Chapter 1366 1366 Mutual Winners and Losers
"Twelve Monkeys" and "Death Ramble" had a brief but fierce confrontation in the first week of the screening. In the end, the two can be said to have basically maintained a tie, which also made people really feel the relationship between Hugo and Brad. competitive atmosphere.
In the fourth week of December, the two works were divided into two groups, and the same battles were carried out in different battlefields using different methods. The final outcome still attracted the attention of countless eyes.
"Twelve Monkeys" opens in 1,550 theaters, pitting against "Jumanji" which premiered last week and "Wake Until You Wake" premiered this week; "Death Walk" in ten The theater chain is again screening, and this week's "Four. Rooms (Four. Rooms)" in 200 theaters screening.
The first thing that sparked the discussion was, of course, the box office battle, which is an eternal hot topic in the market.
"Wake Up" was released in 1,200 theaters. This is also the most anticipated work among the five premiere films this week. Whitney Houston, who is at the peak of his career, has challenged actor roles several times before and after. Although her performance has been repeatedly criticized by the media for being rigid and contrived, and her role is cookie-cutter, her appeal to ordinary audiences should not be underestimated.
Add to that last week's title-winning "Jumanji" and the menacing "Twelve Monkeys," and four more premieres in more than a thousand theaters, "Dracula: Dead. And. Loving. It)", "Sudden. Death", "Grumpier. Old. Men", "New Tom's Adventures (Tom. And. Huck)". Suffice it to say, this week's box-office contenders are extremely lively.
In the end, "Wake Up" won the weekend box office of more than 14 million US dollars with a box office of more than 10,000 US dollars in a single hall. "Twelve Monkeys" grabbed a box office of $12.4 million with an outstanding performance of $8,000 in a single hall, just less than $2 million behind the champion, and came in second place.
The still heroic "Toy Story" beat last week's champion "Jumanji" with an incredible 10% drop, ranking third and third respectively. The other four films that premiered this week all performed poorly, with the top-grossing "Forget About Friends" only coming in at No. 5 at the box office with 5.5 million.
It is worth mentioning that "Pirates of Fire" was not very popular. This week's box office fell by 15 percentage points and slipped to the fifth place. The cumulative box office in two weeks has not exceeded 20 million, which is very embarrassing.
Although the winner was "Wake Up Until the Dream", the outstanding performance of "Twelve Monkeys" was still impressive. In name, "Twelve Monkeys" is a commercial film, and the $29 million work was launched with great ambitions, but from an objective point of view, the film is more Most of them should be summed up in the Cult style, a sci-fi movie full of literary and artistic style with strong personal characteristics of the director.
It is truly incredible that such an unconventional commercial film can achieve a win-win situation in terms of word of mouth and box office, which reminds people of the glorious moment when "Pulp Fiction" was created.
"Twelve Monkeys" delivered a weekend box office of 10 million among powerful enemies, and it was not easy to maintain its advantage over commercial blockbusters such as "Toy Story" and "Jumanji"; and Brad His neurotic and impetuous acting skills have been widely acclaimed. In a blink of an eye, the possibility of this film winning more than $50 million at the box office has greatly increased, making everyone's eyes shine.
What makes Universal Pictures even happier is that thanks to Brad's rising popularity, the excellent reputation of "Twelve Monkeys" has gradually spread, and the overseas distribution rights of this work have suddenly become popular. what does that mean? profit! Rolling profits!
On the other hand, the further screening of "Death Convict's Walk" in ten theaters was also enthusiastically sought after. The next week, the single-house box office once again exploded with an excellent result of 46,000 US dollars, easily surpassing all the works on the list. According to the data of a single museum, the box office swept US$460,000 on three days over the weekend, which more than doubled the box office data of the previous week. The soaring momentum has made the entire North American market boil.
Another screening this week, "Four Rooms", is from last year's famous Quentin Tarantino, which he co-directed with Robert. Rodriguez. The work was highly anticipated before it was released, but it was a big disappointment after its release - the most important thing is that the expectations before "Pulp Fiction" were too high - which directly led to both word-of-mouth and single-house box office failures.
Compared to "Four Room"'s $1,500 box office, "Death Ramble" is not at the same level at all, even compared to "Twelve Monkeys" in its first week of single screenings. According to the data, the answer sheets handed over by "Death Ramble" in the second week are not inferior. Such a strong performance once again made people realize an important point: at the end of this year, the focus state of "Death Ramble" in short supply is unmatched.
