As the film's box office increased steadily, people got more and more surprised. The total box office of the first week reached 24,432,195 dollars. "Mean Girls" ranked first at the end of the first week.
This was only the beginning for the teen movie though, as it would be in theaters during the entire summer vacation. The haters disappeared soon, like waves leaving a beach. Only then did some observant, conscientious people realize that Qin Guan's film had grossed 10 million dollars amid the American commercial film circle.
Qin Guan, who was still dedicated to indie films, had made a good start in commercial films. When his other new films premiered one after another after extensive promotion, everyone faced a scary phenomenon.
"Mean Girls" remained first on the billboard even during the second and the third week. Its terrible momentum seemed like it would only keep increasing.
