hollywood melon man

Chapter 477 The Future Is Yours

As a media that is pro-Disney and Warner, it is natural for them to say good things about "Wushuang".

The media bought off by Sky Studios or the media against Gilbert Jr. will naturally not say good things about "Wushuang".

Is the first-day box office of $2342.6 million low? In fact, it is not low, and it is even better than the performance of most adapted films.

It is probably because the names of Gilbert Jr., Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Charlize Theron are too scary, making people think that the box office of "The Wandering Earth" on the first day would be around 40 or 50 million.

Now the media that were against Gilbert Jr. found their opportunity, and various negative comments about "Wushuang" came out.

If you don’t know, you would think that “Wushuang” is going to flop.

The Los Angeles Business Journal exposed the lies of the media that were pessimistic about "Wushuang" and listed a series of data to prove that the first-day box office data of "Wushuang" was excellent.

Editor-in-chief Sarah said: "As a commercial crime film, Gilbert Jr. has achieved a perfect balance between commerciality and artistry in this film.

The film has a fast pace, with gunfights and action scenes, which is very fascinating.

Exploring the complex roots of human nature, greed, love, hate, and passion is its artistry.

This movie has caused a huge discussion on the Internet, and many fans have conducted various analyses. Some even went to the cinema to watch the movie repeatedly in order to find and support their own views.

Such a popular movie that has sparked such heated discussions cannot be said to be a failure in any way.

What’s more, it was only the first day. If converted into the first week, the box office would be more than 70 million US dollars.”

Sarah had a point, but the anti-Gilbert media didn't care about that anymore.

After all, if they can say that "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a failure of Gilbert Jr., then it is not surprising that "The Wandering Earth" was said to be a flop just because of its first-day box office.

Little Gilbert has never cared about the comments of the media. If he cared about the comments of the media, he should not have come into this world.

There are quite a few directors and stars who have been harmed by the media.

However, Gilbert Jr. still paid close attention to the feedback from the theaters, and it was pretty much what he expected. If the full score is 8.1, "Wushuang" is basically an excellent commercial film with a score of around .

More importantly, the film sparked a huge wave of discussion online, such as about the painter's identity.

Bachelor Lutz, a loyal fan of Gilbert Jr., watched the movie at the midnight show by himself, and then went to see it again with his wife on the day of the premiere.

He noticed that in the last scene of the film, when the camera showed the painting and palette of Mary, played by Charlize Theron, there seemed to be signs of color change.

Considering that color-changing ink is needed to make counterfeit money, this picture can't help but remind people of color-changing ink.

So Bacher Lutz and his wife confirmed each other, searched for evidence on the Internet, and read several comments from movie fans before coming to a conclusion.

Mary is the real painter, and Iddo Dash, played by Tom Hanks, is just a scapegoat.

Butcher Lutz's speculation was supported by many movie fans, but someone soon raised objections.

This fan said that the color-changing effect was caused by the elevated camera position during filming, which led to changes in light, and that Mary's clothes also had a color transition.

There is also a close-up shot in the film, and the color of the palette does not change at all.

Moreover, Mary had been holding art exhibitions in various places since she became famous in 1995, so it was easy for the police to find evidence. In other words, Mary had no chance to travel to various places to commit crimes.

This answer made Butcher Lutz doubtful. He watched the movie twice, but he was unwilling to let his guess fail, so he decided to go to the cinema to watch the movie again.

The second guess came from Doug and Zoe, who speculated that the fake Mary was the painter.

The reason is that in the hotel scene, Ido Dash's gun was aimed at the fake Mary, and except for the housekeeper who contacted the seller, the other two people were aiming at Ido Dash.

However, this conclusion was quickly overturned by netizens. Some netizens believed that because the fake Mary joined the gang relatively late, she did not know the relationship between Ido Dash and the real Mary.

If she had known, she would not have agreed to have the surgery to look like Mary, nor would she have used Mary's name.

So there is only one final answer left, which is that Ido Dash is the real painter and the leader of the counterfeit money gang.

As for Richard Deckard played by Tom Cruise, it was fabricated and had nothing to do with him. In real life, Tom Cruise was just a small policeman.

So are Ido Dash's memories fake? Netizens are arguing about this.

A highly-praised guess is that it is half true and half false.

The process of making counterfeit money, the crimes they committed, and the personal emotional relationships are basically real.

It’s just that Iddo Dash split the real story into two parts, giving one to the non-existent character Richard Dyke and the other to himself in the story.

There are many similar discussions on the Internet. Some people say that the character played by Dustin Hoffman is the painting. Others say that Mary's agent is the painter.

Various speculations emerge one after another. In order to confirm their own views, these audiences who have watched the movie will go to the cinema to watch the movie again, looking for evidence to support their arguments.

This was reflected in the box office as "Wushuang" achieved an increase in box office revenue, closing in on Saturday at 3265.7 million US dollars, retaining the single-day box office championship.

"Van Helsing" did not fall, but rose a little, earning $1867.3 million in a single day.
If there had been no "Warriors", and if there had not been the previous entanglement with "Warriors", perhaps "Van Helsing" would have performed better.

