544-200 Million

The beginning of this year's summer season is definitely the least competitive since the 1990s. The main reason for this situation is that during the prime time period in May, "The Dark Knight" was first announced. The release date directly caused most films to avoid it, and then the sudden release of "Jurassic Park 2" completely eliminated all ambitions of other production companies for May.

In recent years, Wayne and Steven Spielberg have definitely been regarded as one of the most popular directors in Hollywood. In particular, although their films are of different types, they have a common characteristic, that is, as long as they The box office explodes, and then the hot trend will completely violate the market rules. Like a wild horse, no one knows how far it can run.

You can't expect to use external force to intercept the wild horse. You can only wait for it to be tired from running and have no physical strength at all, and then slowly stop on its own. Just like the current "Dark Knight", it is the time when the physical strength is the most abundant, so in the circle Most production companies are watching the excitement, and everyone is waiting for "Jurassic Park 2" to see whether it can stop these wild horses.

On Sunday night, Wayne and George Lucas were interviewed by reporters respectively about "Something Just Like This". In particular, both of them told the camera that they would not take one cent of the proceeds from this song. All the money will be used for public welfare, which has won the favor of countless North American people.

Countless people are gearing up to buy a single early the next morning, but Warner Bros.’s purpose is quite simple. They are not prepared to make much money from this song now. All they want is to arrive during the working day. Finally, it can also ensure the popularity of "The Dark Knight" and attract more passers-by to enter the theater and contribute to the box office.

The sky is getting dark, but the lights in the study are always on. The clock strikes midnight, which also means that the weekend is over and a new working day has arrived again after the hustle and bustle. Steven Spielberg leaned on the chair in front of the desk in the study, with a mess of newspapers and magazines in front of him.

The smoke of the cigar continued to rise. Looking out the window at the dark night sky, the good old Jewish man did not feel sleepy at all. He turned his head again and turned his attention to the movie magazine open in front of him.

"Clang, clang, clang."

There were several moderate knocks on the door, and a middle-aged blond woman in pajamas opened the study door and walked in with a cup of steaming coffee in her hand. "Honey, don't work too late."

The woman put the coffee on the desk and took away the other cup that had gone cold. She originally wanted to leave the study and go to bed first, but when her eyes glanced at the newspapers and magazines, her footsteps stopped involuntarily.

"Kate, go to bed first and don't worry about me." Steven Spielberg took a sip of his coffee, crossed his hands on his chest, leaned on the chair and resumed waiting silently.

"Okay." The woman nodded, and before leaving, she took a deep look at the magazine open on the table. There was only one photo on it, of a young man wearing a fitted dark suit, with a huge figure behind him. bat shadow.

Of course she knew Wayne Greenberg, but what surprised her was that her husband would behave abnormally due to pressure. You know, over the years, this good old Jewish man has never had such a solemn look on his face as he does now, no matter what opponents he encounters in the same period, whenever his new movie is released. It is obvious that he feels tremendous pressure.

Almost all the media that have appeared in people's sight these days are taking the trouble to sing the praises of "The Dark Knight" crazily. The promotion of the movie is overwhelming. In this regard, Warner Bros. is obviously doing a better job than Universal Pictures. many.

The results are quite obvious. In just two days, "The Dark Knight" successfully collected US$150 million from the North American theater market. When the box office figures were continuously reported by the media, the sensation it caused became even greater. Get up, all of this shows that Steven Spielberg is very likely to be in trouble this time.

Looking at the silent old man in the study again, the woman sighed slightly and prepared to close the door and go to rest.

At this moment, the fax machine in the study room rang. The sound of the fax machine attracted the attention of two people at the same time. The woman did not hesitate, walked quickly to the desk, reached out and picked up the fax she had just received, and handed it to her. After losing her husband, she knew that he had been waiting all night just for the simple sets of numbers on it.

"Huh, interesting..."

Different from the scene imagined by the woman, when Steven Spielberg picked up the fax and scanned it carefully, he smiled abnormally.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but in her husband's whisper, not only did she not hear the pressure that should have appeared, but she felt exactly the seemingly suppressed excitement, which is hard to understand. She also looked at the fax paper and whispered Read:

"Thursday's advance opening was 17.2 million U.S. dollars. On the first day of release on Friday, if the advance opening box office is not included, the daily receipts on that day were 67.16 million U.S. dollars. Saturday's results were even higher than Friday's, with 68.8 million U.S. dollars again, and 47.65 million U.S. dollars on Sunday. Ten thousand US dollars, then the total box office of "The Dark Knight" this weekend just ended has reached..."

