Chapter 69： first day box office

"Saving Private Ryan" opened 2,807 theaters, "Peerless Catastrophe" opened 3,184 theaters, "Godzilla" opened 3,310 theaters, and "My Great Greek Wedding" opened theaters , also reached 3080, is a veritable first gear ranking.

When night fell, fans rushed to the cinema to watch this long-awaited movie.

On this night, all cinemas will arrange at least one screening room to show two shows at 19:00-21:00 and 21:00-23:00.

Nicole Kidman has already watched it overseas, but she still couldn't resist the urge to invite her good friend and fellow Australian Naomi Watts to disguise and find out.

There were many fans lining up at the door, and Nicole Kidman focused on the slogan on the poster: "Dawn Walker and Nicole Kidman create an epic romantic film, this summer, break the ice , warm your heart!"

This slogan is different from foreign ones. It is obviously a side shot of "Saving Private Ryan", because the copyright issue is not easy to make clear.

Naomi Watts lowered her voice, "This slogan... is quite ambiguous."

Nicole Kidman shook her head, "You know, the publisher only cares about the box office, and they don't care at all whether it will create inappropriate associations for everyone."

"You... how are you and him?"

"Who? My husband?"

Naomi Watts rolled her eyes, "Of course it's him. Don't tell me Dunn? I don't know him!"

"What about separation?" Nicole Kidman responded casually, vaguely aware of the deep meaning in her words, and stared at him, "Do you want me to help you introduce Dunn?"

Naomi Watts admitted generously, "Yeah, in the whole of Hollywood, who doesn't want to get on the line of Dunn Walker?"

Nicole Kidman recalled her interactions with Dunn, her delicate brows frowned slightly, "Honey, don't treat Dunn as a child, he is very aggressive."

Naomi Watts shrugged indifferently, "I know, it's all said in the newspapers. But I'm different from you, Nicole, you're married and have nothing to worry about, but what about me? I'm single, and I'm struggling to survive. !"

"I'm sorry, Naomi, for the few years you've been in Hollywood, I've been of limited help to you." Nicole Kidman sighed.

"I don't mean to blame you."

Nicole Kidman waved her hand lightly, "Let's go in."

Walking into the screening hall, Nicole noticed the seating situation around her. The VIP screening hall, which accommodates 32 people, was full. She even saw a few familiar faces.

Soon, the entire screening hall became quiet, and after the opening animation of the publisher Twentieth Century Fox, another novel animation was ushered in.

This animation production is obviously much more complex and amazing than Fox Pictures' production. This is a vast universe surrounded by stars.

Then there was a wave of wormhole impact, and the entire big screen dimmed, as if time, space, matter, and galaxies all disappeared at this moment, and what was waiting was endless darkness.

However, in this slightly depressing atmosphere, a dawn-like light suddenly rose, and the drum-like bombardment of the soundtrack jumped onto the big screen with one letter after another.

D-U-N-K-I-N... Dunn.

Then, a word quickly emerged after "Dunkin", "Film".

"This...is this too flamboyant?" Naomi Watts looked at the opening animation of Dunn Pictures, speechless in surprise.

This metaphor is too simple. It is to describe Hollywood as a dark universe, and Dunn Pictures is the dawn of the dawn.

Nicole Kidman has seen it many times, and she is used to it, "MGM's lion, Paramount's mountain, why not show it?"

"That's..."

Nicole Kidman turned her head to look at her, whispered in her ear, full of mystery, "Never underestimate his ambition!"

The movie started, and the first scene was Nicole Kidman's ugly self-pity when she faced the mirror.

Naomi Watts even heard a burst of exclamations from the theater.

Is this still the famous Hollywood beauty Nicole Kidman?

Dunn Walker dares to photograph such a beautiful woman in such a ghostly appearance, which is so daring and scary!

With the development of the plot, the ugly girl "Tula" faced the impact and pressure of family, society, culture and other aspects. She survived it strong. While people applauded her, they also sighed secretly. I hope she can have A twist of fate.

