"Killing with a knife" can be said to have swept the eight wildernesses in North America, and achieved a double harvest of box office and word-of-mouth with a dark horse attitude; But in terms of overseas markets, "borrowing a knife to kill" has no advantage.

"Murder with a knife" is not escorted by "acquired" visual effects, and as a thriller crime movie that reflects the current situation of contemporary American society, it is difficult to find resonance in overseas markets, as for box office appeal...... Although Lance has achieved an astonishing triple jump in the United States, it is not a well-known name in the overseas market, and even if it lays some foundation for Lance during the "day after tomorrow" promotion, it is far from being a climate.

In other words, in terms of overseas markets, Tom is the only gimmick of "killing people with a knife".

In contrast, the appeal of "Ocean's Twelve" is extraordinary, from George to Brad, from Julia to Catherine, from Matt to Bruce, and even director Steven Soderbergh enjoys the highest standard treatment in Europe and Asia, and even Africa and Latin America cannot resist the charm of the star cast.

Someone once discussed the impact of media reviews on the North American box office and overseas box office of movies - especially those works with very bad media reviews and bad North American box office lists, but there are many good overseas box office reviews, such as "Troy", "Alexander the Great", "The Chronicles of Narnia", "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snich", etc., which also makes the overseas box office a position for major film companies to achieve redemption.

In fact, the result is not complicated.

First, the media comprehensive reviews are originally the comments of the North American media, and the impact of these comments on the overseas market is naturally negligible; Second, the United States is currently the most prosperous film market in the world, with thousands of movies released every year, of which the box office of more than 50 million can exceed 50. Thirdly, in the case of poor media reviews and poor North American box office, more than ninety percent of the works that can achieve a counterattack at the overseas box office have the same characteristics: the violent experience of visual effects, which is the result of the computer technology advantages of the North American film industry.

For the "Twelve Arhats", there is no third point, but there is a theoretical support for the first and second points, especially the second point. American audiences will enter the cinema because of the strong cast lineup, but if the work is not satisfactory, there is no need for them to continue to support it, there are many options, for example, they gave up George Clooney's "Ocean's Twelve" and could choose Tom Cruise's "Kill with a knife"; Giving up Adam Sandler's "Spanish maid", Ben Stiller can choose to "Meet My Father-in-law 2". But in overseas markets, this is not the case.

The starting line of "Twelve Arhats" is not on the same level as "Killing with a Knife". Even so, the box office tables of the two works reflect the profound influence of the quality of the films.

"Ocean's Twelve" landed in 57 countries and regions around the world, more than double the 23 countries and regions of the previous game, and finally the markets in Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany and France gave an enthusiastic response, and the cumulative box office of the four regions exceeded 20 million US dollars, of which Japan became the largest overseas box office of "Ocean's Twelve" with a good result of 30 million.

However, this result is far from satisfying the crew, because the box office of "Ocean's Eleven" in Japan is 51 million US dollars, and the box office table in the UK, Germany and France has also shrunk correspondingly, and the decline is very obvious. It can be directly felt that the poor quality of the finished product prevents more audiences from entering the cinema, which is undoubtedly a nightmare for the sequel film - because the significance of the sequel is that the fan base accumulated by the previous work can also attract enough audiences to the cinema regardless of the quality of the film, and at the same time rely on the word-of-mouth of the previous work to attract more ordinary audiences to cheer for the sequel. But, apparently, these goals of the "Twelve Oceans" are bankrupt.

The crew of "Ocean's Twelve" stayed in the UK for five days and Japan for three days, but unfortunately, the box office was far lower than expected, and the hard work did not win the corresponding reward, which really hit the morale of the crew. This is especially true for Brad.

Just a few months ago, Brad traveled frequently around the world in order to promote "Troy", but with little success, "Troy" almost completely lagged behind the "day after tomorrow", and was completely blown up in all aspects. If it is said that "Troy" lost to "the day after tomorrow", it can be argued that the absolute advantage of "computer visual effects" led to the audience's deviation; Then "Twelve Arhats" has an advantage in front of "borrowing a knife to kill", but it has not been able to show its advantages, but it has also destroyed the reputation accumulated by the previous work, which is really discouraging.

First "Troy", then "Arhat Twelve", plus the cheating door and divorce Wen Jiàn, Brad was tortured to the point that he had no heart left, he didn't even have the strength to be angry, he didn't have the heart to hate, he just felt a deep powerlessness. Just half a year ago, Brad was in high spirits, but now he is depressed.

