Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday of November every year, and it is also the most important traditional folk holiday in the United States. At the same time, this day is also the day when the American film market, the traditional Christmas schedule begins, and from this day on, the Christmas file war in the North American film market is in full swing.

Not at all surprising to everyone, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will directly become the box office champion of the week with a box office of $88.35 million in its debut, and it is the sum of the box office of the second "Training Day", the third place "Doctor Doolittle 2" and the fourth and fifth "American Pie 2" and "Legally Blonde".

"Harry Potter 2" was released four weeks ago, and the box office reached 281.52 million, when the attendance rate began to fall below 40%, followed by "The Hangover 1".

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The three groomsmen and the groom who was about to get married get drunk at the bachelorette party, only to wake up and find that the groom was missing, so they have to recall what happened last night in order to find the groom and take the wedding .......

is such a simple story, and the premiere box office actually reached 64.13 million US dollars, which is more than 10 million more than the much-anticipated "Lord of the Rings".

The theme of the movie "The Hangover" condenses the subconscious content of psychoanalysis, and expresses the tendency of modern people to seek excitement and carnival due to mental repression. In terms of creative techniques, the film adopts the perspective of the common people, uses the suspense to the extreme, and truly records the language of life, bringing visual and psychological pleasure to the audience. - "Premiere"

Compared to the pre-release expectations, "The Hangover" is really a surprising movie. - The Hollywood Reporter

"The Hangover" is definitely the best work in China Ming comedy movies, it sets an unbreakable plot iron law: on the eve of the wedding, the friends engage in crazy bachelor duì, after a night of hangover, completely amnesia, but the whole team collapses and falls into crisis, so they have to solve the mystery to save their lives - Los Angeles Times

The humor of The Hangover continues to flow like flowing water in the valley, also thanks to Bradley? Cooper, Zach? Galife Anakis, Ed? It is the outstanding performance of Helms's three leading actors that keeps the familiar scenes of the audience in balance between freshness and intimacy - The New York Times

"The Hangover" is a hilarious family comedy with a lot of flavor - The Washington Post

O'Neill, who had just finished the Christmas battle, looked at the overwhelming praise in the newspapers, his cowbell-like eyes widened, and he couldn't find any praise for himself, so angry that he chattered with Scottie Pippen, who was changing clothes.

"Scotty, China is really not a good person, I work so hard to perform, no one praises my acting skills?"

This is a big kid, Pippen, who has just won the Christmas battle, and doesn't mind coaxing his good helper and good brother at all.

"Don't be angry, didn't ESPN praise you just now? Those newspapers are not China Ming, of course they will miss your performance. Hey, does it still count if you invite everyone to watch a movie? There are more than 14,000 fans today, and 10 dollars per person is more than 100,000 dollars! ”

The newcomer next to him, who is also the little henchman of O'Neill and the two, Michael Reid, hurriedly dug a hole for his relatively simple-minded big guy, "Of course it counts!" God, Shaquille earned a salary of 300,000 yuan for three shots, of course he has to be treated! ”

The younger brother was so excited, O'Neill immediately remembered the $1.2 million he had invested. Looking at this posture, there is no problem with the box office of "The Hangover" exceeding 200 million, but the total investment of the film is only 35 million, isn't it more profitable than taking the top salary just in dividends?

"Of course, great Shaquille, how can words not count? I decided that every ticket for today, as well as the day after tomorrow, can come to the team and exchange for a movie ticket, as a Christmas gift for the fans! ”

Isn't it just a hundred thousand? Pippen, who got the highest salary and booked this season's MVP, leaned into his ear and whispered generously: "Ok, when Los Angeles plays away, I'll ask everyone to watch it once." I can't compare with you, I know that China Ming must have given you the amount of investment. Don't think I don't know, I used to get this kind of benefit when Michael got the top salary. Shaquille, keep your mouth shut, you can't get this out there, OK? ”

Shaquille was not stupid, and hurriedly said, "Ok, it's decided!" ”

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The more than 30,000 movie tickets were given away, all in Chicago, which is almost negligible for the total box office of "The Hangover", but the impact is staggering.

Jordan, who was far away in Washington, responded first, and also shouted hard for Sun Ziming after the game, and gave away more than 10,000 movie tickets. Did he get Jamal last year? Magloyle, coupled with his heavy jersey, brought the Wizards into the playoffs in one fell swoop, and it was when the spring breeze was proud, who cared about spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to advertise for his friends?

With three NBA superstars creating gossip news, and adding a spoonful of oil to the already popular "The Hangover", the box office reached a terrifying 110 million in the second week, and broke the $200 million mark in two weeks.

On January 31, 2002, when Sun Ziming got the box office statistics of "Harry Potter 2" and "The Hangover", he was completely speechless.

"Harry Potter 2", because the audience still has a strong sense of freshness about computer special effects, actually has a box office more than 60 million more than they remembered, reaching more than 310 million, only a few million less than "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"; And "The Hangover" because of the hype of several superstars and its own appeal, the box office also reached more than 281 million, becoming the third place at the box office last year?

My God! The 35 million small production zuò actually won 281 million at the box office, and also set a new box office record for a comedy movie, and all the media were as excited as chicken blood. How many years has it been in Hollywood that such a miracle has not happened?

Miracles! ――Time Magazine

As it turns out, China Ming may not be the greatest director in Hollywood, but he must be the greatest master of comedy. - The Hollywood Reporter

The praise and praise of the media made Sun Ziming a topic of conversation in the whole society again, especially the shareholders of Light and Shadow Company who were extremely excited and eliminated their biggest worries.

God forbid, China Ming is still the same China Ming who makes two good films a year, and his creativity is still as strong as before, and there is no sign of decline! It's just that he has had too many things to do in the past two years, which has taken up most of his energy.

The new record of 321.46 million comedy films has become the fuse that ignited the stock price of Light and Shadow. When shareholders and shareholders were sure that Sun Ziming's creativity was as strong as before, the stock price of Light and Shadow Company rose sharply again, and from the beginning of Christmas to the end of "The Hangover", the market value of Light and Shadow Company reached a staggering $37.4 billion!

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Crazy, all crazy, Sun Ziming, who has already started a vacation, watching the financial news on TV, the first thought is that the shareholders are crazy.