At night.

New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, a lot of people are discussing!

"Oh my God!"

"What's wrong?"

"Chicago is such a good movie!"

"I didn't expect Madonna's financial tycoon boyfriend to be so talented!"

"Yes! Ji Cheng is really amazing! ”

"It's so pretty!"

"This is the best musical I have ever seen!"

"Look at me crying and laughing."

"It's a musical show! I'm a big man who actually watched it with tears in his eyes! ”

"In the past, I was very reluctant to dance and sing in movies, but not only did I not reject the movie of that financial tycoon, but I also felt that these elements were particularly suitable in it!"

"Who says financial tycoons can't make good movies across borders? Go and see for yourselves how good this movie is! ”

"I don't know what the final box office of the movie "Chicago" is, even if it is rubbish, even if many people don't know how to appreciate it, at least I think the box office will exceed $5 million in three days! That's already a pretty big number in a revue movie! However, the movie Oriental Silver Lion can really afford this box office, and he has succeeded in cross-bordering! ”

"It's a financial elder again, and a movie master screenwriter, this person is really a god!"

In addition to the admiration of the audience, the industry insiders were stunned!

One by one, film critics expressed their views on the film in interviews with reporters.

Steven. Spielberg: "It's the most exciting, detailed, and excellent musical drama movie I've ever seen in my life!" ”

He used three "most" words in a row to describe "Chicago", so you can imagine how much this producer, this famous director who is extremely strict with film shooting, loves the movie "Chicago"!

George. Lucas, one of the four major directors of Hollywood in the 80s, was also interviewed, "I don't know about Howard. What does Bruckner mean, this is obviously a musical and dance drama that has never been seen before, and it will be difficult for anyone to surpass it in the next thirty years, why would he publicly denigrate it? Is it just because the producers fired him? Which of our directors hasn't been fired by the producer? He's so unprofessional! ”

Famous female film critic Lauren: "This film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, with an original musical color, and is an outstanding musical revue. It mainly tells the story of two beautiful women who killed their husbands, and the Chicago court in the twenties not only did not sentence them, but hyped them up and finally became famous. This is a story with a historical archetype, which sounds ridiculous in today's era of sound laws, but it is the epitome of Chicago's drunken and bottomless pursuit of fame in that era. The jazz color in the movie is strong, and the singing and dancing parts are composed of jazz dance, which can be said to reflect the sadness of reality under the cheerful singing and dancing. There is a strong irony in these songs and dances, such as the story of six imprisoned women and the lawyer manipulating the courtroom like a puppet. The song and dance part that transcends reality and the reality part that advances the plot are intertwined to make up this classic! ”

Director of "The Terminator" to fame James . Cameron also expressed his opinion: "This is a movie with sexy aesthetics among sensual dogs and horses!" ”

Francis. Ford, Coppola: "Today, Ji Cheng told us that the original revue is still filmed like this!" Although he is a layman's movie script written by a cross-border ticket, once the movie script he wrote was filmed, I couldn't even sigh after reading it! ”

One of the remaining directors of the Big Four in the 80s, Martin. Scorsese also stood up, "If yesterday, I still questioned whether a person who is engaged in finance can write a high-quality script and make a good movie, then today, I just want to say that even if Mr. Ji is not developing in the financial circle, he is still the top screenwriter and even director when he comes to Hollywood!" ”

Famous movie star Glenn. Cross: "I love this movie so much! ”

Brooke Xiaosi, who is now popular: "I used to think that Mr. Ji was a capitalist full of copper smell, but after watching the movie "Chicago", I knew that he was an artist! ”

One!

Three!

Ten!

Hollywood's many movie stars and famous directors are raving about "Chicago"!

Only a handful of these people questioned Howard by name. Bruckner and Akio Morita bombarded "Chicago" with their intentions, but everyone can see that so many people say yes, so many industry elders praise it, it is obvious that they are slapping Howard in the face. Bruckner and Akio Morita!

