Chapter 998： Much-anticipated

The concept of \"&　　 originated in Hollywood in the mid-century, and after thirty years of development, it has formed a force with its establishment, but so far, independent films are still an absolutely disadvantaged group in Hollywood. Independent films are often represented. There is no investment target, no distribution company, no publicity channel, and no box office performance. This is just a channel for filmmakers to realize their ideals.

There are two signs of truly entering the mainstream of Hollywood. One is the il.i.i of the year. This movie has a huge response at the box office, which means that independent films also have a strong box office pulling power; the other is ...L. won the best picture at the 80th Oscar in 1988.

After that, it has become an indispensable part of the world's film industry, and can even compete with commercial popcorn movies. At that time, independent films were no longer synonymous with "non-mainstream", but a representative of the director's strong personal style of intellectual talent.

But back in the early nineties, it was still a group that was not accepted by the market and ignored by people, a niche among the niche. This is clearly reflected in the film "Once Upon a Time in the United States". The greatest failure in the history of American film was trapped in its own independent attributes, unable to understand the director's intentions and talents. "Troubled" this movie, creating a life-long tragedy that is regrettable.

This is also the reason why the entire movie market was in shock when Hugo took over the filming of "". Because in the traditional impression, it is crude and shoddy. Only second-line actors are willing to take independent films. Don’t you see that Robert De Niro’s career declines rapidly after he starred in "Once Upon a Time in America". Independent films are simply not accepted by the mainstream... …Hugo, whose career was on the rise at the time, was actually willing to star in independent films, not to mention mainstream film critics, even himself was surprised.

In the history of development, it is also a maverick existence. His debut work "Justin", and the subsequent second work "" even opened up the world of independent films, and made the entire North American film market notice the development of independent films. Exist, thus starting the long road for independent films to enter the mainstream market.

"" is considered to be the starting point for entering the mainstream.

But how did this statement come about? "" Is this the starting point? Is it because "Pulp Fiction" has created a whole new kind of novel, or is the artistic achievement of "Pulp Fiction" exceptionally outstanding? Obviously neither, there has never been a lack of bold and innovative works, and there is also no lack of artistic achievements that are well-known in history.

""The reason why it is regarded as the starting point to officially enter the mainstream market is that this film has found a balance between business and art. Its excellent box office performance has made everyone realize that independent films can also attract a large number of For the audience, independent films can also create box office, and independent films can also be profitable!

Before "", there has never been a box office that can cross the 100 million threshold, never! This is the fundamental reason why independent films have become "niche among niches".

Now, three weeks after the release, "" has brought its cumulative box office to 57 million U.S. dollars in one go. Although it is very difficult to hit the 100 million threshold in terms of box office numbers alone, there is little hope; but no one will forget. This film has a huge response from critics and audiences, so this small hope may be turned into a reality!

Once "" got 100 million US dollars in the box office, this was the greatest victory since the film was born in nearly a century. Therefore, the weekly release of "Pulp Fiction" and every box office accumulation is a historical step. It has always been on the road of creating history, and every audience is the founder of this period of history!

This possibility has made the entire film market boil. They can not only witness the birth of history, but also become the creators of history. In an instant, not only the top executives, film critics, and people of major production companies are all voting. With the attention of attention, even ordinary audiences are looking forward to the growth.

Such a momentum is really a wave higher than a wave.

This really made "" a little bit aggrieved. Even if it defeated "" and won the North American Box Office Weekend Championship in the fourth week of October, it still lost to "Pulp Fiction" in terms of topicality and attention, not to mention the premiere weekend box office. Created incredible results but still can't surpass the depression of "Pulp Fiction".

Immediately after the first week of November, "" Sure enough, the box office fell by 35 percent, winning a weekend box office of 10.4 million U.S. dollars, and winning tens of millions of box office for the second week in a row, but it was still the same. Not the focus of attention.

The two new works released this week, "的(.ll.i and "War(. also failed to create miracles.

