Chapter 584: False Propaganda

On the first day of release, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" earned $56.15 million from more than 4,300 theaters in North America, easily surpassing the $14.21 million of "Shrek 3" that entered its second week of screening, and as expected, became the North American box office champion of the day.

But this third part not only has a poor media reputation, but also the fans' reputation is not as good as the second part, perhaps because fans have too high expectations for the finale of the trilogy, but they have waited for a slightly delayed work.

After many theaters in North America spent the first day of screening, the average score of the cinema audience released by Cinema Score was only "B+", which was a significant decline compared with the first two films, and the average score of the 35 media included in the authoritative media comprehensive evaluation MetaCritic was only 55.

Cinema Score estimates that Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World will grossed around $350 million at the North American box office.

In addition, the Rotten Tomatoes website collected 68 movie reviews, with a freshness rating of only 56 percent, marked as rotten.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the IMDB rating, which is mainly based on fan ratings, is not bad, and the film has an average score of 7.6 points so far.

There are the first two films, and there are many viewers who are willing to pay for "The End of the World".

But this situation is bound to not last, Captain Jack Sparrow's charm cannot be endless, and when the film itself does not improve, it will not take too long for many viewers to abandon the series.

Matthew will not appear in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series again, and he will not continue to worry about the future of this series, and the three films starring him will be enough box office hits.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" box office, should not be a problem.

With the start of the Memorial Day holiday, theaters across North America ushered in a peak of movie-watching, arguably the best schedule before the Independence Day holiday, and with few other films opening on a large scale this weekend, fearing the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise and the box office numbers of the previous two films.

The main competitor of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is "Shrek 3", and "Spider-Man 3" has been shown for its fourth weekend and is unable to compete with this newly opened film.

After beating "Shrek 3" on Friday, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" once again topped the single-day box office on Saturday, collecting $37.7 million in a single day.

At the same time, another voice appeared on the Internet, and many fans of Matthew used his personal blog as a position to protest against Disney Pictures and the crew cutting Will Turner's role in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", turning him from one of the leading actors to a supporting actor.

By Sunday, there were even extreme fans of Matthew protesting in front of the Walt Disney headquarters in Burbank.

This is something that neither Matthew nor Disney expected.

"I'm so angry that Disney cheated on us!"

In front of the Walt Disney headquarters in Burbank, Phyllis Beretta looked angrily at the main entrance of Disney, beckoned her companions to show protest signs to reporters, and then said into the microphone that stretched out, "They claimed that Matthew was the leading actor in the propaganda, but after the film was released, Matthew's role was so small that he could only be regarded as a supporting actor! Disney is false propaganda!"

On both sides, those die-hard frontline fans chimed in, "Yes! Disney false propaganda!"

"Disney is a shameless liar!"

"Disney has to give us an explanation!

"Disney ......"

The fans encouraged here, attracting the attention of many media reporters, and more and more reporters gathered in front of Disney Studios to take pictures and interviews with high interest.

Phyllis Beretta only accepted an interview with a reporter, and then shut up, the movie she watched yesterday really made her angry, and there was news circulating on the Internet in the past two days, it was not Matthew who voluntarily withdrew from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, it was Disney who excluded him.

Hearing the news, she and other fans spontaneously came here to protest against Walt Disney's outrageous behavior.

In a rooftop restaurant not too far from Walt Disney, a fat-headed Humpty Dumpty man stood in front of a huge window, smiling and watching what was happening there.

"Harvey......" said a person who looked a little similar to him, "and the news you released can only add a little trouble to Disney." ”

Humpty Dumpty looked back at him and said, "Bob, have you forgotten what Disney did to Miramax and what it did to us?"

The man named Bob shook his head, "Why Matthew Horner?"

"It's simple. Humpty Dumpty seemed a little angry, "because I don't like him." He rejected my invitation several times and threw away all my kindness!"

He said very magnificently, "Even if it's a personality actor like Meryl Streep and Daniel Day-Lewis, a prickly head like Sean Penn, when he receives my invitation, he doesn't have to come up obediently!"

Bob sighed, "That's because they have a request for us, and they want to make a difference at the Oscars." He thought for a moment and said, "Considering all the information, Matthew Horner has little interest in the Oscars. ”

There is a sentence he didn't say, others have no desire for you, so naturally you don't need to look at your face.

