Hey, let's talk about the recent Marché du Film. You know, those big-screen stories always generate wave after wave of audience craze. At the end of the day, though, there's something in the world that's just hard to predict – like the box office. Sometimes, a movie is well-made and the publicity is very good, only to be said to be a lot on the day of its premiere.
Imagine that the producers may have dreamed of a box office of 100 million, only to see numbers on the first day of release that may not even be as conservative as they had hoped. For example, for a certain movie, the original goal was to start with 1 billion, but it barely earned more than 30 million on the first day. It makes people shake their heads!
Moreover, this situation is especially common in Chinese New Year blockbusters. Movies that originally expected to make a fortune in the festive atmosphere often have to bow their heads in the face of reality. Of course, sometimes it's not all about the movie itself – after all, the audience's taste and choice are king.
Let's take a look at the numbers. You know what I think? Numbers are like magic – they can surprise and blow hard. Box office statistics and pre-sale results often become hardcore standards to measure the success of a movie.
And there's also the proportion of the audience - this is like a key point for adding or subtracting points to a movie's evaluation. If you hear about a movie that has been met with audience satisfaction, you'll be itching to see what it's all about, or you might not even be bothered to wear slippers out of the house.
Let's go back to the numbers game. Suppose a director or producer is very confident in his own film, and the pre-sale results are quite good. But what if the actual box office doesn't keep up with the pre-sale momentum? Hey, it's like skydiving and forgetting to bring a parachute - excitement is exciting, and landing can be hard.
So, in this industry full of variables and competition, there is no fixed formula for evaluating a movie. Sometimes we feel sorry or sympathy for a certain work - because you know that there may be countless people behind the scenes who have worked hard and shed their sweat and tears.
Let's summarize what we talked about today: the film market is indeed full of challenges and unknowns. Even if we can't fully predict where each work will end up, we can still get a glimpse of it by paying attention to box office data, audience feedback, and other information. Even if there is a little disappointment or unexpected joy from time to time, finding stories and emotions in front of the screen is still a pleasure, isn't it?