"Death Row Walk" and "Twelve Monkeys" were screened on December 15, which also became the focus of everyone's attention.

In the eyes of outsiders, this is just a simple screening, but in the eyes of insiders, even if it is also released in three theaters on the same day, there is still a difference.

"Twelve Monkeys" chose AMC's three theaters in the bustling area of Los Angeles, the second largest cinema chain in North America, which provided 25 screens for screening, which means that there are 25 theaters that can play the work at the same time, and the number of audiences will naturally be larger.

"Death Row Walk" selects three theaters in College City, Burbank and Beverly Hills, the leading North American art theater chain, which offer 12 screens.

This is also determined by the attributes of the two films, "Twelve Monkeys" aimed at the box office, while "Death Row Walk" aimed at art theaters. Compared with mainstream commercial cinemas, most of the art cinemas are located in cities where yuppies and baby boomers gather or college students, because the most loyal audience of art films lives here, and the education process is relatively higher.

This subtle difference also shows that in fact, "Death Row Walk" and "Twelve Monkeys" seem to have the same starting line, but in essence, they are still different.

Kayla Cole got up when the sky was still gray and hurried to the Landmark Cinema in Burbank, but when she arrived at the scene, she couldn't help but pat her head in annoyance when she saw the terrible long queue in front of her. Joshua Cranston told her last night that it was best to come and line up a night early, otherwise there is a good chance that she won't be able to get the first movie ticket today.

Kayla was unimpressed by Joshua's fuss, but as a perennial Sundance film festival, she knew that even with the "vulgar" and Hugo effects, independent films still had a long way to go before they could get more attention in the United States. So, even with the recent popularity of "Death Row Walk", there aren't too many people who walk straight into the cinema – let alone walk into the cinema as soon as it first shows on Friday.

So, Kayla rested early at home and woke up early this morning.

But now Kayla regretted it, the huge crowd in front of her looked no less than the premiere of "Life and Death", Kayla could see the long queue from the next street from the next street, and walked all the way to the door of the movie theater, walking nearly three hundred yards away, only then did she see the end of the line, and when she looked back, the line that had disappeared around the corner of the street was really staggering.

After a rough look, there were at least more than 300 people queuing, Kayla looked down at her watch, it was only a quarter past six at this time, and there were still nearly two hours before the official screening of "Death Row Walk", and the line was already so majestic that people couldn't help but worry: Can they really buy tickets for today's movie?

The queue near the entrance of the cinema gradually began to exaggerate, more than a dozen tents were camped on the side of the street, and even quilts and steaming coffee could be seen as far as the eye could see, as if it was a camping formation. In the midst of the camping crowd, Kayla found Joshua, who had just woken up.

"Wow, you...... Looks...... What a mess. Kayla tried to find a suitable adjective, but it was difficult, and the interjection jumped out after hesitation.

Joshua sat cross-legged in the tent, rubbed his eyes, and his expression was not only not embarrassed, but he also chuckled, "If you look at the team behind you, it shouldn't feel so bad." These words choked Kayla's words, and Joshua poked his head out of the tent, looked left and right, and yawned, "You see, I came here at eight o'clock last night, and there were twelve people in front of me, and it was a spectacular scene." ”

"Although I guessed that the scene would be more lively today......" This is also the reason why Kayla got up before dawn, but when she thought about it, her early rise was really nothing in front of such an exaggerated team, which made her smile wryly and shook her head, "It seems that we all underestimated the effect of Hugo." ”

"Isn't it......" Joshua stretched his back, stood up, glanced at the team behind him again, and was amazed, and then pointed to his friends in front of him, "We talked for a long time last night, these are Hugo's most loyal fans, but they are more movie fans, they don't know much about glory to death, after August 5th, they are very interested in young volcanoes, I gave them a lot of science yesterday." It feels so wonderful. ”

Kayla looked at the unpretentious satisfaction on Joshua's face, and she couldn't help but feel envious in her heart. She remembers the feeling she had when she went to Salt Lake City at the beginning of the year, gathering with all the indie film lovers and talking about it, and when it comes to "before sunrise," not everyone likes it, and they insist on their own opinions, and they are red-faced, but they are the best memories.

