May 7, 2004, this is a day that will go down in history, because it is the first day after the summer file was officially raised to May, and in the long years since, the summer file that lasts for four months every year has always become the undoubted king of the North American box office.

And also on May 7, 2004, a movie called "The Day After Tomorrow" started its summer journey, which is not surprising, because no matter who it is, there are bound to be new movies released every Friday, even on this day that goes down in history. However, the "day after tomorrow" managed to explode on this day with a result of 28 million dollars!

$28 million in the premiere single-day box office! This is nothing short of shocking!

The single-day box office performance of this premiere Friday can be ranked third in the long history, only behind the 32 million of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and the 29 million of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

No one could have expected that the single-day box office performance of the premiere of "The Day After Tomorrow" could rank third in film history! No one could have predicted that "The Day After Tomorrow" would achieve a box office of 28 million in one day! No one could have expected that the movie-watching frenzy caused by "the day after tomorrow" would be so turbulent and so boiling! No one could have expected that "the day after tomorrow" would achieve such an incredible counterattack when it was considered a chicken rib!

This also makes the "day after tomorrow" and May 7, 2004 go down in history together!

Media comprehensive reviews, unpopular; movie-watching frenzy, unpopular; Friday box office, unpopular robber princess. "The day after tomorrow" is encroaching on the territory little by little, step by step, showing an excellent competitive state. This year's summer file presents a completely different scene from expectations, and at the same time, it has begun to change the competitive landscape of this year's summer file, and people's first reaction is that "Troy" is going to face a severe challenge. The second reaction is whether the "day after tomorrow" can maintain its momentum on Saturday and Sunday.

It can be seen that the table after the premiere of "The Day After Tomorrow" is definitely an accident. Make people mess up.

If you look at the table of 28 million on Friday, the box office of the opening weekend of "The Day After Tomorrow" is likely to hit 70 million, which is definitely an incredible achievement.

After Friday's screening, the discussion about "the day after tomorrow" on the Internet began to gradually become lively, and the freshness of the 39 online media on Rotten Tomatoes reached 57%, successfully approaching the passing line, and the score came to 6.6 points; At the same time, more than 30,000 viewers have already scored on IMDB. The score stayed at seven o'clock for the time being, which was really unexpected.

Of course, whether it is Rotten Tomatoes or IMDB, the current rating base is too small, and after the number of evaluations increases, the number of related points is bound to decline, but even so, the score of the audience's feedback is still unbelievable, especially the score of IMDB, which has actually crossed the threshold of "seven". This shows that the audience's feedback on the film is positive and positive, and the approval rate is much higher than expected.

In addition, the theater score has also reached "B+", which can be clearly felt. The audience's attitude towards this film is more in favor than against.

Everyone knows that this score is abnormal, and for a commercial popcorn movie, such a performance really seems a bit demonic, especially compared to the direct feedback from the audience after the premiere, this score is even more abnormal. But from this aspect, it can also be seen that the environmental protection association's support for the film - obviously, their positive recognition is the biggest contributor to the "day after tomorrow" leading the way on the first day of the premiere.

"Wonderful, really wonderful!" James Bondi, a netizen from Rotten Tomatoes, expressed his opinion for the first time. "The visual effects are definitely the most perfect since the 'Titanic'! It's hard to imagine how those great ideas came about! Recommended, must highly recommend! ”

Another netizen named Traffic Light also exclaimed. "High energy throughout! No urine spots throughout the process! The whole journey is wonderful! Definitely the best movie since 'Fast and Furious'! ”

"Take them home! Please take those kids home! When the end of the world comes, everyone is so lonely. Like an island trapped in the middle of the ocean, isolated and helpless, we need a spark, a spark from family, friendship and love; We need to believe that somewhere in the ocean, someone will take us home. This review was written by a netizen called Lonely Mermaid, full of humanistic care, "'The day after tomorrow' is undoubtedly excellent in terms of emotional brewing and scene control, and the viewing process is not only ups and downs, but also exciting, as if you are in an apocalyptic environment, and you can't help but enter that kind of love." It's a great way to start the summer in this way. ”

Although some netizens expressed their disdain, "It's boring, except for computer special effects or computer special effects, there is almost no story to speak of, it's too boring." This netizen called the movie live broadcast directly expressed his dissatisfaction, but on the whole, the opinions of netizens are still mainly supportive, except for the shouts of those environmental protectionists, the voice of praise for visual effects occupies an absolute advantage.

