Chapter 2153 Chapter 2153
Regardless of the word-of-mouth of the film, when a film is screened in art theaters, the attractiveness and appeal of the production team are tested. Since the audiences of art theaters are all experienced and senior movie fans, and even some professionals in the industry, they are very strict in the selection of movies, but directors or actors who can be recognized in their eyes will be enthusiastically sought after. The popularity during the screening period is naturally predictable.
For example, Woody Allen's appeal in the New York area is unrivaled. When his works are screened in New York art theaters, the seats are bound to be sold out. Intellectuals absolutely support Woody unconditionally, and Regardless of the quality of the finished product, audiences will at least be willing to flock to the cinema to see the work and then have their say.
Therefore, this is how the box office of live-action movies came about, and that's how "Schindler's List" achieved success in the first place. In a sense, directors, screenwriters or actors who can win the box office of art theaters have more stable box office appeal.
With Hugo's current strong influence in the United States, almost every one of his works is bound to attract a lot of attention, which is the fundamental reason why people always have strong confidence in the premiere box office of Hugo's works. Naturally, there is more anticipation for "A Beautiful Mind" at the box office, especially with the rave reviews after the internal preview.
On the list of many North American records of Hugo, single-house box office record is one of the few items that does not belong to Hugo.
On the historical single-house box-office charts of currently screened works, "Schindler's List" released in 1993 still ranks ninth, and the top eight are "The Lion King" in 1994 and "The Lion King" in 1995. "Pocahontas" in 1997, "Toy Story 2" released just last month, "A Bug's Life" in 1998, "Hercules" in 1997, "Princess and False" in 1997 Anastasia), "Aladdin" in 1992, and "Evita" in 1996.
However, in the top ten list, only two works are live-action movies, and all the others are cartoons, so there is no comparison. Among live-action movies, "Schindler's List" ranks second in film history, only behind "Madame Peron" with a single-house box office of $97,000.
It can be seen that even after five years, "Schindler's List" is still one of the most important works in film history. The outstanding performance of the box office of the single hall proved the high attention of this work during the screening period. However, back then, it relied more on Steven Spielberg's appeal, and Hugo was only a supporting role; now, "A Beautiful Mind" relies more on Hugo's appeal.
Now Hugo has created countless records, and almost all the records that an actor can get are signed by Hugo's name, but the single-house box office record is not. One of the hot topics of most concern.
On December 17th, "A Beautiful Mind" was screened in 11 theaters, and it became the biggest hot topic quietly.
From twelve o'clock in the morning on the 17th, a large number of audiences gathered at the gate of the theater where the screening was held, waiting for the release of "A Beautiful Mind" with great anticipation. It is unimaginable for any movie that a theater is completely full, which reminds people of the scene when "Death Row Walking" was in short supply when it was released.
However, all the theaters that screened "Death Row" were not prepared enough, so a large number of movie fans piled up at the entrance of the theaters, unable to enter the cinema for a long time. It is really a miracle that this heavy-themed work has earned 83 million in the North American box office.
This time, after receiving the news, the eleven theaters have made complete preparations, not only in terms of screen arrangement and allocation, but also in terms of the arrangement of pre-sale tickets. Adjust and change to satisfy fans' enthusiasm for watching movies as soon as possible.
Facts have proved the wisdom of these theaters, because starting from the midnight show at twelve o'clock, the subsequent screenings of "A Beautiful Mind" are almost full, and the fans' enthusiasm can't stop at all. From Friday to Saturday, tickets are sold out. The supply is still in short supply, and even the pre-sale tickets on Sunday have been sold out early, and some movie fans even waited at the box office of the cinema eight hours in advance in order to buy the on-site tickets that will be released that day.
Such a scene reminds people of the grand occasion of the Battle of the Century three years ago.
Unknowingly, "A Beautiful Mind" created a strange record: 11 theaters in the weekend, a total of 69 screens, all tickets sold out, 99% of the attendance rate, Except for a few spectators who couldn't be there due to accidents, and a small number of people who couldn't get in because of damaged seats, all other shows and seats were completely full.
