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Chapter 641 [67] Crazy Manhattan, pre-sale midnight box office!

Whoosh!Whoosh!
Two motorcycles were speeding through downtown Manhattan.

Chen Yu and Tom Cruise each drove a car, one in front and one behind, shuttling back and forth endlessly.

Frequent screams.

This is a theme show designed by Paramount for the New York premiere of "Mission: Impossible 3", which aims to highlight the theme of the movie "Mission: Impossible 3" - excitement.

In addition to the motorcycle, the two men circled Manhattan and stopped on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

Many fans who already knew about Tom Cruise and Chen Yu’s premiere show waited there on purpose.

After signing autographs for them and asking them to go to the cinema to support Mission: Impossible 3, the two of them rode on a prepared yacht.

There was a promotional banner for "Mission Impossible 3" hanging on the yacht, and there was an extremely huge hot air balloon in the sky with a movie poster on it.

Countless media and photographers captured this scene.

This is a unique and innovative debut theme.

After driving around the Atlantic coast from a motorcycle to a yacht, the two took a taxi and headed for a helicopter pad that had been prepared in advance.

After arriving at the destination, the two got on the helicopter again.

Do you think this is over?

not at all.

The entire premiere lasted for most of the day, with helicopters hovering over New York. Many people saw the promotional posters for Mission: Impossible 3.

After experiencing this bombing-style high-altitude publicity, Chen Yu and Tom Cruise drove a supercar each and shuttled through the center of New York again...

Bugatti Veyron and McLaren started a car race, with the two chasing each other, driving countless fans crazy.

In the United States, as long as you get approval, you can do almost anything that seems outrageous.

By the time night fell, the whole of New York knew that "Mission: Impossible 3" would premiere in the evening, and Chen Yu and Tom Cruise took the subway to the venue of the premiere - the Zigfeld Theater.

The New York premiere, with its promotional format across Manhattan, was obviously an unprecedented success.

Motorcycles, speedboats, taxis, helicopters, as well as driving sports cars and taking the subway and other different modes of transportation had a close encounter with movie fans.

Almost no blind spots for publicity were left out.

So, at the Manhattan premiere that evening, the road in front of the Zigfeld Theatre was completely blocked.

They all came here to meet the Mission: Impossible 3 crew.

Chen Yu also understood why Larson asked him if he could fly a helicopter.

Because there is a scene in "Mission Impossible 3" where he is flying a helicopter, and in order to let the audience see this scene, the subsequent premieres in Rome, Paris, etc. were all shot from a helicopter landing at the premiere site.

Not to be crazy.

It's all about the heartbeat, and Tom Cruise seems to be enjoying it quite a bit.

Chen Yu felt that these foreigners were a little crazy.

Fortunately, the protective measures were very good, and the insurance company did not provide coverage. It must have been extremely dangerous.

Chen Yu didn’t know whether the premiere of “Mission Impossible 3” in his previous life was so crazy, but in this life, it was enough for Chen Yu to remember it forever. In this life, this was probably the first time he attended such a “suicidal” premiere.

However, behind all this madness, the effect is still very good.

At least the pre-sales for the box office in New York and Los Angeles are very good, after all, both cities are very popular.

Coupled with the continued growth of Rotten Tomatoes' reputation, the North American pre-sale box office of "Mission Impossible 3" has exceeded 1000 million US dollars.

There are still 5 days left before the movie is officially released.

Judging from the pre-sale situation of previous movies, although it did not break the record, it will definitely rank among the top. If nothing unexpected happens, the box office on the premiere day will definitely not be as outrageous as in the past.

The pre-sales of "Mission Impossible 3" in the previous life were not ideal, resulting in a pitiful box office of only 2000 million on the first day.

The film also received poor reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, earning only 3 million in the first three days of its weekend!
Far lower than the 2 million of "Mission: Impossible 7880".

But this time, the market is optimistic that "Mission: Impossible 3" will break the first weekend box office record of "Mission: Impossible 2" and may even exceed million, but this is the most ideal scenario.

It is highly likely that it cannot be broken.

After all, the current record holder for the North American opening weekend box office is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" released last year!
With the box office popularity and foundation of the previous three films, the fourth film in the series took in 1.02 million in the first weekend, becoming the number one first weekend movie box office in North America.

