After the premiere, "Saw 2", as the only film of Relativity Entertainment in the Halloween schedule, began to be fully released in North America, and the opening scale reached 3,580 theaters rarely seen in R-rated horror films.

"The Soul Singer", which opened the same weekend and was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, had only 2,006 theaters.

In terms of the scale of the premiere alone, the gap between the two films is very large.

This is also determined by the genre of the film, one is a sequel to a blockbuster horror film, which fits the mood of the weekend before Halloween, and the other is a biopic of a black singer.

Ronan also couldn't figure out why Universal Pictures would put the film on the weekend before Halloween.

Probably this year's weekend before Halloween is not very competitive.

In addition to those small-scale horror films with hundreds of openings, there are only two films that have opened on a large scale this weekend: "Saw 2" and "Soul Singer".

Counting "The American Version of The Grudge," which premiered last week, the competition isn't particularly fierce.

But the Halloween schedule is obviously a horror movie.

On the first day of its release, "Saw 2" became the North American box office champion on Friday, earning $13.3 million in a single day.

"The American Version of The Grudge" came in second place, earning $7.72 million at the box office.

"Soul Singer" can only rank third, earning $6.61 million on the first day of release.

In terms of word-of-mouth, "The King of Soul Singers" can only be described as bursting, and the media and film critics applauded.

Although this era has not yet reached a position where black films cannot be criticized casually, no one wants to provoke a special group in Hollywood.

Even professional film critics who like to pick bones in eggs and be snarky don't want to ask for trouble on certain things.

Therefore, the Rotten Tomatoes index of "Soul Singer" is as high as 89%.

In comparison, Saw 2 is a tragedy, with only 37% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes.

IMDB's score of 7.3 points above is not bad, horror movie fans, I still want to see this film.

The IMDB score of 7.7 of "Soul Singer" is not as exaggerated as that of Rotten Tomatoes.

The audience's word-of-mouth is more representative of the film's market response, and no one will be stupid enough to look at the Rotten Tomatoes index to judge the box office of a film, just like no film company would be stupid enough to ask a film critic about the box office trend.

As more people saw the film, "Saw 2" once again sparked the debate about "jigsaw" as expected.

Not only fans, but even the media have joined in.

The Hollywood Reporter believes that "Saw 2" is a very bloody and brutal movie, and it is even more extreme than "Saw 1". A morbid and crazy murderer, all kinds of grotesque and terrifying ways of killing, a meaningful central theme, make this movie.

It directly accuses the "jigsaw" of being a perverted murderer.

"Entertainment Weekly" commented that "Saw 2" not only has a careful layout and meticulous plot layout, but also hides the revelation of good and evil in human nature and the questioning of the philosophy of life behind the blood.

Fans are also divided into two parts, using IMDB and Netflix as a carrier to argue like crazy, constantly emphasizing their own opinions.

In the end, of course, no one can convince anyone.

Keyboard warriors are perhaps the hardest group of people in the world to convince.

Never try to convince a keyboard warrior.

"Saw 2" ignored the near-complete rot index of Rotten Tomatoes and maintained a very stable box office trend, collecting another $14.28 million on Saturday on the second day of its release, continuing to lead the North American box office charts.

"Soul Singer" is still suppressed by "The American Version of Grudge" and can only stay in third place.

Ronan took time out to watch "The Soul Singer" with Will Smith and some of the publicists.

Frankly speaking, from his point of view, Jamie Foxx's performance is not much better than Will Smith's "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", and it can be said that it is on the same level.

Probably Jamie Fox plays a blind singer, which is more in line with the Oscar aesthetic standards of the old, weak, sick and neurotic.

After all, Will Smith is playing a normal person.

Of course, this is more of Ronan's subjective feelings.

He is friends with Will Smith, and he is also an investor in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", and he will subconsciously favor Will Smith.

"What do you think, Will?" Ronan asked Will Smith on the way back.

After a moment of silence, Will Smith said slowly: "Very expressive interpretation, it feels like Jamie Fox is completely immersed in Ray's world." ”

Ronan said softly: "Jamie Fox has done a really good job, faithfully recreating the life of this artist, faithfully recording his flashes and sufferings. His voice changed: "But your performance in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is not bad. ”

Will Smith smiled, "You really have faith in me. ”

Ronan said lightly: "Because it is not only the performance that determines the attribution of the Oscar acting awards. ”

Will Smith was determined: "Don't worry, I won't give up until the final results are announced." ”

Ronan said to Connie in the co-pilot, "Inform our team and start operating according to plan." ”

On the third day of the release of "Soul Singer", there were a lot of reports about Jamie Fox in the media, focusing on Jamie Fox's resume, of which the identity of the comedian is the top priority.

