Disaster Artist

The fourth week of December is the last week before the new year, and then we will say goodbye to the old and usher in the new year, and the holiday war in movie theaters is gradually reaching its peak. The seven major film companies in Lanchuan have made their moves one after another. The hustle and bustle crowded the schedule to the point that it couldn't get through.

The latest issue of the global weekend box office rankings shows the clues. There are a lot of bayonet contests, and major film companies are making efforts.

The champion, "Jedi Knight 8", the annual drama from Fantastic Pictures, once again dominated the holiday season without any suspense.

Last year, the "Jedi Knight" series was restarted, creating a series of box office records. This year, Magic Pictures came back again, showing their ambitions and grasping the gates. File, take advantage of the gap to occupy the holiday file.

—All are a game of chess.

Facts have also proved that Magic Pictures has succeeded again. "Jedi Knight 8" debuted last week, and the opening weekend was vigorous and stirred up waves. It swept the box office of 2 billion in three days on the weekend, surpassing the "Jedi Knight 7" created last year. The premiere record is once again raised to a level that no one can touch.

Exclaimed!

This is the first work in the film's 100-year history to exceed 2 billion at the box office on its opening weekend.

Undoubtedly, under the high-profile and eager anticipation, "Jedi Knight 8" once again brought surprises; moreover, the follow-up box office of the movie is worth looking forward to.

The reason is that, very, very rarely, the word-of-mouth of "Jedi Knight 8" actually surpassed that of the previous film. Already on the same level as "The Dark Knight 2".

Moreover, "Jedi Knight 8" actually infiltrated some of the creator's consciousness through camera scheduling within the scope of Magic Pictures' assembly line production line, giving the work a sense of cinema. Movies reach new heights.

One step at a time, Magic Pictures is indeed building its own empire—although Lan Chuan doesn't like it, they are indeed slowly opening up the gap, throwing away all competitors, and establishing a leading edge, "Jedi Knight 8" The move to seize holiday gear can be described as a strategic step.

No wonder!

No wonder Magic Pictures was not vigilant at all about Blue Whale Pictures' menacing attack. They had their own overall plan, and focusing on themselves was the top priority.

Just imagine, "City of Stars Falling" is released right behind such a giant crocodile. How could the five major cinema alliances be thrown into disarray because of some good reviews? Everyone, including theater alliances and industry professionals, is looking forward to "Jedi Knight 8" continuing to climb new records.

However-

The ending is shocking.

Although "Jedi Knight 8" has aroused enthusiasm among film critics, among the audience, the evaluation has dropped slightly. Just as people have gradually become tired of superhero movies, the general public's interest in commercial movies of the same type is also increasing. The eruption of the premiere weekend is more due to the pursuit of fanatical fans. After entering the second week of the show, the fading of the movie-watching craze is also highlighted.

The next week, the box office of "Jedi Knight 8" plummeted by more than 65%, and the loss was heavy. Especially with the rave reviews, it caused a lot of exclamation.

Despite this, "Jedi Knight 8" still won 700 million box office in three days over the weekend, withstood the impact of its opponents, and completed two consecutive championships without any risk.

Of course, the so-called "disappointment" is relatively speaking. As far as "Jedi Knight 8" itself is concerned, the movie has still achieved success and fully ignited the box office.

Two weeks after its release, the global box office of "Jedi Knight 8" has easily exceeded 4 billion, and it is advancing towards the 5 billion mark by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps, the movie cannot replicate the madness of "Jedi Knight 7", but this movie has undoubtedly become a strong candidate for the annual box office championship.

By the way, "Jedi Knight 8" will be screened in all eight theaters, even the Chaochao theater, Qingshan theater and Xiazhi theater. "Turn it out, and even the film ratio needs to be carefully considered.

Moreover, with the support of the five major theater alliances, the screening venues and schedule of "Jedi Knight 8" are very strong. More than 6,000 theaters around the world are screened, overwhelming the living space of competitors, and the well-deserved overlord——

"Starfall City" even has less than 1,500 theaters, and the film schedule ratio of Chaoyue Theater, Qingshan Theater and Xiazhi Theater is also difficult to impact "Jedi Knight 8". Under such a background, the theater alliance Faith is not without roots.

What's more, the competitor of "Starfall City" is not only "Jedi Knight 8".

One, two, three, four—

There are four of them.

Select new works that will be released in the fourth week of December, including "The City of Starfall", a total of five works.

Crowded, crowded to the brink of explosion.

Including "Jumanji", "Pitch Perfect 3", "King of the Show", "Deadly Passenger", etc., all of them were released on the same week.

So, did the film companies behind these works really not discuss joining forces to squeeze out Blue Whale Films?

Not really.

There is no need to pretend to be a victim, and there is no need to take Blue Whale Films so seriously. There are many, many factors that affect the film company’s arrangement of work schedules. In the end, there are many, many reasons why the works are so crowded in the same week, and may crowd out Blue Whale Films. It is also one of them, but it is definitely not the main reason. The real key lies in—

compete.

As mentioned before, after the turbulence of last year's awards season, this year's awards season can be described as a competition for the competition, and film companies of all sizes are looking for opportunities.

At the same time, Damen Films, which has dominated the holiday season in recent years, is also facing the same difficulties as Streamer Films. Their trump card series have all ended one after another. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com failed to find a successor in a short time. Both the "Plan" series and the "John Wick" series can only be regarded as middle-weight works, which are not enough to detonate the box office frenzy, which also opens up the competition pattern for this year's holiday season.

Coming and going, different reasons are intertwined, which makes this year's holiday stalls very crowded, and the turmoil in Lanchuan can be felt in all aspects.

On the surface, it's just Wei Wei's fall, Lanchuan is still Lanchuan, glamorous and operating normally, no one can stop the earth from turning; but the intertwined interests behind it tore a hole, ghosts and snakes come on stage, one or two are gearing up ready to take a share.

Now, those turbulent waves are finally showing their sharpness little by little. Even if they are not insiders, they can feel the precariousness and turmoil of the mountain and rain.

It's not just the fourth week of December. In fact, since last month, an average of three to four movies have been released every week.

The theater alliance chose this opportunity to sanction "City of Starfall", and it may not be without the intention of relying on Dongfeng behind it—

Obviously, they are determined to win.