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The success of "Dead Man's Walk" cannot be replicated, not only because this work carries the essence of the two actors Hugo and Susan, but also because during the six-month release time of this work, every opportunity and opportunity And the situation cannot be replicated, which also makes the final result of "Death Ramble" more profound.

From the North American box office alone, "Twelve Monkeys" is $89 million, and "Walking on Death Row" is $83 million. The two works are completely equal. Moreover, due to the commercial film attributes of "Twelve Monkeys", especially the media's constant fanfare and bragging, the success of the film has been embellished with splendor. Now the gap between the box office data between the two is so small, which is really... It's really funny .

Strictly speaking, "Twelve Monkeys" can be called a failure in comparison with the unrepeatable success of "Death Ramble", and it is a strange and shameful failure. In the North American film market, Hugo's unparalleled appeal has so far been unmatched, let alone Brad, even Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks seem to be struggling.

But this time, no one will think "Twelve Monkeys" is a failure, not only because of the cult nature of the film, and the $89 million box office is already a good achievement; The film's global box office has created a miracle, although it can't be compared with the glory of "Pulp Fiction", but the global box office of 200 million US dollars is not something that any work can get; more because this film has witnessed Brad's emergence has become a witness to the formation of the three-legged pattern of Hollywood baby boomer actors.

Compared with the historical status of "Twelve Monkeys" and the global box office results, "Death Ramble" is obviously slightly inferior.

"Twelve Monkeys" swept the overseas box office of 120 million US dollars. Although the film can be regarded as a literary science fiction work, it is still in the category of commercial films, so it has won a lot of praise in the overseas market. But "Death Convict Walk" doesn't have such good luck. The chain reaction during the North American release is almost a perfect combination of the right time and place, but in overseas markets, this pattern does not exist at all, and the already dull and depressing "Death Convict Walk" , can only rely on the overseas appeal of the iron triangle of Hugo, Susan and Tim to attract the box office.

In fact, although Susan and Tim are well-known lovers in the United States, in the international market, their reputations are more limited to their professional images—that is, as actors and directors, they really have the power to drive the box office. Only Hugo is capable.

But even Hugo, he is not an omnipotent "God". What can really make the audience enter the cinema is the work itself in the final analysis. And the competitiveness of Hollywood art films in overseas markets is really not ranked, not to mention the artistic soil of independent literature and art in Europe, even the art films of many Asian and South American countries are more attractive than Hollywood.

This also makes the "death row walk" repeatedly blocked in overseas markets.

Of course, relying on Hugo's name, 20th Century Fox still sold the distribution rights of "Death Ramble" to 39 countries and regions around the world, and the earliest release in Britain and Germany was already in February 1996. You can see the miserable treatment of this work. The only thing fortunate is that "Death Convict Walk" used the Berlin Film Festival as a platform to land in Europe and the global market, and the good reviews obtained at the Berlin Film Festival also made the release prospects of this work much brighter.

The most outstanding performance of "Death Convict's Walk" in overseas markets is Germany, where it achieved box office data of 13 million US dollars. The other two countries are France and Italy.

This result can be said to be in line with expectations. Germany is the first overseas market for "Death Walk", and the blessing of the Berlin Film Festival should not be underestimated. More importantly, Germany's serious and cold temperament and "Death Walk" It fits perfectly and won the audience's affirmation.

France has the Cannes Film Festival and Italy has the Venice Film Festival. These are precisely the most mature markets for art films on European soil. Their analysis and understanding of the "death row" is even more profound than that of North America, and the audience is more willing. Walk into the cinema to see this work.

The most surprising thing is that Mexico and Brazil actually contributed 8 million and 7 million respectively, and even surpassed the UK's 6 million US dollars, which is something that many people did not expect. However, after careful and in-depth analysis, it will be found that the top four countries with the best performance in the overseas market of "Death Roam" are all Catholic countries, and their opposition and protest against the death penalty are also the most determined in the world. In this way, It's not all that surprising that the film market is doing so well.

