Chapter 206 205. The annual Shark Festival
"Blue Is the Warmest Color" became a hit in a way that no one expected.
Right now, this is the most widely discussed and most in-depth film in the film industry, on par with "The Lord of the Rings 3".
Even among art film fans, "Blue Is the Warmest Color" is more popular than "The Lord of the Rings 3", and many people said they cried after watching it.
Many people, especially the gay community, shouted that this was the best film of the year and that it must have a place at the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars, otherwise it would be a loss for the awards ceremony.
Eric couldn't help laughing as he watched major channels like NBC, ABC, and Fox all broadcast similar news.
Such a big thing cannot be ignored. If it is not ignored, some details have to be mentioned, which means helping promote the movie for free.
"Eric, Mary and I have grown our Facebook following again. We are now approaching 6 million. It feels great!"
Ashley happily smacked Eric on the face.
"Hahaha, now I wake up laughing in my dreams every night. It was the right decision to go to Boston."
"Eric, did you see that? So many people are calling for me and Ashley to win the Golden Globe or even the Oscar."
Mary spoke with great excitement, but once she started talking she couldn't focus on other things.
The warm environment disappeared and Eric felt a hint of coolness, so he reached out and pressed her down again.
Woohoo!
"That's right. Now it seems that we did the right thing. With less than two million dollars, we got a publicity effect that twenty million or even two hundred million dollars couldn't get."
"Right now, the gay community and those who support the gay community are praising you two very highly, which is very beneficial for you to win the award."
Pop! The stick popped out and hit Mary on the chin, and she looked at Eric with wide eyes.
"It's up to you now. After this incident, Blue Is the Warmest Color is expected to make over 100 million yuan at the box office, and MGM will make a fortune again. You have to continue to help us promote it."
"Haha. The judges are also human beings. They will also consider factors other than the film. Although it is a bit shameful to use political correctness to win awards."
"But we just happened to be in this situation, and we didn't take advantage of it on purpose. I will definitely help you win at least one of the Golden Globe and Oscar."
Ashley giggled and undressed, Mary ate and vomited more attentively, and the three of them began a new round of daytime sex.
Compared to the first week when the film was shown in less than 500 cinemas, the second week was far more exaggerated.
Except for those states where religious influence is too strong and conservative, theaters in other areas come to MGM to ask for the secret key to the film source.
As a result, the number of cinemas showing the film increased by more than 600 in the second week, and the scale of screening in more than 1,100 cinemas also made "Blue Is the Warmest Color" break the record in film history.
It became the same-sex themed film with the largest number of theaters and the most states of release.
This is still early, as there are still a number of theaters that have not signed contracts in time and can only wait until the third week to release the film.
It is the end of December and the second week box office results for "Blue Is the Warmest Color" are out, and it is a huge success just as expected.
More than 1,100 cinemas took in more than 35 million U.S. dollars at the box office, and the number of moviegoers increased significantly. It was undoubtedly a hit, and it firmly held its position as the runner-up in the weekly box office.
The champion is naturally "The Lord of the Rings 3", which set a new record for film and television with a box office of 87 million US dollars and won the box office championship in the second week in history.
Although not many people paid attention to the unpopular data in the second week, Knights of Middle-earth showed extraordinary box office potential and resilience.
Under the influence of the wave of public opinion, "Transformers" actually gained benefits. Some viewers who did not buy tickets for "Blue Is the Warmest Color" chose to rewatch "Transformers" again.
Coupled with the strong support from the gay community, "Transformers" grossed $14 million in North America this week, down only 17%, creating a small miracle.
The overseas box office earned more than 26 million US dollars, and the global total box office exceeded 890 million US dollars, officially surpassing "Finding Nemo".
It won the North American annual box office championship with a lead of 19 million US dollars. It took more than one and a half months to finally achieve this brilliant achievement.
According to this trend, the film can be shown for about two more weeks.
However, the hope of breaking through 1 billion US dollars is rather slim. Breaking 900 million US dollars is already far beyond Eric's expectations, and he is already content.
Once this achievement is achieved, MGM's stock price will at least increase by another 10% in the near future.
While "Blue Is the Warmest Color" was making great strides, "Sharknado 2" and "Monster" were also released.
