Chapter 107: 107

"Smell the fragrance and know a woman", which became more and more brave in Vietnam, became the biggest dark horse in the autumn of 1992 after only three weeks of release. After the outstanding performance of the single-house box office, it received an astonishing $9.5 million at the weekend box office in the first week of November. 20 million US dollars, such an excellent performance made the entire North American film critics scream again and again.

If you carefully recall the tremendous pressure before the release of "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman", and the pain and suffering Hugo has endured in the past seventeen months, then this battle to turn over is undoubtedly "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman" Big win!

Carrying the weekend box office data of 9.5 million US dollars, "Scent and Know a Woman" finally defeated "Passenger. Championship.

Although the $20 million investment in "The Cruising Warriors" was aggressive, its opening weekend box office of $9.4 million ended up falling short, and it lost to the word-of-mouth box office by a slight margin of less than $100,000 to complete a win-win situation. "Smell the fragrance to know a woman".

"The Hidden Dragon" grabbed the weekend box office of 5.6 million US dollars, occupying the third place, and the cumulative box office data of five weeks after its release was 59 million, becoming the biggest winner in this autumn file; on the other hand, further in the "Big River Love", which was expanded to 1,000 theaters, received US$5 million and became the runner-up in this week's box-office chart. The cumulative box-office after its five-week release also reached 14 million, showing a very good performance.

It has to be said that "Da River Love" and "Smell the Fragrance Know a Woman" are a pair of enemies. Although "Da River Love" was the first to be released and seized the opportunity, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" has completed an all-round overtake from all angles. Overwhelm direct competitors. As you can imagine, Brad and Martin were frustrated.

"Smell the fragrance and know a woman", which has achieved two consecutive championships, not only broke all the doubts and worries before the release, but also completed an incredible turnaround battle, although all the light was concentrated on the male protagonist Al Pacino, But Hugo's contribution has undoubtedly entered people's attention, which also indicates that the bad luck of the Golden Raspberry Award has finally begun to dissipate!

In the second week of November, the magical journey of "Smell the Scent and Know a Woman" finally came to an end. In the face of the $40 million investment in the blockbuster "Dracula", "Smell the Scent and Know the Woman", It is difficult for a woman to mount an effective confrontation.

"The Four Hundred Years of Vampire Zombies" was directed by the great director Francis Ford Coppola, which brought together Gary Oldman and Winona. Ryder), Keanu - Reeves (Keanu. Reeves), Anthony - Hopkins (Anthony. Hopkins) and other popular actors, naturally it is not so easy to confront.

After the release of "Four Hundred Years of Vampire Zombies", it easily swept the first box office with a box office of 30 million US dollars, and occupied the championship without any suspense.

In the face of such a domineering competitor, "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" did not have stage fright. It handed over an ultra-low drop of 15%, and the weekend box office reached 8 million US dollars. After coming down from the championship, it was firmly in control. Lived the runner-up position. Relatively speaking, it is a bit of a pity for the "cruising hero". The 30% drop made it only hand over a transcript of 6.5 million. Although it ranked third in sequence, it was "Smell the fragrance to know a woman" widens the gap.

As for "Love in the River", the performance was also very good, with a 22% drop to get 3.9 million weekend box office, but it was still a grade worse than the outstanding performance of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman".

After five weeks of release, he brought his accumulated box office to $29 million in "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman". Although he will no longer have the ability to compete for the box office championship after that, the two consecutive championships are already a surprise, and we can no longer ask for it. There are more, and the trend curve of the film in North America relying on its excellent word of mouth is still very gratifying. Not only has the weekly decline been controlled below 20%, but there have even been inverse growth for a few weeks, which is even more gratifying. Yes, the long-term selling ability of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" has also been enthusiastically sought after by the audience. After it was released in the second week of October, it was released in the first week of July, and the release cycle reached 36 weeks.

"Love in the Big River" is obviously not comparable. After 13 weeks of release, it had to go offline early due to the rapid decline of the audience. The cumulative box office finally stumbled to 36 million. Of course, compared to a low-budget movie, it is a matter of course to achieve profitability, but compared to "smell the fragrance and know a woman", the performance is not so good.

"Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" eventually brought its North American cumulative box office to $80 million, which is a tenfold increase compared to the $8 million in book cost. Of course, when calculating profits, it is necessary for film companies and major theater chains to divide up, and film companies also need to divide up with actors, directors and other people, but in any case, the great success of "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" is beyond doubt. .

