There are 2,807 theaters for "Saving Private Ryan", 3,184 theaters for "The Peerless Tribulation", 3,310 theaters for "Godzilla", and 3,080 theaters for "My Grand Greek Wedding", which is a veritable first ranking.

When night falls, fans flock to the cinema to see the long-awaited movie.

On this night, all cinemas will arrange at least one screening hall for two screenings in two time slots: 19:00-21:00 and 21:00-23:00.

Nicole Kidman has already seen it overseas, but she still can't resist the urge to ask her good friend and fellow Australian Naomi Watts to disguise herself and find out.

There were many fans queuing up at the door, and Nicole Kidman paid attention to the slogan on the poster: "Done Walker and Nicole Kidman will create an epic romantic film, this summer, break the cold and warm your heart!"

This slogan is different from foreign ones, and it is obviously playing the sideline ball of "Saving Private Ryan", because it is difficult to say it clearly because of copyright issues.

Naomi Watts lowered her voice, "This slogan...... It's quite ambiguous. ”

Nicole Kidman shook her head, "You know, the distributors only care about the box office, and they don't care if it makes people think inappropriately. ”

"You...... How are you doing with him?"

"Who?

Naomi Watts rolled her eyes, "Of course it's him, don't you mean Donn?"

"Separation. Nicole Kidman replied casually, vaguely aware of the deep meaning of her words, and stared at him, "You want me to introduce you to Done?"

Naomi Watts generously admitted, "yes, all of Hollywood, who wouldn't want to take Donn Walker's line?"

Nicole Kidman recalled her interaction with Donne, her delicate brows furrowed slightly, "Honey, don't treat Don for a child, he's very aggressive. ”

Naomi Watts shrugged nonchalantly, "I know, it's all in the newspapers." But I'm different from you, Nicole, you're married, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing, but what about me? I'm single, I'm in dire straits!"

"I'm sorry, Naomi, but I've been of limited help to you in the years you've been in Hollywood. Nicole Kidman sighed.

"I don't mean to blame you. ”

Nicole Kidman waved her hand lightly, "Let's go inside." ”

Walking into the screening room, Nicole paid attention to the seats around her, this VIP screening room with a capacity of 32 people was full, and she even saw a few familiar faces.

Soon, the entire screening room fell silent, and after the opening animation of the distributor Twentieth Century Fox, a new animation was ushered in.

This animation production is obviously much more complex and amazing than Fox Films, which is a vast universe surrounded by stars.

Then there was a wave of wormhole impact, and the entire big screen dimmed, as if time, space, matter, and galaxies all disappeared at this moment, waiting for the boundless darkness.

However, in this slightly oppressive atmosphere, a dawn-like dawn suddenly rose, and the drum-like bombardment soundtrack jumped onto the big screen with the sharp and restless letters one by one.

D-U-N-K-I-N…… Dawn.

Then, a word soon came to the surface after "Dunkin", "Film".

"This ...... That's too flamboyant, isn't it?" Naomi Watts looked at the opening animation of Donn Films, speechless in surprise.

This metaphor is too simple, this is to describe Hollywood as a dark universe, and Donn Pictures is the dawn.

Nicole Kidman has seen it many times, and she has gotten used to it, "MGM's lion, Paramount's mountain, why don't you show off?"

"That's ......"

Nicole Kidman turned her head sideways to look at her and whispered in her ear, full of mystery, "Never underestimate his ambitions!"

The movie begins, and the first scene is Nicole Kidman's ugly appearance in front of the mirror, looking at the shadow and self-pity.

Naomi Watts even heard a burst of exclamations from the screening room.

Is this still Hollywood's beautiful Nicole Kidman?

Donne Walker dared to photograph such a beautiful woman like this, and the courage was terrifying!

With the development of the plot, the ugly girl "Tula" faced the impact and pressure of family, society, culture and other aspects, and she survived strongly, making people cheer for her, but also sighing secretly, hoping that she could have a turn of fate.

Until the actor Ian Miller appeared, he is a high school teacher, and there is a group of young and lively students under him, with their joint help, "Tula" learned to dress up step by step, learn to put on makeup, learn to socialize, and finally shine at his cousin's birthday party!

"There are only lazy women in the world, no ugly women!"

Such lines make Naomi Watts empathize.

And she secretly looked at Nicole Kidman beside her with an indifferent face, and felt a little jealous in her heart.

Everyone is Australian, why can she first put her on Tom Cruise's thigh, and then get sought after by Don Walker?

Why?

Watching Nicole Kidman first suppress and then promote in the movie, and finally shine and surprise the audience, Naomi Watts felt a little more uncomfortable while feeling happy for her good friend.

……

The next day's media coverage, the entertainment headlines almost all focused on "My Grand Greek Wedding", with mixed reviews.

The Los Angeles Times wrote a film review titled "Warm as Ever, Love as Old": "Compared with the cruelty of the previous movie "Titanic", Donn Walker's new work is full of warmth and faint touching. The previous work is a vigorous love, and the new work is a love that is as warm as water. It's hard to imagine that a twenty-year-old guy would have such a deep and heartfelt understanding of love. ”

"The movie has no complicated story, no amazing special effects shots, no complex character relationships, just a simple love, interesting and witty cultural shock, which constitutes such a warm and humorous love movie, like an ordinary cup of tea, with endless aftertaste. ”

"The film's footage is bright and shiny, and Don uses a very impactful shape to enhance the performance of the theme, although it is suspected of being tricky, but it is also a weapon to quickly capture the mood of fans. Spielberg once said that big people are easy to shoot because of the dramaturgy of the story, and small people are not easy to resonate with because they are ordinary and deeply rooted in people's hearts. And Don used this film to prove that he has what it takes to master any story. ”

"In particular, I would like to praise actress Nicole Kidman, who changed her beautiful appearance in the past, is down-to-earth, starts from the ordinary, and grows and becomes beautiful step by step, which brings hope to almost all girls in the world. Done Walker has brought out an Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, will Nicole Kidman be next?

Of course, the relatively serious "New York Times" is a gathering place for literary film critics, and here is the biggest source of criticism, arguing that the film's plot is too bizarre, and the director ignores artistry in order to create a better performance, which is the biggest failure of the film.

At the same time, he also swears that "My Grand Greek Wedding" may make a lot of money at the box office, but it won't end too well during the awards season.

But praise or criticism, Don cares all, and his focus is on last night's premiere box office.

Reese Witherspoon, dressed in her pajamas, took the document from the maid, rubbed her hazy eyes, her eyes widened in surprise, and she ran from the door and threw herself into Donne's arms.

"Hey dear, how much is the box office?"

"$9.8 million!"

"Saving Private Ryan" grossed $9.7 million on the first day, "The Unequal" grossed $9.6 million on the first day, and "Godzilla" grossed $4 million on the first day......

Throughout 1998, "My Grand Greek Wedding", which invested $15 million, opened at the box office on the first day and topped the United States!

Natalie's call also arrived appropriately, "Done, I watched your movie, and it was very good!"

Listening to Natalie's suppressed little excited voice, Don felt heartfelt sweetness in his heart, "Thank you, Nat." ”

"Is the box office coming out in advance?"

"Well, $9.8 million, number one this year!"

"Wow, that's amazing!" Natalie screamed excitedly, "Did Reese tell you?"

"yes, uh......"

Don immediately reacted, Natalie was talking nonsense!

Early in the morning, the documents of Twentieth Century Fox must have been delivered directly to his home, and Reese, the secretary, could not have gone to work so early.

"Hmph, Donn, you're doing it yourself!"

Natalie hung up the phone with a huff.