On July 31st, the box office results of "HomeAlone" did not disappoint the cinema, nor did it disappoint Sun Ziming and Jiang Peng, who still had an attendance rate of 100%, and the second show dropped to 94%. On August 2, another 782 theaters applied to join the screening ranks, bringing the number of screens to 3,250. By August 3, the total attendance for the first show was still an incredible 100%, and the second show dropped to 90%, and the box office for the day immediately soared to 1975. 830 thousand.

No. 4, the attendance rate in the first game was still as high as 94%, and the second game dropped to 79; Although the percentage dropped every day in the following days, especially after the release of "Rain Man" on the 10th, the percentage dropped a lot, but in the past two weeks, "HomeAlone" has definitely swept North America, and it has received a total of 17,852. 150,000 box office, July 28-August 10 ranked first in the North American weekly box office list for two consecutive weeks, and "Mississippi is Burning", which ranked second for both weeks, currently has a total box office of only 31.48 million!

Of course, "Rain Man", which came in fifth, was screened for only one day this week, earning 1,284. 020,000 box office, it seems that there is nothing to say if you lose. But a lot of Tom? Cruise and Dustin? Hoffman's fans felt a little incredible, this is a film between an Oscar-winning actor and the most popular sexy idol male star, with an investment of more than $32 million, and actually lost to a child and two stupid thieves? Of course, those fans are not dissatisfied, because they have also contributed a lot to the box office for the success of "HomeAlone".

Naturally, some gossip media will not let go of this topic, and "Daily Entertainment" made a big headline: "CHINA Ming, beat Barry with $1.2 million?" Levinson and Allen? Parker's sensational headline, which stated that "HomeAlone" was once again the weekly box office leader, and "Mississippi is Burning" came in second, and they commented at the end: "21-year-old China Ming faces the famous Hollywood director, 45-year-old Barry? Levinson, 43-year-old Allen? Parker, who has delivered a result that has shocked the world, why should we not praise this wonder boy? MOVE FORWARD, CHINA-MING"

There are not a few media outlets that are sensational, but more media are seriously reporting on this wave of laughter that has swept the United States, "China Ming is about to break the box office record of comedy movies with Chinese kung fu" and "a promising supernova"...... There are countless headlines about these, and now no media is stupid to come out and sing the opposite, and the gossip media is also singing carols and not daring to go against the grain. If it's any other movie, they can go against it to earn eyeballs; But "HomeAlone" can't, and if you throw dirt on it, it means offending countless children, parents, and even causing public outrage. Because of the generous donations of Jack and Sun Ziming, the film has brought a good social reputation, and American society is so cute, on the one hand, it is commercialized in all aspects, and on the other hand, it has enough respect for generous well-wishers, even if those donations have nothing to do with American children.

Of course, some professional film media have analyzed some of Sun Ziming's conjectures about future movies with relish. 'Will cartoons be replaced by computer-based production?' 'Will computer effects replace traditional special effects?' These discussions may not necessarily be agreed by the majority, but the impact on Sun Ziming is very positive. Because that young man is good at thinking, not like other young people who became famous overnight, indulging in self-aggrandizement and materialistic pleasures.

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On August 12, the box office of "HomeAlone" exceeded 200 million, and the attendance rate of the first show dropped to 65%, and the second show was 43%! ’

On August 21, the box office of "HomeAlone" exceeded 250 million, with an attendance rate of 45% for the first show and 32% for the second show! ’

By the early morning of August 27, the North American box office of "HomeAlone" was fixed at 285.29 million, making it the highest-grossing film of the year. "Mississippi is Burning" in the same schedule had a total box office of 45.82 million, and "Rain Man" was 135.91 million. Two big directors and four Hollywood A-list stars teamed up to spend $60 million, and the total box office of the two industry-wide movies was nearly 100 million less than the 1.2 million investment of "HomeAlone", and the whole Hollywood was in an uproar.

If the 30 million investment in "Rain Man" is said to be in the "HomeAlone" frenzy, it can still recover 135.91 million at the box office, showing Tom? Cruise and Dustin? Hoffman's words of charm. So, "Mississippi is Burning", a film that cost 28 million investment, is Barry? Levinson's complete failure.

The media also used the success of "HomeAlone" and the failure of "Mississippi is Burning" as an example of the positive and negative, and made a lengthy analysis of the results. After most of the last to come to a conclusion, Barry? Levinson's luck was so bad that he ran into HomeAlone, which drove kids crazy. They also suggested that the summer file should not be released as much as possible, and it is too heavy to release social-themed films.

On the side of a secluded street in Riverside County, the scorching sun was so hot that the earth was as hot as fire, and the intellectuals on the big trees were screaming to death, Sun Ziming put the newspaper aside with a smile, and squatted leisurely under the big tree to smoke and drink water, sweating like a bubble on his body. The newspapers are right, "Mississippi is Burning" is indeed very good, but unfortunately it is too heavy. With a joyful smile on one side and a heaviness almost suffocating on the other, fans can easily make a choice in this hot summer day.

"Ziming, how much can you get?"

Sun Ziming glanced at Cheng Long's injury, this guy cares more about this matter than himself, he asks almost every day, and then praises him.