In addition, the performance of "Death Ramble" in other countries and regions is not satisfactory. There are only three countries with a movie box office of more than 5 million yuan, namely Argentina, Australia and Spain. It can be clearly felt that the overseas market is not very interested in this work, which is completely different from the "Seven Deadly Sins" not long ago.

Judging from the box office data alone, the performance of "Death Convict Walk" can't be compared with other Hugo works, and it can only barely beat "Before Sunrise". However, "Death Ramble" finally won $80 million at the box office in overseas markets, which still far exceeded expectations and still made 20th Century Fox smile.

In the absence of congenital deficiencies, "Death Convict Walk" can be said to rely on Hugo's strong appeal to "plunder" the box office of 80 million US dollars in overseas markets. It is not easy, and it can be called a difficult victory.

However, "Death Ramble" and "Twelve Monkeys", the excellent reputation has made them have a good performance in the subsequent video tape market. The former has made people interested in the excellent performance of the actors, and the latter has been received by the actors. The enthusiastic pursuit of Cult film lovers, which also makes the two films still have a good performance after the end of the screening.

"Death Convict Walk" was finally released at the box office, with a North American box office of 83 million and a global box office of 163 million. This is the second-worst box office performance of Hugo after 1992, only higher than the experimental lead." before sunrise". But no one would say it was a failure, not even the New York Post.

With an investment of 11 million US dollars, the global box office of 163 million US dollars was obtained. DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox are still making a lot of money. More importantly, this box office performance is better than " Twelve Monkeys is not too far behind with the North American $89 million and the global $209 million.

And, no one will forget that the cost of "Twelve Monkeys" is 29 million.

However, the great success of "Twelve Monkeys" on a global scale is still undeniable, and the outstanding performance of "Death Ramble" can only be said to have been robbed of countless lights by competitors.

But thanks to the excellent performances of Hugo and Susan in "Death Ramble", the prospect of this work at major awards ceremonies is obviously not too weak, and the completion of the work is also more than "Twelve Monkeys", This also makes "Death Ramble" finally tied with "Twelve Monkeys" in the comprehensive evaluation!

Or to be more precise, this is still a rare victory for Brad! At least in the process of simultaneous release and duel at the same time, Brad always occupies the peak of the topic, and he is completely indistinguishable from Hugo, who has been relying on his acting skills to win attention since August, which also highlights Brad even more. Having the upper hand this time means a lot.

But aside from Brad and Hugo, in addition to "Twelve Monkeys" and "Death Ramble," this showdown is also significant for Universal and Twentieth Century Fox.

After Ron Meyer jumped from the International Creative Artists Company to Universal Pictures, he has been searching for a breakthrough point. In the past two years, he has not been able to find a suitable breakthrough point. He has achieved countless brilliant "Schindler's List". And "Jurassic Park" is not his credit.

Until this year, the great success of "Apollo 13" and "Ghost Elf" finally made Lang regain his confidence. Although the terrible failure of "Future Water World" still has to be remembered on his head, "Twelve" The good reputation of "Monkey" at the end of the year still made Lang heave a sigh of relief, and ended the year with an outstanding performance. Especially the latter, let Lang finally find a breakthrough with the creative artist agency, which is undoubtedly a huge happy event.

The same goes for Kevin Pence, whose only masterpiece over the past two years has been "True Lies" since Fire took over at Twentieth Century Fox. In fact, "True Lies" was not a project developed by him, he just took over it halfway, and this work was still lost to "Life and Death" back then.

This year, 20th Century Fox is still dead, and only "Die Hard 3" can talk about it at present - the box office of this work is only a dangerous and dangerous crossing of the threshold of 100 million, but "Death Convict Walk" Kevin has opened a door, and his cooperation with Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company may come to fruition next year and the year after.

With great ambitions, Kevin firmly believes that he has won the future. In the face of the poor status quo of 20th Century Fox, Kevin chose to cooperate with Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company and DreamWorks, relying on the super reputation of "Death Ramble". , Kevin further narrowed the distance between him and Hugo, and now it is gradually approaching the moment of harvest.

Kevin's grand plan is unfolding step by step, but whether his plan can be realized, which seems to be another unknown, because the project called "Doomsday" has not progressed as smoothly as expected.