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In Times Square, a few people walked out of the AMG theater, talking about the movie they had just watched as they walked, "The two films at the beginning of this summer season are good, "The Dark Knight" is very good, "I Am Legend" is a little worse, but it is also very exciting. ”

"Uh-huh, uh-huh......"

A young girl chimed in, "Will? Smith's film love. ”

"The film is really good."

Suddenly, a person in the middle said with a little dissatisfaction, "But there is a very annoying plot, the male protagonist played by Will actually killed a dog!" ”

was reminded by him, and several other people thought about it and said, "That's true, the director is so inhumane that he actually killed a dog!" ”

"Even if it's a movie, it's an unforgivable act!"

"yes, it's so cruel that a dog dies like that."

In the discussion of these people, the film that a dog died was simply a heinous crime.

Walking to the square opposite the theater, the girl who spoke first suddenly pointed to a group of people and said, "Look, someone is protesting "I Am Legend". ”

There were at least a few dozen people gathered there, some holding banners, some holding slogans, and their expressions were a little excited, as if "I Am Legend" had deeply hurt them and their families.

"It's despicable and shameless to rely on dog abuse to sensationalize!"

"Please be kind to man's best friend – the dog – on any occasion!"

"Call on all dog lovers to boycott this movie of killing dogs!"

The men quickly attracted the attention of the media, shouting slogans in front of reporters and camera cameras, and the men, seeing the chaos, left Times Square without staying long.

This was just one of the protests that "I Am Legend" suffered on Saturday, with some of the most popular theaters and locations across the country. Animal activist groups and dog lovers have been present, and they have protested to "I Am Legend" through various situations.

Sky Studios in Los Angeles and David? The Hilton Hotel, where Mr. Ellison was staying, was blocked by hundreds of protesters who demanded an explanation from the film's producer and director.

Even, some people have protested to local governments and the North American Cinema Alliance, demanding that "I Am Legend" be forcibly removed.

Of course. This kind of requirement is obviously impossible, "I Am Legend" has shown enough market heat, and it is impossible for the theater side to give up.

But it is inevitable to bring a lot of trouble, especially affecting the viewing choices of those dog lovers.

"Isn't it just a dead dog?"

In the hotel suite, David? Ellison struggled to contain the anger in his heart, "There are no frontal shots yet, and it's to highlight the theme of the film, as for running to the hotel to protest to the crew? ”

The others didn't talk much, just looked at David? Ellison.

"Do they have nothing else to do?"

Walk to the floor-to-ceiling windows. David? Ellison looked down and could see the crowd protesting in front of the hotel, and couldn't help but get angry, "There are so many people who died in the film, why don't they protest?" Instead protesting for a dog? ”

Including director Francis? The people in the room, including Lawrence, remained silent.

After a while, Michael, who had been sitting on the couch? Ovitz stood up and walked over, and he was with David? Ellison stood side by side in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, persuading. "These people are very troublesome, and we still have to try to find a way to calm their protests."

David? Ellison was angry. He clasped his hands on his chest, but did not speak.

Although "I Am Legend" is not a package project of the artist management company, it is also involved, for the sake of profit, Michael? Ovitz continued, "David. If the protests are completely spread, it will inevitably affect the box office of "I Am Legend". ”

He also turned his gaze to the protesting crowd below, "I know you don't care about box office revenues, but will this affect you and Duke?" Rosenberg's competition! ”

Hear Duke? The name Rosenberg, David? Ellison couldn't help but take a few deep breaths in a row. suppressed the anger in his heart and considered the current situation from a more realistic perspective.

The fact that the first weekend box office of "I Am Legend" cannot compete with the first weekend box office of "The Dark Knight" does not mean that it cannot suppress the second weekend of "The Dark Knight".

David? Ellison thought about it for a few minutes and said slowly, "A press conference." ”

This weekend, the commercial theater chain in North America was basically occupied by "The Dark Knight" and "I Am Legend". The former is still operating at a high level of 4,460 theaters, and the film scheduling rate is close to 55%; The number of theaters in the latter is also 3,600, and the film scheduling rate has reached 30%.

The rest of the films can only survive between these two superfilms.

The appeal of "The Dark Knight", which was screened the following weekend, has decreased, but it still attracts the attention of the audience, and many people who originally had no plans to watch the movie have also entered the theater because of the overwhelming audience word-of-mouth.

"I Am Legend", despite some of the impact of the protests, is still the choice of many people, Will? Smith's appeal is strong, the original novel has a wide fan base, and the film's attendance is generally optimistic.