The two who danced happily yesterday are completely silent today!

However, the Chicago sensation didn't end with the two of them dissipating.

On the contrary, because of the active support of famous movie stars and directors in the film and television industry, more people knew about this excellent song and dance drama and began to call friends!

……

In a certain company.

A young man has had a crush on a girl for a long time.

"Janice, can I ask you out?"

"No, you can't."

"I ...... I got two tickets to Chicago. ”

"Huh? Now that this movie is hard to come by, you can actually get two movie tickets? ”

"Are you dating me?"

"For the sake of you having tickets to Chicago, I'll give you a chance."

……

in another company.

Glenn is getting ready to leave work.

Suddenly, the company goddess Lynn walked up, "Glenn, I want to ask you something?" ”

Glenn: "You ask. ”

Lynn: "I want to watch Chicago with someone I like, ...... Are you free tonight? ”

Glenn: "Free! Have free time! I'm free tonight! ”

Lynne: "Well, that's great, please help me get off work tonight, thank you, I'll treat you to coffee when I go to work on Monday!" ”

Glenn: "??? ”

……

The same scene is happening all over the United States!

If the love-hate scandal between Ji Cheng, Madonna and Aniston before the release of the movie "Chicago" made everyone interested, but it was not enough for everyone to go to the cinema to watch it, then today's excellent word-of-mouth has completely attracted countless people to the cinema!

One pass ten!

Ten to hundred!

People who have seen the movie are vying for praise!

Suddenly, more and more people rushed to the movie theater to buy a movie ticket for "Chicago", but they couldn't buy it, and some people even waited until midnight to finally buy a movie ticket!

At first, I didn't see the movie until midnight, and many people still complained a little.

However, when they finished watching the movie, their minds all changed!

"It's worth waiting so late to watch a movie!"

"yes, it was in vain that I waited most of the day to buy a movie ticket! Alas, I actually wanted to watch it again after watching it, but unfortunately the movie theater is closing! ”

"Haha, so do I!"

"I love Ji Cheng's movie!"

"I just don't know how much the box office will be tonight! The box office didn't do well on the first day, so it's time to get better today, right? ”

"It doesn't matter how much the box office is, I think the movie is good-looking."

"That's not the case, some people just think the box office is high, I like this movie so much, of course I hope more people will watch it, so I hope that the box office of "Chicago" will be higher."

"I believe in Ji Cheng, he can always surprise and frighten people in the financial industry, so the box office of the movie must be the same!"

……

The next day, all the major media and entertainment sections were full of Chicago news!

Columbia Pictures' swan song! 》

"Huaying Pictures is an instant hit: "Chicago" is born! 》

"Capital predator Ji Cheng is still overwhelmed by the cross-border crossover! 》

How did "Chicago" box office the next day? Will Ji Cheng have the last laugh? 》

Chicago: A Feast of Singing and Dancing! A carnival between Ji Cheng and Huaying Pictures! 》

"Chicago" is here! Or open a new model of Hollywood song and dance drama! 》

How good is the multi-million-dollar revue "Chicago"? 》

"Oriental Silver Lion Cross-border Creation Myth! 》

"The former king is reborn: Ji Cheng makes Columbia Pictures create glory again!" 》

One article!

Ten articles!

Thirty articles!

As long as there is an entertainment section, almost all the media are reporting it.

Since last night, the topic of "Chicago" has not stopped, and even the garbage news that no one reads at three or four o'clock in the morning is reporting.

But to everyone's surprise, on Sunday, Huaying Pictures did not announce the box office of "Chicago" on Saturday, and many people were curious!

"Haven't announced it yet?"

"What's going on?"

"I've already watched it three times, the box office should be good, right?"

"Yes, how much did this movie box office yesterday?"

"Huaying Pictures has announced how much the box office of the movie is."

"The whole American audience is waiting!"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Khan, the box office statistics are not one or two movie theaters, maybe the company is still counting with the theater chain, don't worry!"

