With the foundation of the first two films, the filming of "Final Destination 3" was basically a piece of cake. There were no big Hollywood stars and no hype. It only took about a month to complete all the filming and post-editing of "Final Destination 3", which was very fast.
However, despite the very fast speed, the total investment of the entire film cost a total of 15 million US dollars.
Fifteen million dollars.
It’s almost RMB 100 million.
Why?
Because apart from some blood and some extreme accidents that were processed in detail, everything else in the movie is real.
Even, it's frighteningly realistic.
Every explosion and accident is actually burning money...
There is only one purpose for doing this, and that is to create a real sense of fear that is immersive.
James felt that he had gone further and further in the field of thrillers, and had even planned to become the king of thriller directors in the future.
This is the kind of thriller I’ll make in my lifetime!
…
June 1st is International Children's Day.
The whole world attaches great importance to this festival. This festival not only represents a happy day for children, but also represents the huge and heart-warming golden light hidden behind it.
Money from children and women is the easiest to make.
This is recognized by the world.
Therefore, all walks of life aim at this day to launch various new products and activities in preparation for making a fortune during this festival. If they fail to make a good profit, it would be a waste of this festival.
Hollywood is naturally no exception. In mid-May, it announced that several animated films would be released on this day.
Posters of children's animated films such as "Frozen 2", "The Winx", "Magic Turtle and Rabbit" and so on have flooded major cinemas. For a time, the cinemas were filled with all kinds of cute cartoon pictures, which were simply too adorable.
However……
The skull poster of "Final Destination 3" stands out among these cute movie posters.
Very much.
It's an eyesore.
Moreover, it is very inappropriate.
Even 80% of netizens on the Internet criticized the movie "Final Destination 3", and James was even rated as the most evil director with no childlike innocence in Hollywood history.
"Whiplash", which was released last month, had a score of over 9.4 on the American Movie Network, but the score of "Final Destination 3" dropped directly below 6.0, becoming the worst movie in the "Remote" company, directly breaking a worst record.
after all……
This is a children's festival.
You suddenly come to a R-rated movie.
Is this appropriate?
Aren't you afraid of scaring the children?
However, James still went against the current and insisted on the June 1st schedule and refused to change it.
I'm going to risk my reputation to get it released.
"This movie is meant for adults. There is a label on the movie itself that prohibits children from watching it. May I ask, am I breaking the law by releasing it on June 1? If I am breaking the law, call the FBI to arrest me!"
Faced with a lot of criticism, James simply said something very arrogant, the only thing missing was a picture of him giving the middle finger.
At this time, everyone suddenly realized that there was no way to deal with James.
Did James break the law?
like……
No!
The Final Destination series of movies are not shown in some countries, and the countries where they are shown basically don’t care about it…
If you have no shame, you are invincible.
If a big director like you, James, is so shameless, what else can others do?
Of course, although there is nothing that can be done about James, under such circumstances, people from all walks of life are boycotting "Final Destination 3", and the ratings are getting worse and worse.
It is ironic that although there were countless voices of boycott against "Final Destination 3" on the Internet, the tickets for "Final Destination 3" were sold out within one minute of the pre-sale ticket window opening.
Many fans who were waiting by the window didn't get anything and only saw the words "Come back tomorrow".
Damn it!
Aren’t everyone boycotting this movie and refusing to watch it?
How come you only talk but your body is so honest?
…
Morning of June 1st.
Disneyland was packed with people, and all the children, led by their parents, were enjoying themselves in the park.
Every recreational facility was packed with people. Waves of thrilling and healing sounds floated over the park. The scene was unprecedented and unparalleled.
Elisa in the office took a look at the grand scene in the park and nodded unconsciously.
In May, they planned to transform this year's Disneyland into a fairy tale empire for children in conjunction with the release of the fairy tale movie "Winx".
It seems...
The effect is very good.
After looking at the data report for the morning hour provided by the assistant, Eliza finally laughed.
This year’s 6.1 was more lively than last year, and the turnover within one hour was even crazier than last year.
It seems to be a really good match for the promotion of the movie "Winx".
Well, can we break last year’s business record this year?
