[US Entertainment] 1994

In the North American film market, "Uninhibited Sky" did not cause any splashes at the beginning of its release, but with the release of the first week's box office figures, this homosexual film, which was not favored at all before, has gradually gained some attention.

At the end of October, the "Hollywood Reporter" magazine summarized the movies released in North America in October.

Among the films, "Unruly Sky" ranked last in terms of investment cost and the number of theaters after its release, but the "Hollywood Reporter" magazine provided the film with top-level VIP treatment, not only published an article written by a professional film critic The film review, more comprehensively explored the connotation of the film's expression and the role played by the actors in the performance.

The screenshot selected by the magazine is the photo of Rui Fan and Josh at the awards ceremony of the Venice Film Festival. In the photo, Josh is looking at the camera with a bright smile, his handsome face complements the golden trophy, and he can attract everyone in an instant attention.

As a professional film magazine, the reports of "Hollywood Reporter" have always resonated among movie fans. After the report came out, many movie fans expressed their interest in "Uninhibited Sky". I can't enjoy the movie for the first time, but for all the actors and staff of the crew, the appreciation of the fans is the greatest affirmation.

Josh thought so too.

After "Uninhibited Sky" was released, Arnold Keynes has been working hard to increase Josh's popularity. Although the film's reputation is good and Josh's performance has been recognized by the industry, he is still a newcomer who breaks into Hollywood abruptly. Few people in the industry are already paying attention to the name Josh Walter, but compared to young idols who started out in popular dramas or popular movies, the title of Best Actor in Venice is still too far away from the world of ordinary audiences.

In terms of popularity, Oscar winners can't beat soap opera actors everywhere.

However, Josh is not without advantages. His outfit at the premiere of "Uninhibited Sky" was selected as the best dressed of the month by "Vanity Fair", and paper media such as "Hollywood Reporter" and "Los Angeles Times" also commented He is a newcomer who suddenly appeared, and of course the most important thing is that Josh has an excellent face-this means that he can achieve success in business. It would be awkward like some rookie actors.

No audience is happy to see a lifeless performance in a movie theater, no matter how handsome and charming the stiff wooden face is.

What made Josh most helpless was that he didn't know if the media did it on purpose or what. Josh actually saw several media calling him "the next River Phoenix". This title made him so angry that he didn't eat dinner until Rui When Fan called, he quarreled fiercely with the other party, and he felt more comfortable.

"Those guys must have deliberately disgusted me. We are obviously the same age, and we both played roles in a movie... They must want to see the two of us fighting."

"It's good that you know." Rui Fan sighed, not only Josh was unhappy with such a title, but he was also unhappy.Rui Fan didn't mention it to Josh. His agent always thought that Josh stole his limelight. The other party reminded Rui Fan seriously that Josh planned to step on his shoulders. In fact, Rui Fan knew very well that Josh If he didn't do this, even if he did, he wouldn't mind - after all, compared to someone like him who lacks love for movies, Josh should really make a name for himself in Hollywood.

Rui Fan was persuading his agent to dispel the so-called "Josh threat theory", but these media were fanning the flames, which really gave him a headache.

No matter what situation the two face, one thing is certain - "The Uninhibited Sky" has opened up the first step of Josh's career.

Because of the well-received performances of Rui Fan and Josh, at the beginning of November, the cumulative box office of "Unruly Sky" has reached 11 million. state of the film, and this is still in the case of 666 movie screening theaters, the results can be described as very gratifying.

Even ordinary viewers who have no knowledge of the film market understand what the box office numbers of "Booty Sky" mean.

This means that every theater where this movie is shown is full, and there are even some movie fans who are not enough to watch one movie and are willing to go to the movie theater to watch two or three movies in a row.

However, no one knows the reason for "Unruly Sky"'s box office smash because the information has not been transmitted quickly enough, but one thing is certain, this movie is definitely loved. The resistance of conservatives, Utah and some western states have no theaters willing to provide filming for this film. Even in Los Angeles, where the atmosphere is relatively open, "Uninhibited Sky" has been boycotted by many conservative groups.

For the main creators, the current results are completely surprising.

Two weeks after its release, the box office of the film has reached 666 million. The cost of filming and promotion of the film has been fully recovered. It is conceivable that if the current state continues, the box office of the film may even exceed 1000 million. The producer and distributor It is completely possible to count the money lying down, and this does not include the share after the release of the DVD version, and the cost of TV broadcasting. Although this movie cannot make as much money as "Terminator 2", for Carlos who fully invested For Rose, not only can he recover the investment of 300 million, but he may even earn an extra 300 million. The return ratio is amazing.

In Hollywood, many movies with an investment of over ten million may not make the investor earn $300 million. After all, high investment means high expenditure. Absolutely astonishing, and after the share with the publisher, theaters, and actors is over, there is only a little profit left in the hands of investors.

To some extent, "Uninhibited Sky" can definitely be regarded as a high return ratio.

