Chapter 319: Champagne at Halftime



Unlike its absolutely overwhelming advantage in China, the box office situation of "The Devil's Tide" overseas, especially in North America, is not optimistic.

First of all, as a veteran series, "Fast and Furious 11" has many loyal fans in North America, and the final work in the series is full of gimmicks. It can be said that if there was no "Tides of Destruction", the box office champion in North America this year would undoubtedly be "Fast and Furious 11".

Secondly, this movie is the finale of the series, but it doesn’t mean that the actors and producers will stop filming. They already have plans for similar racing-themed movies in the future. This movie is the end, but not the conclusion. Therefore, the box office is very important.

In addition, "Tides of Unforgettable" is a fantasy epic theme, which is not the most popular even in Europe and the United States. Just as there are audiences in China who avoid ancient martial arts and fairy tales, there are also audiences abroad who feel sick when they see knights' armor. Especially in North America, a place without much historical weight, stories around people are more attractive than those distant fantasies. North America itself has a car culture, and the first car of young people is very important. Therefore, in terms of subject matter, "Fast and Furious 11" has an advantage.

Finally, the number of films scheduled is a major flaw.

"Fast and Furious 11" had 47% of the first-day screenings in North America, while "Uncharted Waters" only had 17%. There is a 30% gap between the two, which cannot be made up by quality or reputation.

If the total box office on Christmas Day in North America is $500 million, then the upper limit of "Fast and Furious 11" will be more than $200 million, while the upper limit of "Mad Money" will be $80 million.

This can be seen from the pre-sale box office. The pre-sale box office of "Fast and Furious 11" on the first day was close to 100 million US dollars, while that of "Uncharted Waters" was less than 20 million.

North American audiences still lack confidence in "The Unholy Alliance".

A few hours after "The Magic Tide" was released in Jiangcheng, midnight also arrived in New York, North America.

Two highly anticipated movies have arrived as scheduled.

The New York Times even set up a special webpage for the box office competition between the two, updating the box office performance of the two films in real time.

Just after midnight, when the first game ended, "Fast and Furious 11" was leading with a huge advantage.

In fact, anyone who knows a little about movie box office can see that with such a huge disparity in screenings, "Under Tides" will definitely not surpass "Fast and Furious 11". The first-day champion is 100% "Fast and Furious 11".

By the evening in North America, 24 hours later, the New York Times website showed that the North American box office of "Fast and Furious 11" was 130 million U.S. dollars, while "On Tides" was 40 million U.S. dollars.

The special feature studio was presented on the Nasdaq screen, with a female host and two guests talking about two movies.

"I think what "The Devil's Tide" lacks is the portrayal of heroes. Throughout the movie, we can only see the struggles of ordinary people, but not a hero, an extraordinary person who transcends everyone else. There are only martyrs. A movie without heroes has no theme, and this is where it fails."

One guest commented.

"In comparison, 'Fast and Furious 11' focuses on the relationship between the protagonist and his family. Compared to the relationship between people and the world, those huge emotions or the emotions between family members are more touching. This is the reason for the success of 'Fast and Furious 11'."

Another guest added.

The female host wearing glasses looked at the audience after hearing the comments from the two guests.

"After listening to the opinions of the two guests, I have something special to say at this exciting moment."

She stood up, walked to the side, and in front of the screen showing the real-time box office of "Fast and Furious" and "Demon Tides", she spoke vividly.

"It's crazy what's happening right now, right here in New York, Times Square, it's unprecedented, let me be specific, I want to talk to you about success, success is all about growth, inheritance, continuation, about family."

“If you want to succeed, you must defeat yourself and the glory you have ever achieved. If you want to succeed, you must be able to stand up with your head held high after being knocked down countless times. No one can explain this better than the team of “Fast and Furious”.”

"Cyrel, he is one of the most box office-appealing action movie actors in North America and the world, but despite his resume, he has never realized his dream of being the number one box office actor of the year, but he never gave up."

"Looking back, a few years ago, the box office of Speed ​​was suppressed by superhero movies. Until six years ago, the highest-grossing movie in the series was born. In that summer, nothing could stop Cyril and Speed, even those superheroes that were mass-produced like canneries were defeated by him."

"But as we all know later, the release of two consecutive films in the fall made him miss the opportunity to become the annual box office champion. This time, he couldn't even get second place. What's worse, he may have missed an opportunity that will never come again."

"Later, there were those popcorn superhero movies again. These movies came one after another, like a mountain blocking his way, but he and Speed ​​never stopped fighting. In the last film, he finally defeated his inner demons and defeated a superhero movie. But now?"

"We are at the end of the first day of the most luxurious Christmas season. Before its release, Speed ​​was heavily criticized by critics, who believed that Cyril and his racing movies were on the decline. Those critics blindly praised Lu Ban, a director from the East, and claimed that he would get one of the top five box office hits in film history."

"But so far, we haven't seen the amazing quality of the legendary "Magic Tide", and we haven't seen the wonderful performance of Lu Ban. Instead, what we have seen is the audio-visual feast brought to the audience by Cyril and his amazing racing skills."

"Everything has come to this day, the day when the first day box office closes. Inner demons can be defeated, dreams can be realized, and Cyril and his Speed ​​will prove his strength to the world, while Lu Ban and his Tide of Devil will become the best backdrop on this road to victory."

"Let's wait and see, a new legend is born."

The female host's impassioned speech attracted many people to stop and watch, and the screen behind her showed that in North America, the first-day box office of "Fast and Furious 11" crushed "Tides of Destiny" and became today's box office champion.

Just as this speech and video, which seemed to be a declaration of victory, spread on the Internet and were brought to China, the domestic first-day box office statistics were also released.


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