Hollywood Drawing

“The Dark Knight has been in theaters for a full week, and its total box office has reached US$285 million. It is the first-day box office record in North America, the first-week box office record in North America, the fastest to break through the North American box office of US$100 million, and the fastest to break through the North American box office of US$150 million. , 200 million U.S. dollars, 250 million U.S. dollars, etc., all box office records in the North American theater market have been broken one after another in front of this great movie!" --- "Los Angeles Times"

"Even God coming to earth cannot stop Wayne Greenberg from continuing to crush the theater market! "The Dark Knight" has crushed all of North America, the entire Hollywood, and even the strongest start in the world's film history!" - --"Premiere"

"Wayne Greenberg, the great master of film noir and Oscar-winning director, has once again smashed the theater market with his dark style after four years. "The Dark Knight" has received more than 100 million hits in just seven days since its release. The worship of 30 million movie fans!" ---"Hollywood Daily Entertainment"

"The box office in its first week of release is US$285 million! "The Dark Knight" is about to face a strong challenge this weekend, and "Jurassic Park 2" will open large-scale theaters in major cities in North America this morning, Steven Spielberg Greenberg vs. Wayne Greenberg, who will be the final winner?!" --- "Entertainment Weekly"

"The Tyrannosaurus rex strikes again! Steven Spielberg brings the sequel to "Jurassic Park" to the North American theater market. The summer season has begun, and movie fans are in for a movie-watching feast..."

Early on Friday morning, the media began to hype news related to the two movies. However, looking at the publicity in the media, Warner Bros. was obviously better. This was mainly due to the explosive box office of "The Dark Knight." Some media have given the entertainment front page to Batman, but in May, the beginning of the summer season, only these two mega-productions were released. Obviously, "Jurassic Park 2" also has a lot of topics.

What has attracted even more attention from the media is the news that "The Dark Knight" has landed overseas. Starting today, this movie, which has made the first start in history in North America, will officially be released in English-speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Dozens of countries and regions, including gay friends, including Europa and other traditional dumping grounds for Hollywood movies.

This movie has created extremely brilliant results in North America. Everyone wants to know whether the movie can adapt to the tastes of overseas movie fans, and whether there will be a Waterloo that will shock everyone's jaws. All the media and insiders are almost While looking forward to a stranglehold between Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, we are also waiting for the overseas results of "The Dark Knight."

"Do you think the boss has any hope of surpassing the miracle he and Steven created in 1993?"

In the lobby of a chain of theaters owned by Imperial Cinemas in Burbank, Los Angeles, Actor Henry was sitting in the seating area holding a few movie tickets in his hands. In front of him was a bustling crowd of people queuing up to buy tickets and popcorn drinks. He lowered his head and started again. He looked at the newspaper in his hand boredly and said: "$285 million, my God, the boss has created a miracle this time that is beyond the reach of mortals!"

"If there was no "Jurassic Park 2", it should be able to achieve the results of "Joker" back then, but now..." Zack Snyder shook his head, especially when he saw those with children. family group, many people chose after "Jurassic Park 2". "I'm afraid that if these two large-scale productions of staggering size collide, both sides will be hurt, and no one will get the ideal result!"

"Ha, I will definitely complain to Wayne later, just because you don't support him!" The conversation between the two was heard by the girl wearing a cap and sunglasses. Charlize Theron looked around. , seeing that no one noticed them here, he playfully waved his fists at the two men and threatened them hatefully.

"Sally, I hid most of the bad things you did on the set from you!" As a producer, Ector Henry was obviously not afraid of her threats. He curled his lips and said unceremoniously: "Also That Italian woman is more mature, otherwise..."

"Shut up!"

The South African diamond rolled her eyes, obviously not wanting to continue talking about this topic. She looked at the newspaper in the other person's hand and said, "I don't think so. After the release of "Joker" and "Jurassic Park", those media were not advocating for Hollywood. Will it enter a new chapter of one billion dollars? After all these years, aren't there still only these two movies? From my perspective, the only one who can break the record of 1993 again is Wayne."

They just flew back to Los Angeles from Australia yesterday. The main purpose was of course to promote the second part of "The Matrix". When they saw that all of North America was plunged into the dark storm of "Batman", they were also very interested in this film. I was full of curiosity, so I took a break from my busy schedule to watch the movie.

Since "The Matrix" is shot in two or three parts, although this shooting method can save the producers a lot of money, it is a chore for the crew members. The filming work is busy and arduous, so they are far away in Australia. Everyone filming has not had the chance to see "Batman: The Dark Knight".

"We have the same opinion." As a die-hard Wayne fan, Ector Henry was a die-hard Wayne fan before he joined Warner Bros. He almost subconsciously nodded and said: ""The Bat" "The Dark Knight" has received explosive reviews both from the audience and from professional film critics.

