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Superstar - Chapter 1598

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:26:22 AM


Chapter 1598: Record refresh

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After US$508.2 million, "Independence Day" set a new record in North American film history, and did not stop. Although it no longer has the ability to compete for the weekend box office championship again, the weekly box office data is still the same. It can bring surprises, which makes the "Independence Day" projection front continuously stretched.

Originally, Twentieth Century Fox planned to be released for 22 weeks, but due to the still very good box office performance, major theaters voluntarily requested to continue the screening, which made Twentieth Century Fox decided to extend it to twenty-five weeks, and finally extended it. Until the twenty-eighth week, it was finally offline. From its premiere on July 3, it was not until the second week of January 1997 that "Independence Day" was officially offline. Such a strong momentum made people speechless.

In the end, "Independence Day" won a box office of 535 million U.S. dollars during the seven-month screening cycle!

This data is not just as simple as more than 500 million-"Alien e.t" barely crossed the 400 million threshold with two rounds of screenings, and only got 402 million US dollars; but now "independent" "Japan" not only broke the 500 million firmament, but also far exceeded the 500 million baseline, and data that was enough to 535 million U.S. dollars once again refreshed people's bottom line.

Such an absolute strength has convinced all competitors, "Independence Day" can definitely be called "the summit of the summit, and a glimpse of the mountains" at this time.

Just as "Independence Day" swept through the army in North America, the overseas market also burst out with endless energy. After realizing the huge energy of this work, various countries and regions around the world asked for the introduction of this work, which made "Independence Day". In the end, it was fully released in 76 countries and regions around the world, setting a new record for a film to be released on a global scale.

"Independence Day" has set a new record of over US$10 million in the box office of the premiere weekend in 18 countries and regions around the world. The box office of the UK, the United States, and Japan all exceeded US$20 million. The premiere results achieved in 61 countries and regions have broken the previous record in the region. Such a strong momentum continued from August to the midsummer of 1997, bringing this alien invasion of the earth into a mighty wave. The turbulence lasted for more than a year, and the burst of energy was enough to rival "Jurassic Park" and "Star Wars"!

Among the 76 countries and regions, the final box office of 17 countries and regions exceeded 10 million U.S. dollars. Except for Africa, Japan, South Korea and China in Asia, Argentina and Brazil in South America, Australia in Oceania, the European powers, and the box office have passed the threshold of 10 million. In as many as 54 countries and regions, they have created the best box office results in film history in the region. It can be said that they are harvested in all corners of the world. The fruits of victory.

It's so strong, it's not much better than that of North America.

Among the many overseas regions, Japan is undoubtedly the most accepting of Hollywood movies. Many Hollywood commercial films always get excellent box office here. This time is no exception. Following the "Independence Day", the Japanese premiere was refreshed here. After the new box office record, the film made great progress. In the end, Japan successfully became the largest box office in the overseas market on Independence Day. The box office of up to 160 million U.S. dollars created the highest box office in Japanese film history, even in the United States. It is also an incredible result.

The magnificence and magnificence of computer special effects in "Independence Day" has made the Japanese market react collectively. Their rich manga works have the possibility of being put on the big screen, and the audience's pursuit of this work can even be used as "fanatic". It is described that Hugo has become the most popular star in Japan in one fell swoop. Millions of girls regard Hugo as their dream lover. Such a powerful momentum even faintly surpasses the United States.

In addition to Japan, this time the box office performance of the German market has brought a huge surprise, becoming one of the only two overseas regions with a box office of over 100 million in the world. This is really unexpected to many people.

But imagine carefully, the "Schindler's List" was enthusiastically sought after in Germany at the beginning, and the later "Speed ​​of Life and Death" and "Pulp Fiction" also performed well here. More importantly, Berlin has always been known as Hugo's blessed land, whether it is "before sunrise" or "walking on death row", has been enthusiastically sought after here, and the respect for Hugo on this land has reached a whole new level.

In the end, “Independence Day” won US$119 million in Germany. Although this performance is not as shocking as Japan’s, it is also the highest box office in German film history. More importantly, Germany actually surpassed it. In the United Kingdom, Italy, France and other countries and regions, they have achieved such an incredible box office and become the runner-up of the annual overseas box office of "Independence Day". This is a huge surprise.

Similar to the United States, Germans have a new understanding of their country's box office potential.

