Chapter 1567: 1567
No common sense can be applied to the opening weekend of "Independence Day", no professional can make a reasonable explanation for the explosive effect of "Independence Day", and no expert can explain the final box office performance of "Independence Day" make predictions...
Because "Independence Day" broke all stereotypes and re-written history with an unstoppable momentum, starting from July 4, 1996, a new era for Hollywood started, starting with a one-day box office blowout on Thursday, "Independence Day" Every footprint of "Sunday" is so shocking, and after the crowded streets on Saturday, it is obvious that the movie viewing frenzy on Sunday has not subsided.
Since "Independence Day" was only released in 3,200 theaters, it couldn't satisfy the craze of the crowded streets on Saturday, so the strong momentum of the box office on Sunday still did not weaken too much, and the continuous strength continued to stretch. Going down, it once again swept the box office data of 26 million US dollars! Although this figure is slightly lower than that of Saturday, it is higher than the single-day box office on Friday, which vividly shows the strength of "Independence Day" in its first week of release.
25 million on Friday, 29 million on Saturday, and 26 million on Sunday, this is the final box office answer for "Independence Day".
Even without taking into account the box office data on Thursday, this is undoubtedly perfect, with the peak on Saturday, followed by Sunday, and the third place with a slight disadvantage on Friday, which means that the audience flow into the movie theater is continuous and stable, regardless of professional film critics. The enthusiasm of the audience for the film is evident from the reviews of people.
Just like the results of Sophie's interview with the audience on the news program "Beautiful Day Live", regardless of the quality of the film itself, just for the unprecedented visual effects, "Independence Day" is worth walking into the cinema to feast your eyes on. This is the real voice of the audience.
The three-day box office data over the weekend has already blinded everyone's eyes, and even the most eloquent politicians can hardly say anything to refute them in the face of the iron-like cold data. And considering that Thursday's box office was as high as 36 million, the box office performance of "Independence Day" is not only outstanding, it is absolutely amazing! Even shocking!
Although the "Chicago Tribune" once shockingly predicted "Independence Day" at the opening day of the box office as high as 30 million, and was very close to the real result, even the "Chicago Tribune" did not dare to make a crazy prediction. The movie will still usher in an incredible explosion in the three weekends. They thought that after the blowout on the first day of "Independence Day", the three weekends are very promising to break the "Terminator 2" Independence Day box office record of 4,300. $10,000, perfect ending.
This is a normal law, the normal law of the entire North American film market and the entire economic market. Therefore, the "Chicago Tribune" cannot be blamed for its conservativeness. In fact, their prediction is already a super bold idea to break all North American box office records.
But what about the facts?
The fact is, "Independence Day" broke the single-day box office record in film history for four consecutive days within the first four days of its premiere, swept thousands of troops and refreshed all the opening weekend box office records in North American film history. The gesture of the king staged a good show!
If the single-day box office of any day of the opening weekend of "Independence Day" is taken out, the previous record holder "Batman Forever" will be easily overwhelmed, and a record will be stomped underfoot, not only creating the highest premiere in film history The single-day box office, the highest non-premier single-day box office in film history, and the top four of the highest single-day box office records in film history are firmly in their hands. In addition, the single-day box office of the highest Independence Day in film history, the highest Thursday box office in film history, the highest Friday box office in film history, and the highest box office of a sci-fi movie premiere in film history... All these records are undoubtedly crowned "Independence" "Day", the historical manual of the North American movie box office completed the change of dynasty in an instant!
In the end, "Independence Day" made $36 million at the box office on Independence Day, and swept the $80 million box office in three days of its opening weekend, taking in $116 million in its first week of release. Million Dollar North American Box Office!
This statistic makes "Independence Day" the first film in film history to top $100 million at the box office in its first week, easily breaking the previous $79 million first-week record held by "Jurassic Park" in 1994 Box office record, and it is logical to become the fastest film in film history to break through the $100 million box office!
At the time, "Jurassic Park" was released on Wednesday, grossing $32 million midweek, $47 million over three days on weekends, and finally racking up $79 million in its first week, creating an incredible Record. Many people thought that this record would have to wait for years to be broken, but they did not expect that this day would come much faster than people imagined.
