Chapter 461: Is This the End?
There are many high-profile sporting events around the world, but the quadrennial Summer Olympics is definitely the largest and most watched sporting event in the world, and with the spectacular opening ceremony on the evening of August 8, the Kyoto Olympics immediately set off an unparalleled Olympic frenzy around the world.
Especially in China, the Olympic Games have become a national carnival, and the enthusiasm is absolutely unprecedented in sports events, not only because China is the host of the Olympic Games, and the Olympic Games take place at their own doorstep, but also because of the excitement and excitement that Chinese athletes have brought to people again and again in the Olympic Games.
The gold medals touched the hearts of all the Chinese people, the first gold medal of the Chinese Legion, and also the first gold medal of the Olympic Games, the women's 10-meter air rifle, made by Du Li, she and Katarina. Emmons broke both Olympic records and won his first Olympic gold medal in a one-shot victory, creating a legend of his own.
The second gold medal of the Chinese Army, women's 48 kg weightlifting, Chen Xiexia really did not have any suspense to win the gold medal, in the case of the first snatch of 90 kg, she succeeded in three snatches, and the snatch weight was fixed at 95 kg, 7 kg higher than the second place Ozkan. The same was true in the clean and jerk, with the first attempt of 113 kg already secured her gold medal, the second attempt of 115 kg and a total of 210 kg equalling the Olympic record of 210 kg held by Tailan, and the third time she completed 118 kg to break the Olympic record with 213 kg and eventually won the championship.
The third gold medal of the Chinese Army, men's 10m air pistol. Pang Wei manufacturing. Pang Wei's championship journey can be described as twists and turns. But he eventually overcame the odds and won the gold medal with a score of 689.1 rings.
The fourth gold medal of the Chinese Army, the women's 10-meter air pistol, made by Guo Wenjun, inspired by two battles and two victories in the shooting event, the 24-year-old Guo Wenjun played well and won the gold medal with a total score of 492.6 rings to break the Olympic record.
The fifth gold medal of the Chinese Army, the women's double diving three-meter board. Manufactured by the Jingxia group, Guo Jingjing and Wu Minxia have become the leaders of the female athletes of the Chinese Diving Corps, successfully defending the title of the project with an advantage of up to 20 points without suspense, winning the first gold medal in the diving competition, and making a good start for the Chinese diving dream team in this Olympic journey.
The sixth Olympic gold medal of the Chinese Legion, the women's judo 52 kg class, made by Xian Dongmei, became China's first Olympic champion in judo, and the second athlete in the history of the Olympic judo competition to successfully defend the title, and also the first mother player among Chinese athletes to win the Olympic championship.
The seventh Olympic gold medal of the Chinese Legion. Men's weightlifting 56 kg, made by 17-year-old Chinese teenager Long Qingquan. Weightlifting genius Long Qingquan won the championship with a snatch of 132 kg, a clean and jerk of 160 kg and a total of 292 kg, breaking the two world youth records in the snatch and total score of this event.
The Chinese army won 7 gold medals in two days, so far ahead of the United States, South Korea, Australia, the Netherlands and other teams, ranking first in the gold medal list, how can it not make the Chinese people excited, and many of China's advantageous sports, such as table tennis, gymnastics, and badminton, have not yet begun to compete for gold medals?
"Hee-hee, we completely overwhelmed the United States in this Olympics, and I think we will definitely win the first place in the gold medal table in the end." Liu Yifei said with a smile.
"Well, I think so too." Lin Yuquan smiled and nodded, it took him a long time to get out after he was found out in the shooting finals hall yesterday, but the good thing was that he easily got the opportunity to take a photo with Du Li, the Olympic gold medalist. And today he went to the Water Cube to watch the diving women's double three-meter board final, this time not with Xiao Yang, nor with Lin's father and Lin's mother, because there are a total of four tickets, he can finally go with his second daughter openly, and he also called Wang Luodan, so it doesn't matter if his identity is discovered. After the finals, it was logical to call the three girls to the house as guests, and by the way, they watched the game together, oh, and Jiang Yan.
"I just don't know how much impact this Olympics will have on theater viewing, if the impact is serious, it will be dangerous for "Savage" to break the record of "Titanic". Liu Shishi said worriedly.
"That's right, it would be bad if everyone stayed at home and watched the movies, and you'll have to figure out how to do it." Wang Luodan, who was originally lazily leaning on the sofa, straightened up.
