Chapter 1898 1898 The Last Threshold
Charlize Theron, whose career is in a period of strong growth, also faced this situation for the first time: his works are against each other.
Last year, Charlize, Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves collaborated on the filming of "The Devil's Spokesperson". This work was invested and produced by Warner Bros. and cost 57 million US dollars. It caused countless topics when the filming started: two popular newcomers were starred by veteran actors, and the director was Taylor.hackford, who directed "dolores.claiborne" and "an.officer.and.a.gentleman", which is naturally worth looking forward to.
"Devil Spokesperson" and "Los Angeles City Secret", are both thrilling and suspense drama movies. In addition to the heroine's consistency, similar themes, close costs, and comparable cast lineups. All of this makes "Devil Spokesperson" the best candidate to stop "Los Angeles City Secret" from winning four consecutive championships this week.
There is no need to mention the friendship between Hugo and Al. "Smelling the Scent of Scent" is Hugo's rise after the Golden Raspberry Award. It has received a lot of support from Al, and the two have a very good personal relationship. Hugo and Keanu, two actors of similar age, are also competitors in many occasions. However, Hugo's performance is too strong, and Keanu's own personality is not revealed, so the two do not have much intersection.
Therefore, everyone is looking forward to the results of this week's "Devil's Spokesperson" and the collision between this movie and "Los Angeles City Secret".
Another thriller and suspense film, "I know what you did last summer", did not pay much attention to it, with a $17 million investment, a group of young actors who just emerged, an unknown director, the most famous of the entire crew is Kevin.williamson who wrote "scream".
This movie is difficult to attract more attention. The theme is "Los Angeles City Secret" and "Devil Spokesperson", and it is more like a horror movie that is less competitive; the cast lineup is not topical, there is no highlight in the publicity period, and even the schedule selection is very ambiguous. It is still two weeks away from Halloween.
Naturally, all media have focused their attention this week on the showdown between "Devil Spokesperson" and "Los Angeles City Secret". The latter wants to hit the box office of 200 million US dollars, and this week is the last threshold. As long as the decline can be controlled within 30%, then relying on excellent reputation and long-term sales of 200 million US dollars is almost no problem, and the former will become the biggest resistance.
This is really an interesting thing. Not to mention Al's sniping Hugo, it's ridiculous to say that Charlize himself sniping himself. Who could have expected that Charlize's first work with a box office of 200 million US dollars was actually the decision-making power in her own hands? And the problem is that she has no way to control the direction of the box office. Therefore, during the promotion of the "Devil's Spokesperson", Charlize also seemed ridiculous to cry.
In the third week of October, after the North American weekend box office rankings were released, everyone was surprised!
The reputation of the "Devil's Spokesperson" is polarized. The San Francisco Chronicle gave a full score of 100 points, but the San Francisco Observer only gave 40 points. In the end, the media review only reached 60 points. Although it is basically the same as "psychological game", it cannot be said to be a devastating result for thriller and suspense movies. The polarized comments are even expected, but they still do not meet the psychological expectations. Only 60 points cannot satisfy people's expectations for cast members like Al, Keanu, and Charlize.
This reminds people of the "Wolf" starring Jack Nicholson and Michelle Pfeiffer the year before.
It is worth mentioning that compared to the two male protagonists Keanu and Al, Charlize's performance has received unanimous praise from the media. The New York Times believes that "although compared to the charming and natural performance in "Los Angeles Secret", Charlize is still a little awkward in the "Devil Spokesperson", but the reality and pain of schizophrenia come to his face, which undoubtedly becomes the biggest highlight of the movie."
Two consecutive works won praise and won a place in the group dramas of men. Charlize instantly rose rapidly and became the hottest actress today as if he was riding a rocket. Although Charlize does not have a box office hit, her acting skills were recognized since "before Sunrise", and she was nominated for the Oscar for the first time that year. Now, two consecutive works have once again proved her strength, and coupled with her excellent appearance, Charlize's future is unlimited.
Of course, while the box office of "Los Angeles City Secret" was so popular, more people also realized Charlize with the flaming red lips.
Faced with such a bad review, the box office of the "Devil Spokesperson" has not been able to produce a miracle. The $12 million data is already very good in the autumn period. It is also worthy of recognition for thriller and suspense movies, but this result can only make it the third place.
