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?? The disaster caused by the power outage brought the plot into the most thrilling period. Although many viewers have realized that very terrible things will happen next, when the Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared in front of everyone with trembling footsteps At that time, many people still exclaimed involuntarily.

The narrative has also been divided into several lines since then. The way of multi-line narrative is often very difficult to grasp. Once the director does not handle it well, it may cause resentment because the audience is very interested in a scene when the scene is switched abruptly. However, Jurassic Park did not have similar problems at all. Whether it was the fat programmer who rushed to the dock with the embryo and was finally killed by the Dilophosaurus, or the jeep team who encountered the Tyrannosaurus Rex, they were all tightly pulled. The heartstrings of the audience.

Countless examples have proved that if a movie is just a grand scene or exquisite special effects, it may not always be able to get an excellent box office, but Jurassic Park combines the most extreme special effects technology that can be used in this era with The ups and downs of the wonderful plot have been perfectly combined, allowing the audience to enjoy a visual feast of the resurrection of an ancient beast, and also experience a strange adventure full of screams with the protagonists in the movie.

The two-hour adventure passed before you knew it, and the movie finally came to an end. When Dr. Settler escaped from the dinosaur hatching base with his female assistant and two children, everyone felt as if they had also escaped. Take a breath.

When the subtitles slowly rose with the sound of music at the end of the film, most of the audience in the movie theater did not get up and leave immediately, but discussed various plots in the movie with their companions.

From the second half of the movie, the three girls have stopped whispering, but stared at the big screen intently. At first, they complained that they could not get a better position, but then they found out that because they were far away from the big screen Because the screen is very close, the visual effects felt by the audience in the front row are more exciting. When the Tyrannosaurus rex frantically chased the jeep that Malcolm and others were riding in the dense forest corridor, some people even subconsciously made it. Backward evasion.

After the lights come on. The people who were reluctant to part finally began to leave the stage one after another. The three girls also walked out of the cinema with the crowd, and when they heard a couple beside them saying that it was not enough fun and had to watch it again, Kate looked at the other two women: Charlie. Penny, how about we have another show tomorrow?

Okay, Penelope nodded immediately, and said with a little dance: I have seen Tornado several times last year, and I thought the special effects of that movie were already a miracle. Level 5 tornado That scene is still fresh in my memory, I didn't expect to see even more exciting dinosaur scenes in this movie, I must, must watch it again, no, both sides.

The three said that they had reached the parking lot. Charlize took out the key to open the car door, and said, It's fine for three times, but tomorrow is Friday. It's not a weekend. Let's check the time. If you can't fall asleep with excitement, Might be late tomorrow.

Penelope quickly glanced at his watch: Ah, it's already two o'clock, he said while drilling into the back seat of the car: Go back, go back, I don't want to be punished for squatting on that horse step, then The most horrific torture I've ever seen in my life.

What kind of torture is that? Didn't you listen to Master Yuan? They were lazy when they were young. They would be fined for not being able to eat for a whole day, and they would be beaten, and the thick thorns would be drawn on the back, Charlize started the car. He also gestured with one hand to a thorn that he had never seen before.

He must have scared us, Penelope said indifferently. Although her family was not very good when she was a child, she was only the daughter of a hairdresser, but when she danced in elementary school, she never suffered corporal punishment from her teacher. . Therefore, it is difficult to understand what the firefly said about the Oriental martial artist invited by them.

Kate interjected at this time: It shouldn't scare us, I remember that when I was in high school, I went to watch a box of Oriental movie video tapes with my classmates. I don't remember the name very well. In the scene of learning acting in the academy, those children are only six or seven years old, but they are often beaten and scolded. They seem to be called strict teachers and high apprentices.

Listening to Kate's words, Penelope suddenly showed a narrow smile, looked at her and said, Listening to what you said, I just understand what Master Yuan looked at you when I first started training, he is obviously I want to slap you, but I can't do it, I guess I'll be suffocated in my heart.

Go away, I'm not like the dance you two have been learning for so long, Kate reached out and scratched Penelope's waist. Although she had barely reached the standard after more than a month of training, she was still in the same boat. There is still a big gap between the two girls with deep foundations beside them, so Penelope and Charlize don't like to be ridiculed by this matter.

