Hollywood Road
Chapter 712
The shooting incident in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has profoundly changed the film screening industry in North America. For all the new films released this weekend, even for all age films such as "mean me 2", the audience can''t wear any strange clothes, let alone helmets or masks. For example, Gru''s frozen gun toys around the film, they can''t carry them Bring me in.
All possible risk factors should be isolated from the cinema.
As for "city of darkness", which is still shown in cinemas, the security check is even more strict. Anyone who is associated with the appearance of a magician is not allowed to enter.
Influenced by the shooting incident in front of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood, the North American box office of "dark city" also continued to decline.
One weekday before the weekend, the box office of "city of darkness" on weekdays had fallen below one million dollars. Although it had been shown in North America for 12 weeks, it was the first time.
The negative effect naturally continued to this weekend. With the addition of the weekend effect, the box office revenue of "dark city" on Friday rose to more than $2.2 million, but compared with the previous Friday, the decline was as high as 65%. On Saturday, the growth momentum of "dark city" continued to slow, with a single day harvest of nearly $3 million. On Sunday, the box office revenue of "dark city" was up to $2.2 million Normal decline, reported $2 million.
Over the three days of the weekend, "dark city" reaped $7.22 million in North America, down 63% compared with last weekend, which also created the biggest weekly box office drop since the release of "dark city" in North America.
However, "dark city" is still ranked fifth in the North American box office list, and the North American box office has finally crossed the $700 million threshold, reaching a total of $736.8 million.
But there is still a huge gap compared with the $760 million box office record of avatar.
In the current situation, dragged down by the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, it is almost impossible for "dark city" to surpass "Avatar" in the North American box office.
These unexpected situations are not controlled by Murphy or any film company. The film industry is always affected by the social environment.
Fortunately, the shooting of the Chinese Grand Theater in Hollywood has the largest negative impact in North America, which is much worse than that overseas. Except for some countries and regions in Europe, the city of darkness has not been significantly affected in most overseas markets, and the market trend is still stable.
The screening market of "dark city" outside North America has increased to more than 120 countries and regions. After the first weekend of July, it once again won 21.8 million US dollars from many overseas markets. With the 7.22 million US dollars gained in North America at the same weekend, the total number of ticket rooms reached 2.193.74 billion US dollars.
This global box office figure has finally announced that "dark city" has surpassed the $2186.77 million of "Titanic", and has become the second place in the global box office ranking just like the North American box office ranking.
Similarly, there is still a long way to go between "dark city" and "Avatar", which is ranked first in the global box office ranking, with the US $2778.97 million. Under the situation that the North American market is seriously hit, it is very difficult to surpass "Avatar" at the global box office.
Murphy and 20th century fox can only hope that in the long run, the box office trend of "dark city" can go very steady, otherwise there is no chance to surpass "Avatar".
In fact, Murphy knows very well that if "dark city" is shot with 3D technology, 35% of the screen versions are shown in North America, and overseas regions, especially some countries, make full efforts to promote the 3D version, maybe "dark city" will surpass "Avatar" in the end.
However, there is another possibility, because the picture style and action design of the film are extremely not suitable for 3D. Once 3D technology and large-scale 3D version are adopted, the reputation of "dark city" may collapse, and it is impossible to draw a magic box office trend.
Even if it''s only possible, Murphy still doesn''t do it. On the one hand, there''s no need for him to raise the ticket price, stink his reputation and reduce the so-called style. Compared with the extra box office, the reputation and appeal of Murphy Stanton is more important and more difficult to establish. He has paid more than ten years for this!
On the other hand, it is secondary, but it also has a certain impact, because Murphy used to be the victim of this kind of 3D film which was not suitable for using 3D technology, but just to improve the ticket price.
It must have been that era, like him, watching "Batman vs Superman" and "spy 5" people will feel the same.
"Batman vs. Superman" does not say what the content is, the original black picture can be described as a mess after using 3D.
If this is tolerable, when it comes to watching spy 5, 3D brings more than destruction, which makes 3D movies stink among senior fans.
