Taking the fax document from the butler's hand, Murphy briefly flipped through it and handed it to Gal Gadot, who was full of anticipation, who had already stood up from his chair and opened the file to look at it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The housekeeper was very eye-catching and left the place immediately.

Gal Gadot couldn't suppress the smile on his face just when he saw the line of numbers.

"Great!" She looked up, looked at Murphy, and smiled, "We've broken the record!" ”

Murphy nodded and laughed, how could such a record-breaking box office performance not be exciting?

Gal Gadot seemed to be encouraged and exclaimed, "Of the 3,855 early screenings in North America, 'Dark City' got $45.8 million!" ”

"Congratulations, Mr. Stanton."

Of course, the maids in the living room knew that their master's new film was released, and they congratulated them one after another.

"Congratulations, Miss Gadot."

"Thank you." Murphy has always treated them well.

Gal Gadot was in a very good mood at the moment and said, "This month everyone's prize money has doubled. ”

The affairs of the manor have always been taken care of by Gal Gadot, and Murphy will not interfere, and he is also in a good mood to set a new North American box office record in advance.

According to the documents that Carla Firth has just faxed from Twentieth Century Fox, "The Dark City" received $45.8 million from the early theater yesterday, breaking the original North American box office record of $43.5 million set by "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".

Of course, in addition to the advance box office records, most of the other North American box office records are in the hands of "The Avengers", which created a series of brilliant results last year.

Murphy has previously done a detailed understanding that the box office records set by "The Avengers" in North America mainly include: the first film in film history to exceed $200 million in the first week box office ($207 million), the highest next week box office ($103 million), the highest Saturday box office ($69.5 million), the highest Sunday box office ($57 million), the fastest to break $200 million (3 days), the fastest to break $300 million (9 days), the fastest to break $400 million (14 days), and the fastest to break $500 million (23 days)......

It's no exaggeration to say that Marvel's "The Avengers" last year was a real record-breaking machine.

But Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox are aiming for the series of commercial box office records set by "The Avengers" this summer.

"At least in terms of pre-sales, we are a big step ahead of the "Avengers" in the same period!" Gal Gadot is full of confidence, "We are not bad in terms of word-of-mouth, the CinemaScore of "Dark City" is A+, and the authoritative media comprehensive evaluation MetaCritic currently includes 45 media with an average score of 89 points, far exceeding the ...... of "The Avengers"

"It's too early to tell." Murphy looked calm, he looked at his watch, "It's almost time, let's go change clothes, it's time to go." ”

They were going to participate in a show on Fox TV, which was originally scheduled to be recorded tomorrow, but because of an unexpected situation, they had to be temporarily adjusted to today, and Murphy took the crew and rushed back from New York last night.

At the same time, more and more audiences entered the theater to see "Dark City", and the film's reputation completely exploded, especially on the Internet, Murphy and Twentieth Century Fox did not need to use water armies or black powder organizations at all, most of the people who watched the film directly incarnated as tap water, and willingly recommended this masterpiece of conscience to others.

"Praise for Dark City goes without saying!"

"It's very Murphy, the narrative is smooth at the beginning, pulling the audience into the world he designed step by step, and finally the plot explodes, giving people an exponentially exponential brain-burning experience, which is definitely not to be missed!"

"This is the real explosion, Murphy depicts the darkness of human nature very thoroughly, the soundtrack of the film is very powerful with the tense and intense rhythm of the movie, every step is exciting, and the final ending is sublimated, making an action movie like no other!"

"'Dark City' is the kind of movie that you can't stop just watching the opening!"

"As an action movie, this movie has the superb acting skills of magician and Jay Rachel, and cool realistic action scenes, but this movie also has deep human nature, moral exploration, moral hypocrisy and the necessity of pragmatism, which will be remembered after watching it!"

Murphy's film, with a tight plot and a tight pattern, instantly threw off several levels from other commercial films. The magician is the real protagonist! ”

Less than a day after its release, the various praises of "Dark City" have swept every corner of the Internet like a virus.

Not to mention ordinary fans, even the high-cold film critics who usually contradict fans have raised their hands and surrendered in front of this film.

In this regard, The New Yorker is the representative, and The New Yorker's columnist film critic Richard Brody is the representative of The New Yorker.

In Friday's latest online version of The New Yorker, Richard Brody made a tirade about "The Dark City," but unlike in the past, the comment was not a bitter ridicule and criticism, but a hoisting of his hands and a hymn to the film.

"The Dark City, which combines entertainment and art, will surely go down in history!"

