"The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" was not scheduled to be released during Christmas because the film's US box office was not favored. ∷It is not that the film was not well filmed, but that the film is set in Hong Kong and the actors are all Chinese, and American audiences may have obstacles to watching movies.
It's like the very awesome "Infernal Affairs". This Hong Kong film is exciting, but it is difficult for European and American audiences to appreciate the essence of Hong Kong-made police and gangster films, so "Infernal Affairs" has a very bad box office in Europe and the United States. However, American producers have become obsessed with the story structure of "Infernal Affairs". After buying the copyright, they made the Hollywood version of "Infernal Affairs", which not only made a huge profit at the box office, but also won several Oscars.
This is a question of the aesthetic differences between the East and the West, and it has nothing to do with the quality of the movie itself.
Kang Jianfei's previous movies were sold well in Europe and the United States, but in fact they were relying on mysterious oriental elements to attract European and American audiences, including Chinese Kung Fu, myths and legends, exotic customs, demons and monsters, etc.
Movies without oriental elements are just "Trumen's World" and "Jurassic Park" that sell well in Europe and the United States. The former wins with novelty and weirdness, while the latter is actually a Hollywood blockbuster with Hong Kong film skin.
But "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" is different. It has no kung fu and no exotic style. This is a supernatural film that focuses on emotional cards. Even though Kang Jianfei is famous all over the world because of "Jurassic Park", no one can guarantee that "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" can be praised in the West.
October 29th is the annual Halloween.
All kinds of supernatural, horror and ghost movies have been released one after another, and I took advantage of the festival to get a shot. Kang Jianfei's "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" is the most popular movie.
"Jurassic Park" is so successful, with a box office of 900 million US dollars worldwide. The highest box office film since the invention of the movie has put a superb halo on Kang Jianfei. Although the industry knows that the deputy director James Cameron has made great contributions to the film, the media and the public's attention is mainly focused on Kang Jianfei. "The Sixth Sense" is his first movie after "Jurassic Park". It has attracted attention from all parties before it was released.
On Halloween, among all kinds of horror and supernatural films, all the well-promoted films received good box offices. However, in the following days, these movies opened up box office due to their own quality.
In addition to "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural Horror", there is also a Disney cartoon called "Christmas Eve Horror".
"Christmas Eve Scarlet" is filmed in a traditional model freeze-frame manner. The post-production uses the digital 3D technology just developed by Disney. The audience needs to wear improved three-dimensional glasses to watch.
3D movies actually existed as early as the 1970s, and there were also ring-screen movies, ball-screen movies and imax movies. However, these film technologies have not been well promoted.
The original 3D film technology was basically used to make horror movies and pornographic films. 3D technology will make this film look very real and exciting. For example, the 3D color film "Stealer" cost $100,000, won a super box office of 27 million. Later, adult producers in the United States flocked to make 3D color. Romantic films greatly promoted the promotion and development of 3D technology.
Unlike previous 3D movies, "Christmas Eve" is the first digital 3D movie in film history. The influence level, distance and clarity are far beyond traditional 3D movies, making the audience unconsciously immersed in the three-dimensional world of ghosts.
In terms of film technology, Hong Kong, the Oriental Hollywood, is still too far from the real Hollywood!
"The Sixth Sense of Supernatural Sense" and "Christmas Eve" made efforts at the same time, and the two films became the most valuable hit movies on Halloween.
At first, the audience chose to watch "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" for Kang Jianfei's fame and the effective promotion of the film. But after watching this movie, they found that it was really exciting. Although it was a Hong Kong film, the spiritual core of "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" is universally used worldwide - family, family affection, responsibility, love and trust.
In the United States, which advocates family and responsibilities, "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" is definitely a main theme movie. It looks so warm and fresh in a bunch of thriller and horror movies.
"The Hollywood Reporter" gave a very high evaluation of "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural": "This is an intriguing thriller, or it is essentially a family film. Kang always brings us surprises. This surprise lasts until the end of the film. I believe many people will be surprised and stunned when they see it. Then they go to the cinema again to study it."
"Variety Show" also gave positive comments: "The little girl in the film has a sad and profound look. She stood in the middle of the church with a doll, and behind her was the cross of Jesus' crucifixion. She faced the camera with a wooden and silent look. The scene made it difficult for me to let go all night. Learn to talk and listen. This is the truth the film wants to tell us. People are like this, and people are like this, and people are like this."
The Los Angeles Times review is more blunt: "This is one of the most noteworthy films this year, and Kang's directorial skills are still so excellent."
