I’m in Hollywood Chapter 821: First weekend Box Office
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As a very common entertainment activity in life, United States people's movie watching mentality is also very mature, they will only choose to watch the movie based on their personal hobbies and movie reputation. The key factor in the success or failure of a movie's Box Office is always the quality of the movie, which is not related to whether the production budget is huge. This is also from "Cleopatra" and "Heaven’s Gate" many years ago to "Cutthroat Island" and "Waterworld" in recent years. ”And other films, although they have spent a jaw-dropping production budget, but still suffered the reason of Box Office's fiasco.
Before the release of "Titanic", although there is no lack of positive comments, the media's prospects for the film Box Office are almost one-sided sing, and it has created a kind of subtlety in the public's mind. This is another one like "Waterworld". Potential impressions of expensive bad movies to watch.
The midnight start of 1.56 million USD was only one-third of last month's "Mission: Impossible2", even worse than "Star Trek: First Contact" of Paramount a week ago. There is no doubt that the lukewarm pre-screening reputation and the length of the film have prevented most interested audiences from spending three hours in the midnight cinema braving the deep winter cold.
However, the next day, although the reputation of the film criticism of "Titanic" in the media did not show any reversal, the audience interested in this movie gradually began to enter the cinema.
New York, Manhattan.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Simon · Peike lined up in the ticket office of the Paris theater near Central Park on 58th Street, listening to the crowds who were also watching the movie and whispering about the new movie recently released.
Simon · Peike is not a fan. He doesn't even like to watch movies, or that time. As a working elite who just moved to Lehman Brothers as a financial analyst, he came from the bottom of United States family in order to get rid of the previous poor life, almost all his energy has been devoted to his studies and work in these years, even at this time, because of Columbia Business School's school experience He also carried a student loan of more than 30,000 USD from the bank.
However, since the original private investment company changed jobs and got the position of Lehman Brothers with an annual salary of 68000USD, the pressure on him has finally been alleviated in recent years. Under the introduction of a friend a few months ago, he also paid one A good girlfriend, named Charlotte · Davis, was pulled by this girlfriend who likes to watch movies today.
In his turn, Simon · Peker handed over the change, asked the ticket seller for the movie ticket of "Titanic", and turned and walked towards his girlfriend waving his hand.
"Hey, baby, I just heard others talking about this movie, it seems not very good, and the time is too long, it takes three hours," Simon · Peike tweeted at Charlotte holding two barrels of popcorn The movie ticket in hand said with a bit of persuasion.
Charlotte · Davis doesn't like disaster movies too, but who makes this a movie that Eric Williams strongly supports.
The once encounter was the deepest secret in the heart of Charlotte and her good girlfriend Alice. Neither woman told others easily. However, because of the encounter that year, the two of them will always subconsciously pay attention to the various trends of Eric in Hollywood, and will also subconsciously support the film that Eric values. So far, she has not been disappointed, then, occasionally disappointed once, also It's a good experience.
In the Christmas holiday, Alice returned to Colorado to spend Christmas with his parents, Charlotte can only watch this movie with his new boyfriend.
At this time, listening to the words of Simon · Peike, Charlotte rolled his eyes slightly, with a smile on his lips, and asked, "So, what movie do you say we should watch?"
Simon · Peike opened his mouth subconsciously, but did not say the name of any movie for a while. Charlotte knew that his new boyfriend was almost a movie idiot. He laughed and ignored his embarrassment. A bucket of popcorn was stuffed into his arms and said, "Okay, let's go in, it's about to start."
Although it was during the prime time, and it was still the first day of the release of "Titanic", the auditorium still seemed a bit deserted, and it could only seat less than half of the auditorium that could accommodate a hundred people. Charlotte brought his own The movie idiot boyfriend chooses a seat and sits down. The audience around them is talking in a soft voice. They can also hear the girl in the front row of a couple of middle school students who complain to their boyfriend that they should not choose this movie. The boy seems to be " The loyal fans of the "The Terminator" series said during the conversation with the girl that they were only supporting their idols.
Charlotte can think that most of the audience in the auditorium at this time was either to support the big Director like Cameron, or because of the investment in the film 215 million USD, or simply because of the overwhelming publicity of Firefly Group, this was the choice. A movie, perhaps, really interested in the film, not even one third.
Most movie theaters will have a trailer of about fifteen minutes before playing the feature film. But it may be that considering the long length of "Titanic" itself, this trailer is only five minutes, and the animated LOGO of Firefly Pictures girl releasing Firefly soon appeared on the screen.
The film began with treasure hunter Brock Lovett ’s treasure hunt on Titanic. Most viewers realized for the first time that the film used flashbacks.
Westerners generally have a very strong treasure hunt complex. Therefore, this plot did not arouse too many people. Most people in the screening room watched it with relish, and almost no one felt that the plot was redundant. .
