Chapter 828： Bad start

The hand of the clock was already past midnight, and the office in Century City was still brightly lit. Tom Rothman was lying on the big bed in the suite. He was tossing and turning, and it was difficult to fall asleep. His cerebral cortex was still immersed in both worry and In the excitement, I was still thinking about "Avatar" at the same time.

If "Avatar" staged a box office tragedy, the subsequent questions would be relatively simpler.

After sitting in the position of co-chairman and chief executive officer of Twentieth Century Fox, Tom Rothman seldom pays too much attention to the box office of a film, except for giant productions like "Avatar."

Because behind this film is a man named Ryan Jenkins, a wizard who has never existed in the entire history of Hollywood, it is not too much to describe it as a legend.

I don’t know how long it took before Tom Rothman gradually fell asleep, and when he was going to sleep in a daze, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, and he immediately sat up.

"The statistics are out?"

Opening the door of the suite, Tom Rothman snatched the file in the hands of the secretary directly. After seeing the numbers above, even if he was as calm as him, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart. Did his idea really come true? The two people who have never missed a business masterpiece in the past are really going to encounter Waterloo?

At the moment of relaxation, Tom Rothman's hands shook slightly, and the midnight box office of "Avatar" was a complete mess.

$3.75 million!

This is the total midnight box office of "Avatar" in 3452 theaters in North America. For a science fiction movie with no prequel, no original, no star star, and the story lacks audience recognition, this achievement is not easy.

but!

According to the past box office records of Ryan Jenkins and James Cameron, and the audience's expectations for this "most expensive movie in history", this number is very unsatisfactory.

A faint, relaxed smile hung on the corner of Tom Rothman's mouth.

At the same time, Roger Albert sits in a wheelchair in a mansion in distant Chicago. Carefully watched the documents in his hand over and over again, and completely confirmed the figure of 3.75 million US dollars. Although there was no half of his mouth, even if he could not speak, it could not prevent the expression of joy on his face.

In the next moment, joy turned into a kind of vent of passion, making his non-human face even more hideous.

"Avatar"! Ryan Jenkins! Such a poor box office at the midnight show is enough to prove that the audience is tired of it. Can you still make a comeback?

The heavy snow fell like goose feathers, dyeing the Big Apple New York white. The thick snow and cold weather make people prefer to stay at home bored rather than go out hastily.

Sitting in front of the window of the rented apartment in the Upper East Side, enjoying the snow scene comfortably, David Denby drank the whiskey in his glass. It has been a long time since he was as happy as he is now.

3.75 million, a really happy number.

Who says film critics are down? Who said that our influence is not as good as before? Who said we can't influence the box office of commercial films?

Then take a look at the midnight box office of "Avatar", which is known as the largest film in history, under the attack of our film critics. Only got a midnight box office of 3.75 million US dollars.

For Ryan Jenkins, this is definitely a shameful figure!

David Denby put on a happy smile. What could be more happy than seeing the person he hates the most and the bad luck of his worst enemy?

Please continue to perpetuate this stigma, all America... No. Audiences all over the world, improve your taste a little, and join us to humiliate Ryan Jenkins!

Thinking of this, David Denby put on thick winter clothes. After walking out of the house, he wanted to feel the heavy snow that enveloped the eastern part of the United States firsthand.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a snow disaster. If you change to the past, David Denby will definitely publish an article in his column, calling on the merciful God to make the snow smaller, government departments to act more quickly, and rescue organizations to be more powerful to help the homeless. More people...

But now, he just wants to make the blizzard more violent, so violent that everyone can't go out, because that means that on the entire east coast, "Avatar" will be no one cares about!

The falling snow fell on David Denby's face, but the cold feeling could not suppress the excitement in his heart. For him, this was hope, and the film critics hope to prove themselves and return to the mainstream again!

Be sure to step on "Avatar" into the snow on the ground!

Entering the garage, he started the car and drove towards the nearest imax cinema.

Even though he was full of joy, David Denby had to sadly admit another fact that they used to watch movies free of charge, free of cost, and gifts and bonuses, but now they can only pay for tickets obediently and contribute to the film. A box office figure.

This winter, severe weather conditions such as heavy snow, low temperature and snow accumulation on the east coast of North America have severely affected people's travel.

In contrast, Malibu is still warm.

"Don't move, Dad!"