Lin Yuquan didn't know the impact of the Olympics on the global entertainment industry, but his face did not show the slightest anxiety, and he chuckled: "Think of a way, what kind of way?" ”
"How do I know, I let you think for yourself, and I didn't say I thought for you." Wang Luodan glanced at Lin Yuquan, and said with hatred: "You guy is not in a hurry at all, think about how much it is to break the record of the big ship, it is just too bad, but if it is only a little bit short in the end because of the impact of the Olympic Games, it will be a pity." ”
"Brother Yuquan, I also agree with Sister Dandan's opinion, "Wild Story" has created countless myths before, and it would be a pity if it fell short at the last moment." Liu Yifei looked at Lin Yuquan with watery eyes, and his expression was extremely serious.
Jiang Yan didn't speak this time, but the meaning revealed in her expression was obviously the same as that of the third girl.
"Heh, don't you want to break the Titanic record? As a film director, of course, I hope that "Wild Story" will create as many miracles or myths as possible, but where the box office can be obtained if you want it, it depends on the choices of the fans and audiences. Lin Yuquan shook his head.
"But you can't wait, no, you should sit back and wait, you should do something anyway, maybe it's because you do it that you finally succeed!" Wang Luodan said angrily.
"Of course I know this, so I deliberately expanded the scope of the new book listing and signing of "Wild Legends: Battle of the Hundred Clans", otherwise why am I flying around the world, am I really bored? With that free time, I would like to take Shi Shi and Yifei around the world with me. Lin Yuquan chuckled.
Liu Yifei and Liu Shishi both had smiles on their faces, and their hearts were extremely sweet.
Wang Luodan glared at Lin Yuquan angrily, and his silver teeth were bitten. This guy is clearly in the red. Naked showing off!
"Is that enough? More should be done. The big ship's record is not so easy to break. You need to work hard, work hard, work hard. Jiang Yan shook her head.
"I know that Summit Entertainment and Dawning Films' promotion of "Wild Story" has never stopped, and I can only do my best to obey the fate of God, if this is not successful, there is no need to care and force." Lin Yuquan smiled lightly.
"You're thinking about it, so what do we need to do?" Wang Luodan pouted.
"No, but I got it." Lin Yuquan smiled.
"It's so reluctant, it's so insincere." Wang Luodan's pouting was more curved.
"Each other, each other. Didn't you say it with the slightest sincerity? Lin Yuquan's eyes were full of smiles.
"Where am I insincere? It's obviously very sincere, okay? Wang Luodan glared at him.
It's a pity that the eyes that didn't mean to be angry at all were lethal to Lin Yuquan, and he shrugged: "I didn't see it anyway." The casual tone made Wang Luodan itch with hatred.
While watching the game and chatting, time passed quickly, and it was not until more than ten o'clock in the evening that Lin Yuquan sent Yifei and Shi Shi's second daughter home, and Jiang Yan and Wang Luodan also returned to their villas.
"Hey, Swallow, what do you think we can do for Savage?" The Purple Jade Villa under the night and lights has a unique style. Walking on a path that is not very bright, but also not dark. Wang Luodan suddenly said to Jiang Yan beside him.
"There's not much we can do, and our influence is very limited, so it's hard to give him substantial help." Jiang Yan sighed, speaking of which, as friends, Lin Yuquan has always been taking care of them, because they are so different from each other, when Lin Yuquan needs help, what they can do is be so pale and powerless.
"Well, I know, but we can't do nothing, heh, think of how cool it would be to have one of our friends the director of the world's highest-grossing film in history." Wang Luodan said with a bright smile.
Jiang Yan smiled, and did not debunk Wang Luodan's true thoughts, and said with a smile: "I think so too, no matter what, we just do what we can, I think so, when we were filming before, didn't we call on our fans on the blog to go to the theater to support "Wild Story"? Next, we must not only continue to call on the blog, but also go to the theater to support ourselves. ”
"I'm fine, I'll call Yifei and Xiao Yang in addition." Wang Luodan nodded immediately.
"Well, in fact, as long as a few of us take the lead in doing this, it's impossible for the rest of the company not to do it." Jiang Yan smiled slightly, her smile was indescribably cunning
The Olympics are undoubtedly going to have a huge impact on the entertainment industry, but to what extent? Many people are concerned about the problem, and the bitter expression on the faces of countless staff members of major TV stations and film and television companies is undoubtedly the best answer.
"Luckily we got it out early, and luckily we had Will. Smith, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Looking at the box office data in front of him, Amy Brown, president of Sony Columbia Pictures. Pascal was bitter and glad at the same time.
After repeated postponements, "Superman for All" finally chose to be released last week, because to minimize the impact of the Olympics on the box office, the release date of the film is not scheduled on Friday, but two days in advance on August 6 in North America and most regions, and a small number of regions are released on Monday and Tuesday, such as in Chinese mainland is half price on Tuesday on August 5.
