Made in Hollywood

"Duke Rosenberg's counterattack-the beginning of the successful transformation of the explosive madness!"

On Monday morning, Duke once again grabbed the headlines of the entertainment page. Half of the front page of the Los Angeles Times was covered with reports about him and Chicago.

"When the ultimate conjecture of the most unlikely event in Hollywood—Duke Rosenberg’s filming of a literary film—turned into reality, the whole Hollywood and even the world’s film circles were shaken by it, and everyone could not accept him to shoot. There are still a lot of people laughing at a song and dance film, openly or secretly, but today! The weekend just past! The man born when the comet hit the earth successfully achieved a counterattack!"

"On the first weekend of the show, although "Chicago" was limited by the scale of the show, it still got a super high single-library box office score of US$31,875. In the second weekend just past, the theater line of "Chicago" was expanded. To 1,866, North America received 21.13 million US dollars in three days, pressing for "Star Trek: First Strike", which continued to be screened at 2812 theaters, and won the weekly box office list!"

"As of yesterday, "Chicago," with a total production cost of 25 million US dollars, has won 37.32 million US dollars in the box office. The film was released for two weekends, and the popularity did not drop at all. Duke Rosenberg will surely be successful again. Lenovo last year The deep 2, engraving and touching "Saving Private Ryan", this young film director is quietly completing his transformation, like a dream machine, turning the impossible imposed on him by the outside into reality !"

"From this we can also imagine that Duke Rosenberg will inevitably try more themes and types of movies in the future. His path to masters has just begun..."

Putting down the newspaper in her hand, Shelly Lansing frowned, she couldn't understand. Originally, only 100 cinema spots were used to show the paintings, which did not pose a threat to Paramount Pictures. Why did it ride on the head of Star Trek in a blink of an eye?

Although "Chicago" was the first weekend of expanded screenings, and "Star Trek" had its hottest first weekend, the latter had 2,812 theaters, and the $17.8 million won in the weekend was not enough. It was bad, but Duke Rosenberg was overwhelmed.

The two sides did not have a violent collision this time. No one at Paramount Pictures thought that "Chicago", which was released at the same time, would be a threat. Who would have thought it would explode so fast and so fiercely?

Although Warner Bros. and Duke's studios have played an important role in the endless, almost no lower limit of publicity, Shelly Lansing knows. The quality of the film is the foundation. Duke Rosenberg actually made the silent and soothing song and dance theme, the rhythm is bright and full of black humor, and even makes people's adrenaline soar. It completely breaks through the inherent limitations of musicals.

Sighed. Shelly Lansing does not plan to do anything. The first two weekends of the most critical "Star Trek" have passed, and the scale of releases this week will remain at 2,812. The box office decline is an inevitable law. "It's too late to do the action, and the gain is not worth the loss.

Picking up another newspaper, Shelly Lansing glanced, a wry smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. When Duke Rosenberg announced that he would shoot a musical, many media laughed at the end of the world. Now that he succeeded, he wanted to kneel and lick one by one.

This is a report in the New York Times.

"The popularity of "Chicago" proves to us that musicals are not out of date. Duke Rosenberg has led Hollywood to usher in a new era of musicals..."

Whether this film will trigger a new era of musicals is unknown, but it is true that it has surpassed "Star Trek" to become the hottest film in North America. On Monday, the film's screening scale expanded again, reaching 2015. The rising number of theaters not only fully urged the market potential of the film, but also suppressed the scale of the "British Patient".

The number of theaters in the latter has also increased, but only rose from 593 to 617. "Chicago" and "British Patient" are not at the same level in the box office market.

On Monday, "Chicago" reported $4.59 million, "British Patient" was only $770,000, and "Star Trek" dropped sharply at the box office in a single day. With 2812 theaters, it only got $2.76 million.

By Tuesday, the figures were 4.46 million US dollars, 680 thousand US dollars and 2.47 million US dollars.

"Chicago" briefly led the North American box office trend during this period. On Wednesday and Thursday, they received 4.27 million US dollars and 4.38 million US dollars respectively, and the North American box office totaled 55.02 million US dollars!

"Star Trek" released in the same period received 64.53 million US dollars, while "The English Patient" only received 13.23 million US dollars!

The box office numbers of "Star Trek" have declined severely, and "The British Patient" has been sluggish. Even if the companies that belong to the two films work hard, the theaters will not be able to give them too many resources to support, and the screening theaters of "Chicago" have expanded again. , Reaching the 2500 cinema chains that can only be obtained by pure commercial films.

However, in essence, this is a commercial film wrapped in a singing and dancing jacket.

