"On the surface, the film seems to be telling an absurd and nonsensical life allegory. But if you dig deeper into it, you will find that the meaning is profound, and it will make you shudder, because maybe one day, you will start to worry about whether the same thing will happen around you. ”

-- Reggie, the famous film critic of the New York Times? smith

"Truman's World is a distinctive, creative film that is thought-provoking, touching, and has a heart-warming sense of humor. Hong Kong actor Leung has a complex personality in the innocence of his performance in the film, and his exaggerated comedic performance reveals touching feelings. Overall, this is definitely a good film with laughter and tears. ”

-- The Hollywood Reporter, famous film critic and film critic Richard? Schaekel

"The world we live in, if it is a TV show, we are the protagonist of the show, and we are watched by so many people outside the show, what is it like to be watched? Or the world we live in is not real at all, but a virtual world, how can we distinguish between the real and the false? This is not just a comedy or science fiction. ”

-- Los Angeles Journal film critic Jace? Evans

To be honest, the box office response of "Truman's World" in North America was not as popular as last year's "Tomb Robbery Notes". However, the famous film critics in the United States are collectively optimistic about this movie, and it is difficult to see bad reviews of "Truman's World" in the newspapers during this time.

Judging from the box office curve, the number of "Truman's World" is more stable.

Since there were close to 2,000 screening canvases at the beginning. "Truman's World" grossed $25.83 million in the first five days of the first week. The so-called no tigers in the mountains, monkeys are overlords, in this spring file where good films are scarce. "Truman's World" became the top of the North American weekly box office list as soon as it was released.

Thanks to the good word-of-mouth of media reviews and word of mouth, more and more audiences are admiring the movie, and the number of "Truman's World" in the second week has hardly dropped much, with a single-week box office of $24.92 million, winning the weekly box office champion.

The box office in the third week was $2,033, a decrease of 18.4% from the previous week, and it was the weekly box office champion for three consecutive weeks. The cumulative box office is 71.08 million US dollars.

It wasn't until the fourth week of its release that the single-week box office of "Truman's World" fell to 14.26 million, a decrease of 29.8%. Temporarily ranked second in the weekly box office list.

In the fifth week, the box office fell sharply to 4.91 million, and the theater chain began to massively reduce the number of screenings of "Truman's World".

But the situation after that was very magical, with an average box office of about 3 million per week, which lasted for 4 weeks in a row. Until the summer vacation is approaching. "Truman's World" has finally been completely released.

From its release to its final drawing, "Truman's World" actually ran out in North America for nine weeks and 59 days, almost two months, with a total box office of $102 million in North America.

The reason for this is that it has a good reputation, and there are constantly viewers who are introduced by friends to watch the movie, or some people come to watch it repeatedly. Although it does not have the fury of other fierce movies, it is full of momentum.

From the box office curve, you can see the difference between the two films. "Truman's World" has 20 more days of running time than "Notes on Tomb Robbery," but it grosses $2 million less than the latter. "Notes on Tomb Robbery" is a popcorn movie. The box office exploded in a short period of time, and it withered quickly after the explosion, the key is to see how much money can be made during the hot screening.

Kang Jianfei's two consecutive films have exceeded 100 million at the North American box office, which has attracted great attention from the American media. Because there are only about 10 films that break 100 million at the box office in the American film market every year, and two consecutive movies have a box office of more than 100 million, and they are all achieved in the spring season when the schedule is relatively poor, which is simply against the rhythm of the sky.

"There's no doubt that Kang, who hails from Hong Kong, is a very good director, and he brought a great film to American audiences this spring." - Daily Mail

"Is Director Kang going to dominate the spring file? Hopefully see his films again next spring. —Chicago Tribune

"Are Hollywood's directors busy participating in carnival parties? Why is there not a single good local film in the spring file, but Hong Kong movies are the box office champion in the spring file! -- New York Daily News

Don't forget, Kang is also the second largest shareholder of Paramount Pictures and the owner behind Oriental Films, which produced the "Terminator" series. He is familiar with the workings of the American film market and knows what audiences want to see. - Al-Ahram

