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Chapter 440 "The Mystery of the Talisman", start!

As August approached, after the North American box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" exceeded 3.1 million US dollars, it had almost exhausted all its box office potential.

Now they rely on the cinema market and take in as much box office revenue as possible.

However, this year's "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not secure in its North American box office title, as "Finding Nemo," which will be released in late May, is coming on strong.

Since its release on May 2.93, Finding Nemo has grossed $ million.

The most important thing is that the box office curve of "Finding Nemo" is very healthy and lasting. If it continues like this, it will not be a problem for the film to get $3.3 million at the box office.

That's why Pixar Animation Studios is so popular. Not only does it have excellent box office performance, but its peripheral products are also very eye-catching, making every company envious.

Moreover, "Finding Nemo" not only performed well at the North American box office, but with the promotion of Hollywood, the audience for animated films around the world is also increasing.

Generally speaking, animated films are considered to be something for children.

But don't forget that when a child goes to the cinema to watch a movie, at least two adults are required to accompany him, so a family can contribute more than three movie tickets.

Besides, who says only children like to watch animated movies? Many adults also like to watch animated movies.

The greatness of Pixar Animation Studios lies in the fact that they use animated films to tell exciting and inspiring stories.

Therefore, the global box office of "Finding Nemo" of 8.67 million US dollars has surpassed the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" of 7.22 million US dollars, temporarily becoming the global box office champion this year.

Looking at the films in the second half of the year, there are almost no blockbusters worth looking forward to. Unless a miracle happens, "Finding Nemo" will be the winner this year.

Gilbert Jr. lost the title of the global box office champion this year, and it seems that he will lose the title of the North American box office champion. But this is normal, no one can be successful forever.

Besides, Pirates of the Caribbean wasn't a failure. If a movie that grossed $7.22 million worldwide is considered a failure, I don't know what kind of movie can be considered a success.

Let's take a look at another movie produced by Cantaloupe Film Studios, "2 Fast 1.74 Furious", which performed well. The film has currently earned $4.86 million in North America and $ million worldwide.

The film still has room to grow and is far from the end.

Through box office results, "2 Fast Furious" has achieved profitability, and plans for the sequel can go ahead.

Vin Diesel has also successfully become one of Hollywood's top action stars thanks to the success of several films. However, his position is not very secure, as his temper may explode at any time.

The two heroines of the film, Liv Tyler and Jessica Alba, are ranked among the top 20 sexiest actresses in the world in the latest fashion magazines, and they have countless fans.

Especially Liv Tyler, this girl's long legs are unforgettable to all her fans.

Many female stars have long legs, but their leg shapes are not necessarily good-looking.

Liv Tyler is different. When it comes to legs, she can surpass most Hollywood actresses and rank at the top, truly interpreting what it means that long legs conquer everything.

Jessica Alba is a typical chocolate beauty, her brown skin and sweet smile are intoxicating.

Compared with white beauties, they are more delicate, and unlike black beauties, they have a narrow audience and are not as uninteresting.

Liv Tyler had previously wanted to introduce Jessica Alba to Gilbert Jr., but Gilbert Jr. was too busy with work at the time and immediately forgot about Jessica Alba.

As a result, Jessica Alba was dubbed by the gossip tabloids as one of the few pure girls that Gilbert had not touched.

Uh… anyway, Liv Tyler and Gilbert Jr. said that Jessica Alba changes boyfriends faster than she changes clothes, and she is not that pure. Since the release of Rush Hour 3 on July 7, the North American box office has accumulated 18 million US dollars, a very good result.

The overseas box office also performed well, with a total of 1.42 million US dollars so far, and is still accumulating box office revenue.

As the final chapter of the series, "Rush Hour 3" has a very good box office curve. What is rare is that many viewers also like this movie.

Through this series, Cheng Long has accumulated a lot of base of his own in North America.

Next, Cantaloupe Studios plans to strike while the iron is hot and release a sequel to "The Mystery of the Talisman" to take advantage of Jackie Chan's high popularity during this period.

In the words of little Gilbert, while Cheng Long is still useful, we should squeeze him dry, otherwise Cheng Long will be out of date if it is too late.

Every star will become out of fashion, let alone an outsider like Jackie Chan.

Schwarzenegger, Stallone and other action stars who grew up locally and were great in the 1980s and 1990s have seen their roles decline significantly since the beginning of the new century.

So it is not surprising to Gilbert Jr. that Jackie Chan has become out of fashion in Hollywood.

For Cheng Long, or for Shu Chang and Bing Bing, the local market will always be their base, and it is impossible to survive in Hollywood for a long time.

You are not Tom Cruise, so why should you be allowed to stay in North America for so long?

It was also because of the launch of the project of "The Mystery of the Spell" that after participating in the global promotion of "Rush Hour 3" and returning to Hong Kong Island, Cheng Long immediately flew back to Los Angeles to begin preparing for this movie.

In terms of action design, Jackie Chan is undoubtedly a master. The action design of the "Rush Hour" series is basically done by Jackie Chan and the Cheng family, and this time is no exception.

In addition to action scenes, "Mystery of the Talisman" also has a large number of visual wonders, showing various magical natural landscapes and cities in mysterious locations.

In "Mystery of the Talisman 2", Cheng Long and Xiaoyu's father will go deep into the legendary Tibetan utopia of Shambhala. At the same time, Walon and his gang are also looking for Shambhala.

Legend has it that there is a magical stone in Shambhala called the Mani Stone that can fulfill people's wishes.

Cheng Long suspected that it was related to the power of the twelve spells, so he went to investigate. In the process, the female thief Xiao Snake caused them some trouble, and then turned the enemy into a friend.

In "Mystery of the Talisman 3", Cheng Long and Xiaoyu's father will go to the desert to find the legendary Atlantis in the sea of ​​sand, and a series of thrilling stories will happen.

In the third part, Cheng Long continues to fight with Walon, and of course he wins in the end, and then he and Xiaoshe finally get married.

Players who have played "Uncharted" must be familiar with this story. Yes, this is a magically revised version of the story of the second and third parts of the "Uncharted" series.

Of course, there's not even a hint of the Uncharted story these days, so this is a completely original story from Gilbert Jr. and the studio's writers.

Gilbert Jr. came up with the idea, and the studio's screenwriters then refined the idea and wrote it into a script.

Cheng Long was amazed after reading the script. His "Project Flying Eagle" was also an adventure treasure hunting movie, but it was nothing compared to the "Mystery of the Talisman" series.

As expected of a wealthy Hollywood crew, only a Hollywood film company could realize a story of this scale.

In August, the crew of "The Mystery of the Talisman" began preparations, Alfonso Cuarón and Tsui Hark took over as directors, Gilbert Jr. served as producer, and the project started.

At the same time, twenty-nine people were selected from the Shanghai International Film Festival, let's call them students, and they also set out from Shanghai and came to Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)