The old gray-haired elderly Rose appeared on the treasure hunter, recalling the long-standing past, when Titanic appeared in the port of Southampton in United Kingdom like a giant body, everyone exclaimed a little .
I did n’t expect anything, but Simon Peck, who was just spending time with his girlfriend, could n’t help but straighten his back. He was surprised and said, “Is this true, it ’s amazing, I do n’t know how Out. "
Charlotte was very satisfied with Simon · Peik ’s response, and explained with a smile: "It is said that James · Cameron has completely restored the Titanic model in the movie set according to the one-to-one ratio."
Looking at the busy scene of Southampton port perfectly restored by James · Cameron on the screen, Simon · Peker couldn't help shaking his head and sighed: "No wonder it will cost 215 million USD, and the money is enough to build a real giant cruise ship. . "
In the next hour, Jack and Rose met, knew each other, and fell in love. From the perspective of the two protagonists, the film presented a panoramic view of all aspects of Titanic. The luxury, arrogance, ignorance, hypocrisy of the first class aristocrats, the Simple, cheerful, humorous, and optimistic. Although there are obvious prejudices, they also cater to the minds of most audiences.
As a senior movie fan, Charlotte can feel that the emotional scenes of Jack and Rose are slightly jerky, and many plot dialogues in the first half seem to be completely unnecessary, but with the beautiful scene of ‘flying’ on the bow of Jack and Rose , And immediately afterwards, the crew on the lookout tower shouted 'Iceberg is in front' after night, and the impatience in most people's hearts disappeared again, silently waiting for the advent of disaster.
Perhaps, no one has found that after the film describes the passengers of all classes on Titanic in detail, their emotions have been unconsciously controlled by this big ship, knowing that silence is inevitable, disaster is inevitable Occurred, some viewers still subconsciously expect some impossible miracles.
After all, the miracle did not appear.
After hitting the iceberg, Titanic began to enter the water and entered the sinking countdown.
The passengers in the first class began to evacuate, and the civilians in the lower class were abandoned. The kindness and tolerance of humanity, the ugliness and the despicable. At the moment of the disaster, it appeared in front of everyone.
If the sinking of the big ship only touches everyone ’s heart, in the last ten minutes of the movie, the tear mode is completely turned on.
Listening to Jack sentence by sentence, encouraging Rose to live bravely until he closes his eyes and can no longer speak, and finally sinks quietly into The Abyss, everyone in the theater feels a heartbreaking heart. The pain, even after Rose was rescued, did not dissipate.
Charlotte has obviously heard a faint sob in the screening room. She also felt the tears in her eyes that could not help but wiped a few times, but she could not wipe it off, and the body was also subconsciously facing her boyfriend. Lean on.
Simon · Peike didn't speak, but his eyes were red and he put an arm around his girlfriend quietly.
Until old age Rose returned to his dream in his dream, the sound of the music at the end of the film sounded, and everyone's emotions did not relax.
After three hours, if it is another movie, perhaps most of the audience ’s first reaction is to get up and leave the cinema in a hurry when the end caption rises, but this time, no one got up, everyone They all sat quietly in their seats, letting the voice of Tian Lai singing like Celine Dion reverberate in the auditorium.
It's eleven o'clock from the opening auditorium. The lobby of the Paris theater is still brightly lit. Charlotte softly leans on Simon · Peike. The two hug each other and walk out, casually glancing Around, I found that there were many couples with red eyes around them like this. I do n’t know why this situation. Some of the nerves of Charlotte were sent out, so she could n’t help but laugh, and then she began to worry again. stand up.
Originally, she did n’t expect much from "Titanic", she just wanted to support the movies that Eric valued, but at this time, she realized that the media that criticized "Titanic" before Nonsense, although there are some flaws, but there is no doubt that this is a very good movie, it should definitely not be treated with the indifference now, and should never be.
I made up my mind. Simon · Peike drove her back to the apartment in Midtown. Although her boyfriend had a little expectation in her eyes, Charlotte rejected her boyfriend ’s intention to stay tonight. Charlotte returned to his apartment, picked up the cordless phone and dialed the phone of the good girlfriend Alice in his hometown in Colorado, while turning on the computer in the living room.
"Hey, Alice, did you go to" Titanic "?" The phone was connected. Charlotte went to the subject while operating the computer mouse, saying something there, Charlotte could n’t wait to say: “No, you must To see this movie, definitely, this is definitely a great movie. Do you remember the comment of 《The New York Times》 on "Titanic" some time ago, I can tell you now with certainty that this is indeed comparable to "Gone with the Wind" "Masterpiece."
The two exchanged ideas, hung up the phone, and Charlotte turned her attention to the computer screen. She had opened the discussion area opened for Titanic by the Yahoo forum.
