hollywood melon man

Chapter 735 Leading the Market
"Ball, aren't you going to the cinema to see little Gilbert's new film?"

On the Harvard University campus, a pair of students were riding their bicycles and discussing what to do next.

The student named Bauer responded, "No, that's not the subject I'm interested in. I'll just go out with Jessica and she'll sleep with me."

What about you, Potter? "

Potter shrugged, "Katherine asked me to go to the cinema, and I was thinking about the four of us getting together."

"Forget it!" Ball complained, "I'd rather see Gilbert Jr.'s blockbuster. Knives Out is really not for me."

Porter didn't force it, and the two good brothers separated and went to find girls respectively.

At the entrance of the cinema, the gorgeously dressed Catherine was waiting for Porter.

"Aren't Ball and Jessica coming?"

“They both didn’t like the movie,” Porter explained.

"Okay then," Catherine excitedly took Potter's arm and walked into the cinema together.

“I grew up watching Gilbert Jr.’s movies, and I never miss any of his movies.”

Catherine was very excited and it was obvious at first glance that she was a die-hard Gilbert fan.

Although Porter is not a die-hard movie fan, he has seen Gilbert Jr.'s "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and still has trust in the movies produced by Gilbert Jr.

There were elective courses in film studies at Harvard University, and Porter attended one or two classes.

He remembered an interesting point of view, that people in the film industry believed that Gilbert Jr.'s career could be divided into two phases.

The first stage was the rising period, which reached its peak with The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The second stage is to maintain the peak period. Although many anti-Gilbert media have been claiming that Gilbert is on the decline, anyone who believes it is a fool.

From this statement, we can see the importance of The Lord of the Rings trilogy to little Gilbert.

It is no exaggeration to say that it was The Lord of the Rings trilogy that laid the foundation for Gilbert Jr. to become the number one director in Hollywood today.

Some people say Spielberg is not bad, but the old man has not had a very good commercial performance in recent years. Some people say James Cameron is the king, but he is too slow.

No one knows what the situation is with "Avatar" which is currently in production.

As for the rest, George Lucas and Francis Coppola are already retired, and Martin Scorsese's films are just like that.

Others like Michael Bay and Ron Howard can't compare to little Gilbert at all.

Only Gilbert Jr. can steadily produce high-quality commercial films every year. Only he can perfectly combine commercial elements with film art.

From the current perspective, Christopher Nolan, who directed "District 9" last year, also has this flavor, but he is still a long way from Gilbert Jr.

By the way, District 5.39 grossed $ million last year.

For an original science fiction film without big-name stars, this is a pretty good result. Christopher Nolan also became a top Hollywood director with this film.

There are currently three directors at Cantaloupe Studios. Little Gilbert is needless to say, Christopher Nolan is known as Little Gilbert, and Sofia Coppola is related.

The other independent actors, James Gunn and Zack Snyder, are doing well.

Therefore, some people jokingly call Cantaloupe Studios the UCLA of Hollywood, which specializes in training directors.

The entire story structure of "Knives Out" is very ingenious. Although neither Porter nor Catherine are fans of suspense films, they were both immersed in watching it.

After coming out, the two were still discussing the plot, with a hint of aftertaste.

"This movie is really great." Catherine was a little excited: "I originally just wanted to come and show my support, but I didn't expect it to be so good."

"Yes!" Porter agreed. "Gilbert Jr.'s originality has always been top-notch in Hollywood. I saw the shadow of Agatha Christie's detective novels in this movie, but Gilbert Jr. shot it in his own style.

Tom Cruise as the detective and Mark Wahlberg as Ransom both give good performances.

But I prefer Jessica Alba as Marta, who is so beautiful.”

Catherine was dissatisfied. She pinched Potter's waist and asked threateningly, "Who is prettier, her or me?"

"Of course...our Princess Catherine is the most beautiful."

"That's pretty much it..."

Catherine stopped with satisfaction: "It should be recommended to Bauer and Jessica. This movie is really great."

"Yes, let's take a look at it again when we have time."

"Yes."

The two went on a date, but the response to the movie "Knives Out" was very good.

The March schedule is very awkward. It is not the beginning of the year, and it is still a long way from the summer vacation, so it is neither up nor down.

But this period was very lively with the addition of Knives Out, and the overall market was also boosted, earning more box office than the same period in previous years.

The film did not have any premiere, but a special program called Werewolf was held before its release.

The film's creators played this game together, guessing who the werewolf was by deducing and solving puzzles.

This is similar to "Knives Out", and the ratings were quite good when it was broadcast live on TV.

Maybe it was the unique activity, or maybe it was the signature combination of Gilbert Jr. and Tom Cruise, plus a group of veteran actors.

The film had quite good box office data, earning 3 million U.S. dollars in North American theaters on its first day on March 13.

Along with the box office success, the audience's word of mouth also went up, especially the fans of suspense films, who were full of praise for it.

A fan said in an interview with the reporter: "This is the best suspense film I have seen in recent years, no doubt about it. The plot structure is clever and fascinating, which really attracted me."

Another viewer said: "In fact, the reasoning is not very sophisticated. I guessed the truth halfway through the show, but the viewing experience is amazing and the humanistic care is very thorough.

The various faces of a family, blatant political satire, and most importantly, kindness will eventually be rewarded.

The heroine spits on the villain's face, and then fights the villain to death with a funny toy knife. These two playful designs are super cool, and as a commercial film, they are perfect enough. "

Another viewer who has watched "The Sixth Sense" said: "I really like suspense movies like "The Sixth Sense". Gilbert Jr. is capable of making suspense movies.

But in recent years he has been deeply addicted to blockbusters and cannot extricate himself.

Fortunately, he did not forget and released "Knives Out", and was able to find his good brother Tom Cruise to play with him.

From the effect point of view, this is undoubtedly very good, and Gilbert is a master of suspense films. "

The film received generally positive reviews from the audience, which can also be reflected in the box office.

For example, Bower, who didn't plan to watch Knives Out but liked blockbusters, went to see the movie with Jessica at the strong recommendation of Porter and Catherine.

After watching it, both of them had a very good impression of the movie.

Although it is not as good as films like "The Dark Knight", Powell believes that "Knives Out" is also a good work among small and medium-budget films.

By Saturday, March 3, the box office of Knives Out had further increased, earning $14 million in a single day. It declined on the last day of the weekend, but still earned $2669 million.

Just like that, the first weekend passed, and "Knives Out" actually earned 6608 million US dollars in the first week of the March schedule, which shocked everyone.

(End of this chapter)