72_72291 "Independence Day" is about to be released, and countless news media are talking about this movie, not only because the film has been extremely popular in the past six months, but also because the film itself has condensed countless topics and decided countless topics.

As early as half a year ago, people began to speculate about the premiere box office and final box office of "Independence Day", which is undoubtedly the hottest topic after the opening of the 20 million club, and now the answer is finally about to be revealed, not only Jie, not only the reporters on the scene, I am afraid that even the Twentieth Century Fox and the "Independence Day" crew themselves are also curious.

It is possible to compare three groups of numbers, one is "Ace Correspondent", one is "Terminator 2", and one is "Future Water World". The first is the second member of the Twenty Million Club; The second is by far the best work of the Independence Day schedule; The third is the biggest negative teaching material of high investment and high return at present.

"Ace Correspondent" had a box office of 19 million at the premiere, "Terminator 2" had a box office of 20 million on Independence Day, 31 million on the opening weekend, and "Future Water World" had a box office of 21 million at the premiere; "Ace Correspondent" has accumulated a box office of 54 million so far, "Terminator 2" has a cumulative box office of 200 million and 4 million, and "Future Water World" has a final box office of 83 million.

And what about "Independence Day"?

Considering Hugo's unparalleled box office appeal and the market prospects of "Independence Day", a commercial film that relies almost on computer special effects, many media have given their own speculations, among which the "Chicago Tribune" has given the highest expectation, which is really beyond everyone's expectations.

The Chicago Tribune believes that "Independence Day" is very promising to make history, not because of Hugo's appeal, but because of people's curiosity, "curious about how Hugo created the miracle of Zào, or curious about what the work that made Hugo fall from heaven to hell", such a view is really laughable, but also has a strong "Chicago Tribune" style.

They said that "Independence Day" is expected to win $30 million at the box office on Independence Day and collect 43 million in ticket revenue in three days over the opening weekend, which means that "Independence Day" can take in $73 million in the first week, and the book cost has been recovered by two-thirds.

The Chicago Tribune's prediction is really bold, you must know that the current record for the opening weekend in film history is only the $52 million that "Batman Forever" made last summer, and their prediction of "Independence Day" is as high as 43 million in three days over the weekend -- this is not only bold, but also shocking when the box office revenue has already been consumed on Independence Day.

Even Hugo's most loyal supporter, the Los Angeles Times, did not dare to be so bold, predicting only 25 million on Independence Day, 35 million on the opening weekend, and $60 million in the first week.

It is not an easy task to achieve good results on Independence Day, because the crowds of audiences have already set off a frenzy on the day of the Independence Day holiday, which is bound to lead to a significant drop in the number of people entering the cinema on the three days of the weekend - even if you enter the cinema, you may choose other films, and the diversion of the audience during the holiday makes it more difficult for the film to achieve good results.

This is also the reason why the concept of Independence Day scheduling has been proposed, but it has not been taken seriously by Hollywood: it is difficult to find a work that can continue to attract a large number of people to the cinema on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for up to four days - or even five days, even if it creates a miracle like "Terminator 2", it is tantamount to fishing and drinking to quench thirst, and it is not much good for the long-term development of the box office.

Therefore, even the predictions of the "Los Angeles Times" are already very strong, because they believe that "Independence Day" can easily surpass the record set by "Terminator 2" and create another glory in the Independence Day schedule, which is undoubtedly the most direct expression of their confidence in Hugo.

This also further highlights the boldness and unusualness of the Chicago Tribune's forecast.

In addition to the supporters, the opposition is not small, and the media, represented by the "New York Post" and "USA Today", generally believe that "Independence Day" will become the second "future water world", and the box office fiasco will make Hugo fall from the altar of box office superstar.

According to the New York Post, the opening of "Independence Day" should be a good one, earning $10 million on Independence Day and $15 million on three days over the weekend. Objectively speaking, compared with the "Ace Commissioner" and "Future Water World", this achievement is already very good.

In the prediction article of the "New York Post", they said that the "ace correspondent" has proved that the club of 20 million has no substance, and the role of actors in the increase of the film should not be further amplified, and the film must eventually return to the movie itself, the story itself - this is exactly what Hugo has always emphasized, and "Independence Day" is no exception; And "Future Water World" has proved that high-tech special effects cannot enhance the charm of the movie, nor can it make the story exciting, on the contrary, it will make the whole story more hollow, making the story structure that is currently very weak in commercial films vulnerable.