Carrying a water gun, Sandy turned to a palm tree and shouted to Ryan who was hiding here, "Otherwise I will shoot..."

"Sanny, bring him here!"

Taylor's voice came from outside the palm grove, "Otherwise the villain will run away."

"Dad..." Sandy wrinkled her little erect nose and said crisply, "Hurry up, or sister will do it herself."

"Well, my dear." Ryan raised his hand and walked obediently out of the woods. "You won."

"How can you give up?"

Carrying a water gun, Taylor walked over and winked at Sandy, "You should fight to the end."

"Yeah~" Sandy nodded his head.

"Sanny, don't listen to Taylor."

Suddenly another crisp voice sounded, and Lily Moxin, who was more than ten years old, ran in from outside, "She always makes some bad ideas."

"Lily..." Taylor grinds her teeth at her.

"Godfather..." Lily was no longer the three-inch peas, and immediately hid behind Ryan, looking at the youngest one, "Sanny, we are in a group, right?"

Ryan turned around and looked at his daughter.

Sandy looked at Lily, then at Tyler, scratching his face, seemingly embarrassed.

"My dears..." Nicole's voice sounded in the garden, "It's time for lunch."

"Oh, God." Lily Moxin looked up at the sky, "I'm going to eat Pacman again, I hate Pacman!"

The sun was shining in the garden, and the sea breeze could hardly be felt. Even in December, it was still warm as before. Nicole put the lunch on the oak table in the garden. Except for Sandy who needs her and Elsa to take care of, the rest People don’t eat a lot.

Although she has complaints about beans, Lily Mo Xin still eats with relish. In these years, Kate Beckinsale will basically send her to this place as long as she is out on location. She is already used to Nicole's recipes and eating beans. The peculiar theory of growing taller.

Nicole's best words are undoubtedly Ryan and herself.

"James just called."

Nicole quickly put down the knife and fork, "He was a little worried."

"Midnight box office?"

Tyler, who was sitting across from Nicole, immediately interrupted, "The $3.75 million is really too low. I'm worried about the movie's box office."

"The heavy snow that started yesterday has affected the number of viewers in the midnight scene. The heavy snow made many fans choose to stay at home." Ryan was not worried at all. "I think you must be the same as everyone else, ignoring the other Thing."

"What's the matter?" Taylor looked at this side curiously.

"All the screens in the midnight scene," Ryan said unhurriedly, "all are 2d screens."

"But..." Taylor's eyes rolled, "Robert called just now, and the attendance rate so far today is not very high."

With the help of the popularity of the Internet, the attendance rate and box office of movies are now very intuitive, and it will even be reflected in statistical companies and distribution companies soon.

"What are you worried about?" Ryan looked at Nicole and Taylor and made a relieved gesture, "Avatar will never be Disney's Waterloo."

"I believe in the godfather." Lily was the first to speak in support. Sandy didn't understand what was going on, but she also raised her little hand, "I support Dad! I support Mommy!"

"Hey, dear." Taylor tapped the table lightly. "Which side do you support?"

"I support dad and mommy..." the little guy said naturally.

Trapped by the length of the movie and the highly competitive theater schedule, the first day box office of "Avatar" did not show the explosive opening of the scene like "The Hunger Games" and "Transformers," especially the 2d version of the theater. The biggest advantage of the film was not shown at all, which led to the 3d popularity and the mediocre 2d performance. On the first day, it only got 26.75 million US dollars in the box office in 3452 theaters.

Among them, 3d and imax contributed 85 percent of them.

This first-day box office performance is now in North America, and it is not even in the top ten. Compared with the film's external publicity cost of US$550 million, it is not enough to watch.

In addition, the harsh external environment also has a certain impact on the film's box office.

The heavy snow in the eastern United States and the heavy snow in European countries caused some people who wanted to watch the movie to stay at home, which affected the box office performance of "Avatar".

Looking at the 109 other countries and regions that are simultaneously released globally, the first day box office of "Avatar" does not seem to be particularly satisfactory, with only $ 125.75 million in the world.

"Avatar is Ryan Jenkins and James Cameron's Waterloo?"

Unsurprisingly, "Avatar" did not show the strong momentum of the super masterpiece on the first day, and immediately attracted a lot of media doubts, and even those groups who had been waiting for a long time and deliberately began to attack and criticize the film. (To be continued...)

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