Chapter 750 Entering the room
On the 17th, the box office of "Inception" was released on the premiere day: $21.7 million. It was released for three days and the box office reached 62.7 million in the first week, ranking sixth in the year after films such as "Iron Man 2", "Alice in Wonderland".
To be honest, it is not particularly outstanding, but before Lenovo was released, the mainstream media's negative arguments seemed very elegant.
"Nolan rebuilt "Batman", but this time he doesn't have to rebuild anything. Instead, some directors will search for it in "Inception"." - Roger Albert, Chicago Sun Times
"When the screening of Inception is over and the lights in the theater are on, you will sit in your seat and stare at the screen, recalling what happened just now. There is no comparison table to evaluate the fashion of the complex world led by Nolan. This is the best intellectual carnival in history." - New York Daily News Elizabeth Wittman
"Inception has surpassed many classic science fiction films, such as Blade Runner and The Matrix. It is not like 99% of other movies. The less you know before watching Inception, the better. Nolan has cleverly blurred the boundaries between dreams and reality. Inception, as a summer bombshell, will become a masterpiece." - New York Post Lu Rumenick
Similarly, many media have shamelessly acted as a maverick:
"I really want to tell you how bad this movie is, but because the movie is so annoying, it's too difficult to describe how bad it is." - "New York Observation" Lex Reed
"Everything Nolan did was OCD and obsessive. "Inception" was far from his ticket to the Pantheon, but a clumsy movie that was beyond the reach of the gold and jade." - Website, Stephanie Zachalek
"This is not depth, it is the morbidity and chaos that is everywhere on the screen. "Inception" should be called self-deception, it is a two and a half-hour old bull car." - "New York Media" Armond White
As for the media, especially those in the film critics, they either support or squirt, and there are few truly objective ones.
Warner is becoming more and more fanning the flames, such as brain-burning, masterpieces, the most weird summer season, etc., which are overwhelmingly spreading... So on the seventh day of its release, the box office officially exceeded 100 million.
In fact, there are relatively few people. Although some people will enter the theater for this type of film, more people are not interested at all. The success of Inception still lies in the audience's discussion and thinking craze.
Of course, the benefits the actors get are real. The first thing that is to bear is Xiao Li. In addition to the big ship, he has really not strong commercial appeal. The main reason is that the film selection is too cold and all kinds of melancholy split.
From the moment, "Inception" will definitely surpass "Attack on the Impossible" (165 million) and become the second work in his career to touch $200 million.
Among them are Marion Cotillard, who has not been adapted to the rhythm of commercial films, Alan Pepilla, who has no masterpiece since "Juno", and Chu Qing, who lacks a mainstream Hollywood masterpiece.
Li Lianjie made "The Deadly Weapon 4" and his personal score was second only to Mel Gibson. The day after the data was released, a producer came to him to tailor a B-level movie for him, and his value soared from hundreds of thousands of dollars to tens of millions.
Chu Qing's situation is different. First of all, he is not an action star, and few Americans are willing to watch an art film starring Chinese. Secondly, in recent years, Hollywood's choice of non-white and dark-skinned actors has become more rational.
So, he walked all the way from "The Skin Inn" to "The Mill", and then to "Midnight Kiss" and "The Killer No Holidays", and finally established his position with "Inception".
Almost all viewers who have watched the movie, when they mention Arthur’s fight with weightlessness, a word will pop up: unbelievable!
Almost all fans who like Xiao Li have to admit that their idol was almost blown up in that short confrontation scene.
Almost all media are predicting that "Inception" will win the Oscar technical award, but there is basically no chance of the actor award. However, you can consider the Saturn Award, especially Chu. Because looking at the science fiction and horror movies in the first half of the year, he is simply invincible.
Among them, the comments from "Voice of the Village" are the most interesting:
"It is just a wishful thinking from fans that Leo has hope of winning the Oscar. The academics will not favor this old routine. On the contrary, Chu, ha, from the perspective of a simple audience, he has too few scenes! However, it is precisely because of the lack of scenes that he maintains this magical attraction."
"Voice of the Village" is an American art magazine. It has always been close to Chu Qing and once made a list of the top 100 actors in the world in 2006. Chu Qing is the only Chinese male actor selected, ranking 21st.
