"North American one-week box office roundup: "Firefly" won the fourth consecutive week, and "Fantastic Four" failed at the word-of-mouth box office" - Yahoo Entertainment.

The media can use the previous weekend report to describe the situation on the North American battlefield this week, "Fantastic Four" did not make any waves in the end, with only 48.46 million box office in the opening week (3,602 theaters average $13,453 per theater), ranking second this week with dismal results, third belongs to "War of the Worlds" with 42.67 million the following week, "Batman" in fourth place, and "Ghost Story" in fifth place...... The top champion is the first place, "Firefly" that has been released for four weeks!

In the past week, the box office trend of "Firefly" showed a weak -45.8%, with a total of 56.85 million weekly box office (4,125 average single theaters of $13,781), and the total box office in North America rose to 549.3 million, continuing to sit firmly in the second place in film history to catch up with the champion, and 20th in film history after adjusting for inflation. It is the first film to step into the top 20 since the 21st century, the best performance last time was 18th in 1999 "Star Wars Prequel 1", and now the 19th place happens to be one of Steven Spielberg's masterpieces "Jurassic Park" (1993), and the 21st place that has just been surpassed below is "The Graduate" (1967).

The box office gap between the films is only about $8 million in current value, and according to this trend, there is no doubt that "Firefly" will rise all the way to the top 10, and it is only a matter of time before it surpasses "Titanic" to become the all-time champion in North America if adjusted for inflation.

On the other hand, in the overseas market, "Firefly" was released in 76 countries and regions this week, with a box office trend of -36.1%, a seven-day crazy volume of 112.76 million US dollars, a total overseas box office soared to 803.4 million, and a global box office of 1.3527 billion in 28 days, ranking second in film history.

According to the predictions of many institutional media, the final total box office of "Firefly" is expected to exceed 1.5 billion or even 1.6 billion, which greatly exceeds people's expectations, and even Flame Movie and Wang Yang are very excited and surprised. However, things have always been like this, once it goes crazy, it will be out of control, which is not common sense and evaluation can be guessed, just like the 20th Century Fox, which sold the North American distribution rights of "Titanic" to Paramount for 65 million US dollars, must have done a lot of analysis and evaluation, I don't know if it is estimated that it will collect 600 million North American box office.

The film market is like a quirky and beautiful girl, too charming and too elusive, in fact, every blockbuster has the potential to sell on paper, otherwise it will not be produced by the film company, but from filming to publicity to release, there are too many X factors that affect whether it is a big seller.

Paul Degarabe of ExhibitorRelations lamented the media: "It's amazing, when a film breaks a boundary, it's no longer an ordinary movie, it's a social event that everyone chases, and Firefly breaks through the boundary. We often say that there were too few entertainment methods in the past, so the public concentrated in the theater, and the box office has repeatedly hit new highs; but now this generation has an advantage, and the speed, scope and influence of information dissemination are becoming more and more developed...... Almost everyone has talked about "Firefly", about the super-idol Amazing Young, no matter what ethnicity, everyone is applauding him, more than every time his new film is released and he wins an Oscar, no one knows about it. ”

Talking about the final box office of "Firefly", Degaraber said: "It is almost certain that it will break through 1.5 billion, as for the numbers of 1.6 billion, 1.7 billion, etc., we can no longer expect to enter the weak market at the moment, it needs to depend on its performance in Japan, we expect it to exceed 100 million US dollars." ”

Another weekend is coming, but Degarab and other appraisers and fans know that "Firefly" can no longer win the championship, 28 days of brave killing has almost exhausted its physical strength, no matter how beautiful it will pass, this week Warner Bros. another 150 million production blockbuster "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is menacing, Tim Burton + Johnny Depp is definitely not a good man and woman, 3% Rotten Tomatoes freshness shows this very well, another new line of 40 million cost R-rated comedy "Wedding Proud Guest" It also appears.

"The magic of Young handpicked Joseph Gordon Levitt to play the male lead in the new work", "Zachary Levy joins "500 Days with Shamo" as the actor's friend"...... The eye-catching "Wang Yang Love Movie" recently came out with new news, just when the new generation of actors in Hollywood fought for the lead actor in the film, and many candidates surfaced, Wang Yang said NO one by one, and then quickly made new progress, 24-year-old Joseph Gordon Levitt won! This is the second cooperation between the two after "Sweetheart", and it is also the first director + starring cooperation; at the same time, Flame Films announced the news that Zachary Levy has joined, and he will play a supporting role.

"Oh my God!", "Why not James Franco?", "Wang Yang, why don't you give Ashton Kutcher a chance to audition?"...... The fans of the handsome guys' respective fans are all very disappointed, it's a pity! If they can catch the magic Yang line, they will definitely become famous for supporting their favorite handsome guys, and there will be an exciting classic performance! Now they are all in vain, and what they complain about the most is that they were eliminated without even auditioning, although this is always the magical Yang style, but it is really depressing!

