Chapter 616 616 A Brilliant Year
When 1993 came to an end, while Dying for Glory achieved impressive results, there was generally more focus on what Hugo had accomplished in film. But ten years later, thirty years later, and even more distant future, people realize that Hugo's greatest glory in 1993 came from the album "Almost Famous".
The album "Almost Famous" not only set off a wave of rock reform, but also became the starting point of a new wave of rock. After that, it opened a decade-long road to rock revival. People's marginalized rock has really entered the mainstream market and has become the most important part of the entire music history and culture, making people trance once again see the era of the rise of hippie culture, although Woodstock-style utopia never appeared, but Woodstock Stoker-style carnival has gradually flowed into every corner of people's lives with the popularization and diversification of rock.
Of course, "almost fame" is just a turning point. It is a process from quantitative change to qualitative change. All the changes that have been precipitated in the past two decades ushered in a blowout in 1993, and the "almost famous" hit the thunderbolt. The transformation was completed under the stimulation of the hammer.
Arguably, Nirvana revived the rock craze in 1991, and Death to Glory fully detonated it in 1993.
Standing at the high point of the long river of history, people wake up to the realization that the real history is always completed unconsciously, and the greatness of that moment will not be discovered until time settles.
But standing on the last day of 1993, it is difficult for people to realize how important "Almost Famous", which was only released for five weeks, because all the discussions and disputes are constantly brewing and breaking out. There is still a long way to go. Therefore, people have locked their eyes on Hugo's film glory, which is also an important reason why Ron Mayer and Rick Rosen are willing to come to the first floor to receive Hugo.
Hugo released two works in 1993, "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Schindler's List".
"Sleepless in Seattle" created the miracle of small-budget movies in the summer, and achieved the weight of Hugo's $15 million salary; "Schindler's List" achieved Steven Spielberg, But at the same time, it also made Hugo. Whether it is the box office, the reputation of the work, or the focus of public opinion, this movie is definitely the biggest winner of the year.
On top of the North American year-end box office charts, "Jurassic Park" with a total box office of 357 million US dollars took the lead, and there is no doubt that it easily dominates the North American film market; the comedy starring Robin Williams " "Skinny Daddy" has become the best example of Xiaoboda. The investment of 25 million US dollars finally won the box office data of 219 million US dollars, and won the year-end runner-up, which once again proved that Robin is a good actor. Comedian's king status.
The third runner-up work has fallen below everyone's eyes. "Schindler's List" has become the third work this year to break the $200 million box office. The data of $205 million is really eye-catching, not only creating It set a new box office record for a black and white film, and with a mere $21 million investment, it is also the most successful work of Steven's career as a director.
If there are traces of "Schindler's List" occupying the third place, after all, Steven's appeal cannot be ignored, then "Sleepless in Seattle" can actually rely on the data of 189 million US dollars at the end of the year To occupy the runner-up position on the leaderboard, which is really surprising.
As a chick movie, the miracle created by "Sleepless in Seattle" is not only a box office nor word-of-mouth, but also a hot cultural phenomenon. The pen pal wave has reached a new peak.
In addition, Meg Ryan has returned to the pinnacle of American sweethearts, and Hugo has relied on this work to become the most popular golden bachelor in the United States. Countless women dream of being Hugo's pillow. , gentle smile, gentleman's behavior, humorous speech, sexy body, handsome appearance, and most importantly, the charm of sunshine, all of which made Hugo the best spokesperson for his dream lover overnight.
In a sense, the influence of "Sleepless in Seattle" is not inferior to that of the summer winner "Jurassic Park", and Hugo, who achieved a huge breakthrough by relying on this chick movie, is definitely the biggest winner. This advantage of Hugo was further maximized in the "Schindler's List" released at the end of the year. Although Amon Goss is a demon, Hugo's gloomy and evil charm has once again attracted countless women, which in turn caused After the rumors about glorifying the Nazis, the influence is indeed stunned.
As an actor, Hugo has gone a step further this year after launching two outstanding works, "The Wind of Righteousness" and "Scent of a Woman" in 1992. "Schindler's List" and "Sleepless in Seattle" are in The North American year-end box office rankings occupy the third and fourth positions respectively, and the North American box office of the two works hovers around 200 million. Such an impressive achievement also makes Hugo enough to compete with Tom Cruise in one fell swoop. Comparable top actor.