This undoubtedly surprised everyone. Although the weekend box office of $12 million was not even closer, it was enough to be at least enough to be ranked behind "Los Angeles City Secret", but the "Devil Spokesperson" only had the third place. What's going on?
Looking up, the name "I know what you did last summer" suddenly appeared, which almost made everyone gasp. This work, which no one paid too much attention, undoubtedly became the biggest dark horse in this autumn season. With an investment of only $17 million, it burst out with a box office data of $16 million on the premiere weekend, easily snatching away all the sight of this week, which is shocking.
The media comprehensive review of "I know what you did last summer" is quite good. Fifty-two points are considered a passing score for horror films, but this movie has aroused heated discussion among young people because the movie discusses the psychological horror that young people experience during the transition period of growth, and aroused the resonance of many peers, which has emerged as a box office small ** on the premiere weekend.
According to box office statistics, the movie's box office was quite good on Friday, but it did not surpass the "Devil's Spokesperson". However, Saturday and Sunday exploded for two consecutive days. In the end, it not only surpassed the "Devil's Spokesperson", but also successfully ranked among the top ten in the box office results of the premiere of the autumn film history. This is absolutely incredible, an absolute dark horse, shiny!
Although the "devil spokesperson" is not good at fighting, the box office on the weekend is still at 10 million; "I know what you did last summer" is undoubtedly the biggest surprise. It not only brought out the box office boost of 10 million, but also produced a record of 16 million US dollars, and it even had hope to shake the dominant position of "Los Angeles City Secret".
Two works of $10 million have almost divided the deserted autumn market, which is undoubtedly a difficult test for "Los Angeles City Secret". This is also the norm since the release of the movie. Since the "Seven Deadly Sins" achieved excellent results, the autumn market has also become more lively. However, "Los Angeles City Secret" has won three consecutive championships, which can be said to be absolutely strong. Although this week, it is difficult, but it is absolutely not afraid of challenges.
The box office drop of 22% is the biggest drop since the release of "Los Angeles City Secret" and the biggest crisis in the four weeks. In the end, the movie won $17.1 million in three days on the weekend of the third week of October. With a slight advantage of over one million, it beat "I know what you did last summer" and successfully won four consecutive championships. This is also the first work to complete four consecutive championships since 1997!
Faced with such strong competition, the box office crisis of "Los Angeles Secret" is inevitable, but the movie still relies on its strong reputation and outstanding feedback to withstand the pressure again and complete a beautiful blow. Although "Los Angeles Secret" ushered in the largest drop since its release this week, the decline was not only controlled within 30%, but also the second place in the box office in the fifth week of film history, still ranks after "Independence Day". Such results are no longer worthy of comment.
Relying on the strong performance in the fourth week, the accumulated box office of "Los Angeles Secret" reached 166 million US dollars in one fell swoop. After tremblingly crossing the last threshold, although it was not the "devil spokesperson" but "I know what you did last summer", despite this, "Los Angeles Secret" broke the box office record of "Seven Deadly Sins" and hit the 200 million US dollars, it still reached its peak. Now it is almost certain that the movie will make history for sure. All people need to do is wait, waiting for the audience to pour into the cinema continuously, and then create a new history of thriller and suspense movies!
Immediately after the fourth week of October, "Los Angeles Secret" once again delivered a box office decline of 23%, achieving a box office of 13.11 million US dollars. Correspondingly, "I know what you did last summer" won $13.12 million US dollars with a box office decline of 18%. In the end, "I know what you did last summer" this dark horse ended the four consecutive championships of "Los Angeles Secret" with a slight advantage of 20,000 US dollars, and successfully won the North American weekend box office championship.
Because the gap was too weak, the exhibition relations had to be repeatedly confirmed three times, and finally concluded that "I know what you did last summer" successfully won the weekend box office championship in the fourth week of October with only a advantage of 10,800 US dollars, which also became the record of the weakest record of the second-place record in the film history. "Los Angeles Secret" was still honored even though it lost, ending the box office journey of the last week of October in a win-win way.
The box office of the "Devil Spokesperson" fell by only 15% this week, and his performance was also very good. It can be seen that although the media's comprehensive reviews were not satisfactory, the audience's reputation was good, especially those who walked in the cinema for Charlize began to grow rapidly, which saved some face for the movie's box office.
The following week, "I know what you did last summer" completed the championship again, and the dark horse style was fully revealed, and "Los Angeles City Secret" also rushed towards the shackles of history and then sprinted again.
Chapter completed!