Chapter 1365: 1365
Seventy-two thousand dollars!
This is the single-hall box office data handed over by "Death Row" this week, and it can almost be said to be a result that shakes the entire North American market.
"Twelve Monkeys" has far less attention than its competitors. Relying on the strong crowd of AMC and the gimmicks of Hugo and Brad's head-to-head competition, it broke out the incredible $60,000 box office in a single hall The achievement can be said to be a great victory at any time.
But even so, "Death Ramble" still detonated more powerful energy. Under the unfavorable conditions of AMC against landmarks, business against literature and art, and mainstream against independence, relying on the amazing fans of the screening weekend, it directly surrendered. The $72,000 single-hall box office made North America an uproar.
Everyone knows that "Death Walk" has only twelve screens in the landmark cinema, while "Twelve Monkeys" has more than twice as many screens as its opponents. This means that the starting lines of the two are completely different, but under such circumstances, "Death Ramble" broke out an amazing single-hall box office with a devastating attitude.
$72,000, which means that starting from 7:00 am on Friday, for the next 72 hours, almost a dozen screens are continuously spinning without any pause, and the occupancy rate is almost equal to about 100%. to achieve this data. In other words, during the screening of "Death Convict Walk", every show was full, and the surging crowd made it impossible to get a ticket. Such a grand event, even the current box office record holder "Sinde" Le's List" also falls short.
It can be said that under many unfavorable conditions, "Death Convict Walk" used the equipment to the extreme, and finally handed over a perfect single-hall box office data of 72,000 US dollars, exerting its own advantages to the limit, which also completely detonated. This is a close match!
The $72,000 single-hall box office data of "Death Row" easily made history, ranking third in film history after "Schindler's List" and "Edward Scissorhands"; The "Twelve Monkeys" in this position unfortunately came in fourth.
Hugo once again launched his journey with a strong sprint. A work with a heavy topic and a gloomy atmosphere such as "Death Convict Walk" has become a hot topic thanks to Hugo's wonderful performance. Since "Fragrant Knows a Woman", Hugo's works have always been strong, including "Before Sunrise", which performed slightly worse at the box office. The completion and quality of Hugo's works are well-known.
The single-hall box office of "Death Ramble" broke a series of records at the same time, but also made people deeply feel the strong appeal of Hugo, which is a cash cow that almost makes everyone envious. Of course, not to mention the peak of the topic caused by the "death row walk", it can be said that even in the history of entertainment development and cultural development, Hugo has left his indelible footprints.
$72,000 vs. $60,000, in the face of the menacing "Twelve Monkeys", "Death Ramble" responded with absolute strength, and opened up on such a trivial number at the box office of a single hall The gap of 12,000 US dollars, the performance is so good that the media has lost the language. "US Weekly" used three exclamation marks as the headline to report the outcome of this matchup, and in the report He exclaimed, "Such a wonderful duel is amazing, and the real benefit is the audience who can appreciate such a wonderful work and such a fierce duel!"
The victory of "Death Ramble" is undoubtedly great, but this time the situation is a bit special.
Although it is said that the single-hall box office of "Death Ramble" beat "Twelve Monkeys", and the gap between the two is not small, but no one will say that "Twelve Monkeys" is a failure, there is no doubt that, There are no losers this time. Both works announced their debut with unparalleled momentum. Whether it is word of mouth or box office, the two can be said to be a battle of thin ice.
From a topical point of view, "Death Ramble" once again created a miracle, such a congenitally deficient film has made such waves, especially Roger Ebert sent Hugo with an "epic acting" The highest praise, which also made the film burst with incredible energy. According to common sense, the box office of "Death Ramble" can be said to be a victory if the box office exceeds 30,000, but now the movie has handed over twice the answer sheet, which is completely bursting with energy.
Coupled with the huge momentum of the screening and the death penalty discussion triggered by the film, not to mention the obvious victory in the box office data of the single hall, "Death Convict Walk" is undoubtedly the overall dominant topic in the topic.
But in terms of surprise, "Twelve Monkeys" easily prevailed. Compared with another victory of the ever-victorious General Hugo, Brad's stunning performance and the quality of the finished product were unexpectedly excellent. This is a huge surprise, and the brilliance and depth of the work far exceeded expectations. Even if it can't be compared to "Seven Deadly Sins", it's undoubtedly an excellent work.