In fact, the New York Post's view is recognized by many people, because those who generally oppose high investment and high returns firmly believe that excessive use of computer special effects will only make people ignore the story itself, and the movie will eventually return to the basis of the story.

Therefore, the New York Post's box office prediction for "Independence Day" has surprisingly received a lot of support. But in fact, this is not surprising, because Colin Mailer has learned to be obedient this time, and he is finding his own voice while following the mainstream voice. And so, the supporters came.

Compared to the "New York Post", "USA Today" is more extreme, at least Colin still takes Hugo's box office appeal into account, thinking that the premiere box office of "Independence Day" will definitely be better than "Ace Correspondent" and "Future Water World", but "USA Today" does not give Hugo face at all.

It grossed 6 million on Independence Day and 10 million on its opening weekend. That's the box office forecast given by USA Today, because they believe that audiences have learned the lessons of "Ace Correspondent" and "Waterworld of the Future", and that audiences will not continue to be fooled, and that smart audiences know how to avoid such a doomed and bad production as "Independence Day", even if the lead actor is Hugo, there should be no exception.

It can be said that for a time, the entire American market has cast its eyes on the premiere of "Independence Day", and as many as 23 media outlets have discussed the box office of the first week of "Independence Day", of which 17 have given their own accurate predictions, and the other six have only given a vague reference range. As for the media that mentioned the premiere of "Independence Day", it is impossible to count.

The reason why Jay asked this question at the premiere was also because he was very curious, and no one was exempt from that sense of anticipation, and everyone was watching the release of "Independence Day". However, Hugo does not express his opinion directly, as he said: it is up to the audience to decide, his work has been done, and there is no way to change the outcome.

Jay knew that he couldn't find more information about Hugo, so he handed over the right to speak to Cameron, "So, Cameron, do you have any expectations for Hugo's movie?" You know, I mean box office results. ”

Cameron was obviously not as old as Hugo in dealing with these questions, and she smiled in horror, "Uh, two hundred million? But after hesitatingly, Cameron heard an exclamation from the scene, so he hurriedly waved his hand, "No, I don't know, I just hope that this movie can achieve better results, you know, Hugo has paid a lot for this movie, and he also specialized in computer special effects during the filming." ”

Although Cameron's answer was not so clever, it was not the first time she had faced an interview after all, and she still cleverly changed the subject, which made Jay smile meaningfully and chuckle.

Just when they had a wonderful exchange, the red carpet began to stir again, Hugo cast his eyes, and then saw Leonardo in a hurry, which surprised Hugo, because Leonardo had joined the "Titanic" crew and was now in full swing of filming, and he thought that Leonardo would not come today.

"Wow, let's see who's here!" Jay immediately abandoned Hugo and Cameron and raised his voice to say, "Leonardo DiCaprio! We finally waited for him, and it seems that my promise has not expired. ”

Leonardo hurriedly buttoned up his suit, saw Hugo coming over, with a big smile on his face, and the two of them hit their right fist on the red carpet, and then Leonardo suddenly made a knightly salute, which made all the audience scream.

After standing up, Leonardo gave Hugo a hug and said in his ear, "I hope the movie is a success!" Remember, you owe me a bottle of red wine. This made Hugo laugh.

Jay immediately greeted Leonardo, "Leo, Leo, Leo......" But because the screams on the scene were too noisy, Jay had to shout a few words Leonardo in a row, which made the atmosphere of the scene settle down, "As far as I know, you are preparing to shoot a new film now, it should be the busiest time, how can you be here?" ”

Leonardo shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Hugo, this despicable fellow, bought me with a bottle of red wine, and he knows that it is difficult for me to refuse such a deal. This made everyone in the audience burst into laughter, "Besides, I heard that a lot of people will be coming today, and my recent exposure rate is a little low, and I'm worried that everyone will forget about me, so I made a special trip to seek a sense of saving." ”

It has to be said that as a friend of Hugo, Leonardo's sense of humor is obviously also excellent