Chapter 438: 300 million and 700 million
The theater owners were smiling toothless, and the producers were crying in frustration, and the overseas storm of "Pirates of the Caribbean" had already hit all the films of the same period.
Box office data from around the world is compiled and reported frequently. The overseas box office performance of 245 million in the first week made it the weekend box office champion in various countries and regions without any resistance.
"Towards the horizon!" It is the movie line that the earthlings talk to themselves the most in the past few days, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, China, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, ......
The only thing that is a little different is that this time ** has hit the Chinese film industry hard. Although the official has clarified that ** is under control, the impact is still there. The cinema was unusually deserted, so that "Pirates of the Caribbean", which was introduced as a blockbuster, only generated a small amount of revenue. Fortunately, after Chen Tiandu led the team to finally return to China to publicize, fans finally began to wake up.
Because the entire creative team led by Chen Tiandu wore a T-shirt printed with "I can watch it with confidence" to promote the platform, which amused the audience. At the fan meeting held at the Capital Workers' Stadium that day, a total of 10,000 T-shirts were given away.
This "labor and money" initiative, as well as the enthusiasm of the publicity team, finally dispelled the concerns of fans.
At least the cinemas in Beijing are starting to get back into the heat.
Movies have taken the world by storm, and there is no reason why they would be in the base camp.
As time goes on, a new week of "American Pie 3: American Wedding" is released. This ** comedy film that depicts the relationship between Chi Guoguo's sexes is like a happy, sweet, and radiant newlywed couple.
It has a good foundation for the previous work. It just came out this week. It also seized a lot of box office markets. In this film. Jason Biggs and Alison Hannigan play eccentric couple Jim and Michelle, respectively, who finally enter the palace of marriage. However, due to the arrival of the troublemaker "Expert" Stevler, played by Sean William Scott, their wedding reception was thus messed up.
However, the response to the film has been mixed, and some of the original cast members of the first two episodes such as Shannon Elizabeth, Mena Suwari, Chris Klein and Tara Rader have not appeared in the film, but the performance of "American Wedding" is still very eye-catching.
But the mainstream media and fans didn't buy it, and the New York Times criticized mercilessly: "It's a complete tragedy, Rotten Tomatoes freshness 35%/". Iger, a spicy film critic at The Chicago Sun, quipped: "American Pie is still inseparable from the vulgar sexual comedy scenes, and this is not a movie at all, just a few piled up scenes." ”……
This word-of-mouth also made the box office revenue of the film's premiere $11 million lower than 2001's "American Pie 2," earning $34.25 million, but still $15 million higher than the first episode in 1999.
This kind of performance also allowed them to successfully grab a weekend box office champion.
"American Pie 3" is lucky, and another film of the same genre, "Giglie," a collaboration between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, has received almost unanimous criticism from critics since its release, and this comedy tells the romantic story of a gangster who falls in love with a lesbian killer during a kidnapping mission.
If "American Pie" is still a grand wedding. Then "Gigli" is that bad bridesmaid. Two big-name stars joined, and the investment was grand. In the first week of its release, it only won $3.8 million, becoming a laughing stock in the United States.
But in the eyes of the media, such a result is not surprising, because the off-court news of the two leading actors is simply ten times more exciting than the movie. Various rumors of the real love life of Ben Affleck and Lopez, as well as various tabloid and television reports about it, have had a very negative impact on the film. Even the producers broke the jar and broke it, "I've seen a lot of movies worse than this."
Last week's winner, "Agent Prodigy," was pulled down by "Pirates of the Caribbean" this week, coming in third place with just $18 million. As the release enters its fourth week, the good word-of-mouth of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has played an important role.
It fell just 26% at the end of the week, generating $20.5 million in revenue, placing it in second place. It earned $350,000 in a week, pushing the total North American box office to a peak of $297.75 million, breaking through the 300 million mark in minutes.
As of Monday's box office release, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has also successfully crossed the 300 million threshold at the North American box office, becoming the third film to break $300 million at the box office this year, temporarily ranking behind "Fast and Furious 2". The third 300 million film, "Finding Nemo," saw box office sales drop just 13 percent in its 10th week of release, earning $3.8 million this weekend, tied for seventh place on the charts with "Gigli." The film has grossed $320 million at the box office.
