Made in Hollywood

Although it is believed that a 2d movie like "The Dark Knight" cannot surpass "Titanic" at the box office, Duke will not ignore the power of this film. After all, it has only been released for two weeks. The North American box office was close to $400 million.

Overseas, "The Dark Knight" is indeed as Duke expected, a little flatter than the North American box office, but the data obtained is still eye-catching.

In the first three days of going overseas, the film received US$657 million in Brazil, US$8.68 million in Mexico, US$12.94 million in France, US$15.62 million in Germany, and US$26.09 million in the UK...

In Heath Ledger's hometown of Australia, "The Dark Knight" collected $18.72 million in its first weekend, setting a new weekend box office record in Australia.

And at the just-concluded Brisbane Film Festival, the organizing committee awarded the Heath Ledger Chawell Award in recognition of his contribution to the Australian film industry.

All these have stimulated Australian audiences' attention to "The Dark Knight".

However, "The Dark Knight" received a cold reception in one of Hollywood's most important box office markets. The Japanese have always been unfamiliar with superhero movies, and the Batman series is no exception. The first weekend of this film is only ¤◆, and it was harvested in Japan. A box office of less than $3 million.

Even so, the film captured US$185.66 million from overseas in its first weekend, making it the first film this year to detonate the global market.

Adding North America and overseas, the box office of "The Dark Knight" easily exceeded 500 million US dollars, reaching 561.32 million US dollars.

Although the overseas box office is a little flat compared to the North American box office, the "Dark Knight" has a lot of reputation in various countries.

Hong Kong's "Oriental Daily" believes that in the Hollywood super strange movie, "The Dark Knight" was shot particularly well. It is very strange and thrilling, not trivial, and the excellent cg special effects are supplemented by real materials to form a compelling visual effect, and the standard in front of and behind the stage is extremely high.

The British "Times" directly quoted the original words of several movie fans interviewed, "The Dark Knight" is a rare masterpiece", "The biggest surprise this summer and this year so far", "Undoubtedly the best of 2008 Good movie".

The French newspaper Le Figaro also sang a tribute to a Hollywood film - when was the last time you saw an impeccable, bold, nervous and always entertaining blockbuster that was impeccable and thought-provoking? ?

Crazy box office and word of mouth bring more than just huge profits. There are also Warner Bros’ considerations for the future, especially some plans for DC’s superhero movie style.

"Audiences are always looking for fresh excitement. I think they are tired of the past types of superhero movies to a certain extent."

In the Warner Bros. conference room, Jamie Johnson looked at the summarized information and said, "The success of "The Dark Knight" can bring us a lot of hints. I think DC's future superhero movies can be made even more. Serious and realistic. Instead of taking Marvel's funny route."

"The Dark Knight brought more than just economic benefits to Warner Bros."

Doug Walter, sitting at the top of the conference table, looked at Duke and said, "There are also those elements of how DC superhero movies are made."

All the executives are nodding their heads. Now that there is a successful template, the next step is of course to continue production according to this template.

Vice President Robert Solomon also said, "I think the next dc superhero movies can eliminate those ‘interesting’ elements more and make the style more serious and dark."

Many people turned their eyes to Duke. The dc superhero movie that was almost on the verge of ruin is now under his hands. Created a brilliance that this type has never seen before, making DC superheroes a hot topic again...

There is no doubt that Duke has the right to speak for the future of dc superhero movies.

serious? "The Dark Knight" is not serious at all!

Closing the new "Superman" script in his hand, Duke looked at the people sitting on both sides of the conference table and said. "I think the setting of the script is pretty good, showing a superhuman side, and let Clark Kent find himself back is also worthy of recognition, but there is one thing..."

Everyone pricked their ears, and Superman is one of the biggest signs of DC Comics and Warner Bros.

"I think the content of the script is too dark. Superman is no longer Superman at all." Duke thought for a while, and then said, "Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne are two completely different characters. It’s not appropriate to apply his style to the new version of "Superman."

He looked at Doug Walter, "I think it is not a wise choice to remove the ‘interesting’ things in the film and create the rest of the DC superhero movies in a serious and dark style."

The darkening style can be used, but according to the meaning of Warner Bros. management, every DC superhero will become some sad characters and will strictly follow the principle of "not funny".