Although the streets of Los Angeles at two in the morning were still not deserted, the traffic flow was much less. Charlize helplessly listened to the frolic of the two girls in the back row, quietly stepped on the accelerator to speed up the car, and wanted to rush back to rest as soon as possible. She also didn't want to be late for tomorrow's training. Although the oriental person in charge of training them would not punish them physically, a Firefly staff member would often monitor their various performances at the training site. Although he didn't say it, after watching Jurassic Park, while being shocked, Charlize also had greater expectations for their upcoming Charlie's Angels.

Since it's a movie written by that guy, even if it's not as good as Jurassic Park, it will definitely be excellent.

Compared with Charlize's three girls who were relaxed and comfortable after watching the movie, this night, many people's mood was not so relaxed.

On a street in Beverly Hills, Michael Eisner also walked out of the movie theater at about the same time, although during a call with Eric, Eisner said he would participate in the preview of Jurassic Park Yes, although Firefly sent an invitation letter, Michael Eisner finally found an excuse to shirk it. However, not participating in the preview does not mean that he does not care about the movie Jurassic Park. As early as Jurassic Park has just started pre-sale tickets, he asked his assistant to help him book the midnight movie. ticket.

Ordinary movie fans basically regard the viewing process as entertainment, and they are hooked after watching it, but Michael Eisner saw something deeper in Jurassic Park. The plot structure of this film is of course excellent, but this is not what Michael Eisner cares about most. Hollywood does not lack screenwriters who can write good scripts, and there is no shortage of directors who can make excellent scripts into excellent movies. What he cares most about. It's still the level of special effects shown in Jurassic Park. If Tornado a year ago just opened a window, then Michael Eisner is sure. The birth of Jurassic Park will completely open the door to a new era of special effects movies. If big Hollywood studios want to survive and achieve better development, they can only follow the trend of the times, and Firefly Pictures will undoubtedly become the leader in this era.

Think about these things. Michael Eisner stood on the side of the road for a while, and a middle-aged man in a hurry came over quickly, with another pair of men and women behind him.

Mr. Eisner, the middle-aged man greeted and was about to introduce, when Michael Eisner waved his hand and said, What happened?

The middle-aged man winked at the young man on the left. The young man opened a folder, handed a piece of paper to Michael Eisner, and said, Mr. Eisner. Our company will follow your instructions. According to the statistics of 100 Jurassic Park screening halls in Los Angeles, these are all 200-seat venues. After statistics, the average number of audiences in 100 screening halls is 159 people, the attendance rate is 79.5%, and the box office of a single venue is 79.5%. It's around $1,500. Having said that, the young man looked up at Michael Eisner's face with some trepidation, and saw that the other party's expression did not change. Cai continued: With the cinema density in Los Angeles, we expect that this attendance rate should be relatively low nationwide, so our company's total box office for the midnight show of Jurassic Park is expected to be $4.5 million.

Here comes the youth. He stopped and waited for Michael Eisner's further instructions.

Michael Eisner read the figure of $4.5 million softly before asking, as if uncertain, What was the highest-grossing movie at midnight before this?

The youth did not hesitate, and blurted out: The first Batman movie four years ago cost $2.21 million. However, there are only 2,200 opening screens for Batman.

Michael Eisner could hear that the young man's last words were probably meant to please or comfort himself, but he did not feel any consolation at all. A simple calculation showed that the box office of Batman at the midnight venue was also not enough. It's only $1,000, a full one-third less than Jurassic Park. If you want to compare the size of fans, Batman's decades of serialization in North America must be far more than the Jurassic Park novel. , Therefore, Jurassic Park such a beautiful midnight performance is definitely not as simple as the fans alone.

Moreover, Michael Eisner vaguely remembers that the first-week box office of Batman four years ago was about 60 million, and the midnight show of Jurassic Park directly overturned the record set by Batman More than doubled, so what will Jurassic Park's first-week box office be? In the future, what will be the box office potential of Jurassic Park?

Perhaps, a billion dollars is not necessarily the ultimate limit of this movie.

After standing there for a few minutes, the cold wind in the middle of the night gently swept across his body, and Michael Eisner came back to his senses and instructed the middle-aged man just now, Mark, let the company's planning department keep an eye on Jurassic Park. I have to see a detailed report every day for all the information in the subsequent release process. In addition, within a week, let them come up with an analysis report on the early publicity methods of Jurassic Park and tell me. Crist, I can let go of the little tricks he played in the past, but this is his last chance, and if the report in a week's time doesn't satisfy me, he can pack up and go.