Humpty Dumpty, seeing someone in the Disney headquarters building coming out to meet the protesting fans, turned back to lean on the windowsill and said, "No one knows that I put out the news." ”

Bob didn't speak, as a brother, no one knew the person on the other side better than him, acted too domineeringly, didn't take anyone else in his eyes at all, and publicly angered Warner Bros. and Walt Disney several times, and couldn't even listen to him.

Everyone said that Harvey was in front of him, he was hidden behind the scenes, and the two brothers were the perfect match.

A fool wants to hide behind the scenes, watching others go on one female star after another, if you want to, if you don't want to, you want to go on the ......

Doesn't he want this kind of happy life?

Xavi was too strong and kept him firmly at bay, leaving him with little say at all......

Bob remained silent, as he had for so long.

Humpty Dumpty looked back out the window and found that Helen Herman had actually arrived in front of the Disney building, and he didn't know what to say to those fans, and the crowd of fans who had been protesting seemed to have a tendency to disperse.

It was just a little trouble for Disney, and he didn't expect it to last long, so he immediately went back to the table and sat down, saying, "Bob, Quentin Tarantino is writing the script for that World War II project, and preparations will begin by the end of this year at the latest, and he originally wanted to use Matthew Horner as the leading actor, but Matthew Horner and Helen Herman turned down my invitation several times......"

Speaking of this, he was a little annoyed, "Later, Quentin turned to Brad Pitt, but Pete ......" he shook his head directly, "unless he is willing to invest." ”

Bob asked with concern, "I heard that Quentin has a production budget of more than $70 million this time?"

"Hmm. Humpty Dumpty nodded.

"Isn't this going to be too much, do we need to control the cost?" Bob was obviously a little worried, "Quentin's films have never been very good at the box office, and most of the time they have to rely on post-production disc and videotape rentals to make a profit, such a high cost ......"

Humpty Dumpty raised his hand to interrupt him, and said directly, "I don't need to say much about this, I have my own considerations!"

These simple and rude words made Bob a little unhappy, but for so many years, the people on the other side have been like this, and he seems to be used to it, he opened his mouth without making a sound, and endured it again.

"So, we need stars with box office appeal to drive the box office. Humpty Dumpty saw that Bob's face was not good-looking, and casually explained, "Now Brad Pitt is not on the right schedule, his Plan B company is about to sign an agreement with Wachowski's perverts, and he is ready to invest in and star in Wachowski's new film." ”

Bob immediately asked, "So, your eyes are on Matthew Horner again?"

"Quentin and I both think he's the ideal candidate for the lead actor, a tough tough soldier, a hero who dares to go deep into the enemy's lair to assassinate Hitler, and no one is more suitable than him. Humpty Dumpty's tone is unmistakable, "The most important thing is the huge box office and commercial appeal that he can bring!"

"He's ...... paid," Bob reminded.

Humpty Dumpty waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about this, I'll talk to Matthew Horner and Helen Herman in person." Bob, you just have to do your best to protect Quentin's side. ”

Bob nodded, then said, "What if Matthew Horner refuse......s?

"He refuses?" Humpty Dumpty's eyes instantly became gloomy as he thought of the man's rejection of his kindness several times, "Then he won't be in such a small trouble as today!"

With that, he stood up, "Quentin wanted to find an actress to play the Jewish girl, and I made an appointment with her to meet for a while. ”

Without waiting for Bob to reply, Humpty Dumpty strode out of the private room, as if Bob were just an employee he had hired.

Watching the fat back disappear at the door, Bob's long-endured face finally flashed, but he is the second largest shareholder of the company and a famous figure in Hollywood, but he has always been firmly pressed by others.

Matthew only learned about the protests from fans after Helen Herman returned from Disney headquarters.

"I talked to the black girl named Phyllis Beretta. Helen Herman said to Matthew, "They went there to protest when they saw the news spread that Disney had kicked you out." ”

"Who spread it?" asked Matthew.

Helen Herman shook her head, "I don't know, where to find the information on the Internet forum?"

"They're all scattered, right?" Matthew didn't take it to heart, there were too many rumors on the Internet, "I hope it won't have too much negative impact on the film." ”

Regardless, he is one of the leading actors in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and of course hopes that the film will be a big hit and have a good opening weekend box office.