The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 485 Premiere Prediction
In 2001, the North American premiere box office data of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" made history by breaking through the threshold of million US dollars. Not only Hollywood, but also the global film industry paid attention to it.

However, before that, the North American premiere box office record holder needs to be traced back to "Jurassic Park 1997" released in the summer of 3. At that time, the film withstood a wave of negative reviews and took in in the three days of its opening weekend. Two million dollars, once again proving the appeal of the series of movies.

In other words, it took four years for the premiere box office number to increase from 70 million to 90 million; and during this period, there was not a single film that could reach 70 million at the premiere box office.

In short, the average first-tier box office in the North American market is still stable at around 50 million, and there are only a few who can break through the ceiling and win 60 million.

It is against this background that this year’s summer season has slowly kicked off.

"Spider-Man" and "Star Wars 2" have made their debuts one after another, and the entire Hollywood is looking forward to these two movies detonating the market energy; but now the scene that they have been waiting for has finally arrived, "Spider-Man" has appeared on Hot Wheels, and exploded. It has produced far more energy than expected, so what kind of answer can the movie deliver at the box office at its premiere?
Ninety million?
Everything is compared to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". It is also a subculture that takes eccentric directions, it is also a low-key debut under pressure, and it is also a blockbuster attack after a long wait, so 90 million is a reasonable number.

Or, eighty million?
Expectations are expectations, but the situation of "Spider-Man" is slightly different after all. Anson is not a superstar, the original comic is not Harry Potter, maybe they should lower their expectations slightly.

At least, 70 million?

Having said that, there are currently only two works in the entire history of North America that have a box office debut of over 70 million. As long as they can reach this level, it is already eye-catching. "Spider-Man" should have no problem, right?

Wait, is it 60 million?

Of course, this is excellent data and can stand out in the summer season, but such results are far from enough to rekindle the summer craze. Compared with the movie-watching craze on Friday and Saturday, it is even more disappointing.

In the bustling discussion, experts actively expressed their opinions one by one, including negative, optimistic, and conservative opinions. Then someone boldly proposed a possibility——

Maybe, 100 million?
To be precise, it's not too bold. After all, last year's two movies exceeded the 90 million threshold at the box office. Naturally, the next one will be 100 million US dollars. This is equivalent to the elephant in the room, everyone can see it. , but no one wants to mention it.

It's not that I'm not looking forward to it, it should be said that I don't dare to mention it easily because I'm looking forward to it too much.

Since the release of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", which raised the threshold for North American premiere box office from 70 million to 90 million, the whole of Hollywood has been excited, with everyone raising their arms and shouting, "First premiere The era of billions is just around the corner.

But ideals are plump, and reality is skinny. "Lord of the Rings 2" poured cold water on it.

It is precisely because of the long journey from "Jurassic Park 3" to "Harry Potter" that people in the industry know clearly how difficult and ambitious a million premiere is. It is comparable to reaching the sky, and it may take a lot of time. Only the perfect collision of the right place and the right people can usher in a historic breakthrough.

So, "Spider-Man"?
It would be unrealistic to say that no one mentioned it, but after a brief mention, there were doubts and denials. It is still too difficult to have a premiere of 2 million. "Spider-Man" still lacks something if it shoulders the important task of challenging history. "Star Wars Episode " ” is much more reasonable.

The most perfect situation is that "Spider-Man" once again broke through the 2 million threshold in its premiere, and "Star Wars Episode " followed the trend and broke the million barrier to write history.

Of course, even "Star Wars Episode 2" is expected to face many difficulties. The greater possibility is that both "Spider-Man" and "Star Wars Episode 2" are both million movies, with a historic opening of million. Breakthroughs still require patience and waiting for opportunities.

Various hot discussions and various opinions collide with each other.

In fact, professional opinions believe that "Spider-Man" has an absolute advantage with a box office of 80 million US dollars in its debut. Although the media reviews are green and despite the movie-going frenzy on Friday and Saturday, the film's inherent shortcomings still make it The opinions of professionals are generally more conservative——

On the one hand, they think the movie is not as good as "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"; on the other hand, they also think the movie is not as good as "Star Wars Episode 2". However, regardless of the views or positions, the discussion was fully laid out and swept across the board. This is an undeniable fact. When it comes to topics and traffic, "Spider-Man" undoubtedly dominates the attention. Even the prediction of the premiere box office data can Become the focus of major media.

Friday, heat wave.

Saturday, craze.

Sunday, party.

In the blink of an eye, before I had time to enjoy it, the weekend had slipped through my fingers and Monday had arrived.

"Ah, ah ah ah."

Mrs. Preston stopped preparing breakfast and glanced at the second floor with a speechless face. Before she could speak, a series of sounds of stepping down the stairs came, and the whole room seemed to start to shake. Her The heart also beats in panic following those footsteps.

"Slow down, slow down!" Mrs. Preston scolded, shaking her head repeatedly. "The alarm clock rang twice, and I shouted twice. You just like to stay in bed, and now you are worried about being late?"

Gloria didn't hear her mother's words at all. Even if she heard them, she had no time to argue. She entered the kitchen bluffingly, "Where is the Times? Mom, where is the Times?"

Without waiting for Mrs. Preston to respond, Gloria herself found the "Los Angeles Times" on the dining table. She didn't even have time to sit down before opening the sixth page, and found the weekly North American box office rankings with ease——

Then, Gloria was stunned.

Mrs. Preston was a little helpless. She thought her daughter was worried about being late, but it turned out that the little girl was not worried about school at all. She should play the role of a mother and scold her, but she couldn't help but worry when she saw her daughter's appearance. .

She knew that Gloria was concerned about the box office of "Spider-Man". She had been discussing Anson's affairs over and over again in the past week, and even organized a group of friends to attend the movie premiere.

No, the first thing on Monday morning is to confirm the box office data of the "Los Angeles Times". If learning is so positive...

But looking at Gloria's expression now, could it be that the box office was not satisfactory?

Mrs. Preston knew her daughter, and she never expected that she would actually like Anson for more than a year. It was really rare, and it seemed that she was sincere.

Mrs. Preston quickly entered the restaurant, "You should think this way, the word-of-mouth is so good this time, the subsequent box office is worth looking forward to, not to mention you have been helping to promote it, everyone in your school should have seen it."

Suddenly, Gloria raised her head and cheered to Mrs. Preston——

"One hundred million dollars!"

"Mom, 'Spider-Man' debuted at a box office of over $100 million!"

(End of this chapter)