Chapter 1006 1006 Historical Monuments
Years later, when people look back at the film "Pulp Fiction", they are surprised to find that after "Pulp Fiction" won the Palme d'Or in May 1994, it dominated American public opinion for at least twelve months, and Afterwards it continued uninterruptedly.
After this, "Pulp Fiction" had a series of follow-up effects, it changed the status of independent film in Hollywood, it brought the culture of the sixties back into the mainstream, it allowed postmodern pop culture to start to invade the film industry, it created It has created a brand-new narrative method and method, it has given a brand-new interpretation of the entertainment effect of the film industry, it has even changed the traditional aesthetics of the academic school, and it has even made Cult movies come to the fore...
At the same time, the huge success of "Pulp Fiction" also became a milestone for Hugo to reach the top. Although many people believe that "Schindler's List" is the work that made Hugo, more people choose "Pulp Fiction" for no other reason, because Hugo defeated Tom Cruise through this work The leading "Interview with the Vampire" also defeated the works starring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the same period. This work has also become a monument to Hugo's history.
In addition, "Pulp Fiction" also ushered in the era of Hugo and Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, completely changing the Hollywood actor landscape for the next decade.
Therefore, there is no doubt that "Pulp Fiction" is the most extensive and far-reaching film in the entire 1990s, no one.
The strong influence of "Pulp Fiction" in North America is unparalleled, mainly because this film reflects the history of American cultural evolution, the essence of Los Angeles area culture, and the crystallization of American postmodern popular culture, which is very important to American audiences. Naturally, it is very attractive.
However, in the overseas international market, the ideological resonance obtained by "Pulp Fiction" is obviously slightly inferior.
However, the biggest flash point of "Pulp Fiction" is not only American culture, but also Quentin Tarantino's violent stylization, dark humor and circular narrative structure, which have been more echoed in overseas markets.
Therefore, the influence of "Pulp Fiction" presents a very interesting contrast. In the North American market, people are more discussing the culture of this film. Of course, other characteristics are naturally the focus, but it is not as good as people's understanding of American culture. In the international market, people discuss more about the charm of language and pictures, especially the contrast between violence and humor, which is widely welcomed.
In this way, it has also promoted the interest of overseas audiences in "Pulp Fiction". Many people have begun to analyze the cultural phenomena and slang meanings in the film, which has triggered a retro trend of the 1960s trend in the United States. This is unexpected. outside. At the same time, it can also be seen that as an art carrier, the follow-up influence that the film can produce is far beyond expectations.
So, it's no surprise that "Pulp Fiction" has done very well at the international box office.
In the beginning, no distribution company was willing to take over the overseas distribution of "Pulp Fiction". Miramax, as an independent production company, was already very difficult to shoulder the task of distribution in North America. They did not have any overseas distribution system at all. If The overseas distribution departments of major production companies are unwilling to take over, which means that "Pulp Fiction" cannot be released overseas.
But that's when the Weinstein brothers' tactics were revealed.
After the Cannes Film Festival, the Weinstein brothers split up and visited the world, country by country, looking for distribution partners. Since the distribution departments of the major studios refused to cooperate, they looked to local second-tier distributors, or even independent labels. Although this means that the scale of the release will not be too large, it is already the best choice.
This move by the Weinstein brothers was ridiculed by the executives of many studios, who thought they were doing nothing. An independent film like "Pulp Fiction" might win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, it might win the love of film critics, and it might even make a decent box-office hit in North America, but such a film is hard to come by overseas. Recognized.
What's more, the cost of the movie is only 8 million US dollars, and the overseas distribution is estimated to cost Miramax a lot of money, and there may even be a situation where the box office is not enough for the distribution cost, let alone dividends. This is called useless work.
But the Weinstein brothers persisted. Relying on the Palme d'Or and Hugo's appeal, they negotiated the distribution rights in 37 countries and regions, which took four months. , the hardships and difficulties of the process can be seen. And now, it's time for the harvest.
Pulp Fiction debuted in France and Germany in the third week of December, a clever move given the film's already stellar acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival.