"Great! This is the best news I've heard in recent times!", "I'm really looking forward to Joseph's performance!!" Joseph Gordon-Levitt fans were overjoyed, winning the lottery! Playing slot machines, 777! It's hard for Gordon-Levitt to succeed now, box office elixir? Oscar nomination for Best Actor?...... Both Gordon Levitt and Zachary Levi were more excited than anyone else, and they also expressed their excitement to the media, Joseph said on his blog: "I've been looking forward to this collaboration, and now it's finally here! What will it be like on the set of a magical director who is only a year older than you? I can't wait for the film to start!" Zachary Levy's blog wrote: " Honestly, I wish I could be in every one of Young's films, but it's been 6 years since the last time, and it's a good feeling to be fighting together again now. ”

In an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, in addition to praising Joseph Gordon-Levitt, he also specifically explained the reason for choosing him: "Regarding 'Tom', we have received enthusiastic self-nominations from many excellent actors, among which Joseph is the most suitable, he has all the characteristics that 'Tom' needs, not tall or short, kind and warm smile, and the temperament of some ideal young boys...... He also has a wealth of acting experience since childhood. We are very glad to have Joseph on board. ”

"Is there a shadow of you in 'Tom'?" asked Gega Kelday, a well-known editor and reporter of the magazine, and Wang Yang replied in the interview: "No matter what interests and ways of thinking, he will have my shadow." Tom is a big boy born in the 80s, and he has a lot of characteristics of the times, so it's not just my personal shadow, for example, Tom likes "Thunderbolt Ranger" very much, maybe people born in the 70s are more impressed by it, but in our generation, there are not enough people who like Michael Knight and Kitt, which is not surprising. ”

Gega Kyleday followed the topic and asked, "Does this mean that '500 Days with Shamo' is based on your true story? ”

Hearing this, Wang Yang laughed, he said: "I have only been in love once since I was 18 years old, and Tom is an older single young man. This is actually the normal process of a relationship, there may be some good or not good memories of the past, but the story is certainly not all true, the focus is on what we want to say? An unforgettable love affair is coming to a sighing end, why does this happen? How have we faced and how should we face all the things brought by love? Of course, there will be my source and my figure, but I believe you can also find your own memories. ”

"It doesn't sound like a comedy ending, does it?" Gega Keldai asked a question that fans and viewers were very concerned about, but Wang Yang's answer was quite ambiguous: "It will be a comedy ending, everyone is fine, like a sunshine." Gega Keldai asked again: "Will the content and ideas of the film be more of an Asian way of emotion? and a way of love?" Wang Yang replied: "Believe me, there is nothing unusual about Asian love methods, it is also eating and watching movies, kissing, **, although you may not be able to see these scenes in the movie." "It's true, because we want a G rating so I can feel comfortable having my baby at the premiere." And I gotta say, I now understand why there is a pesky TV parent association, and I think I'll be one of its members soon. ”

Gega Kelday in the interview also laughed, the hit drama "Prison Break", which has been on the air for two years, has been criticized by the TV Parents Association for violence and other reasons, and has also been asked by the association to revise the script because the villain who escaped from prison has not died or returned to the case. After laughing, Wang Yangcai officially replied: "I have always believed that my multicultural growth background has given me more strength, and I have learned to look at things and think more about problems, which is my advantage." This time will be the same, I will not be limited to thinking about Asian cultures, and I will not deliberately avoid them. ”

Gega Kelda asked: "You shoot a love story with your own figure, will Jessica be jealous?" Wang Yang smiled and replied: "No, she supports me very much, she is a reasonable and good wife." Gega-Keldey asked, "Is 'Shamo' your ex-girlfriend's name?" and Wang Yang said, "No." Gega Kelda asked, "Can you tell me how many girlfriends you have had?" Wang Yang said, "No." ”…… The weekend brings a laid-back vibe, the afternoon sun is a little hot, the lawn in the back garden is lush, and an empty rattan baby cradle sways gently in the shade of the lush plane trees.

"Danny, she's your future sister. Dressed in a loose summer maternity dress, Jessica holds a 1:1 dressed baby doll in both hands, and her bulging belly is pregnant with an 18-week-old baby. At this time, she was teaching Danny with a serious face: "You have to protect her and take care of her, you know? Don't be jealous!" Danny, who was sitting, put his ears back, quietly looked at the fake baby, and Wang Yang, who was in the shirt, stroked its head and said: "Child, although you are not our own, we love you! At the end of the year, the baby came, and we still love you." ”

The two are not crazy, the sudden appearance of the baby will cause a lot of confusion to the dog, especially if the owner has given love to the baby, forgetting its feelings, the dog will be depressed and jealous, and in extreme cases, it will even find an opportunity to hurt the baby, and the consequences are unimaginable. Therefore, it is necessary to let Danny get used to the baby early, like the baby, and know the right way to get along, so that there will be a warm scene of the baby and the dog having fun, and the two are doing this.

