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Superstar - Chapter 1587

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:26:53 AM


Chapter 1587: 4 shots of sparks

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What surprised everyone was that the "Killing Hour", which received a lot of praise during the screening stage, was officially released with only 54 points in the first batch of media reviews, not only lagging far behind purely commercial films." Independence Day", not even a pass!

People originally planned to compare "Moment of Killing" with "Yihai Xiongfeng", hoping that this film can make a difference at the Oscars. No matter how bad it is, it is like the "ultimate witness" Susan Saran two years ago. Like Denn winning the Oscar nomination, the huge cast of "Killing Hour" is bound to make a difference at the awards ceremony.

But... fifty-four points? This media review really surprised many people.

In the first batch of reviews, the highest score was 80 points from the "San Francisco Chronicle", and the lowest score was 38 points from the "New Yorker". Among the most representative media, the "Chicago Sun" where Roger Ebert worked gave 60 points, and both "U.S. Weekly" and "Entertainment Weekly" gave 50 points. The New York Post "Give seventy-five points, the "New York Times" gives sixty-three points, the "Los Angeles Times" gives fifty-five points, and "USA Today" gives forty-five points...

In the end, the overall score of 21 media outlets was only 54 points.

It can be seen from the scores of various media that not only those Hugo supporters gave low scores, but even those former banned alliances were unable to give high scores. The New York Times, Chicago Sun, and The "Los Angeles Times" scores are all above average. In other words, this is a total disaster that no one can save.

As a work that discusses serious topics, but hopes to make a difference in the box office, "Yihai Xiongfeng" is undoubtedly a model of this kind. Sharp editing, dramatic plots, and brilliant performances are the key to success. But judging from media reviews, it is clear that the "killing moment" does not have any.

"The only highlight is Samuel Jackson's performance, which saved this soul-swallowing quagmire."

This comment is from Roger Ebert. "Moment of Killing" is a script adapted from a novel. The original is very exciting and has received numerous praises. The screenwriter of the movie is Aziva Gosman (The Ultimate Witness), "Batman Forever" and other works. ), logically speaking, it is highly anticipated. Unfortunately, the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Not only the media reviews, but the theater scores are not much better. Although the score of "b" is much better than that of 54 points, it can only be said to be a drop in the bucket. The theater score of "Independence Day" is also "b", and "Independence Day" is a commercial film with a very simple story, not to mention that the media review of "Independence Day" is as high as 70 points, and it is fundamental to "Moment of Killing". It is not a grade of work.

This is bad news for "Moment of Killing".

But not everything is so bad. At least the actor Cast of "Killing Hour" is very appealing. Sandra has appeared in "Speed ​​of Life and Death", "Love at Second Sight", and "Independence Day". The works sold seem to have become the new American sweethearts after Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts; while Kevin Spacey just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Samuel is currently Hollywood is second only to Denzel Washington as the most appealing black actor; plus the handsome and handsome Matthew McConaughey.

From a box office perspective, the premiere performance is still worth looking forward to.

In the end, "Moment of Killing" handed over the box office data of $7,000 for a single library in two thousand two hundred theaters, grabbing more than $15 million in weekend box office, and it also got five hundred for the premiere two days in advance. Ten thousand U.S. dollars, 20 million U.S. dollars in the first week, compared to only 40 million U.S. dollars in investment, this performance can be regarded as good.

Although it is destined to be impossible to become "Yihai Xiongfeng", bad word-of-mouth will inevitably lead to subsequent box office declines, which is estimated to be very terrible; but at least the premiere box office is still worthy of comfort-perhaps self-deception. After all, this kind of thriller crime movie with heavy themes is elusive at the box office. After all, there are still a few works that shocked the audience like "Yihai Xiongfeng" and "Seven Deadly Sins".

However, will the $15 million box office at the weekend be enough to stop "Independence Day"? This is a huge question mark.

Last week, "Independence Day" handed over 38.6 million U.S. dollars in box office, and the cumulative box office in three weeks has reached 289 million U.S. dollars. Many professionals predict that it would be difficult to prevent "Independence Day" from reaching four consecutive championships without a weekend box office of $20 million. Now it seems that "Moment of Killing" is hopeless, because even if it grabs 20 million The US dollar’s ​​weekend box office cannot beat "Independence Day."

