Chapter 259: First Week Box Office
"A love story worse than a shipwreck!"
"The Titanic itself is a serious historical event worthy of our reflection, Ryan? Jenkins has put a vulgar love story that lacks logical thinking into it, and the movie lacks enough creativity, just a copy of old Hollywood-style love, full of hypocrisy! ”
"What's worse than the story is the hero and heroine, in the film Ruth calls Jack eighty times, not counting the number of times he calls him Mr. Dawson, and Jack calls Ruth fifty times."
All of this illustrates the script's extreme lack of dialogue to engage them with, so Ryan? Jenkins's supposedly inexhaustible inspiration has reached its limit, his talent and potential are far below our estimates, and "Titanic" will be a testament to his downhill and failure! ”
After the movie landed in North America, the "New Englander" newspaper's "Observing the Titanic" column once again issued an attack comment.
"Historical mistakes are everywhere in the film, and this huge production, which took years and hundreds of millions of dollars, can only be extremely disappointing, perhaps because of Ryan? Jenkins has never been able to find his own love, and "Titanic" focuses too much on romantic ideals, and ignores the selfless virtues of reputation, responsibility and heroism that we have always mentioned and cared about! ”
"And Ryan? Jenkins and Kate? Winslet's performance is simply nothing good......"
These critical remarks, mixed with various praises, although they make people uncomfortable, but they have nothing to do with the overall situation, even if they shout and criticize again, they can't stop the audience's upsurge in watching the movie.
Especially as time goes by, the movie has generated a huge good word-of-mouth, and this power of word of mouth. The direct effect is even better than any propaganda.
There were no surprises, no exceptions, and just this summer, there was once again a terrifying wave of queues in front of theaters across the United States.
"I'll see it again!"
This sentence has become the most popular and common language among moviegoers, even if they are heartbroken and crying in the process of watching the movie.
In this country, the monetary gains can almost be overwhelming, and seeing that "Titanic" is so hot, more theaters have joined the ranks of negotiations. Among them, there are many theater companies that are deeply influenced by Disney.
By the time we enter the last day of this weekend, the number of theaters released in North America has increased from about 3,500 to nearly 3,900, and hundreds of theaters are still negotiating, and the number of theaters released next week may reach a staggering number.
Fiery rhythm. Brought a huge amount of work, but neither it was Jenkins Films. Or film companies such as Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox. All the staff involved in the distribution of this film were enthusiastic.
The motivation to make Zào history is amazing, and the motivation to get a big prize after a movie hit is also amazing!
"Ryan, we're a little tight on copies."
In the lounge of Pittsburgh's largest theater, Jon? Landau was a little worried, "At present, we are still stepping up the production of zuò. I'm afraid it will be too late. ”
"Let the staff work overtime, pay is not an issue."
Sitting in a chair in front of the glass window, listening to the loud thunder and rain outside, his brow furrowed. "Jon, when does the weather forecast say the rain will stop?"
"It's going to last two to three days." Speaking of rain, Jon? Landau was even more helpless than Ryan.
After the crew left Los Angeles, they went straight to the East Coast, and the entire promotional itinerary only went to one city, and they encountered extremely bad weather, thunderstorms enveloped the northeast of the United States, and flights in Pennsylvania, New York and other regions were almost all canceled, and the crew was temporarily trapped here.
Opening the window, thick humidity and rumbling thunder came in at the same time, Ryan looked at the front of the theater, hundreds of people were hurrying away, and more people stayed in front of the theater, waiting to buy tickets to watch "Titanic" again.
Seeing these people, Ryan couldn't help but think of the meeting of the crew just now, which was a terrifying scene that scared almost everyone.
Think about it, the picture of nearly a thousand girls chanting a person's name, eager to rush onto the stage and snatch him home, is absolutely chilling.
There are even many women who are too crazy to take off their tops on the spot and show the words 'R-Y-A-N' tattooed on their chests to the camera lens.
"Ryan, these girls will be waiting in line to come into your room if you want to." This is the end of the event, James? Cameron deliberately mocked his words.
"It's not just them, there are a lot of girls waiting in Hollywood." Kate? Winslet was just as funny.
The rain did not abate in the slightest, and after someone came to inform, Ryan and the others got into the car from the back door of the theater, and just wanted to leave quietly, a large number of paparazzi poured out, and the flashing lights almost illuminated the gloomy sky, throwing questions like cannons, and even the loud thunder was suppressed.
