Chapter 46: Mewtwo's Counterattack Explodes

The annual Spring Festival has arrived as scheduled.

After a whole year of work, people finally get a chance to rest, and naturally, there are many entertainment activities to choose from.

Just like in Indra's previous life,

the cinema during the Spring Festival on earth is one of the main places for people to spend their leisure time.

Spring Festival films are also highly anticipated.

"This year's Spring Festival lineup includes the star-studded 'Dreams in the Entertainment Industry' and the visually stunning film 'Sea Fortress' directed by a renowned director..."

at a certain cinema,

a host from TV is broadcasting live in front of the camera: "In the realm of animated films, there's also the annual guaranteed release, 'Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf'."

"But this year, these films are not the main focus."

"This year, among the many films released during the Spring Festival, the most anticipated is the game adaptation animated film produced by the emerging game studio GC—'Mewtwo Strikes Back'!"

As the reporter mentioned,

no matter how many top stars or renowned directors are featured in this year's Spring Festival films,

or even how well-known the film IPs are,

none of them are the real stars of this year's Spring Festival lineup!

The sole main attraction of this year's Spring Festival films is 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'.

"Ah? 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'? Yes, that's right, I bought a ticket to see 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'."

"I bought tickets for the premiere of 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' ages ago. I've been waiting for it for a long time!"

"What film are we watching today? Of course, it's 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'."

During the live broadcast, the young people arriving at the cinema are mostly holding tickets for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'.

"We're all here to see 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'."

A young father who brought his wife and son to the cinema waves his son's small hand: "My son really loves the games from GC. He adores Pikachu."

"Come on, it's actually you who loves the Pokémon series."

The young father's statement is playfully undermined by his wife: "Our son is only one year old. What does he know about Pikachu?"

Seeing the baby in the father's arms babbling away, the TV reporter couldn't help but smile.

Of course,

there are also moviegoers in the cinema watching other films.

"I'm here to see 'Dreams in the Entertainment Industry' starring my idol!"

A fan girl waves her movie ticket: "My idol is the best!"

"By the way, my friends are here too. They're over there picking up tickets~"

The girl leads the reporter to the ticket machine where she meets her friends.

"Nana, are you here to see 'Dreams in the Entertainment Industry' too?"

The fan girl smiles: "What a coincidence, I'm here for 'Dreams in the Entertainment Industry' as well!"

"No, Kiki, we're here for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'."

One of the girls picking up tickets denies the fan girl's guess: "Who wants to see 'Dreams in the Entertainment Industry'? It sounds like a terrible film."

"Exactly, Kiki. 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' is the real deal, and it even comes with a free Mew!"

Nana holds up the ticket she just picked up: "The ticket stub comes with a Mew. Mew is so cute~"

Seeing the two girls heading off to watch 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' and the dejected fan girl's back,

the TV reporter awkwardly chuckles.

The so-called "sisterhood" is really plastic!

"From our interviews, it's clear that most of the cinema's audience today is here to see 'Mewtwo Strikes Back', the game adaptation animated film."

"So, what kind of box office results can we expect from this film?"

"Let's wait and see!"

Similar interviews like the one on TV are taking place in cinemas across the country.

The box office sales trend of Spring Festival films is always a hot topic.

Which film will crash and burn after a hot start?

Which film will rise strong during the Spring Festival and become the unexpected top performer?

These are the types of news that people love to see.

This year, with an animated film like 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' breaking the pre-sale record of 100 million,

no media outlet wants to miss such explosive news!

However, only a very small number of media outlets are hoping for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' to soar at the box office.

Most media still hope for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' to fail spectacularly.

After all, media are most skilled at kicking someone when they're down.

Many media outlets had already prepared their critical articles, waiting for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' to fail!

But,

the first day's box office trend turned those prepared articles into waste paper.

With the pre-sale already at 158 million,

'Mewtwo Strikes Back' easily surpassed the 200 million mark by the morning.

And by 11 p.m., the box office crossed the 300 million mark!

The first day's 327 million box office result directly broke and set a new record for animated films!

The rocket-like speed of the box office growth left media outlets across the country stunned!

This is a scene they had truly never witnessed before.

Not just animated films, but even many big-budget live-action films rarely achieve such rapid growth!

It's worth noting that 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' not only had explosive box office performance,

but its critical reception was also off the charts!

On the cinema app, the comment section for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' is also flooded with messages!

"This is definitely the most amazing game adaptation movie I've ever seen, bar none!"

"Armored Mewtwo is so cool, Mew is so cute, Mewtwo vs. Mew was a dream come true!! Full marks without a doubt!"

"Mewtwo is truly awesome, perfectly fits my understanding of what it means to be powerful!!"

"'Mewtwo Strikes Back' is the best ever!!"

"Brothers and sisters, I'm already preparing for a second viewing. Anyone joining me?"

With the surge in comments, 'Mewtwo Strikes Back''s rating on the T-Piao app remains a perfect 10!

It maintained a perfect score during the advance screenings, with some claiming it was due to fewer reviewers.

But now,

under the first day's 327 million box office, it still holds a perfect 10 rating!

How good is 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'?

It's already evident.

With 'Mewtwo Strikes Back''s terrifying first-day box office performance,

films like 'Dreams in the Entertainment Industry', 'Sea Fortress', and 'Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf' combined didn't achieve the first-day box office of just one 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'!

On the second day, 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' continued its strong performance.

In many cinemas, scenes of 'Mewtwo Strikes Back' tickets being hard to come by even appeared!

"We can't just watch this money-making opportunity slip away!"

Cinema management teams nationwide held emergency internal meetings.

"'Mewtwo Strikes Back' is the most profitable film of this year's Spring Festival. We need to cut down on the screenings of other films to make more room for 'Mewtwo Strikes Back'!!"