One Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety Single Library Record

As of December 2013, the single-hall box-office record in film history is still held by "The Lion King" released in 1994, and the single-hall data of $793,000 can only be created in the screening venues of Disneyland.

Therefore, such a single-house box office record cannot be surpassed or broken, and it is even impossible to copy; at the same time, the top ten single-house box office box office records are all maintained by Disney animations, and their single-house data is always It can easily exceed 200,000 US dollars, which is an explosive force that many works that are screened in ordinary theaters do not have.

Before 2010, the single-hall box office record for live-action films was held by "Dreamgirls". This work released in 2006 achieved a single-hall data of 126,000 US dollars, which is also one of the most important points in North American history after "Brokeback Mountain". The second one with a box office of more than 100,000 in a single hall shows the gap between live-action movies and animated movies—to be precise, it’s an animation produced by Disney.

But after 2010, this pattern was broken.

In March 2011, the work "Red State" directed by Kevin-Smith created a miracle, with a box office of $204,000 in a single hall, which also became the first and only film in film history. A live-action movie with a box office of over 200,000 in a single hall.

Of course, there is a reason for all this.

Kevin Smith became famous at a young age. He was born in New Jersey. He created a script based on his work experience in a convenience store and the prototype of his colleagues around him. He patched it up and raised 25,000 by cashing out the credit cards of family and friends. Dollar, and then asked the boss's permission to use the off-hours every day to complete the shooting in the store.

Unexpectedly, this work became famous at Sundance, and went to Cannes, won two film critic awards, and earned three million US dollars after its theatrical release-that was in the distant 1994. , the 3 million box office at that time is definitely an earth-shattering feat.

This work is "Crazy Store Clerk".

In fact, "Crazy Clerk" has an unparalleled importance in the history of American independent film:

All the characters in the movie are ordinary people with no acting experience, even Kevin mobilized his mother and sister; all the lines in the movie are a feast for movie fans, from "Star Wars" to " From "Jaws" to "Blue Velvet" and even "Raiders of the Lost Ark", all kinds of Easter egg stalks can be seen everywhere; all shooting in the film relies on a 16mm handheld camera, no lights and no The microphone still insists on the on-site radio, and the shooting equipment has reached the most basic level.

Everything returns to the most essential thing of the film - to present the director's most sensitive state capture of life in the simplest way.

After that, Kevin Smith rose to fame, and although he failed to surpass the peak of the "crazy clerk" for the next two decades, Kevin became a member of the Boston Gang, with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and others became close friends, and the friendship has continued, which also makes him still occupy a place in Hollywood.

"The Red State" is a work about the Westboro Baptists - who have repeatedly rallied at the funerals of fallen Iraqi soldiers, held up "Thank God for 9/11" signs, or protested quacks Miss is the devil is corrupting teenagers. When it was released in 2011, it happened to meet the news of the "911 culprit" Ben-*** was killed and the peak period of the release of a new album after Miss Gaga won the Grammys and the top billboard, the attention of the film was far from the harvest. Exceeded expectations.

As a result, all factors collided, and the single-hall box office of "Red State" set a historical record. The time and place are right and the people are indispensable.

Of course, it must be noted that the single-house box office result of "The Red State" of US$204,000 was only shown in one theater during the screening period, and the screening theaters of other films were often two or more theaters. Four or more, after the audience is divided, the data will be affected.

After that, the record of the box office of the single hall seemed to be opened. In May 2012, "Moon Rising Kingdom" had a box office of 130,000 in a single hall, surpassing the data of "Dream Girl"; in September 2012, "Moon Rising Kingdom" "Master", the box office of the single hall was 147,000, and it exceeded the data of "Moon Rising Kingdom".

The single-hall box office 100,000 club suddenly became lively, and a total of six works have reached such a high level - in addition to the above five works, there is another one is "cherished" in 2009.

Now, the seventh work is born!

Two hundred and six thousand dollars.

"Drunken Country Ballads" has rewritten history. It not only became the second live-action film in history with a box office of over 200,000 in a single hall, but also surpassed the historical record of "The Red State" and became a single hall of film history. The highest-grossing live-action movie; more importantly, this achievement was created by screening in four theaters, not one, but four!

Just needing this set of data is enough to amaze everyone.

