyway, now the original author Chopstick Brothers has become a dream-seeking artist, and there is no need to worry about "Old Boy" being made out by them in advance.

After putting "Old Boy" on hold, Shao Shuaijun pondered for a while, and now time is running out, and there are fewer and fewer good works that can be shot. There are a few works that he knows, and he has already bought the copyright, such as "Weakness: The Progress of the Game", which can be kept for shooting slowly.

After much deliberation, Shao Shuaijun fixed his eyes on a low-cost movie.

"Recently filming "Night Duty" and "Inception", I was exhausted. Let's take it easy and refresh myself." Shao Shuaijun turned on the computer, opened the document, and typed a few words.

500 days with Summer.

"Tom makes a living by writing all kinds of congratulatory messages for greeting cards. He was full of wonderful romance and was dumped by his girlfriend Summer. In order to reflect on the problems between him and Summer, Tom began to recall the past between himself and this girl. 500 days together..."

to be honest. This movie in my previous life was very interesting. It was comparable to "33 Days of Broken Relationship". As a new director's debut film, there were no big-name stars and no big publicity, and there were few theaters. It still won a good number of awards in North America. Box office, and word of mouth is not bad.

As long as the production is completed, with Summit Entertainment's promotion and Shao Shuaijun's current popularity, it's hard to think "500 Days with Summer" will be popular. The key is. This movie is very well shot. Great for relaxing. When Shao Shuaijun filmed "Inception", his whole body was in a state of sub-excitement, and he couldn't sleep well or eat well.

Now I urgently want to use such a warm, low-budget and low-cost literary film to adjust it.

I'm used to making commercial films. Such a movie should also be used. Come and find some of the deepest touches.

Make up your mind. Shao Shuaijun buried himself in the script.

"33 Days of Broken Love" is 33 days after a broken love. During these 33 days, Huang Xiaoxian found a new love. And "500 Days with Summer". It was Tom who recalled the 500 days of love with Summer. Through these 500 days, he found the essence of love. They are all about love stories, and they have a lot in common in essence. Of course, the emphases are also different.

While he was typing the script, the box office of "Inception" was steadily rising.

From January 25th to 27th, the box office of the sixth weekend in North America, won 9.6 million US dollars, ranking sixth. The total North American box office has accumulated 280.1 million US dollars.

And from January 21st to January 27th, the sixth week in the mainland, it won 18.2 million yuan, and it was still the weekly champion. With the help of the Oscar nomination Dongfeng, the total box office was 504.2 million yuan, and finally broke through the super barrier of 500 million yuan.

""Inception" has broken all the records in the mainland!" Mtime.com gave a set of record data, which made all the audience feel the power of the movie in the most shocking way.

The box office on the first day was also the highest box office record of 40 million yuan on Friday.

The highest box office record was 30.2 million yuan on Monday.

The highest box office record was 29.8 million yuan on Tuesday.

The highest box office record was 30.1 million yuan on Wednesday.

Thursday's box office record was 29.9 million yuan.

The box office record was 52 million yuan on Saturday.

The highest box office record was 56 million yuan on Sunday.

The highest box office record in the premiere week was 148 million yuan.

The highest box office record for a full week was 268 million yuan.

The highest box office record in the second week was 175.5 million yuan.

The highest box office record in the third week was 78.5 million yuan.

The highest box office record in the fourth week was 53 million yuan.

The highest box office record in the fifth week was 31 million yuan.

The highest box office record in the sixth week was 18.2 million yuan.

The fastest time to break the 100 million box office record, 3 days.

The fastest to break the 200 million box office record, 5 days.

The fastest to break the 300 million box office record, 9 days.

The fastest to break the 400 million box office record, 17 days.

The fastest to break the 500 million box office record, 37 days.

The highest box office record of the midnight show is 10 million yuan, which is the addition of the midnight show on the Saturday of the first week of its release.

The film that won the most weekly titles in a row, 6 times.

The movie with the most weekly championships, 6 times.

The highest box office record is 504.2 million yuan, which is still being refreshed.

When this series of records was recorded, even Shao Shuaijun himself was taken aback. He knew that "Inception" was a mess before, but he didn't have an intuitive impression. At this moment, I was really shocked. It was like refreshing the film history of the mainland. Not counting before 1994, there were not many movies that could be released for more than 6 weeks. Dream Space" is waiting.

It has been confirmed that the movie will be released in the mainland for another five to six weeks, which means there is still a chance to refresh it. However, basically by the eighth week, there is no difference between recording and not recording. Some scattered movies may be released on a small scale for a month or two, and then released on a large scale, so this record is not easy to judge.

With the strong momentum in the mainland, the global box office of "Inception" is still on the rise. North America alone has reached 280 million US dollars. Although the momentum in North America and the mainland has begun to slow down, the box office in countries and regions that have not been released for a long time is still very high. booming. The global total has reached 800 million US dollars.

This data has surpassed "Shrek 3" and reached the fourth place in the annual global box office list. The previous ones are "Spider-Man 3" with US$890 million, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" with US$938 million, and this year's champion, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End" with US$961 million.

Time flies, and soon, another weekend will come.

In the mainland, the title of the weekly champion was finally handed over, with 6.5 million yuan a week, a small refresh of the seventh week's box office data.

This week, "Inception" was released in more than 800 theaters in North America, and got a box office of 3.5 million US dollars at the weekend. However, compared with the weekend box office, the weekly box office reached nearly 10 million. During this period, those who choose to watch "Inception" are no longer those office workers, but those who are idle and bored and don't like watching movies on weekends.

US$290.5 million in North America, RMB 510.7 million in the Mainland, and US$860 million worldwide. It has squeezed into the top 20 of the global box office list, and has surpassed "Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith" with a global US$848 million, ranking seventeenth!

After locking up the script of "500 Days with Summer", Shao Shuaijun twisted his neck.

Today is already February 4, 2008, and the day after tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

The past year is about to pass, and the new year is coming! (to be continued..)