Presumably, Joshua met the twelve Hugo fans here last night, and he was in this mood.

Just as I was thinking about it, a person in front of me shouted, "Hey, guys, get ready, it seems that the landmark cinema chain was also scared by us, as if it was planning to show the first show at seven o'clock in advance." ”

Joshua put his hands in his pockets and jumped lightly in place, obviously still a little cold from sleeping all night, "We asked them to increase the number of screens, but they refused, so it was the only way, it is estimated that today's screening plan has been disrupted." Joshua's words sent a chorus of echoes from the front.

There is a fixed number of screens in each cinema, for example, three screens for "Death Row Walk", three screens for "Toy Story", one screen for "Seven Deadly Sins", and so on. If you want to make changes, this will need to be re-planned by the theater manager, and you can't make changes on a temporary basis.

Seeing such enthusiasm from the audience today, it is obvious that the landmark cinema chain did not expect it, and in the case of not being able to change the number of screens, it can only increase the number of screenings of "Death Row Walk", for example, the original screening from 8 o'clock to 8 o'clock in the evening, now the screening time will be advanced to 7 o'clock, and postponed to midnight show, looping, using this method to accommodate more audiences.

Noticing the gaze of his friends in front of him, Joshua pointed at Kayla and said in a loud voice, "Kayla Cole, the stalwart of the young volcano, is there at this year's Sundance Film Festival. ”

"Wow, young lady, have the opportunity to tell us more about that rare experience." The exuberant words were mixed with a "Hey, Kayla" greeting, causing a commotion, which made Kayla's slightly lost mood brighten again.

"Kayla, do you want to stand right behind me?" Joshua looked at the super long dragon behind him, and at this time, people were still rushing over one after another, and they all panicked when they saw such an exaggerated queue.

Kayla hesitated for a moment, she also wanted to see the "Death Row Walk" for the first time, but in the end she still shook her head, "I'd better line up myself, you know, the process of waiting in line is also part of watching the movie, I enjoy the process, Hugo's movie is worth my wait." ”

"You come to sue me." Joshua smiled and nodded, even though he had been here for nearly twelve hours until last night, it was a blessing to wait for such a long time.

Kayla didn't bother anymore, "I have to hurry up, the team is still growing, I don't have time." With that, Kayla said a brief hello to Joshua and walked towards the end of the line.

Originally, Kayla was still walking quickly, but she found that a large number of people were getting off the bus not far away, which made her startled, and she quickly began to run, and the dense crowd around her kept retreating, except for people or people, the spectacular scene was amazing even if she watched it a few more times.

When Kayla ran to the end of the line, she realized that in the few minutes she had been talking to Joshua, the line had grown a long way, and before she could catch her breath, there were more than a dozen people behind her, and even the end of the street could already be seen.

Kayla looked forward, then back, and then two more forwards, and couldn't help but smile, she couldn't wait.

Burbank's landmark cinema line ushered in a grand occasion of more than 300 spectators waiting, and the crowds were more concentrated and noisy University Town and Beverly Hills were even more shocking, nearly 500 spectators surrounded the buildings of the other two landmark cinemas, and the streets around the building where the movie theater was located were surrounded by surging crowds.

When James Rattle and several fellow reporters hurried to the landmark theater in Beverly Hills, they were shocked by the crowd in front of them, although they all expected that the "Death Row Walk" would be the focus of everyone's attention, and although they all guessed that Hugo's strong appeal would inevitably cause a boom, even if they raised their expectations high, they found that they were still far underestimated when they actually saw the battle in front of them.

The boiling crowd completely enveloped the small landmark cinema, like a flood of beasts, which could swallow up the entire building at any time, and everyone's face was full of familiar excitement, obviously with endless anticipation for the movie, even after waiting all night, still excited. As an art film, it is a miracle that "Death Row Prisoners' Walk" can be taken so seriously.

Seeing this scene, James was shocked, and suddenly a sentence came out of his mouth, "Has anyone seen the reporter of the 'New York Post'?" The colleagues next to him also looked around, will the New York Post reporter really show up?