Chapter 503： Strong momentum

Tolkien’s original work has been born for so many years. It’s not that Hollywood didn’t have the idea of ​​it. As early as the 70s, someone had adapted a movie, but the work at that time, no matter how you look at it, is more like a movie. A downright rotten movie.

The news that Jenkins Pictures will adapt the "Lord of the Rings" series into a movie has spread to Hollywood a long time ago, and the trilogy was filmed at the same time. The production cost alone was as high as 300 million U.S. dollars. The director is still the less well-known New Zealander Peter ? Jackson, if it weren't for the results of past movies, someone would definitely say that Ryan was crazy.

In fact, many people are waiting to see the jokes. After all, the difficulty of adapting a famous book into a movie is well known.

""Lord of the Rings 1"'s transcendence of similar themes-ingenious ideas and exciting adventures-has created its success. It truly presents the Middle-earth world described by the author Tolkien, which does not exist in reality. world."

This is the second day of film reviews from the famous film critic Roger Albert. He did not hesitate to give the film a thumbs up.

Lu Ramnick from the "New York Post" said, "The content of the film is so excellent, and the expression of the theme is not available in this type of film, even the "Star Wars" series."

"Extraordinary visual effects, grand artistic conception, excellent film production, which is as fantastic and magical as the title. This is just the beginning. It is the first film in the series. We have reason to look forward to the next two parts. "This is a comment from the San Francisco Chronicle.

With the help of the influence of the novel itself, Jenkins Pictures carried out a wide range of effective publicity, and this film has attracted more media attention.

"Although the film is loyal to every detail of Tolkien, it also has its own vitality and vitality. It is magnificent and magnificent, with strong moral concepts, and deep emotions. In such an era of mechanized blockbusters, Ryan Jenkins and Peter? Jackson worked together to create a vivid movie epic."

——Joe Morganstein, The Wall Street Journal

"The film uses wisdom, enthusiasm, special effects and imagination to bring an old fantasy story that has appeared for decades to the big screen. The first part of the trilogy is so exciting and can capture our hearts. Nothing can stop the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy from being successful in theaters."

——Manora Dakis, The New York Times

It can be said that the film has aroused unanimous praise from the film critics, and many film critics have given four stars or very high ratings.

The film review from "The New Yorker" said, ‘It’s gorgeous from start to finish, and it’s often very exciting. Although it’s not so exciting in some places, it’s certainly the best big-production movie in recent years. ’

Even a film critic claimed that ‘the time and plot of the film from beginning to end are amazing. ’

Yes, the film is obviously the appetite of the film critics, but the audience has the final say on the box office of the film. Since the beginning of the 1990s, there have been countless movies with a burst of media reputation and terrible box office.

For example, on the network. Someone who participated in the premiere wrote a message on the blog, "Although the movie has magnificent scenery and exquisite content, its narrative theme is relatively mediocre, especially those boring battle scenes."

of course. This can only represent the voice of a very small number of people. If the movie removes those fighting scenes, the box office may plummet.

Although it was Friday the second day after the premiere, it was a summer school holiday for all schools in the United States. Many of the more than 3,500 theaters where "The Lord of the Rings" landed were full.

In the investigation of relevant institutions, except for a small number of die-hard book fans. Most viewers are satisfied or basically satisfied with this movie, and another survey shows that more than 80% of people who watch this movie are non-book fans.

On the basis of respecting the original work and performing some appropriate surgery, the film is obviously very pleased to the audience.

In fact, the follow-up response also proved this point. As more and more people watch movies, various comments on the Internet have appeared one after another.

"Perfect! Classic!"

"Epic movie, magnificent fantasy scenery, wonderful soundtrack!"

"Picturesque scenery, soundtrack of nature. The beginning of an epic requires courage to fight, but it takes courage to resist temptation!"

"Epic start, the movie scene is very grand and spectacular, the background of the story is explained very clearly, paving the way for the following story, after watching it, it makes people want to stop, magic and reality, humanity and sex, this classic work Full of sincerity."

Epic and classic have undoubtedly become the most mentioned words by fans. These comments from Ryan's personal website will naturally not ignore the actors.

"The actor is handsome, beautiful, mysterious and mysterious. Legolas's handsome mess reminds me of Ryan in "Titanic". The fairy princess played by Charlize Theron is so beautiful, just from the appearance. From the above, she is really beautiful and suitable for Ryan. Ryan herself, with a peculiar sense of mystery in her first appearance, although her beard is messy and her hair is greasy, she always looks sloppy and sloppy. But he is still so attractive, whether in appearance or in his eyes, he perfectly reproduces King Ilissa as a ranger!"

