Chapter 303: Consecutive Championships, Stars Stay in Hollywood (Four Changes)

This star-awarding interview report was reprinted and reported by many media, which made the most intuitive sigh for the domestic audience: It turns out that Chen Tiandu is so popular in the United States!

When the attention of the outside media to Chen Tiandu was concentrated on the Star Conferral on the Avenue of Stars and the fierce news that broke out in many interviews, the screening week of December 2~8 came to an end, and Christmas was approaching day by day.

This week, Steven Soderbergh's new film "Ocean's Eleven" was officially released in the United States.

The film is based on the old film "Rat-Pack" (Rat-Pack) (Rat-Pack) The Vegas Heist, a group of all-star cast, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Dimon and Julia Roberts, the villain duo failed to steal the crown of "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" at the box office.

According to Sunday distribution forecasts, Ocean's Eleven grossed $39.3 million from fans in the U.S. and Canada, which is not bad and the best three-day premiere box office for a film premiering in December. The premiere was much better than both Batman & Robin and The Perfect Storm. The best record for a new film released in December was last year's Mel Gibson comedy "What a Woman Wants," which earned $33.6 million at the time.

The crime film also set a record of $13.3 million, $15.5 million and $10.5 million on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in December, respectively.

Dan Felman, Warner's distribution manager, began to boast wildly: "Critics and audiences alike seem to be obsessed with Ocean's Eleven, and the sample shows that the average female fan under the age of 25 is the most avid audience for the film." Overall, there are slightly more female viewers than male viewers. This may be a testament to the film's strong male cast. ”

But no matter how flattering. None can change a fact. They're just the second.

"The Matrix 2: Reloaded" took the crown this weekend, squeezing a whole bunch of stars behind their butts and eating dry farts. After grossing $96.6 million in three days in the opening weekend, 3,825 theaters collected $26.8 million in four days and $48.26 million in the second weekend, bringing the total box office to $171.66 million.

"Reloaded" swept the box office this week with a hegemonic momentum, strangling several new films released together such as "Ocean's Eleven". 172 million in 10 days. It's only less than "Fast and Thrilling" breaking 200 million in 10 days.

Another shocking reason is that it's an R-rated movie, not something that 13-year-olds can watch like in "Speed."

At present, the highest-grossing R-rated film in North American film history is also "The Matrix", followed by the comedy action film "Detective Biley Hill", which was screened for more than half a year and 30 weeks in 1984 and collected $234 million, which is even more if inflation is included. But "The Matrix" grossed $263 million in North America, and now it looks like it's about to be refreshed by a sequel.

With the strength and reputation of "Reloading" next week. Maybe you can say yes.

Harry Potter earned a total of $14.8 million in 24 days since its release. Cumulative box office receipts have reached $239.7 million. Both films were produced by Warner Bros. The ambitious war film "Behind Enemy Lines" dropped one spot this weekend, coming in at No. 4 at the box office with $8.1 million in its second week of release.

And Disney's "Monsters, Inc." continued to hold steady at No. 5 in its sixth weekend after its release, grossing $6.7 million at the box office this weekend. Starring Brad Pitt and Robert Redford, Universal's "Spy Game" fell two spots in its third weekend to come in at No. 6 with $4.6 million at the box office.

So let's count the annual box office in the United States, the "industry single-year box office record" is $1.26 billion set by Columbia, a subsidiary of Sony, in 1997.

Warner Bros. has released seven No. 1 blockbusters this year and is on track to break the industry's single-year box office record, with a total of $1.1 billion in grossing to date.

But none of these are as bright as a small independent company, this year's matrix has only launched three movies, if the North American box office of "Reloaded" breaks 300 million, there will be as much as 700 million, which simply confirms Chen Tiandu's title of "grabbing money Chen".

New films that will be released widely next weekend include Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky," starring Tom Cruise, and comedy "Not Another Youth." If you want to win three consecutive championships, there is little hope, but it may not be without miracles. Because "Vanilla Sky" is not a big commercial system, but Liangtang's box office ability to attract money should not be underestimated.

This week, countless fans across North America were caught in a hacking storm, as were audiences in more than 40 countries and regions around the world. When they pointed the finger at Chen Tiandu, cool, cool, energetic, explosive, and enjoyable...... overseas box office of "Reloaded" also soared.

The overseas box office has already collected a total of $127 million in the first weekend, and the United Kingdom, Germany, and France's "Reloaded" almost all won the local weekly box office champion, and another $198 million the next week is also the global weekly box office champion.

