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It is hard to imagine that there is a work that can receive such acclaim in all aspects. There are very few works in the history of film that can receive such treatment. "The Godfather" is undoubtedly a classic among classics, and now people even compare "LA Confidential" with "The Godfather "Comparison, we can see people's admiration for this work.
All the media ushered in a round of cheers, and among the applause, the film's comprehensive media review was pushed up to a high score of 93, which made "LA Confidential" the best film after "Schindler's List" and "Pulp Fiction". Afterwards, Hugo's third work was rated over 90 points in the media comprehensive evaluation. This is an incredible achievement, which once again proves Hugo's excellent ability to select works. You must know that some actors spend their entire lives unable to act in a work with a media rating of more than 90, because critical film critics are always the most difficult group of people to please-criticism is their means of living. But now, Hugo has three, a full three!
The frenzy of the media has become a special phenomenon. It seems that no matter how high people's expectations are, Hugo's works can always meet these expectations, and even break them. Partying, it's almost becoming a rule. This time, "LA Confidential" is no surprise, once again occupying the first place in the 1997 masterpiece!
Everyone knows that "Schindler's List" and "Pulp Fiction" have created box office miracles amidst media acclaim. What about "LA Confidential"? Does it really have the means to be what the Los Angeles Times says it is: the perfect blend of commercial and art film?
"LA Confidential" officially landed in 2,500 theaters across the United States on September 19th - this number is the same as that of "The Seven Deadly Sins". Fanatical movie fans flocked to the theaters to enjoy the show in person for the first time. The demeanor of the acclaimed works, the national film market has reached unimaginable prosperity, and even makes people suspect that this is still midsummer. After the audience left, they were surveyed one after another. The subsequent theater scores proved a fact: Hugo is still Audience darling.
A theater score as high as "A" is almost an insurmountable peak for a thriller, suspense, and crime drama movie - when the theater score of "Seven Deadly Sins" got "B+", it has already caused a lot of exclamation , and now "LA Confidential" is one step closer, and has achieved a reputation that cannot be replicated at all, making everyone shout "incredible".
However, this is the appeal of Hugo, a unique and powerful appeal in the world today.
Such scores not only come from the excellence of the work itself, but also from the audience's trust and praise for Hugo. It seems that there has been a kind of inertial thinking in today's movie market: when you don't know what movie to watch, you choose Hugo's movie. work.
This kind of thinking is even stronger than "Hugo's production must be a masterpiece", because it means that Hugo has become the first standard for the audience to choose works ahead of all other actors and directors. Affirmation is more of a pursuit, or a recognition, which has penetrated into the bones of North American audiences and become a fixed concept.
This is why Hugo deserves the word "unique".
Seeing the high score of 93 in the media comprehensive review, people nodded one after another, "Normal, as expected"; but seeing the high score of "A" in the theater, people were shocked, "This...how can I do it?" good?"
Especially for the direct competitors of "LA Confidential", this is very, very bad news.
As the most deserted movie schedule in the whole year, September has always been unattended, but thanks to the popularity of "Seven Deadly Sins", people have discovered the strong potential of September, especially for thriller and suspense movies. Undoubtedly the discovery of a new continent has rejoiced for studios large and small - especially small and mid-sized studios, who are often incapable of competing in summer slots, so discover the potential of new releases and they will be able to win More living space.
This is the case in September of this year. It can be said that small and medium-sized production companies get together. On average, two to three new films will be released every week. If the film schedule of large production companies is added, the entire film market will show an unprecedented level. The prosperity of the summer vacation has continued.
In the third week of September, among the newly released movies this week, there are actually three movies that are screened in more than 2,000 theaters, which shows the fierce competition.
The fantasy horror film "Wishmaster" produced by the independent production company Pierre David (Pierre. David) is undoubtedly the most ambitious work of the week, with an investment of 50 million US dollars, and it is among the works in the entire September The most expensive work is even higher than the 40 million of "LA Confidential". Moreover, the distribution of "Devil's Roar" was handed over to three medium-sized distribution companies to jointly take charge of it, and it was screened in 2,800 theaters across the United States.