I remember when he was in college, he was still crazy about black movies. A senior classmate recommended a spy film, because that classmate always played games, and thought it was very powerful, absolutely close to the real agent''s feeling. This film was "the identity of Bourne", and the domestic translation at that time was called "spy film".The first time Murphy saw the spy series, he was shocked by the shaking picture and the sound of the full screen snapping bones. It''s no exaggeration to say that the camera is really comfortable, not dizzy at all. On the contrary, the later one called "mystery of floating city" is also a hand-held video, which makes him feel sick.
It''s not only the mood, but also the physiological reaction. I have to admire the shooting skills of some directors, but I don''t want to make you dizzy.
So, when he first entered Hollywood, Murphy also considered the spy series, but he started too late. The film copyright of Bourne''s identity has long been bought away, and he was still a Hollywood giant, so he had to die.
The first three of this series are absolute classics. They are representative works of hand-held photography commercial films. Unfortunately, the following ones
Especially the fifth one, it''s absolutely speechless.
At that time, when the film was released, that classmate had already gone abroad for further study. They just had contact occasionally. One day, Murphy suddenly received a message from each other, and then said a lot of emotional experiences he didn''t care about with foreign girls. He casually dealt with them.
Back to hang up, the other party suddenly said he watched "spy 5".
Murphy told me at the time, don''t be a fucking spoiler. That classmate said that this film is really coming back. The lens is not good. It''s absolutely the style of the first trilogy of spy film. When I watch the film, it''s so cool that I feel like vomiting. It''s all close ups.
Murphy asked him, are you watching 3D? Can you feel sick?
That student said, how can this film have 3D? Funny! There''s no 3D version. I feel like vomiting in 2D. It''s cool.
Murphy praised it directly, but envied it. After all, we still have to wait a month for it in China. I just hope that the film makers will not make 3D version.
That classmate said, how is it possible to make 3D? The 3D version on this film will kill people
Then "spy 5" was shown, and Murphy was ready to buy a ticket to see it for the first time. Suddenly I found that it was really 3D. I searched all over the city where my school was located, and there was no 2D version in any cinema. Then I went to the Internet to find out if there was no 2D version in another city nearby. It was all 3D!
He really doesn''t know what the film''s side thinks. Yes, 3D tickets are expensive, and you can get more money by dividing the bill. After all, universal pictures made a 3D version of "speed and passion 7" and made a lot of money here. But have you considered the shooting style of "spy film"? Did you watch it yourself when converting to 3D copy?
This is an insult to the director and the audience. You have reason to say that you are a full Standard Version. The poster says that, but does the cinema have 2D layout?
So, looking at tired, want to vomit, fell asleep, vomit, very disgusting, dizzy to death, disgusting want to sleep Can the style and rhythm of spy make the audience fall asleep?
It''s not because the audience can''t believe that the 2-hour video combination of Murphy and the 3-day video doesn''t work well.
There is a situation, whether once or now, is going on. The development speed of 3D in East Asia is far faster than that in North America!
The number of 3D screens in Asia accounts for more than 70% of the total number of screens, and has increased year by year. North America accounts for about 35%. At present, it has reached the bottleneck stage, and has a downward trend year by year.
I believe many people know how the high proportion of 3D screens in Asia came about. In the last year of college, Murphy would be particularly moved to find a screen showing 2D movies in the cinema. The film side said that the 3-4 audience would not watch 3D, so please don''t treat the audience as a fool, OK? Another said that 3D is for anti-theft version. He wanted to ask the person who said this, do you believe it?
Once 3D technology destroyed all his expectations of the spy series.
Therefore, in films that are not suitable for 3D technology, Murphy will not touch 3D.
He won''t let the inferior 3D version destroy the gold lettered signboard he has worked hard to build for decades.
The box office of "city of darkness" in North America has declined sharply. After the shooting of China Grand Theater in Hollywood, it can be said that everyone expected it, but there are always some unexpected situations in the world.
On Monday afternoon, Murphy read the latest statistics of dark city in North America and abroad sent by Fox in the 20th century. Just as she was going to walk around the garden, she received a call from Bill Rossi.
"Robert just got the news from the police." "The magician has committed a crime again!" he said