Titles like this alone are enough to show the attitude of this vitriolic film critic and attract quite a few readers.

"If you want to ask what kind of movie is a masterpiece, Murphy Stanton's "Dark City" is the choice that I don't hesitate to praise for anything! On May 3, 2013, a dark Thursday night, I was so shocked for the first time in my life - not only audio-visual, but also spiritual! If it weren't for the boring reading of the latest movie lists, and I don't know how many years it would take to let go of the prejudice against the genre of big-budget commercial films, Murphy Stanton's new work made me discover that popcorn movies that used to have a single taste can be so intoxicating! ”

"I totally agree with one of my peers that Murphy Stanton has really taken summer commercial cinema to a whole new level!"

"This realistic crime noir movie is obviously not comparable to the bombardment of popcorn movies, and its deep, depressing, and dark is more like a deep cop movie. What is commendable is that the rhythm of this film is relaxed, the script is carefully choreographed, and there is no mud and water - this point is concentrated in the scene switching, but it is not so huge that the plot information is so huge that it is difficult to understand, and it is ashamed of the mediocre talent to fully understand the deep meaning of Murphy Stanton. ”

"The film is first and foremost a reflection of human nature. If the murderous magician represents the darkness of human nature, then the 'night walker' who punishes the evil represents the light. New York, a corrupt and filthy metropolis with gangs and drugs, is falling apart. The magician is the best at provoking the dark side of human nature, using the darkness of human nature to make robbers kill each other in the opening scene, and encouraging people to shoot a person without blowing up the hospital, and his trump card is to use the evil of human nature and degrade Jay Rachel, the 'Knight of Light'. But the hope of the city is still alive, and the vicious criminals and innocent citizens do not choose to blow up and sink each other's ships for self-preservation, showing the splendor of humanity to the numb world, which is extremely moving. ”

"The second is the rule of law. This is the most obvious embodiment of the realistic style of this film, Murphy Stanton begins with a discussion of the legitimacy of Chris Dane's Night Walker, and Jay Rachel and Chris Dane, who represent legal justice, discuss democracy at the dinner table, and when it comes to the pursuit and interrogation of Liu and other criminals, they do not leave the law in three sentences, and the ending sublimates the theme and delves into the ultimate exploration of the legal system. ”

"It is precisely because of the law that once the fall of Jay = Rachel is exposed, all the criminals who have been arrested will be acquitted, and only the 'night walkers' outside the law will be able to bear this burden and endure the oppression, pain, and tragedy alone in exchange for the victory of justice, although such a dark ending is destined to be contrary to the spirit of the rule of law, but what is left to New York is a piece of light."

"The last point is madness. Hugo's 'principle of contrasting beauty and ugliness' has made a classic, and a good villain can make a masterpiece. The magician's greatest principle is that he has no principles, chattering about his crazy philosophy and his various career as a magician. He hopes that Chris Dane will kill him, and he puts his plans on it, and he is so crazy that he hopes that the world will collapse, and James Franco, the weird man of the Stanton party, plays this weird and humorous character, drawing acting inspiration from all over the place, and even practicing a unique laugh, which will surely create a classic in film history! ”

"Hollywood's top director Murphy Stanton once again proved his extraordinary dramatic skills and storytelling skills with this film, which doesn't use any surprising narrative techniques, but still makes the story compelling. His royal photographer, Philippe Laschet, is a unique blend of IMAX 70mm film and plain 35mm film, perfectly conveying a dark tone and an oppressive atmosphere. Hans Zimmer, the master of the soundtrack, presented a popular music after "Pearl Harbor", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Gladiator", which exquisitely composed the tragedy of the heroic epic, and together with the story of Murphy Stanton, the conquest shocked me! ”

Finally, at the end of the movie, Chris Dane's words combined with montage give people strong philosophical thinking, and then use the mouth of Sheriff Lynch to point out that Night Walker is innocent in the mouth of a child, and as a hero, he has to endure criticism and pain. The whole film ends with the frame of the backlit ride, and then the title comes out with the majestic soundtrack of Hans Zimmer, which is really shocking! ”

Although Richard Brody is not as famous as the deceased Roger Albert, he still has a certain influence among older fans, and his film reviews can also lead a group of people to become the audience of "Dark City".

Throughout Friday, all theaters showing "The Dark City" were bustling with activity, and this kind of pomp and circumstance quickly spread with the coverage of Fox's multimedia platform, and those who are interested can clearly see that "The Dark City" must have an extraordinary first-day box office.