Chapter 1587 1587 Sparks Radiate

What surprised everyone was that "The Killing Moment", which received a lot of praise during the trial screening stage, was officially released, and the first batch of media reviews actually only scored 54 points, not only far behind purely commercial films." Independence Day", didn't even pass!

People originally planned to compare "Killing Hour" with "Righteous Sea Heroes", expecting this film to make a difference at the Oscars, and no matter how bad it was, it would be like the "Ultimate Witness" of Susan Saran two years ago. Like Den's Oscar nomination, "Killing Hour"'s massive cast is bound to make a difference at the awards show.

But... fifty-four points? This media review really surprised many people.

Among the first reviews, the highest score was 80 from the San Francisco Chronicle, and the lowest score was 38 from The New Yorker. Among the most representative media, Roger Ebert's "Chicago Sun" gave 60 points, "US Weekly" and "Entertainment Weekly" both gave 50 points, "New York Post" ” gave seventy-five points, the New York Times gave it sixty-three points, the Los Angeles Times gave it fifty-five points, and USA Today gave it a score of forty-five...

In the end, the comprehensive score of 21 media was only 54 points.

It can be seen from the scores of various media that not only those Hugo supporters gave low scores, but even those who once blocked the alliance could not give high scores, "The New York Times", "Chicago Sun", " The Los Angeles Times rated it above average. In other words, it was a total disaster that no one could save.

As a work that discusses serious topics, but hopes to make a difference at the box office, "Yihai Xiongfeng" is undoubtedly such a model. The sharp editing, the twisting plot, and the wonderful performance are the keys to success. But judging from media comments, it is clear that the "killing moment" does not have any at all.

"The only bright spot was Samuel L. Jackson's performance, saving this soul-devouring quagmire."

This comment is from Roger Ebert. "The Killing Hour" is a script adapted from the novel. The original book is very exciting and has received countless praise, while the screenwriter of the film is Akiva Goldsman, who wrote "The Ultimate Witness", "Batman Forever" and other works. . Goldsman), is logically expected. Unfortunately, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Not only the media comprehensive review, but also the theater score is not much better. Although the "B" score is much better than fifty-four points, it can only be said to be a drop in the bucket-you know that even The theater score of "Independence Day" is also "B", and "Independence Day" is a commercial film with an extremely simple story, not to mention that the media comprehensive review of "Independence Day" is as high as 70 points, which is completely different from "Killing Hour". It's not a class work.

That's bad news for "Killing Hour."

But not everything is so bad, at least the cast of "The Killing Hour" is very appealing. Sandra has starred in "Life and Death", "Love at Second Sight", "Independence Day" and other box office hits. The works sold have become the new American sweetheart after Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts; Kevin Spacey has just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Samuel is currently Hollywood is second only to Denzel Washington's most charismatic black actor; plus the handsome Matthew McConaughey.

From a box office point of view, the premiere performance is still worth looking forward to.

In the end, "Killing Hour" handed over the box office data of 7,000 US dollars in a single hall in 2,200 theaters, grabbed more than 15 million US dollars in the weekend box office, and premiered two days in advance and also reaped 500 dollars. 10,000 US dollars, the first week income of 20 million US dollars, compared to the investment of only 40 million US dollars, this performance can be regarded as good.

Although it is destined to be impossible to become "The Hero of the Sea of ​​Righteousness", the bad word of mouth will inevitably lead to the subsequent drop in the box office, which is estimated to be very scary; but at least the box office of the premiere is still gratifying - maybe it's self-deception. After all, this kind of heavy crime thriller movie was originally elusive at the box office. After all, there are still a few works that are as shocking as "The Sea of ​​Righteousness" and "The Seven Deadly Sins".

Still, is $15 million at the weekend box office enough to stop "Independence Day"? This is a huge question mark.

Last week, "Independence Day" grossed $38.6 million at the box office, bringing the three-week total to $289 million. Many professionals predict that it seems difficult to prevent "Independence Day" from reaching four consecutive championships without a weekend box office of 20 million US dollars. The dollar's weekend box office also can't beat "Independence Day."

This week's "Independence Day" box office drop finally ushered in a "diving", a 35% drop, which is also the first time the movie has dropped more than 30% since its release four weeks ago. It can be seen that, After entering the fourth week of its release, the pace of "Independence Day" sweeping the box office has slowed down after all. But this is only relative to "Independence Day" itself. Compared with other commercial films, the 35% drop in the fourth week is still extremely appalling.

