Chapter 317 Almost the same
In 1991, "The Silence of the Lambs" was released, and the movie ushered in an all-round bumper harvest in terms of word-of-mouth, box office, and awards.
Among them, Professor Hannibal played by Anthony Hopkins has become a classic big screen image. At the Oscar Awards the following year, he won the Best Actor award for this role. The protagonist’s statuette also set an Oscar record:
In the movie, Professor Hannibal only appeared for sixteen minutes. However, this character still signed up for the leading actor competition and won the statuette. This also became the shortest performance in the history of the Oscar to win the best actor award.
The undoubtedly king of show-stealing.
Now, Anson seems to be replicating the same miracle -
In "The Princess Diaries", despite his limited screen time, Anson still found a way to leave a deep impression, and even appeared in the minds of film critics.
"Dr. Hannibal? I like it." Anson lightly shrugged, "Maybe, next step, Oscar?"
This joke successfully made James burst into laughter.
Even Brad couldn't hold it back.
However, Brad's smile quickly calmed down. He was still worried about the shocking negative reviews above, "...I don't know if it will affect the box office."
This time, James didn't have an answer either. ——
The nightmare of "Freaks and Nerds" being canceled still makes me cringe when I think about it now.
Compared with word-of-mouth, reviews, and trend, what they really need to worry about is the box office. To be precise, paying attention to word-of-mouth is also paying attention to the box office.
After all, in Hollywood, the only truly convincing numbers are the numbers, and the film industry is ultimately a Wall Street money game.
James was feeling uneasy, but when he saw Anson's calm expression at a glance, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and complained to Brad.
“Look, the person involved is not worried at all, so we don’t need to worry about it.”
Anson didn’t mind either, he was still relaxed and calm, “Calm down, calm down. Now the matter is out of our hands. Take control. Instead of worrying about yourself and driving yourself crazy, why not shift your focus? "For example, go to a movie. May I invite you to watch a movie on Friday?" >
Friday is the day "Rush Hour 2" and "The Princess Diaries" officially hit theaters, so Anson's subtext is...
James and Brad exchanged glances, and both of them laughed, "It seems that guy is not as calm as he said."
"A good actor, this shows that he is a good actor. We all went around."
The atmosphere became cheerful again.
Actually, Anson is serious.
Part of the reason is that they can't control the box office, so it's better to be calm.
Part of the reason is that the reputation of "Princess Diaries" is not bad.
From bad reviews to medium reviews to good reviews, it is really amazing to click and read one by one. Your attention will inevitably be attracted by the devastating negative reviews; but it will happen after you calm down, and this is not the case.
"Princess Diaries", a comprehensive media review included thirty-one professional reviews. In 2001, when the website was just emerging, this number was already outstanding. In comparison, "Rush Hour 2" was only thirty-three. There are only 21 reviews for "Ghost World", and the level of attention is clearly evident.
In the end, the media's comprehensive evaluation settled on sixty-five points, with the majority of the average being neither good nor bad nor bad, but it still passed the test.
In a horizontal comparison, the overall media review of "Rush Hour 2" was only 40 points. Behind the bustling premiere, the film encountered a lot of negative reviews, continuing the curse that sequels often have difficulty surpassing their predecessors.
In a vertical comparison, "Pretty Woman" received only a 51-point overall media review, while "Runaway Bride" only received a 39-point overall media review. The poor media reviews did not affect their success. There is no harm without comparison. I originally thought that "Princess Diaries" had hit rock bottom and its life was hanging by a thread, but now that I have watched it, the evaluation of the film actually stands out:
Not only among the premiere works at the same time The better one, but also a new high in Gary Marshall's personal series of movies.
Of course, judging from the scores alone, "Princess Diary" and "Pretty Woman" are works in the same range, with almost the same difference, and both received the most positive reviews. Even if one of the two works passed and the other failed, Overall, they can still be regarded as works of the same type with similar reputation.
From this perspective, Gary Marshall is still Gary Marshall, continuing his consistent stable performance. "Princess Diaries" can even be regarded as a small surprise. Let's look back at those shocking moments at this time negative reviews, your mentality can be completely calmed down, and you can face the situation calmly.
As mentioned before, the present is a special point in time. The Internet has not yet been fully popularized and information dissemination has not been fully opened. The impact of media reputation on box office exists objectively but it has not yet fully exerted its effect——
Director Effect . Star power. topic effect. Publicity and promotion effect.
In the current era, it still plays an important role in influencing box office trends.
So, how is the box office performance of "The Princess Diaries"?
In the first week of August 2001, the battle for the summer box office continues. This week, two works, "Rush Hour 2" and "The Princess Diaries", hit theaters; With the squeeze from "Battle for the Planet of the Apes", the competition for North American box office continues to be crowded and fierce in the summer season.
The sights gathered in a bustling manner, and then——
Boom!
Literally, a total explosion.
Just when people generally believe that after three months of crazy bombing in the summer, August is slowly ushering in aesthetic fatigue and may fall into the dilemma of lack of follow-up, this week’s North American weekend box office rankings have brought Come and be surprised.
Moreover, it’s not just a random little surprise, it’s a super big surprise that completely arouses heated discussions.
Winner, "Rush Hour 2," $67 million.
Runner up, "The Princess Diaries," $35 million.
Second place, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes", $27 million.
Top runner-up, "Jurassic Park 3," $12 million.
Boom, boom boom boom!
This week, the North American weekend box office market is not only not sluggish nor cold, but also shows a rare vitality in this summer's summer season, setting a new high -
Literally, this is the second highest total box office figure in the summer season of 2001. highest weekend, second only to the opening weekend of "Pearl Harbor."
From Friday to Sunday, audiences of different ages and types entered the cinema one after another. Action, campus, science fiction, adventure and other different types of movies bloomed on the big screen, which also became a new opportunity for the audience. The biggest reason to go to the cinema is still the most popular outdoor activity in summer.
Surprise, absolute surprise.
This also won applause from media large and small.
There was no "squeeze" or "trampling" in the weekend box office market. Instead, different types of movies worked together to attract more audiences, and ultimately achieved a win-win situation.
Such a situation was completely unexpected.
The healthy competition between "Rush Hour 2" and "Princess Diaries" played a major role in achieving such a scene.
Among them, "Rush Hour 2", despite its mediocre or even terrible reputation, relied on the accumulated popularity of the previous film and New Line Cinema's overwhelming publicity to still have an incredible premiere box office performance. With an absolutely strong performance, it topped the North American weekend box office this week.
(End of this chapter)