This kind of follow suit is obviously overkill.

Duke knows very well that Hollywood is a very serious circle to follow suit.

For example, once Hollywood saw the success of "Avatar", but only focused on its 3D effect, so it decided to release as many 3D works as possible in theaters. Several major companies saw the success of "Inception". But I didn’t think so—oh, the audience likes to watch high-quality original sci-fi movies—what it thought was, let’s remake movies such as "Universe Veyron" and "Total Memories"...

The success of "The Dark Knight" has not only brought Warner Bros. to follow suit in DC superhero movies. Other companies have moved faster, such as Sony Columbia Pictures, which obtained the copyright of "Zorro's Mask" from DreamWorks. After the sequel was difficult to give birth due to various problems for several years, it was announced this Monday that the sequel was officially launched, and it was claimed that the new version of "Zorro" will not be a Grand Theft Auto in the traditional sense, but will be closer to the style of "The Dark Knight". A new background story, realistic style and emotion as the core to show the character. "

Even in the case of "The Dark Knight" crazy rush in North America, some companies and market research agencies believe that audiences no longer like "funny" superheroes.

Robert Solomon didn't seem to agree with Duke's words, and said, "But "The Dark Knight"..."

"I did use the dark style and realism in "The Dark Knight", but these must be adhered to a principle." Duke interrupted Robert Solomon's words directly and raised his voice slightly, "The must they bring It's exciting, lively, and interesting big screen entertainment!"

No matter how dark and realistic, "The Dark Knight" is also a highly entertaining commercial masterpiece!

He is a major shareholder of Warner Bros. and a member of Time Warner’s board of directors. The success or failure of dc superhero movies is directly related to Duke’s vital interests. He does not want to see the works of this series, as he once blindly darkened. Going farther and farther on the road.

As he just said, the darkened style can be used appropriately, but the ‘interesting’ content must not be completely eliminated.

Duke raised his voice again to strengthen his tone, "I will not waste time here quoting those interesting lines and scenes in "The Dark Knight". All of you have seen this film and have your own preferences. People who think this movie is very serious either have never watched it or hate the performances of Michael Caine and Lawrence Fishburne.”

Then, he looked at the top of the conference table, “During the shooting, I once told Doug that this series would be suitable for teenagers and even children around 13 years old. I did this when shooting and producing. "

Although mpaa is also subject to public relations, the rating of pg-13 in "The Dark Knight" is enough to explain many problems.

"The Dark Knight" is really heavy, but it has nothing to do with seriousness, which is often the opposite of entertainment.

As we all know, entertainment and pg-13 ratings are one of the basic conditions for a film to sell well.

"The Dark Knight" can become a box office blockbuster, not because they are serious, gloomy, and gloomy, but because most of its content is high-quality, well-thought-out, and ingeniously conceived entertainment works, and at the same time, it also has exciting thrills and practicality. The humor, and the fascinating role.

This film does touch on dark themes, and there are characters who are burdened by their own mental disorders, but the whole is still full of vitality and humor.

Some people think that the reason "The Dark Knight" is so successful is because it is "sullen, serious and realistic." This view is too simplistic.

Just like the previous "Sixth Sense" earned nearly 300 million U.S. dollars in the box office in North America, it was not because of the dramatic reversal of the plot; "Avatar" earned 2.7 billion U.S. dollars globally and not because it was just a 3D movie.

"Duke, if you don't follow the style of "The Dark Knight" exactly." Doug Walter looked at him and asked, "Then your opinion is..."

Frowning slightly, Duke considered it for a few seconds, and then said, "There are many reasons for the success or failure of movies. It is dangerous to always attribute it to a certain factor. In addition, the important point is that popular movies, especially They are super popular movies, and they are so popular because they are all-round entertainment works with a certain quality."

"I think dark style can be used but not abused." Duke finally said, "We can make Clark Kent find himself, but we can't make him suffer like Bruce Wayne. Others such as Aquaman, Characters such as Wonder Woman are even more inappropriate."

Compared with Marvel's relatively easy and entertaining route, although the heroes of DC will have a bit more hatred, if they are all blackened, the audience will inevitably be bored.

Of course, seriousness is like a poison for any superhero movie. (To be continued...)