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On Friday, October 8, "Escape from Las Vegas" was released in North America, opening in 1,042 theaters and grossing US$8.66 million in its first three days, with middling results.

But the movie's reputation is very good. More than 50 professional film critics were invited to give at least 4 stars in newspapers after watching the movie.

The acting skills of the leading actors Nicolas Cage and Sharon Stone in the film were even more praised.

This movie is about two special people in this era, a failed alcoholic and a prostitute.

Ben, an alcoholic screenwriter played by Nicolas Cage, after being fired from his company, took his last savings to the casino city of Las Vegas, preparing to get drunk to death.

At this time, he accidentally met Sarah, a prostitute played by Sharon Stone. Ben gave Sarah $500 and asked her to stay in the hotel and chat with him.

The prostitute Sarah is also a very miserable person, and seeing Ben is like seeing herself.

Two miserable and desperate people met on the streets of Las Vegas, sparking their souls, warming each other with little heat and needing each other.

According to the development of a normal commercial movie plot, the two redeem each other and finally come together, like a Hollywood-style reunion.

But the director didn't want this movie to become a cheesy work.

At the end of the movie, one night, Sarah went out to 'work' as usual to make money to buy wine for Ben, but Ben couldn't restrain his inner jealousy and hired a prostitute to go home.

Sarah was so sad that she kicked him out of the house.

Ben called Sarah before he died, and he died on the last morning of his life with Sarah by her side.

Ben is a drop of water, fallen into wine, drunk and dreaming, Sarah is a grain of sand, fallen into the dust of the world, two decadent people, fell into a desperate love.

This film has also been translated as "Two Desperate Hearts".

In the movie, Nicolas Cage's acting skills are perfect. Sometimes he is elegant and free, sometimes he is depressed and decadent. He uses a calm expression to interpret the most desperate drama.

When Duka was watching the movie, he felt like he was seeing Nicolas Cage more than twenty years later. This movie is almost the pinnacle of Cage's acting skills.

In terms of media reviews, many film critics believe that Cage's performance is stunning and surprising, and he is a favorite for Best Actor at the Oscars next year.

There was also a lot of praise for Sharon Stone. After "Basic Instinct", Sharon Stone went on to play several sexy roles, but her performance was average. Many film critics believed that her performance could not surpass "Basic Instinct" and that she was just resting on her laurels.

Sharon Stone is eager to transform, and the heroine of this movie is considered a semi-transformer. In the movie, she still plays a sexy role, and she also has some nude scenes.

However, film critics praised her performance in this movie, saying that she gave the character a deeper connotation, with a sexy look of despair and abjection, like a noble lady who has suffered a lot and fallen into prostitution.

The Los Angeles Times commented that Cage and Sharon Stone gave the best performances in the movie and were worthy of recommendation.

The "Chicago Tribune" commented that Cage's melancholy expression was heartbreaking. The playwright he played vividly expressed the character's self-destructive emotions and successfully created this gloomy character...Sharon Stone's

The performance made Cage's performance even more prominent.

The movie received mostly positive reviews, which also led to a significant increase in the movie's box office. The box office revenue in the first week was US$16.72 million, ranking third in the same period.

The first one is "The Dragon", which was released on the same day, starring Stallone, with a box office of 25.08 million US dollars in its first week. The second place is "On Ice", a sports comedy movie, which took another 18.6 million US dollars in its second week of release.

US dollars, with a cumulative box office of nearly 40 million.

"Leaving Las Vegas" took in a box office of 15.14 million in the second week, which is not a big drop. However, the box office performance of this movie will not be too high. The main reason is that the movie is too literary, too pessimistic, and not very popular.

In the fourth week of its release, the film was gradually removed from major theater chains in North America and was only shown in a few art theaters, less than a hundred.

The film's total box office in North America was US$48.7 million, higher than expected.

The production cost of the film was 18 million, the promotion cost was 6 million, and the box office was twice the cost. Since it is a film distributed by LV Pictures itself, it only needs to share the money with the theaters and does not need to share money with other distributors.

After deducting the cost, the net income is close to 10 million. It is considered a profitable literary film, which is rare.

It’s just that after the movie’s box office results came out, the media that should be bad-mouthing LV Pictures continued to bad-mouth LV Pictures, saying that in the past, LV Pictures’ movies had hundreds of thousands of investments and box office of over 100 million, but now LV Pictures’ movies are only on the passing line.

This is the case for four consecutive films, no more surprises.

"Mr. Jin, are you satisfied with the box office performance of this movie?"

In an exclusive interview with him and Monica by a reporter from Business Weekly, the reporter asked this question.

"Yes, I am very satisfied. "Leaving Las Vegas" is a niche movie. This type of film only caters to the needs of a specific niche group. The current box office exceeds 30 million, which is already above expectations."

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Duka spread his hands and said.

"Mr. Jin, in the past, LV Pictures' movies were synonymous with dark horses. Every movie could create surprising box office figures after its release.

But since May, LV Pictures’ four movies have not shown surprising data. Currently, many media say that LV Pictures’ development has encountered bottlenecks. What do you think of this argument?”

the reporter asked.

"This conclusion is rather one-sided. From the perspective of pure movie data, LV Pictures' recent movies have indeed not created miracles at the box office, unlike "Mexico" which generated more than 120 times the box office revenue.

But in terms of film art and influence, every film produced by LV Pictures is successful and excellent, whether it is "The Age of Innocence", "Black and White", or "Cowgirl Blues" and "Leave".

Las Vegas", they have all been recognized by professional filmmakers.

We can also compare it with the number of film awards won by LV Pictures in recent years. Four films produced by LV Pictures in 1991 received a total of 14 nominations and 6 awards. A film produced in 1992 won

With 3 nominations and one award, the six films produced this year have so far won film awards in 10 categories, with a total of 37 award nominations and 8 awards won.

By next year, this figure will double.

From this point of view, the films produced by LV Pictures have been developing upwards, adhering to the high-quality line, and have not encountered bottlenecks or declined."

Duca said confidently.

"Mr. Jin, some people in the industry said that your future goal is to acquire the seven major film companies. Is this news true?"

the reporter asked.

Duka was stunned for a moment and secretly cursed Fatty Harvey.

"Yes, this is a small goal of mine."

Duka said calmly.

"Yes, it is a small goal for us."

Monica took his hand and smiled.

"Ms. Bellucci, she switched from a film and television actress to a producer..."

The reporter focused the interview on Monica again.

The interview lasted for more than 40 minutes and discussed many topics. However, after the release of the new issue of Business Weekly, his small goal, which was to acquire one of the seven major film studios, caused quite a stir in the industry.

Some say he is ambitious, some say he overestimates his abilities, some say he is really humorous, but few people believe he can really do it.

The fat guy Harvey Weinstein also called to apologize, saying that he accidentally broke the news at a cocktail party and expressed his regret. Finally, he laughed out loud and said that he was brave.

Duka didn't refute him. Set a small goal for yourself. As long as you achieve it, it doesn't matter what others think. As long as you achieve your goal, all the people watching will become your praises.

"Hey, Duca, I also have a small goal. How about making 100 million US dollars next year?"

Keanu called and said with a smile.

Duka immediately curled his lips. Even a bastard like Keanu had the nerve to join in his fun. I really don’t know who gave him the courage?

"Keanu, don't talk about small goals. You said in the Kapok Bar last December that you would definitely find a girlfriend this year, no, two. But this year is almost over. Where is your girlfriend?

Single!"

"..."

The phone froze, and Duca put down the phone happily.

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