Superstar

\"&　"" took the lead in breaking through the US$200 million box office in the fourth week of July, and then in the first week of August, "", which belonged to 1993, also crossed the 200 million threshold in its cumulative box office, making history 200 million in one fell swoop. The number of movie works has been increased to eighteen!

And these two works have one thing in common: Hugo is one of them, and both are very important members, so he gave Hugo a title, "Mr. 400 million", because Hugo has two two This achievement is enough to make Hugo surpass the first superstars such as Tom Cruise and Arnold to become the hottest figure in the North American market today.

How rare it is to get 200 million U.S. dollars at the North American box office. A horizontal example is clear. The "high ambitions" that Sri Lanka pushed to the throne of a superstar was 176 million US dollars.

And now, ""'s box office has broken the 200 million threshold in one fell swoop, and yet another "" has to be added, and the title of "Mr. 400 million" is crowned strongly.

After ""'s box office exceeded 200 million, it did not stop its progress, adjusted its screening strategy, reduced the theater line in a small range every week, and extended the theater line from the original planned twelve weeks to nineteen weeks. It didn't go offline until the first week of November, and the strong performance made other production companies jealous.

In the end, "" fixed his box office number at 239 million U.S. dollars, temporarily ranking 11th in the film history box office rankings, lagging behind .of.the..ark, Leading the "Ghostbusters (.

The performances of "The Lion King" and "" released after "" are both stronger, breaking 200 million early, and are still rushing towards the 300 million line, which also makes "Life and Death Speed" unfortunately not able to enter the film history. The top ten on the box office chart.

But even so, the 28 million U.S. dollars investment in exchange for 239 million U.S. dollars at the box office is still the most successful investment in film history. A model of sharp eyesight.

It is worth mentioning that when Hugo took over the filming of "", the contract was signed in the form of 6 million U.S. dollars in salary plus a 12% North American box office dividend. Now the North American box office has come out, which means Hugo. The dividend income will be as high as 28.6 million U.S. dollars, plus the basic salary after it is 34.6 million U.S. dollars!

Although this remuneration requires high taxes, the pre-tax US$34.6 million has made Hugo the highest paid actor in Hollywood, not one of them! This data surpasses Arnold One, Harrison One Ford and Tom Cruise, making Hugo easily proud of the crowd.

However, there is a special reason for this, because Hugo’s income is a remuneration plus dividends, "" gave Hugo a high dividend commission, just to attract Hugo to join this small-cost production-now it proves to be A wise decision. In fact, although Arnold, Harrison, and Tom can also get dividends, the cost of their works is relatively high, so the dividend ratio is naturally relatively low.

Take Arnold as an example. He starred in "", and took 15 million US dollars in remuneration, and then received 8% of the box office dividend, but the request was that the movie box office exceeded 150 million US dollars. As a result, Arnold did not get a dividend. The main reason is that their basic remuneration is already very high, so there are naturally many restrictions on box office dividends, otherwise the producers will have to lose money.

The reason why Hugo was able to get such a high income in "" is because of the low cost of the crew, which is the fundamental reason; second, because Hugo’s basic salary is very low, as Kitt said before, Hugo’s salary Even less than Macaulay and Culkin, so he can get such a high dividend ratio; third, because of the excellent final box office data of "speed of life and death".

200 million box office, in 1994, can be said to exist against the sky, and the actors who can get dividends from 200 million box office works are even rarer, even Tom Hanks did not get the dividend of "". All in all, thanks to ""'s dark horse quality, Hugo got such incredible salary data.

People were still worried that Hugo had missed the opportunity to raise his salary to a thousand dollars. They all believed that Hugo was self-destructive. Some even pessimistically believed that Hugo would never get an invitation to 15 million dollars. Up. But the facts have proved the short-sightedness of these people.

The remuneration of 34.6 million US dollars, I am afraid it will be difficult to break through in the future. At the same time, this also allowed Hugo to make Hugo a 15 million U.S. dollar actor without a pay of more than 8 million U.S. dollars for a single work. Some production companies even thought: It is not an unacceptable fact to invite Hugo for twenty million dollars. If you look at the box office of "" and "", you know that the deal is worthless.

