Chapter 938： independent box office

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The so-called awards season actually includes the Christmas period when the box office is so high throughout the year. Last year's "Lord of the Rings 3", "The Lord of the Rings 2" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" were all released during the Christmas period. The results are eye-watering. - This year is no exception.

The adventure movie "National Treasure" starring Nicolas Cage, the five-part cartoon "The Polar Express" starring Tom Hanks, the family comedy "Escape from Christmas" starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis, and Films such as the new cartoon "The Incredibles" launched by Pixar Studio after last year's "Finding Nemo" have all shown great appeal in the box office charts, and the competition situation is not much weaker than that of the summer season. .

In the first week of December, the three films "Stealing Heart", "Mysterious Skin" and "House of Flying Daggers" were released. Since these three works are all aimed at the Oscars, the box office charts do not have much to do with them. Contact, "National Treasure" won the North American box office chart this week, and "The Incredibles" was released for five weeks, and the cumulative box office has reached 230 million, which is a remarkable achievement.

Among the three new films, "Stealing Heart" was shown in more than 400 theaters, with an average box office of 21,000 US dollars, and finally won the box office of 10 million US dollars, occupying the fifth place in the North American box office chart. , this result can be said to be very good. Of course, the four leading actors of the film have strong appeal, and the subject matter of the film itself is relatively easy to accept, so the surprise of the box office results is not surprising.

"House of Flying Daggers", which was shown in 15 theaters, had an excellent box office average of $34,000 per show, and grossed $5.2 million in total. It successfully occupied the 20th position in the North American box office chart, and also became the champion work of the single-hall box office chart this week.

"Mystery Skin" had limited screenings in 200 cinemas. The box office averaged $31,000 per game, with $6.5 million in the first week, and it also successfully entered the top ten of the North American box office charts, ranking eighth. In the single-hall box office rankings, "Mysterious Skin" lags behind "House of Flying Daggers" by a small margin, ranking second.

As Evan Bell's second work, the investment in "Mysterious Skin" was only 300,000 US dollars, but now it has achieved both fame and fortune early, and the excellent feedback from the Venice Film Festival. Coupled with the outstanding performance in the first week of its release, this work seems to have become the work with the most outstanding overall performance among the four currently produced works by Eleven Studio. Who would have expected this update?

It is worth mentioning that after "mystery skin". In ninth place is the epic blockbuster "Alexander the Great". This year's other two epics, "Troy" and "King Arthur," both failed miserably, but "Alexander the Great," released three weeks ago, was led by Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie. In the case of a mess of word of mouth, the box office performance was very good, saving the epic blockbuster from doom this year. At present, with an investment of 150 million "Alexander the Great", the cumulative box office has passed the 300 million US dollar mark, plus the box office of other parts of the world. Even if it is said that it is not very profitable, at least it has not stepped into the footsteps of "Troy" and "King Arthur".

Before "Mystery Skin". In fact, Evan Bell has filmed many ** works, such as "Death Illusion", "Adapted Script", "Deadly Identity", etc. These works are not actually themes that can create box office success on the big screen, but after the film is released, the The results are very good, and now the "mysterious skin" has continued this trajectory, which is also a phenomenon.

Many film critics have analyzed this phenomenon, and they have various opinions. Some believe that it is because each subject has enough supporters. The DVD market has created miracles; some think it is because of Evan Bell's appeal to the high-end movie market, his personality and his experience that many professional movie fans are willing to support him, even if it is a niche movie... But they all have one thing in common The cognition of Evan Bell is the most important thing.

Everyone has a different aesthetic point of view. For the same movie, different audiences can have different ideas and preferences. It’s like “crash”. It is to occupy the majority, so that the film has created a good box office performance. But it is very important that this work can be regarded as an excellent work in its own field, which also determines the perception of the work by fans of the subject.

To put it simply, it is Evan Bell's picky about the work, which may not satisfy the preferences of all audiences, but his serious attitude towards the work is to ensure the quality of the work, at least to ensure that the work is in his own field. A masterpiece.

This is the case with "Mysterious Skin". It is obviously a work with countless taboos and sensitive topics, but under Evan Bell's meticulous craftsmanship, it exudes charming colors and attracts the support of countless fans. Of course, the topical effect of the Venice Silver Lion Awards also contributed, because everyone is curious about what the work of Evan Bell's Silver Lion was like, but the excellent quality of "Mysterious Skin" itself is the most important thing for a good box office. the elements of.

