Chapter 237: "Home Alone" is released
"Home Alone" was originally a 199o film, which also began to be broadcast on Christmas that year, and the first global box office reached $530 million, and the domestic box office in the United States alone was close to $300 million, entering the top ten at the national box office in the year of broadcast, and it will also be the highest-grossing comedy in the world in the future.
The highest-grossing comedy in history, the most enjoyable thing is that the cost is very low, worth more than five million dollars, both actors and directors belong to the obscure genre, in which the director Chris ? Columbus will also direct "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the future, and is a world-renowned director, of course, that is the future, the current Chris? Columbus has just graduated, and I'm afraid that without the film "Home Alone" that made him famous, his future is worrying.
As for "Home Alone" star Macaulay? Culkin is only two years old, and it is also possible that because of the early birth of "Home Alone", he may not enter the road of acting.
Relative to Chris? Columbus, the current James Cameron is not weaker than Chris who filmed "Home Alone"? Columbus, except that both have their own advantages and disadvantages, and James Cameron is also not as experienced as later generations.
However, "Home Alone" is a film that James Cameron wants to approve of after all, and the director is very careful during the filming. Of course, the cost is that the cost will rise, but fortunately, due to inflation, the cost will not exceed five million even if it increases.
James Cameron's "Home Alone" is slightly different from the original book, but it is generally similar to the original book, perhaps due to the high cost, the quality of the director "Home Alone" is more exciting than in history, mainly in terms of details and acting.
Of course, the biggest difficulty in this film is to find a spooky boy. James Cameron had no less trouble finding qualified boys, and he often found a few ghostly boys, but often their parents wouldn't agree.
After the filming was completed, Zhao Chen handed it over to the Warner Group in the United States.
If it is common sense. Since "Home Alone" is a low-budget movie, but it wants to be released on the Christmas schedule, Warner Group naturally refuses to agree, even if many high-level executives approve of the film.
However, Zhao Chen is different, in addition to his piano album, the theatrical version of "Dragon Ball" released in the United States some time ago also won a lot of box office. It can be said that the two sides have established a deeper and deeper bond.
Finally, Zhao Chen is now in the center of public opinion, and his fame has increased greatly, and Warner Group can promote "Home Alone" in the name of Zhao Chen, after all, this film is written by Zhao Chen, and I believe it can increase some box office.
But even so, the projection merchant was able to free up only 500 screens in the end. It will be released a few days before Christmas.
Because it is not a temporary canvas, and Zhao Chen is also a world-class celebrity, plus he has cooperated with exhibitors, these exhibitors have relatively low asking prices, and they will only charge 35% of the box office at that time. In addition, Warner Group will also charge a 2o% line fee, of which the advertising cost will also be paid by Warner Group.
For Warner executives and exhibitors, it's not about the quality of Home Alone. It's completely to give Zhao Chen face, and the price charged is not high. Otherwise, if other foreigners come to ask for a release in the Christmas file, even if it can be released, the price paid will probably add a lot.
Due to Zhao Chen's relationship, Warner Group was not negligent, but sent a professional team to contact advertisers to promote "Home Alone".
A few days before Christmas, Home Alone was released, and thanks to Zhao Chen's influence, the film achieved a good box office before Christmas Eve. This box office made the projection businessmen stunned at the same time. also saw the potential of this film, and resolutely cut the screens of other films and increased "Home Alone" instead, and on Christmas Eve, "Home Alone" exceeded 800 screens.
When Christmas Eve began, the box office skyrocketed. Almost every show was full. Although the popularity of "Home Alone" was expected by the exhibitors, they did not expect it to be so popular, so they hurriedly increased the screen again.
And the executives of Warner Group also saw that they underestimated the film "Home Alone", which is obviously a film that can enter the top ten of the annual box office in the United States, and instead increased advertising investment. At the same time, his heart was painful and happy, he knew that he should have asked Zhao Chen to pay for the advertisement.
So under the influence of Zhao Chen and the temptation of US dollars, the screen of "Home Alone" was screened for more than 12oo yuan, and there were many advertising cloths on the streets and alleys promoting "Home Alone".
Home Alone is a relatively simple film starring Kevin, the youngest member of a large family, who is accidentally left alone at home when his family flies to Paris for Christmas. What's more complicated is that Kevin's family unfortunately became the target of a pair of stupid thieves, in order to resist the success of the two bandits, the little ghost Kevin did his best, and did not hesitate to turn the world upside down, and the two stupid thieves were also played by this little ghost, which led to a series of exciting and funny scenes. Of course, after suffering one or two losses, no matter how stupid he is, he knows how to jump off the wall, and the two thieves also began to deploy their tricks, and in the end, Kevin relied on the ghost idea to defeat the two thieves.
Among them, the biggest highlight of this film is the process of the protagonist Kevin outwitting two stupid thieves, which is full of jokes, which is impressive, and at the same time, he can't help but laugh and be happy, which raises the Christmas atmosphere to a higher level.
Because of this, more and more families in the United States began to enter the theater en masse, and they watched "Home Alone" by name!
When the North American box office statistics came out that week, it can be said that the eyeballs were stunned, and the comedy "Home Alone" reached $40 million at the box office in just one week, especially on Christmas Eve and Christmas, the box office revenue soared, and the high box office made this film far behind the second place "Mr. Duss"!
This is mainly because at Christmas, the number of screens in "Home Alone" increased by 300 again, reaching a total of 1,500 screens, and the number of screens this year can be said to be inferior to "eT Aliens".
Although "Home Alone" was released eight years ahead of schedule, it is likely that the box office is not as high as in history, but due to the better quality of the film and Zhao Chen's influence, even if it is not as good as history, it must not be much different.
After Christmas, the craze of "Home Alone" has not subsided, but is still strong, mainly because the children of those families often want to watch it a second time after watching it once, so even if their parents are helpless, they can only accompany them to watch, and the box office revenue is naturally rising.
So in less than three weeks, "Home Alone" successfully exceeded 100 million at the box office, becoming the sixth blockbuster film in the United States to exceed 100 million at the box office this year. Not only that, but its box office is still strong and continues to grow slowly.
In this way, for Zhao Chen, although his fame has only not increased much, the box office income is undoubtedly quite huge, which can also help him to break into the comic market in other countries.
Of course, for James Cameron, "Home Alone" has naturally become his famous work, and the high box office has brought him great praise, making him fluttering, but he has not forgotten his previous difficult life and continues to direct the next work - "The Terminator"!
But whether it is Zhao Chen or James Cameron, both of them belong to the background after all, and even if their fame increases, they are far inferior to the starring role of Kevin in "Home Alone". As a result, the popularity of "Home Alone" prompted some producers to start making similar films, so that the child star who directed and starred Kevin became a favorite among the producers.
The film "Home Alone" is proud of Zhao Chen's influence in the world, and it is not only screened in the United States, but jointly screened in more than a dozen countries around the world. After receiving the high box office when it was screened in the United States, the box office in other countries and regions around the world also had considerable revenue.
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