The rising sun in 1997 came to the southern hemisphere, and the northern hemisphere also sent away the last ray of winter of 1996. There was only the last three years left before the millennium. In the blink of an eye, the 20th century was coming to an end. A long century was about to turn a new page, and rumors about the transition of the century began to emerge one after another. The news that Bill Clinton was re-election as US president did not cause enough sensation. The US mainland was calm. On the contrary, the entertainment industry ushered in earth-shaking changes, and welcomed the arrival of the "new century" with a shocking attitude.

After the uncrowned king's authority was challenged last year and the social issues were overwhelming, the 1996, which was originally the calm, became the most shining moment since the 1990s. Everything was just because of one name: Hugo Lancaster!

From the moment he took the power of "Death-infernal Walking" in the beginning of the year, he successively won the Berlin Film Festival best actor and Oscar movie actor, to the emergence of "Independence Day" and then to the battle of the century in the second half of the year, the final showdown finally came to a perfect end in Maracana. The entertainment industry throughout the year took Hugo as the key point, causing storms.

This is a year when the North American film market has brought about historical changes. The box office of movies has reached 6.3 billion US dollars throughout the year. The first time in film history has exceeded 6 billion levels, an increase of 11 percentage points from last year. This is also the first time since 1987 that the annual box office growth rate has exceeded 10%.

"Independence Day" became the writer of film history. This work, created and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, not only became the first work in film history to exceed 400 million, but also continued to upgrade the history of film history to a level of 1.535 million US dollars. The North American box office of 535 million was unsurprisingly crowned the 1996 annual North American box office champion and also became the champion champion in film history.

Surprisingly, this is the first time in history that the work starring Hugo has won the annual box office championship. Although previous works such as "Schindler's List", "Speed ​​of Life and Death", and "Seven Deadly Sins" have created box office myths one after another, they have all encountered stronger opponents and have never been able to win this honor for Hugo. Now, "Independence Day" has won the annual champion with a devastating attitude, and everyone is convinced.

Compared with the glorious box office, the real achievement of "Independence Day" is far from this, because no matter how outstanding the box office is, it will eventually be broken, and it will come after that, even if it is not before the end of the 20th century. The greatest contribution of "Independence Day" is to change the operating model of the entire Hollywood.

First of all, Hugo's $20 million in film pay has achieved a huge return, completely breaking the Hollywood pay pattern and will have a profound impact on the investment amount of the film company. More importantly, the income of the Hollywood behind-the-scenes production team will also undergo corresponding changes. This is a change in the entire industry.

The second is Industrial Light and Magic, which is widely known as the success of "Independence Day". Although computer stunts have been developing in Hollywood for many years, this is the first time that computer stunts have successfully completed a hugely popular work with the film crew after they matured. The entire Hollywood industry has realized that the maturity of computer stunts will bring earth-shaking changes to film technology, movie mode, movie types, etc. "Independence Day" can be regarded as an epoch-making work. With this as the boundary, movies have entered completely different eras.

If the impact of "vulgar novels" on the film industry is that the silence of the rain, the rise of independent films, the richness and variety of scripts, changes in shooting techniques, etc. will be revealed in the long-term development of the film industry; then the impact of "Independence Day" on the film industry is that lightning and thunder are thunder. Whether it is film pay, investment expansion, or shooting methods, or changes in the film theme, you can almost feel it at the first time.

There is no doubt that "Independence Day" made 1996 special and also made this year have its own characteristics in the 1990s, when stars shining. All of this is due to Hugo's strong appeal. In a trance, Hugo had already had a subtle influence on the North American film industry from both appearance and connotation. Such influence is second to none even in the long river of history.

In addition to the unique "Independence Day", North American movies have also ushered in a bumper year. The box office of the "Tornado" reached 241 million US dollars. Although it is far from the strongest level of "Independence Day", it also proves that commercial blockbusters are gradually accepting computer special effects. In addition, there are thirteen movies with box office exceeding 100 million, which also hit a new record.

Among them, "Mission Impossible", "Mr. Sweetheart", "Ransom Storm", "101 Real Dogs (101.dalmatians), "Brave the Deadly Island", "The.nutty.professor", "Fake Phoenix Void (the.force rdcage), and "Killing Moment" ranked in the top ten with excellent box office data.