The foundation of the first two "Mission Impossible 3" films is obviously not enough to compete with Harry Potter.

More than 8000 million is the limit, and compared with the "Mission Impossible" series, this result is already a huge success.

Chen Yu didn't expect this film to become a global hit or break records. If the box office exceeded that of his previous life, he would have achieved his inner goal.

At least it proves his contribution to the film and adds a certain amount of value.

Now it seems that this goal should not be a problem.

As for the final box office revenue, it depends on the first three days of the weekend.

In the next few days, Chen Yu attended premieres all over the world, from Rome to Paris and then to London.

Europe will release the film one day later than North America, and Asia will be a full five days behind.

Pre-sales have also started in various parts of the world. Except for North America, many other regions, especially Asia, have broken pre-sale records.

Pre-sales in Europe and South America are also ideal. After all, the crew of "Mission Impossible 3" is currently promoting the film in Europe.

On the day when Chen Yu and Tom Cruise were preparing to leave for Asia to promote the film, "Mission Impossible 3" was finally officially released in North America.

Everyone sat in the cabin of a Gulfstream private jet, waiting to see what would happen to the midnight premiere of Mission: Impossible 3.

The pre-sales in North America did exceed market expectations, reaching 3200 million U.S. dollars, which ranks among the top 15 in North American box office history.

The pre-sale box office alone reached 2700 million in the three days of the weekend, and exceeded 320 million at midnight!
These results, especially Midnight, have already made it into the top ten.

Currently ranked first is "Star Wars Episode 3", with $910 million.

The second is "The Lord of the Rings 3", 800 million US dollars!
The midnight box office of these two films is invincible, not to mention "Mission Impossible 3", even Harry Potter couldn't break it, and it ranked seventh.

Of course there is a reason why it ranks seventh.

Because the Harry Potter fans are relatively young, with many still high school and college students, the performance of the midnight slot is indeed much worse.

Left…right…left…

It can be seen that Tom Cruise was indeed very nervous. He held his chin with his hand, bit his lips, and paced back and forth in the cabin.

After all, in "Mission Impossible 3", he not only served as the producer and the leading actor, but also appointed the young director JJ Abrams to escort him. He also saw the comments from the outside world, so it is normal for him to worry about the box office of this movie.

Although the pre-sales are good, no one can be truly satisfied with the results until the film is actually released.

What's more, Tom Cruise is in urgent need of a movie to restore his lost reputation. If he fails again, his resources and so on will be affected to a certain extent.

So if we talk about who cares most about box office, he would definitely rank first.

Of course, Chen Yu, director Abrams, producer Arthur Anderson and others also attach great importance to it.

To a greater or lesser extent, they have to prove themselves through the box office.

"..."

The few people who had been chatting happily just now seemed a little silent at this moment.

Chen Yu was scrolling through his phone, glancing at the time from time to time. According to the time difference between London and Los Angeles, it was 7 o'clock in London time, which was a little after midnight in Los Angeles, North America. The box office for the midnight movie should be out.

In places like New York where the time difference is smaller, the movie may be almost finished.

But the statistics in North America must be released together.

Although Arthur Anderson has received premiere information from several regions, good sales in a single region does not mean that the film will achieve high box office.

The North American box office has been commercialized for many years, and looking at the overall picture is the most intuitive representation.

"Out!"

Arthur Anderson's cell phone vibrated and he opened it immediately.

After seeing the content of the text message, everyone looked at him and laughed, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Tom Cruise on the side clenched his fist and waved it vigorously.

"620 million, squeezed into the top ten at midnight!"

Arthur Anderson said excitedly.

There was a smile on everyone's face. Compared with many Hollywood blockbusters of the year, this result was definitely inferior.

Compared with the previous series of "Mission Impossible" and the investment, it was a very good midnight premiere box office.

Because it has successfully surpassed the previous two.

"Success!"

“Yes, we succeeded!”

Tom Cruise hugged everyone excitedly.

Especially Chen Yu, he rarely gave him a high five.

Why do this? Because Chen Yu's role as Chen Long has been the most praised on Rotten Tomatoes these days.

