Chapter 1591 1591 Sweeping the World
In the first week of August in 1996, the strong performance of "Independence Day" made this week a seven-day record in North American film history. Take steps towards a new record.
In the first week of July, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and other South American countries and North America simultaneously premiered the work "Independence Day"; in the third week of July, "Independence Day" took the lead in grabbing the British and German film markets, opening the door to Europe. Sweeping footsteps at the box office; In the first week of August, "Independence Day" was screened in only six countries around the world, but it achieved a result that surprised everyone.
"Independence Day" not only created a 20 million-level premiere box office in the UK and Germany, creating a new history, but also achieved a 10-million-level premiere box office in Brazil, Argentina and other countries. In the history of the Americas, in the past month, "Independence Day" actually swept the box office data of 140 million US dollars!
Only six countries! One hundred and forty million dollars!
Although this figure does not seem so terrifying compared to the fact that "Independence Day" has received more than $300 million at the box office in North America within a month, it is harvested in a relatively barren overseas box office market. It is completely comparable to the North American market.
In the global box office market in 1996, the United States and Japan were the largest ticket holders. In addition, European countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Germany, as well as South American countries such as Argentina and Brazil, and China in Asia. country. fragrant. Hong Kong, China. country. tower. Taiwan and South Korea can also be included, which are important ticket real estate in overseas regions.
However, the reason why Hollywood in the United States can become the center of global films—at least the center of commercial films is because the North American film market has a very strong box-office driving ability. There are 20 works that have made $200 million at the box office in North America. Two, but only 31 works that have grossed US$200 million at the overseas market—there are only two countries in North America, the United States and Canada, but there are more than 200 countries in the world, at least the countries where each work is released. There will be more than thirty. However, there are only 31 overseas box office sales of more than 200 million.
From this data, it can be seen that the North American film market's ability to attract money.
However, North America is only a limited scope after all. The world market is so vast, and it still has a strong explosive ability. "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "Terminator 2", "Star Wars", "Alien E". The final overseas box office of works such as "T" exceeded the North American box office data. The current record holder for the highest overseas box office in the world's film history is "Jurassic Park", with an astonishing $626 million box office. Limited to a height beyond the reach of the North American market.
Therefore, the overseas market has always been very important, but how to operate in the overseas market and obtain higher box office, the film company is still groping. Obviously, commercial films have the upper hand, whether it is the "Jurassic Park" of Dinosaur Rebellion, or the "Terminator 2" where computers destroy the earth, including the cartoon classic "The Lion King", these films are not thoughtful, A literary film with high artistic value.
This is also one of the points of contention between supporters and opponents. The former believes that this is an excellent opportunity to expand the territory of American films, but the latter believes that films should be a vehicle to promote the level of American art, rather than a mere means of attracting money.
Now, the birth of "Independence Day" once again shows people the infinite potential of the overseas film market. Like North America, the release of "Independence Day" every week is creating history, not only in South American countries. It also easily topped the weekend box office charts in Germany and the United Kingdom, and surpassed "Jurassic Park" in one fell swoop, becoming the fastest overseas box office work in film history to exceed 100 million US dollars.
This record is only created in six countries.
In the first week of August, the world witnessed the pace of "Independence Day" making history in North America, and then in the second week of August, "Independence Day" was released simultaneously in 20 countries and regions around the world, officially unveiling the theme of "Independence Day". The movie swept the world.
Seven box office markets, including Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, where the grand premiere of "Independence Day" was held this week, broke the record-breaking weekend box office of $10 million. Japan has even won a box office of 20 million US dollars, joining the ranks of Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany and other countries and regions before, setting off a record-breaking frenzy on a global scale.
The Yomiuri Shimbun, the world's top-selling newspaper in Japan, shouted loudly, "Hugo Lancaster saves the world, and the world opens a new chapter after 'Independence Day'!"
Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's largest daily newspaper, used a series of exclamation marks as its front-page headlines, accompanied by a photo of Steve's triumphant return at the end of "Independence Day", which declared, "Kick off with a record breaking, embarked on a journey to rewrite history.”
from incense. The "Ming Pao" in Hong Kong, which has always emphasized taste, rarely handed over the front page to "Independence Day", sighing, "The film industry has officially sounded the clarion call for a new dynasty!"