Then in the second week of screening, "Mysterious Skin" scored a good $28,000 at the box office in a single venue, a drop of less than 10% compared to the box office in a single venue of the week. The feel of the film is still mostly recognized. This is undoubtedly a huge affirmation for a work like "Mysterious Skin" that is on the edge of taboos. After all, the religious team outside is constantly putting pressure on the work. Now the audience can express their recognition of the work with actions. This is absolutely the best news.

"Mysterious Skin", which is still limited to 200 theaters in the second week, first won the championship of the single-house box office chart this week, and then advanced one place in the North American box office chart with $5.8 million. Ranked seventh, overcoming the "stealing heart" that expanded the screening.

"Stealing Heart", which entered the second week of its screening, was released in more than 600 theaters, but the single-house box office dropped sharply, allowing the film to take only $5.4 million at the box office, behind "Mysterious Skin", ranking first. in eighth place. However, at this time, the cumulative box office of "Stealing Heart" has already reached 15 million US dollars, and the word of mouth is also very good, and the results are not too disappointing.

"House of Flying Daggers" still occupies the 20th place on the list, with limited screenings in 15 theaters, with a single-house box office of $19,000, and a weekend box office of $2.9 million. "House of Flying Daggers" has a good reputation in the North American market, and it still has the hope of hitting the Golden Globes and Oscars.

In the box office charts in the second week of December, Steven Soderbergh brought Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and other "Twelve Arhats" and easily won the box office championship. The same is this week's new "Blade Warrior 3" ranked second. This week, the box office of "National Treasure" fell sharply and became the biggest news. Nicolas Cage has once again become the focus of media criticism. Fortunately, fortunately, the reputation of the film itself is not bad, not a mess, at least In an adventure movie, it is a good work.

Entering the third week of December, the footsteps of Christmas are approaching, and 2004 is gradually coming to an end. Among the works released this week, the most watched work is the comedy that Paramount Pictures invested 140 million US dollars. The film "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch", Paramount Pictures, which is in financial crisis, invited the king of comedy Jim Carrey to play the leading role this time, hoping to hit the Christmas box office. At the same time, it also found Meryl Streep and Jude Law play together, it can definitely be said to be ambitious and hope to make a difference. At the same time, the scale of screening in 3,600 theaters is also surprising, showing the greatness of Paramount, an established film company.

In addition, movies such as the comedy movie "Spanish Maid" led by Adam **** and the action-adventure movie "Phoenix Heist" have also been screened to seize the Christmas market.

Under this situation, "Mysterious Skin" won the box office of 23,000 US dollars in a single hall, and it was still screened in 200 theaters, and won the box office of 5 million US dollars, and was expanded to 1,000. The "stealing heart" screened in home theaters achieved a go-ahead. "Stolen Heart" topped the North American box office chart at No. 11 with a $400,000 lead, while "Mysterious Skin", which was screened in 200 theaters for the third week in a row, was No. 12~www.novelhall. com~ However, at this time, the cumulative box office of "Mysterious Skin" has reached 17 million US dollars. For an investment of less than 300,000 US dollars, this achievement has already made Eleven Studio a lot of money. .

The menacing "The Unfortunate Adventures of Ramone Snickerdoodles" managed to beat "Twelve Arhats" and won the third week of December at the box office, but with a mere $46 million opening, it was more than a year away. For an investment of $40 million, it's really not that great. The situation for Paramount Pictures appears to be in jeopardy.

However, in the third week of December, everyone's focus was not on the box office. After the release of awards season films such as "Stolen Heart", "Mysterious Skin", and "House of Flying Daggers", the competition for awards season has also heated up. A series of films promising to make a difference at the Oscars have chosen to be released at this time. Whether it's public relations work or the film market, the excitement of the awards season has taken the spotlight.

A series of works such as "The Aviator", "Million Dollar Baby", "Going to the Sea" and "Flying the Ocean" are all shown in theaters, keeping film critics busy, and in this case, disappearing in the "Caribbean" "Pirates" sequel crew did not show up for nearly a month Evan Bell actually appeared!

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