$300 million!
This is something to celebrate for any film that is released on American soil.
Because this means that after the "Harry Potter" series, the "Lord of the Rings" series, the "Star Wars" series, and the "Fast and Furious" series, a new box office money-absorbing series was born.
And what's even more jaw-dropping is the sales of its peripheral products.
Outside the Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, in front of the Avenue of Fame, in a store specializing in movie peripherals, waiters are warmly welcoming several young people who have just come out of the movie theater, "What do you need?" ”
"Captain Jack Sparrow's hat, ring, and ...... Well, are there muskets? The man immediately opened his mouth and ordered a lot.
"There are muskets, but they are imitations. You know, the real guy can't be sold here. Yes, $25. ”
"Wow, it's expensive, bring me a set." Another accomplice also looked at it and said, "I also want a compass and a keychain for the dragon pendant...... Yes, Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swan and Will Turner each have a set of dolls. ”
"I'll have another dragon pendant, too."
Before the employee could catch his breath, he said, "I want Pirates of the Caribbean merchandise ...... too."
The customers who walked into the store for hours on end were almost exclusively buying Pirates of the Caribbean merchandise, and the staff took a breath of relief, because the sales business had been so hot in recent weeks.
Last week, 9,999 gold Aztec coins were sold out in just three days. The most expensive gold coin No. 9999 was auctioned for a sky-high price of $100,000.
"Damn, I don't know which local tyrant has a lot of money and nowhere to spend it."
The matrix generated nearly 50 million net profits in this peripheral area alone.
There is no shortage of good movies in Hollywood, but most of them are high and low, and merch products need long-term promotions to sell for a large price. Compared with the ability of "pirates" to absorb money, it is simply pediatric, and the ability of the matrix to collect money is also eye-catching.
The pirate movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", which no one was optimistic about before and countless people questioned, was born, relying on Chen Tiandu's own efforts to interpret the role of Captain Jack Sparrow into infinite charm, and the box office has entered the threshold of 300 million, but also has great potential to become a new money-absorbing series, how can the media not be excited.
A "Sixth Sense" makes people know this huge dark horse. Three "The Matrix" series of movies made him popular all over the world. The two "Infernal" series of movies made him win the Oscar for Best Director, and his luck was enough to make those veteran directors who had not had gold for many years jealous to vomit blood.
and the "Fast and Furious" series created two years ago, which has created the reputation of Hollywood's No. 1 racing action movie. Many scenes, shots, are still rated as classics today.
There has been speculation about how long his success will last and when his Waterloo will appear. But this year's "Pirates of the Caribbean" has allowed Chen Tiandu to successfully enter the ranks of top actors, which is definitely exciting news: there is finally another superstar with box office persuasion. What's more, the superstar also won an Oscar for Best Director, and his super skills in writing, directing and acting are even more convincing.
You must know that veteran box office superstars such as Will Smith and Tom Cruise have not been linked to the golden man. After all, it is not an easy task to be like Steven Spielberg and James Cameron, winning hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office with his left hand and a golden man with his right hand.
Even if it was Steven Spielberg, it would not be a moment for him to make another film that could be compared to "Schindler's List". Therefore, Chen Tiandu's ability to develop super box office series of blockbusters one after another has become more and more popular.
This week's overseas box office statistics will come a little later.
It wasn't until Tuesday that the matrix released the statistics of the overseas box office.
The overseas release is only the second week, and after the explosive 245 million super box office last week, "Pirates" fell by more than half this week, but still won $108 million at the box office. Pushed the overseas box office to $353 million.
The global box office has won $750.75 million in one fell swoop by the time it was released for a month, becoming the annual box office champion.
$750 million!
This number stung Disney up and down with incomparably hot heat, once upon a time, they were within reach of this box office blockbuster, but now they have changed hands and pushed it out, becoming the dominant family of the matrix.
More than one media pulled out the original grievances and entanglements to say that Disney has completely become a villain, and all kinds of words such as "eyes and no beads" have been put on the heads of Disney's top executives, making them have hardship.
Fans of the captain have a different feeling. (To be continued......)