Hollywood Road

Whether it was James Franco in the past or the current James Franco, it is really difficult for people to understand the weird behavior sometimes, such as running around in the garden with Seth Rogen naked Yes, the New York Times once said he was "the most gay straight and the most straight gay."

Even now that he is married to Lily Collins, some rumors and gossip about James Franco's sexual orientation have not come and gone.

CAA is undoubtedly a master of publicity and packaging, and even in this aspect, it has found a reasonable and dazzling coat for James Franco.

"Performance Artist James Franco: Freedom!"

"Performance artist? Yes, this is indeed the unknown side of James Franco, because in addition to his unique spiritual world, he is still a good young man who is hardworking and motivated. The peerless ass in FLaunT magazine last August It really makes people doubt the meaning behind James Franco's 'Happy Together' behavior. The first three sentences of FLaunT's interview are very classic, and they are written like this."

"On my computer desktop, James Franco's ass was just staring at me like he was about to fart in my face. It felt like he wanted to do it, and wanted to do it for weeks. But unfortunately, this two-dimensional fart will never be able to choke with me."

The packaging given by those publicity experts is still freedom, and freedom is the best passport for Hollywood and even this country.

"There is no limit to the freedom of art. Since many people know James Franco in every way, of course we need to change our perspective. Whether it is for James Franco or for people who like him, this is a release. Out of freedom, and freedom is the lifeline of artists!"

Driven by many promoters, this article quickly spread to every corner of North America through the pervasive Internet. Although James Franco is not a superstar like Robert Downey Jr., he is still in the second tier and the first tier. The content itself is very eye-catching, and the content of the article's revelations naturally aroused strong reactions from many movie fans.

They have expressed their views on various websites that have this article.

"How could I not love you, James!"

Because of his own personality, James Franco has always had a good reputation among movie fans.

"I used to feel that James Franco was not doing his job properly, but now he realizes that this kind of not doing his job properly is really powerful!"

"James Franco is amazing! Support him!"

"Yes, support James, support his new movie!"

As expected, how could fans not mention James Franco's latest work?

"The actor James Franco is my favorite, and I will definitely support "Dark City" starting from the summer vacation!"

"How can you not watch a movie like "Dark City"? James' character is so charming!"

"I don't know where I can buy tickets for this movie now!"

"That's right! Does anyone know when the pre-sale of movie tickets for "City of Darkness" will start?"

People are asking about this everywhere on the Internet. After two years of fermentation of "City of Chaos", coupled with the tireless promotion and marketing of "City of Darkness" since last year, more and more movie fans are paying attention to when they can buy it. Movie tickets to this movie.

Three weeks before the official release of the film, 20th Century Fox, together with the three major commercial theaters in North America and multiple websites such as Amazon, ImdB and boxofficemojo, officially announced the official start of the movie ticket pre-sale business for "Dark City".

On the day when the pre-sales started on these websites, in just over half an hour, the influx of movie fans paralyzed the ticket sales pages of ImdB and boxofficemojo.

"What a disappointment!"

In the ImdB discussion group, a movie fan complained in the chat group, "I can't go to the website, and I haven't bought tickets yet!"

"me too!"

"Me too! I'm so anxious! What if I can't get a ticket for the early show?"

Daisy appeared out of nowhere,

"You haven't bought it yet? I've already bought it in advance, two tickets!"

"Give me one!"

"Boss, let one come out!"

"I can only say I'm sorry!" Daisy continued, "I stole the extra one for a friend. ImdB and boxofficemojo can't be uploaded. You can go to Amazon and eBay, maybe someone will grab it and take it out. Sell!"

A movie fan suddenly said, "Good news, ImdB and boxofficemojo's ticketing pages are up!"

The chat group was quiet for a moment. It seemed that everyone went to the website to grab tickets, but after a few minutes, the previous people came back.

"I a##a, how long has it been, the tickets for the early show are sold out!"

"Less than three hours! There are more than 3,000 advance shows in North America, and even a single ticket can't be bought!"

Daisy also came out, "You didn't get a ticket? I really sympathize with you..."

"Boss..." Someone begged, "Give me a ticket."

"Even if I want to transfer it." Daisy wrote rather helplessly, "We are not in the same city."

"For Murphy and this "City of Darkness"!" The man swore, "I'll fly to Los Angeles!"

Daisy was speechless for a moment, so she had to say, "You should go to the e-commerce website to see if anyone wants to transfer the tickets after grabbing them."