Jamie Fox, both in the past and in the present, has starred in a plethora of comedy films.

Because of this, these reports did not get the attention of Jamie Fox and Universal Pictures.

Maybe Universal Pictures and Jamie Fox have made a plan to hit the Oscars, but they don't have the momentum and ideas to win.

These resumes about Jamie Fox are only telling the facts, not spreading rumors, so they have not aroused their vigilance.

But related reports inevitably fall in the eyes of many industry insiders who are accustomed to reading entertainment news.

It doesn't seem useful now, and when they make their choice in the future, they'll probably think like this: Jamie Fox turned out to be a comedian like Will Smith.

During the awards season, Embassy Pictures will mobilize media resources to remind the many academy members again.

Will Smith is too famous, his past resume is simply well-known, and his resume of starring in a large number of commercial comedies is unforgettable.

Ronan just pulled Jamie Fox and Will Smith to the same starting line as much as he could.

Since the college judges, especially the old men, don't want to see the comedians, it's better not to see them together.

This alone is clearly not enough, and in order to cooperate, Embassy Pictures is also mobilizing resources to further increase the reporting of unfair treatment of black people.

Ronan also hopes that Uncle Black and conservative whites will give some strength, these guys have been creating racial incidents all year round, and they will make a big noise as soon as possible.

Uncle Black and the Latinos who riot in Los Angeles from time to time, don't be so calm.

And the white American cops who pull out their guns at every turn, where do your guns go?

In order to avoid possible trouble in the future, Ronan will not take the initiative to create anything, but if something really happens, he will definitely quietly push it.

In a free and democratic place like the United States, if you don't make a mess of things, is it embarrassed to say that it is a free and democratic country?

Maybe Jamie Fox will have an advantage, how can the box office of "Soul Singer" be lower than "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", which is more high-end and artistic.

Ronan can't let "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" fail at the box office?

In the first week of its release, "Soul Singer" grossed $19.83 million in 2,006 theaters in North America, ranking third in the North American box office list.

At the top of the list was "The American Version of the Grudge", which was released the following weekend, and collected another $21.81 million in three days.

This remake of Sony's Columbia Pictures horror movie only invested $10 million in production costs, and in ten days it earned $70.68 million at the box office.

The Japanese version of the original horror film only earned $320,000 in North America, but the remake has become a typical example of small and big.

It can only be said that the cultural market differences in movies are really huge, and North America is definitely the world's largest film and television media insulator.

Foreign films, even many proven classics, can be called hellish in terms of success in the North American market.

"Saw 2" became the biggest winner in the North American film market during the Halloween schedule, grossing $39.71 million in three days of the opening weekend, ranking first in the North American box office list.

This result is comparable to the opening results of "The American Version of The Grudge" last weekend, and the North American box office performance is very likely to break the $100 million mark.

The most important thing is that the cost of this system is very low, and the total investment of 10 million US dollars can bring more than ten times the income.

"Saw 3" was naturally put on the filming and production schedule of Shahai Entertainment.

However, the production budget is also skyrocketing, and the production budget of Shahai Entertainment is $10 million.

Most of the rising budget was used to pay for the salaries of key creative staff such as Wen Ziren and Tobin Bell.

Even if they sign a long-term contract with Shahai Entertainment, the salary must be in line with the most basic market conditions, and the rise is inevitable.

No one can let Wen Ziren continue to get the low salary he received in the first part.

"Saw 3" is very stable, and the box office decline in the weekend after Halloween is normal, with a decline of less than 50 percent, and the box office of $20.1 million in the second weekend is enough to ensure that the film is in second place at the box office.

Produced by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Disney Studios, "National Treasure" was released this weekend, grossing $35.15 million at the box office, landing at the top of the North American box office charts.

Jerry Bruckheimer, after the "King Arthur" fiasco, is also proving to fans across Hollywood and North America that he is not outdated.

The male lead of this film is Nicolas Cage, and "National Treasure" also seems to be Nicolas Cage's last glory.

Originally, this schedule did not belong to "National Treasure", but the premiere schedule of Pixar Studio's "The Incredibles", but Pixar did not complete the animated feature film due to technical reasons, and the distributor Disney had to adjust it temporarily.