Unauthorized reproduction of this article is strictly prohibited, and violators will be prosecuted! The movie "Mr. Red Carpet" starring Andy Lau caused a lot of controversy due to its withdrawal. Now it has been re-released, but it still failed to receive good reviews. On the fir

Unauthorized reproduction of this article is strictly prohibited, and violators will be prosecuted!

The movie " Mr. Red Carpet " starring Andy Lau caused a lot of controversy due to its withdrawal. Now it has been re-released, but it still failed to receive good reviews.

On the first day of its re-release, "Mr. Red Carpet" failed to become a counterattack dark horse. It did not even enter the top five at the daily box office. Its performance was worse than during the Spring Festival, and it became worse and worse after it was withdrawn.

During the Spring Festival of 2024, a total of 8 movies were released, and 4 movies were withdrawn midway, including "Mr. Red Carpet". With a elimination rate of 50%, people can't help but lament that the competition in the movie market is too fierce. Even Andy Lau Didn't save face.

However, the producers of "Mr. Red Carpet" seemed to have decided that everything was just a scheduling issue. There was no news about the withdrawal of new films during the same period, so they hurriedly rescheduled it - it was officially announced on March 4th and re-released on March 15th, completely avoiding the issue. A popular period has opened.

Then, the film crew was taught how to behave again. On the 5th day of

pre-sale, "Mr. Red Carpet" had 23.2% of the screenings, and the pre-sale box office was 11,400; on the 10th day of

pre-sale, "Mr. Red Carpet" had 12.2% of the screenings, and the pre-sale box office was 220,000.

A quick calculation shows that "Mr. Red Carpet" has tried all the permutations and combinations.

- It was released during the Spring Festival. There were no competitors, but the film schedule was not good, and the box office was not good. It was withdrawn and rescheduled. There were no competitors at the beginning. The film was OK, but the box office was still not good. When it was officially released, there were competitors, and the film schedule was not good. No, the box office is completely gone.

It has come full circle, and everything is back to square one. There is no holiday bonus yet. According to predictions from professional ticket purchasing software, "Mr. Red Carpet" may not even make it into the top five at the box office on its first day of release, let alone compete with new films. , it is still ranked behind the old Spring Festival films, and the withdrawal plan is a big mistake.

So where is the problem? Netizens were also very rude and directly pointed out that a movie's poor performance was caused by two problems. First, the lead actor did not have box office appeal, and second, the quality of the movie itself was not good. "Mr. Red Carpet" hit both of these points, and Andy Lau was instantly embarrassed. .

"Mr. Red Carpet" tells the story of the star Liu Weichi played by Andy Lau, who specially cooperates with the director played by Ning Hao to shoot a rural-themed movie in order to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor. It is essentially a black satirical movie. The character "Liu Weichi" is named after Andy Lau, Tony Leung and Stephen Chow. The film also pokes fun at Andy Lau's hidden marriage and compares industry bosses to pigs. At first glance, the subject matter is very bold.

Unfortunately, for the netizens who watch domestic entertainment stars lining up to collapse their houses, "Mr. Red Carpet" is really outdated in its mockery of the entertainment industry. It can even be said to be a bit boring. It is not as exciting as the domestic entertainment online drama "Baby Filming". picture.

In addition, there is also the issue of actor appeal that must be mentioned. As netizens ridiculed, although Tony Leung's reputation has declined in recent years, Andy Lau has not been able to convert his good image into box office. At least the box office of his starring movies still lost to Tony Leung. of.

- The highest-grossing movie starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai is " Monster Hunt 2". As a male protagonist, the box office of a single film exceeded 2 billion. Andy Lau did not get 1.3 billion in box office until 2019 through "Anti-Drug 2" , this is also the first time that a movie of his has exceeded 1 billion. Andy Lau himself has always been aware of it. He has long mentioned in interviews that the outside world has doubts about his box office appeal.

Not to mention the awards comparison, Andy Lau is even more unlucky.

Therefore, in "Mr. Red Carpet", Andy Lau, Tony Leung and Stephen Chow were named as the protagonists, and Andy Lau was also cast. In the eyes of some netizens, this was a deliberate attempt to elevate Andy Lau's status.

Of course, different people have different opinions. The status of Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in the industry does not necessarily have to be high or low. The poor box office performance of "Mr. Red Carpet" is enough to show that an actor's influence on the film market is extremely limited.

includes the inside story of the cancellation of the Spring Festival film revealed by the industry, which points out the core issue of "Mr. Red Carpet", which actually has little to do with Andy Lau.

- The industry was originally very optimistic about "Mr. Red Carpet", but they keenly discovered that high-minded movies cannot capture the hearts of the audience. It can be seen that if you want to pursue high box office, it is not enough to find a household name star, but also need to respect the taste of the audience. , everyone can take photos of whatever they like!

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