"200 million U.S. dollars! To be precise, it's 200.81 million U.S. dollars!" Steven Spielberg smiled and shook his head. This number was not only higher than his own guess, but also higher than everyone in the circle. Predictions from professionals. I am afraid that no third-party forecasting agency would dare to give such an outrageous prediction before the accurate box office results are released.

"The three-day box office on the opening weekend was US$200 million?!"

Only then did the woman react and exclaimed in surprise. This number can be said to have broken all records regarding first weekend box office numbers. "The first-day box office records in North America include the fastest box office to exceed 100 million, the fastest to exceed 150 million, the fastest to exceed 200 million, and the box office to exceed 200 million in the first three days of the weekend! This kid is making history, Steven."

"Go to sleep."

Steven Spielberg stood up, patted his wife on the shoulder, with abnormal excitement on his face, and was about to leave the study and return to the bedroom to rest. "Kate, since I founded DreamWorks with David and Jeffrey, or maybe a little longer, I don't remember how long I haven't felt this kind of pressure of expectation, don't worry... .”

At this moment, his heart was indeed filled with excitement. Although the films were not released on the same weekend, strictly speaking, they were only released within a week of each other. He is very confident in his "Jurassic Park". Isn't it exciting to see two films of the same size confront each other on a schedule that no one can interrupt?

In recent years, although the personal relationship between the two has been good, as Wayne's achievements have become greater and greater, the media has inevitably begun to frequently compare the two together, especially after the other has won the Oscar. , at least in terms of hard honor, there is no difference between the two sides.

If the time goes back to 1993, even if Wayne and "Joker" swept the world before Steven Spielberg, everyone would agree that Wayne is a film genius, but no media would think that the two have reached the same level. status, but the situation is obviously different now.

Therefore, although the personal relationship between the two was very good, when it came to business, he really wanted to have a head-on collision with his young friend.

In fact, I don't blame the media for starting to compare the two frequently. In fact, there are some similarities between the two. The release of "Jurassic Park" in 1993 allowed movie fans around the world to see the power of the Hollywood film industry, especially its realistic special effects, which looked like the Tyrannosaurus Rex was about to rush out of the big screen. The appearance of this movie completely set off the trend of Hollywood science fiction special effects blockbusters.

The emergence of "Joker" is another situation. A character that exists in comics has triggered a big discussion among countless people in society. Many people see their own shadow in the character of the Joker, and the film's The provocative power is simply unparalleled. It is precisely because of the great success of "Joker" that it completely started the trend of Hollywood comic book superhero adaptations.

In fact, the two of them can be said to be completely different in terms of their directing styles and film types, but they are exactly the two of them. Not only have their films been successful, they have also achieved some similarities.

At the same time, Steven Spielberg was not the only one who couldn't sleep and was waiting for the statistics. In the brightly lit office of the Warner Bros. Building in Burbank, a burst of cheerful laughter also came out at this time. Voice.

"Shit! Wayne, what did he do?! Ha, Bruce, what did he do?!" Jeff Robinov didn't wait for the secretary to leave, and kept shaking a piece of printing paper in his hand. , the excited expression on his face was not concealed at all. "Two hundred million! Bruce, two hundred million dollars! He is creating his own history, creating the history of DC, creating the history of Warner Bros., and also creating the history of the entire Hollywood and writing the history of the entire North American film industry! "

"F**k, two hundred million! holy s***t!"

The moment he heard this number, Bruce Rosenblum seemed to have all his strength drained away. His upper body suddenly relaxed and leaned on the sofa. The smile at the corner of his mouth could no longer be suppressed. The worry and anxiety in his eyes before Became without a trace. "Dammit, I'm going to call Wayne and tell him the news in person, damn it."

Seeing that he had picked up the mobile phone, Jeff Robinov was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked back at the clock on the wall. Yes, it was already early morning.

"Hey, Bruce, look at the time." Seeing that the other party was about to make a call, he quickly stopped him: "Don't forget, we are on Los Angeles time here, and he should be sleeping right now."

"I don't believe he can sleep now."

After muttering something, Bruce Rosenblum stopped what he was doing and stuffed the mobile phone back into his briefcase.

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