This also means that "A Beautiful Mind" has reached the best situation expected by the film company's distribution department. For three consecutive days, 24 hours, all shows are fully sold out, and all the box office potential of the eleven theaters has been fully suppressed. Unearthed, this is the perfect idea during the release process, and it thoroughly maximizes the effect of spotting.
Such a perfect situation is not impossible to replicate, and maybe someone will achieve such an effect later, but what is certain is that this has also become one of the most outstanding labels of the "A Beautiful Mind" screening weekend.
Amidst the exclamation of the media, "A Beautiful Mind" handed over a miracle of 130,000 US dollars at the box office of a single theater, and swept the weekend box office of 1.43 million US dollars in 11 theaters. The North American market triggered a tsunami-like chain reaction!
People were expecting "A Beautiful Mind" to make history, and "A Beautiful Mind" made history, easily making "Madame Peron" a $97,000 single-house box office record It was brought under the name of Hugo; but people did not expect such a result. "A Beautiful Mind" not only created a record, but also completely rewrote the history of the box office trend of the art theaters with a destructive attitude. .
A box office of 130,000 US dollars for a single hall, how rare is this? This not only surpassed "Mrs. Peron" and "Schindler's List", and became the single-house box office champion of the current live-action movie history; The six are particularly conspicuous among all the cartoons.
The most important thing is that this is the first live-action film in the history of the film with a box office of more than 100,000 US dollars in a single theater, and this achievement was created by screening in eleven theaters. This screening scale is currently the largest It is the only work among the top ten in the overall list that has reached double digits in theaters.
"The Lion King", "Pocahontas", "Toy Story 2" and other works are only screened in one or two theaters when they are screened, which will undoubtedly gather all audiences and increase the intensity To create a single box office miracle. "The Lion King," shown in Disneyland, created a miracle of $790,000 at the single-house box office, a record that has never been broken by any movie since then—not even close.
However, "A Beautiful Mind" was screened in 11 theaters, and still achieved a box office figure of 130,000 per theater. This is not only a miracle, but also a myth. It is hard to imagine that in 1999, , can have a live-action movie achieve such an achievement! Even after twenty years, this result can still rank among the top five in the single-house box office list of live-action movies!
In the enthusiastic pursuit of fans, "A Beautiful Mind" rewrote history, and the preliminary statistics of theater scores proved the audience's madness. The score as high as "A+" can be regarded as a perfect score. The results even far surpassed the media's comprehensive evaluation, showing the audience's high evaluation of this work.
From the excellent evaluation of film critics to the eager response of the audience, "A Beautiful Mind" is rising steadily step by step, completely disrupting the award season, even though the crew did not launch any school public relations plans at all, even if Hugo and Charlize didn't carry out relevant cooperation promotions, but countless question marks still began to pop up.
Will 'A Beautiful Mind' be the biggest hit at this year's Oscars? Is Hugo really going to compete for actor again? Charlize unknowingly won the acting award for two consecutive years, so this year has become a hit for the third time in a row? The performances of Leonardo, Heath and others are also good enough, does it mean that there is also some competition for supporting actors? As a screenwriter, Hugo's work has been affirmed by many professionals. Is Hugo going to win the best adapted screenplay statuette after "Perfect"?
The hustle and bustle of the awards season was completely boiled over by the birth of "A Beautiful Mind". No matter whether the crew carried out relevant publicity or not, the quality of the work is there. No one can ignore the strong presence of this work.
Of course, this is just the result of "A Beautiful Mind" being screened in eleven theaters. After the film is fully released, whether word-of-mouth will change and whether the box office will be satisfactory? Is it consistent? These are bound to affect the trend of "A Beautiful Mind" in the upcoming awards season.
However, no one can ignore the existence of this work.
The screening of "A Beautiful Mind" has just ended. DreamWorks announced that this work will be expanded to 500 theaters next week. The overall influence has risen to a higher level, showing their strong confidence in this work. . At the same time, the 57th Golden Globe Awards also announced the list of nominees immediately. Without any doubt, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association selected this work as the most popular!