Chapter 828 Bad start

The hands of the clock have already passed twelve midnight, and the office in Century City is still brightly lit. Tom Rothman is lying on the big bed in the suite, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, his cerebral cortex is still immersed in worry and In the excitement, he was still thinking about Avatar.

If Avatar staged a box office disaster, then the subsequent problems would be relatively much simpler.

After sitting in the position of co-chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, Tom Rothman seldom pays too much attention to the box office of a film, except for such a huge production as Avatar.

Because standing behind this film is a man named Ryan Jenkins, a wizard who has never been seen in the entire history of Hollywood, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a legend.

I don't know how long it took before Tom Rothman gradually fell asleep. Just when he was about to fall asleep in a daze, there was a knock on the door suddenly, and he sat up immediately.

Are the statistics out?

Opening the door of the suite, Tom Rothman snatched the document from the secretary's hand. After seeing the numbers on it, even if he was as calm as him, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy in his heart. Did his idea really come true? In the past, the two people who have never failed in commercial masterpieces are really going to encounter Waterloo?

The moment his mind relaxed, Tom Rothman's hands trembled slightly. The midnight box office of Avatar was a mess.

$3.75 million!

This is the total midnight box office of Avatar in 3,452 theaters in North America. For a sci-fi movie that has no prequels, no original works, no big stars, and a story that lacks audience recognition, this achievement is not easy.

but!

According to the past box office records of Ryan Jenkins and James Cameron, and the audience's expectations for this most expensive movie in history, this figure is very unsatisfactory.

Tom Rothman had a light, relaxed smile on his lips.

At the same time, in a mansion far away in Chicago, Roger Albert was sitting in a wheelchair. After carefully looking at the documents in his hand over and over again, he thoroughly confirmed the figure of 3.75 million US dollars. Although he lost half of his mouth, even if he couldn't speak, it couldn't prevent him from showing a joyful look on his face.

In the next moment, joy turned into a kind of venting of anger, making his already humanoid face even more ferocious.

Avatar! Ryan? Jenkins! such a poor midnight box office,

It is enough to prove that the audience is bored, can you still make a comeback?

Heavy snow fell like goose feathers, dyeing the Big Apple, New York, white. The thick snow and cold weather make people prefer to stay at home bored rather than go out rashly.

Sitting in front of the window of his rented apartment on the Upper East Side, enjoying the snow scenery comfortably, David Denby drank the whiskey in his glass. He hadn't been this happy for a long time.

3.75 million is really a happy number.

Who says film critics are dead? Who said our influence is not as good as before? Who said we can't affect the box office of commercial films?

Then take a look at the midnight box office of Avatar, the so-called largest movie in history, under the attack of our film critics. It only got $3.75 million in the midnight box office.

For Ryan? Jenkins, this is definitely a shameful figure!

David Denby put on a happy smile. What could be more satisfying than seeing your most hated person and worst enemy suffer?

Please continue to perpetuate this disgrace, America...no. Audiences all over the world, improve your taste a little and join us in humiliating Ryan Jenkins!

Thinking of this, David Denby put on a thick winter coat. Walking out of the house, he wanted to feel the heavy snow covering the eastern part of the United States.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a snowstorm. If it was the past, David Denby would definitely publish an article in his column, appealing to the merciful God to make the snow smaller, the government departments to act faster, the rescue organizations to be more powerful, and those who help the homeless wanderers more people...

But now, he just wanted to make the blizzard more violent, so violent that everyone couldn't go out, because that meant that on the entire east coast, no one would care about Avatar!

The falling snow fell on David Denby's face, but the cold feeling couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. For him, this was hope, the hope of film critics to prove themselves again and return to the mainstream!

Be sure to trample Avatar into snow slag on the ground!

Walking into the garage, he started the car and drove towards the nearest imax theater.

Even though he was full of joy, David Denby had to sadly admit another fact. In the past, they were free to watch movies, free of charge, and had gifts and bonuses. Now they can only obediently pay for tickets and contribute to the film. A box office figure.

This winter, the east coast of North America has experienced heavy snowfall, severe weather conditions such as low temperature and snow accumulation, which have seriously affected people's travel.

By comparison, Malibu is still warm.

Hold on, Dad!