Although this film looks a bit dull, at least the special effects are good and impressive, not too bad, so it is not surprising that it achieved this result.

However, David Ellison himself was not very satisfied. He had expected that even if he could not beat "Wushuang", he would not be far behind. But the reality was that the gap was right in front of him.

David Ellison had to admit that he had some wild ideas before. Martin Bob was right, and it was important to make the project profitable first.

Faced with the competition between the two films in the summer season, The Hollywood Reporter made a very insightful summary.

"David Ellison, who was about the same age as Gilbert Jr., produced a multi-million dollar blockbuster, but it didn't perform as expected.

There is only one little Gilbert in Hollywood, but even little Gilbert started with small projects, with an investment of only $350 million in his first project.

Maybe David Ellison should give up the idea of ​​big productions and just make movies within his capabilities.”

This summary also points out a clear path for David Ellison, while other anti-Gilbert media are still praising "Van Helsing".

But David Ellison is not stupid. Judging from the box office performance, "Van Helsing" is far inferior to "The Invincibles".

The funniest thing is that The Washington Post has become possessed in its opposition to Little Gilbert.

While saying that young David Ellison has a promising future, they also said that young Gilbert, who has not yet celebrated his 34th birthday, has run out of ideas and is old.

At the age of less than 34, many Hollywood directors have not yet gotten their first directing opportunity at this age, but Gilbert Jr. has been in the industry for almost 14 years.

It sounded like a long time had passed, but it turned out that little Gilbert wasn't old at all!

All I can say is that The Washington Post demonstrated the charm of journalism at this moment, completely disregarding basic facts and emphasizing the rhythm of smearing someone to death just because they hate him.

In fact, if Gilbert Jr. is willing, he can fully use his financial ability to control The Washington Post just like he controls the Los Angeles Business Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle and other media.

However, Gilbert Jr. did not do so because although The Washington Post is one of the largest media outlets in the United States, it mainly focuses on current affairs news.

To put it bluntly, The Washington Post is an outsider when it comes to Hollywood affairs.

Second, there are many media outlets attacking Gilbert, but Gilbert doesn't care. However, having such a media outlet that is always predicting his downfall can also serve as a reminder to Gilbert.

Avoid him falling into the trap of arrogance and then sliding into the abyss of failure step by step.

If one day the media commentary circles are all praising his merits, then little Gilbert will be in danger.

David Ellison was very dissatisfied with The Washington Post, mainly because of the word "promising future".

At the end of the Washington Post commentary, David Ellison was encouraged to cheer up and the words "the future is yours" were added, which made David Ellison feel extremely sarcastic.

He could imagine that one day in the future he would meet little Gilbert again, and little Gilbert would say to him with a fake smile on his face: "The future is yours..."

If David Ellison heard this, his defense would break down immediately.

It was because of this sentence that David Ellison blacklisted The Washington Post. This media is not a good thing.

In addition to the box office performance of the two films and the heated discussion created by "Wushuang", there is another thing worth noting.

You know, even in North America where copyright laws are relatively complete, piracy still exists.

For example, there are peripheral products flowing from Mexico in the peripheral market. During the period when "The Return of the King" was released, even Mexican drug dealers started to get pirated peripheral products of "The Return of the King".

It can be seen that the profits in the surrounding area are so huge that even drug dealers in the highly profitable industry are tempted.

However, the pirates caught this time were not pirated peripheral products, but pirated resources of the film.

The incident started when a sixteen-year-old boy was watching "Wushuang" and recording a video in a movie theater in Sacramento with a digital camera.

He thought he wouldn't be discovered, but he didn't know that the cinema had been installed with high-tech night vision goggles.

Therefore, his secret recording behavior was quickly discovered by the theater staff, and the anti-piracy agency quickly targeted him. Then, they followed the clues and eradicated a local pirated movie recording and sales gang.

It was later learned that this was a family crime gang. The father was the leader, responsible for making plans and producing pirated discs, and the mother was in charge of contacting buyers.

The son took advantage of his underage status and went to the cinema to secretly record movies.

However, according to the new law passed in January this year, although the teenager is a minor, he still faces one year in prison and a fine of 25,000 US dollars.

As for his parents, they may have no choice but to go to federal prison.

No one will sympathize with this illegal family, and even Hollywood film companies will have to strike hard to make an example of them, otherwise the rampant pirated videos will affect their interests.

This incident has caused some discussion, and the media has specifically reminded everyone that piracy will be prosecuted.

The piracy issue did not affect the sales of "Wushuang". After achieving good results on Friday and Saturday, the film continued to earn 2544.2 million US dollars on Sunday.

As a result, the first week box office of "Wushuang" reached 8152.5 million US dollars, which is a very outstanding result.

Now those media outlets that said the box office was not good are completely speechless. If a movie with a box office of more than 80 million US dollars in the first week is considered poor, what about other movies?
The promising "Van Helsing" grossed $1124.9 million on Sunday, a significant decline.

With $4342.6 million in its first weekend, it is not worthy of being called a rival to "The Greatest Show".

(End of this chapter)