Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of September, and Kung Fu Panda had been showing in North America for twenty days.
So far, the film had grossed more than $231 million in North America alone. With most theaters continuing to show it for an extended run, it was expected to rake in tens of millions more over the coming months.
A $250 million North American box office...
That definitely wasn't where its North American run would end.
Overseas, Kung Fu Panda was also unstoppable. In the United Kingdom and France in particular, it had earned twenty million pounds and euros respectively in just one week. The results were impressive.
Of course, Asia was even more remarkable!
Although Water World Animation had produced Kung Fu Panda, the film's setting, story, and visual style were all steeped in ancient Chinese culture. It might not have been a perfectly authentic portrayal, but it was impressively faithful.
As a result, across the Asian countries and regions within the reach of ancient Chinese culture, Kung Fu Panda had steamrolled the competition wherever it went, leaving every other film in the dust.
Good news just kept coming~
And now, after six months of work by more than 200 staff members and the rendering power of over a thousand computers, the visual effects for The Day After Tomorrow had finally been completed.
After watching the final effects submitted by Weta Digital, Zucker gave them his highest praise.
"People say Industrial Light & Magic is the best effects company in the world. But looking at things now, Weta Digital is every bit as good. At this level, who can beat us for next year's Oscar for Best Visual Effects?" Zucker was thoroughly pleased.
Of course, it hadn't come cheap.
Even