Chapter 285: The First Day Box Office Explosion (8/10)
[Well, now it seems that ten more can no longer represent the limit of the old donkey, so let's have a little more...... Thank you 'Feng Wenyan' Mr. Feng for your 10,000 tip, thank you! 】
These days, countless people are tingling in their ears from being bombarded with the news that comes one after another, and finally wait until the weekend to frantically flock to the cinema to watch.
In the early morning of May 6, "The Hangover" was officially released in 2,850 theaters across the United States. It will be released simultaneously in 13 countries and regions around the world, but most of them are in Asia, including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and South Korea.
With the large-scale release of movies, film reviews gradually increased. The score on IMDB is still high, with more than 100,000 people already scoring it, and it is still at a height of 8.1 points. 180 film reviews are included on Rotten Tomatoes, 145 are fresh and 35 are rotten, with a freshness of 85% for popular film reviews and 75% for well-known film critics; In addition, Metacritic has a high score of 80 on the website.
"It's so good-looking, it's hilarious, it turns out to be really funny."
"I originally thought it was a Chinese movie, but I didn't expect it to be an American movie, an unexpected surprise. Although Fuck appears more than 200 times in the movie, it can't hide the fact that it meets my taste. "Fuck, Fuck, Fuck, I just love this style......"
But this style clearly doesn't work for everyone, and Kate, a film critic at the Chicago Tribune, commented: "The film smells like a disaster, all the vulgar stuff." Fools, strippers, stupid, vulgar, foul-mouthed...... They are boring, and they are 108,000 miles away from "Heavenly Dynasty". ”
In addition to not appreciating the story and jokes of the movie itself, "personal attacks" are a major reason why those film critics smashed Rotten Tomatoes, "In the eyes of Chinese, do Americans like this style?" Or maybe it's simply state discrimination. Is a movie made by a Chinese who looks down on Americans still making dollars in the United States? ”
"Look down on the United States? Let's talk about it! ”
But fortunately, this kind of person is a minority, as many as 145 fresh film reviews are the mainstream voices, these film critics stand in the camp of "hilarious laughter", and enjoy a feast of joy like ordinary fans. As for saying that the Chinese cater to the American style to make this movie and the like, it should not be their care. It's enough to have a good movie to watch, and Americans may not be able to make this effect.
This movie also made Hu Yifei gain a lot of loyal fans, including the most popular film critic in the United States, Roger Albert, who also published a long film review in the "Chicago Sun" own special issue for the first time, full of admiration and love for "The Hangover" between the lines, commenting: "This is what I call comedy, basically you don't have a break, from the beginning of the laugh to the end, even the cast and crew subtitles you want to watch it, this situation has not appeared in "Star Wars". ”
"The plot is funny, the scenes are funny, the lines are funny, the structure is novel, the rhythm is smooth, the suspense is like a hook, people are unconscious, everything is almost perfect!"
It's not easy to get America's most famous film critic, script writer, and Pulitzer Prize winner to say this about a movie. I don't know how many movies come to the door with a checkbook, but they can't impress him, but now he wants to tout so much for a Chinese movie. At the end of the article, he wrote: "This is a work that I am very satisfied with in the middle of summer, and I want to give the 21-year-old director two thumbs up." ”
Regarding "Heavenly Dynasty", which is widely used for comparison, he also commented slightly, "I can't say that Ridley fried cold rice, but he is obviously overconfident." The editing ruined the film. I might be ashamed that the Peace Fund didn't receive $100 million, but I think it will be a reality, and at least $10 million will be won. ”
He is not optimistic about "Heavenly Dynasty"? Here's what's going on.
A considerable number of American viewers who support "Heavenly Dynasty" feel like they have been slapped in the face.
But after watching "Heavenly Dynasty", you can't say it's ugly, but it's really not that ugly. After barely reading it, I definitely won't want to watch it a second time. This is indeed in line with Roger Albert's comments.
And compared to another movie, as an R-rated commercial comedy, you can't expect him to go for the Oscars. Movie fans and audiences have to consider more, or audience liking. The freshness of the picky film critics doesn't affect much in fact.