It can be seen that even though the release date of "LA Confidential" has been confirmed early, "Devil's Roar" is still unafraid, and their ambitions are great to compete with "LA Confidential" The imposing manner——righteous, dignified duel. This move of "Devil Roar" has been appreciated by many people.
Hugo Lancaster, this name has almost become a worshiped existence in Hollywood. As long as there are works he participated in, even independent literary films such as "Before Sunrise" and "Death Row Walking", for the audience's Fatal attraction is also irresistible. Therefore, in the box office market, almost no one dared to challenge Hugo's dominance, and even lacked the courage to issue a letter of challenge.
But now, "Devil's Roar" is almost head-to-head with "LA Confidential" with a tragic attitude. What's more interesting is that from the production cost to the theaters, from the pre-publicity to the premiere ceremony, the film has shown a The courage and arrogance far surpassed that of "LA Confidential", such a warrior, it has been a long time since I saw him.
No matter what "Devil's Roar" ultimately achieves, this courage is to be admired. As for whether it is brave or reckless, the cold box office figures will give an answer.
In addition, the comedy movie "In&Out" produced by Paramount will also be screened in 2,100 theaters. This comedy movie has invested a total of 35 million US dollars—— It's incredible for this type of work, and it's in the absence of big-name actors. However, the famous producer Scott Rudin is the driving force behind this work, which is enough for Paramount to have confidence in it.
Coupled with "LA Confidential", which was screened in 2,500 theaters, the competition among these three films has sparked countless discussions long before the premiere.
In the eyes of many media, although "Devil's Roar" is brave, it is still difficult to snatch this week's weekend box office champion from "LA Confidential" in the face of the strong Hugo. The biggest question is: "Devil Roar" How many audiences can two works with different themes, "Roar" and "The Groom Take a Wrong Turn", have a negative impact on "LA Confidential"'s impact on the box office record of "The Seven Deadly Sins"?
However, after the first batch of reviews came out, everyone realized a fact: "LA Confidential" is far more powerful than imagined, especially Hugo's appeal to the audience, which is an unknown that can never be predicted factor.
"Devil's Roar" got off to a bad start. Although horror movies are not easy to please film critics, the 45-point media review is still bad news. Although the audience's response is relatively good, the "C+" score is still only considered. It barely passed; but "The Groom Takes a Wrong Turn" unexpectedly won praise from the media, and the media's comprehensive rating of 70 points is undoubtedly the best news for a comedy movie.
Although "The Devil's Roar" and "The Groom's Wrong Turn" are obviously unable to directly compete with "LA Confidential" in terms of word-of-mouth, people are still curious about this week's weekend box office - after all, in the off-season in September, people Do you want to choose a movie with a complex plot and heavy thoughts to watch? Or should you choose a simple and rough horror movie or a light-hearted comedy movie to watch? This is a difficult problem, and the mentality of the audience is even more difficult to fathom.
It is worth mentioning that "The. Game" directed by David Fincher was released last week. This work invited Michael Douglas and Sean Penn, two actor-level actors to join. Unfortunately, However, this work failed to replicate the glory of "Seven Deadly Sins" two years ago, and only achieved a box office of 14 million US dollars in the first weekend-of course, this is already a good result for the September schedule.
Now, "Psycho Game" has also joined the box office battle, and its next week's decline will depend on the performance of "LA Confidential". However, for "LA Confidential", it is besieged on all sides. Not only is the competition far more intense than when "The Seven Deadly Sins" was released, and it faces the harsh situation of being surrounded by wolves; It is also completely inferior to the "Seven Deadly Sins" two years ago, and the topicality and enthusiasm cannot be compared.
But even under such circumstances, "LA Confidential" is still trying to break the shackles and create a good box office.
The exhibitor relationship did not miss the appointment, because they knew how many people cared about this week's box office data, so they immediately announced the weekend box office data for the third week of September. When people saw the name "LA Confidential" , without any surprises, the question is, what is the box office figure on the right hand side?
"'LA Confidential' grossed $132 million for a single theater and $33 million for the weekend."
It was such a simple set of numbers that made the whole of North America dumbfounded: everything was quiet, and no one could make any sound.