The box office statistics on the weekend of October 21 were as Zhou Shaoming expected, Spartan 300 with 3,389 theaters, an average of $7,375 per theater, and a total box office score of $74.98 million, successfully grabbed the throne of the first-week box office, continuing the history of almost every movie in Smith Week winning the first-week box office, but the gap with The Lord of the Rings is getting smaller and smaller, and the difference is almost negligible.

The Lord of the Rings grossed $74.79 million in its first weekend with 3,365 theaters and an average of $7,409 per theater, just $190,000 behind Sparta.

And it is clear that the Lord of the Rings has quietly caught up with Sparta by three hundred and exceeded thirty-four dollars, and it is only a matter of time before he takes the title over time.

The confrontation and competition between the two super blockbusters is actually not a bad thing, and the continuous reports have made the American audience look forward to it, and all kinds of advertising bombardment will involuntarily characterize the lives of ordinary people as a must-do for Christmas.

It's either the Lord of the Rings or Sparta, and if you can't buy tickets for both movies, then okay, if you come to the cinema and have something to do, just watch one at random.

Smith Chow and Peter Jackson teamed up to contribute nearly $150 million to the North American box office market, and since the 729 incident, the somewhat depressed film market in North America has finally recovered, ushering in a super peak of customer traffic, and fans who come to watch the movie have their families and fill every screening room, the entire movie theater chain rejoices, and the movie theater owners laugh so much that they can't see their teeth.

The bosses were happy, but Smith Zhou was not very happy, and his Spartan 300 was an R-rated film. Movies that can only be watched by people over the age of 17. Although the start that will be close to 80 million dollars is very wonderful. But that's the box office supported by the hardcores, and next week, the Lord of the Rings, who is born with an audience of tens of millions more than himself, can he still let himself win the championship?

The answer is obvious.

October 24th. On Wednesday, The Lord of the Rings surpassed Spartan 300 for the first time, and on Friday, the gap widened to $50. In the last week of October, The Lord of the Rings was officially crowned the weekend box office winner, with the Spartan 300 relegated to second place.

When he got the news, Zhou Shaoming was a lot more relaxed, and during this time, he was deliberately pounced on the movie, thinking about making his movie more perfect, and the Lord of the Rings movie is a monument in the history of human cinema, and it is already a great miracle that he can rely on an R-rated film, a movie that is jokingly called the Spartan 300 Red Pants, in the first week.

As you grow older and more experienced. Although Smith Zhou has maintained his sharpness, he has clearly become more mature. This box office war made him understand a lot of things, understand a lot of truths, and achieved achievements far beyond the technology at that time under the blue screen and green cloth technology, and put Supernova Pictures on the right track, and the whole team completed the run-in and moved forward efficiently and hard.

Just like a real Spartan warrior, Smith Chow bravely challenged the super blockbuster, even though everyone knows this ending very well, but after doing his best, everyone is this peerless hero!

The final ending of the two blockbusters is that The Lord of the Rings successfully reached the top with a North American box office score of 360 million US dollars, breaking the original time and space, the North American box office was only 310 million US dollars, which is also thanks to Smith Chow, it was his Spartan that made the Christmas movie market even bigger, and the competition between the two invisibly expanded this cake, making both movies extremely profitable.

And the Spartan 300 also far exceeded the record of the previous life, successfully grabbing 310 million US dollars, and the global box office was also a big hit, and the final result was 630 million US dollars, far exceeding the original box office of 450 million US dollars in time and space, and entered the ranks of super blockbusters.

This Spartan 300 alone brought a gross profit of nearly $300 million to Supernova Pictures, and a net profit of nearly $150 million!

Zhou Shaoming did not disappoint the hardcores, nor did he let himself down, this box office war, although defeated, it was still glorious! ――

Time entered 2002, the weather in January was very good, along the crowded avenue of New York, Zhou Shaoming was busy walking here.

Because of the company's affairs, Zhou Shaoming came to New York on a business trip, and after doing good things, he got up for a while, and walked around the streets of New York, enjoying a rare beautiful time in this comfortable afternoon sunset.

Bought a few gifts for Christina in a high-end store, Zhou Shaoming covered his face a little tightly, and then strolled around casually, and after a while, he came to a crowded square.

Cortlandt St. No. 22, Century21, a discount department store known as 'New York's top secret', is located between Church Street and Broadway.

This famous mall is almost universally known, as it is always overcrowded, and every day, countless customers have to fight their way through the hordes of shoppers. However, when customers, especially female consumers, pass through the dazzling discount brands and find incredible low prices, they naturally don't care about the crowds around them.

Zhou Shaoming didn't know whether he had walked here, and curiously followed the flow of people in and out of various stores.

He never imagined that here, he met another acquaintance.

"Didn't you say you wanted to buy it? How can this say that there is no money again? A menacing woman shouted, as if to ask everyone to come and see the excitement.

