2136 Chapter 2136 Another Record Break

It has won the championship for five consecutive weeks, and it can still explode at the box office of 30 million on the weekend of the fifth week. In the entire history of film, there is only one film that has achieved such a feat-"Titanic". Even "Independence Day", which is currently the second in film history, has not been able to create this record, only "Titanic", the only one.

But now, the name of another work must be added to the list of film history, and that is "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality".

Such a performance, even if it is described as surprise, is not enough to express the confusion in people's hearts. If "Independence Day" sets such a historical record, then the film company still has traces to follow, even "The Truman Show" can be justified-at least it is a comedy movie suitable for everyone to watch, but it is "The Sixth Ghost". feel"? A horror movie? This is really too scary, not even a surprise, but a panic. That kind of panic has plunged the entire Hollywood film industry into a fog, but no one knows when the final pace of this movie will stop.

236 million US dollars in five weeks, 300 million is already beckoning not far away, is it really going to hit 400 million? If it's true, then...then it's terrible!

In the second week of September, the small-budget thriller and fantasy film "Stigmata" finally showed its competitiveness again, with an investment of 29 million US dollars, but handed over 18 million in its opening weekend. The box office data in U.S. dollars made people feel relieved. Finally, there are works that are qualified to compete, and "The Sixth Sense" is no longer the only one.

However, the competitiveness of "Stigmata" is still limited. Under the impact of competitors of the same type, "Sixth Sense" has a 25% drop, which is also the biggest drop since the film was released. , exceeded 20% for the first time, but even so, the weekend box office of the work still reached 25.5 million US dollars, and it still did not encounter any challenges, bringing the number of consecutive championship weeks to six weeks —and a hefty six weeks!

In the second week of September, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" won the championship six times in a row, while "Stigmata" regrettably came in second.

Then, in the third week of September, "The Sixth Sense" fell as much as 30 percent, but still edged out two new releases, "Blue. Strak" and "For. Love. Of. The. Game)", achieving an incredible seven consecutive championships!

It wasn't until the fourth week of September that Tommy Lee Jones' thriller "Double. Jeopardy" had a $23 million opening weekend, and it was over. The seven weeks of "The Sixth Sense" have reshuffled the entire North American box office charts.

But even so, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" still wrote an unsurpassable historical record, winning the championship for seven consecutive weeks, which can also occupy a place in the long history of film, becoming Hugo's third most consecutive championships Works, only behind "Independence Day" and "Yihai Heroes". At the same time, this is also the best performance of a horror movie. No one has ever come before, no one will come again, and no one can come close to this record until twenty years later. To be precise, there are only a handful of horror movies that have achieved three consecutive championships, let alone holding the championship for seven weeks - and four weeks of them are within the scope of the summer file. This is indeed an unrepeatable , an even more insurmountable historical feat!

In the second week of September, the cumulative box office of "The Sixth Sense" surpassed "The Exorcist" and "Ghostbusters", ranking second in film history; in the third week of September, "The Sixth Sense" moved forward again One, surpassing "Jaws", achieved the highest peak of the box office list of horror movies in the long history of movies; the fourth week of September, a week in the annals of history.

Although "Fatal Hunt" ended the seven consecutive championships of "The Sixth Sense" this week, "The Sixth Sense" still stood on the shoulders of history, and the cumulative box office officially passed the 300 million threshold, and came to the The location of 308 million US dollars has truly created the history of the film industry.

"The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" became the first horror film in film history to break 300 million box office. What's even more incredible is that in the next two decades, no horror film reached such a high level. In fact, Twenty years later, in the film history list, there are still only a handful of works of the same type that reach 200 million US dollars, let alone touch the 300 million threshold. This also makes "The Sixth Sense" create an almost unsurpassable The highest point in history, it truly ranks among the classic halls of film history.

Last year, "The Truman Show" created a record high for comedy movies, and this year "The Sixth Sense" created a record high for horror movies, and these two works have one thing in common-the leading actor is the same actor, Even though Hugo's momentum was no longer able to be countered by anyone, at this moment, everyone still had an involuntary urge to worship.

