The next day, as the major newspapers went on the market and the number of professional film reviews collected by the Rotten Tomatoes website skyrocketed, the Rotten Tomatoes index of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" continued to decline, soon reaching 56 percent, which was marked as rotten.

On IMDB, another website rated by fans, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" received an average score of 76 points out of nearly 10,000 users.

Of course, as everyone knows, these ratings basically come from the audience in advance, with fans of Matthew and Charlize Theron accounting for a considerable number.

The situation is similar to when "National Treasure" was released, with critic ratings and fan ratings completely different.

Among the many film critics' columns, even if they are positive, there are few highly rated comments, and most of them are disparaging.

"The film is all about messing around, using the stardom of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron as a selling point to create a stupid, bloated and aggressive couple. ”

"It's so horrible and crazy that I can't find any other way to describe it than these two words. ”

Compared with these, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has a much better review in the mouth of fans.

"Matthew and Theron are so naughty, when they fight and fire, it's like a copy of when my parents quarreled and broke the plates!"

"I liked it from start to finish, Matthew and Therondo are two people who are a good match. ”

"Matthew and Theron are perfect in the film, and even more perfect in reality!"

"Ordinary action movies, all supported by the chemistry of Matthew and Theron, these two people are too charming. ”

"It's light-hearted and interesting, and it's quite innovative to hide some of the problems and contradictions between husband and wife under an interesting appearance. ”

"This is an excellent entertainment film, with action, humor and brightness, handsome guys and beauties, and unconventional love lines...... Also, the two big stars are really sexy!"

In a luxurious suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel, French director Louis Leterrier sits on a couch and flips through the latest statistics.

After reading it roughly, Louis Leterrier said to Luc Besson, who was chubby on the other side, "The professional reputation of 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' is far worse than our 'Danny Wolfdog', and on the Rotten Tomatoes website, our mark is fresh, with an index of nearly 70 percent." ”

He was in the dark, "Is it possible for us to catch up?"

Luc Besson, despite being French, is a purely commercial director, and has been in the North American film market since more than a decade ago, so he knows the situation better.

He shook his head, "Danny the Wolfhound only grossed over $1.5 million at midnight, do you think we can surpass it?"

Louis Leterrier wanted to say something, but was stopped by Luc Besson, "Sometimes the actual quality of the content of a film does not determine the box office of a film. ”

Luc Besson stood up and walked around and said, "The North American film market is very xenophobic, we are outsiders after all, and even if Jett Lee can play again, his appeal will not be as strong as Matthew Horner." ”

Louis Leterrier nodded slightly, not to mention Jett Lee, even Jason Statham, who has worked with him, can't compare to Matthew Horner.

Although he is a French director, Luc Besson has a rare commercial acumen among French directors, "I am satisfied that Danny the Wolfhound will grossing one-third of the box office of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in its first weekend. ”

If this film wants to return to its original cost and even achieve profitability, it depends on the market outside North America, and he knows very well that so far none of the films he has directly participated in has exceeded $100 million at the North American box office.

Even if "Danny the Wolfhound" has a much better professional reputation, it can't compete with "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" at all.

In fact, just as Luc Besson considered, in the space of Friday, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" easily overwhelmed "Danny Wolfhound" and "Celestial Dynasty", which were screened on a large scale at the same time, and "Danny Wolfhound", which was released on the same weekend, was extremely impacted.

And Luc Besson's one-third estimate obviously overlooks himself and the topic and appeal of "Danny Wolf Dog".

On Friday's Google search list, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" topped the movie category with more than 143,000 searches, and "Danny the Wolfhound" was not even a fraction of it.

When the latest box office statistics came out on Saturday, the situation became even clearer.

On the first day of its release, "Danny the Wolf Dog" only earned $2.73 million, which was not as good as "Heavenly Dynasty", which was released for a week, and the latter won $2.87 million in a single day......

The day's box office winner naturally went to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," a romantic action-comedy film that easily swept $28.6 million from more than 3,600 theaters in North America with its hot topic and highly sought-after star combination.

Many websites and media outlets have commented on the box office.

