The time came to May 29, and the box office week from May 22 to May 28 ended in the envy and surprise of many people.
The most impressive box office performance is naturally "Rush Hour 2".
Even though Daenerys Entertainment has done some public relations, this Eastern-Western Kung Fu comedy, which has barely passed the comprehensive media rating, finally made a crazy amount of 91.43 million US dollars in the first seven days. Many people subconsciously have this movie. expect.
The first week of more than 90 million US dollars can indeed be described as crazy.
You know, the first part of the film only had a box office of US$33.01 million in the first seven days. With this start, with excellent audience reputation, the local box office of the first part also reached US$141 million.
Now, with US$91.43 million in the first week, an almost threefold increase, what will be the film's North American box office this time? !
With the great success of "Rush Hour 2", many people can't help but find that Chinese-American filmmakers in Hollywood seem to be ushering in their own glory. It cannot be counted as the second time, because it seems that the first time was Bruce Lee's kung fu movie. , on the one hand, it was just a flash in the pan, on the other hand, it was only Bruce Lee who became famous.
This time, a group of people appeared at the same time.
Let’s not talk about anything else. I will just talk about this summer’s “Fatal Postcard”, starring Fa Ge and Bai Ge Wu as the producer. This is one. Immediately afterwards, "Rush Hour 2" became a hit, no doubt about it. Then, there is "Hero", a collaboration between Jet Lee, who has made a name for himself in Hollywood with the new version of "Taken", and Zhang Guoshi, who is quite famous in Europe. The schedule is July 31.
It is definitely a phenomenon to have three consecutive major films by Chinese-American filmmakers squeezed into the same summer schedule, and they are not optional.
In addition to "Rush Hour 2", it is also worth mentioning that "L.A. Confidential" is in its second week of release.
This new film by Brian De Palma, which has a reputation as a classic, was hit by "Rush Hour 2" the next week, and still controlled the decline to 41%, which was still within expectations, and collected another US$22.83 million.
In two weeks, the cumulative box office of "L.A. Confidential" was US$61.59 million.
Even though "Jurassic Park 3" is about to be released and has made more than 60 million in two weeks, "L.A. Confidential" still has great hope of hitting the 100 million yuan threshold.
In fact, speaking of it, the production line-up of this movie is quite strong. Not to mention Palma, the protagonists, Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Kevin Spacey, have already become famous in Hollywood. , as the newcomer's first leading actor, Hugh Jackman, is even more blockbuster this time.
With the solid acting skills cultivated step by step in the Australian entertainment industry, last year's "Contact" relied on the role of a priest to stand out. This time in "L.A. Confidential", Hugh Jackman was under the pressure of several other big stars. , still shines brightly, portraying the image of the first male protagonist Bud to the core.
Apart from the two films, both from Daenerys Entertainment, other films during the same period were lackluster.
Among the other movies released at the same time as "Rush Hour 2" last week, only "The Perfect Murder" starring Michael Douglas was not a failure. However, under the strong pressure of "Rush Hour 2", this film's debut The seven-day box office for the week was only US$19.35 million, which was not even as good as the following week's "L.A. Confidential". The box office potential in North America is only 40 million to 50 million US dollars, which is barely equal to the production cost of US$50 million.
Another movie last week, "Casino", cost 40 million US dollars, and the box office in the first week was only 6.56 million US dollars. Doc continues to be active in the film business.
In the new box office week of May 29, even if "Jurassic Park 3" is released next week, there are still four films of varying sizes vying to open.
However, the only one worth mentioning is "2013 The Ultimate God" produced by Sony Pictures.
Simon intervened slightly last year, but with the operation of Chris Lee, the president of Columbia Pictures, who was attracted by Simon, he finally got the Japanese into the trap again.
Kevin Costner was unwilling to accept the failure of "Waterworld" and once again challenged the post-apocalyptic wasteland style of the movie. Sony was initially only willing to invest up to 50 million US dollars, but when the project started, it was not up to the Japanese. In the end Step by step, it has reached the blockbuster level of 75 million US dollars.
This is also Sony Pictures’ only major production this summer.
