Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 360 "Chain Saw 3" Released

"Director Chen, I hope we can cooperate well next time." Charlize Theron stretched out her hand.

Chen Hao held South African Diamond's hand, it was cool and soft, "I made a note! There must be a chance."

Charlize Theron did come for Chen Hao, but not for Chen Hao's beauty, but for his status as a rising director in North America. After all, there are not many directors who can make multiple films in a row without missing a beat!
More importantly, the films directed by Chen Hao not only perform well at the box office, but also have a good reputation. There is no film with a score lower than 7.1 on IMDB.

Chen Hao is obviously a rare director who can achieve both box office and word of mouth, and he is so young and has great potential.

"Then look forward to our cooperation again." Charlize Theron laughed and left.

Chen Hao looked at Charlize Theron's back but thought of the Oscar curse, not the curse that will break the relationship after winning the actress.

But after winning the Oscar winner or actress, many people will become "box office poison"!
Peppers in 1999, Julia Roots and Russell Crowe in 2001, Halle Berry and Denzel Washington in 2002 and Nicole Kidman in 2003.

This is because after winning the Oscars, they may have some hesitation about the future. Should they continue to make literary films just for the best actor and queen, or take commercial films to enhance their commercial value?
It is precisely because of this uncertainty that they will be disturbed when choosing a film, which will affect their own judgment, and finally the box office will hit the street!
In fact, Charlize Theron also failed to escape this curse. After winning the Oscar, she took over the filming of "Wonder Woman", which failed miserably at the box office.

At the same time, it directly dispelled the attempt of Lionsgate Films in the previous life to put the Marvel heroine Black Widow on the screen.

After "The Hangover" finished, they had a wrap-up banquet together, and the crew officially disbanded.

When Chen Hao returned to Liangtianchi Films, he was busy with the post-editing of "The Hangover", because it was about to be released in December, so he had to hurry up and complete the production, after all, he had to leave some time for publicity.

"In less than a month and a half, Chen Hao's new film "The Hangover" has finished filming! What a fast guy!" --- "The New Yorker"

"After 40 days of filming, is it a bit of a joke?" --"Chicago Tribune"

"Chen Hao took only 40 days to try a comedy film for the first time, which is astonishing!" --- "Los Angeles Times"

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While Chen Hao was busy editing "The Hangover", the North American media were a little confused about Chen Hao and his new film.

Even for comedies, Chen Hao is also a well-known fast shooter, but 40 days is a bit too fast.

Moreover, this is Chen Hao's first attempt at a comedy film. Such a fast speed makes one have to wonder whether Chen Hao takes this movie seriously.

Some media who wanted to gain attention even directly said that Chen Hao's two consecutive films had a box office of over [-] million, and he was recognized by Oscars and Venice one after another, which is already a bit floating.

"The Hangover" is completely shoddy and used to make money!
It's not like the filming was fast. After all, as Hollywood is a highly developed film industry, there are many small film companies that rely on popularity, follow suit, and mass-produce films to make a living.

In order to pursue speed and avoid overheating, they shot it very fast, and it was even released directly in a month!
But Chen Hao is different. He is already a well-known director in North America, so there is absolutely no need for him to do this.

If he does, he's making fun of his own future.

Therefore, most of the media did not think that Chen Hao was just trying to make money, but such a fast speed still caused the media and film critics to worry about the quality of the film.

After all, it is indeed relatively easy to shoot comedies, but it is not easy to shoot good works.

Some film critics and media who are optimistic about Chen Hao's future are also euphemistically persuading Chen Hao that he has a bright future, don't get carried away, take it easy!

Chen Hao just smiled at this. In fact, the small part of the media was right. "The Hangover" is for making money. As for the speed, it's just because you don't have golden fingers.

After Chen Hao read the news, he forgot about it and worked overtime on the post-production of "The Hangover".

The time soon came to October 2004, 10. "Chain Saw 29", which Liang Tianchi Films launched this year, will officially premiere today.

October 10st is Halloween, which is also a Sunday, but North America is used to letting the film be released on Friday, so it was changed to the 31th two days in advance.

Three other films premiered on the same day as "Saw 3," the musical biography "Ray," Lionsgate's horror film "Fear Room," and Nicole Kidman's "Birth." .

There is no doubt that "Chain Saw 3" is the most favorable contender for the weekend box office championship. After all, with the foreshadowing of the first two films, as the third part of the sequel, it will undoubtedly have more fan base.

It can also be seen from the release that the premiere theaters of "Chain Saw 3" reached 3167, setting a record for the series' highest opening movie theaters.

The optimism of the media and theaters naturally made Liang Tianchi Pictures have greater expectations for the box office of "Chain Saw 3".

After all, besides "The Hangover", this is the film that Liang Tianchi Films attaches the most importance to this year.

While Chen Hao was busy with the production of "The Hangover", he also gave a platform to "Saw 3", hoping to make the movie's box office even more explosive.

Soon, the three days of the weekend flew by, and the North American box office statistics for the new week were freshly released.

北美周末票房排行榜（2004年10月29日-2004年10月31日）：

No. 1, "Chain Saw 3", released for 3 days, 3430 million U.S. dollars, Tianchi Films, 3176 theaters, with a cumulative box office of 3430 million U.S. dollars;
No. 2, "The Grudge", released for 10 days, 2240 million U.S. dollars, Sony Columbia, the home theater, with a cumulative box office of 7130 million U.S. dollars;
No. 3, "Thunder", released for 3 days, 2010 million US dollars, Universal Pictures, 2950 theaters, with a cumulative box office of 2010 million US dollars;
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"'Saw 3' lives up to expectations and dominates weekend box office charts!" -- Los Angeles Times

""Saw 3" breaks the box office record for the first week of the series, beating "The Grudge" to reach the top!"--"Seattle Observer"

""Saw 3" breaks [-] in a single hall, setting the highest record in the series!"--"Boston Post"

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As Halloween approaches, Liangtianchi Films released the series of horror films "Saw [-]" for the third consecutive year.

This set of strange plot, visual tension and bloody scenes in one film dominated the box office charts of North American movies last week.

In the three days of the weekend, the box office revenue of "Chain Saw [-]" was as high as [-] million US dollars, ranking first in the box office list. This box office result also broke the first weekend box office record of the series.

In addition, the single-house box office of "Chain Saw 3" reached an astonishing $10830, which also created the highest record in the series!
(End of this chapter)