Chapter 1550: Unstoppable
Simon returned to North America, and after the lively Thanksgiving Day on November 25, the 1999 inter-Thanksgiving weekly film schedule also concluded.
From November 19 to November 25, the most popular movie at the end of the year, "Cylinder 2", lived up to expectations.
In the first week of the painting, this super bombshell with a total budget of US$240 million not only easily achieved the threshold of breaking the 100 million yuan in the beginning, but also went further. The box office in the end reached US$130.65 million in seven days, leading the way.
After the DC Cinema Universe was formed, Warner launched two separate series, "The Flash" and "Cylinder", although Simon was invited to take charge of the control, the box office has always been the lowest in the entire superhero series.
This time, "Cylinder 2" started with 130 million yuan. In addition to a normal outbreak under the further accumulation of popularity in the DC movie universe over the years, it is actually a Warner Bros.'s own team gradually figured out how to play the superhero project.
In fact, it's simple, cross-over.
Whether it is a comic fan or a passerby audience, just like ordinary consumers in other fields, they always hope to see more superheroes in superhero movies.
Therefore, even for copyright reasons, the three giants did not appear in the film in "Cylinder 2", but with the newly joined Aquaman and Mars Hunter, the popularity of the film has been greatly increased and further feedback to the box office.
Of course, the basis for adding amount is still the quality remains unchanged.
In general, the success of "Cylinder 2" and the high quality of the DC Cinema Universe series are indispensable, along with the newly added roles, and the unremitting marketing of Warner Bros.
Being impacted by "Cylinder 2", you can imagine the trends of other films.
The second place on the list is not last week's "007 Casino Royale", but "Racing Movement".
The following week of release, under the strong pressure of "Cyborg 2", "Cyborg 2" fell by 37%. Considering that this is the hottest Thanksgiving Day, it once again demonstrated the strong impact of "Cyborg 2" on the market. "Cyborg 2"'s final box office was US$40.01 million in the second week, and the cumulative total of over 100 million in two weeks, reaching US$103.56 million.
Although it fell deeply the next week, it was expected to surpass "007 Casino Royale".
Moreover, next, "Casino Royale" will only be more weak when facing other new films in the subsequent Christmas season, but "Carsino Royale" can earn box office relatively steadily, and even if the start is not as good as "Casino Royale", the local total box office is expected to exceed 200 million US dollars, but there is no problem.
In addition, the popularity of "Carsole" is gaining more and more attention, even "Cylinder 2" can only sigh.
The peripheral results of the DC Cinema Universe series are of course good, but, anyway, they are really film-comparable and cannot be compared.
The third place is "Casino Royale 007". Compared with "Carsino Royale", which has a good control of 37% weekly decline due to the theme, "Casino Royale 007" fell 51% the next week, directly halved, and the single-week box office also dropped to US$36.8 million, with a cumulative box office of 111.91 million.
Although the local total box office still surpasses "Racing Movement", there is no comparison in the future.
The fourth-place "Air Force One" fell by 56%, earning 20.04 million US dollars the following week, with a cumulative box office of US$65.73 million. The trend is as expected, with the local area being about 80 million to 100 million.
Immediately afterwards.
The box offices of the fifth and sixth films are quite close.
First, "The Genius Ripley", which ranked fifth, was hit by "Cyborg 2" in the third week. The weekly decline reached 46%, and it closed at another $10.78 million, barely saving the box office of tens of millions, with a cumulative box office of $63.54 million. Similar to "Air Force One", the same box office range of $80 million to $100 million.
Of course, the cost of the two is 80 million and the cost of the other is 30 million. Considering the cost difference, it is considered a loneliness.
The sixth place is "The Ghost Nun". In its fourth week of release, after a 53% deep drop last week, even if it was hit by "Cyborg 2", the decline this week was relatively considerable, at 37%, and it closed at another $9.17 million, with a cumulative box office of $111.06 million.
According to the current trend, the total box office volume of around US$130 million in North America, coupled with the outstanding feedback from the market released outside Shanghai, this latest branch series of the Soul Cinema Universe has been established very easily.
The last and perhaps sensible American version of "The Strange Tale of the Girls" was released in the fifth week. The box office volume of a single week is only 2.32 million US dollars, with a cumulative box office of 59.26 million US dollars.
The film is expected to end before the release of a new wave of blockbusters on December 10. The box office of over 60 million is quite profitable compared to the total production and promotion costs of US$15 million.
Not only that, based on the feedback from overseas markets that have opened the paintings, it is expected that the size is comparable to that of the local area, and the global total box office is expected to be more than US$120 million.
For a small film, the global box office exceeded 100 million, which is a very impressive achievement.
After Thanksgiving on November 25, the box office week was followed. Although there was no new film released, considering that this is the Thanksgiving weekend, most people are still resting. It is expected that the box office volume of the new week will be very considerable.
After this week, the box office volume of North America will be basically clear.
On Thanksgiving Weekend, in addition to the film market, the most popular thing is undoubtedly the restart of the Victoria's Secret Show on November 27.
At the moment when the global warming trend has not yet appeared, at the end of November, the daytime temperature on the east coast of the United States was already below zero degrees. On November 27, snow happened to be falling, not heavy, but it undoubtedly brought inconvenience to people's schedule.
Except for the Lesington Avenue Arsenal in Midtown Manhattan.
In order to occupy a better position, someone even set up a tent near the Lesington Avenue Arsenal a few days in advance. When Saturday came that day, it was completely blocked from the morning. When the Manhattan police saw that the coordination of traffic was fruitless, they could only remind vehicles everywhere to go around.
Because he was very obedient and capable, he was favored by Chen Qingxiao. Yu Xiaomin, who came to the United States to join in this lively event, reminded the team around him that he came here more than an hour in advance, but he still found that he was late.