In addition, you can faintly see a small number of unexpected comments, "Jessica Alba is really beautiful!" God, I almost suffocated when she appeared, especially after the flood, she was walking in the water all wet, and I really had heart paralysis at that moment. ”

"How can Jake Gyllenhaal be handsome like that! Where the hell did he come from! I've fallen out for him! And Dennis Quaid, I've almost forgotten how handsome he really was when he was younger! ”

"Lancelot Strello, I'm going to marry him!" …… This is an accidental break-in comment, which obviously has nothing to do with the movie, but there are some reviews about Lance that can be seen sporadically. Although "The Day After Tomorrow" is only his second work, his influence on the Internet cannot be underestimated.

"Lance's control of the rhythm of the film is simply perfect, and the creation of the atmosphere of the film is even more amazing!" The City of God is like this, and so is the day after tomorrow! This netizen named Martian Man did not hesitate to express his praise, "No one should miss this work, this is definitely a great summer popcorn movie, walk into the cinema, relax your brain, and then enjoy the pleasure brought by the ice and snow!" A perfect score of 10 stars! ”

Whether it's Rotten Tomatoes, or IMDB, including Javier Ulliel's blog, it's hard to imagine the discussion of "acquired day" on the Internet. As Entertainment Weekly's sample survey after the premiere showed, some liked it and some people hated it, but everyone agreed on one thing: this is a standard summer commercial blockbuster, worth watching and recommending.

Amid the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience, "The Day After Tomorrow" continued its efforts on Saturday and successfully achieved a small counterattack at the box office, winning $30 million at the next-day box office, continuing the strong performance.

Generally speaking, the box office curve of Hollywood films is that Saturday is greater than Friday and Sunday, which is the best box office trend, because Friday is a weekday, Saturday ushered in a full explosion, and Sunday will fall slightly. If there is a single-day box office high on Friday, and then the box office number gradually declines, then it is obviously terrible bad news.

But even so, "The Day After Tomorrow" is also a surprise on Saturday's 30 million table, which still occupies the seventh place in the single-day box office list on Saturday in film history, behind "Spider-Man", "The Matrix 2", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "X-Men 2", "Star Wars Prequel 2" and other six works!

The Wall Street Journal exclaimed in surprise, "Surprise! Absolutely pleasantly surprised! 'The Day After Tomorrow' broke out with such an amazing energy when everyone was not optimistic, and after only two days of release, the cumulative box office of the opening weekend had reached 58 million! This is the biggest discovery of the box office market in 2004! ”

Indeed, after the estimated box office on Friday and Saturday came out, all the media were amazed, which not only meant that the "day after tomorrow" had far exceeded the 20th Century Fox's own estimated box office for the premiere, but also over all the media's forecasts, and the final number of premieres was going to hit $80 million – not 50 million, not 60 million, but 80 million! This was definitely an imaginary situation before the movie was released.

Originally, everyone thought that the box office of "The Day After Tomorrow" would be cold, and they were looking forward to "Troy" setting off a frenzy of this year's summer files, and 50 million was the goal that "The Day After Tomorrow" should aim for, even the media with the most confidence in the "Day After Tomorrow" could only challenge the "60 million level", but now, "The Day After Tomorrow" has risen to the level of a first-class blockbuster in the summer file in one fell swoop, so the result is indeed jaw-dropping.

Even the "San Francisco Chronicle", which spoke ill of the box office of the premiere of "The Day After Tomorrow", had to joke stupidly, "It seems that this year's film market continues to have too much energy to explode." The subtext is that the box office results have nothing to do with the "day after tomorrow", but only because the energy accumulated in the previous four months was vented in the first week of May. "This also gives us reason to believe that the second work to break the $100 million box office in its premiere will make its grand debut this summer." This is clearly a hint of "Troy".

However, the sour attitude of the San Francisco Chronicle did not affect the pace of the "day after tomorrow" to continue to move forward, and on Sunday, the box office market maintained a positive attitude, which allowed "The Day After Tomorrow" to continue its highlight on the third day of its premiere, earning $26 million at the box office.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! The entire North American market exploded directly! (To be continued.) )

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