Chapter 107: The Avenger Miraculous Young
On the big screen, Natalie, who was carrying a satchel and a big belly, walked in the school corridor with strange steps, and the classmates on both sides stepped aside, Joshua leaned against the cabinet with his hands on his chest, and said mockingly: "Hey, old lady McGough, good morning!"
Natalie walked quickly without paying attention to anyone, she suddenly covered her stomach in pain, her face was uncomfortable, and said in a voice-over: "I now understand what genetics are, and the baby in my belly will not let me go if he doesn't run ten miles a day." But I'm a little worried about Mark and Vanessa, if this is a girl, in 17 years, they'll be grandparents. ”
"Hahaha!" burst into laughter in the almost full screening room, and Claire, the blonde girl, laughed as well, and said to the good sisters next to her, "Juno is so funny, I really want to be pregnant like her." Janet, the brown-haired girl on the left, nodded, her young face was also full of smiles, and said, "Me too, it's really cool to be like Juno, she's 16 years old, I'm 16 years old, why can't I?"
This is the second time that their small group has come to see this movie, the first time is the premiere on the 22nd, although it is only a few days since the 27th, but they still have to think it is fun and interesting to watch now, they like Natalie Portman, they like Wonder Young, and they like Juno on the screen, Juno, a unique girl, has become their new idol.
"yes, why can't we? we can be like that, too!" Claire said to herself, she suddenly raised her eyebrows, turned to look at the sisters, and smiled excitedly, "Guys, I came up with a cool idea!" Janet, Herty, and Alison all asked curiously, "What?" Claire leaned into Janet's ear on the left and whispered a few words, and then whispered to Hetty and Allison on the right, and smiled, "How is it?!"
Janet frowned in surprise, but her eyes became interested, and she laughed and said in Juno's tone, "Dude, you're such a nasty bitch!" and Claire laughed and high-fived. Hettie over there was also interested, and she smiled suggestively, "We'll have to call more people, that's fun!" Claire nodded and smiled, "Yes, think about who we can get on board, Lydia, Madeleine, Monica......"
Seeing that the three of them were very excited, Alison wanted to speak again and again, she thought about it, and still interrupted them quietly: "However, I think what Magic Young wants to tell us is that don't want a teenage girl to get pregnant, this matter is not a joke. ”
The three of them stopped, Janet looked at her, frowned, and said, "When did Wonder Jan say that? He's just against abortion, he wants to say that as long as the teenage pregnancy is positively faced, everything will be fine, it will be cool." Hetty nodded and said, "Pregnancy is a wonderful, love-discovering process. It's written in the newspaper!"
Claire waved her hand a little impatiently, and said, "I don't care what Magic Jan wants to say! I'm starting to hate him a little, he should be with Natalie, that's how he deserves, not Jessica." As she spoke, she encouraged, "Sisters, I can't wait! Think about it, we call dozens of people, and then we all become planets, and then we will be the focus of the school, and they will be surprised and envious of us! We will also get a cute little baby, love our little baby." ”
"Well, I agree!" Janet nodded, and Hetty over there also nodded and smiled: "Wait until I finish "Juno", let's go back to planning." ”
Alison still frowned slightly, and she always felt that something was wrong in her heart, and that she was secretly pregnant en masse without her parents?Spending pregnancy together and raising children together?It seemed cool, but it seemed ...... Will they be the focus of attention in the United States? Before she could think about it, there was another burst of laughter in the screening room, and Claire said excitedly: "It's exciting, Juno dances at the party, my favorite part!"
That's just one of the 2,712 theaters in North America, but it's almost the same that 2,712 theaters are all very well attended, and the theater theater for "Desert Island Aftermath" is just as overcrowded.
On the 26th, the fifth round of this Christmas war, "Desert Island Survivors" received a box office of 11.6697 million US dollars in 2,774 theaters, with a total box office of 52.3583 million, regaining the daily box office champion, and "Juno" received 11.3447 million box office, with a total box office of 51.7116 million. The gap between the two has been stretched to 646,700, which is naturally not a large number, but it is like a cliff that cannot be crossed, lying in the middle of them.
Fans of "Juno" are a little disappointed, the momentum that the young people have just climbed has been beaten down by the old guys, and there are only two days left, can the situation be reversed again? Fox and Flame Movies are also making the last promotional efforts, after all, whoever wins this week means who can attract more follow-up fans to watch in the next two weeks.
