Made in Hollywood

It is impossible for any film to maintain a high-heat operation indefinitely, and "The Dark Knight" is no exception. After the second weekend of North American release, the box office reached 375.66 million US dollars, with the start of a new week. , the box office on weekdays unexpectedly experienced a relatively large decline.

In its third week of release, The Dark Knight dropped below $20 million for the first time in a single day in North America, with a one-day figure of $12.36 million on Monday.

Although compared to last Sunday, the single-day box office saw a decline of more than 50%, but it still overwhelmed all competitors and became the film with the most box office that day.

As a direct competitor, "I Am Legend" continued the trend since last weekend, and the market responded well, but it has to survive under the pressure of "The Dark Knight", and its Monday box office figure was 7.12 million US dollars.

In the following three working days, "The Dark Knight" and "I Am Legend" carved up most of the market share, but the former always firmly suppressed the latter.

In the past three days, "The Dark Knight" has been reported in North America with 11.85 million US dollars, 11.01 million US dollars and 10.28 million US dollars respectively. Contrary to everyone's expectations, this film has created a North American record of 410.88 million US dollars in 13 days. The new fastest to break the record of 400 million US dollars.

And "I Am Legend" is obviously inferior by more than one step, with three days of 6.23 million US dollars, 5.87 million US dollars and 5.66 million US dollars respectively. The North American box office has reached 98.77 million US dollars, and the breakthrough of 100 million US dollars is just around the corner.

"The Dark Knight" is basically scheduled to be the North American box office champion this summer and even the entire year with a score of $421.16 million before the new weekend.

And its biggest competitor is undoubtedly the "Spider-Man 3" produced and distributed by Sony Columbia Pictures and directed by Sam Raimi.

"Spider-Man 3" is newly released, "The Dark Knight" has entered its third weekend, the situation between the two sides is clear at a glance, three days after the weekend has passed. "Spider-Man 3" unsurprisingly ended the "Dark Knight"'s two consecutive championships and became the second box office champion after the summer season began.

And only Duke knows that Spider-Man 3 was heavily influenced by The Dark Knight and I Am Legend.

This superhero movie, which once set a record for its opening in North America, although it reached the $130 million expected by Sony Columbia, the $138.99 million it earned in 4,220 theaters in the first week is more than a little bit more than Duke. The opening figure of about $150 million that I remember is much lower.

The effects are mutual. "The Dark Knight" will affect the popularity of "Spider-Man 3", and "Spider-Man 3" will also affect "The Dark Knight".

This weekend, the box office of "The Dark Knight" experienced a relatively large decline, with a drop of nearly 60%. It earned 36.8 million US dollars in three days, ranking second in the box office rankings.

"I Am Legend"'s $30.98 million pushed the film's North American box office past the $100 million mark.

And "The Dark Knight" was released three weeks ago and swept away $457.96 million from North American theaters. This is a unique miracle in North American and even the entire world film history.

Although in overseas terms, "Spider-Man 3" has gained more than 200 million US dollars from 106 countries and regions, ending the dominance of "The Dark Knight", but the latter continued to earn 161.22 million after expanding overseas screenings. US dollars, but pushed the film's global box office to a height of 804.84 million US dollars.

All Hollywood companies and investigative agencies related to the film industry and even the financial industry know it. It's only a matter of time before The Dark Knight crosses $500 million in North America and a billion dollars globally.

Affected by this, the stock market just opened on Monday, and the shares of Warner Bros. and Time Warner soared at the same time, and the share price of a single stock soared by more than 5% in one day.

Also up is Sony Columbia Pictures. It's just that the company's stock has risen far less than Warner Bros.

The biggest problem with this situation comes from the audience word-of-mouth and market response of "Spider-Man 3", which is quite good compared to the first two films. This one can only be described as very general.

According to the survey data released by CinemaScore, the audience rating of "Spider-Man 3" is only 65%, and the audience average score is 'B'.

On the media front, Spider-Man 3 was treated even more miserably. The average score of 56 media according to MetaCritic is only 57 points.

You know, this is only the data for three days of release!

On the other hand, "The Dark Knight", even in its third weekend, still has a strong reputation in all aspects, not to mention it ranks first on IMDB's TOP250, in the latest CinemaScore survey data, the movie's theater audience praise rate Still more than 90%, the audience score is firmly nailed on 'A+'.

Not just scoring, as two superhero movies, or the most influential Spider-Man and Batman in the entire North America, it is inevitable to be dragged out by fans and fans for comparison.

