Wipe off the water and get on your bathrobe, Kate? Winslet came out of the bathroom and into the dining room, leaned over Duke and kissed him lightly on the cheek as she passed him, then went around the oak table, sat lazily in the chair opposite, picked up a knife and fork, and expertly cut the breakfast on the plate.

"Honey." She swallowed a diced piece of fruit and asked Duke, "Is there any good news?" ”

Last night's painting was abandoned halfway, both of them showed the greatest enthusiasm, she also wanted to relieve all the pressure, she has been crazy for half the night, and she got up late in the morning, with the current time, the box office of yesterday's midnight show must be released.

As one of the investors, Duke received a notice early in the morning, got the relevant numbers, took a sip of oatmeal, and said, "The midnight show is okay, $5.2 million." ”

$5.2 million? Kate? Winslet couldn't help but frown, compared to the investment, this number is too small.

"Don't worry, Kate."

In Duke's opinion, this midnight box office is a huge improvement over what it used to be, James? Cameron's two films have not really exploded at the box office in a single day or a week.

To be precise, from now on, it is not from popular comics or novels, but original non-sequel films, and the box office has never exceeded $100 million in the opening weekend.

"What about evaluations?" Kate? Winslet continued, "Professional evaluation." ”

"Unfortunately, the professional evaluation is very poor." Duke picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth and said, "Except for Kenneth from the Los Angeles Times?" Turan and the Washington Post's Ann? Hornardy gave ten points, including the Chicago Sun's Roger? Albert, The Hollywood Reporter's Todd? McCarthy, San Francisco Chronicle's Mike? Racelle, David of The New Yorker? Dengbi and others only gave the film a failing five points. ”

Unlike Duke's indifferent attitude, Kate? The languidness on Winslet's face disappeared, and she didn't seem to be in a very good mood.

Shaking his head, Duke said again. "Don't worry, Kate. They still have a good evaluation of you, and the target of the criticism is basically focused on James? Cameron and Leonardo? DiCaprio. ”

"Really?" She didn't seem convinced.

Duke spread his hands, "Is it necessary for me to lie to you?" Awards season is about to begin, so having your agent and agency work with the crew may be able to get you a couple of acting award nominations. ”

Hear here. Kate? Winslet's eyes lit up immediately.

Poor little Li......

Maybe it's because he has a foot in the relationship, and the film critics can't directly target him as an investor, so they simply put Leonardo and James? Cameron was used as a punching bag, and the two men endured far more vicious attacks than they had ever been when the film first came out.

After breakfast, Kate? Winslet went to the balcony to call her agent and soon returned to the bedroom, in fact, Duke and she knew very well that it was destined to be only a good memory, since that was the case. Naturally, I want to make the memories more profound and beautiful.

Soon, the clothes of the two became clutter on the ground again, and Duke put Kate? Winslet's hands pressed firmly above her head, charging mightily in the wildest way possible, Kate? Winslet's endurance and sensitivity are extremely good, fully matching his movements in the activity, and the two have also found a certain tacit understanding after last night's repeated battles. While enjoying the joy brought by each other, they also send the greatest pleasure to each other.

At noon. Duke and Kate? Winslet had lunch at the restaurant below and then drove away, a brief relationship destined to be nothing more than memories.

After a short afternoon break, Duke returned to the post-production of The Matrix and the preparation of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in constant communication with the New Zealand side, but with his huge investment in Titanic, proper attention was also essential.

Just as Duke expected. "Titanic" did not set off a movie-watching frenzy in the first week, and even the table of many summer popcorn films this summer is a notch off, but because the film has done enough work in publicity and distribution, it will not be as cold as it once was.

On Friday, the day of the large-scale release in North America, the film's response and attendance could only be considered mediocre. Even counting the midnight show, it only got $13.81 million a day, but on Saturday, the reputation of "Titanic" began to spread, and this is not the word of mouth that was hyped and reported by the media, but word of mouth, the number of audiences in the main theaters of the United States showing "Titanic" has increased significantly, and when the day is over, the single-day box office of the film has increased significantly compared with yesterday - $15.95 million!

"Titanic" is not without competitors, but like Sony Columbia's "Star Troopers" released the week before and Disney's Bowei Pictures' "Flying Magic" released on the same weekend, they are not competitive at all.