"I just went to see it!" Another person said, "Someone is selling early ticket collection codes on eBay! #￥#%..."

The guy swears and says, "They're asking $200 for a $16 Imax ticket!"

Another said, "There's still someone on Amazon selling it for $300!"

"Are they crazy!"

"It's not that they're crazy!" One person analyzed, "Look, the tickets for the early show were sold out in less than three hours, and tickets for some popular shows on the day of the screening are not easy to buy now. "Dark City" This movie is clearly going to be a hit at the box office!"

"I think it's likely to be the case." Daisy reminded her team members, "If you want to watch the show in advance, you should go to Amazon and eBay to try your luck. I estimate that in a few days, two hundred dollars and three hundred dollars Tickets are no longer available!"

"Hey... I'll go and see, at worst, I'll eat hamburgers next month!"

"I'll see if I can still buy it."

"I'll go as well."

The discussion group was quiet again.

Just like the discussion group students, on the day the pre-sale of "City of Darkness" opened, more than 3,000 tickets for advance shows across the United States were sold out, and even the weekend pre-sales were also very hot.

This situation greatly exceeded the expectations of 20th Century Fox and the three major commercial theaters. After urgent communication, they decided to add an extra show to "Dark City"!

Originally, there were more than 4300 theaters for this film. After the addition, the number reached more than 4600, which also created the largest number of theaters in North America in the history of Hollywood movies.

The pre-sale of "City of Darkness" was in full swing. Of course, 20th Century Fox didn't mind continuing to add fuel to the fire. This situation was quickly spread by the media.

"Tickets for Murphy Stanton's new film are on sale three weeks in advance, and movie fans buying tickets for "Dark City" are extremely popular!"

The report in the "Los Angeles Times" attracted more fans' attention to the film.

"Although "Dark City" will be released in three weeks' time on May 3, fans eager to see Murphy Stanton's outstanding new film have already started buying tickets online frantically. Online Movies Fandango, a ticket distributor, said that the tickets for Murphy-Stanton's movie in advance have all been sold out, and in order to meet the needs of movie fans, major theaters across the United States will increase screenings at 3 a.m.

"Fandango, which started selling tickets for "Dark City" last Sunday, said Ted Hong, the company's vice president of sales: 'Now is the peak of online pre-sale tickets. It is wonderful, and it also shows that fans can't wait to see Murphy Stanton's new film.'Fandango conducted a poll in January on which blockbusters people are most interested in this year. Bitman 2: Desolation of Smaug ranked first, and "Dark City" ranked second. But now "Dark City" easily regained its first position!"

"North American Movie Box Office Tracker" analyst Jeff Polk said that the pre-sale of tickets for Murphy Stanton's "Dark City" was predictable. Jeff Polk said: This film is accompanied by an unprecedented wave of advertising such as viral marketing." He also attributed the hot pre-sale of film tickets to the inevitable result of "City of Chaos" dominating the online on-demand and DVD rental markets one after another!"

"According to Jeff Polk's forecast, the box office of this film produced by Stanton Studios and produced by 20th Century Fox is bound to exceed 150 million U.S. dollars in its first week of release!"

"Now, the question on every fan's tongue is, can this film match the weekly box office record of "The Avengers" approaching $210 million? Polk said: 'That record is indeed difficult to break, but we Hope to break through.'”

Under normal circumstances, hot commodities will become even hotter after they are greatly exaggerated, and "Dark City" is no exception.

In the following period of time, North American movie fans discovered a sad fact that they couldn’t make calls to order tickets. Almost any time they dialed, they got a busy signal. Turning to the Internet, the ticket booking pages on ImdB and boxofficemojo could not be linked, and the famous ticket sales website appeared. crashed situation.

In the first week of the pre-sale, "Dark City" sold a pre-sale box office of 63 million US dollars in North America!

This number is still increasing rapidly as the film's release time approaches. By the end of October, the film's North American pre-sale box office easily surpassed "The Avengers", breaking through 9 million US dollars, creating a box office pre-sale record in North American film history. .

The "New York Times" directly stated in French: "The estimated weekend box office guarantee of "Dark City" in North America is 160 million US dollars, and the upper limit is... suspense!"

All this will be revealed after the film is released.

On May 3, 2o13, Murphy led all the crew members to gather at the Lincoln Center for the Arts in New York. "Dark City" is about to kick off! 8 For more exciting novels, welcome to visit our Reading Academy