In the final analysis, although the box office of a movie is the most important indicator of a movie's success, the factors that affect it are far more than the quality of the movie.

Publicity, inflation, fares......

There are very, very many off-market factors that will affect the box office of a movie. And the box office of a movie does not absolutely indicate its ability to make money-

Putting aside things like peripheral development, changes in the purchasing power of the currency alone or inflation have to be considered.

Therefore, in the world that Charlotte is in now, although so far, the highest-grossing movie in film history is still "Titanic", but after calculating the purchasing power of currency, what actually earns the most value through theatrical screening is an old movie-

"Gone with the Wind".

——The movie starring Vivien Leigh, originally titled "Gone with the Wind", has a considerable influence on the American folk.

At least, when it comes to the name Scarlett, many people will think of Scarlett O'Hara - that is, the name of the heroine in "Gone with the Wind" (the old Chinese translation name is Hao Scarlett) - not the blonde meat bullet Scarlett Johansson.

Of course, when the Marvel Universe begins to descend on this world, it will be difficult to say......

However, even so, the box office of Charlotte's version of "Inception" can be regarded as the top in film history.

Such a movie has a huge influence and is incomparable to ordinary commercial films-

It's like "The Matrix 2: Reloaded", if you don't compare it with "Inception", the movie has already done quite well at the box office.

However, in front of the global box office of "Inception", which has exceeded $1.5 billion, it seems to be commonplace.

"It is estimated that there will be more than one "common" commercial blockbuster this year, "The Matrix 2"-"

The famous film critic Kenneth Turan once again incarnated Charlotte in the newspaper, and also served as the great prophet,

""The Matrix Revolution 3", "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", "Harry Potter" series - it is foreseeable that these blockbusters that will be released at the end of this year originally had a chance to win the annual box office champion, however, under the super-phenomenal performance of "Inception", they can only reluctantly resign themselves to the ......"

And this prophecy was soon fulfilled—

Because of the filming with "The Matrix 2", the post-production of "The Matrix 3" was completed quickly. As the distributor, Warner also rarely delayed, and the end of this trilogy was released in October 2003.

As a result, not to mention surpassing "Inception", even the box office of "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" did not surpass.

— while it's still a masterpiece to be fair, it's becoming more and more difficult for audiences to understand because of the Wachowski brothers' increasingly pronounced philosophical—or rather non-human—tendencies.

In this case, the box office is slightly lower than the second part, which has actually become a very normal ending.

In contrast, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" performed better -

First of all, although it is a fantasy film, this movie is an adaptation of Tolkien's famous book after all, and the style is different from the beginning;

secondly, as director Peter Jackson has a very deep understanding of Tolkien's works, and when adapting them, he almost gave full play to his abilities by 300%;

In the end, it's the same work of the Ghost Party Studio-

At present, because of Charlotte's advance layout and spells, after the tempering of many commercial special effects blockbusters in a row, the special effects level of Ghost Party Studio is already the top in Hollywood.

- Even Industrial Light & Magic, who has always been a good practitioner, can only bow to Charlotte's special effects that incorporate spell cheating.

This makes all the movies produced by the Ghost Party studio have the top special effects level in Hollywood at present.

And Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" series also got the bonus of this benefit.

Coupled with the fact that Charlotte helped him optimize the rhythm of the movie, it can be said that the "Lord of the Rings" series in this world is better than the one in Charlotte's original world.

Of course, this kind of good-looking is not enough to make it counterattack "Inception", but as an adaptation of the famous novel, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" is the finale of the series, which gives it a unique advantage at the Oscars.

"At next year's Oscars, you have a big advantage!"

At the celebration party of the first week of the release of "The Return of the King" in North America, Charlotte gave Peter Jackson this analysis, which made the latter a little excited.

- After all, that's the Oscars!

"However, your Inception is also a phenomenal work this year, right?"

Peter Jackson was a little worried.

- No way, although "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" is the same work of the Ghost Party studio as "Inception", but the latter is Charlotte's "own son", and almost tied the global box office record of "Titanic", if Charlotte makes the Ghost Party studio support the latter more at the Oscars, Peter Jackson has nothing to do.

In this regard, Charlotte shook her head,

"Inception can indeed be said to be this year's film of the year, but the commercial element of this film is relatively high after all - those old guys at the Academy of Film Science and Arts will not easily compromise with commercial films if they have other options. ”

And "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" is "the other option"?

Peter Jackson somewhat understood the hidden meaning of Charlotte's words.

Charlotte nodded,

""Inception" occupies the summer file to win the box office, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" guards the Christmas file and aims for the Oscars, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World" was moved by me to May next year, this arrangement can maximize the advantages of several works. ”

"I see!"

Peter Jackson completely understood-

Indeed, when the box office has almost equaled "Titanic" and has basically been out of gear worldwide, even if "Inception" wins the Oscar, it will not be able to squeeze out more benefits.

The "Lord of the Rings" series is different, and the influence of the Oscars can still help it make more money.

- Sherlock's support for the Lord of the Rings series is more from the perspective of commercial interests.

"Since that's the case, then I'll go all out at the Oscars later!"

Peter Jackson expressed his determination and confidence to Charlotte.

- Who made the other party his boss?

And in 2003, when a lot of things happened, it ended unconsciously in the hit screening of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King......

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