In the specific report, "Ming Pao" said, "Hugo - Victor Hugo, from 'Notre Dame de Paris' to 'Les Miserables', he used excellent symbolism and special poetic form to accurately He shouted out the voice of the fickle times that belonged to him. Hugo-Hugo-Lancaster, like the great writer, is reflecting this in his unique way, from music to film The world changes the world. Perhaps, Hugo is a poet in his bones, and he is writing his great chapter with musical notes and film!"
The French "Le Figaro" reported with the headline "Hollywood tap dances play a symphony of destiny on the global stage!", expressing the view in the news that "an 'Independence Day' has become the decisive game direction. , Hollywood has once again led the global film industry into a new stage with its powerful influence!"
The British "Guardian" focused on Hugo, "The birth of a global heartthrob!"
In the report, the "Guardian" said, "After Marlon Brando, the Hollywood star-making project seems to have been silent for nearly two decades, and it was once believed that the birth of Tom Cruise will bring Hollywood back again. To the glory of the peak period, but in the end it was this 'young man' named Hugo Lancaster who stepped forward, not only recreating the grand occasion of the golden age of Hollywood, but also changing the direction of history by himself! Left-handed acting skills Trophies, right-hand commercial box office, the world entertainment industry is entering a Hugo era. This may be the best era in Hollywood since 1975."
As the "Guardian" said, the strong momentum of "Independence Day" is affecting all corners of the world, starting from the entertainment industry and gradually infiltrating all industries in society. As the core representative image in the film, Hugo is creating An unprecedented era of idols. This is also after the golden 30s and 40s of Hollywood, the top superstars who can change the direction of this society have appeared again.
People originally thought that last year was the year when Hugo became a superstar, but it was not until "Independence Day" was born that people realized that Hugo at this moment was comparable to the golden age of Hollywood - even more so. Better than him, the energy he maintains is quietly infiltrating every corner of society. As a carrier, "Independence Day" vividly displayed the power of Hugo.
The exclamations from all countries and regions around the world are endless, all the news media in all countries are completely fried, the focus news is overwhelming, "Independence Day" and the name of Hugo-Lancaster are spreading all over the world in an unstoppable manner. every corner.
"Independence Day" has gone beyond the scope of a simple film work, and is changing the course of film history with practical actions. The "disaster" trend of aliens attacking the earth, like a thousand troops, rushed into the big screen of the movie in the summer of 1996, setting off a movie viewing frenzy that made countless people astonished, making the heat of this summer indistinguishable The land is raging in the northern and southern hemispheres.
In just the three weekends of the week in August, "Independence Day" swept US$150 million overseas, once again creating a new weekly box office record in overseas markets with a stunning gesture, and in one fell swoop the "Independence Day" was a hit. The cumulative overseas box office is pushed to 384 million US dollars!
This outstanding performance also made "Independence Day" soar in the historical rankings of the overseas box office, defeating a series of classic masterpieces including "Star Wars", "Forrest Gump", "Terminator 2" and so on. The third place in the history of overseas box office movies, there are only two works left in front of "Independence Day", "The Lion King" with 564 million, and 626 million that no one can shake. Millions of "Jurassic Park."
After creating a box office miracle of 400 million in North America, the frenzy set off by "Independence Day" in the overseas film market once again shocked everyone. What is even more frightening is that this is only the first time that "Independence Day" has been released on a large scale overseas. It has only been a week, and at least more than 40 countries and regions have not yet held the release. In addition, some countries are still negotiating intensively with 20th Century Fox, which may further expand the overseas release scope of "Independence Day".
It is conceivable that the $500 million overseas box office is no longer a problem for "Independence Day". Everyone agrees that the historical record of "Jurassic Park" is the goal of "Independence Day". As for "Independence Day" How the final box office performance will be depends on the performance of the collective release in more than 60 countries and regions.
Maybe 600 million, maybe 700 million, maybe... The box office data of "Independence Day" has far exceeded people's imagination, and no one can know when its final footsteps will stop!