The North American film market is divided into five periods a year, spring, summer, autumn, holiday, and winter. Among them, the summer season is also called the summer season, and the holiday and winter seasons are also awards seasons. Among them, summer and holiday are undoubtedly the box office kings every year, and the other three are naturally dwarfed.
Thanks to the advance of the Oscars, the spring season has gradually begun to recover. In 2010, "Alice in Wonderland" handed over 116 million weekend box office, plus "Fast and Furious" fourth Part 1 and Part 5 also showed amazing box office capabilities in this period, and gradually, this period became the third most profitable period of the year.
Before the 21st century, the winter season was the least profitable time of the year. On the one hand, the frenzy of the awards season grabbed attention, and on the other hand, the cold season made people not interested in movie theaters. There is a popular saying in Hollywood, "If you give up a work, throw it in January."
As of 2011, the box office record for the January premiere is still held by the "Cloverfield File", which earned 40 million at the weekend box office when it was released in 2008, and no one has been able to break it so far. It can be seen that the depression and loneliness of the winter stalls are over.
But at least, the winter season benefited from the hustle and bustle of the awards season, which is definitely the busiest time for news throughout the year. Many works also benefited from such attention and achieved a lot of box office results.
In the fall season, there has always been a lack of motivation, especially the rise of the Toronto Film Festival, which has caused all journalists to leave the United States. In addition to the just-ended summer season and the just-started new semester, all this has made the fall season film No improvement. Until 2011, there was no film that had a box office opening weekend of over 40 million in September. The box office record in film history was 35 million in 2002 by "Return to Alabama".
Taken together, the all-time box office record for the premiere in the winter season is "The Passion of the Christ" in February 2004, which earned 84 million, while the record for the fall season is "Dude 3D" in 2010. Fifty million in October. The difference is clear at a glance.
At the moment when the North American premiere box office has exceeded 100 million, the decline of winter and autumn is still irreversible; and, quietly, autumn is replacing winter, becoming the most depressing time of the year.
Most of the works that choose to be released in the autumn are aimed at the annual Halloween, and countless low-cost horror movies have become mainstream, such as the "Chainsaw" series, "Smart: Ghost Recording" series, "Scream" series , became the biggest winner of the period. The same was true for "Buried Alive" last year, which was released in late October. With the boom in Halloween, it achieved a big box office success.
This year is no exception.
Movies released in the fall are generally under competitive, and the "Lion King", which repressed 3D and re-released, actually won three consecutive championships in September, and the highest weekend box office of the whole month was only 30 million. Other awards season series Works, such as "Contagion", "Warriors", "Moneyball" and other works, starring Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Jude Law and other top big names, but still failed to drive the box office market recovery. Howling.
Relatively speaking, the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival are prosperous and lively.
"George Clooney's new work 'The President's Killing Bureau' has been well received again, and Ryan Gosling has been recognized!"
"Romain Polanski arrives at Watertown with new work 'The Killing'."
"Michael Fassbender is the top contender for Best Actor with 'Shame'."
"'Tinkers, Tailors, Soldiers, Spies' are expected to compete for the Golden Lion!"
"The Chinese movie 'Peach Sister' broke through and won praise!"
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"Toronto Film Festival starlight dimmed, George Clooney and Ryan Gosling rushed to support."
"Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrived in Toronto, and more than a thousand people picked up the airport to block the airport and set off a film festival frenzy."
"Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen land in Toronto with new 'Dangerous Method'."
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"Midnight Crazy Unit, 'raid' detonated a movie viewing frenzy, and the Toronto Film Festival ushered in the highest/tide since the opening."
"Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear Award, Silver Bear Best Actor, Silver Bear Best Actress winners 'a farewell', ushered in a frenzy of praise, aiming at the People's Choice Award, and aiming at the Oscars!"
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From Venice to Toronto, the buzzing news frenzy made people feel the first wave of awards season, and many seeded players began to emerge first, grabbing the attention of major media. These two film festivals are far more interesting than the domestic box office battle.
Not to mention reporters, even the vast audience have focused their attention on the two major film festivals. This year's Toronto Film Festival seems to be bleak. There are not many hot topics in the entries, but the number of audiences has created a huge number. A new high, more than 400,000 people came to Toronto to participate in the film festival. Quietly, Toronto has completed the overtake of Berlin and Venice, followed closely behind Cannes and occupied a place in the global film festival.
