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With a reserved smile on her face, Natalie Portman walked all the way into the interview area, as the Oscar-winning actress and the most famous star in the entire crew, she was naturally the focus of attention of media reporters. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Looking at these crazy reporters, Natalie Portman was quite complacent, although she couldn't hear what these guys were saying because of the mess, but she maintained a consistent smile on her face.

Soon there were staff members to maintain order, and the agitation of the reporters gradually subsided, and they knew that it would not be possible to conduct interviews at all.

"Please ask questions one by one." Natalie Portman said gracefully.

As the new Oscar for Best Actress, her appeal is self-evident, and the reporters have reached a wordless tacit understanding, asking questions one after another.

Accompanied by William Morris's agent, Natalie Portman patiently answered a variety of questions.

"Miss Portman, why are you going to star in such a film?"

"I'm a Marvel fan and love Marvel's superhero comics very much, and the character Jane Foster is very charming."

This is Natalie Portman's answer, she will not tell reporters that she won the Oscar for Best Actress, of course, to earn a high salary in this kind of popcorn film.

In the past, she was very famous, except for the prequel trilogy blessed by the Star Wars halo, but there was no film that could really sell well, and the salary was not high, and now that she won the best actress, she must find a way to recover the high cost of investment.

On such occasions, most of the reporters asked questions politely, but there were also very sharp people.

"Natalie, do you think Thor will be a big hit?"

A reporter from the New York Post squeezed in front of Natalie Portman and asked aloud, "Will it be a box office hit?" ”

This kind of question doesn't need to be thought about at all, and Natalie Portman replied directly, "Of course! It's a very good movie that will be a success at both the box office and word of mouth! ”

The New York Post reporter smiled, the first question was just foreshadowing, and the other party's answer could only be answered like this, and then he asked the second question, "This week's large-scale release is also Murphy Stanton's "City of Chaos......"

Hearing this name, Natalie Portman's smile suddenly froze, but after all, she is a character with Oscar-winning actress-level acting skills in her life, and she instantly returned to normal, and ordinary people can't see the changes in her expression if they don't look closely.

"Do you think 'Thor' is ...... box office and word-of-mouth," the New York Post reporter suddenly accentuated his tone, "will it beat Murphy Stanton's 'City of Chaos'?" ”

As soon as this question came out, all the reporters pricked up their ears, and many even looked at the voice recorder and video camera to confirm that there was no problem.

Everyone knows that Natalie Portman and Murphy have clashed, and now their films collide head-on......

Natalie Portman, who was accompanied by a public relations agent at William Reese, immediately recognized that there might be a pitfall in the issue and quickly coughed in the back.

Natalie Portman said directly as if she hadn't heard it, ""Thor" is definitely the box office champion this week! ”

The New York Post reporter was keenly aware of the changes in Natalie Portman and quickly asked, "So, do you think your film can overpower Murphy Stanton's film?" ”

"That's right!" Since Natalie Portman said the first sentence, she naturally won't change her words, "That's right! ”

Seeing that the reporter was still going to ask questions, William Morris's agent stepped forward, stopped between Natalie Portman and the reporter, and said loudly, "Everyone, Miss Portman is still going to take a photo with her, so let's stop the interview." ”

Natalie Portman glanced at the agent, didn't say anything more, and left in his company.

The two walked towards the poster area where the crew was, and the agent reminded, "Nat, the question just now ......"

"Is there a problem with my answer?" Natalie Portman is now a new Oscar-winning actress, and her aura can be described as full, "Or do you have no confidence in me?" ”

"Uh......"

The agent opened his mouth and then said no more, from the heroine's standpoint, Natalie Portman's answer did not have any problems, the only question is, can the film "Thor" really compete with Murphy Stanton's new work?

Compared to Natalie Portman, this agent has no confidence at all.

But he can only represent one person's opinion, and it is not only Natalie Portman who is confident in "Thor", but also some high-level executives of Marvel Comics.

"The test screening of our film has a very good reputation!"

In the foyer of the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Stan Lee wore his trademark sunglasses and confidently said, "The film is a big hit!" ”

Avi Arad nodded slightly, if it was just a test screening, it might not mean anything, but the pre-sale results of more than 10 million US dollars were more than a little stronger than when "Iron Man" was released.

