According to foreign media reports, the comedy movie " Hot and Spicy " directed and starred by Jia Ling successfully debuted on the Internet with US$110 million (804 million yuan) in the second weekend of February this year. Top global weekend box office champion.
In fact, it is completely expected that "Hot" can top the global weekend box office. Because Mainland China is the second largest film market in the world, and the Spring Festival is the first big period in the Mainland China market. "Hot and Spicy" is the second movie directed by Jia Ling. In this movie, Jia Ling successfully lost 100 pounds. Therefore, after this film is released in domestic theaters, it will definitely create a very impressive box office performance. The most important thing is that there have been very few foreign blockbusters in recent times, and the North American market currently relies on the support of some old films that have not attracted much attention.
It is precisely because there are few foreign blockbusters and the North American market still relies on old films that are not very popular, so in addition to the global weekend box office champion, the movie "Hot" has also successfully topped the global annual box office. champion.
According to domestic movie platforms, the current total box office of "Hot and Spicy" in the mainland has exceeded 1.3 billion yuan, which is 190 million yuan converted into US dollars. On the most influential foreign box office statistics website, the highest-grossing movie of the year is "The Beekeeper" starring Jason Statham. Its total global box office is only 134 million U.S. dollars, which is lower than "The Beekeeper". "Spicy and Hot" is tens of millions less.
In just a few days, "Hot" was able to earn more than 1.3 billion yuan at the box office, successfully becoming the global annual champion. This is indeed true and makes people feel a bit incredible. Many viewers think that the only highlight of this film is "Jia Ling successfully lost 100 pounds". As for the other plots, they are generally mediocre and not too outstanding.
However, some people think that Jia Ling has not only become thinner, she has also become stronger. She herself has said that "Hot and Spicy" is not a "weight loss movie". She wants to tell the audience through this film that no matter how failed or bad your life is, as long as you find one thing, even if it is It's just a small thing. If you keep doing it, focus on it, and do it with all your heart, you will eventually win, even just once.
is just like what Jack Ma said back then, "You still have to have dreams, just in case they come true."
Jia Ling's successful weight loss means she has realized her dream, which may make her an international superstar in the future.
In Jia Ling's director career, she has only directed two movies. In addition to "Hot" which is currently in theaters, there is also "Hello, Li Huanying" in 2021. That year, "Hello, Li Huanying" earned a domestic box office of over 5.4 billion yuan and successfully entered the top 100 box office lists in global film history. With this film, Jia Ling herself became the female director with the highest box office in the world.
may have seen Jia Ling's potential and the influence of the movie itself. A few months ago, Sony Pictures, a famous Hollywood film company, announced that it had bought the remake rights of "Hello, Li Huanying" and would produce an exciting "Hello, Li Huanying". As the original director, Jia Ling will become the producer of the remake.
Now, Jia Ling's second film "Hot and Spicy" has also achieved box office success in China, and even reached the top position in the world. This time, Sony Pictures directly won the global distribution rights of the film. This is the first time that Sony Pictures did not participate in the production but purchased the global distribution rights of a mainland film.
If all goes well, Jia Ling may really become an international superstar.
