Chapter 44: Became popular overnight
The box office on the third day of the test screening showed an explosive response, with a full $450,000, which is a midnight performance on 30 screens.
In other words, in three days and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the cumulative box office has reached 670,000 US dollars. This achievement can already squeeze out "Titanic", which was released for ten months.
If it continues to be released for another week, it may rush to the Top 12.
"Oh my God, this is a midnight show on 3o screens, and it makes the eyes of all the big names in DreamWorks pop out."
After several days of positive reviews, DreamWorks finally stopped hesitating and withdrew the test screening in advance.
Just in time for Thursday, "The Sixth Sense" began a large-scale release in North America, and 2,126 theaters, including Canadian theaters, began to schedule films.
"It's finally released on a large scale, and I want to see what the ending is that everyone is reluctant to say?" At the entrance of a theater in Los Angeles, there was a queue, and they were all attracted by the praise for several days.
Although it has been labeled as a dark horse, the first week of the official release of "The Sixth Sense" still made everyone stunned, this dark horse is too dark - 3.75o million!
"The Sixth Sense" topped the weekly box office charts in North America!
"Saving Private Ryan," also a DreamWorks production, grossed only $3.53 million a week, but it had a whopping 2,821 theaters. "The Sixth Sense" has hundreds of fewer theaters than "Saving Private Ryan", and the weekly box office is actually 220,000 US dollars against "Saving Private Ryan". If this result is released on Monday, what will be the result?
This achievement is truly stunning.
Like a thunderclap on the ground, film companies and entertainment media throughout North America shook, and film critics and fans also shook, looking at the rankings and speechless. Many people don't even know that "The Sixth Sense" is not a horror movie, and it can actually pass the weekly results of an epic movie like "Saving Private Ryan"?
This means high attendance, and there isn't a single theater that doesn't like a movie like this.
Some people may ask, "What kind of tricks is DreamWorks playing, just in the past, Spielberg just set the annual box office championship, and then launched a newcomer, to pry his own championship?" ”
Of course, it's too early to talk about the championship, after all, it's only the first week. What's more, no one has associated "The Sixth Sense" with the champion at this moment. After all, one is a student brought out by Spielberg, and the other is Spielberg, the movie "The Great".
If there is any connection between them, it is only that the scripts of both films are from him.
With such gratifying results, even if DreamWorks has no plans to add screenings, some theaters have come to the door on their own. High attendance means more income, and running for money is the essence of businessmen.
So in the second week, the number of theaters for "The Sixth Sense" came to 2,445.
In the end, the box office in the second week did not disappoint DreamWorks, winning the championship in a row, and won the top of the weekly box office list in North America with a box office of 4.85o, and the total box office also reached 8.38o US dollars!
Except for Chen Tiandu's expectations, this achievement really scared a group of people. Including Kate Bel Saikin, Charlize Theron, Vin Diesel, and even the likes of Jeffrey Katzenberg, were amazed.
Chen Tiandu really became famous and became popular overnight.
In addition to being the director and screenwriter of the film, he is also the leading actor, and naturally there are also media evaluations of the actors in the film. Kate and Haley have both been well received, and Chen Tiandu, who plays Dr. Melcom, is naturally no exception.
The faint sad look he always pursues in the movie is rated as very charming, "Hollywood has one more handsome mixed-race guy." ”
nBc TV asked him for an interview, and he chose the location in the coffee shop in front of the community.
Walking into the coffee shop at the entrance of the community again, old James had already shouted very happily, "Hey, big star, you're coming." ”
Chen Tiandu smiled and said, "Please, James." There's a TV camera in the back, so close your crotch door first. ”
"Oh...... Damn it. Remember to shoot me handsomely. ”
The nBc reporter smiled and hurriedly explained, "It hasn't been turned on yet, so don't worry." ”
"Let's sit here, Jaime, and have three cups of coffee." Chen Tiandu beckoned the reporter to sit down.
