Chapter 166: Box Office
"Disasters will pass, and humanity will be reborn. "2012" is a similar theme directed by director Roland again after filming "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow", in which humanity is faced with a dilemma and must make a choice. β
Roland put aside the previous routine that human beings must unite and move forward bravely in the face of disasters, and chose to show more of the faces of all beings at the end of the world. β
"The rich bring their dogs on the boat, the elite sacrifice civilians, and the leaders try their best to escape, and Jackson, the protagonist of the commoners, is undoubtedly the lucky one chosen by the director. β
Among them, the madman in front of Yellowstone, the wise and calm lama in Tibet, they represent the two most extreme reactions of mankind in the face of the end times. β
"Calm or mad, death is inevitable. β
Of course, apart from these details, Hollywood's blockbuster special effects that will never disappoint are still the hardest brand. β
"Overall, '2012' is a good popcorn movie. If you are returning from a holiday trip, if you are hard to find a job, you might as well go to the theater and try it. I believe there will be no disappointment. β
In the dead of night, ConocoPhillips took a sip of warm coffee and examined the words in her film review.
As an independent film critic, she has contributed to magazines and newspapers, and on the other hand, she has actively embraced the Internet wave, and this film review was published on her personal website at the same time.
ConocoPhillips stroked her long hair, carefully revised a few sentences, and read through it with a frownβas a writer, she had a common group problem, and she always felt that she could write better.
"Whew. So be it. ConocoPhillips finalized the draft and muttered to himself, "It should work." β
In fact, less than a year after she quit her job as an independent film critic, she was still a little nervous about whether what she wrote would be able to support herself.
"Then send it out. "Alone at home, ConocoPhillips has developed a habit of talking to herself, and at this moment she moves the mouse to post the food that feeds her on the Internet.
But in an instant, she suddenly patted the door of her head, quickly stopped her movements, opened the document, and found a place to add content.
As the leading actor of this play, Gan Jing's performance is absolutely qualified, especially his driving stunts are a lot of points. Although he has too many off-screen factors, it is no problem for this film. I don't like all kinds of news off the court, but I still have some respect for him who works hard in Hollywood. Out of ten, I give Gan Jing seven .5 points. β
ConocoPhillips typed this passage in one go, found a suitable place to intersperse it, and reviewed the entire manuscript again.
The crisp sound of a mouse tapping, this time ConocoPhillips really sent out the movie review.
Before she posted it, her mood was always apprehensive, and after she finished it, she was always relaxed - anyway, whether the reader likes it or not, it is not up to her to decide after sending it out.
ConocoPhillips rubbed his temples, pulled his slippers from the work table to the couch and lay back, softly wrapped in a ball, deeply relaxed.
She turned over comfortably and muttered to herself: "This movie is actually really good, and it's quite enjoyable to watch in the theater." β
ConocoPhillips on the couch didn't know that the movie review she had just sent out was immediately liked by other people.
"I feel the same way, the special effects of this movie are really amazing! I'm going to take my friends to the second brush in two days!"
"The Yellowstone explosion, the collapse of a Roman church, and the tsunami are so good that they are Hollywood movies. The picture is really direct and dramatic, which is worth recommending. β
"I voted yes. β
A film, aside from the internal exploration points such as delicate, moving, emotional, ethical, etc., the most touching point that can make the audience open their purse and take out money, and it is also the point with the largest proportion of factors - enjoyable!
Strong sensory stimulation, violent heartbeat, handsome and cool enough, coupled with a smooth but not harsh plot, a Hollywood movie that can let the audience enter is complete.
The disaster special effects blockbuster "2012" has these elements, and it integrates well.
When Gan Jing's somewhat complex and contradictory image was whitewashed by a police press conference, when the results of the first trial of the case against 10 media outlets were widely disseminated, and when more than a month of publicity activities were stimulated...... it was not surprising that the box office of "2012" bucked the trend.
In the first week, "2012" narrowly beat the film "The Wind" to win the weekly box office championship - it is worth mentioning that Gan Jing is the protagonist of the former, and it is also the cameo of the latter at the beginning.
Many viewers have just watched Gan Jing turn the tide in the end of the world, turn around and walk into the second movie, and find that he was stabbed to death in front of the dinner table.
Tsk, that's an interesting contrast.
In the second week, "2012" continued its upward momentum, widening the gap with "The Wind" and winning the weekly box office champion.
At the same time, the blockbuster is doing well in the rest of the world.
With $17.1 million in France and $9.9 million in South Korea, China has risen rapidly after putting aside the weakness of the previous days, and is second only to France in box office results.
Only the North American market, perhaps because audiences here are accustomed to the Hollywood film model, "only" $65 million in the first week, slightly inferior to the disaster film "The Day After Tomorrow" directed by Roland in '04.
"2012" was released in 105 countries and regions around the world, and without exception, all of them won the first week of box office.
The performance shocked many people, especially those who were secretly preparing to watch the joke because of the box office performance in the days leading up to the release.
According to the current trend, the global box office of "2012" can reach at least five or six billion US dollars, and the performance of this film alone will be completely different from the previous one.
This difference has now become a trend, and at the very least, there are a lot more calls to Gan Jingdao.
"Director Chen, where is it, in fact, it is also some luck. β
"Okay, I'm hanging. β
Chen Huihong looked at the information on the sofa, and when he heard Gan Jing hanging up the phone, he asked without raising his head, "It's over?"
Gan Jing sat down next to him and let out a long breath: "This is more tiring than when I was making a movie!"
"Not all of them. Congratulations, it is human nature to say a few beautiful words, and it should be understood. Chen Huihong lowered his head and marked the information, and then said, "The United States should have given affirmation, right?"
"Before you came, Columbia had just called me, and it was also here for this box office result. Actually, to be honest, this film has such a high box office, and the special effects production plays a great role. Gan Jing smacked his lips, "No wonder the cost of special effects is so high." β
"Well, Hollywood. Chen Huihong nodded and said, "Now someone has come to the door to invite you to make the next movie, but there is no big production yet." β
"I'll go to the United States in two days to see if there's anything else. β
If a film performs well, you have to start thinking about the next work, and the life of a star actor is always busy.