Simon stayed in South Korea for two days and did not leave until the morning of June 15 to fly back to North America.
Arriving in Los Angeles, due to the time difference, it was still the morning of June 15th.
The time is Thursday.
After leaving for more than half a month, the country is still the same.
Of course, Janet complained that she was too careless about her family, so Simon followed the good example and started working nine to five for a period of time.
In fact, Simon has spent most of his time in Los Angeles over the years, but his ordinary family life often seems like gurgling water, as if it will pass by quietly in the blink of an eye.
Now that I'm back, the first thing to do is focus on the summer schedule that has already started.
Among the films that are on the forefront in May, it is worth mentioning that Taken 2 starring Jet Lee is an action movie that opens Daenerys' 2000 summer season. With the popularity accumulated from the first film and the good reputation of the sequel, It opened on May 19 and successfully earned US$45.36 million at the box office in its first week.
Then, in the crucial next week, the film's decline was controlled to a good 37%, and it collected another US$28.61 million, with a cumulative box office of US$73.97 million, basically locking Daenerys into another billion-dollar box office club film in 2000.
The day after Simon returned to Los Angeles, the box office data for Taken 2's fourth week were also announced, with another US$7.98 million collected. Counting the US$14.01 million earned in the previous third week, the cumulative box office has reached US$95.96 million.
In the following fifth week from June 16 to June 23, with a revenue of US$5.16 million, Hurricane Rescue 2 successfully exceeded 100 million, with a total of US$101.12 million.
Considering the subsequent box office potential, the total North American box office of the film is expected to be around 110 million U.S. dollars. Although it is not as big as those super blockbusters such as DC movie universe projects, the performance of over 100 million in North America has successfully pushed Jet Lee to Hollywood. The position of an A-list male star.
Another Chinese superstar was born, and when the news spread back to the other side of the ocean, it was inevitable that there would be a lot of excitement.
Of course, as for the fact that Jet Lee has quietly become an American citizen, no one will mention it in a disappointing way. It is the pride of the Chinese people anyway.
Entering June, the next thing to talk about is the new Pixar 3D animated film Finding Nemo, which will open on June 1st.
Speaking of which, Friday of that week is June 2nd, a day early, naturally to catch up with Children's Day. After all, although Pixar's animated movies are aimed at all ages, they are more friendly to children after all.
Furthermore, the early June schedule is often Daenerys’ biggest summer project of the year. Simon pushed Finding Nemo, an animated film, to this position this year, rather than a live-action blockbuster. Although with the historical achievements of Pixar animation, It’s understandable, but it’s still confusing.
Only Simon knows that if we only talk about the box office, Finding Nemo can be said to be the most successful animated film of Pixar in history up to that time, with a global box office of close to 1 billion US dollars.
Of course, it’s only limited to the box office.
Compared with the huge peripheral income of Toy Story and Cars, Finding Nemo seems a bit embarrassing. When this movie was released, the most popular peripheral was the clown fish in the movie.
Live that way.
At least it will be difficult for the issuer to distribute products globally.
This time, it's still the same.
Fortunately, this time the film's box office did not disappoint Simon. It opened on June 1 and in the first 8 days, this animated film that inherited Pixar's usual excellent reputation quickly earned a box office of 107.22 million U.S. dollars, becoming a Although the first film in 2000 had an extra day in its first week, it finally achieved the rare achievement of breaking 100 million. After all, taking Daenerys's own film Rescue 2 as an example, the total domestic box office was probably only that much.
After a high opening in the first week, it was followed by a remarkable 32% drop in the second week, and still a huge revenue of US$72.91 million, which indicates that the film's North American box office will easily exceed the US$300 million mark. Although 400 million depends on fate, but a rush 350 million is not too difficult.
When Simon saw the data, he couldn't help but make a comparison because he had just returned from South Korea.
Finding Nemo is synchronized in South Korea, both opening on June 1st, while My Sassy Girl over there is on June 2nd, a serious Friday release.
Although this cartoon only had 690,000 moviegoers in South Korea in its first week, and the estimated total moviegoers of about 2 million are far less than the 5 million or so of My Sassy Girl, but
Okay, that's too bullying, forget it.
And then, there is another one in this summer's '2' series, High School Musical 2.
After the great success of the first film, High School Musical 2 returns after two years. With the heroine Christina Aguilera's singing career becoming more and more prosperous, the film has already gained widespread expectations from countless teenage fans and moviegoers in just the promotion stage. .
After the early premiere, word of mouth spread, and film critics also gave it an excellent media score of 8.1 points.
It finally opened on June 16, with 2,763 screening screens. In the first seven days, this youth musical with a very targeted audience quickly earned US$5,361 in box office, which was a 31% increase compared to the first film's revenue of US$41.09 million in the first seven days. The total box office is expected to reach a higher level, with a conservative estimate of over US$150 million. Coupled with overseas data feedback, the global volume is locked at 300 million US dollars.
Although the budget of the sequel has doubled to US$30 million compared to the US$15 million production cost of the first film, the global box office volume of US$300 million will still bring huge profits to Daenerys only at the theater stage. .
Ordinary days always fly by, and June 23rd arrives in a blink of an eye.
Another Friday.
Simon only worked overtime for less than an hour today. It was only six o'clock in the evening when he returned home after finishing his work week.
After having dinner with the family and watching TV together for a while, Simon set off to leave around 9 o'clock.
The evening was a party as usual.
The venue is still the mansion halfway up the Palisade. Daenerys officially hosted it, mainly to celebrate the success of a series of recent films. The main creators of a series of films such as Finding Nemo, Rescue 2, and High School Musical 2 are all Invited.
Of course, others can come if they can get the invitation.
Simon returned to Los Angeles last week and hasn't socialized much. Today is the first time.
When we arrived at the party, the excitement here had been going on for more than two hours, and Simon was probably sure to show up. Many guests who usually leave early after completing their social goals at the party did not leave early tonight, and the place was still bustling.
After Simon greeted Amy Pascal, who was the first to come up after being notified, they walked to the Finding Nemo crew together, exchanged congratulations with John Lasseter and others, and then turned to the main creators of Rescue 2.
While they were chatting, the petite Christina Aguilera came over. She tentatively exchanged a few words. Seeing that the man had no objection, she boldly held her arm and socialized together.