According to the general form, as long as it is not a fan-oriented movie such as Batman, the box office of a film on Friday is unlikely to really explode because it is still a weekday, and on Saturday, if the quality and publicity of the film are in place enough, it will burst into a small peak in the first weekend, and then start to decline on Sunday.

This is especially evident in the non-fan response, especially in the case of original films.

However, "Titanic" did not follow this pattern at all, and after the single-day box office rose on Saturday, the film continued to rise at the box office on Sunday, earning $16.88 million in one day.

In the first three days, "Titanic" won $46.64 million in North America!

If it is an ordinary commercial film, this is a first week result worth celebrating, but in the face of the total production cost of "Titanic" of 200 million US dollars, it is inevitably a little insufficient.

"According to the box office trend of the first week, the final North American box office of "Titanic" may be between $200 million and $250 million."

In the rest room of the Duke's studio, the editing work has just come to an end, Tina? Faye brought a few of the latest newspapers and read them to Duke, "This film still can't avoid failure, this is a doomed ship, maybe Paramount Pictures on board will survive, but Twentieth Century Fox, Duke's Studios and James? Cameron is going to be finished, don't know Duke? Is Rosenberg ready for bankruptcy? ”

Zack? Schneider put down the coffee cup in his hand and said with a smile, "Duke, if you go bankrupt, we will all lose our jobs." ”

"Is this a New Yorker review, Tina?" Anna? Prinz asked Tina? Phenanthrene.

"David? Dengbi. "Tina? Fei shrugged his shoulders at a few people here, "His usual style. ”

The others seemed to be completely unconcerned, looking confident in Duke.

Robin with only old qualifications? Grande frowned, he has worked hard in Hollywood for more than 20 years, and he knows that no one in this circle can guarantee eternal success, not to mention that Duke has never participated in the filming of "Titanic".

"Duke, no problem, right?" He asked worriedly.

"I can't say for sure." Duke shook his head, and continued, "How the box office of "Titanic" will develop depends on the box office trend of today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the three working days before Thanksgiving. ”

Several other people nodded one after another, if the box office of "Titanic" followed the screening curve of a normal film, I am afraid that it will really not be able to recover the cost.

Under normal circumstances, after a film is released on a large scale in the first weekend, the single-day box office on the following weekday will dive rapidly, and the diving range can be maintained below 30%, which is definitely a very eye-catching performance.

And after the box office of "Titanic" came out on the first working day, it gave everyone who watched the decline of the film a slap in the face, and the single-day box office on Monday only shrank by 12% compared with last Sunday, getting $14.85 million!

The vicious attack gradually became quieter, and the audience reputation of the film quickly spread after several days of fermentation, and from Tuesday, even if it is not holidays and weekends, all chain commercial theaters have found that the number of moviegoers in the theater has more than doubled compared to the previous weekdays!

"We're here to see Titanic!"

This is the answer of many viewers when they are consulted by the survey, and there are quite a few girls who are guilty of nymphomaniac, "We love Leonardo to death?" DiCaprio too! ”

On Tuesday, the North American box office of "Titanic" not only reversed, but also increased by as much as 11 percent, with a single-day box office of $16.48 million!

Some people's glasses have begun to fall to the ground.

When Wednesday's box office came out, these people's glasses were shattered!

"Titanic" seems to have only now shown its true power, and its unstoppable and completely measurable characteristics that cannot be measured by normal market laws have begun to be exposed to everyone, using numbers and the accumulated box office as a weapon to fiercely pump the professionals who once viciously attacked it!

The film reversed again on Wednesday, and although the increase has decreased, it is still 8 percent, earning $17.8 million in a single day!

Six days after landing in North America, the North American box office of "Titanic" totaled 95.77 million US dollars, which is about to break through the 100 million US million mark.

Thursday is a festival with unique North American characteristics, and Thanksgiving Day is also a legal holiday in the United States, on this day, the number of North American theaters of "Titanic" originally 3200 has expanded to 3358, and the scheduling rate of mainstream commercial chain theaters has risen to 68%.

On Thanksgiving, Duke left Los Angeles and flew to New York to spend the holiday with his mother.

The post-production work of "The Matrix" was carried out in Shunlì, and the market table of "Titanic" has never been out of his sight. (To be continued......)