Before the premiere of "Titanic", busybodies claimed that the box office prospects of this film with the largest investment in history would be "a disaster no less than the sinking of the Titanic itself."
Even after the premiere, moviegoers continued to praise it, but there was no way to make the media and even onlookers have high expectations for the movie's future box office. After all, this is a movie with an investment of more than 300 million U.S. dollars. In this
In an era when investment in film production was basically less than 100 million, the emergence of "Titanic" was no less than a nuclear explosion. Not only Hollywood, but even Wall Street analysts made many predictions before the film was released.
They believe that if this US$200 million movie succeeds, it will inevitably bring the entire Hollywood into a "high investment, high risk" dragon pit and tiger's den.
Since 2004, commercial blockbusters with over 100 million US dollars will surely become the mainstream of Hollywood. The era of burning funds and endless special effects blockbusters is coming.
Li Qing agreed with this prediction.
Prior to this, the long-lasting Hollywood star system had already begun to show signs of fatigue. Only products that combine stars and celebrities can completely activate the market.
But unfortunately, although the reputation is gradually improving, the box office of "Titanic" on the first day it was released in the United States was only 2.83 million US dollars.
When a new movie is released, the first day is basically an explosive period, and the normal curve also opens high and moves low.
The opening of "Titanic" only cost 2.83 million US dollars, which seems good, but compared with the huge investment cost of 300 million US dollars, there is no doubt that this will be a money-losing movie comparable to "Underworld".
It will even become more infamous.
Many media people wrote articles the next day to denigrate "Titanic".
Although the box office feedback in Asia seems to be quite good, to verify whether a movie is commercially qualified, it naturally depends on the United States, the largest box office.
The box office trend in North America as a whole is undoubtedly extremely unfriendly to "Titanic".
With a box office figure of less than 30 million in the US market, it seems destined to be a money-losing movie.
After the first-day box office figures were released, even though "Titanic" ranked second at the box office, only 2 million less than the family comedy "The Mouse Diaries," it still couldn't escape the criticism from the media.
The well-known industry media "Hollywood Report" immediately contacted director Scott and starring Li Qing, Emma and others, and rather gloated about their opinions on the first day's box office.
Scott disagreed and said confidently: "It's only the first day, why are you anxious? I never make a movie that loses money."
Emma also publicly stated: "I am very confident in this movie. Maybe the box office power of this movie will not be apparent until holidays or weekends, so just wait! Time will tell everything!"
Li Qing asked directly: "Want to bet?"
The reporter from "The Hollywood Reporter" was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized and said excitedly: "How to bet?"
"The venue is reserved." Li Qing said casually: "How about ten bookings?"
The reporter nodded and agreed without thinking. This was something he had never imagined before calling him.
This is a huge topic. Bet against international superstar Li Qing. Which media has such treatment?
Of course, reporters also know that this is a bilateral hype.
"Hollywood Report" was for sales, while Li Qing was for the attention of "Titanic". Under this opportunity, both parties made a self-evident confirmation of this bet.
If "Titanic" fails at the box office, not only will Li Qing have to accept a free interview with "The Hollywood Reporter", but he will also have to ask Taylor to keep up.
On the contrary, "The Hollywood Reporter" would have to pay the price of ten bookings, which is equivalent to about 40,000 US dollars.
Li Qing's bet with "The Hollywood Reporter" spread immediately, and people were surprised by Li Qing's confidence. After all, if you want "Titanic" to not be a hit, you will have to work every day during the next release period.
Just maintain the box office of 28 million US dollars.
But, is this possible?
Isn't it just an April Fool's Day joke?
2004, April 2.
On the third day of the release of "Titanic", countless media personnel who heard about the bet quickly came to the cinema to see the ticket sales of "Titanic".
You wouldn't know it if you didn't look at it. This sight immediately scared many people into cold sweats.
Full! Full! Full!
Everything is full!
Almost every theater has an occupancy rate of over 95%. That is to say, on average, only five seats are vacant out of a hundred seats, and some even have a 00% occupancy rate.
Of course, media investigators basically looked at movie theaters in the city centers of major cities such as New York and Los Angeles. In crowded urban centers, some high-quality films, such as "Ratcatcher", which topped the box office for two consecutive weeks last month,
"Diary" also had such attendance when it was first released, so it's not surprising.
But the scary thing is that even in remote cities and towns, the attendance rate of "Titanic" exceeds 0%.
This is very scary. You know, when "The Mouse Diary" was first released, the attendance rate in remote towns was basically below 20%.