"Yes, we always love you. Jessica hugged the baby with her left hand and stroked Danny's head with her right hand so that it could see that she handed the baby to him, and he bent down and slowly put the baby in the cradle, and she smiled, "You have to protect her." Danny wagged his tail and stuck out his tongue as he spun around the cradle, but he had no intention of pounce in, and Wang Yang said "good boy" and said, "Don't hurt her!" She is your dearest sister, the favorite person in our family. ”

Watching him teach Danny carefully, Jessica gently stroked the child in her belly, but suddenly felt a surge of vomiting, and she immediately retched: "Oh, oh, vomit......" Wang Yang quickly got up, hugged her shoulder, and caressed her back while asking with concern: "Are you okay?" Jessica vomited a few more times before she couldn't bear to stop, Wang Yang picked up a bottle of water on the rattan chair next to her and unscrewed it, she took a sip from the bottle he handed over, felt comfortable, and smiled at him: "It's much better." "The little pregnancy reaction that is still left is nothing compared to the early days, and I could vomit every day for some time and hear it all over Los Angeles.

"It's so hard for you. Also remembering those scenes, Wang Yang pressed her shoulder, hugged her in front of him across her stomach, and kissed her lips. The two kissed passionately and tenderly, and Jessica suddenly exclaimed in a vague exclamation, "Ahhh Wang Yang's eyes widened, and he kissed her lips again and then parted, and bent over to look at her stomach with a face full of surprise: "Oh my God!

The fetal movement is coming! It is coming as scheduled! But the two have been waiting for too long! Wang Yang hurriedly lifted the hem of her skirt, revealing a high round belly, but he did not see the baby playing kung fu, he raised his eyes to look at her, she also looked at him, quietly waiting for the baby's next move with bated breath. But after a long time, Wang Yang, who was thinking about something, asked suspiciously: "Do we have to kiss? Then the baby will move?" Jessica was stunned, Wang Yang had already gotten up and kissed her, and a sizzling sound arose under the plane tree...... "Ah!" Jessica suddenly felt a rumble in her stomach, and her belly seemed to be touched by something, a wonderful feeling, and her heart was full of excitement, emotion, and joy for a while...... Looking at her dumbfounded smiling face, Wang Yang kissed her and asked anxiously: "What's wrong? What's wrong?" Jessica laughed excitedly and shouted: "It was another time just now!" Wang Yang couldn't help but hurry: "Oh my God! how many times!?" 18-week baby fetal movements are about 3-5 times per hour, one less movement, of course, one can move many times in a row, but they don't know if it is counted once or twice.

In any case, this is the first fetal movement! Wang Yang kissed her frantically several times, then squatted down, his face pressed against her stomach and waited for movement, Jessica suddenly shouted: "Here it is again, here it is again!" Wang Yang vaguely felt the wonderful ups and downs of the belly, and laughed excitedly: "Haha! Wow! Hi, hi! baby!" Jessica did not greet the baby like this, the fetal movement was completely a kind of communication, she sighed softly: "It's amazing! I can feel the baby moving! I can feel her ......"

"Oh my God......" Wang Yang didn't know what to say, only clinging to her belly tightly and waiting for the baby to make a move, a heart beating like a fetus. It is worthy of the children of Captain Whirlwind and Reva, the baby is very lively and powerful, and Jessica suddenly shouted: "She moved again! once, twice, three times! Oh, four!" Wang Yang was also ecstatic and shouted: "Haha, her fist! She seems to have punched me, beautiful, child! Come again......" Jessica shouted again: "Again! Haha, ...... again"

In the afternoon garden, the rattan baby cradle under the plane tree swayed and swayed, and Danny lay down next to the cradle and slept with his eyes closed, and the two kept shouting and laughing.

When the curtain came down on July 15-21, together with the previous weekend box office list on 15-17, "Firefly", which entered the fifth week of release, was indeed defeated by "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in the first week. In overseas markets, "Firefly" also ceded many top positions in the box office weekly charts in its glory, but it continued to be popular in East Asia, breaking a series of film history records in several markets.

Although he is reluctant to leave home, Wang Yang is about to embark on a plane to the Eastern Hemisphere to start the "Asia Tour" plan, he will go to Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan three places in a row, attend the celebration publicity, and give interviews to the program to thank the fans and audiences, and then go to Japan to attend the Tokyo premiere of "Firefly" on July 28, for the world's last big box office box office sprint full strength.

(To be continued)