Chapter 873: Dark Classic

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As the crowd walked out of the Kodak Theater, the Emile was stunned, and he turned his head to look at the huge poster hanging high at the main entrance, where Prince Arthas raised his war hammer in the midst of the burning Stratholme and shouted in fury, ready to take revenge on his enemies, but walked into the abyss of fate. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"What are you looking at?" His companion reminded him, "It's getting late, it's time for us to go." ”

By now, all of the Emile's dissatisfaction with the film is gone, and although the film barely mentions his beloved tribe, it far exceeds his highest expectations, and even if the dark ending at the end is heartbreaking, it doesn't dampen the idea that it will be a classic.

"Wait a minute."

Motioning to his companion to wait, Emir took out his phone, edited a message, and uploaded it to his Twitter and Facebook.

"A great work, instead of fighting in a literary film, it is better to raise the standard of commercial films like "World of Warcraft: The Angry Prince"! The film not only captures the feeling of classical tragedy, but also borrows Alsace? The role of Minethiel vividly reflects the contradictions between good and evil, and the most important thing is that the movie is so good-looking and impeccable! ”

After posting, Emir discovers that his companion is doing the same thing.

"For a movie as good as World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath, no amount of praise is superfluous!"

As the night wore on, quiet returned to the busy Kodak Theatre, Kenneth? Turan with old friend Todd? McCarthy waved goodbye, got into his car, and told the driver to go straight home.

He flipped through a small notebook, and although the professional film critic has declined, for some reason, he has been contributing to the Los Angeles Times, and watching films and recording them is also a habit he has developed for decades.

Frankly, before attending the premiere, he was not optimistic about the film, after all, there are very few examples of game adaptations that can really be successful, and director Natalie? Portman is directing this genre for the first time, and even though she is the first female best director in Oscar history, she needs to slowly accumulate in commercial films.

Despite being a professional, Kenneth? Turan never thought that commercial films were simple things, especially commercial films with large investment and large productions, which could turn into disasters if they were not careful, and making such films was far more cautious and difficult than independent films!

What he didn't expect was that the film was unexpectedly exciting, and Ryan gave the best performance in recent years, Natalie? Portman completed a masterpiece.

With the help of the record in the notebook, Kenneth? As he reminisced about the film, Turan wrote the first draft of the film review that he would submit to the Los Angeles Times.

"If World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath is the most sophisticated and ambitious work in the genre, it is by no means an exaggeration, it surpasses all game adaptations in terms of design conceptualization, screenwriting, actor acting and directorial production, and can even be compared to the Lord of the Rings trilogy if measured from the perspective of a magical epic."

"This Natalie? Portman at the helm and Ryan? The film starring Jenkins is a dark, complex, and unsettling film, because it shows the complex side of human nature in front of the audience's eyes, rather than just creating a symbol of wielding a war hammer, and this difference may not make a big difference to those fans of the game who are looking forward to it, but I can say here - World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath is the first game adaptation to date that has truly achieved great artistic success! ”

Meanwhile, in a car heading to Santa Monica, Todd? McCarthy is doing pretty much the same thing.

"World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath is no longer limited to game movies, Natalie? Portman for Ryan? Jenkins' Alsace gives soul and becomes a riveting tragedy that creates some characters we care about. This is because of Ryan's acting and screenwriting, because of Natalie's directing, and because of the extreme technical quality of the entire production. ”

"This is a great, popular and profound business palace-level masterpiece, 2 hours and 35 minutes, containing so much content, it is like a roller coaster ride! At the same time, it's grandiose, catastrophic, and child-friendly, and World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath takes this type of lowbrow film to a very high level! ”

As the long night faded and the rising sun climbed into the sky to illuminate the Disney headquarters, Ryan walked into his office, sat in his comfy boss chair, and the first thing he saw was the midnight box office statistics on his desk.

Seeing the numbers above, the corners of his mouth curled slightly, and it seemed to be a little better than expected.

The office door was suddenly pushed open, and Nicole, who was stepping on high heels, walked to the opposite side of the desk, pulled out a chair and sat on it, took the coffee cup in front of him, and took a big sip unceremoniously.

She had just put down her coffee cup, and before she could speak, there was a sudden knock on the door. Theron walked in, was slightly stunned when he saw Nicole, then smiled at her, sat down on the couch to the side, took the phone from the coffee table, and dialed the secretary's desk.

"Two cups of coffee, no sugar, thank you!"

