Chapter 1717 1717 Two-Pronged Approach
The process of history always arrives in an irresistible way inadvertently. After the accumulation of one trivial moment after another, the historical moment will appear unexpectedly. This was the case in 1996. People once looked forward to the year 1994, when a hundred flowers bloomed, and they once marveled at 1995, but they did not expect 1996 to be the watershed of the entire 1990s.
After 1996, computer stunts officially became an essential element of production in Hollywood movies, opening a vigorous prelude to the "blockbuster era", and a few years later with the debut of "Spider-Man", which opened a new era of the film industry. chapter. This has a profound impact on the entire film industry. In fact, not just in Hollywood, but globally as well.
Still still "Independence Day", this work that changed the direction of history became the first work to break the one billion box office worldwide, bringing the term "movie box office" to a whole new level - it also means As the film companies will be able to find more benefits in the box office market, the prosperity of the film industry can be expected, and the further encroachment of Wall Street can also be expected. This can even be called a move that has an impact on the economic and industrial structure. .
The box office of 1.255 billion US dollars set off a "Hugo" storm in every corner of the world indiscriminately, which also laid the foundation for the frenzy of the global music market in the second half of the year. Relying on box office results that are far ahead of all-time records, "Independence Day" easily crowned the global annual box office champion, capturing the title for the second year in a row -- a feat that "Seven Deadly Sins" accomplished last year.
Even after 20 years, the visual effects blockbuster "Independence Day" is still talked about by people, not only because this work witnessed the moment when Hugo reached the top of the superstar, but also not only because this work set off a global scale. The disaster movie craze is also due to the fact that disaster movies have become a unique genre in Hollywood after "Independence Day", not to mention the impact this work has on the entire film industry.
In the global year-end box office rankings, no work can be compared with "Independence Day" - this is beyond doubt, but what is even more frightening is that after the year-end runner-up, third-place and third-place box-office data are superimposed, it still cannot be compared with that of "Independence Day". Competing against "Independence Day", such a strong performance makes people feel the unparalleled appeal of "Independence Day" from the bottom of their hearts.
After "Independence Day" won both the North American and global box office championships, filling a major gap in Hugo's career, "Tornado" also took the North American and global box office runners-up into his arms. "Tornado," which grossed $494 million worldwide, was also a huge success, and along with "Independence Day," wrote the brilliance of the disaster genre.
Occupying the third place is "Mission Impossible," the spy film that opened a new dawn in Tom's career. It swept $45.7 million worldwide and became the only three box office hits this year. billion works. This is undoubtedly a huge success, and also created another brand of spy agents after "007". However, unlike James Bond, Ethan Hunt in "Mission Impossible" has been branded as Tom, and has accompanied countless fans through countless spring and autumn.
The top three in the global box office list coincide with the North American list, which once again proves the pivotal position of the North American film market in the world.
From the fourth place, the list began to change. Although "Mr. Sweetheart" is very popular in North America, its influence in the world is relatively limited, but the final global box office performance of 273 million US dollars still successfully made it into the top ten, ranking ninth. Tom alone occupies two seats on the North American and global year-end lists, and his career has reached a new peak, even compared to Hugo.
Replacing "Mr. Sweetheart" in the North American runner-up position and rising to fourth place globally is "Brave to the Dead Island", this work swept the box office of 200 million US dollars in overseas markets, which made its global box office reach With US$335 million, he defeated a number of opponents and led the "Global 300 Million Club in 1996".
Alexander relied on "Brave to the Dead Island" to usher in a big outbreak of his career, and there was an endless stream of invited works, which everyone including Karl Earle did not expect.
Many people have noticed the little anecdote behind the success of this work. Alexander defeated Nicholas Cage to get this role; Coincidentally, Hugo also defeated his biggest competitor Nicholas at the 68th Academy Awards. , won the actor's first actor's golden statuette. And Nicholas left Joseph Gibbs three months before Endeavour Elite was officially established.
Really interesting coincidence.