In the end, "Superman for All" received $58.41 million at the weekend box office in 3,974 theaters with a single theater score of $14,698, and occupied the top of this week's box office list without suspense. At the same time, counting the box office of the previous Wednesday and Thursday days, the film totaled $99.52 million in five days.
Leaving aside the early release, for a highly anticipated film with an investment of $150 million, with the emperor in charge, and the scale of release within Sony Pictures after "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3", the opening weekend box office of $58.41 million is actually nothing amazing, but Sony Pictures has to be thankful for it.
Not to mention the impact of the Kyoto Olympics on the box office of the film, who made the word-of-mouth reviews of "Superman for All" a terrible mess? "It's hard to find a clear villain in this film, and it's even harder to accept Hancock's transformation in the end", "The director only focused on visual effects, and the movie was pretty good in the comedy part." But when it gets serious. It's terrible", "Contradictory plots, chaotic fire sales of many episodes that seek to break the point but are disorderly", "Lack of charisma in the characters, excessive emphasis on sadness" media total score of 49. Yahoo is C+, and the Rotten Tomatoes website has a freshness of 37%: 60 votes for: 104 votes against, which is miserable.
Because of these two factors, it is necessary for Sony Pictures to be glad that they released in North America two days early, and also to be glad that they have Will. Smith, a box office superstar, is the president of the box office tracking agency Media Digital. Degara Berdian made clear why "Superman Hancock" was a box office hit despite a critics' boycott: "It didn't get critical acclaim, but that's okay. Will. Smith is arguably the most high-grossing star, and he's so endearing and authentic. And these qualities have permeated the screen and permeated the audience. So, I know you agree with the critics this time, but I believe that the cost of your ticket has been transferred to the box office. Look at it, this is Will. Smith's charisma. ”
It's hard to imagine that Superman for All is of this quality without Will. Smith's miserable situation, there is no doubt that through this film, Will . Smith has once again proven himself to be Hollywood's most box-office star and will set a new personal record. The eighth consecutive opening champion, and it will inevitably be his eighth consecutive box office work that has exceeded 100 million. For seven consecutive years, 100 million yuan movies have been born.
And this kind of happiness is not limited to North America, although the reputation is still poor, "Superman for All" has achieved good box office results around the world, collecting $76.3 million overseas box office in a single week, and finally reaching $175.8 million at the global box office.
In addition, Sony Pictures is relieved that despite the continued impact of the Olympics in the coming weeks, there will not be too many new films to be released.
Sony Pictures can rejoice in the bitterness, but for companies such as Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, there is only bitterness.
"Batman Prequel 2: The Dark Knight" is not "Wild Days: Rise of the Apes" after all, and "Superman for All" is not "Robot Wall-E" in the second week of release. In the end, it received $40.12 million at the box office in a single week, with a cumulative box office of $373 million.
"The Mummy 3" is even worse, under the extremely poor word-of-mouth, the box office of the film fell by 63.43% this week, collecting another $15.08 million, and the cumulative box office in two weeks is $67.18 million.
As for "Wild Story: The Rise of the Ape Race", of course, it will not be affected, but fortunately, with the promotion of Summit Entertainment, Little Bear Publishing House, and Emperor Games in North America, the box office decline has not climbed, and finally collected another $14.28 million in a single week, with a cumulative box office of $686 million, which is getting closer and closer to breaking through $700 million.
After collecting another 24.21 million box office, the total box office of "Wild Story" in the mainland also came to 896 million, and the box office figure of 900 million can be easily crossed.
Connecting other countries and regions, "Wild Story" finally earned $33.14 million in a single week in countries and regions outside North America, so that the global box office of "Wild Story" reached $1.691 billion.
It is only $152 million at the box office to catch up with "Titanic".
Although the gap is getting smaller and smaller, major media and professional filmmakers are also not optimistic that "Wild Story" can really surpass it, and the global box office of "Wild Story" has dropped to $56 million this week, and according to this trend, it is expected to earn about $115 million at the box office.
In other words, if there is no accident, the final global box office of "Wild Age" can reach about $1.806 billion, which is still $37 million short of the box office of "Titanic", and this is already a relatively ideal situation, maybe it can't even reach $1.8 billion.
For those who love and support "Wild Story", such a result is undoubtedly painful, and everyone's hearts are full of unwillingness, is "Wild Wild", which created countless box office myths this summer, going to end its glorious box office journey with such an ending?
Lin Yuquan, who looked relaxed in front of the four women, was also full of unwillingness, if it ended like this, it would be too regrettable, is the gap of 152 million US dollars really insurmountable? How will the projected gap of $37 million be filled? This is indeed a headache. (To be continued......)
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