72_72291 box office, this is only one of the factors that refer to the success of a work, and it is only one of the factors to measure whether a work can be called a classic, and even for many artists, this is a factor that is not worth mentioning at all. But for the major studios, for the film industry, this is a decisive factor.

However, if the box office exceeds a certain level, whether it is a film company or an artist, whether it is the film industry or other economic industries, the box office can have an immeasurable impact. For example, "Forrest Gump", which has achieved a box office of 677 million US dollars, "The Lion King", which has achieved 870 million US dollars, and "Jurassic Park", which has achieved 980 million US dollars, are examples.

If a film can make two billion dollars at the global box office, whether it's an art film or a commercial film, it's a good movie; Neither artists nor businessmen can deny the excellence of this film.

In the summer of 1996, "Independence Day" debuted in a wave of anticipation and controversy, but the film broke out with unimaginable momentum, destroying countless controversies little by little with an absolutely strong box office table, and now, "Independence Day" has achieved a box office of $412 million in North America, and the temporary cumulative box office in overseas markets has also reached $384 million, which means that the current cumulative box office of "Independence Day" has reached $796 million. This statement is absolutely indisputable.

It's just that the skeptics still can't help but pick the bones in the eggs, although "Independence Day" has created a new history of the North American box office, but it has not yet surpassed the global cumulative box office of "The Lion King" and "Jurassic Park", so the historical status of "Independence Day" is still inconclusive.

This is a fact, but no one dares to make a prediction about the final box office of "Independence Day" lightly, because people's imagination is too scarce, and they can't imagine what kind of scenery the end will be, so they can only cling to the spaceship of "Independence Day" and slowly explore and move towards the unknown world after the "400 million box office".

In the second week of August, 20 countries and regions around the world broadcast "Independence Day" simultaneously, and 14 of them held premiere ceremonies. This is the seventh week of the release of "Independence Day" in North America, but the topic has not only not cooled down, but on the contrary, it has continued to heat up with the successive releases in overseas markets.

This week, the North American film market is still in full swing, with five films released on a large scale in more than 1,500 theaters, but they generally do not have the strength to explode at the box office, the most notable of which is "tin." cup)" and "the. fan）”。

"Tin Cup" is starring Kevin Costner, the film is Kevin's new work after the fiasco of "Future Water World", with an investment of $45 million, and the "Bull Arm" (Millions) that achieved Zào success in 1988. Durham" The original team worked together again and shifted the scene to the golf course.

"Fanatic" is about a baseball fan's loss of control thriller movie, starring Robert De Niro with an investment of 55 million dollars, Allen Barkin. barkin) also made the cast lineup quite topical.

Both works have reached more than 2,000 theaters, apparently hoping to make a difference at the box office, but the media is generally not optimistic. On the one hand, both works are sports-oriented, "fanatical" or thrillers, and it is not easy to achieve good results during the summer season; On the one hand, the appeal of Kevin and Robert is obviously not able to confront Hugo head-on - even though "Independence Day" has been in theaters for seven weeks.

This also makes this week's North American weekend box office competition less interesting, but when the charts really came out, people still underestimated the infinite potential of "Independence Day" - this is another huge surprise!

On the weekend of its seventh week of release, "Independence Day" dropped by only 20 percent and grabbed $14.4 million at the weekend box office, which once again broke the box office record of "My Fair Daddy" in 1993 for the seventh weekend of the week, and continued the momentum of setting a record.

At the same time, the $14.4 million weekend box office was enough to make Independence Day complete a terrible seven consecutive titles, and the two main rivals, the Tin Cup, barely crossed the 10 million threshold at the weekend box office, while the "Mania" earned only $6 million, occupying the second and fifth positions respectively this week; In addition, "Jack in the Family" and "Time to Kill" in third and fourth place both handed over $8 million at the box office.

Hollywood's summer season has always been known for its fierce competition, especially after entering 1990, with "Terminator 2" as a watershed, Hollywood's box office competition has entered a new white-hot stage.

Before the 90s, it wasn't too difficult for a movie to complete a box office success, "Beverly Hills Detective" won thirteen consecutive weeks, "Mr. Duss" won thirteen consecutive weeks, and "Alien E." T" won the championship for 16 consecutive weeks.