What is even more commendable is that Hugo has solid acting skills and excellent performance control. The soul he injects into the role is jaw-dropping, although Tom also relied on "Born on the Fourth of July" to win the Oscar for best actor. Nomination, and Hugo's achievements in this area are still "zero", but people generally believe that Hugo's potential in acting is far from being tapped, and Hugo has the strength to surpass Marlon Brando to become the most handsome in history. Actor candidate.
Although Hugo is currently filming "Pulp Fiction", and the salary of only $250,000 makes people complain, but many film production companies are still reluctant to give up the pursuit of this popular actor, with a salary of $15 million The check is always waving at Hugo. As long as Hugo nods, the salary and dividends are not a problem.
This shows how brilliant Hugo's 1993 was.
Behind "Sleepless in Seattle", "Desperado" and "Sugar-Coated Trap" ranked fifth and sixth respectively, which is really interesting. At the beginning, these two works abandoned Hugo before and after, and even made trouble. There were many unpleasant rumors, which directly led to Hugo's choice of "Sleepless in Seattle" during difficult times. But I didn't expect that "Sleepless in Seattle", who was considered by everyone as a helpless choice and self-destructing future, fought a beautiful turnaround. Instead, he put "Desperate World" and "Sugar-Coated Trap" behind him.
Although the box office data of "Desperate" and "Sugar-Coated Trap" are also very good, the former is 183 million US dollars, the latter is 158 million US dollars, and the latter also proves that Tom- Cruise's box office appeal. However, compared to Hugo's two works, this is a world of difference.
"Indecent. Proposal" with Robert Redford, Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore, "Sniper" starring Clint Eastwood, Julia Roberts and Denzel-Washington's "Assassination of Gannets" also crossed the 100 million threshold at the North American box office, ranking seventh, eighth and ninth in the year-end rankings.
"Cliffhanger," starring Sylvester Stallone, was a little worse at No. 10 with $84 million.
In the global year-end box office chart, only "Sniper" was replaced by "Philadelphia" in the top ten works, and there were some slight changes in the positions of the other nine works.
"Jurassic Park" continued to dominate the pack with $983 million, "Schindler's List" was runner-up with $535 million, and "Skinny Daddy" four The figure of US$40 million is in the third place.
Relying on the outstanding performance of overseas markets, "Desperados" became the year-end global runner-up, while "Sleepless in Seattle" fell behind the data of 40 million US dollars and came to the fifth place.
The remaining five seats are "Sugar-Coated Trap", "Peach. Color. Deal", "Peerless Mountain", "Philadelphia Story", and "Gannet Assassination Order".
Even in terms of global box office performance, "Schindler's List" and "Sleepless in Seattle" are still outstanding, and together with "Skinny Daddy" have become the best examples of low-cost and high-return this year. Hugo alone has two seats, and he occupies two seats in the top five of the global year-end box office list. Such a strong box office appeal also makes Hugo a fragrant bun that major film companies are competing for.
Box office performance is always one of the most important factors for production companies, and Hugo not only has excellent box office results, but also has four consecutive works starting from "Smell the Fragrance and Know a Woman". The investment cost of Hugo's participating works is not high. In other words, it means that low costs can be exchanged for high profits, and what is even more commendable is that Hugo's highest salary in these four works is only $3 million for "Yihai Xiongfeng". This is the real interpretation. The profound meaning of the word "value for money".
So it's no surprise that studios are hoarsely expressing their Hugo desires, waving their checks.
Against this background, there is no doubt that Ron Mayer and Rick Rosen will appear to greet Hugo.
Hugo looked at Lang's bright smile, and at Rick's always calm and simple smile. Although neither of them revealed too many other emotions, they would stand on the first floor to greet him. This action alone would be enough. See how serious the competition for power and profit within the company is now.
Originally, Hugo thought this was the pinnacle, but when he arrived at the luncheon with Lang and Rick, Marvin Josephson, the culprit who caused the internal struggle in the company, greeted him, which surprised Hugo again. .