really can’t imagine Zhang Jin losing so miserably.
In recent years, Chinese-language action movies have been declining day by day. Donnie Yen is the only one who can still do well at the box office on the big screen in movie theaters. Therefore, many action actors have turned to acting in Internet movies. We all know that the audience of Internet movies is mainly male, so action movies have become more popular online. Great performance.
An Zhijie , Xie Miao all relied on the Internet to significantly change their destiny, and Zhang Jin naturally wanted to follow suit.
The box office was only 7.15 million. "Stranger Knife" failed miserably. Zhang Jin was unwilling to bring another exciting new film!
At present, the box office situation of the latest action movie "Stranger Knife" starring Zhang Jin is basically clear. The
movie was initially released in theaters on March 2. Unfortunately, the movie received poor response after its release. The box office on the first day was only 166,000, and it only won 536,000 in the end. Seeing that the cost was about to be lost, the film studio urgently released the film in March. It was launched on the online platform on the 8th, but still unwilling to put down its dignity, it chose to pay for on-demand production. As of April 12, the film's box office in the 41 days since it was launched online was only 7.15 million.
Among them, the box office in the paid on-demand period was only 2.787 million. Fortunately, the box office in the membership period was 4.37 million.
According to the current trend, the final box office of cinema lines and online platforms will not exceed 10 million, and the production cost of "Stranger Knife" tickets is 15 million, and the probability of getting back the money is not high. This is a bit miserable for Zhang Jin, considering that in recent years The box office ceiling of Laiwang has reached the level of 40 to 50 million, and the basic budget of An Zhijie and Xie Miao's action movies is around 20 million.
is as famous as the two of them, and it is the first time that Zhang Jin's "Stranger Knife" has failed.
This time "Stranger Knife" also has a problem with its release strategy.
Taochang is betting on martial arts films this year, with Xie Miao bringing "Defiant 2" and Zhang Jin starring in "Stranger Knife".
"Confident 2" was originally going to be released in theaters. Unexpectedly, it temporarily ran away and returned to the online market. The current box office has exceeded 16.54 million. The performance is not bad, at least it has paid back, but compared to " Defiant " The box office of 26 million was cut in half.
Xie Miao, who has been working hard in the Internet industry for many years, was counting on "Defiant 2" to hit the theaters. Fans and moviegoers were eagerly waiting for it, but Taochang didn't dare to gamble.
And "Stranger Knife" was positioned at the Internet University from the beginning.
As a result, Taochang let "Stranger Knife" hit the theaters again. As a result, "Stranger Knife" had a bad reputation, a disastrous box office failure in theaters, bad reviews, and even dared to pay for on-demand viewing after returning to the Internet. As a result, the popularity of "Stranger Knife" has not been rising.
Zhang Jin’s journey to transform into an online business was also hampered. Zhang Jin may still have to fight against the theater market.
According to the current new film plan, Zhang Jin will have a new film " Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Jingjing " premiering this year.
Zhang Jin must not be reconciled to the failure of "Stranger Knife". After all, the cost of the movie is not high, and it is purely a test of the Internet. And this "Twinkle Shine" cost 100 million, and invited Lan Yingying , Zeng Li, Jiang Wu and many other stars starred.
is also a rare musical film produced in China. As an action actor, Zhang Jin dances.
believes that this gimmick will make the movie a selling point, but Zhang Jin may really not be able to afford to lose in "Twinkle Twinkle". After all, Zhang Jin's film works have been on the market too much in recent years, and the market may not have much time left for Zhang Jin.
lost more than 300 million and made 6 bad movies in a row. Zhang Jin: I can’t become Jet Li , and I have to drag down Donnie Yen!
are both martial arts champions, which makes Zhang Jin and Jet Li's action styles very similar.
Costume films can be made elegantly, while fashion action films can be hard-hitting without losing beauty. This is Zhang Jin's advantage. After Jet Li retired, the market was counting on Zhang Jin to become the successor to The King of Kung Fu and to shoulder the banner of action movies after Donnie Yen.
Even Donnie Yen thought so.
" Ip Man 3" stars Zhang Jin as Zhang Tianzhi. The number of scenes is eye-catching, and the character is both good and evil, full of charm. After "Ip Man 3", Donnie Yen personally served as the producer and supervisor of the filming. " Ip Man Story: Zhang Tianzhi " is equivalent to lending the golden name of Ip Man to Zhang Jin. The box office exceeded 130 million, which is also the best result of Zhang Jin's male protagonist movie.
It is a pity that Zhang Jin left Donnie Yen, and the box office performance is really hard to describe.
" wild beast " has a box office of only 67.81 million. The Hollywood movie "Pacific Rim 2" in which it participated has a Douban score of 5.4. " Kowloon Undefeated " has a box office of 18.77 million, and Douban only has a 3 score. There are also "Escape Plan 3" and "" "Wolf Pack " and "Stranger Knife" were both terrible at the box office and had a bad reputation.
Zhang Jin has made 6 bad movies in a row in just four or five years. "Wolves" lost more than 90 million, plus "Beasts" and "Invincible Nine Dragons" and other blockbusters with a cost of over 100 million. According to statistics, Zhang Jin's movies The cumulative loss exceeded 300 million. This is the reason why Zhang Jin wants to transform into a film and television business. After all, the theater market is cruel, and actors will be abandoned if they don't make money.
Fortunately, Donnie Yen has not given up yet.
"Ip Man Story: Cheung Tin Chi 2" has been set up and preparations have begun. This time Donnie Yen directly asked " Ip Man " director Wilson Yip to direct. It will undoubtedly be Zhang Jin's most important film work. If "Cheung Tin Chi 2" still has good reputation and box office success, , then Zhang Jin’s road to becoming a kung fu superstar will be completely cut off.
Of course it is also an adventure for Donnie Yen.
The "Ip Man" series was originally going to end after the fourth part, but "Ip Man 5" is coming again. If the "Ip Man Story: Zhang Tianzhi 2" released first has a bad reputation, it may deepen the audience's disinterest in this series. The impression of selling emotions, coupled with Zhang Jin's physique that has been a bit box office poisonous in recent years, might be a drag on Donnie Yen's "Ip Man 5"!