This time, their evaluation is a bit subjective, but quite representative.
That's right!
Too little, not enough to watch, and half of the pants are taken off... This is a resentment of many people. But when I think about it carefully, if his plays increase by 30%, will the Americans still be so popular?
If the supporting role is outstanding, it is just the supporting role; if the protagonist is outstanding, there are too many factors in all aspects.
…………
Hollywood studio.
The nine-member group was all present, Lu Da poked in front of a large iron box with a laptop. Then, he pasted the big villain's palm print and flashed it on the electronic screen.
"drop!"
The other eight people's expressions changed, staring at the box without blinking. Lu Da tried hard to twist the switch and pulled it out hard, "Crash!"
The 100 million US dollars of banknotes were piled in front of me like a hill, and as the door opened, they fell to the ground.
The playing cards in the gay man's hand had already flew away. Teres jumped up in fear. Paul Walker held Jodana and kissed him deeply, while Vin Diesel was still smiling.
As for Gal Gadot, he tilted his head and looked at Chu Qing, and then showed his big white teeth. Chu Qing stretched out his arms and took her into his arms.
"Click! good!"
Lin Yibin shouted to stop, walked to the scene and said, "Thank you all, everyone, Chu will finish the film today, we are very sorry that we can't send it off."
"Please! The word "Feedback" is so bad, it seems like you hate me very much." The guy smiled.
Then, the main creators came over to hug each other, and gave a few words to the familiar ones, and the unfamiliar ones were extremely polite. The method was that "Inception" was placed wherever it was, and even Vin Diesel dared not pretend to be a big brand.
If 20 million clubs + dividends are the top of Hollywood actors, S-level; then 15 million-20 million belongs to a; 10 million-15 million belongs to a-; 5 million-10 million belongs to b.
You know, how much is Vin Diesel's salary in "Speed 5"? The actor + producer has a total of 15 million US dollars. After this battle, Chu Qing came into the house. Who would come to make an appointment with the film again, and didn't he dare to speak 10 million?
"Oh, I don't want to say goodbye so early..."
Gadot stayed at the end, hugged him for a minute before letting go, and said softly: "Chu, it's very pleasant to work with you. You taught me a lot, me, I..."
She was a little depressed, so he deliberately made fun of it and said, "I don't want to be separated from you either. I haven't seen enough yet."
"Ha, you're really not good at reconciling love... By the way!"
The girl paused, suddenly took out a platinum card and said, "This is for you."
"What's this?"
"I opened a hotel in Tel Aviv. If you have time, come and have fun. I'll give you a 20% discount."
"Well……"
He looked down again and said strangely: "You mean, is this a VIP card?"
"Push! This is limited!"
Gado blinked his eyes and pretended to be true, but in fact he just liked to be slutty with him.
Chu Qing felt a little bit painful, so he put it in his pocket and said, "Okay, I will definitely go when I have time."
…………
Just as he was about to return to China, the popularity of "Inception" had spread to China. Movie fans were stuttering their hearts and lungs, wanting to see Xiao Li, wanting to see the boss, wanting to see the boss beat the Americans!
As the popularity grew, various gossips began to spread, and Weibo became the main battlefield.
"This Thursday, the director of Warner Asia Pacific will bring a digital copy of "Inception" to Hall 4 of the General Administration's Film Review. It is rumored that the hall can accommodate 200 people. If you want to see this movie on the big screen, please forward it!"
It becomes:
"I participated in the review of the film and told everyone very responsibly that the men of the General Administration did not understand it at all! They didn't understand it! They didn't understand it! They didn't know whether they should pass the review!"
After a while it became:
"Inception has been reviewed long ago, but the version is different. What we will see is a 130-minute castrated version!"
Every message broke out and caused crazy retweets. Netizens didn't know whether it was true or false, but anyway, it was a matter of touching their fingers.
So much so that Fang Yimin interviewed the person in charge of Warner in China, and the person clearly stated: It's pure nonsense! We don't need to hold such a test film meeting. "Inception" has a huge reputation overseas and has been confirmed to be introduced. It's just that we still need to communicate with the official, and there will be news after a while...
Chapter completed!