The biggest surprise on the global box office list is "The. Hunchback. Of. Notre. Dame", this cartoon from Disney, adapted from the classic "Notre Dame de Paris", in North America The market performance was mediocre, and the box office will pass the 100 million threshold, but the overseas box office has ushered in an explosion. After obtaining a box office of 225 million US dollars, it has risen to the fifth place in the global rankings. This is indeed a result that many people did not expect.
After that, "101 Real Dog", "Ransom Storm", "Professor Fatty", "Mr. Sweetheart" and "Eraser" occupy the remaining five seats in the top ten.
"Evaporation Order" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger relied on his global appeal to counterattack into the top ten, joining hands with "Camel Man of the Clock Tower" to replace "Fake Phoenix" and "Killing Moment" "The two North American top 10s are in the top 10 at the global box office.
It is worth mentioning that the work "British Patient" did not get much attention during its release, but it relied on the rave reviews of the awards season, which strongly boosted the subsequent box office - especially in overseas markets. With only $78 million at the box office in North America, the global year-end box office reached an incredible $232 million, surpassing Michael Jordan's "Space Slam Dunk" in the year-end list. .Jam)", which ended up at No. 11 on the list.
The biggest difference in the global list is that the comedy films that have achieved great success in North America are not so strong, and the response of American humor in overseas markets is still limited. The overseas market gave more cheers and applause to typical commercial films such as "Independence Day", "Tornado", "Mission Impossible", "Brave to the Dead Island", "Ransom Storm", and "Evaporation Order". It also coincides with the direction of change in the North American film market.
1996 is over, but the storm of the film industry is only just beginning to exert its power.
From the North American box office to the global box office, no one can ignore the destruction of "Independence Day". 500 million in North America and 1.2 billion in the world have completely refreshed people's fixed concepts and made the positioning and restrictions of the entire market happen. Earth-shaking changes; of course, no one can ignore the vitality that Hugo injected into this work. It can be said that without Hugo, "Independence Day" may have achieved box office success - this is a historical necessity, but it is absolutely impossible. Reaching such a height, as the number one person with the most box office appeal today, Hugo's influence is unrivaled.
From "Pulp Fiction" in 1994, to "Seven Deadly Sins" in 1995, and then to "Independence Day" in 1996, Hugo is becoming an important page in all aspects of American society, American culture, American history, etc., not only It is because of the outstanding achievements of these works, and because these works have had an impact on all aspects of the entire American society, and gradually integrated into people's daily life, subtly becoming a part of cultural symbols.
Like the Beatles, like Michael Jackson, like John Wayne, like Marilyn Monroe, like Elvis Presley, like Michael Jordan, Like Frank Sinatra.
This is the era of Hugo, one can say without hesitation.
The 1990s is leaving a deep imprint of Hugo, and this deep imprint is not only in movies, but also in music. The reason why people are willing to call the 1990s the era of Hugo is that the historical background behind the album "Rainstorm" cannot be ignored.
From the Battle of the Century in late September to the final showdown at the end of October, the powerful duel between Glory to the Dead and Mariah Carey and Oasis completely detonated the global music market. This vigorous head-to-head duel produced unparalleled strength. Influence, more than "Independence Day", more than the US presidential election, has become a microcosm of global culture in 1996. Not only because of the excellence and excellence of the troika, but also because the iron triangle has completely stimulated the potential of the music market. Every confrontation between the three is very addicting. Even after 20 years, people are still relishing the situation at that time. road.
Not to mention, there are countless young people who have embarked on the road of music because of the battle of the century. After entering the second decade of the 21st century, top stars have emerged one after another, such as Sam Smith. Smith), Adele, Ed. Sheeran, Taylor. Swift, Bruno. Mars, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce And so on, all said that in their upbringing, in their musical dreams, the 1996 showdown had a crucial piece that almost completely changed their outlook on life and values.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is the rock leather of the 1960s. After the death, another musical revolution. Life, its cultural value and social impact have not dissipated until half a century later. Even more coincidentally, after the "New Yorker" was the first to shout "Maracana is the Woodstock of the 1990s", this sentence has been unanimously responded by countless media, and this "revolutionary" was unanimously responded. "Fate" was pushed to the peak of history.
And this leather. One of the most important members of the life is the glory from Hugo to die!