I don’t know how Chris Lee works, or the competition is really fierce this coming summer, and the schedule is unexpectedly set on May 29th.
Therefore, this means that even if this movie is successful, it will face strong pressure from "Jurassic Park 3" the next week, and the box office will inevitably plummet.
All in all, Simon felt that he could talk to Westinghouse about taking back Sony's film business.
There were almost no surprises. After the premiere on Thursday, "2013 The Ultimate God" was released on the day of its release on Friday. The media received almost one-sided negative reviews. The comprehensive media score was only 3.4 points. Even "Future Water" "The World" is not as good as "Future Water World". Although "Future Water World" was not a box office success, it still recovered more than 200 million in global box office. It was only because the cost was so out of control that investors were unable to recover the cost.
This time, even if the cost is controlled at US$75 million, which is less than half of "Water World", "2013 Ultimate God" has the potential to be a box office dud.
The prediction was quickly proven.
The opening screen size of 2,746 is not too small. However, on the first day of its opening, the box office of this apocalyptic science fiction film was only 4.63 million US dollars.
The pitiful US$4.63 million makes Sony, no matter how stupid it is, inevitably feel that it has been cheated again
Um.
Why do you say 'again'
All right.
In the following three days of the weekend, the box office of "2013 The Ultimate God" finally reached 13.76 million U.S. dollars. Although it squeezed into the second place on the weekend three-day list, it is expected that the box office performance of only 20 million in the first seven days will be far behind Sony executives. The expectations were far behind.
Simon watched all this. Regarding "2013 The Ultimate God", in addition to admiring Kevin Costner's boldness in repeatedly engaging in failed genres, which completely ruined his personal reputation, he will probably only play roles like Superman's dad in the future. It is inevitable that an idea will arise.
From the earliest "2001: A Space Odyssey" by Jack Lam to Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" to the current "2013", Hollywood has made bold, conservative or conservative decisions in the first 20 years of the 21st century. There were various predictions, high-spirited or pessimistic. However, as a latecomer, Simon certainly knew that nothing happened.
Compared to the fantasies of filmmakers, the first 20 years of the 21st century can almost be said to be somewhat mediocre.
I don’t know if this is some kind of lack of ambition.
Simon thinks it should be counted.
From the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s to the first two decades of the 21st century, speaking of it, it should have been the most golden 30 years in human history. There were no repeated changes in the agricultural era over thousands of years, and there was no Cold War that could destroy the world at any time. Confrontation, everything is so beautiful. It stands to reason that human technology should explode rapidly.
In fact, it only continues some of the accumulation of the 20th century.
Perhaps entering the information age is an achievement, but the results have not become too good.
Just like something Simon considered some time ago, as a result of the rise of the Internet, a large number of the brightest minds did not invest in the continued progress of science, but were instead drawn to study how to place advertisements on the Internet more efficiently and accurately.
If humans hesitate to move forward, the consequences are conceivable.
The most typical farming era.
The key to why there have been wars that have lasted for thousands of years, and wars are still wars, lies in the stagnation of this kind of productivity. The lack of productivity cannot produce the needs of the growing population, and war is inevitable.
Entering the industrial age, many people were initially optimistic. As a result, two consecutive world wars took place.
Then there is the Cold War confrontation that lasted for half a century and nearly dragged mankind into nuclear war several times.
In the final analysis, productivity is still constrained.
Besides, the thirty years after the Cold War, except for a few regional wars, can almost be said to be the most peaceful period in human history. Science and technology are more developed than before. However, too many people seem not to be aware of the crisis, and instead work tirelessly to In distribution.
In thirty years, the rich got richer and the poor got poorer.
If this trend fails to produce another key technological breakthrough node, such as the unlimited energy brought by controllable nuclear fusion, the result will inevitably be another reincarnation of human history, peace, war, and...
After this war, it's hard to say what will be left.
Because humans have mastered nuclear weapons.
Some people always say that nuclear war will not break out because the upper class elites who control the world understand what nuclear war means.
Actually, absolutely not.
The upper-class elites may be far less intelligent than ordinary people imagine, they may be crazy, they may be stupid, or they may have unexpectedly gained power by virtue of their instincts that have been in the political world for decades.
