"From now on, people all over the world will be divided into two ...... One is for those who have already watched The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and the other is for those who are about to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. ”

The praise from the latest issue of The New York Times is the best footnote to the moviegoing craze that "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" sparked in North America.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy epic that transcends race, language and age to captivate every imaginative audience across the United States."

Even the Washington Post, which has always been difficult to deal with Duke, praised the film.

"There's a movie that's creating a miracle called The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and there's a group of people who can catch the eye wherever they go is called The Fellowship of the Ring!"

Since the film's release, the Los Angeles Times has not skimped on praise.

In the days that followed, Duke led the crew around North America to announce that from the time "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" got 200 more theater premieres, his online trolls stopped attacking "Pearl Harbor" and shifted all their energy to building momentum for his own film.

Similarly, some of the protests against the film have gradually come to an end.

On Nokia Plaza in Los Angeles, Chrissy looked listlessly at the sparse people behind him, and he didn't bother to raise the sign in his hand.

From Bled? After Miller withdrew, the number of protest groups he led continued to shrink, and because of curiosity, there were not a few people who went to the theater to watch the movie, and more than 99 percent of those who saw the movie quit the protest. In less than a week, the number of people standing behind him has shrunk dramatically from more than 500 to less than 40 now.

"Boss, are we still going to protest?"

The black boy walked over, looked at the listless protest group members behind him, and bared his teeth. said, "Now people's hearts are scattered......

Critch did not speak, and he was not leading a spontaneous protest.

Although it was not yet the sweltering heat, the sun in Los Angeles was scorching enough, and the black boy covered his head with a newspaper, but he still couldn't stop the sweat from dripping from the size of the bean.

Thinking of the film he secretly watched last night, it was so magnificent, so wonderful that he just wanted to shout a few words of 'FUC@K', and then look at the treatment under the scorching sun now. Is it worth it?

Is it worth it to launch such an unnecessary protest for the sake of such a wonderful movie?

It's true that the black boy has a simple head, but that doesn't mean he can't think.

"Boss......" he said to Chrissy, putting down the newspaper covering his head, "I'm quitting!" ”

Hearing this, Chrissy cast an incredulous gaze, "Why?" ”

"Why are we protesting?" The black boy's thinking is to go straight. "Because we love the Lord of the Rings! I'm worried about the random adaptation of the movie! But Duke? Rosenberg's film is clearly excellent, even better than the novel. Why are we protesting? ”

His voice was a little high, attracting the attention of the few remaining protesters.

"You actually went to see that movie!" Crich had a deep sense of betrayal.

"I'm going to see it!" The black boy didn't deny it, "And I watched it twice in a row, and I plan to watch it a third time tonight!" ”

He turned to look at all the protesters, "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm quitting! ”

After speaking. He left Nokia Plaza without looking back.

Looking at the back of the black boy in the distance, there was a lot of discussion among the few remaining protesters.

"We have fewer and fewer people."

"I think he has a point, and there is no need for our protest to continue."

"You're going to the movies too?"

"I advise everyone to go and see it, if the movie is really a failure. We will continue to protest ......"

In the midst of a flurry of discussions, many people abandoned their protest signs and banners, casually said hello to Chlich, and left the group.

By sunset, there were only three men left behind Chlich.

Sending the three people away, he took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack, drank half of it in one go, looked around cautiously, and then walked towards the AMG theater on the left, after entering the theater, he got his ticket at the reservation desk, and seeing that it was still early, he put on the baseball cap that had been prepared a long time ago and hid in the corner of the hall.

Sitting bored in a lounge chair, Chrissy took out the movie ticket he had just received and glanced at it, which read: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"!

He tugged down the brim of his hat again, muttering to himself, "Even if God comes, it won't stop me from going to see The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the fourth time!" ”

To be precise, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring didn't have as wide an audience as Titanic burst out with all its energy, but there were a lot of people like Chrissy who were inconsistent and repeated.

As a result, even on weekdays, the box office drop of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is not particularly large.