In November, the desertion in October ended, and major film companies began to exert their efforts to squeeze out the heat of the awards season, prepare in advance for the public relations of the awards season, and also welcome the upcoming Christmas schedule by the way.

The idea of ​​the Christmas file can be traced back to the 40s. The "Song of the Virgin" released in 1943 won a box office of 500 million US dollars at the time, which aroused the attention of film companies on the Christmas file. It was "Titanic" released at the end of 1997. This movie earned more than 6 million US dollars in the North American market and continued the record for 5000 years. It also made Leonardo DiCaprio the World famous movie star.

Today's Christmas file is not as hot as it will be 10 years later, but film companies have already targeted this family reunion schedule, and with the approach of the awards season, the movie market in November is obviously crowded.

On November 11st, "The Devil Under the Staircase", "Highlander 1: Battle of the Sky" and "The Winner is King" were released on the same day. "Highlander 2" gathered Sean Connery and Virginia Madsen, "Winner Takes King" co-stars Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman and Bruce Willis. The lineup is quite amazing. Driven by several films, the The popularity of the film market is gradually revealed.

On November 11th, the Christmas movie "Family Tactics" was released, and "Dragon Coup" starring Halle Berry also entered the North American market on this day, and "Cape Fear" starring Robert De Niro was released on November 8th. , On the same day, Disney's classic animation blockbuster "Beauty and the Beast" premiered, and a week later, Paramount's annual production "The Addams Family" was released...

Surrounded by blockbusters, "Unruly Sky" has exploded with strong vitality. After earning more than 300 million US dollars in the second week, the cumulative box office figure in the third week has reached 910 million US dollars. In the fourth week, The cumulative box office of the film has exceeded 1000 million US dollars, reaching more than 1200 million US dollars.

Even though there were many doubts from the outside world, in the face of generous returns, the theaters decisively expanded the number of movie screenings. By the third week, the number of movie screenings had expanded to 360 theaters. Compared with the big-budget films, there is no doubt that "Boogie Sky" has already occupied a place among the films with the highest return ratio this year, and even compared with some large-scale and well-cast films, this film is not inferior.

With the help of the movie, the strange name Josh Walter finally gained some influence in Hollywood.

During the film's release, Josh and Rui Fan also participated in some programs together. After this series of promotional activities ended, the promotional cycle of "Unruly Sky" also came to an end.

Next is the lively awards season.

The only thing Josh cares about is whether he can get a Golden Globe nomination.

Although he knows that this goal is as difficult as reaching the sky.

The Golden Globe Awards will be held on January 1 next year, which means that the nomination list will be announced around December. Josh can only rely on his agent, Arnold Keynes, and "The Uninhibited Sky". The distributor of the film, New Line, and the power of investor Carlos Ross, himself is just a nobody in Hollywood, and the homosexual nature of "Unruly Sky" is also destined to make it difficult for this film to gain too much favor.

Josh can only do his best to obey the destiny.

The worst thing for him is nothing more than systematic punishment, but he has already given an outstanding performance, a Venice actor is enough to testify, but in the end it is not up to him to decide whether to win the award, he can only leave everything to God , or the group of judges who are higher than God.

The Golden Globes and Oscars in the 90s were far more competitive than later generations.

According to the predictions of professionals, the most competitive actors of this year's awards season include Anthony Hopkins, Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Nick Nolte and Warren Beatty. The highly acclaimed films of these actors during the awards season, in addition to "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Cape Fear" have already been released, Costner's "Assassination of Kennedy" and Warren Beatty's "Bugsy" are all It was selected to be released at the end of December, and the goal is to point to the Golden Globes and Oscars in the coming year.

In future generations, such a lineup of nominations is enough to make people frightened.

"The Unruly Sky" is submitted to the comedy film department, Rui Fan and Josh are both submitted in the name of the leading actor, which is somewhat similar to "The Fisher King", the two leading actors of "The Fisher King", Jeff Bridges and Robin Williams are running for the Golden Globes at the same time as leading actor.

"You must want to tear your hair off?" On the phone, Arnold Keynes chuckled softly, "But not yet, let's forget about the Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and other messy things, Josh, yes Here comes the most important thing for you."

"what?"

"The audition for "Scent of a Woman" has begun." Arnold Keynes explained, "I forgot to tell you, I told you before, the audition for the movie starring Al Pacino, the producer has already The name of the movie has been confirmed, it is called "Scent of a Woman".

"Oh, I almost forgot about it." Josh patted his head, "It's good to have something to divert my attention for a while, I'm almost driven crazy by these awards, they obviously don't have much to do with me .”

"I'll help you get it, Josh, but the most important thing now is the audition. I've already boasted in front of Al. It's time for you to serve your agent, dear Josh." Arnold Cairns He laughed, "Even if there is a [-]% possibility, we can't give up the opportunity. This is true for awards, and the same is true for auditions."

The author has something to say: Today is still a busy day~

life~

Too busy to lose consciousness.

It's still 3000~