Moreover, since the film was released, it has achieved the most perfect opening results in the history of movies. This is the first time that such a situation has occurred in Hollywood. I feel that no matter how good "Jurassic Park 2" is, it cannot escape the nature of a summer popcorn movie for the whole family. Whether it is the audience's reputation or professional ratings, it is difficult to compare with "Batman: The Dark Knight" by the boss. , "Jurassic Park 2" will definitely not be an obstacle to the greatness of "Batman: The Dark Knight"! "That's right!" "

Charlize Theron glared at Zack Snyder, stretched out her hand, turned her head and gave Henry a high-five.

"It's almost time, let's go in."

Zack Snyder shrugged. To a certain extent, they are all considered to be Wayne's own people. Many people in the industry even regard them as people who came out of Wayne's crew. Faction, and the reason why he can successfully lead a huge crew and achieve today's achievements depends almost entirely on Wayne's support and early teaching, so Zack Snyder also hopes that the other party will make history again.

In order to hide Charlize Theron, a few people did not pay too much attention to the movie fans. At this time, when they stood up and lined up to enter, they realized that something was wrong.

The two films "Jurassic Park 2" and "The Dark Knight" are almost 50/50 in this theater in terms of film schedule and number of screening halls, each occupying half of the screenings. But starting from the queue of movie fans preparing to enter, a relatively obvious difference appeared.

Zack Snyder didn't know what the scene was like when "Jurassic Park 2" opened, but the team they followed definitely had no less than 130 people, which should have been reached for a modern multiplex theater. Even if the maximum capacity of a large screening hall is less than 90%, the attendance rate will not be less than 90%.

"Damn, Tom, I actually wanted to watch "Jurassic Park." Didn't we already watch "The Dark Knight" twice last week? I really regret listening to your bullshit plan and buying "The Dark Knight" again. "movie tickets, I spent all my pocket money on Batman peripherals last week. After watching this, I have no money to buy another T-Rex movie ticket..."

The complaint of a teenager in front of Zack Snyder aroused his considerable interest. He moved forward with interest, trying to hear clearly what the two were discussing.

"I didn't tempt you, Tang De!" Another teenager, aged sixteen or seventeen, turned his head angrily and said to his companions: "Think about it, don't you want to find out why the clown changed? Is it like this now? Don’t you want to watch the Joker’s great criminal concept anymore? Don’t you..."

"Okay, ok." The boy named Tang De raised his hands and made a surrender gesture, and said bitterly: "Fuck the Tyrannosaurus Rex, let's continue studying "The Dark Knight", I don't want to talk to Ruth When they got together, we couldn't chat together. I will get some pocket money from my dad tonight, and we will watch it again tomorrow. Unfortunately, it would be great if there were video tapes of "The Dark Knight" for sale now! "

"Yes, yes." The other boy nodded with deep understanding. "It would be great if there were video tapes for sale..."

Listening to the conversation between the two teenagers in front of them, Zack Snyder and Ector Henry looked at each other and both grinned. Apparently, they had discovered that some of the movie fans in the long line formed.

Checking in, entering, and then there was a two-and-a-half-hour long plot. It was not until the end of the movie that Zack Snyder and others followed the fans and applauded the movie subtitles for five minutes before queuing up. Walked towards the outside of the cinema.

If I say the biggest feeling after watching this movie, for Zack Snyder, it is not the shocking plot, nor the thrilling car chase action scenes, nor the endlessly charming clown. What made him think was precisely the length of the movie.

In the field of commercial films that focus on the commercial market, the two and a half hours of this film is obviously unreasonable. This is to put it mildly. If you think about it from the perspective of a producer or even a director, even It can be said to be unqualified!

As we all know, the factor that restricts the box office performance of a movie, in addition to the movie schedule in the theater, is the length of the movie. A commercial movie is 100 minutes long, and a commercial movie is 150 minutes long. The gap between the two is very big, especially in the movie schedule. , the former can schedule nearly one-third more shows than the latter, and the gap is very obvious at the box office.

Along the way, Zack Snyder was thinking about the profound meaning of Wayne's editing. He knew his boss very well, and he was definitely not an idealist who abandoned a lot of money for so-called art.

Just as the three of them had just left the theater door and headed to the parking lot to pick up their car and leave, the conversation between the two teenagers who had just lined up in front of them once again aroused Zack Snyder's interest.

"Have you heard? A buddy inside just told me that there is a peripheral store in front of me that sells "Batman: The Dark Knight" video tapes, and they are very cheap!"

"What are you waiting for? Let's go and take a look. If it is really there, I will buy it even if I spend all my pocket money..."

At the entrance of the bustling cinema, Zack Snyder looked at the two people next to him. The three of them showed very serious expressions almost at the same time, and their brows were deeply knitted together. Ector Henry whispered: "F**k, let's follow up and take a look. If it's true, then something big will happen to him!!!"