On the other hand, "Smell the fragrance and know a woman", which has won a lot of attention in North America, has also landed in overseas markets. Compared with the United States, the enthusiasm of overseas markets is even higher, and finally handed over 90 million US dollars of box office data, which also The global box office of "Scent of a Woman" has reached 170 million US dollars in one fell swoop, which is enough to make Universal Pictures smile.

The success of "Smell the fragrance and know a woman" is beyond doubt, and Hugo has also swept away the previous decline and once again entered the attention of the mainstream media, becoming a hot figure. Compared with Al, who has always been active in the public eye, Hugo, who has experienced ups and downs for a year, is obviously the focus of attention. This also made Hugo a guest on the new issue of "The. Tonight. Show".

NBC's "The Tonight Show" is currently the most watched talk show in the United States. Before that, the host Johnny Carson (Johnny. Carson) hosted the show for 30 years. pushed to the top. But in May, when Johnny Carson announced his retirement, the host position sparked a fierce battle between Jay. Leno and David Letterman. Letterman), and ultimately the more loyal Jay Leno won out. David Letterman, who had been promised Johnny to take over when he retired, felt betrayed and left CBS in a fit of anger. The vacancy he left on NBC was taken by Conan O'Brien. succeed.

The guests appearing in the "Tonight Show" include sports, movies, music, politics, economics and other fields. The twice-weekly broadcast has always been enthusiastically sought after by the audience. After Jie took over as the host, he will also use this advantage. continued.

Hugo arrived at the studio in Burbank early, but there was still some distance from the studio, so Joseph had to slow down the speed of the car. Hugo looked at the crowd in front of him. There were about a dozen people, although not many. , but it made the road narrower, and you have to pay attention when driving. "What's the matter, isn't the studio only allowed to listen to the audience?" Hugo has been to Burbank's studio many times before, but he has never been there. I have seen such a strange situation.

Joseph also looked around for a while, and said uncertainly, "Maybe these are all here to audit, waiting for the staff to come and receive them."

The crowd gathered at this time also noticed the slowly approaching vehicle behind, and couldn't help but turn around, and the few people closest to the center of the road scattered, ready to give up the space. But at this moment, someone suddenly rushed up, startling Joseph, who was driving, and didn't dare to raise the speed. Hugo, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was also stunned, and he didn't understand the situation at all. .

"Hugo! I love you!" The first person rushed to the passenger seat and shouted loudly through the glass window, the excitement on his face vividly presented in front of Hugo.

Before Hugo could react, the people behind finally realized that this car was sitting in Hugo Lancaster. Since Joseph didn't put blackout paper on the windows at all, it was necessary to see the situation in the car completely. It's a snap. As a result, more than a dozen people swarmed up and surrounded Joseph, the old Volkswagen Golf.

"Hugo! Hugo!" Hugo finally understood when he looked at the call from outside the window. He looked at Joseph in shock, "They... came to find me?" The sound was deafening, making one wonder if the old car might fall apart at any moment.

Joseph has also figured out the situation now, and the corner of his mouth draws an arc, "It seems so. Prepare to say, they are waiting for you." When the actors came to record the show, the fans waited in front of the studio. Although this star-chasing behavior Uncommon - more often seen at premieres, but not so uncommon. However, Joseph did not expect that "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" was only released for a week, and the effect actually came out.

"So, me, what should I do?" Hugo asked stupidly.

Joseph took time to look at Hugo, and seeing Hugo's slightly naive expression, he almost couldn't control his laughter, but he still held back and said hesitantly, "Wait?"

In Hugo's impression, fans gathered, screamed and shouted. This is not the treatment of popular idols, such as Justin Bieber or Robert Pattinson. Pattinson), because more girls are really chasing stars, and they need a "nympho" trigger. But Hugo doesn't have it now. "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" is not a movie that makes girls scream after watching it.

Therefore, facing the dozen or so fans waiting for him outside the car window, Hugo was really caught off guard. Even when Glory to Death had a few female fans in the past, he was not so nervous. So Hugo did as Joseph said. He looked out the window with a smile and waved.

In an instant, "Ah! Ah! Ah!" The screams came like a tide. Hugo knew for the first time that a dozen people screaming together could create such a terrifying effect. However, this felt really good, Hugo's slightly stiff smile at the corner of his mouth relaxed involuntarily, fully blooming, and those amber eyes shone with golden light.