"The Rest of the Desert Island" occupies more of the newspaper pages, and on the Internet, dozens of "virus communicators" in the Flame Film Distribution and Marketing Department receive double salaries on holidays, and continue to give "Zhu 80's Shaolin Abbot's movie-watching emotions, which can be said to be at the level of masters, and the skills they have mastered are not even understood by planners."
The distribution department said "caused the overwhelming appearance of the Shaolin abbot after the Zhu 80s:" The spontaneous backlash of the Shaolin abbots after the Zhu 80s, such as "Please, that's just a bad movie", "What is there to watch about the garbage film." But there is no disgust on the Shaolin abbot network after watching "Zhu 80s", and the Shaolin abbot people after watching the movie "Zhu 80" will agree and say: "It is indeed a good movie." ”
The impact of the bombing is naturally not something that can be completed in a day or two, but it does not seem to be difficult to close or exceed the gap of 646,700 US dollars.
On the 28th, when fans checked the box office data on the 27th, they were surprised to find that "Juno" came up again and won the sixth round, it received 10.1536 million box office on the 27th, making its total box office this week rise to 61.8652 million US dollars, and "The Rest of the Desert Island" on the 27th was 9.2931 million box office, with a total box office of 61.6514 million. "Juno" crossed the cliff in one fell swoop, not only equaling the gap of 646,700, but also surpassing 213,800!
Fans of "Juno" were thrilled by this, this is the first time that this pregnant girl has stood at the top of the weekly box office charts! Supporters of "Desert Island" are a little upset, hell, how can this happen! Tom Hanks's die-hard fans even called on the fan forum to "go to the cinema at night to see Tom's actor-level performance!" Viral spreaders have long been eyeing these well-known fan forums, and they quickly reposted it to the fan bases of Natalie Portman and Wang Yang, advocating for everyone to fight back:" The moment of the decisive battle has come, and the Shaolin abbot who went to see Zhu 80 again responded like this.
When the 28th is a thing of the past, everything is settled, who will be the weekly box office champion of Christmas week? As soon as the latest box office data came out, the media, movie fans and fans rushed to check it. On the 28th, "Desert Island Survivors" received a box office of 7,999,300, with a total box office of 69,650,700 a week;"Juno" received a box office of 8,754,600, with a total weekly box office of 70,619,800 US dollars!
The 15 million cost of "Juno" defeated the 90 million cost of "Desert Island Aftermath"?!The 39-year-old talent lineup beat the 92-year-old Oscar lineup?!The amazing Young once again defeated the predecessor of the USC faction, Best Director Robert Zemeckis?!
This latest week's box office data table and report are written like this, sitting on the champion is 70.6198 million "Juno", the second 69.6507 million "Desert Island Survivor", and the third is 3044 theaters, 30.786 million "Man 100%", the fourth is 2668 theaters, 21.0205 million box office "Pretty Undercover Pageant", the hit hit movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" In 11th place, it only has 143 theaters, but it has received 6.085 million box office, with an average box office of 42,500 per theater ranking second, and the first is the Coen brothers' new work "Three Kings of Prison Escape" with 66,400, which has only 5 specific theater test screenings.
Although 14 movies were released this week, the media focus was on the weekly title battle for "Juno" and "Desert Island", which was also the focus of fans' attention. The box office battle between the two movies was so stalemate, and the winner was not decided until the last day, which in itself is rare, especially since there are many off-court showdown elements between the two, so as this Christmas war came to an end, the media commented and reported on it.
"Wonderful Christmas fight!" "Cinema Newspaper, after reporting on last week's box office situation, wrote: "As we usher in the new century, we also witness the last box office battle at the end of the century, with young and old guys joining forces to present us with Christmas gifts." From the first day to the last day, the box office gap between the two films did not exceed 1 million, which was unprecedentedly intense. In the case of being favored by everyone, the old guy finally lost the war, which seems to be a handover ceremony, telling us that the new century is coming, and the young people are coming. ”
There are countless entertainment and movie media and websites, including Yahoo Entertainment's headline "Bad Girl Beats Robinson, Amazing Young Directs Miracle!" and Hollywood Reporter's "Young Whirlwind Strikes, Jan & Natalie Dominates the Week's Box Office." ”…… Naturally, there are many media outlets who are inclined to "Desert Island Survivors" and expressed regret that it could only be relegated to second place: ""Desert Island Survivors" failed, but they are still the best partners. ...... The New York Times Entertainment is looking at the reasons for Juno's success and why it has been the winner? They think the film itself is an undeniably good work, but it is a great hit, in addition to a brilliant publicity strategy, because Wonder Young has handled the conflict between independent film and business very well, always expressing himself in a storytelling way, and always making "Juno" cool, the girl who is the most endearing female character on screen this year.
