Chapter 1566: 15.66 Million People
Generally speaking, people will discuss the opening weekend box office together, but in fact, even the three-day box office of the opening weekend has its ups and downs.
Most of the time, the box office data on Saturday should be the highest, followed by Friday and the lowest on Sunday. Because the box office was boosted on Friday's premiere day, and after the first batch of word of mouth was announced, if it was recognized by the audience, the crowd on Saturday was bound to rise, while on Sunday it fell back again.
Of course, occasionally the box office on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday is almost the same. This is also good news, indicating that the movie's audience is very stable and its reputation is also very stable. The most terrifying thing is that Friday is the highest, followed by Saturday, and Sunday is the worst, showing a downward curve. This also means that the movie's audience reputation is very general, and it is difficult to deliver a bright answer for the next week's decline.
A work like "Independence Day" is a special case because it doesn't premiere on a Friday, but generally speaking, a movie released in the middle of the week, when it comes to the weekend, the box office trend is basically the movie's box office trend in the future. As a result, "Independence Day" handed over $25 million at the box office on Friday, and the spectacles scattered all over the floor could not find their owners, and even the eyeballs all over the floor were no longer surprising.
Under such circumstances, there is no way anyone can predict the direction of Saturday's box office, because all previous empiricism no longer applies to "Independence Day." According to the case, Friday's $25 million single The daily data is already at an unsurpassable peak, so Saturday is bound to drop slightly, but will "Independence Day" really be like this? Will Saturday's box office numbers really be lower than Friday's? But what if Saturday's box office numbers were higher than Friday's, especially after Thursday's madness? This...this is unimaginable!
There is no doubt that the work "Independence Day" is creating a brand-new history with a destructive attitude, inspiring the unprecedented potential of the North American film market. No one can predict the box office on Saturday!
Saturday is a weekly holiday. At this time, after a busy week of work, people are always used to taking a rest on Saturday, although many times the so-called "relaxation" will be boring and boring. The tedious daily life is occupied - supermarket shopping, family gatherings, couples dating, overtime at work, etc., but Saturday still means a rare time to escape, at least to escape from the stressful work and take a breather.
Therefore, in general, Saturdays in major cities are always very lively, the streets are crowded, the supermarkets are rubbing shoulders, restaurants are crowded, theater performances are hard to get tickets, and shopping malls are even more crowded, even tourist attractions and holidays. Hotels are in short supply, as if the whole city is waking up.
But on the first Saturday in July, Los Angeles looks a little weird. The bustling and noisy Rodeo Drive on weekdays is even more deserted today. Only two or three kittens can be seen scattered on the main street. Wandering in the sun, even the cafes on both sides of Sunset Boulevard looked like a city on Thanksgiving—everyone went home for the holidays, leaving only an empty city.
But now is July, the sun is the brightest in July, but the streets are deserted, and even the hot sun seems a bit lonely, the cries of Zhi make the shadows of the palm trees even more lonely, this is really too much It's been abnormal.
However, with the walking of the footsteps, you can quickly find the location of the crowd. The turbulent crowd on Hollywood Boulevard almost left the entire long street without any place to settle down. The noisy discussion broke through the sky, and the hot summer sun couldn't help it. Retreat, one after another because they are too excited and extremely excited expressions decorate the entire Hollywood Boulevard, like boiling blisters, making time and space start to twist excitedly.
Not only Hollywood Boulevard, but the entire City of Angels is centered on cinemas. All cinemas, including the Royal Entertainment Group (Regal. Entertainment. Group), AMC Cinemas, Cinemark Cinemas, and other five major cinema chains in the United States, have become A crowded gathering center.
Stepping into the cinema has become the preferred entertainment for all city dwellers on the first Saturday of July, creating a spectacle of crowded streets!
From Los Angeles to New York, from Boston to Miami, from Seattle to Houston, from Chicago to Salt Lake City... Almost every city is staged such a crowded scene, which can definitely be said since the release of "Alien E.T" The most powerful mobilization in the United States, the surging crowd rushed out of the movie theater. Such a grand event made everyone stunned. At the same time, it also swept away the dilemma of the movie market in 1996, which had been slightly sluggish in the past year, and bloomed far. Far beyond the infinite light of 1994.