This week’s "Independence Day" box office drop finally ushered in a "diving", a 35% drop. This is the first time since a movie was released four weeks ago that the drop has exceeded 30%. It can be seen that, After entering the fourth week of the release, the pace of "Independence Day" sweeping the box office has finally slowed down. But this is only relative to "Independence Day" itself. Compared with other commercial films, the 35% drop in the fourth week is still extremely shocking.

A 35 percent drop was that "Independence Day" grabbed 25 million US dollars in the box office, without any suspense, completed the fourth consecutive weekend box office in North America, even though the box office of the premiere weekend of "Killing Hour" was like The media predicted that the threshold of 20 million has been passed, and the result is still unable to defeat "Independence Day."

Entering the fourth week of the show, the box office on weekends is still up 25 million. "Independence Day" is on an incredible journey, easily exploding the 15 million dollar weekend box office of "Killing Hour". The victory came without suspense!

In the end, "Independence Day" not only completed four consecutive championships with the "killing moment", but also broke a series of records. First of all, "Independence Day" became the second film in the history of North American film, after "Life and Death", the second film with a box office of more than 20 million on weekends for four consecutive weeks, and "Independence Day" surpassed "Life and Death" in the fourth week of its release. At the box office of 23 million U.S. dollars, it became a new record for the box office of the fourth week of movie history.

This is a hearty and hearty victory, almost leaving competitors with no power to fight back. What is even more frightening is that the explosive power and endurance of these two films from "Life and Death" to "Independence Day" are amazing. Hugo's box office appeal has reached a new height, which is the most authentic portrayal of today's North American film market.

Anyone who wants to challenge the dominance of Hugo's box office appeal is afraid that the result will be extremely bleak. For example, "Moment of Killing".

The coming is menacing, powerful, and ambitious... But the result is fragile-the so-called hand-to-hand contact, there is no stalemate even without entanglement, there is no suspense, and the opponent is killed by a blow, there is no smoke or sparks, even Before the reaction was too late, it had already failed altogether: a complete defeat.

From the media reviews to the movie scores to the weekend box office, "Killing Hour" was almost completely exploded. What is even more shameful is that this is already the fourth week of "Independence Day" screenings, the fourth week! Joe Schumacher's ambitions were not even left in the pants.

In the face of the 25 million box office of the fourth week of "Independence Day", Joe not only lost his temper at all, but also completely lost the initiative in Barry. Then no matter what Barry decides, Joe will It's hard to shake Barry. Does "Batman and Robin" really want Hugo to play the leading role? Thinking of this result, Joe wanted to bury himself alive-like an ostrich.

The fiasco of "Killing Hour" did not cause much sensation. People seemed to be mentally prepared for the four consecutive championships of "Independence Day". Then he said "Oh", and then he didn't pursue the investigation any more. However, "Moment of Killing" had its own reputation and a complete collapse at the box office, which triggered a lot of discussion.

Because compared to the "killing moment", the fourth week of July belongs to the "Independence Day". It is not only the honor of winning four consecutive championships, but also the "Independence Day", which is a 25-day breakthrough in history. The 300 million threshold shortened this record in North American film history by a full 42 days. Forty-two days!

Even using the incredible miracle to describe it, it is not enough to express the magic and power of "Independence Day" to create this record. This is no longer just a miracle. This is a myth. In 1996, there are only twenty-five. In just a few days, it has reached a height that other movies can never touch Independence Day" is rewriting the territories of Hollywood with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers.

After the box office broke the 300 million threshold in 25 days, the pace of "Independence Day" did not stop there. The cumulative box office reached 336 million U.S. dollars in four weeks. What does this mean? This means that "Independence Day" reached its peak in North America within a month, and surpassed "The Lion King", "Star Wars" and "Forrest Gump" in one fell swoop, occupying the second place in the film history cumulative box office rankings. Location!

Now, what remains in front of "Independence Day" is the "Jurassic Park" of US$357 million, and the US$4.02 million of "Alien e.t".

As the "Los Angeles Times" said a week ago, 400 million box office is already beckoning to "Independence Day". If "Independence Day" maintains such a strong momentum, the slowest four months, the fastest one month, maybe "Independence Day" "It can create a miracle: Compared with the box office reaching 300 million US dollars in 25 days, the box office reaching 400 million within five months of the release is obviously a true myth.

However, in 1996, the news media was limited by the times and thoughts. Obviously, their insights could not truly measure the potential of "Independence Day". This movie has already attracted countless people's admiration, but in fact, this is just It's just a beginning!




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