Chapter 1034
《Before the release of”Return of the Clown”, many media predicted that the movie would not be bad at the box office.
After all, Martin always succeeds.
At that time, people did not expect that the movie would be such a hit at the box office.
In less than 30 hours,”The Return of the Clown” earned $22 million at the box office in North America with just Thursday’s advance screening.
On Friday, the film was officially released in 4,103 theaters in North America. The first-day box office including advance screenings totaled US$61 million, and the money was recovered in one day.
On Saturday, the film took in another $49.65 million.
On Sunday, the box office was US$28.5 million.
The three-day box office on the first weekend was US$139 million.
This result broke the North American first-week box office record for horror films set by”Get Out.”
It surpassed the”second, third, and third” ticket sales record set by”Spider-Man: Homecoming” in July.
The film also premiered in 46 overseas markets at the same time, with a three-day box office of US$68 million, and the global box office in the first week exceeded US$207 million.
The investment in this film was only less than 35 million U.S. dollars, and including publicity and distribution expenses, it did not exceed 50 million U.S. dollars.
Terrifying net income figures
“Although this film has minor flaws, it is difficult to deny that this is an extremely successful masterpiece. The craftsmanship is flawless, the actors perform impeccably and are very strong. Martin also made a very successful performance based on the original work. The secondary processing is admirable. This is one of the best Stephen King adaptations”——（《ThePlaylist” review)
“《”The Return of the Clown” is a very interesting and great film. Although it cannot be called outstanding in terms of artistry, it has a more mature scary plot and well creates a team bond between children.”——（《ArizonaRepublic》review)
“When the film chooses a group of young people as the protagonists, the performance of the actors has a decisive impact on the overall quality of the film. This film does not make any mistakes”——（《Chicago Sun-Times” review)
“There is no scene in the film that makes the audience want to stop and think about how creepy it is. Instead, these scenes fully illustrate the fear and tension of the protagonists. The overall rhythm, visual appearance, soundtrack and its beauty and sophistication”（《Collider” review)
“《”The Return of the Clown” has a strong retro style of the 1980s, not only the stage design and costumes, but also the creation of a sense of horror, which also has a strong retro flavor.
The film was released as a PG13-rated film.
The director did not shy away from showing scenes of abuse and the ‘devastating trauma’ of teenagers.
This is bound to make many young movie fans sit on pins and needles, but Stephen King’s novels have always been full of such special elements.
And was particularly favored by the audience”——（《”Hollywood Hotspot” review)
The most eye-catching is still the long review by Kevin Thomas, a famous film critic who relied on speaking out for Martin and climbed to the position of editor-in-chief of the entertainment section of the”Los Angeles Times”.
This long review was published two weeks after the film was released, so there are slight spoilers. He wrote in the article:
“《”The Return of the Clown” is an unusual horror film.
You can say it is an orthodox or retro horror film, because it contains every element of a horror film that the audience can think of: supernatural phenomena, mysterious monsters , bloody and fishy scenes.
But on the other hand, you can also say that it is a very atypical horror film, because for the audience and the seven protagonists in the story, the real horror is not the monster, but what is brought about by their own family and campus life.
inner shadow”
“The story takes place in the town of Derry in Maine, USA, in 1990. This is a town formed by lumberjacks during the American pioneering period. It is rural and comfortable, with one exception: this town The number of missing children and deaths is far six times higher than the national average……”
“Before watching it, you wouldn’t imagine how scary the movie is. In fact, watching this horror movie in an IMAX theater really made my heart ride a roller coaster. The shocking sound effects combined with the director’s carefully crafted images filled the theater with screams and gasps.”
“Unlike the old version of”It” in”Return of the Clown”, which revealed a bit of cuteness and a bit of a cuteness in the weirdness, Martin’s version of”It” is pure and evil without any impurities.”
“The red balloon, the ferocious smile, the sharp lip makeup, the two front teeth that are always exposed, the mouth that is constantly drooling, the head resembles peeling debris, the stacked teeth when swallowing, and the deep throat. Death Ray 0……. ”
“Thanks to the special effects, this clown has completed some twisting actions far beyond his predecessors, such as the most impressive scene of crawling out of a safe with twisted limbs.
“What makes this film unique is that while it scares you, it also gives you the power to overcome your fear.”
“Where there is darkness there is light, and where there is malice there is courage.”The Return of the Clown” is a work born under such values.”
“What is scary is not the clown itself, but the fear and weakness in our hearts”
“Freud believed that human nature itself is mixed with and controlled by desires, and childhood is the most critical time period in shaping nature. The clown takes what every child fears and embodies it, controlling their hearts”
“Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the horror novelist most admired by Stephen King, once said: The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear; and the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.”
“The unknown is fear. The clown with heavy makeup who eats people is a kind of fear, the phantom that appears in the shadow is a kind of fear, whether the school bully will continue to bully me tomorrow is a kind of fear, whether the father will be domestic violence is a kind of fear, can I stop worrying about stuttering 2.9, Obesity, rumors, mother, family, skin color and personality troubles are also a fear……”
“However, the real fear is actually fear itself”
“Being afraid of yourself, but unable to muster the courage to stand up and fight against yourself, against your family, against bullying, against monsters, against the world – this is what everyone has to face regardless of whether there are supernatural monsters or not. challenge”
“So, whenever you feel scared and hesitant, ask yourself, what are you afraid of and what do you want?
“Face your fears and don’t let the ‘clown’ control your heart”
“I think this is what director Martin Meyers really wanted to express.”
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