Holding a water gun, Sandy turned behind a palm tree and shouted to Ryan who was hiding here, Otherwise I'm going to shoot...

Sonny, bring him here!

Taylor's voice came from outside the palm grove, Otherwise the big bad guy will run away.

Father... Sandy wrinkled her erect little nose, and said crisply, Hurry up, or my sister will do it herself.

Okay, dear. Ryan raised his hand and walked obediently towards the outside of the woods, You have won.

How can you admit defeat?

Also carrying a water gun, Taylor came over and winked at Sandy, You should fight to the end.

Hmm~ Sandy nodded her head.

Sonny, don't listen to Taylor.

Suddenly another crisp voice sounded, and Lily Mo Xin, who was over ten years old, ran in from outside, She always comes up with bad ideas.

Lily... Taylor gritted his teeth at her.

Godfather... Lily was no longer the three-inch peas, she immediately hid behind Ryan, looked at the youngest one, Sonny, we are in the same group, right?

Ryan turned and looked at his daughter.

Sandy looked at Lily, then at Taylor, and scratched his face, seeming very embarrassed.

My dears... Nicole's voice sounded from the garden, It's time for lunch.

Oh, my God. Lily Mo Sheen looked up at the sky. It's time to eat beans again. I hate beans!

The garden was sunny and the sea breeze was hardly felt. Even in December, it was still warm. Nicole put the lunch on the oak table in the garden. Except for Sandy who needed her and Elsa’s care, the rest People don't eat a lot.

Although she complained about the beans, Lily Mo Xin still ate them with great relish. These years, Kate Beckinsale would basically send her here whenever she was on location. She has long been used to Nicole’s recipes and eating beans. The peculiar theory of growing taller.

Nicole's best words are undoubtedly Ryan and herself.

James just called.

Nicole quickly put down the knife and fork, He's a little worried.

Midnight Box Office?

Taylor, who was sitting across from Nicole, immediately interjected, $3.75 million is indeed too low, and I'm worried about the film's box office.

The heavy snow that started yesterday has affected the number of viewers at the midnight show. The heavy snow made many movie fans choose to stay at home. Ryan didn't look worried at all, I think you must be like everyone else, ignoring another thing.

What's the matter? Taylor looked at this side curiously.

All the screens shown in the midnight show, Ryan said unhurriedly, all are 2D screens.

But... Taylor rolled his eyes, Robert also called just now, and the attendance rate so far today is not very high.

With the help of the popularity of the Internet, the attendance rate and box office of films are now very intuitive, and they will even be reflected in statistics companies and distribution companies soon.

What are you worried about? Ryan looked at Nicole and Taylor, and made a gesture of reassurance, Avatar will definitely not be Disney's Waterloo.

I believe in Godfather. Lily was the first to speak out in support. Sandy didn't understand what was going on, but raised her little hand, I support Dad! I support Mommy!

Hey, dear. Taylor tapped the table lightly, Which side are you on?

I support Dad and Mommy... the little guy said as a matter of course.

Constrained by the length of the movie and the highly competitive theater schedule, the first-day box office of Avatar did not show the explosive opening situation like The Hunger Games and Transformers, especially the 2D version of the theater. The biggest advantage of the film could not be shown at all, which led to the hot 3D and mediocre performance in 2D. On the first day, it only got a box office of 26.75 million US dollars in 3452 theaters.

Among them, 3d and imax contributed 85% of them.

This first-day box office performance, in today's North America, doesn't even rank in the top ten. Compared with the US$550 million cost of the film's publicity, it is really not enough.

In addition, the harsh external environment also had a certain impact on the box office of the film.

The heavy snowfall in the eastern United States and European countries caused some people who wanted to watch the movie to stay at home, which affected the box office performance of Avatar.

Looking at the 109 other countries and regions that were simultaneously released around the world, the box office of Avatar on the first day does not seem to be particularly satisfactory, and the world only received 125.75 million US dollars.

Avatar is the Waterloo of Ryan Jenkins and James Cameron?

Unsurprisingly, Avatar did not show the momentum of a super masterpiece on the first day, and immediately attracted a lot of doubts from the media, and even those groups who had been waiting for a long time and had ulterior motives began to attack and bad-mouth the film. (To be continued..)

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