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There is no doubt that the shock and turmoil caused by "Inception" around the world is so profound, which reminds people of the scene when "Avatar" came out six months ago. No, strictly speaking, it is even stronger than the craze caused by "Avatar", because the impact brought by "Avatar" is more visual, and the huge three-dimensional effect is amazing; but "Inception" triggered more of a brainstorm, and the tsunami that swept everyone's mind was so shocking.

In fact, before the release of "Inception", many industry insiders were not optimistic about this movie. Of course, it was not that the movie was not outstanding enough, but because it was too brain-burning. Such high-IQ movies seemed to be a bit unacceptable to the summer season. Summer season has always favored simple and rough popcorn movies, which can completely relax the brain, such as "Transformers"; of course, if popcorn can tell a story well at the same time, it would be icing on the cake, such as "Iron Man" last year.

"Inception" is really brain-consuming. Many viewers don't understand it after watching it for the first time. Strictly speaking, if a movie cannot be understood by the audience, it is a failure. Of course, supporters of high-IQ movies can always be found everywhere, because this is the essence of the movie. It is similar to "Transformers 2" that relies on countless explosions to ignite the box office, but after watching it, there is no feeling, which seems too vulgar. Therefore, it can only be said that carrots and vegetables have their own preferences. "Inception" does not seem to be the dish in the summer season.

Now, the nearly tsunami-like reaction that erupted after the release of "Inception" was really beyond the expectations of all professionals. What's more exaggerated is that the comments of professional film critics are no longer the focus of attention. The audience's analysis and discussion have become the main way of spreading the reputation of "Inception". This method of dissemination that is stronger than cult movies has made the "Inception" popular all over the world almost overnight.

"Inception" has achieved an unprecedented 100% positive review rate on the Rotten Tomato website. This achievement has even become a material for news reports, which even surpasses the 99% positive review rate of "Toy Story 3". It is really incredible. Of course, this data will inevitably decline with the increase in the number of voters, but the current achievements are still eye-catching.

Relatively speaking, the media's comprehensive score is only 90 points, which is no match for the 92 points of "Toy Story 3". However, "Inception" has become the second best work with a reputation so far this year. It is also the only two works with a 90-point score. Even the Radio and Film Critics Association also scored a 95-point score. You should know that the Radio and Film Critics Association, as one of the three major Oscars, is well-known for its rigorousness. If you can get 85 points, it is the best work. "Inception" is obviously far higher than the praise of "Excellent Work".

"The sparks of wisdom and suspense are thrilling, and the innovative images are shocking. The movie's summer box office bomb, first-class science fiction thriller blockbusters, classic epic masterpieces!", "The extremely novel perspective, while injecting indescribable intellectuality and originality into the story, also subverts the audience's thinking", "Ignoring the picture of physics, looking and presenting. Action scenes that appeal to intuition and instinct are integrated with flesh-and-blood emotional expressions, bringing a unique worldview", "The blurred boundary between dreams and reality is not easy to understand for the audience, but the dazzling image effect makes all the hardships have the value of viewing", "The acting skills of the starring Evan Bell are superb, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Allen Peggy, Leonardo DiCaprio and others are all wonderful"...

Ruchao's praise occupies an overwhelming advantage, and the praise of the two directors' joint efforts has reached a crazy trend. "With unprecedented success, the cooperation between Bell and Nolan surpasses the classics of the Coen brothers, and also surpasses the 'West Stories' dedicated by Jerroy Robbins and Robert Wise, and contributes another great work in film history." "The cooperation between Nolan and Bell is so wonderful, the most perfect combination of business and art", "The cooperation between the two most representative directors of the new generation has burst out the greatest masterpiece since the 21st century", "From the story structure to the plot content, to emotional development, and finally to the connotation exploration, Bell and Nolan's cooperation has made a new interpretation of the artistic method of film, and reached a new peak!"...

Amid this long and long praise, more than 30 authoritative institutions such as "Chicago Sun", "Empire", "Hollywood Reporter", "Los Angeles Times", "Times", "Variety Show", "Voice of the Village", "Entertainment Weekly", "Visit and Audio", "Movie Manual", etc., have presented full marks. Even the "Premiere" magazine, which has always sang opposite Evan Bell, gave an unprecedented 90, which is also the highest evaluation of Evan Bell's works in history!