How powerful this result is, in fact, it can be seen from the box office data of the single hall.
At present, the North American film market regards more than 700 theaters as a national release, and a thousand theaters can become a large-scale release. The current box-office record for a large-scale release is held by "Jurassic Park". Yes, 2,400 theaters released a single-house box office of $19,600, reaping $47 million in three days over the weekend!
Now, "Independence Day" has undoubtedly broken this record. The box office revenue of a single venue of $25,000, with the addition of 3,200 theaters, has exploded to 8,000 for the three-day weekend. million dollar box office. It not only broke the record of "Jurassic Park", but also increased this record by nearly 30%. If you consider that "Independence Day" is still breaking the record of "3,200 rooms in film history" The single-hall box office record created by "Cinema Line" is even more incredible, and it vividly shows the power of the crowded crowds throughout the weekend.
Every data of "Independence Day" is undoubtedly writing a record, and with absolute strength, all the media can only witness it dully.
At $116 million, "Independence Day" took just four days to achieve heights that countless other films would have taken months to reach, and it has eclipsed any language. The box office data of the first week not only allowed the direct recovery of the book cost of "Independence Day", but also made Hugo's $20 million remuneration easily realized its value, although 20th Century Fox spent almost sky-high on publicity expenses, But people believe that it is only a matter of time before "Independence Day" becomes profitable, and maybe it will be able to turn on the profit model next week. Now people are more concerned about: How much profit can this film bring to 20th Century Fox?
The debate about the high-investment and high-return film production model is bound to continue, including "Independence Day" itself. The outstanding box office in the first week is only the first step. As a commercial film, after the long four No one can predict what kind of box office miracle can be created in the monthly release schedule.
After the brilliant premiere of "Jurassic Park", people thought it had the ability to become the second film after "Alien E.T" to break 400 million at the box office - and the first to break the box office in its first round. 400 million works, but the result is still disappointing. The final North American box office of "Jurassic Park" stopped at 357 million, which is an extremely far distance from 400 million.
The same goes for Independence Day now.
What's more, before the "Independence Day", the failure of the "Ace Commissioner" has made people question the 20 million club, which is a controversy that cannot be eliminated in the short term.
But even so, the easy performance of "Independence Day" over 100 million yuan on the opening weekend gave Hollywood producers incomparable confidence, especially the outstanding performance of Industrial Light and Magic, which made computer special effects justified - it was never the technology itself that was wrong. It is people who use technology. Computer special effects can stack up the failure of "Future Water World", but it can also highlight the victory of "Independence Day".
Not to mention Hugo's unique appeal, as the most popular actor in North America today, Hugo's appeal to the audience has reached a height that is unattainable for others, no matter whether it is Tom-Keung, who is constantly exaggerated by the media. Ruth, Brad Pitt, or Tom Hanks and Harrison Ford, who are very popular in the audience, cannot be compared with Hugo.
The huge success of the opening weekend of "Independence Day" proved at least one thing. The potential of the North American film market has not been fully tapped. Once upon a time, people thought it was almost impossible to achieve a box office of 100 million in the first week, but now "Independent" Day" thus made history.
Therefore, it is conceivable that this Hollywood industry battle will continue noisily with the release of "Independence Day".
However, until further controversy arrives, the success of "Independence Day"'s opening weekend is needless to say, the $116 million opening weekend box office, not to mention surpassing, even trying to match is an impossible task.
Therefore, in the first week of July, there is almost no suspense in the North American movie weekend box office rankings. To be precise, as early as Thursday's Independence Day, the suspense has been strangled in the cradle. In the end, "Independence Day" easily won the box office championship this week. What is even more incredible is that the total box office of the three weekend days in North America this week was 150 million US dollars, of which "Independence Day" contributed 8,000 dollars. Ten thousand dollars, more than 50 percent of the contribution, even using the word "sweep" is not enough to describe the strength of "Independence Day".
Unique, perhaps this word can be used to describe the Independence Day holiday that just passed. Because of the existence of the film "Independence Day", the entire North American film market has undergone tremendous changes. However, the $116 million first-week box office was just a prelude. The real frenzy was officially staged in the second week. The entire United States was centered on the work of "Independence Day" and set off a A protracted film revolution. Life!