"I'm looking forward to it!"

"I'm in a hurry!"

"Me too, I really want to know how much!"

"I don't know if I can create a box office miracle for musical and dance dramas."

"Don't you know what Ji Cheng is doing in the financial circle? Either he doesn't do it, or if he does it, it will definitely cause a sensation, and I think the box office of "Chicago" will not be bad! ”

"Let's get ready, the box office of musical and dance dramas is generally not too high, after all, it is not a popcorn movie, and it is already a very good musical and dance drama to have a box office of five million dollars in three days, not to mention that Chicago is said to have only been released in 70 or 80 cinemas in Marvel two days ago, so the box office is even more unlikely to be high, I think it is actually good to have a 4 million dollars in three days, as for 5 million dollars, it depends on luck, but when it is released in more theaters in the future, the box office will definitely gradually rise, Even to the point of an explosion. ”

"Well, the analysis makes sense."

"Agreed, don't expect to be raised, after all, it's only seventy or eighty movie theaters, and it can't be too high."

"If the box office can make $4 million in three days, I'm very satisfied."

"I think it's more than that, this movie is too good-looking, it can't be looked at with ordinary eyes, and it can't be analyzed by the box office of ordinary movies, how can "Chicago" have a box office of five million dollars three days after it opened! It's a must! ”

"Is a five-million-dollar box office possible?"

"Hanging, but not necessarily, anything is possible!"

"I'm bullish on Chicago too! The Oriental Silver Lion is invincible in the world! ”

"Great love Ji Cheng! Love Chicago! This is how a real revue movie opens! This is a true classic! ”

Many people in the film and television industry also expressed their opinions and made their own analysis and box office predictions.

For example, a certain producer of Paramount predicted a box office of $5.5 million in three days, which is quite high!

A senior executive of Michael Movies predicted a box office of $5.2 million, which is also very high!

The president of operations of Universal Pictures also guessed that he was not so bold, and only predicted a box office of $5 million in the first three days.

Fox Films is predicting a $4.85 million box office.

……

Maybe it's because Huaying Pictures didn't announce the box office on Sunday night.

Entertainment News also launched a telephone poll for the nation's major television stations, allowing the nation to predict the box office of "Chicago" in three days.

There are five voting options.

One: The box office is less than $3 million in the first three days.

Two: Three million to four million dollars box office in the first three days.

Three: Four million to five million dollars at the box office in the first three days.

Four: $5 million to $6 million at the box office in three days.

Five: Six million to eight million dollars at the box office in three days.

A lot of viewers rushed to call and vote, and they all participated!

"Pick four!"

"Uh, four is too tall, right?"

"Well, the third option is most likely!"

"I'll pick five!"

"Walter? It's only seventy or eighty movie theaters, do you choose five? Crazy, right? ”

"You're guessing!"

"Ahem, calm down, I also like the movie "Chicago", but the fifth option is really a bit impossible, not to mention that "Chicago" is only released in seventy or eighty movie theaters, even if many musical and dance dramas were premiered in hundreds of movie theaters in the past, they may not be able to get five million dollars at the box office in three days, and even fewer can reach six million, eight million? I don't think I've heard it yet! This type of movie is destined not to be too high at the box office, because people are rushing to win awards from the beginning of filming! ”

"Why can't it be? There is no upper limit to my confidence in Ji Cheng! ”

"That's right! Pick 5 and don't explain! ”

"Well, I also hope that the box office of my favorite movie is as high as possible, but the problem is not realistic, if "Chicago" premieres in hundreds of movie theaters, I will definitely choose five without saying anything, but the base of these seventy or eighty movie theaters is too small, even if the theater is full, do you think it can reach that high? Unless the midnight show is still full! Do you think it's possible? A lot of people went home and slept at midnight! ”

"Why can't it be? I went to see it at midnight and it was full! ”

"Definitely choose five, there's nothing to say!"