"Why doesn't Ryan play Legolas? After watching the movie, I found out that I fell in love with this wizard."

"Although Ryan is our favorite, I also like Legolas."

"Support Arwen, the scene of her standing with Aragorn, played by Ryan, is really fantastic."

Even if this is Ryan's personal website, Legolas is still frequently mentioned, which proves that the elven prince is indeed very popular with movie fans.

Later, a special film critic commented on this role. After all, Legolas in the original book is not eye-catching, and even Tolkien only used the phrase "There is also a strange elf wearing green and brown clothes". description.

"Extraordinary temperament, as if innate elegance and sensitivity, a little green in purity, blond hair shining with the brilliance of the sun, pupils shining with the brilliance of stars, simple and simple clothes, can not conceal the smart light in the eyes , The gleaming vitality of life, like his dazzling blond hair and eyes, this beautiful elf is almost as popular as Aragorn in the ring team."

As the media described it, in the absence of Ryan, Orlando Bloom became the most popular actor in the publicity activities held in California on the weekend, which easily caused countless girls to scream.

After the weekend came, more people squeezed into the theater. Most of the audience’s first choice was "The Lord of the Rings", and the "Matrix 3" which entered the end of the screening and "Pearl Harbor" which was gradually abandoned by the market, the audience The number of people has shrunk further.

The film market in North America is just that big, and a movie that is super selling at the same time will definitely affect the performance of other movies.

Even if there is a competitive relationship with each other, the major Hollywood studios generally tacitly stagger the release time of large-scale commercial films.

For example, "Pearl Harbor" was released four weeks later than "The Matrix 3", and "The Lord of the Rings" was released in the fourth week of "Pearl Harbor".

In view of the attendance and number of viewers in the first two days of "The Lord of the Rings", just Sunday, many professional organizations have been eager to announce that this movie will definitely become the second North American movie with a box office of over 100 million in the first week.

In fact, "The Lord of the Rings" did not turn these predictions into empty talk. In the subsequent North American box office rankings, the film directly landed on the throne of champions, and the box office score was 144.7 million US dollars.

The box office broke 100 million in the first week. The last movie to achieve this result was "Titanic". In the eyes of many people, "The Lord of the Rings" has temporarily become a magical epic that can stand alongside the epic of the sea.

The film did not disappoint in the only overseas market where it was released.

In the British box office list released first, "The Lord of the Rings" also occupied the top position, with a total of 490 theaters showing a box office of 12.5 million pounds.

The results from the box office proved that the negative impact of the Manchester United acquisition did not drag down the movie.

Although "Lord of the Rings" is in the limelight, the box office of over 100 million in the first week has far exceeded the estimate of 60 million to 80 million US dollars before the release, but the subsequent box office direction depends on the performance of the second week.

After all, the first week of big sales, the second week of serious slippage example is in front of us.

"Pearl Harbor" was obviously hit by the "Lord of the Rings", and only got 6.8 million US dollars in the fourth week. This result almost indicates that the North American box office is unlikely to exceed 200 million US dollars.

Although there were some faintly persecuting words from Michael Eisner, Ryan followed the crew on a publicity journey in the second week The specific matters were left to the agent to discuss After all, Disney's instigation of Pixar's core resignation is definitely the most helpless choice in the end.

Anyway, in the eyes of Michael Eisner, he could not allow Pixar's stock price to fall sharply. Such losses would amount to billions of dollars. Anyone with a normal head would not do that.

"Don't worry, just drag it." This is what Ryan said to Scott, "We need to buy some time to reach a final agreement with Wall Street."

In order to show sincerity and to show that he would bring more benefits to them, when the crew left New York, Ryan stayed in Manhattan, and the Jewish relationship that he had been carefully managing for many years came in handy.

Similarly, he only needs to grasp the general direction, and the specific details will naturally be discussed by professionals such as Scott.

"The Lord of the Rings" also spent its second week on the North American theaters, with a box office of 69.41 million US dollars, enough to keep the box office leader position, also shows that the follow-up momentum of this movie is still strong.

In just two weeks, the US$170 million North American box office of the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" caught up with the larger investment of "Pearl Harbor." ()