In the past 10 days, the total global box office has accumulated $496.66 million, which is only less than "Harry Potter". No way, "Harry Potter" was first released in North America and released worldwide, although it is not as ferocious as "The Matrix 2", but in the release cycle, it has won the global box office of 668 million US dollars, and with the release of more and more countries, the box office upward momentum is very obvious.

On December 10th, the day was clear in Los Angeles.

On the Avenue of Fame in front of the Dolby Theater, it was crowded and lively. Thousands of fans gathered, and hundreds of journalists from all over the world flocked to the venue.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the governing body of the Walk of Fame, held a ceremony for Chen Tiandu to present the Walk of Fame, and his name will be permanently admired along with the 2,456th star of the Walk of Fame.

In fact, he should have been awarded a star a long time ago, even Charlize Theron. All were awarded stars ahead of him. But there is no discrimination in the time of starring. There are so many stars in Hollywood. How many people deserve this honor are sometimes impossible to rank.

But there is no doubt that his star awarding ceremony has received more attention.

The ceremony was flanked by a number of guest chairs, which were now full. The cast of "Fast and Furious" and the cast of "The Matrix 2" are almost all there, and Tom Hanks made a surprise appearance to cheer him on. Among some other people who are far away in Asia, only Kong Yiji has returned, and Andy Lau has offered to cheer him on. He politely declined, including his parents.

It's just an event, Hollywood holds dozens or hundreds of star awarding ceremonies every year, and it's over when it's over. To the media's great regret, the absence of Charlize Theron, who previously confessed to "mistakes", seems to be deliberately avoiding suspicion.

Since coming to Hollywood alone in 1997, Chen Tiandu is destined to be ordinary. From the horror film "The Sixth Sense" to "The Matrix", to "Infernal Affairs", "Fast and Thrilling". Finally, when "The Matrix 2" became popular again in the United States this year, it also pushed Chen Tiandu's popularity to the peak.

Tom Hanks recalled his friendship with Chen Tiandu. In fact, it is not very deep, but it also said a lot of compliments. Vin Diesel and others made jokes, which made the scene laugh constantly.

Finally, under the introduction of the emcee, Chen Tiandu and Kate kissed and came to the stage, and gave a speech on receiving this honor, "I feel extremely honored to be juxtaposed with so many superstars in the film industry past and present." ”

"Thank you to everyone who was there. I was nervous and I felt honored. First of all, I would like to thank the Hollywood Mercantile Hall for this honor and inclusion in this Walk of Fame, which includes many outstanding performers, personalities, and icons from the past and present. For me, this is a very important honor. I would also like to thank all my colleagues at Matrix for working with me to achieve my dream. ”

"I'm standing here today with a lot of excitement that reminds me of my first time in the United States. It was the first time I came to Hollywood, and when I walked on the Walk of Fame, I kept my head down and looked for my favorite stars, but I never thought I could leave my name here......"

"I've been so privileged to work with so many amazing people and artists over the years to make films. I love making movies, I love it. Loved the whole process, and every step of the way. It's been an amazing journey and I hope it will continue and I still have hopes and dreams. Today, here, on this street, on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, symbolized by this star, I am grateful. Thank you. ”

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Kate looked at Chen Tiandu, who gave his acceptance speech, with a smile on her face.

The whole ceremony lasted more than an hour, after which a CCTV reporter from China wanted to interview, and he arranged it after the impurities of "Time".

"Please look at the camera, good, handsome ......"

In the studio, with the sound of clicking, the photographer pressed the shutter of the camera, and Chen Tian, who was standing in front of the white background board, adjusted his demeanor and movements according to his requirements.

This is the cover photo shoot for next week's issue of Time magazine, and it is also the second time he has appeared on the cover of Time magazine.

When he received this invitation, Chen Tiandu was a little surprised, if it was "Premiere", "Vanity Fair" and other entertainment magazines are normal, but "Time" magazine has always been very cautious. What is it because of this time that "The Matrix 2 Reloaded" continues to be a big box office worldwide?

In any case, no one will refuse the cover character of the times. What's more, the movie is still being released, which is a good opportunity for the later promotion of "Reloaded".

It was just his idea, and in the eyes of others, with this year's madness, it was only natural for Christmas Chen to appear on the cover of "Time" again. Not to mention the historic Oscar for Best Director Xiaojinjin at the beginning of the year, the global box office of "Fast and Furious" is 886 million US dollars, the global box office of "Infernal Affairs 2" is more than 200 million US dollars, and "Reloaded" has now received nearly 500 million box office.

The hacking effect is so huge, and he's so young.

In people's eyes, his future is simply unlimited! (To be continued......)