The box office of the two films broke the 200 million threshold, and it also ushered in the first real golden period of Hugo’s career. Disputes, doubts, and noise were all wiped out, and at the same time, he pushed his career to a higher level. This power became the brightest landscape in the 1994 summer archive.

No matter what movie Hugo takes, no matter what the pay is, no one will continue to question his choice, because with Hugo's current ability, any movie will have enough appeal to let the audience go. Entering the cinema, this is the real power of "Mr. 400 Million"!

""'S North American journey is magnificent and spectacular, but relatively speaking, the popularity of this work in overseas markets is unparalleled.

Compared to "" works with historical and cultural heritage, popcorn movies have always performed better in overseas markets, especially action movies and cartoons, because this type of movie does not need to consider cultural and historical differences. , No matter which country, region, and audience can enjoy it easily, as long as the movie is good enough, it can be popular everywhere. However, many works with their own national cultural characteristics are more difficult to go abroad and achieve good results in the international market.

"This is the case for this work in overseas markets, whether it is in the Asian or European markets, there has been an enthusiastic response.

In Europe, Germany, Britain and France showed great enthusiasm for this film, especially Germany. The "Schindler's List" craze has not faded, and Hugo's appeal has been fully displayed. As a result, "" attracted a full US$55 million in the box office in Germany, although it is not as strong as "". But it is still a particularly eye-catching result.

The enthusiasm of the United Kingdom and France for "" is also impressive. Both countries have a box office of 26 million, and the final box office is not even the same, only a difference of 500,000 US dollars. France is slightly ahead. Especially in France, the box office of "Life and Death Hour" even surpassed "", and they always have no resistance to this type of film.

In addition, Italy and Spain also contributed 18 million and 15 million US dollars in the box office respectively, and the overall situation is particularly gratifying. In addition to "" its own factors, the biggest reason is the rapid rise of Hugo's popularity in Europe. From "" to "pulp fiction" to "speed of life and death", in just six months, Hugo has grown in the European film market. A triple jump is achieved with the opening steps, and the fiery popularity can be clearly felt even across the wide Atlantic Ocean.

In Asia, the Japanese market has given immense enthusiasm and contributed 70 million US dollars in the box office, which far exceeds the box office data in Japan. From here, you can also get a glimpse of the aesthetic orientation of this country and certain political sensitivities.

In addition, South Korea, which contributed 10 million U.S. dollars and Australia, which produced 22 million U.S. dollars, are also "" huge ticket warehouses in the international region.

"" It has been released in 50 overseas countries and regions. Japan, Germany, and France are the top three overseas box offices. The box office of these three countries alone reached a staggering 147 million, almost occupying overseas boxes. Half of the box office is really impressive.

""’S overseas box office has blossomed everywhere. In as many as eleven countries and regions, the box office has passed the ten million level, and finally won the box office of 303 million US dollars~www.wuxiaspot.com~ although it is far beyond. The performance of the North American market, but lags behind the "Terminator 2" overseas performance of 315 million U.S. dollars.

It can also be seen from this that although "" has great momentum and achievements, "Terminator 2" has achieved more sturdy results in overseas markets with the help of celebrity and sequel effects. This is also the fact that major production companies have always The reason for reluctance to give up the sequel plan.

Despite this, North America’s 239 million U.S. dollars and overseas 303 million U.S. dollars still allowed "" to collect 542 million U.S. dollars at the box office, which also made the "speed of life and death" surpassed "". , Became Hugo's highest-grossing work so far.

"" On the film history global box office rankings, it also smoothly came to the sixth position, behind "Jurassic Park", "Lion King", "Alien e.t", "Star Wars", " "" and other five works, the seventh is "Star Wars 2: The Empire Strikes Back (the...), and the eighth is "".

Among the top ten, Hugo occupies two seats, contending with the "Star Wars" that has become a cultural phenomenon. Such a feat also makes the name "Mr. 400 million" full of magical light! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come and vote for the work. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue to create!).