Director’s Legend

"How high must "Old Boy" reach before it is willing to give up? James Cameron's masterpiece "Avatar" that has been honed for five years can't be stopped?" Monday, December 21, 2009, Japan's "Yomiuri The News once again covered Old Boys.

On December 16th, the most anticipated blockbuster of the year, King Cameron's latest work, the masterpiece "Avatar" with an investment of more than 500 million US dollars, began to attack the global box office. "Avatar" has a total of four versions, imax-3d version, imax version, 3d version and normal version.

If there is no "imax-3d Yupu Tuan" in the summer file, this will be the world's first live-action imax-3d movie. It's a pity that the title of No. 1 has been lost, as if it has lost a layer of aura.

During the three-day weekend from December 18th to 20th in North America, "Avatar" topped the list with US$70 million, far away from the US$15 million of the second place "Old Boy". But this tepid start, even though it has swept a dozen films, is not amazing at all, sorry for the $500 million production cost.

Especially now that imax-3d has become a thing of the past. Half a year ago, there was an imax-3d live-action movie. The effect of "Avatar" is indeed ten times better than that of "imax-3d Yupu Tuan", but the sensational effect of technological innovation is gone. , the response was not as strong as Shao Shuaijun remembered in his previous life.

Especially in Asia, where Avatar doesn't even beat Oldboy, in a lot of Asian countries. There is no imax-3D theater, not even an imax theater, and now even the first gimmick is gone, and the strength of "Avatar" is powerless.

However, "Avatar" still swept the world with its exquisite production. This week is "Avatar" week. It's not that it's not strong enough, it's just that it's not as strong as everyone imagined. Once "Avatar" comes out, it's like a god descending to earth and killing everything.

Even in Asia. "Oldboy" and "Avatar" are evenly divided.

"Oldboy" took in $18 million outside Asia. "Avatar" got 29 million US dollars, the gap is not as huge as imagined. Everyone is waiting for "Avatar" to kill "Oldboy" perfectly, but "Oldboy" is in its third week, and it still grabs the perfect number of 18 million.

Especially Japan. "Old Boy" once again won 1.6 billion yen. The total box office accumulated to 5.4 billion yen. The opening score of "Avatar" was 1.55 billion yen. That's why "Yomiuri Shimbun" exclaimed, who can stop "Old Boy".

In China, "Avatar" was not released. It is still the world of "Old Boy", with a single week of 105 million yuan and a total box office of 718.9 million yuan, equivalent to 105.29 million US dollars. It took 19 days to become the first film in the mainland to break 100 million US dollars, and it took 21 days to break 700 million yuan the fastest.

As expected, "Assassin's Tomb", "Fengyun 2" and "Three Guns Surprise" were submerged under the edge of "Old Boy". As of Monday, 21st, after three weeks, "Old Boy" has a global box office of 290 million US dollars. In such a crazy box office, after Shao Shuaijun and Li Xiuxiu kissed goodbye, they left for the United States to shoot a movie.

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

From December 25th to 27th, 2009, "Avatar" won the North American box office again with US$68 million. In fact, the three-week journey in North America is the whole journey of "Old Boy".

In Europe, Australia and Africa, "Old Boy" also went to the final time, and the combined harvest was less than 4 million US dollars. In the sweep of "Avatar", he was helplessly out. And "Old Boy"'s traditional position in Asia has also shown the problem of insufficient stamina. The overseas box office in Asia in the fourth week totaled 6 million US dollars, and it was announced that it has officially entered the draw time.

In Mainland China, the single-week box office in the fourth week was 48 million yuan, and the total box office has accumulated to 766.9 million yuan. Now we will see if we can get the 800 million yuan mark in the fifth week, because "Avatar" will be released next week. China. So far, "Oldboy" has a global box office of 313 million US dollars.

After New Year’s Day, in the new week, Dream Chasing Entertainment’s public relations have been in place, and together with the higher-ups, they have issued viewing targets for enterprises and institutions. As a result, “Old Boy” once again won 33.5 million yuan, becoming the top box office champion in the mainland for the fifth time. , with a total box office of 800.4 million yuan, breaking through the 800 million yuan mark, and it took 35 days.

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

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

Chinese-language movies recorded 800.4 million yuan in the mainland (the show has not yet ended, but there is not much box office to increase).

Chinese-language films recorded NT$540 million in Taiwan.

Chinese-language films recorded HK$75 million in Hong Kong.

Chinese-language films recorded 6.44 billion yen in Japan.

Chinese-language films recorded 4.9 million viewers in South Korea.

Chinese-language films recorded S$5.3 million in Singapore.

Chinese-language films recorded $6.6 million in Malaysia.

Chinese-language films recorded 75 million baht in Thailand.

Chinese-language films recorded $1.8 million in Vietnam.

Chinese-language films recorded $2.45 million in the Philippines.

Chinese-language films recorded $2.1 million in Indonesia.

Chinese-language films recorded $1.5 million in India.

Chinese-language films recorded $1.15 million in Switzerland.