Among them, "Fatty Professor" led by Eddie Murphy and "Fake Phoenix" starring Robin Williams, "Fake Phoenix" adapted from the cartoon "101 Real Dogs" defended the status of comedy movies, occupying three seats in the top ten, and also brought two top comedy superstars.

After "Detective Beverly Hills", Eddie celebrated classic works; Robin continued his strength as "Slim Dad" last year, and his popularity, reputation and box office were fully blossomed for the second consecutive year. This was also the peak moment of comedy movies in the 1990s.

But at this time, it can be seen that action-type films are seizing the market. "Mission Impossible", "Ranstorm", and "Brave the Deadly Island" are all typical action films. Although "Brave the Deadly Island" is starring Sean Connery, it has won Alexander Lorraine's popularity and successfully joins the ranks of first-line actors.

Of course, neither Eddie, Robin, nor Alexander, they obviously cannot compete with Hugo. Looking at the film market throughout the year, the only top star who can challenge Hugo is Tom Cruise! To be more precise, this is actually Tom's year.

A "Mission Impossible" opened up Tom's action superstar territory, ranking third on the year-end list with $180 million; a "Mr. Sweetheart" once again proved Tom's infinite charm, sweeping over $153 million, winning the annual box office rankings.

Only four movies in the year had a box office of more than 150 million yuan, and Tom alone occupied two places. More importantly, "Mr. Sweetheart" gave Tom a lot of praise. Many people believe that this work can enable him to win the second Oscar nomination for acting in his acting career. This is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough for Tom.

In the past two years, Hugo has been in a strong voice and is at its peak. Not only has it snatched most of Tom's light, but it has also surpassed with an absolute advantage. Now Hugo not only has two small gold men in hand, but also has won three works with a box office of more than 200 million yuan. Whether it is box office or award, it is far ahead of Tom. What's more, there is also the "Independence Day" that created history this year.

On the other hand, Tom, after experiencing the praise of "Night Visit to Vampire", was almost silent for two years. Even Brad Pitt has come from behind, snatching most of his brilliance and becoming the sexiest man of the year in the "People" Weekly last year. In the iron triangle of Brad, Tom and Hugo, Tom has been relying on his old capital, and the accumulated advantages have been eroded bit by bit, not only lagging behind Hugo, but also has no absolute advantage in the confrontation with Brad.

But now, Tom has occupied the third and fourth place in the annual box office rankings with two works of $150 million, respectively, and announced his strong return to everyone. He taught Brad a lesson to the unstable Brad, letting Brad know that he is still a big gap from Tom. Currently, only two of Brad's works have a box office of over 100 million, namely the "Seven Deadly Sins" cooperating with Hugo and the "Night Visit to Vampire" cooperating with Tom.

It can be seen from this that not only the box office, but also the reputation and awards, but also the influence on the entire market. Brad still has a long way to catch up.

The two works "Mission Impossible" and "Mr. Sweetheart" have a great reputation, which has brought Tom back to the peak of his career in one fell swoop. If it weren't for the box office record created by "Independence Day" that was too incredible, even Hugo would have to stand aside in front of Tom. In fact, Hugo only had one movie in 1996, and "Independence Day" would definitely not be able to make a difference in the awards season. On the contrary, "Mr. Sweetheart" won Tom enough attention, and his name would continue to appear in major media during the awards season.

So, from this perspective, Tom has the opportunity to pull the advantage back again and find the balance between him and Hugo again. As for Brad? He can try harder to see.

However, it is precisely because of Tom's strength, "Mission Impossible" and "Mr. Sweetheart" who still cannot shake Hugo's kingship. Therefore, the name "Hugo Lancaster" is affecting the world with a visible attitude, from the thrilling epic acting skills of "Death Prison Walk" to the shattering box office driving force of "Independence Day", he is allowing the culture of movies to affect everyone's daily life.

In 1996, this also completed the last piece of the puzzle, making Hugo the first superstar who could truly influence the entire era since Malone Brando in the 1950s! Even Harrison Ford, even Tom Cruise, and even Tom Hanks, were not able to reach the heights.

Interestingly, Hugo's powerful influence has now penetrated into every detail of his life, so that "People" Weekly was in trouble when he selected the title of "Sexiest Man of the Year" in 1996. It seemed that they had no choice at all. In the end, "People" Weekly awarded this title to Denzel Washington, which made Denzel the first black actor elected since the establishment of this selection.

This is a choice that people cannot agree with but cannot object to. I have to admire the cleverness of "People" Weekly.
Chapter completed!