Until the hero Ian Miller appeared, he was a high school teacher with a group of young and lively students. With their joint help, "Tula" learned to dress up, learn to make up, learn to communicate step by step, and finally A blast at my cousin's birthday party!

"There are only lazy women in the world, no ugly women!"

Such lines made Naomi Watts feel the same.

And she secretly looked at the indifferent Nicole Kidman beside her, and she felt a bit of jealousy in her heart.

Everyone is Australian, why can she get on Tom Cruise's thigh first, and then be sought after by Dunn Walker?

Why?

Looking at Nicole Kidman's performance in the movie, she shone first and then finally shone, stunning the audience, Naomi Watts was pleased with her good friend, but at the same time, she felt a little more unpleasant.

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The next day's media reports, the entertainment headlines almost all focused on "My Great Greek Wedding", with mixed reviews.

The Los Angeles Times wrote a film review under the title of "As Warm as Ever, Love As Always": "Compared to the brutality of the previous film "Titanic", Dunn Walker's new film is full of warmth and lightness Moving. The previous work is a vigorous love, and the new one is a tender love. It is hard to imagine that a twenty-year-old boy would have such a deep understanding of love."

"The movie has no complicated story, no amazing special effects shots, no complicated character relationships, just a simple love affair, and an interesting and humorous culture shock, which constitutes such a warm and humorous love movie, just like a cup of Ordinary tea with endless aftertaste."

"The screen shots of the movie are bright and bright. Dunn uses a very impactful shape to strengthen the performance of the theme. Although it is a bit of a trick, it is also a powerful tool to quickly capture the mood of the fans. Spielberg once said that it is easy to be a big man. Filming, because of the plot of the story; small characters because they are ordinary and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is not easy to resonate. And Dunn used this film to prove that he has the ability to control any story.

"Especially, I would like to praise actress Nicole Kidman. She has changed her beautiful appearance in the past, she is down-to-earth, starts from ordinary, and grows and becomes beautiful step by step. This is for almost all girls in the world. Brings hope. Dunn Walker has brought out an Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, will Nicole Kidman be next? Maybe, something to look forward to!"

Of course, the relatively serious "New York Times" is a gathering place for literary and artistic film critics. This is the biggest source of criticism. They think that the plot of this film is too bizarre. In order to create a better performance, the director ignores the artistry~www.novelhall.com ~ This is the biggest failure of the movie.

At the same time, he also vowed that "My Big Greek Wedding" may make a lot of money at the box office, but in the awards season, there will be no good results.

But no matter whether it is praise or criticism, Dunn cares all about it. His goal is the box office of the premiere last night.

Reese Witherspoon was wearing pajamas, took the documents sent by the maid, rubbed her hazy eyes, her eyes widened in surprise, she ran from the door at once, and threw herself into Dunn's arms.

"Hey, dear, how much is the box office?"

"$9.8 million!"

"Saving Private Ryan" grossed $9.7 million on its first day, "Peerless Calamity" grossed $9.6 million on its first day, and "Godzilla" grossed $4 million on its first day...

Throughout 1998, "My Great Greek Wedding", with an investment of US$15 million, topped the US at the box office on its first day!

Natalie's phone call came just in time, "Dawn, I've seen your movie, it's very good!"

Listening to Natalie's suppressed excited voice, Dunn's heart was sweet, "Thank you, Nat."

"Did the box office come out in advance?"

"Well, $9.8 million, ranking first this year!"

"Wow, that's amazing!" Natalie screamed excitedly, "Did Reese tell you?"

"Yeah, uh..."

Dunn immediately reacted, Natalie was just talking in a cliché!

Right now, in the early morning, the documents of Twentieth Century Fox must have been delivered directly to his house, and Reese, the secretary, couldn't possibly go to work so early.

"Humph! Dunn, do it yourself!"

Natalie hung up the phone angrily.