Among the countless news, Renly, who came to the Toronto Film Festival for the second year in a row, has also become the darling of the audience.
"'Crazy in Love' Official Premiere, Renly Hall, Jennifer Lawrence, Felicity Jones on the Red Carpet Premiere!"
"The new generation of acting leaders, Renly Hall and Jennifer Lawrence bring new works."
"Sundance Film Festival Grand Prize Winner, Landing in Toronto."
"A movie-watching frenzy, more than 600 viewers were unable to buy tickets for the premiere of 'Crazy in Love', and stayed at the entrance of the theater for a long time, refusing to leave."
"The premiere boom, 'Crazy in Love' debuted, and the queue was 850 meters long! The 36th Toronto Film Festival has ushered in a strong seeded contestant of the People's Choice Award!"
"Visiting Toronto for the second year in a row, and Renly-Hall said, 'I'm starting to feel at home again.'"
"It's hot, the competition audiences are looking forward to the movie the most, 'Crazy Love' won the title!"
"Renly Hall beats George Clooney and Brad Pitt to become the most anticipated actor at the Toronto Film Festival."
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For an independent film with an investment of only 250,000 US dollars, the promotion cost is a fantasy. Even if Focus Pictures took over the distribution, on the whole, "Crazy Love" still cannot be compared with those with a well-rounded production lineup. Compared with independent films, it is a minor miracle that it can win so much attention at the Toronto Film Festival.
But in fact, Focus Pictures has been in operation since the Sundance Film Festival at the beginning of the year. At the closing ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival, "Crazy in Love" successfully won the Grand Jury Prize and the Special Jury Prize. One of the important chips in the competition for awards season.
Afterwards, Renly and Jennifer both won the Oscar nominations at the beginning of the year and became the representatives of the new generation. The two actors joined hands to appear in a work, which was even more topical and attracted countless attention.
Focus Films specially edited two 30-second videos, one of the interaction between Jacob and Samantha in the film, released as a trailer; the other of the interaction between Renly and Jennifer on the set, released as a behind the scenes footage . The two videos seized the opportunity and won a lot of attention, making people have more expectations for "crazy in love".
Immediately afterwards, the wave of the opening battle of the summer program made Renly famous in North America, and the name "Renly-Hall" became familiar overnight, and then "Fast and Furious 5" showed a sweep. Qian Jun's posture, the North American box office exceeded 300 million, and in the fierce competition, it became the third runner-up in this summer's box office, and it is worth looking forward to even on the year-end box office rankings.
Not to mention that throughout the year, the hot topics surrounding Renly that never ebbed, reminded people every few minutes that this hot actor is on the rise!
From January to August, it seems that there are endless topics to talk about every month. After entering September, the "Crazy Love", which I had been looking forward to for half a year, finally landed in Toronto and officially premiered. Those who missed Sundance Fans began to celebrate in advance; then Focus Films also took advantage of the situation to determine the schedule, and it will be held in four theaters in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago on October 7th.
Step by step, after accumulating enthusiasm for more than half a year, it finally broke out at the Toronto Film Festival. People can't wait to see the work "Crazy Love". Because since the Sundance Film Festival, there have been too many praises for this work; also because the two works "Buried Alive" and "Fast and Furious 5" have successively proved Renly's vision for film selection; more because of this The young actor is so charismatic that people can't wait to see him in a romantic movie.
So, the attention has exploded like this!
More beautiful than George Clooney, hotter than Brad Pitt, more welcoming than Ryan Gosling, Renly Hall landed in Toronto again, detonating another 36th Toronto Film Festival peak!
On the night of the official premiere of "Crazy Love" in Toronto, some people lined up at the entrance of the cinema 12 hours in advance, which later proved to be a wise choice. The long queue circled the entrance of the cinema three times, as if There is no end in sight, and it seems that there is no shortening; according to incomplete statistics, at the peak of the queue, more than 1,200 spectators waited in line at the door, just hoping to see the movie as soon as possible.
Every year, long queues are the most lively and peculiar sight at the Toronto Film Festival. Not only the final winner of the People's Choice Award, but also many shortlisted films have also detonated the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies, showing people around the world that Canada The land's love for movies, and the hospitality of the Canadian people.
This year, "Crazy in Love" has now become the most representative work. The waiting queue of more than 1,200 spectators boldly announced the birth of another popular work!