Stan Lee is still gushing, "I think the first week box office of "Thor" should be about the same as "Iron Man", and the final North American box office will be around $250 million! ”

This is also the consensus reached within Marvel Studios based on the results of the pre-sale in the first weekend.

Avi Arad doesn't know much about the film industry, but he knows that "Thor" faces a huge threat if it wants to get the results it expects.

"What about Murphy Stanton's City of Chaos?" He asked.

"The presale is three million dollars less than ours!" Stan Lee seems to be an expert on the film market, "All things considered, the North American box office in the first weekend is at least more than $30 million less than "Thor"! ”

He pulled up his old face and laughed twice, "If there is something wrong with the reputation of "Chaos City", it is not surprising that the box office in the first weekend is below $40 million, and maybe it will be difficult for the North American box office to exceed $150 million!" ”

Just for the test screening, "City of Chaos" had a certain percentage of negative reviews, which is obviously a big difference compared to "Thor", which has zero negative reviews.

Although Walt Disney and Marvel Studios have done a lot of work on the zero negative reviews of the test screening of "Thor", it is impossible for Twentieth Century Fox not to do it, and on the same basis, it is clear who is higher and who is lower in the two films.

On the same weekend, two films that have attracted much attention were released, which is not uncommon in the extremely crowded North American summer season, and it is not a big deal for ordinary movie fans, what they do is still take out the money in their pockets, buy movie tickets for their favorite films, how to watch movies, or how to go to movies.

Every viewer has different preferences, and they always choose the films they watch based on their first impressions.

This first impression is widely influenced by external factors, such as the film's starring actors, directors and genre, as well as brand effects such as Marvel or Murphy, which can also play a role.

As the summer season kicks off, many fans have stepped out of their homes and entered the theater, ready to choose the right film for them.

After hibernation in March and April, Daisy finally waited for Murphy's film to be released, and with her friends who had only recently met, she went to the Imperial Theater in the Santa Monica business center to watch "City of Chaos" together.

Before coming to the automatic ticket machine, Daisy entered the verification code and got the movie ticket that she had booked before.

She turned back to her companion and said, "It's your turn, Christine. ”

The girl named Christine came to the ticket machine, suddenly felt a little weak, and said to Daisy, "I ...... I may have a problem with not being able to watch City of Chaos with you. ”

"What?" Daisy frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" Are you in a hurry? ”

"Nope." Kristen entered her verification code on the machine, and a movie ticket with the label "Thor" fell, she picked it up, and said weakly, "I...... I think...... Or is it a Marvel superhero movie that suits me. ”

Daisy glanced at the movie ticket in her hand and snorted, "Traitor! ”

Christine pulled her aside and explained, "You know I'm a fan of Natalie Portman. ”

"What's so good about that woman?" Daisy's words jumped out of her mouth without going through her brain, "hypocritical ......"

"Daisy!" Kristen was a little upset.

"Forget it." Daisy waved her hand, "You go watch Thor, I'll watch Chaos City myself." ”

Christine nodded, and just as she was about to leave, Daisy said, "If you look disgusting, you can come to me." ”

After the movie starts to be screened, it is not difficult to change the theater in the screening area, the biggest trouble comes from 3D, but "City of Chaos" is not 3D, so there is no such inconvenience.

In Manhattan, New York, Edmund Princeton, along with his colleague Dirk, left the company and went straight to the nearest AMC theater chain.

"You really don't go to see 'City of Chaos'?"

Inside the theater lobby, Edmund Princeton asked Dirk, "Tickets are still available." ”

"I'd better go see it tomorrow." Dirk was also interested in "City of Chaos" after reading the relevant promotional materials, but brainless popcorn like "Thor" was his first choice, "I'll go see "Thor" first. ”

Edmund Princeton couldn't force it either, "Alright then, we'll see you at half-past nine." ”

"Hmm." Dirk looked at his watch, "I'll wait for you, and we'll go have a drink together when we're done." ”

"Thor" was only 114 minutes on set, while "City of Chaos" was more than 150 minutes long, and he would definitely have to wait for Edmund Princeton for a while.

Time passed little by little, and the advance of the two films released at the same time kicked off the screening almost at the same time. (To be continued.) )