The Los Angeles Times wrote an article on the front page of the entertainment section, arguing that the chemistry between Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron was a key factor in the success of this action movie.

The online edition of "Entertainment Weekly" said: "The success of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" once again proves Matthew Horner's box office appeal and value to commercial films, and this fast-rising young star in Hollywood deserves any crew to pay him more than $10 million.

Yahoo Entertainment has also been quick to respond: since "The Scorpion King", all films starring Matthew Horner have been box office successes, and he proves with his proof that hardcore action stars are not outdated!

The New York Times published a special opinion piece: "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was a first-day box office hit, not so much the success of the film as the success of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron, the coolest male and female stars in Hollywood, who saved a mediocre action movie.

The TMZ website broke the news: according to reliable sources, more than 70% of the first-day audiences in Universal's survey of theater audiences were attracted to theaters by Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron, in other words, in the $28.6 million first-day box office, the presence of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron directly drove 70% of the film's box office.

Such a simple calculation is of course unreliable, but it can also reflect the importance of Matthew and Charlize Theron to the promotion of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" to a certain extent.

Early Saturday morning, Matthew and Charlize Theron went to Burbank's ABC TV studio to participate in ABC's ace show, "Good Morning America," and since the host and live show were located in New York's Times Square, this time using a televised interview.

After the weather forecast program of "Good Morning America" ended, the interview officially began.

"Morning, Matthew!"

Inside the brightly lit studio, on the big screen opposite, host David Gibson greeted the two with a smile, "Morning, Charlize." ”

Matthew and Charlize waved into the camera lens, "Good morning, David." ”

Host David Gibson quickly got to the point, "Congratulations to both of you, your starring role in Mr. and Mrs. Smith got very good box office numbers yesterday. ”

Charlize Theron and Matthew were each sitting in a chair, and she gestured out of the camera's footage, and Matthew immediately said, "Thank you." ”

David Gibson asked, "In the film, you and Charlize's character got into a fight over emotional issues, did you have any conflicts in your lives?"

Matthew didn't speak, and Charlize Theron said in a timely manner, "Of course there will be contradictions, but they are all minor problems, and often the argument ends after a few words." ”

"Will you shoot with a gun?" asked David Gibson deliberately, "with a shotgun?"

This time it was Matthew who answered, and he said, "Of course!"

David Gibson immediately showed an exaggerated expression.

Matthew added, "We just had a fight in our new home yesterday......"

Hearing Matthew's words, Charlize Theron had the urge to drag him over and give him a beating, the two did fight yesterday, but she didn't have a gun, the gun was on Matthew.

"Our new home was full of bullet holes. Matthew had changed his joking tone, "Before the show started today, the program team just released me and Charlize from the police station on bail, and we will go back to jail after the interview." ”

David Gibson duly asked, "Will your engagement take place on time?"

Matthew immediately replied, "Of course it will be held on time." ”

Charlize Theron added, "Basically everything is ready. ”

Matthew followed, "Even the end of the world can't stop us from getting engaged!"

"I envy you!" David Gibson asked, according to the set regulations, "can you know when and where you are engaged, because I want to go too." ”

Charlize Theron knew very well that since the engagement was a show, how could a media reporter be absent, and immediately said, "It's next Wednesday, and the engagement ceremony will be held at my and Matthew's new home." ”

This time Matthew added, "David, your invitation has been mailed out, and I guess you will receive it tomorrow." ”

"Is this true?" David Gibson gave a look of surprise, "I can also participate?"

This is not true, Matthew and Charlize Theron say this just for publicity purposes.

Charlize Theron said with a smile, "You'll know if it's true when you get the invitation tomorrow." ”

David Gibson also laughed, "I'm here to congratulate you guys in advance." ”

"Thank you!" Matthew thanked again.

David Gibson turned the conversation back to the movie, "Will you co-star in other films after Mr. and Mrs. Smith?"

Charlize Theron shook her head, "There is no such plan anytime soon. ”

Matthew followed, "If the opportunity is right in the future, we will definitely work together again." ”

Due to the fact that "Good Morning America" has several small columns, the interview time is limited, and after 10 minutes, the interview was successfully concluded.