"After Paramount became a shareholder in Kang, the coach was also replaced by a woman. As it turned out, the combination of Chinese shareholders and female CEOs has greatly improved Paramount's performance. Director Kang even personally created a blockbuster screenplay for Paramount, "Pretty Woman", the heroine of the film, Sophie? Marceau was also invited by Kang from France. The year before last, Paramount's "Ghost Love" sold 200 million at the box office in the United States, although the film did not sign Kang's name, but according to Robin, the film's producer and screenwriter, China actually Kang participated in the script creation of "Ghost Love". - "Variety"

"Kang was a successful director, but he was also a successful film businessman. Aside from being the second largest shareholder of Paramount Pictures, Kang has built his own entertainment empire across the ocean - OCEG (Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group), which is a behemoth integrating television stations, newspapers, publishing, records, cinemas, entertainment brokerage, film and television production and distribution. OCEG's diversified and comprehensive development model of entertainment is of reference significance to its Hollywood counterparts. -- The Washington Post

After the release of "Truman's World", the focus of people's attention was not the actor Leung Jiahui, but the director Kang Jianfei. In fact, this is also very understandable, after all, it is difficult for Eastern faces to be remembered by European and American audiences, and if you want to be famous, you must constantly brush your face.

And the United States is a money-first society, and Paramount's status as the second largest shareholder undoubtedly gives Kang Jianfei a lot of points. The film he directed has exceeded 100 million at the North American box office for two consecutive years, which is the first time in the United States.

San Marino High School, USA.

Zhou Linghua held a newspaper and pulled Yang Caini and shouted in surprise: "Caini, the newspaper said that director Kang's net worth is at least 3 billion US dollars, alas, your godfather is so rich." ”

Yang Caini had no idea about Kang Jianfei's net worth, and said: "Maybe, I don't know." ”

When Kang Jianfei first mobilized funds, he pressed the coffin book, and even mortgaged the land and real estate purchased by the previous purchase to the bank, so as to make up a huge amount of $2 billion. Thanks to the stock market crash in 87, Kang Jianfei only spent $1.7 billion to buy 37% of Paramount's shares, and then acquired Sega Games.

The market value of Paramount and Sega Games held by Kang Jianfei alone has exceeded 2.7 billion US dollars, plus the Oriental Film Company of the United States and the Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group of Hong Kong, Kang Jianfei's net worth is indeed 3 billion US dollars.

Kang Jianfei's food companies, game console factories, tourism development companies, record companies, film and television companies, department store chains and cinema chains in Chinese mainland have all been overlooked. Not to mention anything else, dozens of chain department stores alone are making money every day, which is no different from grabbing money.

Zhou Linghua sighed and said: "If only I had such a godfather, I don't have to worry about things after graduation, if I want to go to college, I want to study in college, and if I want to work, I will have a good job." ”

"I don't really want to ask him for help." Yang Caini said.

"Didn't you say your godfather loved you a lot? If you don't ask him, he will arrange it for you. Zhou Hualing said enviously.

Yang Caini leaned on the table with her chin in her small hand, and she sighed: "Actually, I don't know what to do after graduation." ”

"You have too many choices, I don't know which one to choose," Zhou Hualing said speechlessly, "By the way, after graduating from high school, do you plan to stay in the United States or go back to Hong Kong?" ”

Yang Caini said: "Maybe go back to Hong Kong, I'm not used to staying here in the United States, and I've made a friend of you after coming here for a few years." ”

Zhou Hualing paved the way for so long, just waiting for Yang Caini's words, she said her purpose: "I don't want to continue to stay in the United States, or I will go to Hong Kong with you, and let your godfather reward me with a job." ”

Yang Caini didn't want to trouble Kang Jianfei, and she couldn't bear to refuse her friend, so she could only say: "Then I'll ask my godfather first." ”

Zhou Hualing hugged Yang Caini and said with a smile: "You don't have to be embarrassed, I don't ask for any good work, just give me food." ”

The two girls chose the future in talking and laughing, and two months back, Kang Jianfei had just flown back to Hong Kong from the mainland, and the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held as scheduled. (To be continued......)