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Beginning on November 17, Home Alone opened simultaneously in more than 800 theaters across the United States.

Thanks to the overwhelming publicity offensive, this movie, which has no big names in front of or behind the scenes, recorded a box office of 10.2 million in the first week, easily winning the box office championship of the week. At the end of the second week, the box office of Home Alone rose instead of falling in the first week, and Luen Mei decided to further expand the number of theaters, thus beginning the long road to winning the championship of Home Alone.

Unlike the one-sided praise from the audience, the critics are very unanimous.

Caryn James of the New York Times: "Surprisingly charming children's movie that could be the best Christmas black comedy." The first half of the movie, while somewhat unremarkable, is very comical and humorous in the second half. The dialogue between Kevin and Marley in the final scene is commendable. ”

HSD Post HalHinson: "This film will be a strong contender for the box office title of the year. The movie is a bit silly, a little loud, a little violent, but it's really funny. It makes the dreams of children who yearn for anarchism come true. ”

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a 2.5 out of 4, and he believes that the movie doesn't really care about a child's situation. However, he praised the performance of the young actor Matthew.

Ian Nathan of Empire Magazine: "A comical comedy, while not very believable (an eight-year-old is unlikely to know so many tricks), but kids will love it, and adults don't mind watching it with their kids." ”

Although there are mixed reviews for the whole movie, it is a praise for the performance of the young actor Matthew.

Owen Gleiberman, New York Times: "The character of Kevin is easily mischievous and obnoxious, but Matthew is not. In every minute of the movie, he plays this role very cutely. ”

"This is perhaps one of the most memorable child characters in the history of cinema. ”

"Seemingly brave and intelligent, but actually vulnerable, Matthew is the best person for the role. ”

"The actors were all doing well, but Matthew was especially good. ”

The Thanksgiving schedule is unique to the United States, and unlike North America, "Home Alone" will be released on Christmas on December 22 in other countries and regions around the world (including Xiangjiang). After the film opened in North America, Angel Pictures regularly released the box office data in North America.

10.2 million, 11.42 million, 12.5 million, 12.8 million, such beautiful data, every time it is announced, it amazes the people of Xiangjiang. The box office has risen against the trend, and after four weeks of release, the total box office has been close to 50 million before Christmas, and it is just around the corner to see this trend exceed $100 million.

On December 21, the day before the opening of "Home Alone" in Hong Kong, Angel Pictures did not announce new box office data on this day, but announced a more exciting news: the 37th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards announced the list of nominees, "Home Alone" was nominated for the "Musical Comedy - Best Picture", and the protagonist Matthew was nominated for the "Musical Comedy - Best Actor" two heavyweight awards. Except for Guan Nanshi in 1961, who won the 'Best Female Newcomer', no Chinese have ever been involved in the Golden Globe Awards, but Guan Nanshi is an American, and Fang Jianhui is a native of Xiangjiang, he can be regarded as the first Chinese to nominate for the Golden Globe Award.

When announcing this news, Chen Xunqi also kindly introduced to the reporters what the Golden Globe Award is, as well as its status and influence, etc., no way, at this time, the Xiangjiang reporters are far from being as good as later generations, without explanation, they may really not understand the importance of the Golden Globe Award.

These two nominations were initiated by Andy Murphy of Angel Pictures (USA), with United Dollar and Warner behind the scenes. With the nomination, it will have a certain role in promoting the box office, and everyone is good for it, and the two companies are happy to see it.

At this time, the people of Xiangjiang did not have the empty eyes of later generations, and like the Chinese in other regions, because the country was poor and weak, they all had an inferiority complex in their bones. After understanding the importance of the Golden Globe Awards, the reporters all seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and they had a sense of arrogance, and they asked questions excitedly.

Chen Xunqi smiled and answered the reporters' questions one by one, after knowing this news, as a film industry insider, he was actually more excited than these reporters.