I see, Mr. Eisner, the middle-aged man nodded, but the pair of young men and women who were probably employees of a data research company consciously bowed their heads slightly, pretending to be absent-minded, obviously not wanting to be caught by these big men. Involved in the internal struggle of the group.

Michael Eisner discussed something with the middle-aged man in a low voice, then got into a black car and walked away.

During the same time period, similar things happened in the corner of the Hollywood center of Greater Los Angeles. Although the executives of several other film companies may not necessarily have as much attention as Michael Eisner, they also put their minds on this one. matter.

And when Mario Casal of Carlock Pictures heard the news, his mood could only be described as depression. The failure of Beast Peak has become a foregone conclusion. Originally, Mario Casal was expecting a turnaround in Arnold Schwarzenegger's The Last Action Hero next week. But Jurassic Park is so aggressive that the midnight box office not only overturned Hollywood's midnight box office record, but also doubled the number, so next week will be under the influence of Jurassic Park. The Last Action Hero is estimated to be difficult to achieve any good results.

The total investment of the two films Bear Peak and The Last Action Hero exceeded 150 million US dollars, which is exactly twice that of Jurassic Park, although both films even failed because of All the funds come from outsiders, and will not have much impact on Mario Casal's personal assets. But with such a huge loss of funds, it will be even more difficult for Carlock Pictures to obtain large sums of money from investors in the future.

With a heavy heart, Mario Casar also forgot the current time. He couldn't help but pick up the phone and dial MGM President John Carley. When the beep sounded, Mario Casar I realized that it was already past two in the morning, and just as I was about to hang up, someone on the other end was connected.

John Carley, who was on the other end of the phone, was obviously in a bad mood, and MGM raised $60 million to release the two films. I was going to give it a go, but I didn't expect to encounter the rampant beast of Jurassic Park.

Now that the publicity fee has been spent, the screening contract with the theater has already been signed, and the 2,000-yuan opening screen has been determined, so there is no possibility of delaying the schedule. After Eric's warning, Carlock and MGM didn't dare to play any more tricks. After all, if they didn't do anything, they could still survive for a while, if they angered Firefly. It may face bankruptcy every minute, and with the box office potential shown by Jurassic Park, those small tricks that are not in the mainstream will not work. Hollywood has not heard of any blockbuster movie. The scandal caused the box office to plummet.

Mario Casal and John Cali both spoke dryly on the phone. Disappointed, I hung up the phone.

The next day, Jurassic Park was released at the midnight box office, and the $4.59 million result immediately caused a stir in the American media. Beyond the catastrophic change in the art of cinema, more than 90 percent of the media praised Jurassic Park. Everyone knows whether it is the quality of the film itself. Or there is nothing to be picky about the commercial value it shows, and forcibly smearing it in the egg will only be ridiculed by others.

In the midst of this jubilation, the single-day box office of Jurassic Park in the following days has also been released.

Friday, June 4, 21 million.

Saturday, June 5, 24 million.

Sunday, June 6, 22 million.

This series of box office data can only be described as maddening in the eyes of industry insiders, because more than 80% of Hollywood movies that can enter the cinema on a large scale may not necessarily exceed 20 million US dollars in total box office.

Therefore, when the first weekend results of Jurassic Park of more than 71 million US dollars (the first three days and midnight) were released, most of the American media, who had been shocked by their jaws, could only exclaim numbly: wow!

At the same time, there was also news from the UK, which was released simultaneously. Jurassic Park was released in British theaters for three days, and it received a box office of 11 million pounds in the first weekend of three days, which also broke various records at the British box office. .

When the news came, a large part of the media who were still clamoring that Jurassic Park could not get one billion box office have died down, and some of the media have the cheek to directly change the trend.

Entering the working day, Jurassic Park is still reaping the box office at a rate of more than 10 million US dollars in 3,000 theaters in North America on that day. There is no suspense, after a full week, Jurassic Park in North America won a Fourteen million dollars.

So far, Jurassic Park has refreshed all the Hollywood box office records that can be refreshed.

The record-breaking 3,000 yuan opened the screen in the first week!

Record-breaking $4.59 million midnight box office!

Record-breaking $21 million opening day!

Record-breaking $71 million opening weekend three-day box office record!

Record-breaking $114 million first-week box office record!

Moreover, when several overseas box office market data are returned to China, not many people in Hollywood will doubt that Jurassic Park will not only break the global box office record of 790 million US dollars created by ET Alien, but also break through 1 billion The box office mark has almost become a certainty. (To be continued.)