May has come to the last few days, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" ushered in the first working day after its release on Tuesday, compared with the $24.26 million on Memorial Day on Monday, only $14.55 million was earned on this day, but the decline was only 40%, which is definitely a super stable trend for summer films.

All the films screened in the same schedule, even "Shrek", which is also stable, cannot be compared with "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".

On that day, "Shrek" earned $3.93 million, "The Mummy Returns" earned $2.05 million, and "Pearl Harbor" reported $2.15 million......

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a complete monopoly.

On Wednesday, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" slipped again, earning $13.52 million in a single day. However, there was a small rebound on Thursday, and the single-day box office returned to more than $14 million, winning $14.09 million!

So far, the film has been released in North America for a week, and the box office has accumulated $150.99 million!

This is also a record, which is the highest-grossing film in North American cinema history in seven days!

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring broke every record it could, Duke? Rosenberg's new film once again proves that he is worthy of the title of the king of summer files! ”

Warner Bros. certainly won't miss the opportunity to build momentum, and its various media outlets continue to hype the film.

"Fans have given praise to "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", and on the famous fan rating website IMDB, the film's score has been maintained at 9.4 points, and the audience's reputation is super hot!"

On Thursday, Warner Bros. launched such a fierce publicity offensive for another reason: "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings" will usher in the impact of a hugely invested rival in its second weekend, distributed by Paramount Pictures, Simon? Directed by West, Angelina? "Tomb Raider", starring Julie and costing $115 million, is coming strongly.

This is the largest investment ever made in a live-action adaptation of a game.

"Nancy and I went to see a test screening of Paramount."

Sitting in his suite at the Holiday Inn Metropolitan Chicago, Duke watched the show the show the crew recorded on Monday on the TV, while chatting through the computer email with Tina? Fei chatted, "A very impressive film. ”

Tina? Fei couldn't help but turn her head to look at Duke curiously, the two have been together for so many years, and there are very few films that can make him impressed.

"The film is wonderful?" She asked.

Duke shook his head, "All the storylines and action scenes combined, can't compare to Angelina?" Julie is attractive. ”

Open Google, Tina? Faye typed Laura in the search bar? The name Crawford tapped back lightly, and a hot girl in a tight shirt immediately appeared on the monitor.

A woman's gossip heart is endless, Tina? Fei suddenly thought of something about this actress and couldn't help asking, "It is said that Julie and her brother have an affair, is it true?" ”

This news has been widely circulated in the circle, and Duke has also heard about it, but as for whether it is true or not, I don't know.

"Tina......" he said directly, "If you have a chance, you can go and ask Angelina directly?" Julie. ”

Although he can't remember the specific box office trend of "Tomb Raider", Duke is well aware that even if this is the most successful game movie of all time, it still can't be a super big hit, and game movies have never been the mainstream of the market.

On Friday morning, when Duke led the crew out of Illinois for Pittsburgh, he received the numbers on yesterday's box office report, which were somewhat unexpected.

Thanks to a large number of fans of the game as well as the female version of the Indian? Jones's promotion, the first-day box office of "Tomb Raider" completely exceeded the media's estimate of $12 million, and among the 3,308 theaters in North America, it received $18.06 million on the first day.

However, in front of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", it is still not enough to watch, with the arrival of the weekend, this magical blockbuster rebounded strongly at the box office, and returned to the $20 million ranks on Friday, winning $20.97 million in one fell swoop!

It was an unusual weekend, and it was also an extremely rare weekend in the past summer when the market remained strong, and while "The Mummy Returns" and "Pearl Harbor" continued to slump, "Shrek" also maintained a strong weekend box office trend in the third week.

Also on Friday, DreamWorks Animation Studios fetched $12.65 million for its blockbuster!

These three films are fiercely competing for the schedule this weekend.

For The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Shadow of the Tomb Raider is very different from Shrek, with the latter's audience clearly different, and the former's magical adventures determine the partial overlap of audiences.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Tomb Raider inevitably rival each other.

In the fiercely competitive summer market, as long as there is competition, without anyone provoking mobilization, a series of targeted operations will be launched. (To be continued......)