Chapter 162 Chapter 162

In the second week of January, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that "Hugo Lancaster joked in an interview with KQED radio the other day that he never received a single love letter, not even in his most handsome In the twelfth grade, no women took the initiative to confess to him. Within seventy-two hours after the radio program was broadcast live, KQED Radio received 23,000 love letters from all over the United States to Hugo. The radio broadcast repeatedly stated that they would definitely hand over these letters to Hugo, and would interview Hugo as soon as possible.

Apparently, the whole of America is caught in a viral obsession called 'Hugo-Lancaster', with countless teenage girls screaming for a boyfriend as handsome and domineering as Hugo. At the same time, 'Yihai Xiongfeng', the birthplace of this craze, also relied on high-quality word of mouth to control its box office drop to a very low level, and successfully defeated the Disney animation masterpiece 'Aladdin', which became more and more brave in Vietnam. ', topped the North American box office charts for the fifth week in a row. "

As the "San Francisco Chronicle" said, after the cumulative box office reached 109 million US dollars in four weeks of release, the pace of "Yihai Xiongfeng" still did not stop, and then won the championship again with 14 million, making itself the champion The number of weeks has accumulated to five. In fact, in a cold season like January, only "Aladdin" can attack the box office champion position of "Yihai Xiongfeng". This Disney-produced animation masterpiece has become more and more brave, and has always maintained a certain box office increase. , the pursuit of "Yihai Xiongfeng" hit hard. However, the strong performance of "Yihai Xiongfeng" also exceeded everyone's expectations.

Although the box office of "Yihai Xiongfeng" dropped by as much as 42% this week, "Aladdin" earned $9 million at the box office in its eighth week of release, but it was still not enough to win "Yihai" Xiongfeng" pulled off his horse, only to witness "Yihai Xiongfeng" riding the wind and waves to create a miracle of five consecutive championships.

In the third week of January, "The Seattle. Times" wrote a report, "Hugo, who had just returned from a vacation in Malibu, was accidentally recognized by the crowd while shopping at a large supermarket recently, and the crowd was getting bigger and bigger. As a result, nearly 300 people were surrounded, which led to chaos in the safety and order of the supermarket.

Hugo apparently did not expect that after a three-week vacation, he would usher in a new world, and he arrived at the supermarket without too much protection, so he was knocked off by a fan, causing a firestorm. disaster. In a panic, Hugo was forced to hide in the men's bathroom for 45 minutes, until his agent teamed up with eight security guards to maintain order at the scene, and then Hugo was rescued from the miasma in the bathroom. "

On the same day, "Rocky. Mountain. News" reported that "Hugo was on his way back to Los Angeles in Malibu when he drove into a gas station to fill up, but was accidentally identified by a gas station employee, causing a gas station fire. The siege of employees and customers, and the obstruction of more than 30 people, caused serious delays in the operation of the gas station.

Then, four family cars arrived at the gas station. When they were queuing up, they learned the fact that Hugo was there. They got out of the car and joined the blocking team. Can't get out. When the reporter arrived at the scene, the gas station was surrounded by as many as 14 vehicles, and there were more than 20 vehicles queuing up on the highway waiting to enter the gas station to refuel.

The accident caused a three-hour traffic jam on East Pacific Coast Avenue, and traffic police had to let Hugo take the lead. The car left the scene, and then cleared the bad traffic on the scene one by one.

It is worth mentioning that the one who traveled with Hugo was Uma Thurman - this is the date Hugo publicly admitted not long ago, and it is not difficult to speculate that Hugo should have spent a lot of time with Uma in Malibu. Good times, and feelings keep heating up. It's just that neither of them expected that the road back to the city was much more difficult than Billy and White of "Easy Rider". "

With the Golden Globes just around the corner, the upsurge of "Yihai Xiongfeng" is getting higher and higher. In the third week of January, "Yihai Xiongfeng" once again fought with "Aladdin", and finally "Yihai Xiongfeng" "With 13 million to beat the 11 million of "Aladdin", in the eyes of everyone, he completed a terrifying six consecutive championships!

In the fourth week of January, the "Los Angeles Times" published a report, "In the past two months, the upsurge of navy uniforms has spread to every corner. According to incomplete statistics, the proportion of customized navy uniforms has risen continuously in the past two months. Seven percentage points, this is an unprecedented situation, and the upsurge of joining the army caused by the 'Top Gun' is now once again coming to the United States because of the strength of the 'Heroes of Righteousness'.