The nBc reporter was called Kevin McCallin, and as soon as he sat down, he got into the groove, "Can we start the interview?" ”
"No problem, anytime." Chen Tiandu smiled.
"Your film is defined as a horror movie, but where do you think the horror in the movie is?"
Chen Tiandu thought for a while and said: "To borrow a line from the movie: 'They are everywhere, walking around like normal people, they can't see each other, they can only see what they want to see.'" If you think it's just a ghost in a movie, then you're only seeing a supernatural movie. But I think that many people in our world now live in their hearts, not in reality, only see what they want to see, deny and reject what they don't want to see, can't really 'see each other', see the person who is objectively existent, and really communicate with him/her to respond and understand, many people, to me, are just my subjective projections, I can't see them. ”
"Is this your metaphor in the movie, it's really unexpected."
Kevin was surprised: "Just like in the movie, the relationship between the psychiatrist and his wife is actually not very similar to many families, although they get along intimately every day, they don't really look at each other, don't communicate, and don't care." Is that a meaning, right? Your movie is a horror movie, but it has touched many people. What are your thoughts on this? ”
Chen Tiandu smiled, "Probably." If I say that there are many such ghosts in this world, perhaps I am alarmist. But there are very few people who can truly see others, objectively understand reality, and communicate with empathy. One day I went to the department store, I walked for a long time according to the signs and couldn't find the bathroom, and a strange girl came up to me, and she saw me, and she saw that I was a little anxious, and before I could speak, she said, 'Turn right again'. At that moment, I suddenly felt like crying. It's as simple as that, the kindness of a stranger, and I can be seen and responded to, will move you very much. ”
"What do you think of your own performance in the movie, the performances of the other actors? Looking forward to the Oscars? ”
Chen Tiandu was taken aback, "Oscar, no, that's too far away." I'm pretty happy with my performance, at least not yet. Haley's watch is stunning, and if he wants to win an award, he deserves it. Kate plays a mother, who is very good, and she deserves an award. ”
In the following interview, he explained some secrets in the film that have not yet been revealed: "If you don't believe me, how can you help me?" Some magic tricks are real! "Remember that line?
"The dVd menu is red, the frames are red, the church doors are red, the church chairs are red, the napkins, the sweater McCann wife wears when she sleeps, the doorknob, Cole's mother's red head and red nails, the clothes McCann's wife wears on her wedding anniversary, the tent is red, the words are red, the antidepressant red pills, the balloon is red, the red sweater Cole wore when he was locked, the box where the videotape was played, the woman who killed the little girl. Red is everywhere, and red represents the moment of love and the bad things that are about to be born. Have you noticed? Some people may say that I am a fool, but that is my understanding. If you haven't noticed, I'll make you look at it again. ”
This is completely encouraging the audience to go for a second brush, but it's nothing.
After all, it's for the promotion of the movie.
Finally, he mentioned a very realistic question, "The movie "Rush Hour" starring Chenlong will be released next week, are you confident to defeat your compatriots?" ”
Chen Tiandu shook his head in horror and said, "You don't know what the name Chenlong means to us. I'm a fan of Big Brother Chenlong, and I almost grew up watching his movies. It's an honor to see Brother Chenlong's new drama in a foreign land, and I wish him a box office hit, and I will buy tickets to watch it in the cinema when the time comes. ”
nBc finished interviewing Chen Tiandu and did not return immediately.
Instead, I went to the door of the movie theater and grabbed a few interviews with viewers who had just finished watching the movie "The Sixth Sense".
A young black man said to the camera: "I came to see it for the second time, and the situation is pretty good now, when I came here a week ago, I had to wait in a long line to buy a ticket." It's incredible, I thought I would go back to the release of "Titanic". ”
nBc is naturally not advertising "The Sixth Sense", but reporting on a social issue that has been born in the United States in the past two weeks, which is "the most touching horror film "The Sixth Sense".
Those who have seen it are amazed by the exquisite layout.
A horror film, which moved people to tears, Chen Tiandu can be regarded as a unique miracle.
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