For a side-by-side comparison, two weeks ago, "Frozen" held its official premiere at Orlando Disneyland. The screening in one theater achieved a single-venue data of $243,000, making it a strong entry into the all-time list. The top ten of the list, such a result has already caused a cheer from all the media——

Even for the cartoons produced by Disney, the last time the box office exceeded the 200,000 threshold was in 2009. At that time, "The Princess and the Frog" reached such a high with 393,000. The last 2D animation in film history with a box office of more than 100,000 US dollars, officially announced that the North American animation film market has entered the 3D era from 2D.

Now, "Frozen" has become the first 3D work in film history to break through 100,000 at the box office in a single hall, and the era has finally completed the alternation.

The historical feat of "Frozen" only happened two weeks ago, and "Drunken Country Ballads" almost replicated the same miracle, and because there were "as many" as four theaters for screening, this also made a single pavilion. The box office data has become even more incredible, and any praise or praise is no exaggeration!

Even for Renly personally, it was an incredible breakthrough.

The single-house box office of "Buried Alive" is only 46,000, and the single-house box office of "Crazy Love" is 52,000. These two figures can already rank in the upper reaches of the same type of movies, but in history In the long river, that's not worth mentioning; now, "Drunken Country Folk Songs" has changed this situation, and it has been applauded and popular - on the level of art films.

At this moment, looking back at the midnight show on the night of the official screening of "Drunken Hometown Folk Ballad", the 100% attendance rate suddenly became a matter of course, and at the same time, it also explained the spectacle that the whole weekend was hard to come by. The mighty queue was reminiscent of the Toronto Film Festival, a sight not seen even during the New York Film Festival.

Four theaters, the box office of a single hall is 206,000, and the opening weekend is 8024,000.

This is the official debut of "Drunken Country Ballads"!

What's even more incredible is that "Drunken Hometown Folk Ballad" has reached the top 20 in the North American weekend box office rankings, ranking 15th! This has also become the only work in the top 30 on the entire list that is being screened on a small scale. Such a feat, so that the words become eclipsed.

In the second week of December, the North American market was a little quiet. After the bombing of "Thor 2" and "The Hunger Games 2", it is now waiting for the strong attack of "The Hobbit 2". All the focus of the entire market is Focus on "Frozen".

As we all know, Disney’s 2D cartoons once dominated North America, and their dominance lasted for nearly two decades, but with the rise of 3D cartoons, Disney completely fell behind, not only losing to Pixar, but also Blue Sky Studio, DreamWorks, Lighting Entertainment, etc. are all in front of it.

As a result, Disney came to a painful conclusion, first acquired Pixar, and then calmed down and polished its own 3D animation department. Following the first battle of the "Invincible Destruction King" in 2012, this year's "Frozen" has made persistent efforts and harvested. It was well received by critics and audiences alike, and successfully won the hearts of the entire North American market at the box office.

Two weeks ago, "Frozen" was the first to be screened, and after receiving good reviews, it was officially expanded in 3,700 theaters a week ago, and it took a strong weekend box office of 67 million US dollars. "The Hunger Games 2," which dropped 53 percent at the box office the weekend of its release, dropped to second place with less than $6 million.

But this week, "Frozen" beat "The Hunger Games 2" without any suspense, reached the top of the weekend champion, and has since gone out of the way, controlling the box office drop to 30% for 16 consecutive weeks. In the first two weeks, the cumulative box office was only 130 million, but finally the total North American box office exceeded the 400 million threshold!

Conversely, "The Hunger Games 2", which had a cumulative box office of 296 million within two weeks of its release, was hit hard. The box office plummeted by 65% ​​on the weekend of the third week. After that, the box office growth momentum stopped. Slowing down, the cumulative total box office in North America finally reached 424 million, narrowly winning "Frozen", but the discussion is far less popular than the other party.

In addition, the relative media theory based on big data launched a small-cost movie "Out of the Furnace". Christian Bale took the lead and officially premiered in 2,000 theaters with an investment cost of 22 million. But the opening weekend box office was only 5 million, which has to be said to be a huge regret.

On the whole, the entire focus of the North American film market has been on "Frozen" and "The Hunger Games 2". The five-week release of "Thor 2", which hit 200 million yuan, has slowed down. Ten weeks of "Gravity" is making history, so more attention is still focused on "Drunken Country Ballads".

With a 93-point media review, the escort of the Coen brothers and Renly, and the outstanding performance during the screening, "Drunken Country Ballads" undoubtedly joined the battle of the 2013 awards season!