The former is extremely ridiculous, and the latter is extremely dark.
There is no doubt that after experiencing the devastation of "Sharknado 1", the audience not only did not hate this series, but were looking forward to its arrival.
Many die-hard fans have been clamoring online to break the IQ limit, wanting to see what method the screenwriter can come up with this time to crush the audience's IQ.
Just like "Blue Is the Warmest Color", no other silly movie has ever been able to be released on such a large scale as "Sharknado". In a sense, it is also a record-breaking movie.
The release of "Sharknado 2" has become an annual sand sculpture carnival.
The media that did the interview last year did it again this year and started random shooting.
A beautiful female reporter from ABC walked down the street with a microphone in her hand: "This is the Concord Theatre, where we witnessed the madness of the first Sharknado movie being released last year."
"I remember the young people were going crazy, like, let's see if Sharknado 2 is still a hit this year?"
The female reporter crossed the street and approached the cinema. Behind her, a group of young people suddenly rushed out, talking and laughing as they walked quickly towards the cinema.
The female reporter didn't pay attention at first, but when she saw the skin of this group of young people, with white, black, yellow and brown skin mixed together, she felt that they looked somewhat familiar.
When I heard the familiar voice again, the scene last year suddenly came to my mind.
"Wait a minute, kids." The female reporter called out hurriedly.
Hearing this, the group of middle school students stopped.
"Hello, kids. I'm a reporter from ABC Entertainment Channel. I'm glad to meet you. Would you like to be interviewed?"
A group of middle school students' eyes lit up, and then they pointed at the female reporter and shouted excitedly.
"It's you! I remember your face. You were the one who interviewed us last year. It was also during Christmas. It was Sharknado 1, right?"
The female reporter burst into laughter, her memory was correct, it was really these children.
"Haha. That's right. It was me last year too. After the interview was broadcast, did you become famous?"
“Yeah!”
A group of middle school students immediately cheered.
"My mom told everyone I was on TV. It was the first time she was proud of me."
"A girl in my class is willing to date me, and now we are a couple."
"What are you going to interview today? It's not going to be Sharknado again, is it?"
The female reporter nodded: "Yes, meeting old friends again in an old place, it seems that everything is arranged by God."
"No, it's Sharknado's arrangement!"
Xiao Baizi said loudly, and then a group of young people began to shout loudly.
"Sharknado!"
"Sharknado!"
"Sharknado!"
The cheering appearance immediately attracted the attention of passers-by.
If it were last year, many people would look at them strangely, but this year is different. Many people showed understanding expressions, as if this is how it should be.
"Okay, okay, kids, stop for a second. You all know that Sharknado 2 is going to be another terrible movie, so why are you still going to the theaters?"
"Are you kidding? It's really good. It's just not the same kind of good as a normal movie."
"Everyone in our school is watching Sharknado now. If you don't watch it, you will fall behind the times."
“Yes, Sharknado is indeed a terrible movie, but it is terrible in style, terrible in a high level, terrible in a unique way, and terrible in a way that you have to look up to it.”
The little yellow boy wearing glasses made an exquisite summary like a class tyrant, and his classmates nodded in agreement.
"Okay, it's almost time, the show is about to start!"
The others hurried to the cinema, and Xiao Heizi pointed to the camera and said, "Mom, big sister, second sister, third sister, fourth brother, youngest brother, I love you!"
The female reporter nodded with emotion: "He still loves his family and his family as much as he did last year. He is such a good boy."
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"That's not right. How come there seems to be another brother than last year? And why is his father still not mentioned?"
"Without a dad, how can there be another little brother?"
In the cinema, Eric and Theron sat together.
Watching Ryan Reynolds hit a shark with a baseball bat and hit a home run was exactly the same as the one in the first movie where he stabbed the shark to death with a pool cue.
Theron was already grinning from ear to ear, just like everyone else around her.
Until their family fought sharks on the Empire State Building and at altitudes of 10,000 meters, held electric wires to draw lightning into their bodies, and compared themselves to gods with their mortal bodies.
Everyone felt that their brains were no longer able to think, because they would crash as soon as they thought.
Most moviegoers try to keep quiet, but with Sharknado the more rowdy the better.