After ending the overseas promotion of "Ocean's Twelve", Brad did not return to the United States, but left the crew alone to find a hidden place to take a vacation. At the same time, Brad signed the divorce agreement and subsequently sent it to Jennifer. This pair of golden boys and girls who once envied others finally flew apart.

In addition to the above four markets, "Ocean's Twelve" only broke through the 10 million threshold in Australia, Italy and Spain, and it can be clearly felt that the work has been neglected in all corners of the world. But for the "Twelve Arhats", for the "Eleventh Arhats" who have created a brilliant "Zào Zào", this achievement is completely unacceptable.

In the end, "Ocean's Twelve" earned 180 million US dollars overseas, and the North American side staggered through the book cost line and achieved 110 million US dollars, which also made the film's global cumulative box office reach 290 million, unfortunately stopped in front of the 300 million box office and was not able to go further.

This is just a step away, but it is like a fish in the throat, which makes Warner Bros. feel aggrieved.

Three years ago, "Ocean's Eleven" achieved an overseas box office of 267 million in 23 countries and regions, and the cumulative global box office was as high as 450 million, and the investment of only 85 million made a lot of money for Warner Bros. and Diorama Pictures. Three years later, "Ocean's Twelve" cost 110 million and only made 290 million at the global box office in 58 countries and regions - plus the United States - not only did the table regress a lot, but it was also on the verge of losing money, and the table was indeed so bad that any excuse was eclipsed.

On the other hand, the overseas box office table of "Borrowing a Knife to Kill" is naturally far less amazing than that of North America, but for a work with an investment of 60 million, Paramount has not targeted the overseas market from the very beginning, and the excellent table of the North American box office is enough to make Paramount overjoyed, and now more energy is focused on the sprint of the awards season. As for the overseas box office, this is an added bonus, and it would be great if it could bring surprises.

Obviously, "Borrowing a knife to kill" did not disappoint Brad Gray.

Relying on Tom's unparalleled appeal in the world, "Killing with a Knife" was released in 54 countries and regions, which is almost comparable to "Ocean's Twelve", and it can be seen that Tom is still above George and Brad in terms of overseas influence.

It's a pity that these 54 countries and regions do not include the Chinese mainland, Paramount saw the excellent performance of "the day after tomorrow" in this market, and tried to try again, but unfortunately it was not able to pass the review, so that this work did not have a chance to meet the Chinese mainland market.

Among these 54 countries and regions, Japan has become the largest overseas box office for "killing people with a knife" - coinciding with "Ocean's Twelve", but the box office of $21 million is obviously not comparable to "Ocean's Twelve"; In addition, the box office in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, South Korea and Australia has also crossed the 10 million threshold, and the performance of the table is far beyond expectations, and the overall average table is not lagging behind.

The biggest surprise came from South America, where the box office in Mexico and Brazil exceeded $5 million, and Reims, who apparently relied on the "City of God" to open the scene, already has a lot of fans in this land; In addition, Switzerland, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia and Sweden and other countries and regions have also performed well, although the overseas market is not explosive, but it has blossomed in an all-round way and achieved incredible results.

Maybe the audience walked into the movie theater because of Tom, maybe the audience thought it was a "Mission Impossible" style work, or maybe the audience was driven by "Ocean's Twelve" to buy movie tickets...... But no matter what the reason, "Killing with a Knife" unexpectedly fought a beautiful battle in the overseas market with solid quality and excellent reputation, which made Paramount rejoice.

In the end, "Borrowing a knife to kill" won 130 million in the overseas market, which is far inferior to "Twelve Arhats", and the huge difference in star cast lineup and entertainment effect led to this result, but no one will say that "Borrowing a knife to kill" lost, on the contrary, compared to the results of "Twelve Arhats", being able to win such a number of jù, "Borrowing a knife to kill" once again ushered in a rare victory, this thriller crime work, in the case of no one being optimistic, but created a miracle that is not big or small.

After superimposing the North American box office, the global box office of "Killing with a Knife" reached 370 million in one fell swoop, which not only easily completed the "Ocean's Twelve", but also rewrote a new history of crime movies at the box office, and more importantly, the prospects of this work in the awards season began to become extremely clear, breaking into the field of art films as a commercial film.

Perhaps, the surprise is just the beginning. (To be continued.) )