"Duke's Batman series is a good example of getting better, and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man series is a good example of getting bad."

"In "The Dark Knight", Duke perfectly combined art and business to create a classic film in the history of film. On the other hand, Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 3" is a qualified commercial film. A little too complimented."

"There is no doubt that Duke's "The Dark Knight" has set a new benchmark for superhero movies, in which the analysis of human nature and the game between good and evil have long been set in a world view beyond the superhero itself. And " What about Spider-Man 3? There are too many flaws in the plot, and there are logical loopholes everywhere..."

"It's not so much that there is a huge gap between Spider-Man 3 and The Dark Knight, it's better to say that Sam Raimi's level is not on the same level as Duke Rosenberg."

Affected by the very general audience's word of mouth, after consuming the enthusiasm of fans and audiences in the first weekend, the working day has just begun, and the box office of "Spider-Man 3" on Monday plummeted by 75% compared with last Sunday. $9.82 million.

The box office of "The Dark Knight" is also declining, with a decline of only 40%, with a single-day revenue of 7.66 million US dollars, and the North American box office continues to steadily move towards the $500 million mark.

By now, it is clear to everyone that "Spider-Man 3" cannot pose a real threat to "The Dark Knight" either in word of mouth or at the box office.

"It seems that after all the popular characters or films were taken by Sony Columbia Pictures..."

On the seaside side of the garden, Scarlett Johansson sat on a white rattan chair and said to Nancy Josephson opposite, "In the end, it will turn into a rotten direction. This is the case with the 007 series, and so is Spider-Man. Sony Entertainment has some kind of magic that makes all movies rot?"

"Honey, you are influenced by Duke's prejudice."

Holding up the white porcelain pot, Nancy Josephson refilled Scarlett and her own cups with black tea, saying, "Last year's "Casino Royale" box office was okay."

"Casino Royale?" Scarlett curled her lips and said, "The new James Bond is not likable at all. Compared with Pierce Brosnan, he is like a gangster from the ghetto. ."

After speaking, she turned to Duke who was pruning the flowers, "Darling, am I right?"

"It makes sense," Duke said, inserting the scissors into the back pocket of his jeans and bending over to pick up the broken branches on the ground. "I don't really like Daniel Craig's acting style either."

Seeing Duke busy, Scarlett added, "Leave this to the gardeners."

"I have nothing to do now, and I'm on vacation again," Duke put the collected broken branches into the trash can next to him. "It's just a matter of exercising."

Of course, the garden has someone to take care of, and Duke only makes a cameo when he is interested.

Scarlett looked back, shrugged at Nancy, and said helplessly, "I should inform Emma at night to prepare some new plants to replace the ones Duke trimmed."

Nancy laughed, took her cup and drank the black tea, turned to Duke, and said, "Have the script for the new project been submitted?"

"It has been sent to Warner Bros.'s review committee." Duke said without looking up.

"Can you do me a favor?" Nancy asked tentatively.

Duke put the trash can on a clearing and patted the dirt on his hands, "Go ahead, honey."

"One of my singers is very good..." Nancy Josephson was not polite, and said directly, "How about letting her sing the theme song of your new work? She will release her first album next year, and I think she has a big hit. The potential of the company needs some methods to gather popularity and attract the attention of the market.”

This is not difficult, Duke said without thinking, "As long as the singing level is sufficient and the style is suitable."

"There's definitely no problem with singing..."

Thinking of Duke's masterpiece full of robots, Nancy Josephson couldn't help scratching her head, "But in terms of style, she's going the country route for the time being..."

"Country?" Duke turned, looked at Nancy, thought for a moment, and said, "It's okay, but you need to find a song for her that goes with the whole movie."

When it comes to pop songs, Duke is a complete layman.

"When the script is reviewed, give me a copy of the script." Nancy Josephson added, "She can write lyrics and music herself, and maybe she can write a suitable one."

Duke did not refuse, but urged Scarlett Johansson to write down this matter.

After being busy with the work at hand, Duke went to the side to wash his hands, and sat at the table. A few people chatted about things in the circle, and the topic gradually turned to Duke's upcoming long vacation.

"Where are you and Scarlett going on vacation?" Nancy Josephson asked with concern.

"I plan to go to Australia and go to Wellington the day after tomorrow. James Cameron's new film has been officially approved, and most of the scenes will be shot in the studio of Weta Studio." (To be continued ~^~)

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