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With a reserved smile on her face, Natalie Portman walked all the way into the interview area. As the Oscar queen and the biggest star in the entire crew, she was naturally the focus of media reporters' attention. Before she could stand firm, Numerous reporters gathered around, flashing off the lights in a row, and throwing questions one after another.

Looking at these crazy reporters, Natalie Portman was quite satisfied. Although she couldn't hear what these guys were talking about because of the chaos, she kept a consistent smile on her face.

Soon staff came to maintain order, and the restlessness of the reporters gradually subsided, and they also knew that it was impossible to interview like this.

"Please ask questions one by one." Natalie Portman said quite gracefully.

As the best actress in the new Oscar, her attractiveness is self-evident, and the reporters also reached a silent tacit understanding, asking questions one after another.

Accompanied by William Morris' agent, Natalie Portman patiently answered various questions.

"Miss Portman, why did you act in such a film?"

"I'm a fan of Marvel, and I really like Marvel's superhero comics. The character Jane Foster is very charming."

This is Natalie Portman's answer. She will not tell reporters that she won the Oscar for Best Actress, of course she has to go to this kind of popcorn movie to earn a high salary.

She used to be very famous, except for the prequel trilogy blessed by the Star Wars halo, but none of the movies could really sell well, and the salary was not high. Now that she has won the Best Actress, she must find a way to get back the investment. high cost.

On this occasion, most of the reporters asked more polite questions, but there were also sharp ones.

"Natalie, do you think 'Thor' is going to be a hit?"

Reporters from the "New York Post" crowded in front of Natalie Portman and asked loudly, "Will it be a box office hit?"

There is no need to think about this kind of question. Natalie Portman answered directly, "Of course! This is a very good movie, and it will be successful at the box office and word of mouth!"

The reporter of the "New York Post" smiled, the first question was just foreshadowing, and the other party's answer could only be answered in this way, and then he asked the second question, "Murphy will be released on a large scale this week- Stanton's Chaos City..."

Hearing this name, Natalie Portman's smile froze suddenly, but after all, she is a character who has Oscar's best actress-level acting skills in her life, and she returned to normal in an instant. There was no change in her expression.

"Do you think the box office and word-of-mouth of "Thor"..." The reporter of "New York Post" suddenly increased his tone, "Will it be better than Murphy Stanton's "City of Chaos"?"

As soon as this question came out, all the reporters pricked up their ears, and many even checked the recording pens and cameras to confirm that there was no problem.

Everyone knows that Natalie Portman and Murphy had conflicts, and now their videos are colliding head-on...

Accompanying Natalie Portman was an agent in charge of public relations business of William Reese. He immediately realized that there might be a trap in this question, and coughed quickly from behind.

Natalie Portman acted as if she hadn't heard it, and said directly, "Thor" must be the box office champion of this week!"

The reporter of the "New York Post" was keenly aware of the changes in Natalie Portman, and quickly asked, "So, do you think your film can suppress Murphy Stanton's film?"

"That's right!" Since Natalie Portman said the first sentence, she naturally wouldn't change her words, "Exactly!"

Seeing that the reporter wanted to ask questions, the manager of William Morris took a step forward, stopped Natalie Portman and the reporter, and said loudly, "Everyone, Miss Portman still wants to take a photo with me, the interview is just a matter of time." Come here."

Natalie Portman glanced at the agent, didn't speak any more, and left accompanied by him.

The two walked towards the poster area where the crew was located, and the agent reminded, "Nat, the question just now..."

"Is there a problem with my answer?" Natalie Portman is now the new Oscar queen, full of aura, "Or do you have no confidence in me?"

"Uh……"

The agent opened his mouth and said nothing more. From the standpoint of the heroine, Natalie Portman's answer has no problem. The only problem is, can the film "Thor" really match Murphy Stein Will Dayton's new work compete?

Compared with Natalie Portman, this agent has no confidence at all.

But he can only represent one person's opinion. It is not only Natalie Portman who is confident in "Thor", but also some senior executives of Marvel Comics.

"The test screenings of our film have been very positive!"

In the foyer of Hollywood's Chinese Theater, Stan Lee, wearing his signature sunglasses, said confidently, "It's inevitable that the movie will sell well!"

Avi Arad nodded slightly. If it was just a word-of-mouth trial screening, it might not explain anything, but the pre-sale result of more than 10 million US dollars is more than a little bit stronger than when "Iron Man" was released.

