中國成好萊塢“爛片”沃土

《福布斯》雜誌評論稱，中國觀衆的觀影口味與大衆常常背道而馳，明明北美票房慘淡，到了中國確實着實受追捧，一些在當地票房慘淡的電影全涌向中國市場。中國已然成好萊塢大片沃土。

After their tent-pole film Tomorrowland opened to a soft $41 million in North America over the Memorial Day weekend, Disney’s executives must now be looking to China in hopes of cutting their losses on the $190 million picture.

The George Clooney-Brad Bird sci-fi /adventure arrives in Chinese theaters on Tuesday with high hopes for a ‘do-over’ after its weaker-than-expected debut in the U.S., Europe, and other territories.

週末北美陣亡將士紀念日，繼電影《明日世界》拉開了4100萬美元的慘淡票房後，如今迪斯尼的高管們轉向中國，希望能在中國挽回影片投資的1.9億美元損失。

布萊德·伯德導演的由喬治·克魯尼主演的科幻/冒險週二於中國影院上映，在美國、歐洲和其他地區首次發行上映慘遭滑鐵盧之後，該片抱着高期望想在中國力挽狂瀾。

China, with its burgeoning box office and hearty appetite for Hollywood fare, has become a sort of haven of second chances for films that disappoint in North America and Europe.

Owing to its size and rapid growth, and its love for cinematic spectacle, China represents a new sort of hedge for Hollywood, a market that will sometimes—though certainly not always—redeem big budget flops.

繼在北美和歐洲創下慘淡票房後，中國的新興的票房加上國內影迷對好萊塢電影的由衷喜愛算是給了這部電影第二次重生的機會。

中國影迷羣體之大，需求發展之迅速以及對電影奇觀如飢似渴的喜愛，其代表了新型的好萊塢需求，中國市場不時地(雖然不是總能)能挽救高投資影片的損失。

Chinese audiences often go against the global tide, and there are numerous examples of China box office recoveries for films that had tepid receptions elsewhere. Some international under-performers have enjoyed surprisingly big results in China; Need for Speed, Escape Plan and Cloud Atlas, for example, ginned up China grosses that were much higher than their North American results.

Clooney and Bird have each enjoyed prior hits in China: Clooney’s Gravity earned $71.5 million there in late 2013, and Bird’s live action directorial debut Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol hauled in $102.7 million in 2012, making it the PRC’s 4th highest grossing film of that year. Whether those prior successes translate into big bucks for the new Disney film will be up to China’s moviegoers to decide.

中國觀衆往往與全球潮流背道而馳，而且有許許多多這樣的例子：電影票房在別的地方不溫不火，到了中國卻能大賣特賣。國際上一些票房成績不佳的電影卻在中國賣得高到驚人的票房;例如《極品飛車》、《逃跑計劃》和《雲圖》，中國票房遠遠高於北美票房。

克魯尼和導演伯德之前都在中國大受追捧票房大賣：在2013年年底，克魯尼的《重力》大賺了7150萬美元，2012年，伯德導演的處女真人動作大片《碟中諜4：幽靈協議》撈走了1.027億美元，使其成爲中國第四大票房電影。是否之前這些成功例子能轉化爲新的迪斯尼電影的高票房，這要看中國觀衆的評判了。