After more than a month of fermentation, coupled with the stimulation of the Golden Globe nomination news before the release, when "Home Alone" opened at the same time in Angel Cinemas and Anle Cinemas on December 22, all theaters were full and full. The reason why Anle Cinema Line was also released together was proposed by the CEO of Anle Cinema Line and approved by Fang Jianhui. An Le originally specialized in screening Western films, and the popularity of "Home Alone" was so high, they saw it in their eyes and knew in their hearts that this was a good opportunity to make money, so they naturally had to seize it tightly.

As a result of the two-line joint screening, within a week, the box office of "Home Alone" in Xiangjiang reached an unprecedented 4 million. Unlike all the previous movies, this is a family movie, children love to watch it, adults usually have to accompany it, and one child watching it means selling three or four tickets.

Like Xiangjiang, the release in North America has also reached its peak, with more than 1,400 theaters released during the Christmas week, and the weekly box office even exceeded 20 million.

At the same time, the simultaneous release of "Home Alone" around the world has also reached its climax, and good news has come from various countries and regions.

After this week, Angel Pictures no longer announced specific box office data, but only announced the ranking in a certain country and a certain region, and a blank piece of paper was almost full of "A certain country, released for X weeks, ranked first." "The impression is more amazing than the original specific box office figures.

Since this period of time, almost all the people in Xiangjiang have been paying attention to this movie and Fang Jianhui, although the final box office is not yet known, but at present, Fang Jianhui's "50 million US dollars" gamble is undoubtedly a big win.

In 1979, a lot of major events took place in Hong Kong: in March, Hong Kong Governor MacLehose visited the mainland to test the mainland's attitude towards the return of Hong Kong. In September, Cheung Kong staged a snake swallowing an elephant and acquired Hutchison, which greatly boosted the ambition of the Chinese. There is also Fang Jianhui, a movie that swept the box office charts around the world and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award.

For the people of Xiangjiang, the first two pieces of news are too far away from them. And Fang Jianhui is different, from the beginning of his surprise when he learned of his earth-shattering gamble, some admired his courage, some were anxious for him, and some watched his jokes, to now seeing him successfully turn the tables, everyone participated almost the whole process and witnessed the birth of his miracle. When Li Jiacheng acquired Hutchison Whampoa, some media called him "Li Chaoren", and now Fang Jianhui, some media call him "Miracle Fang Gongzi", and later he thought the name was too long, and directly called him "Fang Gongzi".

Ordinary people have different perspectives, most of them are secretly calculating how much money Fang Jianhui can make through this movie, and after some media popularized the movie's account sharing method, everyone was shocked to find that Fang Jianhui may end up earning more than 100 million US dollars! 100 million US dollars, which is converted into more than 500 million Hong Kong dollars! However, in the face of this astonishing number, the majority of Fang Jianhui expressed admiration, and very few expressed jealousy, after all, for the talent and courage shown by Fang Jianhui in the whole incident, the people of Xiangjiang all saw it, except for a burst of admiration, it was difficult to show other emotions. Fang Jianhui's talent has been appreciated by everyone when watching the movie, and his courage and courage have been praised by everyone through continuous media reports.

"Home Alone" was released after five weeks of joint screening in Xiangjiang, with a total box office of more than 18 million, breaking the previous record just set by "Happy Ghost".

In North America, "Home Alone" maintained an unprecedented 12-week box office champion, so that the films that were ready to be released later adjusted their schedules to avoid concessions, and the total box office reached 240 million when it was finally drawn, 180 million after adding the sum of various regions outside SH, and the global total box office was 420 million. Angel Pictures made a bumper harvest, and after deducting the distribution fee paid in advance, it was divided into about 130 million. The two distribution companies, Lianmei and Warner, also made a smile and agreed with Angel Pictures to continue to cooperate with the next film.

After Angel Pictures announced this amazing total box office figure internally, everyone was overjoyed, knowing that the box office was good, but it was still beyond everyone's expectations. 420 million US dollars, converted into Hong Kong dollars, is more than 2 billion, and now the box office of Xiangjiang movies reaches 10 million, which is a super hit, and more than 2 billion is equivalent to more than 200 such movies in a row!

Angel Pictures was full of joy, and the whole company worshipped Fang Jianhui as a god.