And indeed many people gathered around, craned their necks and looked inside, and many of the men looked so straight that they almost drooled.

Watching the excitement and seeing drooling? So exaggerated? Zhou Shaoming's heart moved, and he walked over unhurriedly, also wanting to see what happened.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my wallet is missing, someone must have stolen it. I don't have the money to buy this dress right now. The other girl's voice sounded low, full of timidity.

"But you've got my clothes dirty! How do you let me sell? The woman's voice was louder and aggressive.

The number of onlookers is increasing.

It's strange that the desire of Americans to watch the excitement was not so strong, but this time the meeting is getting more and more crowded. Zhou Shaoming discovered. Most of them were men. And they all looked at it one by one.

"Can I go home and get the money for you, please, please don't do this." The girl's voice grew more frightened, more embarrassed. After all, being surrounded by so many people is always a frustrating thing.

"Home? Where am I going to find you when you're home? I've seen a lot of customers like you, and I think you're trying to steal clothes! I'll call the police right now! ”

"Oh God! I didn't want to steal clothes! The girl finally became a little angry, and her voice became sharper.

Zhou Shaoming squeezed into the crowd and took a look!

It is known as the most beautiful face in the world. The perfect golden ratio, brown skin, dark brown eyes, and the tailor-made, perfect figure of the small suit with jeans, simple but full of elegant and sexy temperament.

Jessica Alba! In the spring of the cattle herding class, Jessica, who played a bad girl vividly, was known as "the other side of Smith Week" on the set!

At this time, her eyes widened in horror, and she was even more angry that she had been wronged, and there were a few bags of clothes that had just been found scattered on the ground.

"You're not a thief. Call the police and you'll know everything! A fat American woman in her forties grabbed Jessica's hand tightly as she pulled out her phone.

Zhou Shaoming frowned. Coming out of the crowd, he strode forward: "How much is it, I'll pay!" ”

And Jessica heard the prestige, but soon unexpectedly found out that it was the phenomenal director Smith Zhou, and suddenly her pretty face turned red, and she stood there uneasily, not knowing what to do for a while.

"$120!" The fat woman finally let go of Jessica's hand and said smugly.

Zhou Shaoming didn't talk nonsense with this fat woman, and took out one hundred and twenty dollars to pay.

And watching the lively men disperse, in fact, they all regretted in their hearts, if they rushed forward to help Jessica pay this one hundred and twenty dollars, wouldn't they at least have a chance to kiss Fang Ze.

This yellow-skinned, dark-haired guy really takes his chance!

To solve this matter, Zhou Shaoming kindly helped Jessica pick up the packaging bag on the ground, and before he could speak, Jessica's eyes were full of haze: "Smith Zhou, I didn't, I didn't steal!" ”

Looking at her charming face, a little frustrated, a little sad, a little uneasy, and even a little unspeakable grievance, Zhou Shaoming suddenly smiled and said gently: "I believe it, because you are another Smith Zhou!" ”

In New York, on an unknown street, an apartment building that is not luxurious, Jessica took Zhou Shaoming to her temporary home in New York.

"Won't you, Jessica live here?" Touching his head, his hands were full of bargains that Jessica had taken, Zhou Shaoming looked at the apartment building of some years, looked at the corridor with a little mottled walls, and asked in some surprise.

"Director Smith Chow! Not everyone is as rich as you or as lucky as you! Jessica's wonderful eyes turned on Zhou Shaoming's face and chuckled softly.

"Uh-oh." Zhou Shaoming was embarrassed to laugh and followed Jessica upstairs.

The beautiful and free life that the United States has hyped up is not enjoyed by every American person, and there are many more people who are struggling on the poverty line, and the day is precarious.

Since Smith Zhou traveled to this era, although he has been repeatedly rubbed, he really has not encountered a time when money is not available, and over time, he is used to seeing billionaires or Hollywood stars, and he has never thought that the United States, which Chinese netizens ridiculed as "the United States in the next life", also has the dark side of poor middle peasants.

Opening the door, Jessica fumbled to light the light, and the apartment, which was surrounded by tall buildings in front and back, would not even see a glimmer of sunlight if the lights were not turned on.

The house is very clean and tidy, although the furniture is very shabby, but the whole room is full of fresh and lovely girlish smell.

Curtains full of red hearts, beds full of cute teddy bears, a vase of flowers opening on a small dining table, and several books on weddings and babies on the sofa, one of which should have been opened by Jessica not long ago, was a cute baby smiling happily on the floor, with a huge sign reading "How to have the cutest baby." ”

"Smith Zhou, you sit down for a while, and I'll clean up." Jessica, who put down her things, suddenly saw a sexy pajamas of her own hanging in the bathroom, so she hurriedly stood in front of Zhou Shaoming, who was looking around, and said with a slight redness on her face.

"Oh! Okay, you're very clean here. No need to clean up! Zhou Shaoming laughed. He sat down on the couch. I picked up the book on pregnancy and baby and read it.