CBS TV, ABC TV, NBC TV and Fox TV all reported the grand scene in major cities for the first time. This carnival that started on July 4 has continued to this day, making the holiday directly incomparable. Carnival!
All of this stemmed from yesterday's regular White House press briefing. President William Clinton, who is determined to be re-elected this year, after his routine interview, a reporter asked a simple question, "May the president meet on July 7th?" How did you celebrate the Independence Day holiday with your family on the 4th of the month?"
William Clinton was obviously in a good mood and said with a smile, "Hillary, Chelsea and I were honored to watch the movie 'Independence Day' in advance at the White House. I think there are some privileges to be the president. 'Today, we're celebrating our Independence Day!' Hugo is a great actor, and if I get a chance, I'll go to the cinema and watch it again in person, and I think you should too."
The words Clinton said in the interview were impressively impassioned and emotional when Steve, played by Hugo, stood on the truck to mobilize all the civilians and troops on the scene before the final battle of "Independence Day". , excited. From this little detail, it can be seen that Clinton is obviously very satisfied with the movie "Independence Day".
Everyone knows that this year is a quadrennial presidential election year, and Clinton hopes to become the first successful Democratic president after Franklin Roosevelt (Franklin. Roosevelt), so every public interview this year is extremely important. Clinton's mention of "Independence Day" is definitely not without purpose.
At the end of last year, "Independence Day" released rumors that he hoped to conduct on-the-spot filming at the White House. Although it was not possible in the end, it still created a lot of topics. However, when Roland Emmerich wrote the script, he kept his head clear enough. He knew that the audience he needed to capture was not the whole world, but the American audience, only the American audience, leading with this clear and precise goal. Underneath, Roland incorporated strong patriotism into every corner of the script, and showed it vividly through the characters of Thomas and Steve.
It can be said that "Independence Day" is a patriotic movie with the main theme. Although in the movie, Roland boldly blew up the White House and the Statue of Liberty directly, but 20th Century Fox still did a good job of public relations, and the Clintons watched the movie at the White House first. Clearly, Clinton was happy with the film's patriotic effect.
William Clinton's preference for movies has never been a secret, but as president, he knows exactly when to reveal his preferences and when to shut up. Especially as an important means of cultural export, Hollywood's influence on the North American continent and the whole world is an important weapon. If used properly, the effect is far more effective than the news media.
During the past four years of Clinton's tenure, he has said that he has a preference for two films, and even called on people to go to the cinema to see these two films, the first is "Schindler's List", the second is "Schindler's List" It's "Independence Day".
The interview was broadcast by the major media, and even aired on the TV news program that night, and was ridiculed by NBC's "Saturday Night Live".
Originally, people's attention to "Independence Day" has reached an unprecedented height, and now a fire is lit, so an unimaginable crowded scene appeared on Saturday!
It was this time of crowds that made people deeply aware of the significance of the Independence Day holiday, not only in the holiday, but more importantly in the significance of the Independence Day holiday itself, which is also the difference between Independence Day and Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The fundamental factor to distinguish, "Independence Day" makes good use of this point, the pursuit of freedom in the film runs through, so when the wind is gently fanned, infinite energy erupts.
On July 6th, the crowded Saturday, "Independence Day" set off an unparalleled movie viewing frenzy. No work can be compared with it. This is the only and only the biggest hot spot, with the gesture of Mars hitting the earth, setting off enthusiasm across the North American continent.
Under the much-anticipated, "Independence Day" on Saturday, with incredible box office attraction, directly created a box office of 29 million US dollars - this is already the third day of the film's release, but it is still A single-day box office close to 30 million broke out, and such explosive force has reached the ability to make people speechless.
There is no need to wait until Sunday, people can already come to a conclusion, no one guesses the beginning, and no one guesses the ending, even the bold and arrogant "Chicago Tribune", their "Independence Day" predictions are pale. Powerless, not to mention the so-called "worries" of the "New York Post" and "USA Today" that are like clowns jumping off the beam. In just three days, "Independence Day" showed a powerful momentum that no one can match.
From the shock on Thursday, to the astonishment on Friday, and then to the sluggishness on Saturday, "Independence Day", one step at a time, destroyed all shackles with powerful energy, broke everyone's fixed concepts, and set off an unprecedented box office. The frenzy, with the epoch-making light recorded in the history books, illuminated the entire Hollywood of 1996!