Compared with "The Truman Show", the breakthrough of "Sixth Sense" is undoubtedly more difficult and arduous. Horror movies have been in decline for more than ten years, and finally exploded with shocking energy again, becoming a part of the film industry that cannot be ignored.

Even if it is emphasized many times, it is still impossible to describe the shock and magic that horror movies have created such a success. Without seeing the historical context, people really can't find any other horror movies except "Hugo-Lancaster". There is no reason, I can only sigh that the times make heroes, and the final prosperity of the film industry and music industry in the 1990s created unique top superstars.

Accompanying it is that horror movies have entered a new round of production frenzy-this is not surprising, but at the same time it also drives westerns, musicals and other types of movies that have gradually withdrawn from the stage of history, which makes people dumbfounded. Obviously, under the environment of the blockbuster era, people began to learn to open their minds to accept more possibilities. After that, excellent works such as "Chicago" and "Moulin Rouge" were also born, which is a surprise.

All the media's questions have been answered: "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" has become the first work in film history to break through 300 million at the box office, and it is also the eleventh work in film history to break through 300 million at the box office, truly making up for a gap for the North American film industry. Blank—the horror genre with a long history has been rectified, and together with works such as "Alien E.T", "Forrest Gump", "The Lion King", "The Truman Show" and other works, it has created the history of genre movies.

However, after the box office broke through the 300 million threshold, the box office of "The Sixth Sense of the Spirit" has not stopped, and the weekly decline is almost controlled below 20%. Such an outstanding performance allows people to clearly feel the audience's love The popularity of this work has moved from September to October, and as soon as November and December passed, it entered the year 2000. After the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars, the film was released in a mighty way until the year 2000. In the first week of May, during the 40-week screening cycle, you can experience the strong appeal of this work in the North American market without any verbal elaboration.

In the end, the cumulative North American box office of "The Sixth Sense" staggered to 380 million U.S. dollars, and it was a pity that it failed to pass the 400 million threshold-but no one would feel sorry, because for a horror movie Speaking of this, such an achievement is already a unique myth.

"The Sixth Sense" replaced "The Truman Show" and "LA Confidential" as Hugo's second-best box office performer behind "Independence Day." This is the third time in a row that this has happened in the past three years. Now "LA Confidential" has surpassed "Speed", then "The Truman Show" has surpassed "LA Confidential", and now "The Sixth Sense" has replaced "The Truman Show". From this detail, it can be seen that Hugo's career development curve is constantly rising with a powerful attitude, and considering Hugo's current supreme status, such a development curve is even more scalp-numbing.

Not only that, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" also surpassed "The Lion King", "Forrest Gump" and "Jurassic Park" on the box office list of film history, ranking sixth in film history, only behind "Titan". Nick", "Independence Day", "Star Wars", "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" and "Alien E.T" five works.

There is no need to repeat such a performance, and a series of historical records are enough to prove the greatness of the "sixth sense of spirituality". More importantly, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" has created a new peak of word-of-mouth horror movies after "The Exorcist", and at the same time created a new record for the commercial performance of horror movies after "Jaws". The horror genre movies with a history of half a century are reinvigorated.

Since Alfred Hitchcock pushed horror movies to classics, it has been an integral part of the North American film market, and now, "The Sixth Sense of Psychic" is once again in the most direct, vivid and effective way. It proves it. Countless horror film aficionados are alive again.

Even Robert Iger and David Vogel didn't think about it when they planned this project, their trust in Knight, their trust in Hugo, and the relationship between them and DreamWorks and Endeavor Elite Agency. The game has paid off today, with an investment of 60 million US dollars in exchange for a box office of 380 million US dollars, which is enough to become a highlight of any person's career.

At the same time, this is also Hugo's third work as a producer, "L.A. Confidential", "As Good as It Gets", and "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality". "A Beautiful Mind", which was put into post-production, quickly became the most anticipated work in the second half of the year.

The unexpectedly outstanding performance of "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" in North America is not accidental, because the excellent performance of the work in overseas markets also proves this, and this film that hardly bears the brand of American culture has received far more popularity in overseas markets. Beyond imagination!