If you look at this week's North American box-office charts, "Twelve Monkeys" is No. 2, and "Death Ramble" is No. 14 -- even lower than last week due to five premieres this week. Yes, but almost everyone commented on these two works together, not only because "Twelve Monkeys" defeated "Death Ramble", but also because the topicality of the two films was irresistible.
Although Brad had "conquered" Hugo as early as the "Age of Love" period, everyone knew that it was not justified, not to mention that nearly three "Pulp Fiction" had been released at that time. It's been a month, and even the results of the "Burning Years" winning the championship are very shabby, which is unbearable to look at.
This also makes the victory of "Twelve Monkeys" a milestone.
Of course, objectively speaking, "Twelve Monkeys" will be screened in 1,550 theaters, and "Death Convict's Walk" will be screened in ten theaters, so there is no comparison value at all. But what makes this a landmark victory for Brad? It's because "Twelve Monkeys"'s $12.4 million weekend box office was very good, enough to make Brad proud, and in the case of word-of-mouth and box office win-win, let "Twelve Monkeys" even be placed in "Twelve Monkeys". Death Penalty Walks" is no less around.
This is not just a gap between a runner-up and a fourteenth, to be precise, Brad should show enough competitiveness and prove that he has the ability to compete on the same level as Hugo. Otherwise, according to the data, "Death Rambler" still handed over $46,000 in box office data in the next week of screening, which is also very few in film history, and "Twelve Monkeys" can't compete at all.
The box office list in the fourth week of December made countless people excited. Brad finally proved himself. The reputation of his works and performances have been widely recognized. For the first time, Brad got rid of the shadow of Hugo and bloomed. own light. What's more, this is still under the background of "Death Ramble" pressing step by step and Hugo's epic acting amazing, the performance of "Twelve Monkeys" is even more breathtaking.
The outstanding performance of "Twelve Monkeys" at the box office in the second week made it a hot topic in one fell swoop. However, the performance of "Death Ramble" is not only not inferior, but also slightly better. From the plot to the idea, from the director to the actors The performance of the fully recognized works in the landmark theaters also made people applaud, once again showing the absolute strength of Hugo.
However, unexpectedly, compared to the topic of "Death Walk", news media such as "New York Post", "USA Today", "Houston Chronicle" have all focused their attention on Brad. body. Although in the news report, they did not mention Hugo blatantly, but only reported on Brad alone, but from the content of the report, it can be seen that they meant something, "Brad finally got rid of it. Bound by oneself, show personal strength, and shine with unparalleled light!"
This should be said to be a reasonable situation. After being suppressed by Hugo for two years, "Twelve Monkeys" finally let the media find a vent. Brad placed high hopes on everyone and became a bridgehead against Hugo. This has also made the major news media in North America unified in the direction of future reporting, and the real confrontation camp can finally see the prototype at this time.
As a Clut commercial film, the performance of "Twelve Monkeys" is undoubtedly a success; as an art film, the performance of "Death Ramble" is undoubtedly brilliant. Both works are in their own fields, blooming their own light, which has also become the most exciting news hotspot at the end of this year.
In the fifth week of December, which is the last week of 1995, due to the crazy crowds during the holiday, the box office of all film works this week ushered in a good opportunity to soar, and almost all works ushered in a considerable increase.
In the face of such an opportunity, "Twelve Monkeys" has once again added its own screening venues and screened in more than 1,600 theaters. Universal Pictures, whose confidence has increased greatly, obviously hopes that this work can take advantage of this trend. The upsurge continued to create good results; and "Death Convict Walk" has finally stepped up its expansion a little bit, screening in 67 venues in five major cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, but the scale of the screening is still the same. It was a drop in the bucket. Facing the surging enthusiasm of the audience, 20th Century Fox obviously did not want to disrupt its rhythm, which also dropped the appetite of many audiences.
Due to the crowds at the festival, the box office of the North American film market soared by 200% this week, and the whole market is thriving. Except for "Wake Up", which was released last week, all the films have handed over the green growth report card. . Among them, "Twelve Monkeys" and "Death Convict Walk" have undoubtedly become the focus of attention. As representatives of commercial films and art films, they have demonstrated the strong tolerance of the North American film market. Among them, "Twelve Monkeys" is even more popular!
Because, just this week, Brad, the biggest winner of "Twelve Monkeys", really triumphed over Hugo! Moreover, he won this victory in his personal capacity, which also made North America exclaim "change the dynasty"!