The premiere started on time at seven o'clock, and after some interaction with fans, "Island Cry" also began to officially reflect.

It still starts with Virginia's somewhat hoarse storytelling, and as the plot progresses step by step, the fog gradually lifts, and when Grace, played by Virginia, pushes open the door to reveal the truth, Eric hears a clear wow-wah sound in the theater.

After the subtitles slowly rose and the lights came on, the theater first burst into a few drum-like applause, which were like flames igniting a haystack, and in less than five seconds, they sounded like a rain shower, which lasted for more than a minute.

"It's definitely one of the best horror stories I've seen in years, and while the plot is simple and straightforward, and there's no Hollywood special effects, the creepy atmosphere that hangs over me has always hung over me. It is incredible that Eric Williams has extended his 'clutches' to the fan community who love horror movies after conquering a completely different fan base with Home Alone, Pretty Woman and Dark Wars. ”

"An awesome ending, after temporarily escaping from the real world and enjoying a heartbeat for more than an hour, the unexpected ending seems to suddenly pull people back into the naked reality, which makes people shudder. ”

"It's a really amazing film, and in an age where we're only going to have to pile up horror with a lot of plasma and disgusting special effects, 'Island Cry' is definitely the first and very clever horror movie that doesn't use the usual tricks. But it is just as chilling to the point of screaming. ”

"A thriller in which the supernatural comes to dominate. He relied on the creepy tension of the plot. And not blood and violence. Virginia Madsen's performance is also eye-catching, and after several years of exploring the beautiful vase that debuted with David Fincher's "Dune", she seems to have finally figured out her place in Hollywood, and hopes that she will continue to bring us even better films. Well, well, I'll admit, it's really not easy to surpass Island Cry, so. As long as she can bring the same excellent movie, I believe the audience will be satisfied. ”

"Immersing yourself in tension and ominous premonitions is almost an old routine of horror movies. But the film doesn't have the strange masked killers and obtrusive kitchen knives, and there are no bloody and brutal conflicts. But it hung on the audience's appetite from beginning to end, no one knew what was going on, but everyone wanted to know what was going on, and the last door was pushed open, and finally we who were already in a cold sweat suddenly realized. ”

The day after the premiere, several newspapers such as The New York Post, Newsweek, The New York Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Chicago Tribune, and many others appeared with positive reviews about "Island Cry", and. Many people have found that among these movie reviews. The word that is used the most is 'creepy'.

Audiences who see these film reviews, especially horror movie lovers, are all looking forward to the arrival of November 1.

At the same time, Eric's remarks on the red carpet naturally caused a storm.

Hollywood Online published George Northam's overnight manuscript the next day.

“…… Perhaps, after the success of several films, Eric Williams has inflated to the point of forgetting the fact that he is only a human being, not a god. actually boasted in front of many fans that "Island Cry" is so good that it can ignore any schedule restrictions. Neither Steven Spielberg nor George Lucas dared to utter such arrogant words, but from the mouth of this young man who was not yet twenty years old, what an act of incomprehensibility. Moreover, although the author was not able to watch the film in person, according to people familiar with the movie, "Island Cry" is far from as good as Eric said, and even far from the quality of Eric's previous films. Not only is the set rough and rudimentary, but it is also tricky throughout, and the plot of the whole movie is like a slow crawl, after more than an hour of delay, although the ending is a little unexpected, for the already sleepy audience, there are no surprises. I'd love to have Mr. Eric Williams appear in person to analyze in detail what qualifies such a protracted film as 'ignoring schedules'. ”

Although many newspapers are concerned about Disney's influence and do not blatantly criticize and smear "Island Cry" like tabloids such as "Hollywood Online", they are also extremely sarcastic about Eric's words on the red carpet that "ignore the schedule", and in just two or three days, "ignoring the schedule" has become a popular joke.

The three major TV stations that had a very unpleasant quarrel with Eric because of "Friends" frequently mocked him with this topic.

On an NBC daytime talk show, instead of sitting directly in front of his desk and talking, a middle-aged host named Bonnie Godwin had the audience wait for a few seconds before a steel wire slowly floated down to their seats, with a pair of funny pocket angel wings tied behind him. And when the guest asked the reason, he used his awakening ability to 'ignore gravity' to satirize Eric's so-called 'ignore schedule' theory.

Although there was a lot of noise from the outside world, and even Jeffrey persuaded Eric to finally clarify it, Eric turned a deaf ear.

On Wednesday, November 1, "Island Cry" was officially released in 1,700 theaters.

In everyone's attention, the next day, the box office of "Island Cry" was counted, and there was only 3.1 million first-day box office, and the media was suddenly gloating.

But then, after a rough estimate, after another $3.9 million on Thursday, "Island Cry" earned $6.3 million, $7.1 million and $6.4 million on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. After the final detailed statistics, the total box office in the first five days reached 27.19 million, and all questioning individuals and media immediately shut their mouths obediently.

The first-week box office of more than 27 million is a very bright result even if it is placed in any popular schedule. (To be continued......)