The 60,000 box office in a single hall is considered a huge success no matter from which perspective, and for the slanted Cult-style commercial film, the film critics' reputation and audience feedback for "Twelve Monkeys" can be said to be great. Complete victory.
This kind of pattern makes all the media get excited. This is the real showdown. Compared with the head-to-head competitions in "Pulp Fiction", "Interview with the Vampire" and "The Seven Deadly Sins" before, this kind of strength is close to and unmatched. The duel between Fen Xuanlin was undoubtedly much more exciting, and the unpredictable results also made people's blood boil.
More importantly, supporters of Hugo and supporters of Brad, responders of "Death Ramble" and fans of "Twelve Monkeys", all flocked to the cinema to express their appreciation for the work with practical actions. In order to support, this also makes the North American film market in December present a rare lively scene.
This can be said to be a win-win situation for all parties! The theaters were smiling, the film companies were overjoyed, and the media was lively... Even the parties benefited a lot from the topicality of the work.
In the third week of December, North America ushered in a rare and noisy scene that has not been seen for a long time. The top three "Jumanji", "Toy Story" and "Hot Wire" were overwhelmed, and the twelfth "Death Convict Walk" ” and “Twelve Monkeys” at the 13th place are full of topics and lively, and the entire North American market has also recovered by 20%, all of which indicate that the Christmas holiday is approaching and the film market will usher in again. boom.
The head-to-head confrontation between "Death Ramble" and "Twelve Monkeys" created countless topics and made major news media happy. The news of this incredible showdown alone was reported from Monday to Thursday, and the media rushed from Monday to Thursday. Reported from all angles.
Among them, the media supporting Brad easily prevailed - the uncrowned kings have been waiting for this day for too long, and Brad finally dedicated a work that can compete with Hugo, not only Brad, but even The uncrowned kings all stood up and cheered. They are not only waiting for the opportunity to suppress Hugo, but also looking forward to the emergence of more people to challenge Hugo's current hegemony, so that they can get more breathing space. For the desire for "Twelve Monkeys", the Uncrowned Kings are definitely not inferior to Brad.
The most exaggerated "USA Today" even cheered, "This is undoubtedly the most successful work of Brad's career!" That report has also become a joke for people in the industry: don't say that it is still swept on the list so far" "The Seven Deadly Sins", and even last year's "Interview with the Vampire" was better than "Twelve Monkeys". Even if you want to cheer, at least you can wait until the box office exceeds 100 million. What's more, "Twelve Monkeys" Librard is only a supporting role.
Behind the cheers, isn't it the repressed and bitter psychology of the media?
Although it was said that the showdown in the third week of December made countless people boil, but the following week, the situation was completely different.
As the film stated before its release, "Twelve Monkeys" was aimed at the box office from the very beginning, while "Death Ramble" has maintained a calm view of the box office until now, which is the nature of the two films. decided.
Therefore, Universal Pictures saw the speechless single-house box office of "Twelve Monkeys", and made an immediate decision to expand the screening in the following week-the original plan was only to expand in 1,300 theaters. but encouraged by the excellent performance of the premiere weekend, Ron Mayer immediately ran around, and just increased the expansion of the next week to 1,550 theaters, which shows their enthusiasm for this work. Looking forward to it.
Relatively speaking, "Death Convict Walk" seems to be calm, and the screening scale has expanded from three theaters to ten theaters, seven of which are in Los Angeles and three in New York. This has once again attracted people's dissatisfaction and complaints: Ten cinemas can't meet the viewing needs of the vast audience, which has further heated up the tickets for "Death Walk", even in the second week, on Friday At the entrance of the Landmark Cinema, there were still fans waiting in tents, and the scene was really spectacular.
It is worth mentioning that Landmark Cinemas earned a lot of exposure during the release of "Death Row Walk". As an art cinema, their reputation has also been greatly improved.
Due to the different scales of the two films, the box office of a single venue has no meaning for horizontal comparison, and it is impossible to compare the total box office on a horizontal line. But even so, people can't help but pay attention to the box office performance of these two works, and then measure the performance of these two works from an unfair perspective. As a result, there is a very interesting situation, "Death Ramble" and "Ten" "Two Monkeys" actually once again appeared on the same thin ice, which also made the confrontation between Hugo and Brad really exciting.