Duke, though, didn't focus entirely on North America, Charles? Rowan has led the crew and has been promoting it in Europe for a week, and "The Dark Knight" will also land in overseas markets on a large scale this weekend.

It's really hard to say how such a dark and heavy film will be reacted to overseas.

In Duke's opinion, even if the overseas box office of "The Dark Knight" really exceeds the North American box office, it will not be much more.

Overseas markets are too fragmented, and data statistics take time, but North America is relatively easy, and you can basically get the approximate statistics of the first day the next day.

On the Friday when "I Am Legend" officially opened, the film successfully surpassed "The Dark Knight" with a single-day score of $27.25 million, becoming the box office champion of the day.

But with the novelty wearing, I Am Legend's lead ends here.

On Saturday, "The Dark Knight" ushered in a strong rebound, with more than 400 attendees on the day and a box office of $32.88 million!

"I Am Legend" slipped slightly, ending the day with $26.64 million.

While Scarlett? Johnson on the phone brought up what could be done with David? Ellison spoke to him about the suggestion, but Duke simply didn't have time to pay attention to it, leaving New York early Sunday morning and returning to Los Angeles, while the rest of the crew flew to East and Southeast Asia to build momentum for the Dark Knight's overseas screenings.

David who stayed in New York? Ellison's temper is a little big at the moment, and the anger caused by the protest the day before yesterday has not yet been vented, and he almost wants to go crazy when he sees the box office data that is much behind.

"Is there any way to bridge the box office gap between two films in one day?"

He endured his anger and stood Michael? Across from Ovitz, he asked loudly, "Aren't you the best agent in Hollywood?" Don't you claim to be a service project that never misses? Tell me, what else can I do now? ”

"I'm sorry, David," Michael? Ovitz's mind is still clear, "At this time in time, we can't do anything unless ......"

"Unless what?" David? Ellison asked again.

Michael? Ovitz looked up, looked at him and said, "Unless you come up with a lot of money to buy the box office yourself." ”

What does this mean, David? Ellison, of course, was well aware that he stopped ranting and seemed to want to consider feasibility.

"But ......" Michael? "If the news gets out, you're going to be a joke in Hollywood and around the world," Ovitz reminded. ”

David? Ellison, who had always been arrogant and proud, thought about it for a moment and shook his head slowly, "It's not a smart person's choice. ”

After saying that, he walked over to Michael? On the couch across from Ovitz, he sat down slowly.

"David, you should think like this, I Am Legend has not failed!" A self-comforting voice jumped out of his head, "According to the current trend, the film's first-weekend box office will inevitably exceed the expected $70 million, as long as it maintains a relatively stable trend, it is not difficult for "I Am Legend" to achieve profitability just by relying on the box office." ”

If the film can be profitable, he can explain it to his father and other financiers, which means that there is a chance to come back.

Walk into the Hollywood circle, even if it's David? Ellison's wealth and status have also discovered how important opportunities are, and if you want to succeed in Hollywood, opportunities are far more important than talent and even money.

As long as there is a chance to come back, he believes that he will win one day.

On this day, a major event occurred on the Internet that shocked the entire film industry in the United States - the famous Internet movie database, that is, IMDB, officially announced the temporary closure of the ratings and comment columns of "The Godfather" and "The Dark Knight" in order to quell the mutual attacks between the two factions of fans.

The battle between fans between the two sides over the IMDB rating is completely white-hot, and the attacking remarks and measures are endless, and even the website administrators who can tolerate the water army can't stand it anymore, and have to take action to stop this mutual attack that may lead to the collapse of the entire IMDB rating order.

However, in the eyes of Duke fans, they are the standard winners, not only "The Dark Knight" topped the TOP250 list with a score of 9.6, but also took advantage of the overwhelming advantage in numbers to reduce the rating of "The Godfather" to 8.8 points, so that "Lord of the Rings 3: Return of the King" with a score of 9.0 completed the transcendence in one fell swoop and sat in second place on the list.

But the relevant columns of IMDB are closed, and the conflict between fans is far from over, the two sides rely on social networking sites and major forums to continue to attack each other, and a lot of news has flowed out on the Internet, some people think that it was the fans of "The Godfather" who first swiped a point to trigger this war, and some people think that it was "Duke Blow" who took the lead in attacking "The Godfather? 》……

The truth will only drown in the war of words on the Internet. (To be continued.) )

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