In addition, the UK, which made history at the premiere, is not to be left behind. In the end, "Independence Day" received a box office of 93 million US dollars here, which is so close and so far from the 100 million threshold, although it has not been able to become the United Kingdom. The first film in film history to break 100 million at the box office, but this performance is still the most outstanding work in the UK.

The top three overseas box offices of "Independence Day" were Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom. This result was a surprise, but it was also an expected result.

France has brought a huge surprise. It contributed 80 million U.S. dollars in the box office, even surpassing Australia’s 48 million, Italy’s 46 million and Brazil’s 33 million. "The third place in the overseas box office really brought a huge surprise.

It is worth mentioning that in the Asian region, "Independence Day" has been enthusiastically sought after. In addition to Japan, South Korea handed over 16 million US dollars in the box office. country. delicious. Hong Kong's income is 11 million U.S. dollars, China. country. tower. Gulf income is 10 million U.S. dollars, China. country. big. Lu's thirteen million dollars made everyone admire.

After the global outbreak, "Independence Day" took 720 million U.S. dollars in overseas box office, easily breaking the previous record of 626 million U.S. dollars in overseas box office held by "Jurassic Park"!

Following North America, "Independence Day" also created a whole new history on a global scale.

Prior to this, there were only two works that passed the 400 million threshold at the overseas box office. One was the "Lion King" with an overseas box office of 564 million, and the other was the "Jura" with an overseas box office that exceeded the 600 million threshold. Ji Park".

In fact, even if the overseas box office exceeds 300 million, you can only add "Alien e.t", "Forrest Gump", "Terminator 2", "Star Wars", and "Schindler's List". , "Life and Death Hour" and other six works.

At the moment in 1996, the degree of development of the overseas film market lags far behind North America, and even the North American market cannot imagine a scene with a box office of over 500 million. On the whole, the global film market has not yet entered a truly developed stage. In the current situation, it is a huge achievement that the overseas box office can exceed 300 million US dollars, and Hugo alone owns "Schindler's List" and "Life and Death". The box office has exceeded 300 million. From this perspective, Hugo's global box office appeal even exceeds that of North America.

This time, "Independence Day" set off a frenzy around the world with the powerful momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers, which changed the course of history in a true sense. Following the miracle in North America, it has surpassed the threshold of 400 million and 500 million in overseas markets. Easily left behind the original record holder of "Jurassic Park" and burst out with incredible explosive power and endurance. After surpassing the historical record of 626 million overseas box office, he worked hard. Continue to make breakthroughs, directly surpassing the 700 million sky moats, and once again writing a new chapter in the global film market.

700 million U.S. dollars, this is another field that no one has ever reached before. There are only two works with more than 400 million yuan, but now "Independence Day" stands in the world of 700 million box office, establishing a newcomer. You must do your best to have a monument that can catch up, and leave your own mark in the annals of history with an unforgettable posture.

As a result, "Independence Day" swept US$1.25 billion worldwide, surpassing "Jurassic Park" without any suspense, and became the new champion of global box office film history, even more shocking. The thing is, this is also the first film in the history of the film to break one billion dollars at the box office!

No work has ever been able to get a billion dollars in the box office before, even "Jurassic Park" is not good. The one billion threshold is still close to 45 million. It seems that it is not far, but it is a huge difference. Even the "close" level has not been reached.

Now, "Independence Day" has created a whole new history, officially marking the beginning of the billion-dollar era in movie box office history, and "Independence Day" has not only crossed the one billion threshold, it has reached more than 1.25 billion. Wan’s box office performance has made all film practitioners around the world cheer, because it not only means that the film’s box office ceiling is opened, all practitioners will benefit; it also means that as an important part of culture, film has its social impact Power is reaching a new height, and the film industry will receive more attention and attention in the future.

The success of commercial films drives the attention of films, and then promotes the development of art films, so that the film industry can advance. This is the greatest success of "Independence Day"!

But for 20th Century Fox, an investment of 100 million U.S. dollars is not a problem, a remuneration of 20 million U.S. dollars is not a problem, and millions of high publicity expenses are not a problem. Their investment in exchange for a handsome return, North America 500 million. This is just the beginning of the box office of China and the world's 1.2 billion box office. Next, the surrounding movies, video tape rentals, TV station copyrights, and even theme parks are the real big profits. It belongs to the huge victory of Fox in the 20th century. After the "Independence Day" went offline, the curtain just kicked off.

This is a perfect summer, only belongs to "Independence Day"!




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