"Hahahaha. I almost cried because of laughing. How can Ryan Reynolds be so funny without changing his expression?"
"It is impossible to equate the character on screen with the second male lead in Transformers. The separation is too strong."
"A good actor can be versatile. When you watch The Hangover starring him, you will know that this guy can not only act cool, but also play shit and piss with ease."
Charlize Theron wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Who are the screenwriter and director? Why do they have such wild imaginations?"
"The director is the Wayans brothers, and I don't know the screenwriter. I don't know where Allen found this third-rate screenwriter from."
"Hahaha, is this really a disaster movie? Honey, I'm sorry I haven't seen the first one, but how about we catch up on it tonight?"
"No problem. Actually, if you think about it from another angle, from a human perspective, Sharknado is indeed a disaster movie."
"But from the shark's perspective, this is a Final Destination movie, with sharks killed in fancy ways."
"If you think about this kind of movie for even a second, it means you don't trust the screenwriter and are irresponsible to the director."
"It's a huge waste of my frontal lobe and a huge disrespect to the special effects skills of the print shop owner."
"Brother, what you said is great!"
In front, an old man turned his head and gave a thumbs up.
In the same cinema, the next door theater was showing "Monster" starring Charlize Theron.
In stark contrast to the Sharknado side who were having a blast, the audience here all had serious expressions on their faces, and apart from the occasional cough, no one made any noise.
Under the operation of MGM, the plot of "Monster" is darker than the original.
Incest, pedophilia, drug abuse, alcoholism, abuse, lesbianism, violence, robbery, murder The heroine Irene, played by Charlize Theron, was born with a full level of debuffs, as if she had gathered all the darkest elements in the world.
There was not a single minor in the theater, and because the film was too dark and cruel, it was definitely rated NC17.
Most audiences cannot connect the eyebrow-less, foul-mouthed tough woman on the big screen with the sexy and beautiful Charlize Theron.
The contrast is much greater than in Ryan Reynolds' two movies. At least Deadpool's face hasn't changed.
As it also involves the relationship between lesbians, "Monster" is very lucky as it coincides with the bonus period created by "Blue Is the Warmest Color".
There is a huge demand for this genre in the market right now, with the film showing in more than 800 theatres in the first week.
If it is issued by a small company and cannot catch up with the special period, it would be a blessing if there are 200 companies.
However, Eric does not have high expectations for the box office of "Monster", for the same reason: it's too dark and cruel.
Now is a time of celebration and joy for peer groups. What everyone wants to see is true love, preferably a comedy.
Although "Blue Is the Warmest Color" ends in tragedy, at least the process is sunny and refreshing, giving people a warm feeling.
"Monster" is just the opposite. The name of the movie gives people a bad feeling.
Late at night, after watching a movie, Eric and Theron returned to the apartment.
After watching the first Sharknado movie, the two of them lay on the bed and made out.
"Honey, do you think I can win an award for Monster?"
"Why not? Your performance is excellent. Gaining weight makes you ugly. Oscar likes actresses to act ugly the most."
"And judging from the situation this year, there haven't been many outstanding films with a female perspective so far."
"Commercial films are ruled out first. Maybe Naomi Watts in 21 Grams is good, and Diane Keaton's performance in Something's Gotta Give is also OK."
“Lost in Translation is a good movie, but Scarlett Johansson’s performance is clearly not up to the level of a master and is not very threatening.”
"Generally speaking, the competition for Best Actress next year will not be as fierce as this year. Honey, you have a high chance of winning."
Theron bit his chest and said, "Are you pretending to be a fool? Why can you miss Blue Is the Warmest Color? The Olsen sisters are very popular now."
"Many people say that the two of them will definitely win the Best Actress award. They were all directed by you."
"Jealous?" Eric lifted her chin.
"No, that's your work, and the Olsen sisters did a really good job, I can see that."
"It's just that it's hard to get such a good role again. I'm afraid this is my only chance. I won't even be eligible to be shortlisted in the future."
Eric chuckled and hugged her tightly: "Baby, I will try my best to allocate resources to you. You are the one I love the most. Let's do our best to compete for the Best Actress award."
"Do you mean what you said?"
“Not really.”
"Hate!"
(End of this chapter)