What's more, the freshness of the well-known film reviews of "The Hangover" has long been off the charts.
On the first weekend, countless audiences who wanted to watch the movie poured into the cinema, and there were three serious works in the four new films, and only one was a light-hearted and hilarious work, which was really a good choice. Even "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which was released in the second week, could not make the audience make too many choices.
Young people who have just had a summer vacation are not the type to sit in the cinema and watch serious dramas, and almost all of them say to the conductor: "Give me tickets for "The Hangover". ”
Twentieth Century Fox was in a hurry to become an ant on a hot pot, and the CEO's office was anxious: "How is the release now?" …… I don't want to hear things like whether it's popular or not, and the attendance rate is not high? Give me a way to get along and stimulate the audience to buy tickets! ”
"The Hangover" grossed $19.8 million on Friday's first day, while "Kingdom of Heaven" just over 7 million, nearly three times the difference. It was like a thick slap that slammed into Ridley's old face.
20 million VS 130 million, the result is 20 million wins!
The audience in the United States was also shocked, so many people said that it was good-looking, it must be good-looking. On Saturdays, more people go to the cinema to buy tickets. Theater owners breathed a sigh of relief, with the highly promising "Kingdom of Heaven" having less than 30% attendance, while the smaller "The Hangover" saved them with an average attendance rate of 60%. It's a golden summer vacation, and God knows how much dollars it will lose if it is released for another day.
It's a pity that they have a contract with Twentieth Century Fox, and even if they want to adjust the size, they will have to wait until next week.
The same surprise is also happening in Asia.
Viewers who can't see it in the mainland are still frantically asking on the Internet, "How is it, is it good?" ”
"How can it not be pretty?"
In Hong Kong, it exploded on the first day of release.
There are actors of the level of Hu Yifei, Wu Yanzu, Gu Tianle, Chen Baixiang, as well as Chen Long, Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson and other Hollywood big cards to join, for a Chinese film, it is the largest lineup, there is no doubt. Even if you are aiming at this luxurious lineup, you have to go into the cinema to take a look.
The results are undoubtedly very satisfying.
"Is this a mainland movie, it's so cool." "Hu Yifei, the director, is really amazing, he can play too much." On the contrary, Hong Kong films have not broken through for too many years, and I am beginning to feel worried about Hong Kong films. ”
"It's hilarious! It's so exciting! I can only say that this is the only thought that came to my head after watching the mainland movie "The Hangover"! I never thought that a mainland movie could make such a feeling, to be able to make it so hilarious, for this movie, I can't say anything else except good. ”
"Hu Yifei, a young man, is really amazing, he has been pursuing innovation, and "The Hangover" once again brought everyone a novel feeling, from the beginning to the end, all with full enthusiasm to watch. The real face subtitles have also been seen at the end, and I think this is something that no movie can compare.
"It is worthy of its name, and there is a Hu Yifei in the mainland, I really don't know how many years of blessings have been accumulated in the mainland film industry. is not only a contemporary in making money, but also absolutely talented in making movies. How many people dare to go to the sea to make movies without going to college. It's really surprising that he can make a movie that is even more wonderful than the other! -- Hong Kong netizens.
Although there are many big names in the movie, they can't steal the demeanor of the protagonist at all. It's just a little distressing Gu Tianle, obviously you can rely on your appearance, why do you want to fight for acting. Hu Yifei is even more chic and uninhibited in the movie, and I don't know how many girl fans drool.
The same thing happened in Taiwan and Macau, where many people laughed so hard in movie theaters that their stomachs hurt.
The structure is also very good, and the hook is very skillful and makes you laugh naturally. Many of you have even brushed it a few times...... There are also many people looking forward to seeing the very funny fat man in "The Hangover" in reality, and they are also looking forward to Hu Yifei coming to Taiwan to promote.
After all, Hu Yifei is now very popular in Southeast Asia.
South Korea is also very popular, with more than 50% of the films scheduled on the first day. Countless Smecta girls shouted Oba and walked into the cinema to watch a movie.
The praise from all over the world, the good news of box office sales continued, and the news finally reached the mainland, immediately setting off a monstrous wave again! (To be continued.) )