Chapter 401: Elementary School Students Fight
Any change in a film, especially in a genre with a large number of fans, is bound to be opposed by a group of staunch supporters, as human history has witnessed countless times, whether it is politics and economics, or the film industry, it will not be an exception. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the premiere and advance screenings, CinemaScore also received some negative ratings, especially a small number of Superman fans who wore underwear and lashed out at "Man of Steel".
"Lacking the most basic logic, there are also some images that make me sick, aliens destroying all kinds of buildings, wandering countless times on the way, massaging their foreheads countless times, wasting my time and money."
"Just look no further than Murphy Stanton's Man of Iron to see how bad a superhero movie can be."
"It's ridiculous that Murphy Stanton ruined Superman, a character full of sunshine, turned into an ordinary person who can get lost in his hands."
Even though it's midnight, Cinemascore is brightly lit, and every weekend is their busiest time, with faxes of data from all over North America often keeping the company up and down all night.
As soon as the sky turned white, two shift managers working in the same office were given the same data, and according to Cinemascore's operating rules, they had to sign the data page at the same time before the statistics could be officially published to the public.
"Hah, that's interesting." One of the older people looked at the statistical report and said, "Eighty-two percent of the people who were consulted by us gave a super high score of A+, but 12 percent gave a very poor score of D-. ”
The younger man lifted his glasses and said, "The reputation of Man of Steel may split into two extremes. ”
"It's very likely." Older people agree with him, "Judging from the statistics, there will be a small group of viewers who strongly disapprove of this new Superman film." ”
He suddenly asked again, "What do you think of the box office?" ”
"The box office won't be bad, right?" The man with glasses thought for a moment and said, "Throughout North America, there are still many people who like dark and deep movies. ”
Older people quite agree with him, "Several films such as Murphy Stanton's previous "Gone Girl" have also proved this. ”
There's never been a shortage of audiences for this genre, and Murphy's appeal is growing year by year, and on Friday, as soon as the sun climbed the Santa Monica Mountains, he received a premiere and early box office from Warner Bros.
On Thursday night, "Man of Steel" earned $13.8 million in an early screening in 3,500 theaters at the same time.
This box office figure is not as good as the data of "Spider-Man 3" released two weeks ago in the same period, but it is a good enough start for Murphy and Warner Bros., and most importantly, "Spider-Man 3" has a very poor reputation in both the media and the audience, while "Man of Steel" is the opposite.
Although some bad reviews came out quickly after the early screening, positive reviews still accounted for the majority of all aspects of "Man of Steel".
In terms of professional film critics, well-known film critics led by Roger Albert have basically given good reviews, perhaps the tone of this film is indeed very appealing to their appetite.
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times commented, "Man of Steel, while a comic book adaptation, is also a dark and highly complex drama. ”
Almost all well-known film critics published comments on "Man of Steel" for the first time, either in newspaper columns or on their blogs.
"In the tight action plot design of Man of Steel, Murphy Stanton uses more angles and wider perspectives to shoot the audience, and the near-perfect picture shocks the audience, if you were lucky enough to watch this film last night, you will definitely be more surprised, more cheering and excited, this film is also extraordinary because it tells the audience about the continuous growth of a hero in his life and inner fears and nightmares."
- Richard Chris, The New York Times
"If Man of Steel is the most sophisticated and ambitious of its genre, it would be no exaggeration. In terms of conceptualization, creation, acting, and directing, it surpasses all Superman franchises and even all comic book adaptations of superhero movies. This Superman reboot helmed by Murphy Stanton is a dark, complex, and nerve-wracking film, at least because it grafts the comic book hero onto a blueprint of real reality, rather than just creating a Superman in an elastic suit, and while this difference may not make a big difference to those who are looking forward to the return of the Sky Knight, I can say that Man of Steel is the first comic book adaptation to date that has truly achieved great artistic success! ”
- Roger Albert, Chicago Sun.
The former Pulitzer Prize winner not only gave "Man of Steel" a super high score of nine points, but also gave two thumbs up!
In addition to the columns of film critics in the media, magazines such as "Premiere", "The Hollywood Reporter", and "Movie Weekly" are also praised.
