[US Entertainment] 1994

After the red carpet, the premiere finally arrived long overdue.

Although having enjoyed the complete plot of the film at the Venice and Toronto Film Festivals, Josh and Rui Fan sat patiently in their seats and waited until the end of the film.

After the premiere, "Uninhibited Sky" was officially released in multiple theaters in North America on October 10. Due to the special theme, the movie was only released simultaneously in 19 theaters across the United States-this number is terrible, not to mention the Compared with blockbuster movies released simultaneously in thousands of theaters in later generations, even this year, the comparison can be called tragic.

Among all the films released this year, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" has the largest number of films, which is also released by New Line. This film was released in 2868 theaters in North America and won a box office of 7865 million US dollars. This figure has been released this year. Ranked seventh among the films, neither good nor bad, after all, compared with the number of films scheduled, its box office figures are not outstanding.

The current top box office is "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film was released in 2495 theaters, and the box office figure has reached 2 billion US dollars so far, which is amazing.

In comparison, the number of theaters of "Unruly Sky" not only does not reach a fraction of that of "Terminator 2", but compared with the movies released in the same period, the number of films scheduled is also pitifully small.

On October 10, the day before the release of "Uninhibited Sky", the film "Other People's Money" released by Warner Bros. was released in 18 theaters across the United States. "He's Cool as Ice", which was released on the same day, was simultaneously released in more than 1249 theaters-this movie starred hip-hop singer Vanilla Ace, and the box office data was not outstanding. It ranks low among all the films released throughout the year, but despite this, the film's screening rate is still several times that of "Uninhibited Sky".

Movies with gay themes have always been coldly received in the North American market.

In fact, this type of film has never achieved outstanding results at the box office. As far as Josh can remember, "Brokeback Mountain", which later became a success on the Oscars, created a global box office of 1.78 million US dollars, almost making the homosexual The film has reached its peak, and other well-received films, such as "The Devil" and "Milk", have a box office of only around 3000 million. It is unknown whether the film company can recover the cost.

If it weren't for this type of film that is good at depicting the difficult life of disadvantaged groups, it is often easy to be favored by awards, and it is actually difficult for gay films to survive based on the market's taste.

Even Josh was about to lose confidence in the movie's box office performance.

Now it is 1991, not what he is familiar with. More than 20 years later, the only two channels of publicity for movies are TV and newspapers. However, until today, many Americans are surprisingly stubborn in rejecting gay movies, even though the crew tried their best to expand the channels of publicity. , but the cost of the film itself of 300 million is destined to be only a pitiful fraction of the publicity funds, which makes the crew have to say goodbye to large TV stations and paper media in advance.

No matter how anxious he was, on the 19th, "The Uninhibited Sky" was quietly released.

Whether it is now or more than 20 years later, October is the off-season for the Hollywood film market.There are 10 months in the whole year. Taking advantage of the Christmas schedule, January has become a hot spot for love movies and family carnival movies. February, March and even April are the months of Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning films. The perfect timing, the desolation in May and June is only a moment, but it has created enthusiasm for the summer film in advance. After September, October is a completely off-season. They all looked very deserted.

Yesterday was a Saturday, and there were still several well-known movies released, but today, Josh searched through the list of upcoming movies, but couldn't find any competitive movies.

"Are you nervous?" Rui Fan asked Josh.

Gus Van Sant sat on the other side of the room, humming briskly: "There's nothing to be nervous about, we should be prepared...to fail early."

"Gus, is that why you have no confidence in us?"

Gus Van Sant sighed: "Guys, we only have 98 theaters, not 980, and I thank God for the box office of 300 million."

"However, thanks to the excellent performance of you two little guys, the reports in Venice and Toronto have saved a lot of publicity costs, and it is an award-winning film in Venice. Compared with other films, we still have the advantage of being worth watching." Gus Van Sant chuckled softly, "Josh, haven't you noticed that there are quite a few photos of you published in the newspapers these days?"

Josh shrugged: "I see, I guess it's because I'm more handsome."

"Many times, curiosity will also prompt the audience to enter the movie theater." Rui Fan continued, "Dear Josh, relax a little, don't be so nervous."

"Okay, Rui Fan, I'll try to relax." Josh bit his lips, "Actually, I'm a little angry. Although the subject matter of this movie is indeed a bit special, the theater is only willing to give such a poor It was really beyond my expectation."

