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Chapter 595: The Always Hot Summer Movie
In addition to the North American market, "The Last of Us" was also released simultaneously in 18 overseas markets, mainly in more than a dozen countries and regions in Europe and South America.

These regions contributed $7635 million in box office revenue in its first week, pushing the global weekly box office of "The Last of Us" to $1 million.

More importantly, the film has maintained a pretty good reputation, so the subsequent box office performance should not be too bad.

Of course, the peripheral products of the movie "The Last of Us" are not very popular. Apart from the dolls of Tom Cruise's Joel and Saoirse Ronan's Ellie, there is not much to sell.

Of course, it is not ruled out that some people with special hobbies will buy some zombie dolls to display at home.

The zombies designed in the movie are indeed bizarre, and it is a good idea to buy one to bring home to ward off evil spirits.

However, Disney and Warner are indeed trying their best to develop possible peripherals for the movie. After announcing the production of the game "Batman: Arkham City", Warner's game department announced again that it would produce "The Last of Us" game.

Want to go on an adventure with Ellie? Then go to the game world!

However, the production cycle of a high-quality game is very long, and it would be great if the expectant fans can see this game in 2010.

In the second week, "The Last of Us" was released overseas on a large scale, earning 1 million US dollars overseas.

In North America this week, the film took in $5332 million, retaining the North American weekly box office crown, and also retaining the global weekly box office crown with a box office of $1 million.

The North American box office totaled 1 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office totaled 4172 million U.S. dollars.

Breaking the $300 million box office so quickly is quite normal in this day and age.

Since the 1990s, Hollywood films have been distributed more and more smoothly in the film market, and it is rare that a film has been withdrawn from the shelves in North America but continues to be released in new markets.

Hollywood claims to have conquered the world. After all, even the mysterious ancient oriental country has opened its market to them.

"The Last of Us" was also released in China this time. Gilbert Jr.'s movies have always performed well at the box office here, and this time is no exception, earning 2250 million RMB in the first weekend.

With a little more effort, I think it won’t be a problem for “The Last of Us” to make over 100 million yuan in China.

After the fake student list incident, Gilbert Jr. had not been to China for a long time. Taking advantage of the great sales of "The Last of Us" in China, the Shanghai International Film Festival once again invited Gilbert Jr.

However, Gilbert Jr. declined the invitation, citing his busy work schedule.

He is indeed very busy. After the second weekend of "The Last of Us" ending, the North American promotional tour also came to an end. Gilbert Jr. immediately left the "The Last of Us" crew, stopped participating in overseas promotions, and went about his own business.

The first thing to pay attention to is "Iron Man". After several rounds of previews received good responses, "Iron Man" began to be screened in one city after another.

The film did achieve its goal of accumulating word of mouth. Most of the audiences who watched the preview screenings praised the movie "Iron Man" and believed that it was one of the best movies this summer.

As word of mouth spread, audiences who had not seen the movie began to look forward to it, and theaters also continued to raise their expectations for the film.

As Marvel Studios' first film, Gilbert Jr. naturally has to pay attention to it, after all, this is his long-term meal ticket for the future.

In addition, there is Gilbert's own meal ticket project, the episode of "Cyberpunk: Edgewalker".

As the preparations for the series accelerated, various news came out, and it was no longer a secret that Gilbert Jr. would be directing his first series in his life.

Although it may seem a bit of a big deal for a famous film director to direct a TV series, to be honest, judging from the feedback from the audience online, everyone is expecting Gilbert Jr. to do something big.

Another thing that Gilbert is more concerned about is probably "Transformers" directed by Michael Bay. The film has already started online pre-sales and has achieved a box office of 3500 million US dollars in the pre-sale stage alone.

It seems that the previous leak of the film source did not have a negative impact on "Transformers". Instead, it attracted more attention. Everyone wants to see what the final film will be like.

This leak and hype really made Hollywood take notice. No one expected David Ellison to do this again.

When Sky Studios announced the pre-sale box office results, Gilbert Jr. also received an invitation letter from Sky Studios. "Dear Mr. Landrini, we sincerely invite you to attend the premiere of Transformers at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on May 18th..."

When little Gilbert saw the invitation in his hand, he wanted to laugh.

David Ellison is also a contradictory person, he seems both timid and brave. He is too timid to confront me head-on, but brave enough to invite me to witness his success.

Since the other party invited him sincerely, it was difficult for little Gilbert to refuse.

"Scarlett, Scarlett..."

Scarlett, who was training, came running over: "What do you want from me?"

"Accompany me to a movie premiere in a few days."

"what movie?"

“Transformers.”

"I don't want to go..."

Little Gilbert asked curiously, "Why?"

Scarlett pursed her lips and said, “I’m afraid I won’t be able to help but ridicule David Ellison and cause you trouble.”

Little Gilbert laughed out loud after hearing this: "It's your poisonous mouth that I need. Without you, I can't control David Ellison."

"That's great," Scarlett's eyes lit up, "Can I bring a spider to scare David Ellison?"

"Uh," Little Gilbert quickly refused: "I'm afraid that won't work. We have to pay attention to etiquette in public places."

"Okay then!" Scarlett thought about what kind of dress she would wear when the time comes, so that David Ellison would be jealous but unable to touch it, which would piss him off to death.

When it comes to pranks, the naughty Scarlett is obviously a master, and Charlize Theron has a more powerful aura. The other women are too gentle and are not suitable to deal with David Ellison.

Before the release of Transformers, there were several other movies released, but these movies generally received little attention, and all eyes were on May 5th.

"The Da Vinci Code", produced and released by Sony Columbia Pictures, became the unlucky one as it was released in the same schedule as "Transformers".

Although Sony Columbia used various means, judging from the pre-sales of the film, "The Da Vinci Code" is obviously not as good as "Transformers".

There is no way, since "Transformers" actually tried new tricks, "The Da Vinci Code" can only rely on Tom Hanks' box office appeal and the support of fans of the original novel.

On May 18, the weather in Los Angeles was sunny with a gentle sea breeze. The Last of Us has entered its third week, and its popularity has inevitably declined.

This is the popular summer season, and it's not easy to maintain the popularity for two weeks.

Just today, the North American summer season ushered in the premiere of "Transformers".

In order to avoid "Transformers", "The Da Vinci Code" held its premiere yesterday, and Gilbert Jr. also brought Cameron Diaz to attend.

He has to give Tom Hanks some face.

And today, Gilbert Jr. brought Scarlett Johansson to attend the premiere of "Transformers" to see what David Ellison was up to.

(End of this chapter)