Hugo Lancaster's navy uniform in "The Wind of Righteousness" was hailed as the most fashionable and handsome men's look in 1992. Batman's superb equipment was much inferior. The image of an officer and a baseball boy created by Hugo has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has become the most fashionable outfit in the streets and alleys of Los Angeles. The baseball jacket Hugo wore in the movie is already one for young people. Fashion items.

It is foreseeable that the effect brought about by the upsurge of the 'Yihai Xiongfeng' is just the beginning. "

In the fourth week of January, driven by the effect of the surrounding boom, "Yihai Xiongfeng" once again defeated "Aladdin"'s 8 million weekend box office data with 10 million, and completed an astonishing seven consecutive championships. Aladdin" continued to stand still in the runner-up position.

"Who can stop 'Yihai Xiongfeng' from continuing to win the championship?"

This is a news headline written by The New York Times on Monday, the fifth week of January, "In the case that public opinion is not optimistic about the film's prospects, 'The Hero of the Sea' broke out and made everyone feel There is nothing to say about the amazing energy. The current title of "Yihai Xiongfeng", which has won the championship for seven consecutive weeks, has become the work that has won the championship for the most consecutive weeks after the twelve consecutive championships of "Home Alone" in 1990, even in the historical rankings. The number of weeks also made it into the top ten on record, a result no one expected!

So now, who can stop 'Yihai Xiongfeng' from continuing to win the championship? The 'Aladdin', which is constantly bursting with great energy, always seems to lack the key strength, and there is no bright spot that can compete with the charismatic Lancaster, which makes this classic cartoon sadly always follow behind 'Yihai Xiongfeng' run with you.

Under the leadership of Hugo, the 'Yihai Xiongfeng', which is constantly breaking records, attracts countless audiences to come into the cinema again and again to support this film, so there will be sniping in the North American film market this week. Who? Maybe this week's new work called 'Sniper' is willing to give it a go! "

"Sniper" is starring Tom Berenger (Tom. Berenger), who is famous for his works such as "Field Platoon" and "Born on the Fourth of July". A high-profile work, everyone is looking forward to this work to create good results, to see if it can impact the consecutive championship momentum of "Yihai Xiongfeng".

But the wish is good, the reality is "cruel", "Sniper" failed to block, "Yihai Xiongfeng" extended its winning streak to the eighth week with a weekend box office of 7 million US dollars, and the fate of the tragic "Aladdin" continued to struggle in the runner-up position with 6.4 million, and "Sniper" took the third place at the weekend box office of 5.7 million.

The wish of the "New York Times" finally came to nothing, and the news media in the United States witnessed the brilliant rise of "Righteous Sea Heroes", and also witnessed the birth of Hugo!

It is worth mentioning that "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman" once again counterattacked to the fourth place with a box office of 4 million US dollars. Among the top five, Hugo starred in two of them. This is really incredible. You can also see the popularity storm that Hugo set off from the end of 1992 from this side!

After entering the first week of February, the media finally ushered in the new face of the champion, as many as 33 media reported the news for the first time, "'Yihai Xiongfeng' ended the eighth consecutive championship dynasty, 'reloaded weapons ( Loaded. Weapon. 1) 'Become a Dragon Slayer!"

In an instant, "Reloaded Weapons" became the new work that received the most attention in February. The two-month-long strong "Yihai Xiongfeng" finally came to an end. This week, "Reloaded Weapons" broke with the weekend box office data of 9 million US dollars. In this situation, King's Landing Champion! And the energetic "Aladdin" actually rose 20% at the box office again this week, finally surpassing "Yihai Xiongfeng" and ranked third in this week's box office rankings; "Yihai Xiongfeng" finally showed fatigue and fell to the fourth place in one breath.

Despite this, the eight consecutive championships of "Yihai Xiongfeng" have become the most brilliant record since the 1990s. The number of consecutive championship weeks is second only to "Home Alone" released at the end of 1990. It also successfully occupied the seventh position on the leaderboard! This is a history!

The eight-week championship brought a cumulative box office of 149 million US dollars for "The Hero of the Sea of ​​Righteousness", and this is not the end of "The Hero of the Righteous Sea". Obviously, the excellent reputation and unabated craze have made the film release. The cycle was stretched as long as possible by Columbia Pictures. After that, the film was released until the end of May, extending its release schedule to 23 weeks, and finally ended its box office campaign with a box office figure of 170 million US dollars.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that after "Yihai Xiongfeng" landed in overseas markets, it also won a box office of 120 million US dollars, which also brought the film's global cumulative box office to 290 million! The dazzling data has given Hugo a real box office hit!

From the investment of 40 million to the box office of 290 million, from worry to praise, "Yihai Xiongfeng" handed over a perfect answer.