The two films released in the same period can no longer compete with "Chicago", and the film has also ushered in a new strong competitor-the live-action version of "101 Dalmatians" produced by Disney and released by Bowei Pictures.

This movie is adapted from a classic cartoon. It has a wide audience and a clear nostalgic mood. It is also a family fun genre. The film is opened in 2841 theaters, which can be described as aggressive.

No one thinks that "Chicago", which will be released for three weeks, will be the opponent of "101 Dalmatians". Duke himself and Warner Bros. are no exception. This is the type of movie that Disney is best at, and the possibility of messing up is extremely low.

The fact is also true. Although "101 Dalmatians" did not have a big hit, the box office results achieved are still impressive. The first week of box office of 33.5 million US dollars is enough for them to win the box office championship from "Chicago" next week. throne.

And "101 Dalmatians" did not explode, and it has nothing to do with "Chicago" maintaining a certain strong trend this week. On the third weekend of the show, "Chicago" received a score of US$20.58 million with 2500 theaters, closely following "101 Dalmatians." Occupy the second place in the box office rankings this week.

In the next week, "Chicago" has been following "101 Dalmatians", winning 2.56 million U.S. dollars, 2.34 million U.S. dollars, 2.21 million U.S. dollars and 2.27 million U.S. dollars in four working days, and the North American box office exceeded 80 million U.S. dollars. Closed, reaching 84.98 million US dollars!

Christmas is approaching, North America has entered the second most important movie schedule of the year, and more and more movies have begun to join this fierce and chaotic market battle. On the surface, the films and the film companies behind them are just fighting for publicity. But in places that the public can't notice, from movie star scandals to the number of theaters to various activities, there are fierce competitions.

"Chicago" certainly cannot continue to be released on such a scale, before the start of the new weekend. The number of theaters in North America quickly dropped from 2500 to 1986. Due to the steady trend of "101 Dalmatians", the number of theaters has increased, increasing to 2,901.

And this weekend, "Chicago" ushered in the competition of Miramax films, "Screaming Scream" co-produced by Harvey Weinstein and the famous horror film director Wes Craven. Opened in North America on the scale of 1413 theaters.

Although this is a horror film that is very inconsistent with the Christmas atmosphere, the production cost is only 15 million US dollars, and it is not favored by various prediction agencies and media in advance. But Duke remembers that this will be the beginning of a successful series, and the film will be joined by the revolutionary Drew Barrymore. It is said that Spielberg also attended the premiere, there is absolutely no lack of topicality.

However, because there were not enough theaters to open, "Scream" did not make a big wave. After three days passed, it ended its first weekend journey with 6.35 million U.S. dollars, and the box office of the single library did not exceed 10,000. The dollar mark.

"101 Dalmatians" used an example to tell the market what it means to drive high and go low. In the second weekend, the number of theaters increased, but the box office plummeted. Compared with the first weekend, the drop was nearly 60%, and only 13.19 million were gained in three days. Dollar.

"Star Trek" has also reached its fourth weekend, but the box office on the weekend has shrunk to $3.43 million, and the box office in North America has accumulated $76.72 million in the four weeks after the release!

"British Patient" is still immortal. After getting $2.12 million in three days over the weekend, the North American box office rose to $17.76 million.

"Harvey, we have been affected and impacted by "Chicago" in two consecutive films!"

In the limousine driving to the Hollywood area, Bob Weinstein looked at the report in his hand, his face could not be stopped with surprise, "There are a few people who can and dare to think, "Chicago" will face up before Christmas. With so many competitors, can you win the second weekly box office championship?"

"Dare to commercialize the production of musicals so much," Harvey Weinstein sighed. "All Hollywood can only be done by directors like Duke Rosenberg."

He did not read the report in the hands of Bob Weinstein, because he had read it too many times. It was on the North American weekly box office rankings, which was released early this morning. "Chicago" reported $14.78 million in 1986 theaters. The results suppressed all competitors in the same period and easily sat in the position of champion.

"If I remember correctly, the North American box office of "Chicago" has totaled 99.76 million US dollars." Bob Weinstein seemed to be unbelievable. "A song and dance film is about to exceed 100 million in an instant! Also, "Interstellar" Commercial masterpieces such as "Trek" have been overtaken by "Chicago" and hit the box office!"

"Who made its director Duke Rosenberg?" Harvey Weinstein looked at the hotel where the party was held in the distance, and continued, "The power of the king of the summer file after joining the Thanksgiving Christmas file is not allowed. No one ignores it!"

The car stopped at this time, and Harvey Weinstein pushed in front of the car door and said, "We are now completely defeated at the box office, so we must not lose on another battlefield!" (To be continued...)