signingbooks Chapter 517 "The Witch 2" is released.
Chapter 517 "The Witch 2" is released.
May 1, Beijing Xinghe Cinema.
The red carpet for the premiere of "The Witch 2" began to be laid out at 4 p.m., with the media areas on both sides filled with equipment.
Yang Mi returned to Beijing from the "The Wandering Earth" set two days early, as her scenes in "The Wandering Earth" had already wrapped up in mid-April.
However, since the schedule had already been arranged until early May, she did not go anywhere else during the two weeks she was resting, and stayed by Fu Yibai's side to be affectionate with him.
After all, opportunities to have Fu Yibai all to yourself are rare.
At the end of the red carpet, a black van came to a stop.
Yang Mi pushed open the car door, wearing a black strapless dress with fine silver sequins adorning the hem, which shattered into starlight under the evening light.
Her long hair was styled in a bun, and she wore a pair of simple diamond stud earrings. When she stood on the red carpet, the sound of camera shutters exploding on both sides.
"Mimi! Look this way!"
"Yang Mi! The Witch 2 is a huge hit!"
"Honey! I love you so much!"
"Wife~"
Look this way~
She nodded slightly to the cameras on both sides and walked steadily toward the autograph wall.
Several actors from Eagle King's side were already waiting in front of the autograph wall. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the two sides turned to face the media area for a group photo.
The premiere proceeded smoothly. Yang Mi answered several questions about her role on stage, saying that filming action scenes was tough, but worthwhile.
After the film ended, Yang Mi left through a side door escorted by bodyguards.
The following day, "The Witch 2" was officially released in theaters nationwide.
With a screening rate of 27%, it grossed 46 million yuan on its opening day.
At the same time, screenings of "The Witch 2" were also being rolled out in cinemas in Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; and Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
In South Korea, CGV and Lotte cinemas gave "The Witch 2" a considerable amount of screen time.
At a CGV cinema in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, all the prime-time screenings at 8 p.m. were sold out.
South Korean audiences are even more enthusiastic about this sequel than the first one, because Yang Mi's recognition from the first "The Witch" has continued to grow over the past two years, and discussions about her have been flooding South Korean social media since the premiere.
The film attracted over 1.2 million viewers on its opening day in South Korea, setting a new record for the highest opening weekend attendance for a Chinese-language film in the country.
In Japan, Toho Cinemas' screenings are concentrated in several flagship cinemas in Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Japanese audiences have a preference for spectacular and intense action films, and the action design in "The Witch 2" perfectly fits this preference.
A movie theater in Shibuya added a midnight screening on the night of the premiere, and the attendance rate exceeded 80%.
The box office revenue on the first day in Japan was equivalent to 21 million yuan.
The four Southeast Asian countries combined have more than 15 million people.
In Hong Kong, cinemas in Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui are fully booked with Cantonese-subtitled screenings from morning to midnight.
The total global box office on its opening day was 120 million RMB.
This number topped the Weibo hot search list at 3 p.m. that day, followed by a dark red "Explosive" character.
#YangMiTheWitch2GlobalFirstDayPayoutOver100Million#, #YangMiActionScenes#, and #TheWitch2OpeningRecord# are three trending topics that are simultaneously in the top ten of the list.
Yang Mi's Weibo followers increased by 2.3 million in 24 hours.
She was already a top-tier female star in China with a fan base of over 40 million. This increase wasn't particularly surprising, but the new fans are quite different from the previous ones.
Korean IPs make up a significant portion, with some Japanese IPs also included.
Five days later, the domestic box office exceeded 230 million yuan, and the global box office exceeded 400 million yuan.
It received a 7.8 rating on Douban, 0.3 points lower than the first film.
The discussion in the comments section focused on two points.
"The action scenes have been completely upgraded, and Yang Mi's fight scenes are more crisp than in the first film."
But the director's ambitions were too great, resulting in too many subplots and some parts failing to be resolved.
"Yang Mi's acting skills have obviously improved."
The coldness and oppressive feeling were perfectly captured.
"The box office in South Korea and Japan should be good. The action design and special effects of this film have reached the level of Hollywood B-movie action films."
The feedback from overseas came faster than expected.
On Naver, South Korea's largest portal site, the movie section of "The Witch 2" has a stable rating of 8.4, and the comments section of South Korean netizens are surprisingly consistent in their evaluation of Yang Mi.
"Yang Mi's action scenes are so cool. It's rare to see an Eastern woman in an action film exude this kind of aura."
"I've been following her since the first 'The Witch' movie. Her temperament is completely different from that of Korean actresses; she has a very special appeal."
The rating on Yahoo! Movies Japan also stabilized at four stars a week after its release.
The Japanese viewers in the comments section focused on the action choreography, and many comments also mentioned Yang Mi.
"Her movements were very powerful."
Most Japanese action actresses follow a cute or glamorous route, but she takes a pure power route, which is very refreshing.
The box office performance in Hong Kong was equally impressive.
One week after its release, the film grossed over HK$22 million in Hong Kong.
Yang Mi's Weibo followers surpassed 45 million two weeks after the release of "The Witch 2".