"That's right, I'm rooting for my queen Madonna's movie!"

"Before the Sony Pictures boss and that what Howard. Didn't Bruckner bombard the "Chicago" movie? Isn't it a big deal? Now the film is of great content. Countless people praised, why can't you slap this group of people in the face with a super high box office? Labor and management will choose five, what can you do with me? ”

Well, there are a lot of water armies invited by Huaying Pictures.

Of course, there are more audiences who really like the movie "Chicago", as well as Madonna's brain-dead fans, needless to say, what kind of personality the brain-dead fans have, one by one is like being beaten with chicken blood!

"Five!"

"I'll pick five too!"

"Yes, you can't lose in momentum! Vote for the fifth! ”

"Support Madonna! Support Ji Cheng! Support Aniston! ”

"That's right! "Chicago" is sure to create a musical and dance box office milestone! ”

As more and more people voted, many people chose the fifth option.

In the end, the statistics of the TV station came out, and a total of 13,500 people participated, which is remarkable to have so many people participating in the voting in this era when the telephone industry is not too developed.

The first option was voted by more than 1,400 people.

The second option was voted by more than 2,600 people.

The third option had the largest number of voters, reaching more than 4,200 people.

The fourth choice voted more than 3,100 people.

As for the fifth option, it was not the least, with more than 2,500 voters.

Although many people voted for the fifth option, but in fact, everyone knows in their hearts, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen at all, and the third option should be more accurate under normal circumstances, so I can only say that this is a good expectation for everyone.

……

Some senior executives of Huaying Pictures nodded slightly after seeing the TV station vote, this vote is similar to their psychological expectations, and they also hope that "Chicago" can get off to a good start and win more than $5 million at the box office, giving Huaying Pictures the first shot in Hollywood.

But today, because they were busy discussing the film schedule with many theaters, they didn't have time to count the box office with Cinemark, and they really don't know how much.

Kevin. Dodd was very nervous as a producer.

It's not just him who is nervous, but many people in the outside world are also waiting.

……

Paramount.

"Did you come out?"

"Not yet."

"Hehe, did you see the audience vote?"

"Look, it's all a bunch of laymen."

"It's really too layman, and some people think that a musical drama like "Chicago" can reach $8 million at the box office in three days? Impossible! ”

"They are just fooling, what do they know?"

……

Sony Pictures.

"How much do you think?"

"About five million dollars."

"This is more reliable, and I really want to laugh when I see so many viewers voting."

"Because they don't understand the box office."

"Yes, although I don't want to admit it, if the box office of the "Chicago" movie is very popular, it will be more difficult for us to acquire Huaying Pictures in the future."

……

Warner Bros.

"I received grapevine that Chicago has exploded at the box office!"

"Huh? Is it really possible to reach $8 million in three days? ”

"If that's the case, Ji Cheng is too terrible!"

"Hey, if it really reaches $8 million at the box office in three days, then Columbia Pictures is going to stand up again!"

……

Everyone's predictions are different!

Each studio's predictions are also different!

But what is the same is the insane attention to the box office of "Chicago"!

It's a pity that on Sunday, Huaying Pictures never released box office data.

However, just when many people woke up on Monday and were about to go to work, Huaying Pictures suddenly announced the box office data for three days after the opening of the film!

All eyes on you!

"Yikes!"

"It's coming, it's coming!"

"I'll see!"

"Shet is finally here!"

"What's the box office?"

Countless spectators flocked to it!

Countless people in the industry watched!

But when they saw the box office data released by Huaying Pictures for the first three days, everyone was stunned, and they all shouted "Salamane Bichi" in their hearts!

"How is that possible!"

"Oh my God!"

"Am I blind?"

"Jesus! Please tell me if what you see is real! ”

"This ...... Is this horse riding wrong? ”

The data released by Huaying Pictures for the first three days of painting is simply shocking!

It actually set a box office record of 10.8 million US dollars in the first three days of the show!