At this time, the discussion area is also hot. Unlike the media who have not seen the film and unanimously expressed the difference in singing, most of the Yahoo "Titanic" discussion area is the audience who have seen the film, this group of people The response is also more real and intuitive.
"oh God, I actually cried out for such a plot of dog blood movie, oh God, this should not be true."
"Rose is so beautiful, why have n’t I heard of this Actress named Rachel · Weisz, do you know which movies she played?"
"The ending song is really nice, and, did you notice that the song was written by Eric Williams in person."
"I have already bought the tickets for tomorrow night, I will check it again."
"The shot of Jack and Rose standing on the bow of the ship is really fantastic. I really want to collect such a poster. I do n’t know if Firefly will come out of such surroundings in the future. Well, maybe I can secretly bring camera next time. Go in and take a picture. "
"Take two and send me one."
"Take three and send me one."
"Take four photos and send me one."
"..."
Charlotte browsed the posts on the page. She was also very impressed with the shots of Jack and Rose flying on the bow. She noticed the above topic, so she tapped in and looked at the uniform replies below. He smiled, looked at the number of posts, and joked a few words on the keyboard: "Take 109, send me one."
Exit the theme and go back to the main page. Charlotte has roughly browsed the posts on the previous pages. Most people praised "Titanic". Some posts that criticized the film caused a lot of fandom. Crusade.
Slightly rationalized, Charlotte logged in to her Yahoo account, opened the posting page, and began to weigh her own movie watching experience. Although she did n’t have the talent to write movie reviews, she still wanted more People know how great this movie is and no one should miss it.
"Before watching this movie, I also had doubts about the film's length of up to three hours. I don't understand why Firefly would allow James · Cameron to make a commercial blockbuster like this."
"However, at this moment, I suddenly understood a lot of things. Every minute of this movie is indispensable. Although the shipwreck scene only accounts for one third of the whole movie, James · Cameron Created a perfect 'you are there' atmosphere for us. Through more than an hour of panoramic display of the scenery of various people on the boat after the sailing of Titanic, we will take us back to the epic giant wheel of the year again. Unconsciously immersed in it, so when disaster strikes, we will also experience the life and death of all the characters in the film more deeply and profoundly, which is why many people will be deeply moved after watching the film. "
"The disaster scenes in the second half of the film are even more impressive. The simple and sincere farewell of Jack is tearful, and the look of Rose looking at the sky is even more distressing."
"The handsome Leonardo DiCaprio and the beautiful Rachel · Weisz brought us a very wonderful performance, they are all very good Actor, especially the natural kind of Rachel · Weisz The noble temperament makes people wonder whether she was originally from the United Kingdom noble family. "
"Finally, that song," My Heart Will Go On ", Celine Dion ’s natural voice is so enthralling, I even think that Eric Williams is just for this song, and spares no effort to support the James · Cameron lavish budget, Create a perfect, sad dream. "
"For this movie, I ca n’t give more praise. I just sincerely hope that everyone can give up the prejudice that the media has caused this movie before and walk into the cinema. Believe me, you will never be disappointed. . "
Checked the general, click to send the post, Charlotte refreshed several times, a series of replies quickly appeared below the topic.
At this time, the entire United States, after watching "Titanic", was deeply fascinated and could not wait to recommend it to her, far more than Charlotte, similar to Charlotte, which spontaneously promoted "Titanic" and Fans recommended to those around them are not commonplace.
With the large-scale release of "Titanic", a large number of North America media no longer seize the high budget of the film, but turn their attention to the quality of the film itself.
While the movie has been passed on among the fans who have watched it, the reputation of the movie has also started to pick up.
“First of all, I have to admit that I went to watch this movie with a strong prejudice. I always feel that Hollywood has already gone crazy in the investment of big production films. Although after watching this movie, I still uphold this view, but I have to say that James · Cameron is really his genius. "Titanic" perfectly restores all the details of this giant ship in the near-demanding details, and brings us an affectionate and A tragic love story. "
"The so-called tragedy is to break the perfect thing for people to see. James · Cameron did it perfectly in three hours, but at the same time, he did not take away all our hopes, the film The details of life of the middle-aged and old Rose, the photos, the goldfish, are showing us her deep love for life. "
"..."
Long Island, in Southampton Manor.
Eric ignored the changes in the attitude of the outside world to "Titanic", and accompanied women and children to spend the coming Christmas with peace of mind.
It's just that there is an extra number every day on the white writing board in the study.
No. 19: 1.56 million USD (midnight field)
No. 20: 8650,000 USD.
No. 21: 9670,000 USD.
No. 22: 9300,000 USD.
Three days on the first weekend, "Titanic" accumulated Box Office 29 180,000 USD (To be continued.)