Chapter 48 50. I just want to ask you whether you will explode or not? (Please collect and read)
"You should go to the cinema and see the audience, it's hilarious."
At the Cooper home, Eric, Warren, Bordeaux and Judy sat in front of the TV, which was showing footage from the cinema.
As for Billy, he hasn't returned from the UK yet. Michael Dobbs, the author of "House of Cards", is not just a writer. His main job is a politician, a Conservative Party member of parliament and a special government adviser. He is very busy every day.
Billy had been asking for a long time, and the other person finally agreed to meet because she was on vacation recently.
On the TV screen, groups of young people walked into the cinema, bought tickets for Sharknado, and waited for the show to start while talking.
"You're right to listen to me. I was browsing IMDB last night, and suddenly there were a lot of comments under Jaws. They were all talking about Sharknado, saying it was a groundbreaking work comparable to Jaws. I must watch it."
"Comparable to Jaws? Are you kidding? That's Spielberg's movie. I've never heard of this director. Anthony Ferrante, do you know who he is? And this AK Films, are you sure they're not arms dealers?"
"Jeff! Don't plant prejudice in your mind before you watch a movie. That's wrong. Spielberg was also a newcomer before he made Jaws. Who knows if Anthony Ferrante will be the next Spielberg?"
A young couple was eating ice cream, and the girl frowned and asked, "Charles, why do you want to watch this movie? Date A Live is obviously better."
The boy shook his head. "Laura, Howard recommended it to me. He saw it yesterday and said it was awesome. We have to see it."
"But I want to watch Date A Live."
"Don't worry, after we finish watching Sharknado, we can continue watching Date A Live. The night is still long."
Judy asked curiously, "Why are all the people buying tickets young? Aren't there audiences of other ages?"
"Because the promotional strategy used is mainly online posting and commenting, and most people who like to surf the Internet are still young people."
"Besides, young people like to act weird. I can't let others be spared when I'm in trouble. Office workers don't have the time for such things."
Bordeaux brought a tray of beer and asked, "Is this promotional strategy considered a scam?"
Eric laughed: "It's about movies, it's about art. Everyone has a different understanding and pursuit of art. How can it be considered a scam?"
"Have you ever seen a movie that received 100% positive reviews? The Godfather? The Shawshank Redemption? 12 Angry Men? No one can do that. This is art!"
The three of them nodded, seeming to think it made sense.
On TV, the next scene changed to the group of people walking out of the screening room, and it was obvious that they had been fooled and were furious.
"This is what you call a classic movie comparable to Jaws? Are you out of your mind? This is simply the worst movie I have ever seen!" a young man yelled at his friend.
The other party whispered, "It's rare to see a movie this bad. Isn't it considered a groundbreaking work?"
"you"
“That makes sense!”
"Laura, Laura, don't be like this, don't act like this, how about we go watch Date A Live? Don't you want to watch it? Please don't leave."
The girl on the screen sighed, "Charles, forget it today. My head hurts and it feels like a shark is gnawing at it."
Then a voice-over sounded next to it: "Then you should kill it with a pool cue!"
Hahahaha, laughter suddenly broke out in the cinema.
"Poor Charles! Warren, you have done that lad harm, and he shall not get his reward to-night."
Warren grinned and said, "Do you think he will be angry? And if he is angry, will he continue to recommend Sharknado to his friends?"
"Bing go! This is human nature, he will definitely do this!" Eric snapped his fingers.
Bang!
The two clinked their glasses and drank their beer in one gulp.
In this situation, young people spread the message spontaneously in order to seek psychological balance, and online trolls fan the flames.
The second day's box office of "Sharknado" was released, which tripled to more than 4 million US dollars, already breaking even and making a profit.
After getting this data, everyone at AK Films cheered, and everyone knew that "Sharknado" was going to make a fortune.
On December 18, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was released. The Battle of Helm's Deep began, and the cavalry from the Khan and the orc army fought to the death on the screen. The exaggerated momentum created a magnificent war effect, like a galloping warhorse rushing into the distance.
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On December 19, the iron cavalry from Middle-earth swept across the entire North American film market, and all other films were affected without exception and were defeated.
"Sharknado" was not immune to the impact, and on the third day, its box office dropped to more than 2 million. This was because many people, after watching "The Lord of the Rings 2", chose to watch "Sharknado" to relax.
This downward trend lasted for three days until the end of the first weekend of "The Lord of the Rings 2", and the strongest phase of this monster was finally over.
The first weekend box office of "The Lord of the Rings 2" was 62 million US dollars, which is still a long way from "Spider-Man 1".
In addition, the first weekend box office of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was 88 million US dollars, which also failed to break the record of 113 million US dollars set by "Spider-Man 1".
Until next year, Spider-Man 1 has already firmly secured the title of first weekend box office champion.
As the popularity of "The Lord of the Rings" came to an end, and with Bermahadi approving another 500,000 yuan to hire a network of internet trolls for publicity, "Sharknado", which had originally lost some of its popularity, became popular again.
On the sixth day, the box office returned to 3.5 million, and on the seventh day, it reached 4.4 million. The total box office for the first seven days was 12.7 million. After deducting the production and publicity costs, it had earned 4 million US dollars.
Compared with the scale of screening in 435 cinemas, the box office of 12.7 million is really insignificant. Generally speaking, this kind of movie will be scaled down in the second week and then rolled off the big screen after the second week.
But Sharknado is an exception because its box office continues to grow while the box office of all movies continues to decline.
This phenomenon rarely occurs, but when it does occur it usually represents a situation where the film is of high quality, has a great reputation and has been spontaneously promoted by fans.
Don't worry about whether it's a good reputation or a bad reputation, I just want to ask you whether it will be a big hit or not? So after the first week's box office came out, especially after seeing the growth chart, Charlie Cooper made a big move and expanded the number of theaters showing "Sharknado" to second-tier cities. The number of theaters showing "Sharknado" also increased to 970.
In the Christmas war, the fox who is trying to take advantage of the situation is about to start to exert his strength.
The humble author prays online! (End of this chapter)