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If the results of the top three were all calm and uninteresting, then "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", which entered the list for the first time and firmly occupied the fourth place, immediately attracted the attention of all Hollywood.

1106 million dollars!

This result is $35 less than the third-ranked "Mobile Murder" and $39 higher than the fifth-ranked "Police and Duo". The gap between No.3 is only $5.That said, as long as "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" grosses an extra $74, it can snag a spot in the top three this week.

This result may not be a big deal in the summer when there are many strong players, and it does not seem to be particularly good in March when the competition is not fierce. The results are enough to amaze any professional.

Compared with No.3 "Mobile Killer", "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" has only half the number of theaters, but the box office is only 35 US dollars away from it, which means that "Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind" The attendance rate of "Eternal Sunshine" reached twice that of "Mobile Killer"!

According to the latest box office data, the box office of "Mobile Killer" is 4218 U.S. dollars, and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is 8000 U.S. dollars!As far as the current North American film market is concerned, the box office data of a single hall cannot fully prove the box office potential of a movie, especially when some movies are released, they often choose 4 to 5 theaters to order, and it is not uncommon for a single hall to have a box office of 10,000+ See.But for an art film that was not favored before, the box office of 8000 US dollars in a single hall has initially proved the success of this film. The total score of 1106 million US dollars directly allows investors to recover half of the cost. If the box office continues to maintain this optimistic upward trend next week, the film can recover all costs in just two weeks.

Shortly after this week's box office figures were revealed, Johnny Depp called Ebert: "Congratulations, Ebert, you won."

The "Secret Window" starring Johnny Depp was just released in North America last week. This movie and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" can be regarded as being released at the same time. Movie comparison.

These two films directly collided this week, and in the end "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" won by a small margin, occupying the fourth place on the list with a score of 146 million US dollars surpassing "Secret Window", and "Secret Window" ranked sixth. It grossed $960 million at the box office.

In fact, judging from the results of its first week of release, "Secret Window" far surpasses "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind".Last week, the film ranked second at the box office with $1900 million, second only to "The Passion of the Christ", which was released for three weeks. Judging from the current box office appeal, it is not difficult to recover the cost.

Ebert couldn't help joking with him: "Why don't we make a bet to see whose final box office will be higher?"

"Then you must be a loser." Johnny Depp is not worried about the prospect of "Secret Window", ""Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is only released on a small scale, but you are very confident."

"No, I'm just trying to give you a little more confidence."

However, in the second week, the box office of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" broke out again, which shocked everyone.

1210 million dollars!

This result is 104 million US dollars more than last week!In a continuous downward curve, the upward curve of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is simply impressive.

This explosive performance allowed "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" to still occupy a place in the top ten box office this week, ranking fifth.

The ranking seems to have slipped one place from last week, but any audience who sees this week's box office rankings will not laugh or ridicule it.

There are as many as five new films released this week alone. New films such as "Hellboy", "Megatron", "The Ranch Is My Home", and "The Sparrow Turned into a Princess" respectively ranked first, third, fourth and sixth on the box office rankings, and the top 5 box office 10 movies add up A total of 1 million US dollars has been achieved, which is an increase of 2000 percentage points compared with the same period last year.

Why is it said that "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" has set a record at the box office?

Because it not only achieved a soaring box office in the second week, but also became one of the few movies that still remained in the top ten box office charts.Last week's champion "Dawn of the Dead" was squeezed by many new films and only achieved a box office result of more than 400 million US dollars. Although the cost has already been recovered, such an ending is lamentable.

In the second week of its release, the total box office of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" successfully exceeded 3000 million US dollars, and the cost was fully recovered. Every additional US dollar in the box office is an additional benefit for investors.

After achieving good box office results this week, the distributor decisively expanded the number of theaters, from 1350 theaters at the beginning to 2500, and officially began to realize large-scale releases.

In the third week, the film's total box office exceeded 5000 million US dollars, and in the fourth week, 6000 million US dollars...

Although the total box office of the next film did not exceed 2000 million, but for a film with a cost of only 8000 million US dollars, the box office of more than [-] million US dollars is considered low investment and high return.

Even the most determined "Ebert Black" can't draw conclusions like "Ebert's box office miracle has been shattered".The box office performance of the starring movie can reach 4 times the cost, and even superstars such as Will Smith and Jim Carrey who lead the box office revenue list cannot make such a guarantee.

Of course, the sunspots will still discredit Ebert with remarks such as "Ebert can only rely on some low-cost films to prove his box office appeal".When they prove that Ebert has created a "box office miracle" before, they will include "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the category of Ebert's starring films, but when they mock Ebert's lack of box office momentum, they Naturally, take Pirates of the Caribbean off the list.

The media is always so ruthless, like a grumpy little girl in love, and the British weather doesn't change her face as quickly as they do.

In any case, judging from the box office results of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", this film has initially achieved a balance between art and commerce.For Ebert himself, the success of this movie has undoubtedly brought him one step closer to his goal.

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More than a month after "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" was released, Ebert no longer paid attention to the box office results of the film, and refocused his attention on the selection of new films.

Now he has a "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" that he is going to shoot, but Disney will not consider starting this plan until the first half of 05.Ebert is very interested in the "The Departed" that Leonardo mentioned to him, but if there is no accident, the shooting date of the film may coincide with "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". How should Ebert be chosen? Haven't made a decision yet.

Lynn suggested that Ebert quit the filming of the second part of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

His reason is simple.Ebert was still a member of Hollywood's unknown newcomers when he filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", but he is now an Oscar nominee. The two films together with "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" have created a record of more than 2 million US dollars, and his salary has also exceeded 5000 million US dollars. As a leading actor in a non-commercial blockbuster, the film company is willing to pay for He pays such a high salary, Ebert's strength and potential have been recognized.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is only pushed by Johnny Depp, and Ebert can't give full play to his advantages in it, and can only play a non-existent vase.

Mr. Agent felt that shooting the second part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was a complete waste of time.He doesn't think Ebert is worse than Johnny Depp. Anyway, Ebert and Depp were nominated for Oscars at the same time, and the salary is gradually approaching Depp, but in the movie, Ebert can only serve as Depp's background Board, set off his brilliance.

Let the fourth youngest Oscar nominee in history be a supporting actor in a commercial movie?

Even the biggest and most extravagant studios don't have the guts to do that, do they?Mr. Agent doesn't feel that he is crossing rivers and tearing down bridges. People go to high places and water flows to low places. Ebert's social status and strength have already determined that he must play the leading role in more important movies, not in a movie about him. Youth wasted in unhelpful commercial films.

In Lynn's view, even if he wants to star in a commercial film, Ebert should also play the leading role in commercial blockbusters such as "Spider-Man" and "X-Men". Even as Ebert's career continues to rise, the agent Mr. Ren thinks that none of these leading actors in commercial blockbusters can move his heart.

After all, Ebert's strength has been verified by the Oscars, and rashly taking over a commercial film may freeze Ebert's image and limit his performance in other movies.

"It's best to hold an Oscar trophy in your left hand and a box office certification of over [-] million in your right hand." The manager let out a long sigh, "If one day I can see this scene, I will wake up laughing from my dreams."

Ebert's response to Mr. Agent's emotion was just frowning and turning over the script: "Lynn, are you sure you want me to reject "Pirates of the Caribbean 2"? I don't think this is a rational choice."

"I'm just giving you a suggestion." Lynn whispered, "At least from my point of view, appearing in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" will not help your career in any way, on the contrary, it will affect you."

"You can match Johnny Depp, then next time you can match Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, investors don't think about it Your money, your Oscar nominations, your box office strength...they just think you're going to back down easily."