Jibert Jr. had expected the box office of "Avatar" midnight movie.
During his exchange with James Cameron, he also believed that the film would not have any big explosion in the first week of the box office. If you can get more than 70 million US dollars, it will be successful.
In fact, the movies with the best original movies in Hollywood over the years are basically Gilbert Jr., with a total box office of basically between $500 million.
But for such a huge investment in Avatar, this box office is unacceptable.
On December 18, "Avatar" officially kicked off in 3,452 theaters across the United States, achieving a record of 26.75 million US dollars on the first day.
On the 19th and 20th, the box office was 25.52 million US dollars and 24.88 million US dollars respectively, and the box office in the first weekend reached 77.15 million US dollars.
In general commercial films, the box office results in this first week are outstanding. But in the face of "Avatar", especially its huge investment, this box office result is called a failure.
At this time, two groups opened champagne, James Cameron and Gibert Jr., as well as David Ellison and Mel Gibson of Sky Studios.
The reason why David Ellison and Mel Gibson opened champagne is very simple. According to the logic of general commercial films, the box office accounted for a large proportion in the first week.
The box office share of some films in the first week can even reach one-third of the overall box office in North America, which can be said to be a success or failure in the first week.
But what they had never expected was that "Avatar" could not be viewed from the perspective of a general commercial film.
By Monday, if it is a general commercial film, the studio's box office decline will exceed 50% or even 60%.
But "Avatar" is extremely strong, only about 33% down, and it cuts $16.38 million in a single day.
If this doesn't prove anything, then when Avatar scored 1608 and 16.45 million in a row in the next two days, David Ellison and Mel Gibson gradually realized something was wrong.
This is another "Titanic"-style film. Even though the daily box office is not high, it has always maintained a stable curve.
By Thursday, it finally fell by about 32%, earning $11.15 million in a single day and scoring $60.06 million in four working days.
On December 25th, it was the traditional Christmas holiday. The single-day box office increase of "Avatar" reached more than 107%, earning $23.09 million.
Then the film used super stable performance to score $75.09 million in the next weekend, pushing the North American box office by 200 million to the level of $212.3 million.
Until this time, those who sang "Avatar" realized something was wrong, and "Avatar" was a rhythm that was to be super gods.
If David Ellison and Mel Gibson were in Chinese, they should be like this at this time:
"Damn it, why did Jibert, the hook-eight thing, succeed again? God has never had eyes?"
This is not over yet. As Avatar begins to show overseas, Avatar begins to cause a box office storm all over the world.
It performed the same as the box office market in North America. Although "Avatar" exploded without its performance, the daily box office curve is so stable that it makes people feel terrible, and even creates the illusion that the world is fake.
Such a stable box office performance makes people wonder if James Cameron has any magic in it.
He is simply a god! This is something that only God can do.
Faced with the praise given by the media and movie fans, James Cameron is rarely less arrogant than before.
He said: "It is not my credit for success in the movie alone, and there are countless people working hard for this project.
I would like to thank Jibert Jr. for his support of this project when I proposed this project, he did not hesitate to support me, which gave me the confidence and motivation to produce this "Avatar". ”
But when the reporters wanted to find Jibert Jr., they found that Jibert Jr. had announced the completion of "Inception" and was busy with the post-production of the movie.
Although "Inception" is also an original science fiction movie, unlike "Avatar", the film has the superstar Little Little Lion. Alan Page, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Tom Hardy, Simon Page and others are also potential Hollywood stars and golden supporting roles.
Jibert Jr.'s original movies always bring superstars to help. The collaboration between the two Tom Century in "Wushuang", plus actress Charlize Theron, veteran actor Dustin Hoffman, and a number of golden supporting roles.
"The Doomsday" collaborates with Tom Cruise again, "Profit Out" brings Tom Cruise again, Mark Wahlberg, Clint Eastwood, Meryl S Tripp, Jessica Alba and others.
Every time the lineup of the film is full of stars and highlights, and this time "Inception" is no exception.
After James Cameron completed the promotion of "Avatar", he also came to Melon Studio to see the movie that Gilbert Jr. is working on post-production.
Seeing some of the effects of the video, James Cameron was quite sorry: "I think this video is very suitable for making a 3D video."
Gilbert Jr. said instead: "Whether it is appropriate depends on the nature of the film. At present, the 3D effect is far from being a fundamental change in the film industry.
It was only the first time that everyone saw such an amazing video and was shocked. ”
He turned to James Cameron: "The film was successful. Should I strike while the iron is hot and continue to make the second part?"
James Cameron shook his head: "No, I plan to take a break for a while and go for an adventure. I heard that many places in China are very fun, maybe you can recommend a few to me."
No mistakes, one song, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one reading!
"Go to Zhangjiajie, the real Summer Mountain. Jiuzhaigou is not bad, you can also climb the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain if you don't feel tired." Jibert suggested.
James Cameron started his vacation career, and Guo Fan, who had completed the post-production of "Source Code", finally waited for his own big test in a nervous mood.
Jibert Jr. watched this video in the internal screening room, which was somewhat different from what he watched in his previous life. After all, the director changed people, but the overall quality was still excellent.
Guo Fan looked at Jibert nervously, waiting for his evaluation.
"The quality of the film is quite good," said Jibert Jr., very satisfied: "You did not disappoint me. It seems that your study is very effective."
"Thank you, teacher." Guo Fan changed his words and called him teacher now.
"You're welcome," said Jibert Jr., "The studio will discuss the specific release date with Disney. I don't count it after reading it, and it will be left to the market for judgment."
"Of course."
Guo Fan breathed a sigh of relief. It was already a very rare thing to hear a good review from Jibert.
How many people in Hollywood dream of getting the opportunity that they can easily get by him is simply envious and jealous!
Soon, news came from Disney that the Source Code was scheduled to be released on March 12.
Coincidentally, the thriller "Green Zone" starring Matt Damon is also released in this release.
There are two films in a row, one with Matt Damon and the other with Gilbert Jr. as screenwriter and producer.
This situation directly scared the comedy "Our Wedding" out of this period and moved to another place.
"Inception", which is still in post-production, has naturally announced the schedule, and the film will be released on May 7, the beginning of the summer season.
As if it was agreed, it was not until Jibert's video was released that other films that were interested in the summer season were announced.
Among them, the most eye-catching one is the super blockbuster "Creation of War" produced by Sky Studio, which costs up to 200 million US dollars, also announced that it will be available for the summer season on May 7.
David Ellison was ready for a long time and used the project he snatched from Jibert Jr. to give Jibert Jr. a headache to revenge on his hatred for so many years. (This chapter ends)