Chapter 103: Iron Man

After "John Wick" broke the $100 million mark on its opening weekend in North America, it began screening in various countries and regions around the world.

Thanks to the popularity of "the sexiest Spider-Man" Xu Can in Europe, the film markets in Britain, Falanxi, Germany, Amsterdam, and other places were incredibly hot!

According to BBC reports, on the day tickets went on sale at London cinemas, the entire city of London fell into a massive traffic jam.

Many fans queued from the cinema out onto the streets, causing many narrow streets in London to become congested.

The Royal Police deployed mounted officers, which finally maintained order at the scene.

The same was true in Paris, Berlin, and Milan; some people even wore Spider-Man masks to buy tickets for "John Wick," which was quite abstract.

The BBC news report did not forget to make a sour summary at the end:

"The two films 'Spider-Man' and 'John Wick' have successfully landed a Chinese new star in Hollywood and allowed him to dominate the British film market."

"We should unite British filmmakers, dig deep into local characteristics, create our own quality films, and not lie on the laurels of 'Harry Potter' and live off past achievements."

"Nowadays, too many actors are set on developing in Hollywood, and even our directors have gone to Hollywood..."

Christopher Nolan was inexplicably mentioned.

British cinema is indeed good at criticizing current events through black humor, but their circle is too small; emerging filmmakers choose to develop in Hollywood, resulting in severe brain drain.

Who is willing to squeeze onto such a small island?

In the unique Falanxi market, Xu Can's new film also dominated.

"Spider-Man" held the box office champion title until February, but not long after, it was crushed by "John Wick."

Falanxi's great director Lu Kebei appeared at the cinema on the premiere day and, in an interview, stated:

"Xu Can is a young man with a lot of ideas; the world film industry needs such new forces. To be honest, I want to collaborate with him..."

Lu Kebei's films such as "Léon: The Professional," "The Fifth Element," and "Taxi" are all classics, and he is quite skilled at handling fast-paced action scenes.

Falanxi fans even look forward to the collaboration between Lu Kebei and Xu Can.

In the Huaxia market, unfortunately, due to censorship, the R-rated film had no chance of being released.

The neighboring islands of Gangdao and Haojiang were able to release it normally, and on the day of release, they earned 4 million Hong Kong dollars in box office revenue.