Save the Bachelor of Heaven

In July, "Mission: Impossible 3" was released.

Compared with the previous two films, this movie has more investment, bigger scenes, more ups and downs in the story, and more thrilling action.

Among them, Xiang Nan was swinging in the sky, jumping from one building to another, and the whole process was shot in real scene instead of using computer special effects, which really scared the audience to death.

Therefore, after the film was released, the box office continued to sell well. The box office in North America was 260 million US dollars, and the global box office was nearly 600 million US dollars, which was even higher than the previous film.

The big hit of "Mission: Impossible 3" allowed Xiang Nan to continue to be the number one action actor in Hollywood.

In particular, he is forty-four years old [advanced age], with a net worth of over tens of billions, and his hard-working performance has won him global fans and wide recognition in the industry.

Even the crew of "Fast and Furious" admired Xiang Nan. The forty-four-year-old man was much older than them, but it was really not easy to perform all kinds of dangerous moves in person.

"Mr. Ning, no wonder you are popular." Chen Xiaochun said with emotion.

I used to think that Xiang Nan's popularity was mostly due to luck. It was only through personal contact that I realized that Xiang Nan's popularity is inseparable from strength and hard work.

"Work hard, you can do it too." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

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In August, "X-Men" was released.

The X-Men are one of the most popular groups in Marvel comics. They have superpowers due to genetic mutations. Because of the different genetic mutations, so the ability is also diverse, strong and weak, naturally in various poses and with different expressions, wonderful.

Because of this, after the comic was released, it was welcomed by readers. For decades, it has been prosperous and has accumulated a huge fan base.

Because of this, when this comic movie was released, fans frantically flocked to the theater to support it.

And audiences who haven't read the comics will not be affected if they watch the movie now. It is still a commercial masterpiece with amazing special effects, wonderful story, fast pace and brilliant.

Therefore, after the release of "X-Men", the box office performance was booming. In the end, the North American box office won 200 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars. It can be said to be quite successful.

The success of "X-Men" also made Xiang Nan firm in his idea of ​​developing the X-Men universe.

He plans to shoot "Deadpool", "Gambit", "Namor" and other single films, further expand the X-Men universe, and interact with the Defenders universe, and finally lead to Fantastic Four, Avengers, Illuminati etc.

This is a huge project, and it is exciting to think about it.

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In September, the movie "Bourne Shadow" starring Matt Damon was released.

This is a distinctive action film, which is different from the "007" series, "Mission: Impossible" series, and "True Lies" series. It follows a realistic route.

Jason Bourne has lost his memory, has no team support, no high-tech props, and even the organization is hunting him down. Under such circumstances, he relied on his own strength to recover his identity and find out the truth, which was as difficult as heaven.

But the more so, when he achieves his goal, the feeling of refreshment will be so strong.

Entering the new century, the audience, to some extent, has begun to get tired of spy action movies like 007.

There will always be chicks, all kinds of beauties take the initiative to ask for warmth, and throw themselves into their arms; never get hurt, bullets, explosions, and even a hair can't be hurt; the villain is mentally handicapped, so he can always escape from birth ...

"Bourne Shadow" is an anti-007 movie. The protagonist will also be injured and helpless. More importantly, apart from being agile and good at fighting, he is an ordinary person in other aspects.

So this gives the audience a great sense of substitution, and it is naturally more enjoyable when watching the movie.

Coupled with sharp editing and cool fighting, "Bourne Shadow" is even cooler than the "007" series.

As a result, the movie was a big hit at the box office, earning US$140 million in North America alone, and more than US$250 million worldwide.

Not bad for a mid-budget production with an investment of $60 million.

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In October, the movie released is "A Beautiful Mind". It tells the rough and inspirational life experience of Nobel Prize winner John Nash.

John Nash is one of the most important founders of game theory. His Nash equilibrium theory has played a major role in many fields such as economics, politics, military science, and diplomacy. He is a very powerful figure.

However, half of his life has been troubled by schizophrenia, so that his scientific research achievements have not been able to get the rewards he deserves. It was not until the 1980s that his symptoms were relieved, and he was eventually awarded the Nobel Prize.

"A Beautiful Mind" tells the story of how he overcomes the illness and stands up again with the support of his wife Alicia, which is sensible and tender.

The film was originally starring Russell Crowe, but Xiang Nan replaced Tom Hanks.

Tom Hanks has impeccable acting skills, and he is also more well-known and has more box office appeal in the United States. Coupled with the beautiful and moving Jennifer Connelly, it makes this movie even more attractive.

Therefore, after it was released, the movie was very popular with the audience. In the end, the box office in North America was 180 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 380 million U.S. dollars.

As a biopic, such a box office is already rare.

Jennifer Connelly is also in this film, contributing her best performance since the movie.

For a long time, most of the roles she played were beauties in a vase. Although the box office was very high, it only had something to do with her face and had nothing to do with her acting skills.

Jennifer was naturally very upset, because she felt that she also had acting skills, and every time she filmed, she made serious preparations. But the audience and the media still only saw her face and figure, which naturally made her very depressed.

Now, she finally showed her acting skills, which makes her really very happy.

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In November, "Scream 3" and "Rush Hour 2" were released simultaneously.

The box office results of the first two films of "Scream 3" are very good. The North American box office has exceeded hundreds of millions of dollars, and the overseas box office is also very impressive.

As a low-budget horror film, such a box office result is enough to support the film company to shoot a sequel.

Compared with the previous work, "Scream 3" has new changes in the story, not only adding more ingenuity, but also breaking the rules in the ending, so it did not disappoint the audience.

Therefore, in the end, "Scream 3" won a box office of 86 million US dollars in North America and 140 million US dollars in the global box office. Although not as popular as the previous two, it is still a successful horror film. So "Scream 4" is on the agenda again.

This is the case in Hollywood, the value of an IP has to be drained before being given up by the film company.