It's hard to imagine that there is a work that can be so praised in all aspects, and there are very few works in film history that can get such treatment, "The Godfather" is undoubtedly a classic among the classics, and now people even compare "Los Angeles Confidential" with "The Godfather", which shows people's respect for this work.

All the media ushered in a burst of cheers, and the applause pushed the film's media comprehensive evaluation to a high score of 93, which made "Los Angeles Confidential" the third work of Hugo to exceed 90 points after "Schindler's List" and "Vulgar", which is an incredible achievement, once again proving Hugo's excellent ability to select works. You must know that some actors will not be able to star in a work with more than 90 media reviews in their lifetime, because critical and demanding film critics are always the most difficult group of people to please - criticism is their means of living. But now, Hugo has three, three of them!

The media frenzy has become a special phenomenon, and it seems that even if people's expectations are high, Hugo's works are always able to meet these expectations, and even break these expectations, and the release of each film will become a lavish party lamented by the media, which has almost become a law. This time, it is no surprise that "L.A. Confidential" once again occupies the first place in the 1997 masterpiece!

Everyone knows that "Schindler's List" and "Vulgar" have created box office miracles amid the acclaim of the media. And what about the "L.A. Secrets"? Does it really have a way to do what the Los Angeles Times put it: to be the perfect mix of commercial and art films?

On September 19, "L.A. Confidential" officially landed in 2,500 theaters across the United States -- a number equal to the "Seven Deadly Sins", and fanatical fans flocked to the cinemas to see the acclaimed work for the first time.

The theater score of up to "A" is almost an insurmountable peak for a thriller, suspenseful, and crime drama movie - the theater score of "Seven Deadly Sins" has already caused an exclamation when it got "B+", and now "L.A. Confidential" has gone one step further and achieved a reputation that cannot be replicated at all, making everyone shout "incredible".

However, this is the appeal of Hugo, a powerful appeal that is unique in the world today.

Such a score not only comes from the excellence of the work itself, but also from the audience's trust and praise for Hugo, it seems that today's film market has produced an inertial idea: when you don't know what movie to choose to watch, choose Hugo's works.

This kind of thinking is even more powerful than "Hugo's production must be a masterpiece", because it means that Hugo has been ahead of all other actors and directors, and has become the first criterion for the audience to choose works, which is not only an affirmation, but also a pursuit, or a recognition, which has penetrated into the bone marrow of North American audiences and has become a fixed concept.

This is why Hugo deserves the word "unique".

Seeing the high score of 93 in the media's comprehensive evaluation, people nodded one after another, "normal, expected"; But when they saw the high score of "A" in the theater, people were shocked, "This ...... What should I do? ”

Especially for the direct competitors of "L.A. Secrets", this is very, very bad news.

As the most deserted film schedule of the year, September has always been unattended, but thanks to the popularity of the "Seven Deadly Sins", people have discovered the strong potential of September, especially for thriller and suspense movies, it is undoubtedly the discovery of a new continent, which makes film companies of all sizes rejoice - especially small and medium-sized production companies, because they often do not have the ability to compete in the summer schedule, so they can win more living space by discovering the potential of new schedules.

This is the case in September this year, it can almost be said that small and medium-sized production companies are clustered, and there will be an average of two to three new movies released every week.

In the third week of September, among the new films released this week, there are actually three films with more than 2,000 theaters, which shows the fierce competition.

Independent production company Pierre David David's fantasy horror film "Wishmaster" is undoubtedly the most ambitious title of the week, with an investment of $50 million, making it the most expensive title to hit the market in the entire month of September, even more than the 40 million in "L.A. Confidential." Moreover, the distribution of "Devil's Roar" was handed over to three medium-sized distribution companies, and it was released in a total of 2,800 theaters across the United States, which is enough to compete with the summer season.

It can be seen that even when the release schedule of "Los Angeles Confidential" was determined early, "Devil's Roar" still had no fear, and the ambition they showed was great to compete with "Los Angeles Secrets" -- a decent and dignified showdown. This action of "Devil's Roar" has been appreciated by many people.