"Mr. Jenkins, it's June 8th, and it's the last day of the week, how much is the box office of "Titanic"? How many numbers do you estimate until the premiere? ”
"Ryan, The New Englander has once again issued a critical comment, arguing that the film's recent achievements are all a triumph of computer technology, and it will definitely not last long, and there will be a huge drop in the box office next week, what do you think?"
"Ryan! Ryan! The New York Times' Gary? Mr. Graham, don't you want to respond to the fact that your performances in "Cat and Mouse" and "Titanic" were a disaster, and that they were all face-showing? ”
Listening to the sound coming from outside the car, Ryan lowered the window, and the reporters didn't care about the pouring rain, and instantly shoved dozens of small tape recorders in front of him.
"The box office of the first week of the movie will be announced tomorrow, everyone just needs to wait a while, everyone, patience is a virtue." Ryan began to ramble again, and the reporters rolled their eyes, "Also, the development of film technology and the use of computer technology, just like the industrial revolution of the year, are unstoppable and reversed, as for what you are talking about...... Mr. Gary, I'm sorry, who is he? ”
This last sentence made the reporter pause, Gary? Graham is not a top critic, but he is also well-known in the United States......
"Drive!"
As Ryan spoke, the car sped away.
After returning to the hotel and taking a shower, Ryan began to make phone calls, asking people to notify the staff stationed in major cities across the United States to keep an eye on the local contracted theater chains.
The crew has allocated a considerable amount of money in case it is used, and while breaking the first-week box office record for "Jurassic Park" is inevitable at the current momentum, there will be a sudden mass refund......
This kind of thing is not unheard of in the history of Hollywood.
As he got older, Ryan had more and more things to ask about, and even though 99 percent of them were handled by professionals, there were still some things to focus on.
It is not uncommon to have a controlling stake but be evisibly elevated.
In the middle of the night, the rain was still falling, and the lightning that was always lit up always reflected half of the sky had a somewhat impact on the movie's attendance, but to Ryan's annoyance, the thunderstorm hindered his trip.
Pittsburgh is less than 400 miles from New York, and if you take a business plane rented by the crew, you will arrive quickly, even if it is a highway ride, more than six hours is almost enough.
What if it doesn't change after dawn? Taking the highway? I'm afraid I can only move forward at a snail's pace.
I promised Nat to celebrate her sixteenth birthday!
For an American, the sixteenth birthday means too much, he can not care that he is sixteen, after all, he has already done it once, but Natalie is different, when she first spoke on the phone, she wanted to speak and stopped, Ryan still remembers it vividly.
Probably because of the crankiness at night, Ryan got up a little late the next day, and after washing, he looked at the heavy rain outside and the lightning that lit up from time to time, and his feelings were a little low, so he simply left the room and went to the hotel restaurant chartered by the crew for breakfast.
As soon as he walked into the restaurant, Ryan found that all the crew members who participated in the promotion were waiting here, staring at him with strange eyes, as if ...... It's like you're a monster from the ancient past......
"Did something happen?"
Everyone gradually gathered around with their hands behind their backs, and Ryan was very puzzled, could it be that he had caused the anger of the people?
"It's now~"
Kate? Winslet suddenly shouted, took her hands out from behind her back, twisted them vigorously, and the sky was full of colored bars flying towards Ryan.
Immediately after, more colored bars flew down on Ryan's body, and everyone's barely suppressed expressions completely collapsed, showing all that was - ecstasy!
That's right! The crew was unusually excited, even if it was James? Cameron almost laughed crookedly, even Jon? Landau's fat trembled.
"Ryan! We did it! We've set a record! The North American first-week box office record now belongs to "Titanic"! It's ours! ”
James? Cameron was the first to come over, first giving Ryan a big hug, and then slapping him on the back so hard that he almost lost his life.
"Jim, you're murdering!" Ryan complained.
"And me, Ryan~"
Kate? Winslet leaned in and smacked him hard in the face.
"Wait......"
Looking at Jon? Landau was covered with fat, and Ryan quickly flashed to the side, pulling the color bar on his head, and asked, "Who can sue me, what was the box office in the first week?" ”
"The latest statistics show that it is $109,530,000!"
Is it James who speaks? Cameron, at this time, he was not only excited, but also relaxed after the huge pressure dissipated, "Ryan, "Titanic" has set a record! We have made history! (To be continued......)