"Why are you here?" Ryan couldn't help but frown.

"I invested a lot of money in this film...... "Nicole doesn't go to see Charlize at all?" Theron, also frowning at Ryan, "Of course come over and see the latest market reaction." ”

"Me too." Charlize answered.

There was another knock on the door, and two young ladies walked in, the secretary with coffee in front and Natalie in the back......

When she saw Nicole and Charlize, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Sit down."

Hearing Ryan's voice, Natalie squinted at him, walked to the other side of the room, and sat down in Charlize's distant position.

The secretary was smart and quickly fled the office after putting down his coffee.

"I believe you are all here for the same purpose."

Rubbing his forehead, Ryan didn't bother to say anything pretty, he directly picked up the statistics and said, "The box office at midnight is okay, slightly better than expected, there are $18.5 million in North America, and there are no specific statistics overseas." ”

After Ryan's words, it was obvious that the two investors and the other director were relieved, but there was also a slightly awkward silence in the office.

"If you have time."

Faced with this situation, Ryan had no choice but to suggest, "We can go out together and take a look at Disney's newly renovated employee entertainment hall." ”

"No need!"

Nicole was the first to stand up, and walked out of the office without looking at the people on either side.

"I also have to prepare for the promotion of the film." Natalie left without looking back.

Charlize was the only one left, and the South African diamond shrugged at Ryan, covered his mouth and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, dear, I'm going back to CT headquarters." ”

The sound of clattering heels died down, and calm returned to the office.

Starting today, Friday, "World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath" will be released in 94 countries and regions around the world at the same time, and in North America, 4,366 theaters will open at the same time, setting a record for the largest release this year.

The $18.5 million North American midnight box office isn't stellar or even comparable to the last two installments of "Twilight," but it's a rarity for such a game-based movie.

According to Ryan and Disney's expectations, "World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath" can get a $15 million midnight box office.

After the midnight show, although there were some hardcore game fans slamming the movie for not respecting the game setting and the adaptation of the messy voice, but this voice is only a minority of the few, and the overall audience reputation of the film is excellent, especially in the afternoon, the latest survey statistics show that the audience of "World of Warcraft: The Angry Prince" has been stuck in a 'A+' bursting state.

On the Internet, Ryan Disney Online has a fan rating of 96 points, and has also received a unanimous praise of 8.9 points on IMDB for the time being......

From the novels that first appeared in Vanity Fair, to the Blizzard real-time strategy games and online games that were completely carried forward, the Warcraft franchise was born more than fifteen years ago, which is enough time to cultivate a large number of fans who are the foundation of the film's success, but also an obstacle.

Just like the situation that the "Lord of the Rings" series encountered at the beginning, if the quality of the film is not up to par, under the criticism of a large number of fans, the big investment in the film will only evolve into a complete disaster; And when the film has quality assurance and can meet the needs of the vast majority of fans, it will explode with a strong audience reputation and market response.

In one day on Friday, "World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath" earned $67.16 million from North America, and the box office of a single theater was as high as $15,384!

This may seem like that in the second decade of the 21st century, but don't forget that there are no high-priced 3D versions of the films, and with the exception of the IMAX version, the vast majority are regular 2D versions that cost $7!

By the next day, although the North American box office fell by 29 percent, it still received $47.65 million!

And Sunday's $43.59 million pushed the film's North American box office to a height of $158.41 million in the first week!

This is a height that has never been reached by a game-based movie, and it is also a first-week box office result in North America that has never been achieved by a magical epic film!

Compared with Ryan's home base in North America, the film's overseas performance is relatively poor, with a little more than $150 million at the overseas box office in its first week, and the global box office combined just over the $300 million mark.

However, compared to expectations, this result was enough for Ryan and Disney to be satisfied.

In the following time, "World of Warcraft: Prince of Wrath" still performed strongly in North America, and even grabbed the top of the box office charts for three consecutive weeks in the summer season, and the global box office reached $400 million in just 18 days from the film's release!

The film's global screening, which lasted until Christmas, was a huge commercial success, with the North American box office finally stuck at $534.85 million, and the overseas box office was slightly worse, but it also received $469.7 million, for a total of $1,004.55 million worldwide.

This box office result, which is inconsequential to Ryan, has set a series of records.

This is the highest-grossing magical epic film in North America, the highest-grossing game adaptation in North America and the world, and the first time that the box office of a single work directed by a female director has exceeded $500 million in North America and more than $1 billion worldwide! r1152

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