At the same time, the emergence of "Juno" filled the gap in the market for many years, and the "hunger" of the market was one of the important reasons for its unprecedented success, and they jokingly wrote: "If "Sweetheart Iren" is good enough, there will be no "Juno." ”
"The success of "Juno" makes us sigh 'it turns out that teenage pregnancy can still be filmed like this', and it also makes the market see the demand and potential of this genre. At the end of the article, the New York Times concluded and predictively wrote: "After 'Juno' redefined teenage pregnancy, we believe that more and more similar films and television productions will be released in the future." But whether they're as good as Juno or not, we'll only find out then. ”
Of course, gossip newspapers pay more attention to those off-the-court elements, exaggeration and scheming have always been their style, and "Daily Entertainment", which has earned a lot of sales on Wang Yang, reported with a headline: "USC Avengers are back in power, and Miraculous Young defeats senior Robert Zemeckis!"
"After Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis became the new victim, and 20-year-old Wonder Young, with his childhood goddess Natalie Portman, mercilessly defeated the former idol," they wrote in the report. The new century is just around the corner, and what else will this wonder boy bring us? Classic movies, new Academy Award records? We look forward to it!"
Strangely, the picture in this headline is a young man in a Lakers jersey with excited eyes in the Staples Arena, and Wang Yang, Jessica, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake sitting on the sidelines seat behind him. The caption reads: "Brother Jessica foresaw the victory of the miraculous Young?" (Joshua Alba pictured)
And the "Los Angeles Times" interviewed Robert Zemeckis, in this latest interview that is half publicity and half entertainment, it is natural to talk about Wang Yang, Robert Zemeckis commented: "He is a very thoughtful, very good young man, "Juno" is also a rare excellent movie, I don't mind being 'beaten' by it at all." He said with a smile: "In fact, I communicated with Yang for a long time, and I even thought about adjusting the release schedule to avoid his 'revenge', but you saw it, and in the end I still couldn't escape, haha." ”
Fans who are familiar with the two know that they are old friends, and Wonder Young recently sponsored Robert's training academy for $5 million. So the reporter asked another question: "Do you think Wang Yang will be your successor?" Robert replied with a laugh: "Haha, no, no, no, I don't think anyone is his template, I have forgotten what I am doing at the age of 20, and I definitely don't win the Christmas week box office." He's got his way, he's unique, he's going to do more than I do. ”
However, not everyone thinks that Wang Yang is a "very good young man", and the parental points he earned in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" seem to have suddenly run out and lost a lot of money. On the "Latest Parents' Recommended Movies List", "Juno" is almost at the bottom, and many middle-aged parents commented bluntly: ""Juno" is a very good movie, but I don't want my daughter who is in junior high school to watch it, I don't know what she will understand from it, and it's better not to be interested in pregnancy." "My daughter sees Juno as an imitation object, and she always speaks in a weird tone these days, which worries me a lot. ”
Even Roger Ebert, a die-hard fan of Wang Yang, expressed his concerns, writing in a review published in the Chicago Sun-Times: "I watched this movie with my little daughter, and the magic Yang is still the magic Young, and the movie is still sunny and comfortable." And that sharp-tongued little girl took all my attention, and it was a pleasure to watch Natalie Portman perform, and I thought it would be cool if I had such a daughter. But when I came to my senses, alas, I don't support teenage pregnancy, and I don't want my daughter to be a part of it, baby, don't let Daddy down!"
But for the movie itself, Roger Ebert still gave praise to it, describing it as "a masterpiece that can be watched three times in a row", praising Natalie Portman's acting skills as "enough to be nominated for an Oscar", and finally he patented "Juno" with "two-thumbs-up!"
The Christmas atmosphere has not yet subsided, but in two days, the 2001 New Year's bell is about to ring, and the box office week from December 29th to January 4th has officially launched a new round of battles.
"Kill all !!" Natalie's deafening roar came from the mobile phone, Wang Yangxiao frowned and took the mobile phone away, rubbed his ears, leaned on the balcony and looked at the starry sky in the sky, and smiled at the mobile phone: "Dude, you almost scared me to death!" Immediately, Natalie over there roared again: "Kill all !!"
(To be continued)