A 35 percent drop saw "Independence Day" grab $25 million at the box office, unsurprisingly completing its fourth straight North American weekend, even though "Killing Hour"'s opening weekend was as good as Media predictions are generally, and the threshold of 20 million is passed, and the result is still unable to defeat "Independence Day".

In its fourth week of release, the weekend box office is still 25 million, and "Independence Day" is on an incredible journey, easily smashing "Killing Hour"'s mere $15 million weekend box office. Victory comes with no suspense!

In the end, "Independence Day" not only stepped on the "killing moment" to complete the four consecutive championships, but also broke a series of records. First of all, "Independence Day" has become the second film in North American film history with a box office of more than 20 million for four consecutive weekends after "Life and Death", and "Independence Day" surpassed "Life and Death" in the fourth week of its release. The $23 million box office was the fourth-week weekend box office record in film history.

It was a hearty victory that almost left the competition with nothing to fight back. What's even more terrifying is that the explosive power and stamina shown by these two films, from "Speed ​​of Life and Death" to "Independence Day", are amazing, and even more sigh that both works are starring Hugo, Let Hugo's box office appeal reach a new height, which is the most realistic portrayal of today's North American film market.

Anyone who wants to challenge Hugo's box-office dominance is afraid that the results will be bleak. Take "killing hour" for example.

Aggressive, powerful, ambitious...but the result is vulnerable - the so-called hand-to-hand combat, there is no stalemate even if there is no entanglement, there is no suspense, and it is fatally hit by the opponent, there is no smoke or sparks, even It was too late to react, and it was a complete failure: a complete failure.

From comprehensive media reviews to theater scores to the weekend box office, "The Killing Hour" was almost blown to pieces. What's even more shameful is that this is the fourth week of "Independence Day", the fourth week! Joe Schumacher's ambitions, in the end, didn't even have pants left.

Facing "Independence Day"'s 25 million fourth weekend box office, Joe not only lost his temper, but also completely lost the initiative in front of Barry. No matter what decision Barry makes, Joe will It's hard to shake Barry. Does "Batman and Robin" really have Hugo as the male lead? Thinking of this outcome, Joe wanted to bury himself alive - like an ostrich.

The "Killing Hour" fiasco didn't cause much of a stir. People seem to be mentally prepared for the "Independence Day" four-peat, even the media reporters who hoped "Killing Hour" would win. Then he said "oh" and didn't pursue it any further. On the contrary, the "killing moment"'s own word of mouth and box office collapsed, causing a lot of discussion.

Because compared to the "killing moment", the fourth week of July belongs to "Independence Day", not only for the honor of winning four consecutive championships, but also for "Independence Day" to break through the 25-day history. The 300 million threshold shortens this record in North American film history by 42 days. Forty-two days!

Even if it is described as an incredible miracle, it is not enough to express the magic and power of "Independence Day" to create this record. This is not just a miracle, but a myth. In 1996, there are only twenty-five In just a few days, it has reached a height that no other film can ever reach, and "Independence Day" is rewriting the territory of Hollywood with the momentum of swallowing mountains and rivers.

After 25 days of box office breaking through the threshold of 300 million, the footsteps of "Independence Day" did not stop there. The cumulative box office in four weeks reached 336 million US dollars. What does this mean? This means that "Independence Day" reached its peak in North America within a month, and surpassed "The Lion King", "Star Wars" and "Forrest Gump" in one fell swoop to occupy the second place in the cumulative box office chart of film history. Location!

Now, only $357 million for "Jurassic Park" and $400.2 million for "Alien E.T" are left in front of "Independence Day".

As the "Los Angeles Times" said a week ago, the 400 million box office has already beckoned to "Independence Day". If "Independence Day" maintains such a strong momentum, the slowest four months, the fastest one month, maybe "Independence Day" "You can do a miracle: $400 million in five months of release, compared to $300 million in twenty-five days, is obviously a real myth.

However, the news media in 1996 were limited by the times and their ideas, and their knowledge was obviously unable to truly measure the potential of "Independence Day". This film has already impressed countless people, but in fact, this is just Just a start!