And, the inevitable influence of public opinion.
All these will lead the rulers to make absolutely irrational decisions.
Imagine that when your country's military is almost completely wiped out in conventional combat, would you use nuclear weapons at every turn
Why not
Just like the emperor said, if Russia is gone, what else will the world do
So, when the first nuclear bomb is launched, should the other side counterattack with nuclear weapons? Failure to counterattack means destruction. Counterattack. I am not sure if there will be a second one after the first one. It is impossible to counterattack with only one. So two, three... countless...
Is there a chance to call a stop
The top politicians may have taken refuge in the most secure nuclear protection facilities, and may have stored enough food to last for decades, so they certainly have nothing to worry about. Now that your safety is guaranteed, of course you have to continue.
As for the people
Who would have thought of that.
After all, both sides are already red-eyed and shouting to stop. How is it possible? Do you want me to admit defeat? Do you think you will admit defeat? Perhaps the first round of nuclear bombs has caused millions of casualties, and no one is able to get off the ground.
then.
continue.
The sky is full of fireworks and mushroom clouds are everywhere.
This is the end.
Time has entered June, and the first is the premiere of "Jurassic Park 3" on June 3.
For such a heavyweight sequel film, during the early internal preview stage, word-of-mouth and box office prospects are basically certain, so there is nothing to worry about. After the lively premiere, the next day on Thursday, "Jurassic Park" 3"'s reputation has also been lifted, with a comprehensive media score of 7.8, which is not the best in the series, but under the spell that Hollywood often cannot get rid of trilogies that often go downhill, this is already a pretty good ending. work.
After all, "Jurassic Park 3" is actually similar to "Rush Hour 2" and has a considerable popularity base. Coupled with a comprehensive media score of 7.8, it is enough for viewers to enter the theater without any psychological barriers.
Immediately afterwards, on June 5, "Jurassic Park 3" opened on a large scale, with the number of North American screens reaching 4,337 and being rolled out across the board.
The time is no longer the period of the first "Jurassic Park". Hollywood's saturated distribution is becoming more and more mature. The previous "Rush Hour 2" exceeded 90 million in the first week. No one will doubt the box office of "Jurassic Park 3" prospects, not to mention, Daenerys Entertainment has previously clearly announced that "Jurassic Park 3" will be the end of the dinosaur series. After this movie ends, it will not be restarted in the next ten years, which makes it even more frustrating. Many people went to theaters for this phenomenal series.
As a result, on the first day of release, "Jurassic Park 3" was watched with jealousy by all other Hollywood studios and grossed US$32.17 million.
Not only did it exceed 100 million yuan in the first week, this is obviously a trend of hitting the 100 million yuan threshold in the first three days of the weekend.
Perhaps, the only thing that can surpass "Jurassic Park 3" in the short term is next year's Star Wars prequels, and even the DC movie universe series will be weaker, unless Simon starts the "Justice League" assembly in advance.
Los Angeles.
Inside a mountainside mansion in the Palisade.
The time is June 6th, Saturday.
Three sixes, according to Chinese parlance, is an extremely auspicious day.
This is a celebration party hosted by Daenerys Entertainment, mainly for "L.A. Confidential" and "Rush Hour 2". As for "Jurassic Park 3", there will definitely be more to come. After all, parties after parties are Hollywood The normal life of the indigenous people is that if they don't attend dozens or hundreds of parties every year, they definitely don't count as being successful in Hollywood.
Simon is in Los Angeles this weekend, so he will naturally not be absent. He will arrive around eight o'clock.
Ask for social entertainment according to the picture.
Girl A prepared a list in advance. Those who needed to be greeted were greeted one by one, and then it was free time.
The party is very lively tonight.
The biggest feature is that there are obviously many more Asian faces. In addition to Jack Cheng, the male protagonist of the "Rush Hour" series, Baige Wu and Fa Ge have also rushed over. The two parties have only temporarily stopped cooperating, and are far from falling out. level, so he responded with a smile.
In addition to these, there is also Zhu Momo who unexpectedly came to North America to do business, and also brought his aunt.