Hugo Lancaster, the name has almost become an adorable existence in Hollywood, as long as he participates in the works, even independent literary films such as "Before Sunrise" and "Death Row Walk" are irresistible to the audience. Therefore, above the box office market, almost no one dares to challenge Hugo's supremacy, and even lacks the courage to issue a challenge letter.

But now, "Devil's Roar" is almost a tragic gesture and "Los Angeles Confidential" head-to-head, and what is more interesting is that from the production cost to the theater release, from the pre-publicity to the premiere ceremony, this movie has shown far more courage and domineering than "Los Angeles Confidential", so brave, it has been a long time.

Whatever the end result of "Devil's Roar", this courage is to be appreciated. As for whether it is brave or reckless, the cold box office figures will give an answer.

On top of that, Paramount's comedy film "The Groom Goes In&Out," which will be released in 2,100 theaters, has cost $35 million — incredible for the genre, and without big-name actors. However, the famous producer Scott Rudin is behind the production, which is enough to make Paramount have confidence in it.

Coupled with the choice of "L.A. Confidential", which was released in 2,500 theaters, the competition for these three films has sparked countless discussions long before the premiere.

In the eyes of many media, although the courage of "Devil's Roar" is commendable, but in the face of the strong Hugo, it is still difficult to snatch this week's weekend box office champion from the hands of "Los Angeles Confidential", and the biggest question is: "Devil's Roar" and "The Bridegroom's Wrong Turn", two works with different themes, how many audiences can be diverted, which will have a negative impact on the box office record of "Los Angeles Confidential" and "Seven Deadly Sins"?

However, after the first reviews came out, everyone realized that "L.A. Confidential" was far more powerful than they could have imagined, especially Hugo's appeal to audiences, an unknown factor that could never be predicted.

"Devil's Roar" is not good, although horror movies are not easy to please critics, but the media comprehensive evaluation of 45 points is still bad news, and although the audience's response is relatively better, the "C+" score can still be regarded as barely passing; However, "The Groom's Wrong Turn" unexpectedly won praise from the media, and the media comprehensive review of 70 points is undoubtedly the best news for a comedy movie.

Although the two films "Devil's Roar" and "The Bridegroom's Wrong Turn" obviously can't directly compete with "L.A. Confidential" in terms of word-of-mouth, people are still curious about this week's weekend box office - after all, in the off-season of September, people should choose a movie with a complex plot and heavy thoughts to watch? Or do you want to choose a simple and crude horror movie or a light-hearted comedy movie? It's a difficult problem, and the audience's mentality is even more difficult to figure out.

It is worth mentioning that David Fincher's "Mind Game (The. Released last week, the film featured two actors, Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, but unfortunately it didn't replicate the glory of the Seven Deadly Sins two years ago, earning only $14 million in its opening weekend box office - of course, that's a good result for the September schedule.

Now, "Mind Games" has also joined the box office battle, and its next week's decline will depend on the performance of "L.A. Confidential", which is not a matchup, but also has attracted a lot of discussion, which is very interesting. However, for "Los Angeles Confidential", this is embattled, and the competition is not only far more fierce than when "Seven Deadly Sins" was released, but also faces the bad situation of wolves being fed; Moreover, the momentum of "Los Angeles Secrets" now is completely inferior to the "Seven Deadly Sins" two years ago, and the topic and popularity cannot be compared.

But in such a situation, "L.A. Confidential" is still trying to break the shackles and create box office success.

The exhibitors did not miss the appointment, because they knew how many people were concerned about this week's box office data, so they immediately announced the weekend box office data for the third week of September, and when people saw the name of "L.A. Confidential" at the end of the year, there was no surprise, the question is, what is the box office number on the right-hand side?

"'L.A. Confidential', $132 million in a single theater and $33 million in weekends."

It's such a simple set of numbers that the whole of North America is dumbfounded: everything is silent, and no one can make any sound.