Jessica, who was blushing and heartbeat, quickly ran into the bathroom and put away the pajamas, changed the small suit jeans on her body into a homely dress, and then calmed down her heart and went into the kitchen. I want to make a cup of coffee for Zhou Shaoming.

Smelling the aroma of coffee, Zhou Shaoming twitched his nose and sniffed exaggeratedly, and then his eyes lit up to find that Jessica was wearing simple home clothes. The dress only reached the middle of the thighs with two long jade legs, and Jessica, who was originally a big beauty, was even more delicate and moving, and her whole body was full of the demure temperament of a good wife and mother.

Taking the coffee handed by Jessica, Zhou Shaoming politely thanked him, then took a sip and couldn't help but praise: "Oh! God, this is the best coffee I've ever had! ”

The charming eyes were bent into crescent moons, and Jessica gracefully stroked the scattered hair on her forehead, and said a little embarrassedly: "Although I know that my coffee making skills are okay, it shouldn't be as exaggerated as you say, right?" ”

"You know, this cup of coffee isn't that simple!" Zhou Shaoming said mysteriously. Looking at the charming eyes of the autumn waves, he said teasingly: "Among the people who can make such delicious coffee." You're the prettiest of the best, and your coffee is the prettiest of the best! ”

"Hehe, flamboyant, not at all like the tyrant on the set in my memory!" Jessica laughed and gave Zhou Shaoming a pink punch by the way.

Picking up those magazines about weddings and pregnant babies, Zhou Shaoming asked as if he had discovered a new continent: "Hey, Jessica, what do you think of these magazines?" Have you found a good man and are ready to get married and have children? ”

Jessica leaned back on the couch, stretched her soft arms lazily, and said with a sly smile, "I yearn for my wedding, and I often fantasize about what it will be like." When I was 15 years old, I started looking for books about weddings and pregnancy. I also especially enjoy reading cookbooks. Now, almost nothing is hard for me. ”

"Wow! Speaking of which, it's a blessing to be your man! Where is he? Why don't you bring it out and introduce it? Zhou Shaoming laughed, Jessica, this girl is really interesting.

"My man? Oh, God hasn't sent him to me yet, I'm single now. Jessica smiled, exaggerated in an operatic aria, and took a slight sip of her coffee.

"Oh, don't worry, he'll be in front of you soon!" Zhou Shaoming changed the subject and asked: "After filming the spring of the cattle herding class, didn't you participate in another movie shooting in New York?" Well...... I remember you saying that to me. ”

Jessica sighed, stuck out her tongue very cute little girl, and then bit her lip, her charming eyes glowed, but suddenly disappeared: "Yes, the director of the original show said that this role was very suitable for me, so I came, and as a result, he wanted not only my performance, but also ...... And those. ”

Zhou Shaoming immediately understood, a pervert director, but there are too many such things in Hollywood to count, whether the director instructs it or not, most actresses who want to seize any opportunity to soar to the sky are willing to do anything.

Even when Zhou Shaoming himself was casting, there were many actresses who hinted that as long as there was a role, he could easily get the hot bodies of the girls.

However, Zhou Shaoming resisted those temptations, because he loved Christina deeply and did not want to be a man with red flags at home and colorful flags fluttering outside.

Not long ago, Zhou Shaoming even knew one thing, the daughter of a rich nouveau riche wanted to participate in a movie with the dream of becoming a star, and the nouveau riche spent a lot of money, found a lot of connections, and found a director who directed the movie and was a big name in the industry, and wanted him to send his daughter to the road to stardom.

But when the director saw the nouveau riche's daughter, he snorted in his nostrils and asked the girl to go to bed to serve herself.

The nouveau riche quit, found the big-name director, and sent a check for a million dollars, hoping that there would be no such things and let his daughter participate in the movie smoothly, but he didn't expect the director to smash the check on the nouveau riche face, Niu B coaxed and said: "Lao Tzu is not short of money, if you want to act, you have to let me play!" Money, you take it, if you want to be a star, just ask your daughter to lie on the bed honestly, just open her legs, I'm happy to play, and I will naturally arrange roles! ”

The nouveau riche was dumbfounded and speechless.

This is Hollywood, the quagmire of the entertainment industry, with a glamorous appearance and countless ruins in it.

Only a few people can use their luck to escape the control of this dark side.

Of course, after this unethical transaction, some actresses got their way and embarked on a different life, but more girls were toyed with and thrown behind by unscrupulous directors and producers as usual.

But looking at Jessica's slightly melancholy look, she must have refused the director's request, so she lived helplessly in New York temporarily.

There is no appointment, no notice, no one watching, how difficult it is for this girl to maintain the purity of her soul in the depths of the mud!

"So, what are you going to do now?" Zhou Shaoming withdrew his gaze that lingered on Jessica's face and asked softly. (To be continued.) )