In fact, it is mainly for negotiation and exploration of the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon. This is just to get an invitation letter, which is also a reward from Chen Qing.
It's five o'clock in the afternoon.
The winter is short, and coupled with the surrounding steel jungle, night has already risen near the arsenal.
I originally thought the atmosphere was good on snowy days, so I planned to take some photos from here and send them back to China as a press release. After all, it is not easy to take photos when entering the venue.
However, looking at the crowded crowds around, I will give up for the time being.
Didn't give up.
Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, when there is no one here, I will still come here to add a few more photos. Anyway, this kind of small details will not be noticed in China. As long as the public sees a title like "Yu Xiaomin attends the Victoria's Secret Show", it is enough.
He brought two followers along the narrow passage coordinated by the Victoria's Secret team to the front of the main gate of the arsenal. Yu Xiaomin was attracted by many high-rise signs at a glance, with words asking for tickets on it, and someone directly marked the price.
Looking at the VIP invitation letter of the VIP party on one of the signs, asking for a ticket price of $30,000 on the sign, Yu Xiaomin almost wanted to be a scalper.
This is more than 200,000 yuan.
Before coming, Chen Qing gave her a VIP invitation letter for the show and party so lightly. She didn't feel anything at the time. Even after a private check, the official ticket for the show was $1,000 and the VIP invitation letter was $10,000. Moreover, the latter can only apply and is not sold publicly. The official reviews whether the invitation letter will be given. That is to say, if you want to spend money, you may not be able to buy it, and it depends on the person.
However, at that time, I didn't feel much.
It was not until the price of $30,000, which was equivalent to more than 200,000 yuan that Yu Xiaomin truly realized how rare the invitation letter in his shoulder bag was.
When he arrived at the door, only Yu Xiaomin was able to enter, and the ticket inspection and security inspection seemed very strict.
Yu Xiaomin patiently cooperated with the inspection, but once again couldn't help but think that the young blonde girl holding the sign just now looked good, but she didn't seem to be the kind of person who could afford 30,000 US dollars.
What's more, does not VIP invitation letter need to be reviewed? When she entered the door just now, because it was a VIP invitation letter, the ticket inspector also specially entered a number on the invitation letter, which seemed to be checking her identity.
Chen Qing must have greeted this matter, but it should not be so easy for others to transfer it.
After thinking about it this way, after entering the door, he followed the leading staff here to the show hall and saw that she was a VIP invitation letter. He also said that he could go to the lounge to wait, so of course Yu Xiaomin would not refuse.
In addition to watching the show, what is more important tonight is socializing.
Moreover, Yu Xiaomin now has another identity. She is no longer just a video blogger on the Tube platform from China, but also the producer of the latest documentary "The Grand Canyon of the Yarlung Zangbo River" that she had negotiated with Daenerys in Los Angeles a few days ago. Well, Hollywood is called a producer, and it is actually the same.
In short, this identity can be used well.
The lounge that was specially reserved for VIP customers was not big. Obviously, others would not come too early like Yu Xiaomin. After all, the show started at 7 o'clock in the evening, and there was still more than an hour.
Of course, not without it.
For example, a former golden retriever real estate tycoon said the word "fore" is because the other party has completely left the real estate industry and has been invited out decently. Now it is mainly engaged in media and entertainment, and occasionally publishes books, but this time it comes over early.
Listening to the other party chatting with someone, Yu Xiaomin learned that the man was visiting his daughter to walk the catwalk, with a proud tone in his tone.
The two sides also talked a few words.
Yu Xiaomin didn't mean to have in-depth contact, mainly because she felt that this person was very unreliable.
Besides, there is also some color.
Chen Qing reminded her more than once, and her words were very straightforward and asked her to "keep" for a certain man. Yu Xiaomin did not resist this, because in recent years, he has been increasingly able to appreciate the terrifying power that Chen Qing has in China. And so on, the man behind Chen Qing can even imagine.
Finally, Yu Xiaomin had a great chat with Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of the famous "VUGUE" magazine.
When he learned that Yu Xiaomin was not only a famous blogger on the Tube platform, he would also be responsible for the production of a documentary with the sisters of "Mount Everest" that is still being released, and confirmed that the other party was not playing tricks, Wentour seized the opportunity very sensitively and invited the other party to chat later, perhaps an interview program could be done.
Of course Yu Xiaomin would not refuse.
As he socialized like this, he occasionally noticed that Wentour brought a cautious assistant who was obviously looking forward to the next show when he walked in. Yu Xiaomin probably understood a small problem he had just been confused about.
Obviously, the person who raised the sign outside the arsenal should have been an assistant or the like, and maybe it was not impossible to adapt here, maybe it was to receive another review.
Anyway, these have nothing to do with her, a girl who is not considered to be considered an accidental intrusion by relying on her own strength.
As the show was about to begin, everyone entered the show hall one after another. Yu Xiaomin discovered another acquaintance who was considered a fellow villager, Jiang Anqi, the heroine of "Hurricane Rescue", and one of the heroines of the martial arts blockbuster "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that also caused a good response in the United States. Jiang Anqi played Murong Fu's cousin Wang Yuyan.
Since I encounter it, I must say hello.
Yu Xiaomin just envied that this girl is so beautiful, with a water-like temperament. Not only does it make Eastern and Western audiences feel pity for "Hurricane Rescue", but it is also much more in line with those Hong Kong versions. Moreover, it is inevitable that Jiang Anqi's relationship with a big figure is obviously very sure.
Going further, Yu Xiaomin was a little excited, wondering if the big shot would appear tonight.
It's logical that it won't be possible. After all, it was Thanksgiving a few days ago, and the other party should be in Los Angeles.
Chapter completed!