"God, this isn't the New Year's Eve, so how come we have such a high attendance rate?"
At this moment, yesterday's box office statistics were released, and "Titanic" topped the list with a dazzling box office result of US$37.4 million, knocking off the list of family comedy "The Mouse Diaries" with a box office of only US$22 million.
Not only that, on the third, fourth, and fifth days, the box office of "Titanic" began to continuously increase. On the fifth day, it even exceeded the single-day box office of 40 million U.S. dollars, equivalent to RMB.
, there are also 350 million.
All the media watching the good show fell silent for an instant.
No one can deny the money-making ability of "Titanic" anymore.
In just one week, "Titanic" has proven itself to the world with practical actions, with a box office of US$270 million.
The editor-in-chief of "The Hollywood Reporter" felt the tremendous pressure from outside public opinion. After the single-week box office of "Titanic" was released, he issued a public statement as soon as possible, questioning the box office revenue of "Titanic"
I felt very sorry for my lack of ability and took the initiative to conclude the bet a week ago in advance.
At the end, he announced the address of a movie theater in New York in the latest article of "The Hollywood Reporter" and claimed that he would arrange the movie theater's "Titanic" screening room for three consecutive days. He welcomed readers of "The Hollywood Reporter" to go and watch it for free.
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This kind of report can be said to have once again caused a huge topic.
With the box office success of "Titanic", the film's reputation has also begun to rise rapidly around the world.
On North America's famous Rotten Tomatoes film review website, the box office score of "Titanic" exceeded 9.0 on the first day of release, and it has continued to explode with strong stamina.
In the following week, the score climbed rapidly, eventually reaching 9.8 points, ranking first on the entire film review website, and the number of reviewers exceeded 80,000.
A post-viewing review by Matthew Stevenson, a famous European and American film critic, resonated with countless viewers and was officially pushed to the homepage of the website. "It is the king of movies, a masterpiece that truly sets the commercial and literary benchmark for blockbusters!"
"At a time when bad movies are popping up one after another, this almost perfect work "Titanic" came out. It not only won the market's reputation, but also earned people's tears."
"This is a visual feast about love and humanity."
"Young Jack Dawson and Ruth David Kate boarded the luxury liner Titanic in the UK and met halfway. They planned to elope after arriving in the United States. Unfortunately, the liner hit an iceberg and sank on the way.
Already..."
"When a disaster strikes, all kinds of things in the world converge into a hymn.
The young mother in the third class cabin knew that the hope of survival was as slim as a phantom, so she told her beautiful fairy tales to make her children sleep peacefully;
The elderly couple hugged each other gently with tears in their eyes, lying peacefully on the bed waiting for death to come;
The performers on the ship played sad music one after another and collaborated for the last time at the end of their lives;
The old captain walked into the captain's cabin and chose to spend the last moment of his life in this place that incorporated the greatest passion and glory of his life;
The heroine Rose did not want to be separated from Jack, and bravely jumped onto the deck of the Titanic when the lifeboat was lowered.
For her, the meaning of life far exceeds nostalgia for life.
When the big screen in front turns black, the credits begin to roll, and the classic "My Heart Will Go On" sounds, and the song ends?
No, everyone stayed on their seats, savoring the sadness in their hearts, unwilling to leave for a long time, letting tears flow freely into streams, and sadness drowning people's hearts like the night."
"Ships can sink and people can die, but human virtue, kindness, and integrity in the disasters of the century will never sink!"
"This is a masterpiece that calibrates the commercial and literary standards of blockbusters. In my heart, it is the absolute king of movies!"
While "Titanic" has achieved an astonishing box office of US$270 million in a single week in the US market, it is also booming at the overseas box office.
In its first week, "Titanic" successfully grossed US$320 million at the box office during its release in more than a dozen developed countries around the world. Including the US market, "Titanic"'s global box office total exceeded US$590 million in a single week.
All controversies about "Titanic" ceased at this moment.
In the second, third and fourth weeks, the North American box office of "Titanic" was no less than 20 million US dollars every day, ranking first in the single-day box office for four consecutive weeks.
A month has passed, and all the media have been completely numb to the non-stop box office surge. After seeing such a strong box office ability to attract money, major theater chains in North America have all made the unanimous decision to extend the release period of "Titanic".
The relevant person in charge even stated in public that as long as there are still people watching "Titanic", then this epic movie will never end!
Li Qing was deeply surprised by this. He was not sure whether "Titanic" had such treatment in his previous life, but he felt that with the current results, it would be easy to surpass the US$870 million box office in his previous life.
