Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 204 Breaking [-] million?

At this time, the ratings of "Taken" and "Anger Management" on IMDB are 8.1 and 7.2 respectively!
"Taken" was released for two weeks and 10 days, and the number of people scoring has reached 18542.

At the same time, over the past week, the score has only dropped from 8.2 to 8.1, which shows that fans still have a lot of praise for "Taken".

However, "Anger Management" scored only 7.2 points when it was released, which is a full 1 point behind "Taken" in the first week.

As we all know, the longer the movie is released, the rating will only get lower and lower, and the final score of "Anger Management" is likely to drop below 7 points.

The audience's evaluation of the two films is self-evident.

At the same time, the scores of Rotten Tomatoes, another well-known movie rating website in North America, are also very similar to IMDB.

So far, there are a total of 185 film reviews about "Taken", including 130 positive reviews and 55 negative reviews.

In other words, "Taken" has a Rotten Tomatoes fresh index of 70%, which belongs to fresh tomatoes!

However, "Anger Management" has 79 movie reviews, including 42 positive reviews and 37 negative reviews. The freshness index of Rotten Tomatoes is only 51%.

It can be seen that in the eyes of media film critics, "Taken" is obviously better than "Anger Management".

Looking at the popcorn index, "Taken" is 85% and "Anger Management" is 70%.

In other words, in the hearts of the audience, both films are considered good movies, but obviously "Taken" has a better reputation among the audience!
Of course, it doesn't mean that the reality is necessarily the same as these ratings.

After all, in reality, there are quite a few movies that were well-received but not well-received, or that were well-received but not well-received.

Due to factors such as film investment, lineup, film schedule, genre, etc., no matter how high the score is, it is very common for the box office to be low!

However, the Rotten Tomatoes index represents the opinions of film critics, and the higher the index, the better the quality of the movie.

The popcorn index is the score scored by the audience. The higher the index, the more popular the movie is with audiences and passers-by.

Under normal circumstances, the Rotten Tomatoes freshness index and the popcorn index tend to be basically the same.

Feedback to the movie box office, naturally, the higher the index, the higher the box office.

Therefore, in view of these data scores and the current box office of "Taken", Davis believes that "Taken" may really exceed [-] million.

And if it breaks [-] million, then no matter whether "Taken" loses to "Anger Management" in the end, he will be a solid achievement.

2000 million investment, in exchange for over 500 million box office, the return on investment is as high as [-]%, absolutely super value investment.

And it will certainly be higher than the return on investment of "anger management", after all, its investment cost is as high as 7500 million US dollars.

So in the third week after "Taken" was released, Chen Hao was still pulled to do promotion. At the same time, the screening scale of the film was expanded again by 200, reaching 3700!
It once again broke the record for the highest number of theaters for Chen Hao's films to be released in the United States!
Soon, with Chen Hao busy with publicity and Davis' eager anticipation, "Taken" ended its third week of journey in the North American film market!
北美票房排行榜（2003年4月18日-4月20日）：

No. 1, "Anger Management", released for 10 days, Sony Columbia, with a weekend box office of 2560 million US dollars, a cumulative box office of 8020 million US dollars, and 4100 theaters;
No. 2, "A Hole in a Hole", released for 3 days, Disney, with a weekend box office of 1710 million US dollars, a cumulative box office of 1710 million US dollars, and 3100 theaters;
No. 3, "Taken", released for 17 days, Sony Columbia, with a weekend box office of 1682 million US dollars, a cumulative box office of 7549 million US dollars, and 3700 theaters;
No. 4 "Malibu Kidnapping Case", released for 3 days, Warner Bros., with a weekend box office of 1310 million US dollars, a cumulative box office of 1310 million US dollars, and 3000 theaters;
No. 5, "Bulletproof Monk", released for 5 days, MGM, with a weekend box office of 890 million US dollars, a cumulative box office of 1310 million US dollars, and 3050 theaters;
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"'Anger Management' Takes Another $2560M and Doubles the Box Office!" --Los Angeles Times

"'Back to Heaven' was a blockbuster hit, taking in No. 1710 with $[-] million!" -- The New York Times

"The box office of "Taken" has seen a stable decline, with the box office breaking through 2000 million for three consecutive weeks, and the cumulative box office breaking through 7500 million!" -- "Washington Post"

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"Smell Like" won another $2560 million in box office sales in three days last weekend, occupying the top spot on the box office chart for the second consecutive weekend and achieving two consecutive championships.

And it has achieved a box office record of 10 million US dollars in 8020 days of release, and it is likely to continue to hold the top position next weekend.

Although the media and film critics' ratings of this comedy film starring the two superstars are not particularly high, the box office is very popular, and the cumulative box office has surpassed "Taken", which was released for an extra week.

At the same time, the family-themed adventure film "A Hole in a Hole" played a leading role in the new film released, and ranked second on the box office list with a box office revenue of US$1710 million in its premiere, which exceeded the expectations of industry insiders.

"Taken" fell one place again, ranking third on the list, but still won 2188 million in the third week, and the cumulative box office officially exceeded Davis's previous expectation line of 7500 million!
This achievement made Davis very gratified that he lived up to his hard work, and it also made Davis more confident that "Taken" could break through [-] million at the box office.

This achievement even made Davis ignore the fact that the box office of "Anger Management" has surpassed that of "Taken". Now he only hopes to see "Taken" exceed [-] million sooner.

Although the box office lost, but judging from the profitability of the two films, Davis won again.

The action-thriller "Bulletproof Monk," starring Chinese stars Fa Ge and Sean William Scott, debuted at No. 860 at the box office with just $5 million, a figure that MGM called "disappointing".

The film has grossed just $1310 million over the "Passover" and "Easter" public holidays since its Wednesday premiere.

Fa Ge's trip to Hollywood can be said to have cast a shadow!
However, after "Taken" officially surpassed "Chain Saw" at the box office, it also exceeded 7500 million US dollars.

Chen Hao didn't stay longer in the United States, but directly returned to the Chinese imperial capital by plane.

Chen Hao has already done everything he can do, and whether "Taken" can really break through [-] million in North America depends on whether Davis still has action and the test of the market.

However, when Chen Hao just came out of the Imperial Capital Airport, he was surrounded by a large group of reporters before he noticed it!
"Director Chen, "Taken" broke the box office record of "Saw" in North America. Do you have anything to say?"

"Director Chen, the box office of "Taken" has exceeded 7500 million U.S. dollars. Do you think it is possible to break through [-] million U.S. dollars?"

"Director Chen, can "Taken" break the North American box office record of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

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(End of this chapter)