But after the 90s, because the competition in the film market was completely fierce, it was almost impossible, and it was already incredible that "Yihai Xiongfeng" won eight consecutive championships in the winter file, which is also the reason why Hugo attracted much attention after that work, and "Home Alone" created an incredible twelve consecutive championships in 1990, which is the last epitome of winning the championship in recent years.

In the nineties, it became extremely difficult to even win three in a row, let alone ten in a row. But now, "Independence Day" has completed seven consecutive championships in one go - and it is still in the summer season, such a feat and the box office results of the film are complemented by the excitement and glory of the whole summer.

Relying on the strong performance of seven consecutive championships, the cumulative box office of "Independence Day" reached 432 million US dollars! It can be seen that after the box office of "Independence Day" exceeded 400 million, there was no intention of slowing down at all, and it was still making great strides. The weekly box office growth rate is against the sky!

In the third week of August, in the face of the "interception of the human demon island (the. island。 of。 dr。 moreau)" and "off-line family 2 (a. very。 brady。 Independence Day delivered $11.8 million in weekend box office with an 18 percent drop, while neither competitor was able to break the 10 million threshold. So, eight consecutive championships!

In the fourth week of August, which is also the last week of this year's summer season, "Raven 2: City of Angels (the. crow:city。 of。 angels)" and "First. kid)" held a grand premiere, which drew a perfect end to the summer season, but neither work was able to exceed 10 million at the weekend box office.

In contrast, under the stimulation of the last week of the summer file, "Independence Day" and other works have ushered in a recovery in the number of moviegoers, and the box office has seen a green increase, among which the "Independence Day", which naturally dominates this year's summer file, has attracted the most attention, and easily became the biggest beneficiary of this week, with the box office rebounding by as much as 21 percentage points!

In the nine weeks since its release, in addition to a box office drop of more than 30% in one week, "Independence Day" has not only handed over a decline of less than 30% every week, but now it has actually increased by 21%.

Relying on the last boom of the summer season, "Independence Day" handed over $14.3 million at the weekend box office this week, achieving nine consecutive championships without suspense! It also recorded the box office records for the eighth and ninth weeks of the film's history.

When people woke up, they found that the summer season had ended, and the "Independence Day" continued its strength from the first week of July to the last week of August, and under the impact of many competitors, the performance was staggering, and finally held on to its championship and ended the summer of 1996 with nine consecutive championships.

What's even more terrifying is that the cumulative box office of "Independence Day" has quietly reached 465 million US dollars, and this work that created history has not only become the first work in North American film history to achieve a box office of 400 million in the first round of screenings, but also directly exceeded the threshold of 450 million in one fell swoop, which ...... Is "Independence Day" really going to sprint towards the box office of half a billion dollars?

When the idea came to mind, everyone was taken aback by themselves, and it was almost an unattainable height. At the beginning, Leonardo said "five hundred million dollars" on the red carpet of the premiere without thinking, which made everyone laugh, even Leonardo himself, which was just an unintentional little humor. It's as if people always say "you're like eighteen" when they praise a beautiful woman when they're young, it's a "dream" that can't be seen.

Everyone thought that the box office of $500 million was a joke at the beginning, and this is the current status quo of the entire North American film market, even "$400 million" is an unattainable dream, let alone 500 million, no one has ever imagined that the box office of a work can exceed 500 million, maybe ...... It may not be possible to reach this height in twenty years.

But now? The excellent performance of "Independence Day" not only gives people the right to imagine, but also relies on a solid table xiàn to create the basis for this "imagination" to become a reality, and it seems that the fabulous box office of 500 million US dollars has been laid out in front of the eyes, outlining a magnificent blueprint with the bright stars in the sky.

The summer season is over, and the next time is the autumn season, when competitors are generally weak, and it can be said that from September to November, it is difficult to have a work that really shakes the North American film market - after all, the "Seven Deadly Sins" do not appear every year. This also means that after the "Independence Day" struggled to hold on to the nine consecutive championships, there is a flat river in front of us, perhaps...... Maybe "Independence Day" can really give birth to a lotus step by step and create a unique box office of 500 million US dollars!