Chapter 687： strong confrontation

687 strong confrontation

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The good reputation of "Love First" among film critics and audiences has made professionals optimistic about the box office of the film. Device: No ads, full text, not to mention what Hugh Grant has to say about Evan Bell, but it is undeniable that everyone's attention to the branch that Evan Bell participated in has also aroused countless shadows and ordinary people. The audience's curiosity about the movie also went into the movie theater to watch the movie one after another. This is good news for Universal Pictures.

Before the release of the movie, Universal Pictures was very confident in "Love First", not only because of its strong cast, but also because the plot of the movie was also very interesting. Therefore, the schedule arranged by Universal Pictures for "True Love First" is positive. I came across this year's most watched blockbuster "The Matrix 3", and when other films gave in and avoided it, "True Love is Supreme" came head-on, letting everyone see the confidence of Universal Pictures.

"True Love" was released at the same time as "The Matrix 3: The Matrix Revolution" and "Christmas Spirit". In the first week, "True Love" hit the UK market and was fully released in the UK, while the US was only limited to 550 theaters. The resulting box office also confirms that Universal's source of confidence is very reliable.

"The Matrix 3" and "Christmas Spirit" topped the North American box office chart with $60 million and $40 million, respectively, while "True Love" topped Disney with $15 million. After the film "Legend of the Bear", it occupies the fourth place.

Only 550 theaters have made a box office of 15 million, and the single-house box office score is 27,000 US dollars, which is 10,000 US dollars higher than the single-house box office of "The Matrix 3". good grades. And "The Matrix 3" invested 150 million yuan, and "True Love First" only cost 40 million. This comparison makes it even more difficult for "True Love First" to make a box office.

Perhaps, with Christmas approaching, a heartwarming family movie is more appealing than a savior of bullets.

In the following second week, "Love Matters" was released in more than 3,000 theaters in the United States. The power of "The Matrix 3" is still there. At the same time, there is also the "Fight in the Furious Sea" starring last year's Oscar winner Russell Crowe. ". This 150 million blockbuster has something to do with Evan Bell.

During the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" last year, Jerry Bruckheimer had originally hoped to use the giant water tank in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, where "Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor" were filmed, but was "Fighting in the Furious Sea" took the lead, so "Pirates of the Caribbean" had to move to another studio. Now Evan Bell is competing with "Fighting in the Furious Sea" in another work, and I don't know who will win in the end.

"The Matrix 3" and "Fighting in the Furious Sea", two blockbuster films with an investment of 150 million yuan, undoubtedly have a strong advantage, which has also become a strong confrontation by the media, and the star-studded "True Love First" Although the investment is not enough The other two works are only a fraction of the price, but the atmosphere is in line with the festive atmosphere of Christmas, especially the performance of the box office in the single hall in the first week, which is also not to be underestimated. The competition between these three can also be said to be the first big drama of this Christmas.

In the competition, "True Love" won the box office of 34 million US dollars, narrowly beat the 32 million of "Fighting in the Furious Sea", and won the championship of this week's North American box office chart. "Christmas Spirit" ranked third behind one million, while "The Matrix 3" lacked stamina and actually only won 20 million at the box office, ranking fourth.

The media can't understand it now. The strength of "True Love Comes First" actually surpassed that of "Fighting in the Furious Sea", and "The Matrix 3", which both showed a strong box office for the first two series of movies, was actually a little weak, and unexpectedly fell behind first, and did not The "Christmas Spirit", which has a big star and no high-cost investment, is unexpectedly good at fighting. It still has a box office of 31 million in the second week, and it firmly bites the "Fighting in the Furious Sea".

In the third week, the work "Cat in a Hat", which has invested more than 100 million US dollars, joined the Christmas occupation. This movie does not have an absolute big name, and the most famous Alec Baldwin is only a second-tier. However, this expensive film also showed good potential at the box office. It won $50 million at the box office as soon as it was released, and undoubtedly replaced "True Love First" and won the box office chart. the champion.

Another film released this week, "Ghost Man," also performed well, coming in fourth with $28 million.

Surprisingly, the competitiveness of the two films "Rage of the Sea" and "The Matrix 3" in the box office rankings declined very rapidly. "Rage of the Sea" was only released in the second week, and it only achieved two points. With a score of 10 million, the cumulative box office has just passed 50 million, and the investment of 150 million will be lost; and the well-known "Matrix 3" is only in its third week of release, with only 1,000 The drop in the box office performance of 10,000 US dollars is even more terrifying. Fortunately, the cumulative box office has exceeded 120 million, at least it will not lose too much.

