Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 161
"You said you lost just now, did you lose to "Gold Medal Spy"?" Chen Hao laughed.

Although the box office performance of US$1620 million in the first weekend only ranked third in the North American box office rankings, Chen Hao was already satisfied.

However, if he loses to "Gold Medal Spy", it is estimated that Davis will have a bad face.

"That's not true. The first place is Disney's "Merry Christmas and Crazy", and the second place is Dreamworks' "Seven Nights: Western Chapter", which has been released to the third week. As for "Gold Medal Spy", it is just right. It's below Saw," Davis laughed.

北美票房排行榜（2002年11月01日-2002年11月03日）：

No. 1, "Merry Christmas and Crazy", released for 3 days, Disney, with a weekly box office of 2900 million US dollars and 3025 theaters;
No. 2, "Seven Nights: Western Chapter", released on 17th, DreamWorks, with a weekly box office of 1850 million US dollars and 3560 theaters;
No. 3, "Chain Saw", released for 4 days, Sony Columbia, with a weekly box office of 1620 million US dollars and 1800 theaters;
No. 4, "Gold Medal Spy", released for 3 days, Sony Columbia, with a weekly box office of 1400 million US dollars and 1800 theaters;
No. 5, "Idiot", released for 10 days, Paramount, with a weekly box office of 1300 million US dollars and 2650 theaters;
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Topping the list, Merry Christmas is actually a sequel.

Its first, "Merry and Crazy," released on Thanksgiving in 1994, grossed $1 million in its opening weekend, a record now surpassed by "Merry and Crazy."

According to statistics, the total box office revenue of "Merry Christmas and Crazy" in North America was as high as US$1 million that year.

Therefore, as a sequel eight years later, it is not surprising that it can achieve the top position.

And the film that ranked second will be more familiar to everyone if it is renamed, it is actually the American version of "Midnight Ring"!
It has been performing well since it was released in North America. Even in the third week, it is still able to suppress many new films and rank second.

Since its launch 17 days ago, the North American box office has accumulated a total of 6 million U.S. dollars, and its final North American box office should exceed 4 million.

As for the 5th place stunt comedy "Idiot", which was originally the No. 1 weekend box office in North America, this weekend's box office revenue has shrunk significantly, ranking No. 3 in the North American box office with 5 million US dollars.

In the 10 days since its release, the North American box office of "Idiot" has accumulated a total of 4 million US dollars. It is obviously impossible to break through 2 million.

And "Chain Saw" scored 3 million at the box office in 1620 days in the first weekend, which undoubtedly gave Chen Hao and Davis a big surprise.

Especially Davis, it is estimated that he just wanted to break the sky and never thought that "Chain Saw" would be so violent. After all, the production cost of the film was only 120 million US dollars.

Moreover, "Chain Saw" was actually released for four days, and its weekly box office should actually be 1827 million US dollars.

What makes Davis even more happy is undoubtedly the "Gold Medal Spy" launched by "Chain Saw" overwhelmed its old rival.

"Golden Spy" is starring comedy king Eddie Murphy. Originally, according to the Hollywood media, this week should be a competition between "Merry Christmas and Crazy" and "Golden Spy".

But I didn't expect that "Golden Spy" performed so poorly, and it only ranked fourth in the North American box office list, which is a surprise!

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After finishing the call with Davis, Chen Hao relaxed a lot, even looking at the City of Angels in front of him felt a lot cuter.

At the same time, "Saw" entered its second week of release, and its unexpected opening weekend box office results have led to more people discovering the film.

Naturally, the major media and film critics will not let go of the runner-up of this list.

Therefore, in the second week after the film was released, there were many more film reviews and reports about "Chain Saw".

"Saw is a very bloody and savage movie, and it inevitably makes some viewers sick. But if a horror movie makes people feel that way, it's already half the battle.

A morbid and crazy murderer, all kinds of grotesque and terrifying killing methods, and a meaningful central theme have made Chen Jiejie's English debut. "
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Los Angeles Times (Rob Streiman)

"Saw, a super-budget horror thriller that surprises.

Because the film broke the bottleneck of horror films becoming more and more routine and commercialized over the years, with exquisite conception and unscrupulous bloody violence, it brought back the breath of the golden age of B-level horror films in the 70s.

After this film, a batch of horror films with bloodthirsty and cruelty as selling points will surely become popular again. "
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new york daily news

""Saw", a surprise B-movie with an exquisite structure and a reverse ending; Chen Hao, a 22-year-old talented new Chinese director!
The first time Chen Hao appeared on the North American scene should be his directorial debut "Comet" last year. This is a suspenseful and uniquely imaginative soft sci-fi movie.

The second "Moon" is a sci-fi masterpiece that can be called "2002: A Space Odyssey", and was even recommended by many film critics as the best sci-fi film of the year in 2002!

As a result, in his third movie, he unexpectedly chose a B-level thriller!The span is not small!

But if you think about it, you can understand that the first two works were Chinese-language films shot in China, and the box office in North America was 16.88 and 976 million US dollars respectively.

It can also be seen that Chen has made great progress, but in North America, in order to adapt to North American audiences, and he is a newcomer, it is impossible to invest in him.

So he chose a low-cost horror film that is easy to detonate the box office.

Judging from the results, Chen made the right bet and won. Of course, his talent and accurate judgment of the film market cannot be ignored.

The first week's box office was 1827 million. Compared with its shooting cost of 120 million, it will undoubtedly make a lot of money.

This also allowed him to temporarily gain a firm foothold in North America, just like his predecessors Wu Baige and Li Press.

Now that he has some space and filming funds, he can better show what he has learned, but the second film may still be restricted.

If he can succeed again, his cinematic talents should fully blossom in his third Hollywood film.

I look forward to this new director from the other side of the ocean to move forward steadily until the world can truly see his talent! "
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Chicago Daily

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The media and film critics' comments on "Saw" are inevitably negative, but most of them are positive.

It can be seen from Rotten Tomatoes, another well-known film review website in the United States.

So far, a total of 86 media outlets in North America have given "Saw" movie reviews, of which 62 have given positive reviews, and the other 24 have given negative reviews.

In other words, the rotten tomato index of "Chain Saw" is 72%, and the color of the tomato is red, indicating that the majority of praise.

At the same time, the popcorn index is 84% ​​higher, and the audience score is 3.8/5.

That is to say, calculated according to the 72-point system, on Rotten Tomatoes, the experts scored 76 points and the audience scored [-] points!
This is undoubtedly a very good result for a B-grade film.

The evaluations of the media and film critics still have a great influence on movie fans at the beginning of the century, so it is also a good publicity for the film.

More and more people are beginning to pay attention to this "Chain Saw", wanting to see if it is really so exciting.

Soon, the box office results of the second week of "Saw" will also be released!

(End of this chapter)