Chinese-language films record $321 million worldwide!

"Old Boy is the most outstanding Chinese-language film in the 21st century, and Shao Shuaijun is the most outstanding commercial director in the 21st century!" —— The headline on the front page of Mtime.com.

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

The first issue of "Global Box Office Rankings of Chinese Films": In 2009, "Old Boy" directed by Shao Shuaijun topped the list with US$321 million.

In 2000, Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" came in second with $213 million.

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

In 2002, "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou ranked fourth with US$177 million.

In 2009, "imax-3d Yupu Tuan" directed by Bai Jifei ranked fifth with US$135 million.

In 2008, "On the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen ranked sixth with US$128 million.

In 2009, "Under the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen ranked seventh with US$123 million.

In 2005, "Source Code" directed by Shao Shuaijun ranked eighth with US$108 million.

In 2004, "Kung Fu" directed by Zhou Xingxing ranked ninth with 101 million US dollars.

In 2004, "House of Flying Daggers" directed by Zhang Yimou ranked tenth with US$92 million.

Among them, Shao Shuaijun has three films selected, and holds the No. 1, No. 3 and No. 8. His achievements in Chinese films are the highest among all directors.

The first sub-list "Global Box Office Rankings of Chinese Directors" was also released in real time: In 2007, "Inception" directed by Shao Shuaijun 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 Justin Lin came in third with $363 million.

In 2009, "Old Boy" directed by Shao Shuaijun ranked fourth with 321 million US dollars.

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

In 1997, "Face Changing" directed by Wu Yusen ranked sixth with 245.6 million US dollars.

In 2003, "The Incredible Hulk" directed by Li Eucalyptus ranked seventh with 245 million US dollars.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li Eucalyptus ranked eighth with 213 million US dollars.

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

In 2005, "Broken Arm Mountain" directed by Li Eucalyptus ranked tenth with US$178 million.

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

In 2006, "Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo Drift" directed by Justin Lin ranked twelfth with US$158 million.

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

In 2009, "imax-3d Yupu Tuan" directed by Bai Jifei was 14th with US$135 million.

In 1995, "Emotion and Reason" directed by Li An was 15th with 134 million US dollars.

In 2008, "On the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen was 16th with 128 million US dollars.

In 2009, "Under the Red Cliff" directed by Wu Yusen was the 17th with 123 million US dollars.

In 2009, "Pounding Heart" directed by Shao Shuaijun was 120 million US dollars.

In 2006, "Reaper 3" directed by Huang Yiyu was 19th with 113 million US dollars.

In 2000, "Death is Coming" directed by Huang Yiyu was 20th with 112 million US dollars.

In 2005, "Source Code" directed by Shao Shuaijun was the 21st with 108 million US dollars.

In 2004, "Kung Fu" directed by Zhou Xingxing was the 22nd with 101 million US dollars.

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

In addition to the sub-list of "Global Box Office Rankings of Chinese Directors". The sub-lists of Chinese-language movies in various countries and regions are also released. Except for the records of Old Boys, the rest of the countries and regions only count the box office of more than one million.

Chinese-language films recorded in North America, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 128 million US dollars.

Chinese-language films recorded in the UK. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" $12.77 million.

Chinese-language films recorded in Australia. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" 11.14 million Australian dollars (correction: "imax-3d Yupu Tuan" previously broke the record for a third-tier film).

Chinese-language films recorded in France. "Painted Skin" received 4.6 million views.

Chinese-language movies recorded in Germany, "Painted Skin" 2 million people.

Chinese-language movies recorded in Spain, "Enter the Dragon" (starring Bruce Lee in 1973) 2.46 million people.

Chinese-language films recorded in Poland. "Shaolin Temple" 12.78 million people (released in 1982, when Eastern Europe had not undergone great changes, and China was still a good brother of socialism.)

Chinese-language films recorded in Sweden, "Painted Skin" 1.2 million US dollars.

Chinese-language films recorded in Mexico, "Painted Skin" 1.3 million US dollars.

Chinese-language films recorded in Italy, "Painted Skin" 6 million US dollars.

Chinese-language films recorded in Greece, "Painted Skin" 1.25 million US dollars.

Chinese-language film recorded in Russia, "Hero" 1.05 million US dollars.

Chinese-language films recorded in the UAE, "Hero" 1 million US dollars.

After a large amount of data investigation, Mtime.com released the "Chinese Movies Global Box Office Rankings" overall list and sub-lists after strict typesetting, which immediately ignited the focus of Chinese attention. Chinese movies have gone through so many years, but there has never been a systematic and authoritative list. Regarding Chinese-language movies, this also makes many moviegoers have no way of knowing the current status of Chinese movies in the world.

Finally, Mtime.com opened this precedent.

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

Li An, a swordsman from Taiwan, Wu Yusen, a swordsman from Hong Kong, and Shao Shuaijun, a swordsman from the mainland.

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 followed the trend. On the materials of these three directors, they were crowned with the title of Three Musketeers. It can almost be said that this is a semi-official title. (to be continued..)