"Mulan" poster
, although unable to be released in China, Japan, South Korea and other countries due to the new crown pneumonia epidemic, despite being rated as PG-13 by the American Film Association for "violent scenes", it became a live-action film remade by Disney based on classic animation The first PG-13 level, but the live-action version of "Mulan" starring Liu Yifei, is still expected to usher in very eye-catching box office results in the United States.
According to reports from "Hollywood News Frontline" and "Hollywood Report" and other media, the current box office pre-sale results of "Mulan" are very good. According to early tracking predictions, this movie's box office in the first weekend in the United States It is expected to exceed 85 million US dollars, and even some optimists predict that it will exceed 100 million US dollars.
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If "Mulan"'s first weekend box office in the United States can reach 85 million US dollars, then the film will become the highest box office movie in the United States so far in 2020. The previous record holder was Will Smith. The starring "Jedi Men: Chase", the film released on January 17, had a box office of 62.5 million US dollars in the first weekend, and the current North American box office has exceeded 198 million US dollars.
If the box office of "Mulan" exceeds $100 million in the first weekend, it will surpass Disney's other live-action film adaptation, "Aladdin" starring Will Smith, which was released on May 24 last year. The film's first weekend box office in the United States was 91.5 million U.S. dollars. In the end, the film's domestic box office in the United States exceeded 355 million U.S. dollars, and the global total box office exceeded 1.05 billion U.S. dollars.
Although the number of people infected with the new crown pneumonia virus in the United States has exceeded one hundred and there have been deaths, the Hollywood Reporter said that up to now, the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies has not been affected by the epidemic.
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However, considering that the production cost of "Mulan" is as high as 200 million US dollars, plus the expensive publicity costs, this movie must also have excellent overseas box office results in order to return as soon as possible. this. In view of the fact that the story of "Mulan" is adapted from ancient Chinese ballads, and the main actors in the film are Liu Yifei, Gong Li, Donnie Yen and Jet Li, etc., Disney originally valued the Chinese market very much, but now China's theaters are basically out of business. This caused Disney to abandon its plan to simultaneously release "Mulan" in China and the United States.
"Mulan" is directed by New Zealand female director Nikki Kahlo. The film will be released in the United States on March 27.
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