After topping the box office for consecutive weeks, the masterpiece "Titanic" has finally reached the pinnacle of film history amid the overwhelming enthusiasm of movie fans around the world.
In half a year, the total box office of "Titanic" in North America reached 2.24 billion US dollars, and the global box office totaled 370 million US dollars. Although many countries have already released "Titanic", including the United States, Canada and other regions with more developed copyright protection
, "Titanic" is still being released, and the promise of "it will never end as long as there are people watching it" promised by major theaters half a year ago seems to have been extended to today.
In China, "Titanic" was praised by the newly appointed No. 2 director in the early days of its release. So for the next half year, it was Manager Hai who praised "Titanic" everywhere in the domestic film market.
"No. 1" movie viewing craze, the scene of countless crazy men and women pouring out of the theater with swollen eyes and twisting handkerchiefs has become a hot topic in the mass media.
This phenomenon-level scene has attracted many official media reports. Among them, "People's Daily" and "Guangming Daily" even reported on the filming and production of "Titanic". CCTV even invited "
"Titanic", including Ryan Scott, Li Qing and other cast and crew members, conducted an exclusive interview.
On the day the interview program was broadcast, the ratings of CCTV 1 soared from the usual 7% to 24%, almost catching up with the Spring Festival Gala's ratings. This is enough to prove the popularity of "Titanic" in mainland China.
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Because of "Titanic", Scott, Emma and others have become the most familiar "well-known foreign literary and artistic workers" to Chinese citizens and even the world.
Li Qing himself has been named the most popular "Public Lover" by media around the world.
Li Qing's destructive power on boys and girls from all over the world is extremely huge.
Movies are a medium with a very low rewatch rate. However, "Titanic", which lasts for more than three hours, has become a "stunning movie" with a high rate of repeat viewings. The average audience can watch it two or three times.
It's so common, but a couple of Australian movie fans actually watched "Titanic" 87 times in the theater, and it quickly became a hot topic of discussion.
The posters, stickers, and photos of Li Qing in "Titanic" were basically sold out, and the buyers were all young girls.
After they bought stickers, posters, etc., they quickly covered their pencil boxes and the walls of their rooms.
Among them, the classic PSE with its bow facing the wind and flying with its arms spread out has also become a classic symbol of obsession among boys and girls in this era.
American gymnastics star Lillian Whitman was seriously injured after a competition and inadvertently revealed her wish to see Leesin. After this wish was captured on camera, it quickly spread throughout the United States and had a huge impact on citizens.
Sensational effect.
In the end, she got her wish.
When Leesin appeared in Lillian Whitman's hospital room and hugged the beautiful gymnast, the scene was captured by the camera and spread through the media, which instantly excited the girl's fans all over the world.
Many famous people have followed suit. Unfortunately, Leesin was not fooled.
The popularity of "Titanic" also brought Li Qing to the top of the world film industry.
Almost all countries around the world are talking about this movie, Li Qing, Emma, Scott and others. In terms of movie soundtrack, "Titanic" also allowed Chinese audiences to move from subconscious enjoyment to active enjoyment for the first time.
of listening.
Whether it is the melodious Scottish bagpipes when the giant ship sails, or the "Third Class Irish Dance" in the film, to the urgent sound effects when the ice ships collide, or the sad atmosphere of the closing music, all make people have a deep appreciation for "Titan".
I am obsessed with the vocal charm of "Nick", and I am not hesitant to praise the creator Leesin.
Of course, the most praised one is the movie theme song "y-heart-ill-g-n" sung by Taylor Swift.
This song became popular all over the world and became almost the most popular English song in mainland China. It even became the first English song that many Chinese people learned to sing. This also made Taylor famous all over China almost overnight.
There are also rumors that the CCTV Spring Festival Gala program team intends to invite Taylor to appear on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
Amidst such a huge sensation, 2004 passed quickly. In February, the new American Golden Globe Awards Ceremony organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will be held soon. This is a global live broadcast of the awards ceremony, and also a European and American TV broadcast.
A feast for people and filmmakers.
Seventy percent of the filmmakers who won the Golden Globe Awards won the film award at the Academy Awards ceremony in March of the following year. In other words, the Golden Globe Awards can be called the weathervane of the Oscar Awards Ceremony.
This year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony has attracted much attention. More than 55 million viewers across the United States watched this award ceremony at the same time, which is absolutely unprecedented.
Just because Li Qing, Emma, Scott, etc. are on the invitation list——