"At most, 140 million, hey, I said can you care about the budget, how did you discuss it with you Zou Wenhuai? Now there are more than 430,000 left, and it will be spent in two days! ”

Cheng Long's face collapsed suddenly, yesterday Jiang Peng said that the money was not enough, he was startled, and said with a wry smile: "Brother, 16 million US dollars, more than 110 million Hong Kong dollars, now it is only less than 2/3 of the shooting!" If you want to increase to 35 million, how can our company decide so quickly? ”

Sun Ziming said disdainfully: ", Zou Wen is old!" A few years ago, you spent more than 32 million on filming "Cannonball Speed" and "Killer Trench", right? Now the increase of 19 million is so grinding,, you can't handle it, Lao Tzu can pay it alone! ”

After Cheng Long finished speaking, he closed his mouth and turned his head to look at Lao Du and them, packed up the equipment and prepared to call it a day. You can't blame Jiahe for this, when the light and shadow made the budget, it was completely wrong. A group of people sitting in the Hong Kong office, plus Jiang Peng and a group of people who can only publish, budget the investment of making an American movie, if they can get a qualified budget, then there is a ghost!

Golden Harvest is not a light and shadow, and Uncle Zou can't be like this kid, he can write his own checks as much as he wants, he has to spend a lot of effort to coordinate and communicate with shareholders. Besides, what can be filmed has already been filmed, and the rest of the shots can only be shot after his legs are good, and there is still a month to go, what is Uncle Zou unfair?

After thinking about it for a while, Cheng Long thought of Zeng Xianglai, the producer of this film, he was Sun Ziming's subordinate, how could he control how much money his boss spended? , I fell for this guy, when the company asked about the shooting, he only reported the shooting progress but forgot to look at the accounts, so the company was not mentally prepared to overspend so much! Damn, I and Uncle Zou thought that this kid invested the most money and should save some money, but I didn't expect this to be a person who doesn't take money seriously!

When Cheng Long was annoyed, he honked his horn twice, Jiang Peng's car stopped not far away, and he ran down from the car excitedly, and shouted from afar: "Brother Ming, Olap just called and wanted to invite you, and she will be on her talk show the day after tomorrow."

Oh Olap! Sun Ziming and Cheng Long were stunned for a while, and only after a while did they shout with ecstasy, even throwing the 430,000 yuan left in the crew's account, and forgetting Jiang Peng's big mistake in their budget.

"Call it a day, call it a day! Abin, you stay and watch them, Lao Du, Chris, let's go together! ”

Sun Ziming quickly picked up Cheng Long's injury into the car, and Lao Du and Chris also threw down their work and got into the car to discuss the show queen of talk shows.

Sun Ziming impatiently took the program arrangement from Jiang Peng's hand, glanced at it roughly, and his face was very unsightly, ", why don't you let Ah Long go on that black fat and fat man?" , Lao Tzu still expects to promote "Sharp Hour"? ”

Cheng Long's face changed when he heard it, and he still hoped to use the queen's show to promote his bravery. Fame is to be touted, and it is best to have a top celebrity like this Olap to help you tout.

Chris glanced at the anger on Sun Ziming's face, and carefully explained, "BOSS, maybe Jack?" Chen's popularity is not enough. She's Oprah Winfrey, and the interviews are all top stars! ”

Sun Ziming was dissatisfied: "Lao Tzu still wants her to promote a fart!" All the newspapers and magazines are reporting on Lao Tzu, do I want her to report on it? What Lao Tzu wants is to promote "Sharp Moment"! Dapeng, contact her, and say that Aaron will definitely create another movie miracle, and it is her loss not to let him go! ”

Chris couldn't understand what Sun Ziming was saying, so he had to keep his mouth shut, these must be bad words, and he didn't need to offend the boss.

"Brother Ming, I'll call Oprah right away"

With the unprecedented success of "HomeAlone", Jiang Peng, like Wang Fatzi, began to take Sun Ziming seriously, and dialed Oprah Winfrey without hesitation. There was silence in the car, only the sound of the engine and Jiang Peng's more and more excited words.

Within two minutes, Jiang Peng's face became more and more ugly, Sun Ziming snatched the phone, took two deep breaths, and calmed his emotions, "Ms. Oprah, I'm Ming." Believe me, "Sharp Hour" is sure to create a box office miracle and create a new genre of action movies, Jack? Chan will definitely become a superstar, too. No, no, I don't have the transformation problems you mentioned! As you know, I made R-rated films and achieved initial success, and later made literary films to set a box office record for Hong Kong films, and immediately changed to comedies to refresh the box office record again. I have the honor to tell you that the action film God of Gamblers, which I directed last year, is setting a new Asian box office record! ……”

Ten minutes later, Sun Ziming hung up the phone with satisfaction and spat triumphantly, "What kind of talk show queen, didn't Lao Tzu just mess with it casually?" ”

Several big men in the car cheered, and even Betty, who was driving, screamed, "Sharp Hour" can be on Orrap's talk show, and it can take unimaginable advantage in terms of publicity in the future. Cheng Long excitedly hugged his grandson Ming Da and smiled, saying that he was righteous enough and brotherly, and his grandson saw that he was missing a bandage on his head, and suddenly said: "No, Brother Long, after we go back, we will make a wound on your head and wrap it with a bandage, so that it will be more shocking." ”

Cheng Long smiled from ear to ear, pointed to the back of his head, and said nonchalantly: "After I go back, let Ah Guang push me and fall, knock a hole here, it's best to get a slight concussion out, and then even have a certificate from the hospital!" ”

"Ha Luha, you really can't beat Xiao Qiang! Dapeng, let Glynton cut a short film of "Sharp Moment", this publicity opportunity should be seized! ”

Jiang Peng was terrified when he heard it, and when he saw Sun Ziming's order, he hurriedly agreed. Hey, luckily Betty and Chris don't understand, it's a fake! They are so crazy that they dare to do anything for the box office!