On the imdb, the instant score of "Inception" reached 9:4. After the "Dark Knight" in 2008, it once again broke the joint blockade of "Shawshank Redemption" and "Godfather" and occupied the first place in the audience's rating. Although this is just an instant score, as the number of viewers voted, the score will inevitably decline. For example, after 960,000 netizens participated in the voting, the score dropped to 8:9, and is currently ranked sixth on imdb. However, "Inception" has become the second work that can rank first in the real-time score, which is still very rare. It can be clearly seen that the audience's praise for this work, and the score exceeds the 9:2 of "Shawshank Redemption" and is as much as 0:2. This is even more valuable when the gap between the top 50 is within 0:2.

Under such a word of mouth, although it was only July, "Inception" has been considered to have excellent competitiveness in major awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and a number of technical awards, even far exceeding the power of "Avatar" last year. Because "Avatar"'s advantage lies in its technology, "Inception"'s superior group acting skills and profound emotional exploration make this work hope to launch a full-scale offensive.

Before this, professionals expected that the premiere of "Inception" was generally between 40 million and 45 million US dollars. Among similar works, they were far behind the premiere data of 78 million "Mechanical Enemy" also from Evan Bell. The most important thing is that "Inception" has been promoted under the name of "Dream" in the early stage, and the plot is too profound and difficult to be widely accepted by the audience. Moreover, without the escort of Batman's comic hero, the movie will set off a box office miracle created by the "Dark Knight" in 2008. It is very difficult.

However, no one can predict Evan Bell's potential, and the torrent of praise after the release of "Inception" is no less than the spectacular scene created by "Dark Knight" in 2008. Therefore, the results of "Inception" in this summer are still very impressive. Whether it is a hit or a slump, it makes people look forward to it.

On July 9th, "Inception" was first released in 2,300 theaters at midnight, and this data also set a new record for midnight premiere. In the end, "Inception" won a box office of 30 million US dollars in midnight premiere. It broke the midnight premiere record that "Twilight: Lunar Eclipse" had just broken the midnight premiere box office record a week ago. Such a strong performance obviously directly destroyed the box office predictions of all experts. Just the box office data of the midnight premiere is enough to approach the results predicted by experts. It can be seen that the entire North American market is sought after "Inception".

This result not only set a new historical record, but also far exceeded the box office record of the 19 million-dollar midnight premiere of the "Dark Knight". This also seems to indicate that "Inception" has a great hope to hit box office giants like "Avatar" and "Dark Knight".

Subsequently, the movie was released simultaneously in 3,800 theaters in North America. From the number of theaters premiere, it can be seen that Warner Bros.'s internal confidence is not so sufficient, and it is not at the level of 4,000 theaters. But even so, "Inception" still won a box office of 63 million US dollars in a single day on Friday, stunning the entire North American market.

The box office data of 60 million per day on Friday is actually not the best. It is still a little different from the data of 67 million per day on Friday premiering on Friday, and it is even further away from the premiering of 72 million per day on the 72 million per day on the "Lumber Eclipse" that created a great achievement last week. However, this set of data is still ranked fourth in the historical rankings of the premiere Sunday, second only to "New Moon", "Dark Knight" and "Lumber Eclipse", which shows that this achievement is excellent.

Of course, this data is also likely to be the most loyal fans flocking to the box office of the premiere Friday, causing the box office explosion, especially the midnight box office data, which accounts for half of the single-day box office on Friday. The fan effect can be seen from this, so we still have to look at the box office trends on Saturday and Sunday in order to grasp the box office context of "Inception".

But an astonishing trajectory began to appear. The box office data of "Inception" on Saturday actually reached 60 million. Compared with Friday, the decline was actually controlled below 5%, which was almost the same as the box office data on Friday. This is really an amazing data. Just from the single-day decline on Saturday, "Inception" undoubtedly hit a new high, far exceeding the original results of "Dark Knight", let alone "New Moon". "Moon Eclipse" has a box office drop of more than 50% the next day. It can be seen that the audience of "Inception" is not just fans, but countless viewers are willing to enter the theater for an excellent movie!

After Sunday, the power of "Inception" remains unabated. The revenue of $56 million is only less than 10% lower, which is a strange performance. Not only does the decline completely outstrike all the movies, but the single-day results on Sunday far exceed the "Dark Knight" who currently maintains the box office championship position in film history on Sunday.

It can be said that "Inception" started on the first day of its premiere and won with reputation in all aspects, creating one historical record after another that is surprising!

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