"The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" does not have a stunning kung fu fighting, nor does it scare people tremble. It is completely touching with emotion. In contrast, it is the thrilling 3D cartoon "Christmas Eve". The digital 3D picture is the exclusive magic weapon for this film to attract audiences.
After three days of release in North America, "The Sixth Sense" had a box office of 25.74 million US dollars in the first weekend; "Christmas Eve" was chewed tightly behind, with a box office of 25.06 million US dollars.
Such box office results are nothing in Christmas or summer, but they are extremely outstanding on Halloween, leaving the horror thriller released at the same time a few streets away.
In the second week of release, "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" had a box office of 23.88 million in a single week, with a box office drop of only 7%. Thanks to the surprising and astonishing ending, many people bought tickets again to watch the second and third time in order to figure out the plot. Of course, another reason is that it was only released for three days in the first week, and the second week was counted for 7 days.
This week, "Christmas Night" is a bit inferior, with a weekly box office of US$21.45 million. Although this 3D digital animation is great, it rarely watches the second time after viewing it, and the thriller type is not suitable for the whole family to watch.
From October 29th to early December, "Christmas Night" was released before "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural", with a total box office of $71 million in North America.
The box office curve of "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" is very strange. Its box office declines for several consecutive weeks have been within 10%, and it has been dragged until Christmas.
The same is true for another time and space "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" with a box office of only $26 million in the first week, but it was fully screened for several months, and finally it finally won nearly $300 million in box office, ranking second in the North American annual box office list that year.
Kang Jianfei's "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" has been released for more than a month, and by Christmas, the number of scenes has been reduced to very little by Christmas. But when Christmas comes and the people of the United States and Canada are having a holiday carnival, the box office of "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" explodes again, forcing theaters to increase the number of episodes released for him.
From the end of October to mid-January, "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" finally won a box office of US$170 million. Although it was more than 100 million less than the box office of another time and space, Kang Jianfei was filming Chinese films after all, and it was already amazing to have such box office results.
This is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in North America so far. "Jurassic Park" does not count. The movie is often in English dialogue, and the Chinese lines in the entire film are less than one-third.
"The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" won the fourth-ranked North American annual box office list in 1993, and this news shocked Hollywood peers. When "Jurassic Park" swept the box office market, Hollywood filmmakers all took credit for Cameron, believing that without Cameron's assistance, Kang Jianfei could not have made a record-breaking blockbuster of $900 million worldwide.
But now "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" has quietly won $170 million in box office, which has shocked everyone. In particular, this movie uses supernatural thriller themes to tell family affection and trust, and it is also a Hong Kong film. It should be a failure no matter how you look at it. Its super high box office has made many insiders say they can't understand it.
After receiving the news, Hong Kong and Taiwan media were collectively **, and one by one, praising articles were released. In their opinion, "The Sixth Sense of the Supernatural" is a more pure Chinese film than "Jurassic Park". The entire film uses Chinese dialogue and the scenes are all in Hong Kong. It can win the fourth place in the annual box office list in North America, which is another international victory for Chinese films.
The commentary article of the China Times reads: "If Kang Jianfei is the greatest Chinese director, there may be many people who object. But the box office data will not lie, Kang Jianfei is undoubtedly the most successful Chinese-language business director."
"Tiantian Daily" unabashedly praising its boss: "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural Sense" hit a box office of $170 million in North America. Mr. Kang Jianfei once again defended his honor as a major international director. He is the pride of Hong Kong and the pride of all Chinese people."
"One Weekly", which will be hacked every time, also took the opportunity to join in the fun. This time it did not report Kang Jianfei's scandal, but it learned from somewhere about the news of the National Day tribute film "The Sound of the Wind", and criticized: "The talent of director Kang Jianfei is undoubtedly, but his character is worrying. It is reported that Kang Jianfei also participated in the screenwriter of the 45th anniversary of the National Day tribute film of the mainland when filming "Kung Fu". This is a typical act of charming the Communist Party to invite favors. He turned a blind eye to the Great Leap Forward, WG and 8 square meters, turned a blind eye to the bloody suppression of the people, but only knew how to praise merits. It was simply shameless... "
Well, this report from One Weekly has caused some response among the rightists in Hong Kong, but the vast majority of Hong Kong citizens are not interested in it. At most, they just watch the fun.
The most concerned people are the people in the circle. Once the news of "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" was released, it was like detonating a nuclear bomb in the Hong Kong film industry, injecting a shot of stimulant Hong Kong films, which also stimulated the box office growth of the Christmas and New Year seasons. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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