"At least for the sake of my handsome face, it would be best to fill up 100 rooms."

"Relax and relax, no matter what the number of theaters is, maybe the box office of the movie will exceed our expectations?"

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon, half a day passed, and the first round of data after the movie was released was quickly handed over to the crew through the theater.

Josh hurriedly leaned over to glance at the numbers.

88 million dollars!

"Wow!" Josh almost exclaimed. This number is not outstanding among all the movies released this year, but considering that the movie was only released in 98 theaters, such a result is quite amazing!

Nearly $9000 for a single hall!

Still a gay movie!

You should know that among the films with the highest box office results this year, "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Sleeping with the Enemy" have the best results in a single theater. The box office of the latter is also nearly 1600 US dollars, but this is the data superimposed after several screenings. "The Silence of the Lambs" helped Anthony Hopkins to be crowned best actor and made Jodie Foster re-elected. After the movie, "Sleeping with the Enemy" starred in the famous sweet sister Julia Roberts.

"Uninhibited Sky" can't compare with these box office giants anyway, but it is conceivable that this small-budget gay film created a single-house box office of 9000 US dollars in just half a day. As the release date advances, the film's The box office of a single hall will surely add up to an astonishing figure.

Sure enough, after the first day passed, the film's box office figures accumulated to 130 million US dollars.

For a low-budget film, such a result is very rare.

Among all the movies released this year, the box office performance of "Uninhibited Sky" can be ranked among the top fifty.

Josh's heart that had been hanging around finally retracted. In any case, it should be no problem for the film to recover its cost. It may be difficult to make a big hit, but if the film's single-house box office performance continues to be good, the theaters will also increase. Screenings possible.

Soon, the movie was released for a week.During this week, the box office of the film successfully exceeded the figure of 300 million, ranking second among the films released that week, second only to Warner Bros. "Other People's Money". Low, but with the word of mouth of the Venice Film Festival's double winners, the movie still attracted many real movie lovers.

The most important thing is that this is not a homosexual movie about carnality/lust. On the contrary, compared with most movies about the relationship between men and women, this "Uninhibited Sky" is more innocent.

"I love Mike to death. When I heard his confession, I would complain about Scott's ruthlessness in my heart, but my reason tells me that Scott is not wrong. Straight men should not be dragged into the abyss of homosexuality." , if he chooses to be with Mike, this is the real disappointment." An anonymous fan left a message on the newly-emerged forum, "I am a gay, so I understand Mike and Scott, and I also feel sorry for their Emotionally touched."

Most fans are concerned about Mike's heartbreaking love.

The performance of the actors also attracted the attention of movie fans and film critics.

“Josh Walter – when I walked into the movie theater, I was thinking, who is this dude, why have I never heard of this name? But honestly, I was really seduced by his face, so I'm like a fool with a glass of drink to watch a gay movie that I never dismiss, they're all gimmicks in my opinion, what happens to real gays is probably [-] times worse than what's portrayed in the movie, then watch After more than half an hour, I understood why Mike fell in love with Scott—so handsome and gentle, if they were not from two worlds, I swear that Mike would be happy for a lifetime."

"Josh Walter is really a very good actor, I always think River Phoenix is ​​good enough, but Josh is not bad at all, he has a face that is not inferior to Keanu Reeves, I believe There are endless possibilities for his future."

Countless compliments reached Josh's eyes through various channels, and his eyes narrowed with excitement. Although he has always been confident in his acting skills, the feeling of being praised by fans is completely different, because these compliments, Josh's whole body was full of strength, and he could almost lift a cow in the next second. Of course, Josh's idea was severely laughed at by Rui Fan.

“Lift up a cow, Josh, are you crazy?”

"Is it necessary to be that excited?"

Josh raised his eyebrows and glanced at him: "Of course it is necessary, love is the driving force for my struggle."

Josh is definitely not exaggerating. He didn't really feel the meaning of becoming an actor until now.

Make a great movie and get compliments.

All the hard work during the filming and all the apprehension before the release disappeared at this moment.

The author has something to say: Update~~~~

I'm so tired today, I choose the dog leash--

Too busy every day, I feel like I am a donkey raised by our director.

life~

I really want the newspaper to turn Josh into a super stallion~