"The Man of Steel" movie report, human nature and divinity are fiercely debated, superheroes have gone through the vicissitudes of life, and Wonder Woman is glamorous and eye-catching."
"This is the absolute exemplar of Hollywood superhero cinema and represents the highest level of Hollywood filmmaking art, and Murphy Stanton brings a captivating work."
"This film continues the consistent excellent elements of Murphy Stanton's works, with a gloomy atmosphere, a story full of ups and downs, and interesting characters, which makes this blockbuster of more than two hours look very exciting."
"Man of Steel is a dark and heavy movie that carries far more weight than a superhero movie can carry, and it may not catch up with Spider-Man 3 at the global box office, but it may be the best superhero movie. Compared to the flaws and mortal weaknesses of the heroes explored in Man of Steel, Spider-Man 3 is really pediatric."
"With Man of Steel, Murphy Stanton has convinced us for the first time that melodramas from popular culture can have the same charm as Greek mythology."
During the day on Friday, as a newly released film, "Man of Steel" easily surpassed "Spider-Man 3" and "Shrek 3" in terms of both audience and attendance, becoming the hottest film of the day.
As a well-known die-hard supporter of Murphy, Daisy spoke in IMDB discussion groups one after another, calling on discussion group members to go to the theater as much as possible to support "Man of Steel".
"This is a movie that is worth watching repeatedly, and in addition to being a possibility, repeated viewing is also necessary for its existence. Judging from the design of the film, this kind of adrenaline stimulation is far from being completely satisfied by watching the movie, the film's racing-like fast rhythm, shocking sound effects, blood-pumping background music and rollercoaster-like plot, I believe that no one can not be enthusiastic when watching it for the first time! ”
Just like "Titanic", a box office hit, it is important to attract as many new audiences as possible, but it is also important to let old audiences enter the theater to watch it repeatedly.
Warner Bros. has not relaxed its publicity and marketing, and the Internet water army is an indispensable part of the publicity of Hollywood movies today, and no one can deny that the water army can sometimes affect the perception of some people.
By Friday night, the various rating data that could be counted were passed to Murphy's hands one after another, and it is no exaggeration to say that although "Man of Steel" encountered resistance from some audiences and ultra-low scores, the overall reputation was still as high as ever, and it obviously showed a trend of opening high and going high.
On the IMDB website, 18,957 users participated in the ratings, with an average score of 8.8 points, and the Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating, which reflects the reputation of professional film critics, is as high as 85 percent, with an overall score of 8.2 points, and a popcorn index of 92 percent......
Almost all of this indicates that "Man of Steel" will be a box office hit, at least in North America, where it was first released.
And that's exactly what happened.
Early Saturday morning, Warner Bros. passed Murphy the North American box office statistics of "Man of Steel", which opened in 4,250 theaters in North America at the same time, according to Hollywood's calculation rules, counting the early box office of $13.8 million last Thursday, "Man of Steel" earned a total of $46.2 million from North America on the first day.
There is a significant gap between this number and the North American box office of "Spider-Man 3", but Warner Bros. is very excited, and the box office harvest of a single day, "Man of Steel" almost kept up with the total North American box office of "Superman Returns" in the opening three days of the opening weekend!
The total North American box office of $46.2 million can basically guarantee that the box office revenue of "Man of Steel" in the opening weekend is unlikely to be lower than Warner Bros.'s minimum expectation of $100 million.
In this respect, Man of Steel has already enjoyed a considerable portion of its success.
The word-of-mouth and first-day box office figures of "Man of Steel" were inevitably taken out by Warner Bros. as a publicity and hype gimmick, which can indeed attract some passers-by and audiences, and the film's outstanding performance has also encouraged DC's avid fans.
On the Internet, surprised fans are not less ridiculous at DC fans.
This time, DC's fans are finally raising their eyebrows, and they certainly won't miss the opportunity to fight back against the surprise fans.
"Look at the depth of "Man of Steel", and then look at "Spider-Man 3", the two sides are not at the same height at all, take the action scenes as an example, in front of Superman and Wonder Woman, what Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four and the like, it is simply a schoolboy fight!" (To be continued.) )