Chapter 69
After the classes on Christmas Eve were completed, the five-day Christmas vacation began.
The box office of"The Sixth Sense" has grown by leaps and bounds during this Christmas holiday.
With the wonderful plot of the movie, the outstanding performances by the actors, and the fact that there were no rivals at the same time, there were long queues to buy tickets at movie theaters in many places.
Some theater owners even compared this movie to the great director Spielberg's masterpiece"Saving Private Ryan" which was just released in July.
After the first three days, the film's North American box office was set at nearly 29.7 million U.S. dollars.
This is a very high number. You must know that the box office of"Saving Private Ryan" in the first three days was only US$30.5 million, and the investment amounts of the two are not of the same magnitude.
One is worth $40 million, and the other is worth $70 million.
What’s even more surprising is that during the entire Christmas holiday, the film’s box office decline was almost negligible. After a total of six days, the box office reached $54.4 million, which was even better than"Saving Private Ryan."
For a time, the praise for Martin was overwhelming.
In Hollywood, there are two completely different attitudes toward child actors and adult actors. As long as a child accomplishes something that only adults can do, the praise will be overwhelming.
If he performed just a little bit better, the title of"genius" would definitely be slapped on his head.
And Martin's performance is not just outstanding21.
If Martin is just an ordinary child who has not yet matured mentally, these compliments and praises often become poison that corrodes their minds. If they encounter the kind of selfish parents who only know how to use their children to make money, then these children's The future can only be described as bleak.
But Martin won't. As a succubus who has lived for thousands of years, he is much more mature than those adults. Many
"The"child's appearance" is just his"skin".
As the movie is released, Martin's acting skills are becoming more and more recognized, and"The Sixth Sense" has been called"the scariest and warmest movie" by the media. The box office is also rising steadily.
Its weekly decline is so low that it even reminds people of"Titanic".
Is it another big ship?
Harvey Weinstein is beating his chest in his office,"40%." , that’s a 40% share. I will lose hundreds of millions in the future. I’m so stupid, really! On the contrary , his brother Bob was more accepting of this,"Harvey, you have to understand that the script of the movie was written by Martin and the soundtrack was composed by Martin. His superb performance is one of the reasons why the box office is so good." , we cannot leave him"
"Martin is not an ordinary child, and his parents are not idiots who can only see immediate benefits, nor can they be dealt with by the usual methods."
"Moreover, you have forgotten what you said, Martin is a gold mine, and we must maintain our relationship with him."
Harvey stopped talking and walked to the desk.
"What are you going to do?"Bob asked curiously
"Of course I called Martin, praised him, flattered him, and flattered him. I wanted to become his loyal partner! Harvey said matter-of-factly, as if the irritable guy just now was not him.
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That evening, at the entrance of a relatively quiet movie theater, two old guys wearing masks walked into the movie theater.
Not far behind the two men, there were three strong men in suits.
Entering the screening room, two old men chose to sit in the last row, and three big men in suits also sat down around them, not too close or too far apart.
One of the old men took off his mask, revealing his gray beard, and complained to the other old man who was still wearing a mask:
"Steven, what are you doing? If you insist on dragging me to watch a horror movie on the sly, what is so special about this movie?"
If there are people here who are familiar with the film industry, I am afraid they will be exclaimed.
Because this old guy who took off his mask is none other than the famous Hollywood director and billionaire George Lucas.
Speaking of this George Lucas , we have to give a good introduction. It’s not the author Jun Shui, but this person’s experience is really too special.
George Lucas was born in a small town in California called Modesto, and he was a typical young man from a small town.
His father He ran a stationery store. His biggest wish was that Lucas’s mother’s frail body would soon recover and that her son Lucas could inherit his own store in the future.
But when George Lucas grew up, he became crazy about racing..
One night in 1962, three days before his high school graduation, George Lucas was driving his Fiat on the road.
Suddenly, a Chevrolet Impala passed by, and the driver was his classmate. When overtaking, This classmate also glanced at Lucas proudly.
How could the young and energetic Lucas be willing to take the backseat and catch up with him as soon as he stepped on the accelerator. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)
However, Tragedy happened. The Fiat lost control and hit a big tree on the roadside.
George Lucas was rushed to a local hospital.
After 48 hours in a coma, he finally regained consciousness.
When he woke up, George Lucas had a temperament A big change, as if he was a new person. He completely gave up his hobby of racing and became obsessed with photography.
In order to survive the long recovery period, he begged his father to buy him a 35mm camera, and he quickly got started. , and began his photography career.
After fully recovering, George Lucas, who had average academic performance before, suddenly broke out and was admitted to the University of Southern California Film School - the same university where Martin's mother now teaches.
After graduation After that, George Lucas seemed to be cheating.
The first theatrical movie"American Style" written and directed by himself only cost a mere US$1.25 million and earned an astonishing box office of US$115 million. The return on investment made both the film company and Lucas a huge profit.
In order to thank the musicians and sound effects engineers who had given him free help, Lucas gave a large portion of the profits of"American Gracious Painting" to For this reason, Lucas and producer Coppola had differences.
In the end, the two parted ways and embarked on completely different paths as masters.
Lucas, who had money, established Lucasfilm.
Then he Launched the"Star Wars" project.
Because there was no suitable special effects company, he established his own visual effects company, the famous"Industrial Light and Magic". By 2023, this company had produced and participated in more than 300 movies.
After arduous filming,"Star Wars" was released on May 25, 1977.
This is a special effects blockbuster that surpassed the times for at least twenty years.
In the first two weeks of the screening, there was a queue every day at the entrance of the Chinese Grand Theater in Los Angeles. Long queues, every kid in school was talking about this unprecedented sci-fi blockbuster.
People were watching it over and over again.
George Lucas was a hit again
《The success of the"Star Wars" series brought George Lucas huge fame and a lot of income, but he did not stop, and another big IP appeared.——《Raiders of the Lost Ark.
However, because he wanted to continue directing"Star Wars 2", George Lucas handed over the directing rights of"Raiders of the Lost Ark" to his good friend Spielberg.
Both series subsequently became huge successes.
But after filming the"Star Wars Trilogy", George Lucas seemed to have run out of energy. Although"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" in 1999 was still a hit at the box office with the help of fans, But the reputation is not as good as the original trilogy.
Later"Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones" and"Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" also encountered the same problem.
Finally, in 2012, George Lucas accepted Disney's $4 billion offer and sold his Lucasfilm to the other party. The two major IP series he created also had new owners.
Throughout the life of George Lucas, the car accident was a turning point - only after the car accident did he suddenly become interested in making movies; the release of"Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" in 1999 was another turning point. From this After the movie, he seemed to have exhausted his talents.
What did you think of?
If the life of George Lucas were an online novel, then the soul of a future person should have entered his body in the car accident in 1962, and this soul probably died before 1999, so 1999 Years later, he lost his prophetic ability and gradually went downhill.
George Lucas is such a time traveler!
(I feel like this guy’s story could be used to open a book!)
(Brothers, please take care of me and give me some comments, flowers, collections, and rewards. Thank you.）