Sure enough, after the "Pulp Fiction" was released in these two countries and regions, it won a lot of applause again, and the box office was also very gratifying. Germany contributed 20 million US dollars in box office data, and France also 10 million US dollars. Compared with the popular works like "Forrest Gump", this result also ranks among the top ten year-end box office in their respective markets, which is really incredible.
After feeling the enthusiasm of Germany and France, "Pulp Fiction" ushered in the United Kingdom, Brazil and Italy in the fourth week of December, and later, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Finland and other markets were also released successively, until In mid-February, 37 countries and regions were officially released.
Surprisingly, Japan has become the largest overseas box office of "Pulp Fiction", which contributed a full $28 million at the box office, and performed exceptionally well, while Germany is the second largest box office, and the third largest box office. It's the United Kingdom, which pays sixteen million.
In addition, the box office in Italy and Australia has also exceeded 10 million, which makes the overseas box office of "Pulp Fiction" more than 10 million in six countries and regions, and the revenue is as high as 103 million US dollars!
The box office performance of these six countries alone is enough to surprise everyone. It is a miracle that the overseas box office of "Pulp Fiction" has also crossed the threshold of 100 million. When the major production companies saw the international box office report of "Pulp Fiction", they were all stunned. At this time, they began to regret it, but it was too late. They all missed the opportunity to become a part of this historical monument. Watching those second-tier distribution companies and independent distribution companies rely on a "pulp novel" to make a lot of money.
"Pulp Fiction" also performed well at the box office in the other 31 countries and regions, with a total of 66 million US dollars, which also brought the film's overseas cumulative box office to 169 million US dollars in one fell swoop. Location.
The overseas box office of "Pulp Fiction" is slightly lower than the North American box office, but it is almost the same. From this little difference, we can still see the clue-the film's American attributes are still stronger.
Although the North American box office of "Pulp Fiction" is only higher than that of Hugo's previous "Scent of a Woman" and "Righteous Sea Heroes", the strong performance in overseas markets has brought the film's global box office to 341 million At a million dollars, this score easily surpassed "Sleepless in Seattle" and became the third best-performing work at the Hugo International box office, behind "Life and Death" and "Schindler's List."
"Pulp Fiction" has also become Hugo's fifth work with an international box office of over 200 million and the fourth in a row to break 300 million. Coupled with the previous high popularity of the Cannes Film Festival, it took Hugo only one year. , starting from "Schindler's List" to "Pulp Fiction", a total of three works, have occupied a place in the international film market, and become the international actor with the most box office appeal after Arnold Schwarzenegger.
No matter how many times I sigh, when people see the box office success of "Pulp Fiction", they can't help but think of its $8 million investment. The income of more than 340 million US dollars was exchanged for 8 million, which is more than 400 times the income, enough to make any production company jealous, and enough to make any production company focus on independent films On the body - the low cost of independent films anyway, is more than enough for any production company to put Hugo at the top of their "must work with actors" list.
With the birth of countless historical records of "Pulp Fiction", this film has truly become a historical monument, and the previous debates about "Pulp Fiction" and "Life and Death" have become the best seasoning for today's glory, and at the same time , the "20 million salary" dispute between MGM and Universal Pictures has also become the topic of most concern.
In fact, the "20 million salary" battle only lasted for less than three weeks, because "Future Water World" officially signed with Kevin Costner, and the new "007" signed with Pierce Brosnan , The remuneration of these two contracts is naturally not 20 million US dollars, and people realize that this is actually just a hype between the two major film companies, and it has nothing to do with Hugo itself.
But the problem is that now people take it for granted that they should pay Hugo $20 million. Look at the profit that every Hugo movie brings to the production company, even the worst box office "Scent of a Woman" "It also earns 170 million US dollars in the world. If you use 20 million US dollars in remuneration, you can exchange it for hundreds of times - no, it only needs dozens of times of income, and it is worth the risk of major production companies.
Therefore, although the "20 million salary" battle has come to an end, the discussion about Hugo's salary has only just begun. The irony is that people realize that Hugo's latest work is "Before the Sunrise" for only $2.5 million, which is a classic black humor, isn't it?