The expected fierce competition and strong confrontation did not happen in "Fighting in the Furious Sea" and "The Matrix 3", but in "Christmas Spirit" with an investment of 30 million and "True Love First" with a cost of 40 million. "In between, these two films were released in the same week as "The Matrix 3", but unlike "The Matrix 3", whose box office plummeted, these two films became more and more brave, showing the slightest difference at the box office. Compromised competition.

No big name, just relying on comedian Will Ferrell's "Christmas Spirit", which won 31 million box office for the second week in a row, a drop of only 2%; relying on the stars to shine, Evan - Bell's standout "Love Actually" also took in $34 million for the second week in a row, down slightly more, at 5 percent.

For the second week in a row, "True Love First" beat "Christmas Spirit" by 2 million, occupying the runner-up position in this week's North American movie box office chart, and "Christmas Spirit" once again ranked third.

So far, "True Love" has accumulated 85 million US dollars at the box office in three weeks, and "Christmas Spirit" has crossed the 100 million US dollar threshold with its first 40 million performance. The failure of the two blockbusters has made the media stunned; and the rise of the two "dark horses" has made the Christmas movie market very lively.

Next, there are no big-budget movies, but new releases have been added, with "Haunted House," "Bad Santa," "The Missing," and "Timeline," featuring Tommy Lee Jones , starring Cate Blanchett, and the "Missing Man" completed by "A Beautiful Mind" director Ron Howard has attracted much attention.

However, whether it is a new movie or an old movie, the average performance this week was good, but it did not show enough courage. In the end, "Haunted House" narrowly beat "Cat in a Hat" by $300,000 to win the box office championship this week, while "True Love" "Supreme" narrowly beat "Christmas Spirit" and ranked third by one million dollars, and the gap between "True Love First" and the runner-up "Cat in a Hat" was only $900,000.

Relatively speaking, the media paid more attention to the sinking "Matrix 3", whose cumulative box office was only 130 million, which is far from enough for the cost of investing 150 million.

Afterwards, the super blockbusters "The Last Samurai" and "Sweetheart Dance" were released, and then came the world of the box office giant "The Lord of the Rings 3". The competition focus of the box office rankings was obviously no longer "True Love" and "Christmas spirit". spirit".

However, the two "dark horses" "True Love" and "Christmas Spirit" continued to fight in terms of box office numbers. In the fifth week, "True Love" led by 3 million and won the second place at the box office, while "Christmas Spirit" Spirit" was just three million behind, but it fell behind "Sweetheart Dance" and "Haunted House" on the box office charts. Except for the first week of the premiere, "True Love First" lost to "Christmas Spirit" due to limited screening, and then "True Love" maintained its lead over "Christmas Spirit".

Despite this, the first 40 million box office of "Christmas Spirit" has laid a solid foundation. In the end, "Christmas Spirit" accumulated 160 million box office in North America, becoming an absolute dark horse. And the word-of-mouth is very "true love first", but it is a completely British film after all, and its box office appeal in the United States is still slightly insufficient. Under the leadership of Evan Bell, the cumulative box office in North America is 138 million. million. In North America, the cumulative box office of "Christmas Spirit" still won "True Love First".

However, "Love Actually" has also won the lottery in the UK, with a box office of 50 million pounds enough to occupy a place in the top ten of the year-end box office chart. And "True Love Comes First" is also a typical world xìng movie Its box office in countries other than the United States obviously far exceeds the results in the United States, with a score of 190 million US dollars. Universal Pictures raised its eyebrows.

"True Love Matters" has achieved a good result of 328 million US dollars worldwide, which is more than eight times the investment of 40 million. This is also Evan Bell's eighth film since he entered the industry, and once again achieved a substantial profit, making Evan Bell's appeal at the box office unparalleled.

It is also worth mentioning that the sustained ability of "Love Actually" at the box office is amazing. From its release in November 2003, it has been released in the United States until July 2004, and after the release of the movie DVD Popular in the U.S. market, "True Love Matters" has earned more than 600 million in the U.S. alone. This is a miracle for a British film.

Until 2012, "Love First" was also an indispensable classic in Christmas movies, and then there were movies such as "Valentine's Day" and "New Year's Eve" that imitated "True Love", but they never No one work can surpass the height of "true love first".

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