With an investment of 45 million yuan, Robert De Niro and (.) starring were hired. Sony Pictures arranged for it to be shown in 2,200 theaters, but only got 10 million US dollars. The premiere box office.

"War" is starring with (.), focusing on the introspection of the Vietnam War. This film was released by the 1,200 theaters, which was slightly conservative, and it only got 5 million US dollars in the box office. , The results are unsatisfactory.

On the contrary, the rising momentum "" once again surrendered a 9% drop against the sky, breaking all the curses of the crow mouths.

After the 30% drop in "" last week, many media outlets slandered the prospects of this movie, believing that it is impossible to make history, and will face a catastrophic defeat, after all, to please the audience. It is not an easy task, not to mention that works with a strong style like "Pulp Fiction" are destined to be a minority.

But now, the 9% drop immediately closed all doubts, and the 9.74 million weekend box office made the voice of praise flood like a tide again.

Just a week’s time difference, ""’s cumulative box office quickly rose to 69 million U.S. dollars. Although the increase did not seem to be large on the surface, all professional box office estimation experts have changed their mouths one after another. The probability of breaking 100 million has exceeded 50%. The main reason is that the decline in the level of "Pulp Fiction" will give this movie an inherent advantage in long-term sales.

In the first week of November, "Thrilling," can be said to be a pity for being the runner-up, but it can also be said to be the runner-up for risk, "" stands upright on the third place. The difference between the top three is no more than half a million US dollars. Such a small gap is definitely a rare sight in the deserted autumn file. This is really an interesting picture.

"War" lags far behind and ranks in the third place.

"" It only took four weeks to establish an unshakable image of word-of-mouth, and the cumulative box office is moving towards the 100 million threshold. This also makes "Pulp Fiction" a work that cannot be ignored in the history of October film in North America. Its creation The record of "" has not been broken, but the unique and unique "" attribute will not be able to find a successor until after the 21st century.

After the topical work "" dominated the focus list for four weeks, it encountered the impact of "Night Interview with Vampires" in the second week of November.

There is no doubt that "Interview with Vampires" is coming on the Halloween schedule. David Geffen joined forces with Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to debut aggressively, whether it is a super high investment of 60 million or a powerful one. The cast of the cast, including the vampire theme, is enough to make this work become the focus of attention before it is released.

Although it is said that "Interview with the Vampire" once invited Hugo to play the leading role, David did not make a hype; but "Interview with the Vampire" is still inevitably compared with ""-naturally, it is not a cost comparison. Compared with the cast, it is more topical.

The two handsome guys of "Interview with the Vampire", Tom and Brad, have already caused countless discussions during the publicity stage, but they are divided into two groups of views. Some people think that this will be a visual feast and the movie is worth looking forward to; others think The movie will be completely reduced to a boring appearance of a vase, and the essence of the original work will be destroyed once Both views are quite extreme, but there are supporters, which also makes the movie more and more popular.

When "Interview with Vampires" started the first wave of publicity, it happened to be the period when "" was released. The media noticed this almost immediately. Tom, Brad and Hugo, the three actors are not very different in age. They have overlapping temperaments, but each has its own merits and markets. They are currently the most competitive group of actors in their thirties.

So, this time Tom teamed up with Brad to fight against Hugo; in other words, Tom and Brad formed a confrontation while Hugo joined the battlefield. What kind of situation will eventually appear?

Originally, the two movies "Interview with Vampire" and "" should not be comparable at the box office, because how to compare with the movies produced by such a large company, people want to see the word-of-mouth battle between the two movies. The performance battle between the three actors, but who could have predicted that "Pulp Fiction" also showed strong energy at the box office.

Now, "Interview with the Vampire" and "" form a comprehensive confrontation. Even though the latter has been in theaters for a month now, there is no direct contrast, but this topic still attracts everyone's attention. supply. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it, and vote for recommendations and monthly tickets for the work. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue to create! ).