245: Kung Fu Hustle's box office skyrocketed, everyone was terrified! A staggering 500 million in a single day!

“One hundred and twenty million? Holy cow, it's only the second day, and the box office is already this high?”

Hearing the number Xu Lu mentioned, Reba, who had specifically called to ask, was instantly stunned.

As an industry insider, she was quite sensitive to movie box office data and naturally understood what it meant for a film to surpass 100 million in a single day.

Setting aside other things, even Xu Lu's previous film, 'summer fall,' which grossed 1.5 billion in total, took about seven or eight days for the box office to slowly climb up.

It was completely unlike the current film, 'kung fu,' which had only grossed a little over sixty million yesterday, yet today it had doubled directly to 120 million.

This rate of increase was absolutely terrifying.

Xu Lu, on the other end, was calm, saying:

“Girl, do you remember what I told you yesterday? Don't think I'm just trying to fool you when I talk about big principles. Facts prove that everything I say is true, and listening to it will only benefit you...”

This time, Reba also forgot to hang up the phone.

Only after Xu Lu finished rambling did she speak:

“Xu Lu, your movie has already surpassed 100 million in single-day box office. Can it really break 2 billion?”

If he had heard this question yesterday, Xu Lu might not have been so confident.

But after seeing the first day's box office and the second day's data, he had figured out one thing: in this world, audiences also appreciated kung fu.

Thinking of this, he suddenly recalled a prediction about 'kung fu' from his previous life.

Looking back at Reba's question, Xu Lu said half-jokingly:

“Who knows? Two billion, three billion, maybe even five billion.”

These words startled Reba, who said:

“Hmph, you're just boasting. I can believe 2 billion, but 3 billion is already terrifying.

Five billion? Come on, there isn't a single movie in Da Xia right now with a total box office exceeding 5 billion, right?

If your kung fu movie reaches 5 billion at the box office, the entire industry, inside and out, will be shaken.”

“Who can say for sure!”

Xu Lu chuckled, and Reba, already knowing that the kung fu box office was doing very well, breathed a sigh of relief.

After chatting for a while, they hung up the phone.

Meanwhile.

In the Da Xu Culture female artist residential area, when Younger Cousin Yang Mi heard that the box office statistics for yesterday had reached 120 million, she was the first to scream.

“Oh my god! It's already 120 million! Sister Yifei, you are truly going to be huge this time! You are the Female Lead of kung fu!”

The people around them also showed expressions of envy.

Nearly all the girls here had played roles in the return of the condor heroes.

But unfortunately.

The female roles required in kung fu were few, with only Liu Yifei and one other lucky person being selected.

Liu Yifei even became the Female Protagonist 'Mute Girl' in kung fu, whose screen time was limited but whose importance was undeniable.

It could be said that she didn't utter a single word throughout the film, yet she left a profound impression on people.

Hearing Yang Mi say this, Liu Yifei replied somewhat shyly:

“Nonsense, CEO Xu actually said that the movie kung fu doesn't have an absolute protagonist, so I'm just an ordinary female character in it!”

“Sigh, what a pity. I'd be willing even if they just gave me a random role!”

Someone said this.

“Exactly, it's only the second day, and kung fu's box office has already surpassed 100 million. Heaven knows how many billions the total box office will reach.”

Someone quickly agreed.

Others looked forward:

“I wonder if there will be more female roles in CEO Xu's next movie. That way, we'll all have a chance to star in it!”

...At this moment, in Xu Lu's Streamer room, fans were also shocked by the 120 million box office:

[Holy crap, although I knew the kung fu movie our Streamer made was incredibly brilliant, I didn't expect the box office performance to be so strong.]

[Yeah, this surging data is definitely more impressive than 'summer fall' was last time!]

[I have to say, the Streamer gives us too many surprises. We were worried initially, but now it looks like there was nothing to worry about...]

[Exactly! We should be worried for his opponent, the Traitor Zhao Fan. I bet that guy is crying right now.]

[...In just two days, the kung fu box office reached 180 million. Even if its screening period is only half a month,

I think a total box office of 2 billion is absolutely no problem, and there's even hope of challenging the 3 billion mark.]

[Three billion? My heavens, wouldn't that put it among the top five films on the entire Da Xia box office chart?]

[That's right! The movie currently ranked first on the Da Xia total box office chart has a gross of 3.6 billion...]

[Hahaha, how many people didn't believe in the Streamer's kung fu before? Now their faces must be swollen from being slapped.]

...Xu Lu's fans, friends, and people associated with Da Xu Culture were naturally overjoyed upon seeing the box office data.

But those who were at odds with him were all in a foul mood right now.

For example, Xia Lifei's group, Young Master Wang behind Mo Lun Tian Mu this time, Teacher Shen, the founder of the Billion Yuan Club, a certain famous director Teacher Liu, and so on.

Many people were secretly hoping that Xu Lu's movie would flop, but what they hadn't expected was that 'kung fu' not only didn't flop but was clearly about to 'take off.'

Time quickly moved to the third day.

Among the four blockbusters that audiences initially anticipated, 'magic city fortress' suffered another drop today, falling directly below 10 million.

'kung fu legend' also dropped, now only grossing over 30 million.

'ex-boyfriend story 2' remained relatively strong, with a box office gross of 82 million for the day.

If not for the powerful rise of 'kung fu,' it would have had a chance to become the summer box office champion.

But alas, this film was born at the wrong time, encountering 'kung fu,' so even a brilliant film like it could only serve as a foil.

Because today, the box office for 'kung fu' reached a new high, hitting 190 million.

This crazily rising momentum drove everyone in the industry insane.

But clearly, this was not the limit of 'kung fu.'

Because over the next week, the box office for 'kung fu' continued to climb, seemingly without an end.

230 million, 280 million, 350 million, 400 million, 420 million, 450 million... By the tenth day of 'kung fu's' release, its single-day box office had reached a terrifying 500 million!

Many movies fail to reach the level of its single-day gross even over their entire run from release to removal.

At this point, the total box office for kung fu had just achieved the milestone of 3 billion.

But it must be noted that it had only been released for ten days!

Regardless of the final height the box office for the movie 'kung fu' would reach,

just looking at the incredible number '3 billion,'

the production staff of the films released during the same period were all silent.

Three billion! What could they possibly use to compete?