Eliza's heart was filled with anticipation.
but……
When you think everything is going well, fate always plays a joke on you.
Ten o'clock in the morning.
A series of ticket refund applications have begun to appear on the website window of Disneyland.
At first, the staff didn't care. After all, buying and refunding tickets is a very normal thing and no big deal.
However, at 10:30 in the morning, the trend of ticket refunds suddenly increased.
The tourists who originally came to buy tickets suddenly decided to refund their tickets or not buy them.
Moreover, the "roller coaster" in the amusement park, which had always had a long queue, no longer had to queue. And as time went by, by the afternoon, except for places like the water park, there were fewer and fewer people in other places...
The staff was stunned.
What's going on?
They told Eliza about this immediately.
…
At first, after listening to the report and looking at the data, Eliza didn't think there was anything wrong.
She just thought it was a natural fluctuation.
When facing the staff, he still showed a worry-free smile.
However, when Eliza saw that the ticket promotion business was even crazier than the ticket buying business, she was dumbfounded.
The smile on his face began to disappear and turned into disbelief.
What's wrong?
What exactly happened?
This has never happened since Disney was founded, okay?
This is June 1st!
Eliza was anxious.
She immediately asked her assistant to investigate what happened. It's normal for a few people to come and get their tickets refunded, but hundreds or thousands of people coming to get their tickets refunded...
Is this a joke?
"Ms. Eliza, the results are out!"
"What's wrong?"
“Final Destination 3 premieres today!”
"I know. Wait, could it be "Final Destination 3"..." Eliza instantly remembered the airport and transportation in the past.
The bad feeling in her heart became stronger and stronger.
"Yes, the first accident was the roller coaster, and..."
"And what?"
"And some scenes in Final Destination 3 look similar to our Disney... This is a video of part of the movie, take a look..."
"Okay...wait, what!"
When Eliza saw the screams and the series of tragic events on the roller coaster in the video, her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
This is not important, what is important is...
Just as the assistant said, some scenes in "Final Destination 3" are indeed similar to Disney. Even Eliza felt a creepy sense of being there after watching it.
Isn't this a trap for them?
What is Lu Yuan going to do?
"Wait! Does the 'remote' company also have a 'remote' park?"
"yes!"
"Are they also holding an event today?"
"right……"
"I want to see their data, the sooner the better! Um, Huaxia's data!"
"Okay, I'll check it out right away!"
“…”
After watching the assistant leave, Eliza felt extremely complicated.
I want to curse!
…
Final Destination 3 premieres on June 1.
It looks very different in a series of children's movies.
However……
Although the online criticism was getting more and more fierce, the screening room of Final Destination 3 was packed with people, and many staff members sneaked in to watch the movie...
This time, the story takes place in an amusement park.
With the two movies 1 and 2 as a foundation, James has become more proficient in controlling "Final Destination 3". Moreover, the "Final Destination" series of movies in this world did not experience changes in the director midway like the original world, and the plot is also fuller and more reasonable, so the creepy feeling is even stronger!
Every accident caused bursts of shocking screams in the screening room from time to time.
Everyone experienced a feeling of terror from the depths of their souls.
Although the theaters for the three movies "Frozen 2", "The Winx", and "The Magical Turtle and the Silly Rabbit" were all full of movie fans, they didn't seem to be as lively as "Final Destination 3"...
All of this seems to be hinting at an ending.
"Final Destination 3" is a hit again!
Early morning of June 2nd.
"Final Destination 3" grossed a staggering $13 million worldwide, breaking another record.
and……
China is not included in this box office statistics!
It is the total box office in overseas markets.
After all, China cannot release such movies, and James has not considered the Chinese market.
After seeing this data, James laughed like a fool and couldn't help but invite all the crew members to a celebration party and then got drunk.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Disneyland's revenue hit a record low of 6.1.
The data in all aspects are even similar to the usual sales volume.
Then……
Eliza, the person in charge, stared closely at the performance of the "Remote" Paradise on June 1st.
After seeing the data of the "remote" park on June 1, and comparing the data of China's "Disney" park with the "remote" park...
She felt her mentality collapse.