He also contributed to the pre-sale and midnight box office, and it wasn't just because of Tom Cruise.

And strictly speaking, Tom Cruise had a counter-effect on the box office, because many film critics criticized his performance and role, saying that he had no originality and so on.

On the contrary, Chen Yu and Hoffman are the key to the box office success of this movie.

"It all depends on the box office tomorrow!"

The success of a midnight premiere can almost determine the overall box office of a movie.

Unless the word of mouth collapses completely, the subsequent series of box office bonuses, such as the first weekend, single day, etc., will have a good performance.

Obviously everyone can look forward to it.

"It's time to take off!"

“By the time we get to Korea, the first-day box office will be almost there!”

Snapped!
Arthur Anderson snapped his fingers.

The beautiful waitress of the private jet immediately brought them the celebratory drinks that had been prepared long ago.

"Let's toast to Mission: Impossible 3!"

“Hopefully a good first weekend box office!”

"cheers!"

Everyone was obviously completely relaxed, and on a private plane, they didn't have to worry about disturbing others.

So Tom Cruise and the others were obviously very relaxed and had almost finished drinking.

Chen Yu also returned to his room drunk, shook his head and lay down on the bed.

Looking at the top cabin of the plane, Chen Yu's mind was very clear.

The current success of Mission: Impossible 3 at the midnight box office really makes him very happy, especially after seeing many comments online these days, many fans have asked about his name.

The role of Chen Long completely opened up the Hollywood market for him.

At least, after the box office of this movie goes up, his salary, net worth, etc. will all increase accordingly.

And next month, it will almost certainly depend on the release of his main movie "Fast and Furious 3" to surpass the box office of the previous life, just like "Mission Impossible 3".

"Mission Impossible 3" at least has new Oscar winners like Tom Cruise and Hoffman, so as long as the movie's plot is better and more exciting than the previous one, there is almost no suspense that it will exceed the box office of the previous one.

However, apart from the IP, the most famous person about "Fast and Furious 3" is Chen Yu himself.

In other words, he is the only one who has some personal box office appeal.

The others, including the so-called leading male and leading female actors, are not as famous as him in North America.

Therefore, the more famous Chen Yu becomes in North America during this period, the more help it will be for the release of "Fast and Furious 3".

Although the box office success of this movie has nothing to do with Chen Yu, after all, he is not the one who makes the money, but he is the leading actor after all, so of course he has some expectations for the box office of the movie.

If the box office can be better than in the previous life, it will also be of some help and benefit to Chen Yu.

What's more, "Fast and Furious" is one of the biggest IPs in Hollywood in the future.

It can also be considered as a pension insurance that Chen Yu bought for himself.

As long as the box office exceeds that of his previous life, his role as Han will definitely be one of the labels.

In fact, in the future films, his presence will be greater and his role will be more involved in the plot than Han in his previous life.

……

As he thought about it, Chen Yu felt his head becoming heavier and heavier, and soon he fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up the next day, Chen Yu still felt a little dizzy.

The plane was still flying over the Pacific Ocean. Chen Yu looked at the time and found that he had only slept for 6 hours.

After washing up, Chen Yu came to the cabin, ordered a separate breakfast, and started eating while admiring the scenery outside the window.

I have to say that the experience of flying on a private jet is much better than any luxury first-class or business-class cabin.

The Gulfstream G650 business jet he is sitting in now is said to be a new product launched by Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation last year. It not only has the largest cockpit in this class of aircraft, but also has a range of up to 13000 kilometers!

"Someday, I'll buy one to play with!"

Chen Yu even found out the price. 6000 million US dollars, with his current assets, was enough to buy several planes.

However, this thing is too high-profile. Chen Yu will only buy such a big toy after he has established himself in Hollywood.

Otherwise, it would be troublesome if it is reported domestically in minutes.

Only if his salary is worthy of such a plane, there will be no problem if he buys it.

Currently, Chen Yu’s salary is around 500 million US dollars, and it is estimated that there will be a significant increase after the next two movies are released.

It is definitely a watershed moment.

A pay of 1000 million is the lowest for a popular Hollywood star.

At least, Chen Yu has to reach this level now!
(End of this chapter)