Stan Lee is still gushing, "I think the box office of "Thor" in the first week should be similar to that of "Iron Man", and the final North American box office will be around 250 million US dollars!"

This is also the consensus reached within Marvel Studios based on the pre-sale results of the first weekend.

Avi Arad doesn't know much about the film industry, but he knows that "Thor" is facing a huge threat if it wants to get the expected results.

"What about Murphy Stanton's Chaos City?" he asked.

"The pre-sale is $3 million less than ours!" Stan Lee seemed to be an expert in the film market, "Comprehensively, the box office in the first weekend in North America is at least $30 million less than "Thor" above!"

He pulled up his old face and laughed twice, "If there is something wrong with the word-of-mouth of "City of Chaos", it is not surprising that the box office in the first weekend is less than 40 million U.S. dollars. It may be difficult to break through 150 million U.S. dollars at the North American box office. !"

Just in the test screening, "City of Chaos" received a certain percentage of negative reviews, which was significantly worse than "Thor" with zero negative reviews.

Although Walt Disney and Marvel Studios have done a lot of work on the zero-negative test screening of "Thor", it is impossible for 20th Century Fox not to do it. On the same basis, who is higher and who is lower in the two films , it can be said at a glance.

On the same weekend, two high-profile films are released. This is not uncommon in the extremely crowded North American summer vacation, and it is not a big deal for ordinary movie fans. Take out the banknotes in your pocket, buy movie tickets for your favorite movies, how to watch movies, or how to go to movies.

Every viewer has different preferences, and they always choose the movies they watch according to their first impressions.

This first impression is widely influenced by external factors, such as the leading actor, director, and genre of the film, as well as brand effects like Marvel or Murphy, which can also play a role.

With the opening of the summer season, many movie fans went out of their homes and entered the theater one after another, preparing to choose a movie that suits them.

After two consecutive months of dormancy in March and April, Daisy finally looked forward to the release of Murphy's movie. Together with a friend she met recently, she came to the Imperial Cinema in Santa Monica's business center and planned to watch "City of Chaos" together. ".

When she came to the automatic ticket machine, Daisy entered the verification code and got the movie ticket she had previously reserved.

She turned her head and said to her companion, "It's your turn, Christine."

When the girl named Christine came to the automatic ticket machine, she suddenly felt a little guilty, and said to Daisy, "I... I may have a problem, and I can't watch "City of Chaos" with you."

"What?" Daisy asked, frowning. "What's the matter? Are you in a hurry?"

"No." Christine entered her verification code on the machine, and a movie ticket labeled "Thor" landed. She picked it up and said weakly, "I...I think... Or Marvel superhero movies for me."

Daisy glanced at the movie ticket in her hand and snorted, "Traitor!"

Kristen pulled her aside and explained, "You know I'm a Natalie Portman fan."

"What's so good about that woman?" Daisy's words jumped out of her mouth without passing her brain, "Hypocrisy..."

"Daisy!" Christine was a little upset.

"Forget it." Daisy waved her hand, "Go and watch "Thor", I will watch "City of Chaos" by myself."

Christine nodded, and just as she was about to leave, Daisy said, "If you feel sick, you can come and find me."

After the movie starts showing, it is not difficult to change the theater in the screening area. The biggest trouble comes from 3D, but "City of Chaos" is not 3D, so there is no such inconvenience.

New York, Manhattan, as soon as the off-duty time came, Edmund Princeton and his colleague Dirk left the company and went directly to the nearest AMC chain theater.

"You really don't want to watch "City of Chaos"?"

In the theater lobby, Edmund Princeton asked Dirk, "Tickets are still available."

"I'll watch it tomorrow." After reading the relevant promotional materials, although Dirk was also very interested in "City of Chaos", brainless popcorn like "Thor" was his first choice, "I Go see Thor first."

Edmund Princeton couldn't force it, "Alright then, see you at half past nine."

"Yeah." Dirk looked at his watch, "I'll wait for you, let's have a drink together after we're done."

The set of "Thor" is only 114 minutes, while "City of Chaos" is more than 150 minutes long. He must wait for Edmund Princeton for a while.

Time passed little by little, and the advance screenings of the two films that were released at the same time opened the curtain of screening almost at the same time.