After a fiasco in the mainland film market in 2021, Hollywood is making a comeback in 2022
On January 19, the Hollywood suspense action film "Massacre on the Nile" was announced to be released on February 19, which is the first Hollywood blockbuster to be scheduled for release in 2022, and the film is the sequel to 2017's "Murder on the Orient Express", which won 230 million yuan at the box office in the mainland market that year, making it the largest overseas box office for the film. Compared to north American release on February 11th
This time, "Massacre on the Nile" can be called quasi-synchronous release, and the treatment is quite good
But in terms of attention, "Massacre on the Nile" is far less than "Uncharted"
"Uncharted Sea" is certain to be released Chinese mainland, but the schedule is still a mystery
On January 18, "Uncharted Sea" released a Chinese version of the poster, announcing that it will be released in the mainland, which is the first work of the 2022 Hollywood blockbuster to be announced to be released in the mainland, but unfortunately the film schedule has not been determined, and the North American release time is February 18
However, with the finalization of "Massacre on the Nile", it shows that there is no problem with the simultaneous release of Hollywood blockbusters in China and the United States
"Uncharted" is likely to become the first blockbuster film released simultaneously in China and the United States in 2022
Spider-Man cooperated with Transformers, "Uncharted" changed 7 directors in a row, and it cost 1.26 billion to finally shoot
The reason why "Uncharted" has attracted the attention of mainland audiences, its starring lineup has played a considerable role, Hollywood has two major cash cow series in the mainland, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Transformers series
The two main actors of "Uncharted" are The Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man actor, Tom Hollander, who is affectionately known as the Dutch brother by mainland audiences, and Mark Wahlberg, the fourth and fifth male protagonist of "Transformers", which sold best in the mainland
Especially Mark Wahlberg, in the 5 years after "Transformers 5" in 2017, no new film has been released in the mainland, so that many mainland audiences have forgotten the Hollywood star, this time with "Uncharted" to kill back, whether you can rewrite the glory of "Transformers" is worth looking forward to
Adapted from the classic game of the same name, Uncharted tells the story of Nathan Drake, played by Dutch brother, and Victor Sullivan, a treasure hunter played by Mark Wahlberg, together in search of lost treasure 500 years ago
Preparations for the film began in 2008, but the filming was tortuous. The director has not been able to determine the main actor, and even 7 directors have taken over the project in a row, and finally identified Ruben Flescher, a big director who has directed "Zombie Paradise" and "Venom: Deadly Guardians" and other high-selling commercial films
Years of tossing and turning have cost "Uncharted" as high as $200 million, which is about 1.26 billion yuan.
For a game adaptation of a movie, the pressure to return the cost is still quite large
Wu Jing may bump into "Spider-Man" again, and the Chinese market is the key to "Uncharted Seas"
Game adaptation movies have not always been a good business in the North American market, and the Resident Evil series Warcraft, Detective Pikachu, and the countless game Easter eggs of Ready Player One have performed average in the North American film market
However, these films are fragrant in the mainland market
In the later stage, the "Resident Evil" series is completely supported by Chinese audiences, "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter" mainland box office of 159 million US dollars, to know that the global box office of the film is only 312 million US dollars, the Chinese audience's feelings "Warcraft" is even more frightening, the mainland box office of 225 million US dollars, is the largest box office of the movie
Movies such as Detective Pikachu and Ready Player One would have lost money without a Chinese audience
The "Uncharted" game series also has a huge fan base in Chinese mainland, coupled with the excellent performance of game adaptation films in the mainland, which is why the film has not yet determined the schedule, it is rushed to promote, because the Chinese mainland market probability is the key to the success of the film
However, "Uncharted Sea" will face a strong opponent this time," "Watergate Bridge."
"Spider-Man: Homeless Heroes" starring Tom Holland was released on December 17, 2021, and it took only 10 days to steal the global crown of Wu Jing's "Chosin Lake", but "Uncharted" may not have an advantage over "Watergate Bridge"
"Watergate Bridge" was released in the Spring Festival file on February 1, if "Uncharted Sea" is set for February 18th, it will definitely hit "Watergate Bridge", and with the current momentum of "Watergate Bridge", it is obviously going to the 6 billion box office, I am afraid that the new film in March will be weighed
Moreover, the mainland appeal of the two protagonists of "Uncharted Sea" actually needs to be verified
Mark Wahlberg's mainland box office is mainly dependent on the "Transformers" series, but this series of automotive talents is the protagonist, and human characters are really useless. Tom Holland, too, left the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where most of these superhero actors grossed just fine
The most obvious example is Tom Holland's 2021 "Chaos Walk"
The global box office is $26.45 million, the Chinese mainland box office is $990,000, and the film cost up to $100 million, which is the biggest box office tragedy in Hollywood in 2021! Therefore, Wu Jing met Tom Holland again, which is estimated to be a "war of revenge"