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After the latest box office rankings were released, in just 30 minutes, relevant reports from major news media can be seen on social networking platforms:

Scramble.

Overwhelming.

The reason is very simple. Explosive models have appeared, and they are explosive models that are enough to shake the entire market.

Here, there is one detail that needs to be mentioned.

At the beginning, when the "raid" debuted, not to mention whether it was favored, but because of its scale, type, style, etc., it was generally positioned as a B-level movie.

What is a B-movie?

This is not a film classification, but a general term for a film type in sharp contrast to "A-level big production", especially for works shot on a low budget.

The reason is very simple. If there is a budget, there is room. If there is no budget, there is nothing. B-level movies often lack sufficient production budget, so the shooting is stretched.

At the same time, because of the lack of production costs, B-level movies often do not have top stars participating, but in order to attract audiences, more choices are made that the public likes, such as horror, action, sci-fi, comedy, etc., and there may even be plagiarism and reference. plot.

Over time, "B-level movies" has become a brand new label—

Low cost, crudely made, and maybe even slightly inferior in quality.

Of course, this is a prejudice. B-level movies can also be shot with quality, and A-level movies can also be shot with garbage. Production budget and quality are not directly linked, but for the general public, such stereotypes have been deeply branded in mind.

From the perspective of production cost, type of work, and video style, "Unfriending" and "The Raid" are indeed B-level movies, which is not controversial.

In "The Raid", the rough video style, dirty picture texture, and the **** breath overflowing from the screen are completely in line with the label impression of B-level movies.

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However, the "raid" was successful, and it was a big-bang success. At that time, the media called this victory--

"A-grade film made with a B-grade".

For a long time, Lu Qian has been called a "B-level film director", and "Deadpool" is the first time that Lu Qian has directed a blockbuster. Although it is still not considered an "A-level production", it has also gotten rid of it. B-level range, a solid step towards the top big production.

On the topic, back to "raid 2".

Why mention B-movies specifically?

Because "Raid 2" as a sequel, coupled with the images of the previous work, is still considered to be a B-level movie, a B-level movie with a certain fan base.

However, two weeks after the movie was released, the king's land that swept thousands of troops completely subverted people's fixed impression of B-level movies, causing exclamations!

"Lu Qian, turn a stone into gold."

"Let the B-level movies radiate the vitality of A-level movies, and Lu Qian will write a legend again."

"Reborn and become immortal! The 'Assault' series opens a new chapter."

Perhaps, from the perspective of production cost, the "Raid" series is still a B-level movie; however, from the perspective of the quality of the work, it is completely blockbuster.

More importantly, Lu Qian proved an obvious truth with one film after another:

There is a relationship between quality and budget, but it is not inevitable.

For a long time, one of the important reasons for people's disdain for Lu Qian is that Lu Qian has never directed a real blockbuster. Whether it is a commercial film or an art film, it is always in the range of small cost, that is, it is a small fight, even if it is a film. "Love", the scale can only be regarded as low-medium.

Over time, "B-level director" seems to have become a curse, which also prevents people from giving Lu Qian the corresponding respect and affirmation—

Just look at the attitude of Liuguang Pictures.

However, the situation was turned upside down.

There was a Golden Book Award nomination for best director before, and "Raid 2" subverted the spring file, especially the latter, which truly established Lu Qian's transformation.

This is the power of the box office.

Once upon a time, it was widely believed that the slump in the spring season was because the market had other options.

Spring is blooming. Compared with movie theaters, people have more and better choices to embrace spring, but now, the emergence of "Raid 2" has subverted this perception:

It's not that people are reluctant to go to the cinema, but that there are not enough good films to attract people to the cinema.

Going a step further, people are willing to go out of their homes and enter the cinema as long as the works are good enough at any time of the year, any time of the year.

After all, times have changed, movies have become a part of people's lives, and movie theaters are an integral part of the daily world. Even if it's a severe winter, it's no longer difficult or troublesome to go to the movie theater to watch movies. If there is an explosion, go out. Why not watch a movie?

From "Maze Game" to "Jedi Knight" to "Raid 2", the schedule rules that people have believed in for a long time are being shaken bit by bit.

"The Raid 2" took off the title of the B-level movie, Lu Qian shines for the first time, and the spring file wins the attention for the first time, all of which are happening at the same time.

Everything is because of the data of rolling force in front of you.

Opening weekend, it's a publicity effect.

The next week's box office, this is the word-of-mouth effect.

"Raid 2" proves the essence of the market with the perfect second-week decline data:

After all, audiences will still enter the cinema because of excellent works, and this is the case all year round. Perhaps, the subversion of the spring file is just the beginning.

The decline is precisely the proof of enthusiasm and the manifestation of market potential.

Snapped.

"Assault 2" is like a small pebble. It was thrown into the center of the lake, but a single pebble caused a thousand waves.

Leaving aside the drop, just focus on the next weekend box office of "The Raid":

739 million.

This achievement ranks fourth in film history.

At the same time, this is also the fourth film in the long history of movies that surpassed the threshold of 700 million at the box office in the next weekend.

Let's imagine!

For a film, it is already very difficult for the box office data to break through 700 million in the opening weekend. As a result, it will take 700 million again on the next weekend and three days?

Arabian Nights!

However, there are still works that accomplish such a feat, "Jedi Knights", "Knights League", "The Dark Knight: Chaos", and now a fourth.

Digression, "The Dark Knight: Chaos", this is the second part of the countless brilliant "Dark Knight" series trilogy written by Streamer Films. No other work of its kind has reached such heights.

It is precisely because of this that when Zhang Benqing took over the role of restarting the "Dark Knight", it caused a wave of opposition from movie fans—

Including Zhang Benqing himself, they are all worried that Zhang Benqing will destroy the classics of this series.

Now that The Raid 2 is on par with Jedi, League of Knights, and The Dark Knight: Chaos, it's a testament to how incredible, how magical, and how incredible the film's results are.

The shock, consternation, and surprise of Xiongshi Pictures, Liuguang Pictures, and the entire Lanchuan are not surprising, and even Blue Whale Pictures itself was caught in a deep emotional agitation—

Never thought that "Raid 2" could reach such a height.

Therefore, even Xiu Zhongjun and Ji Xu couldn't sit still.