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Although this was just an episode for Gilbert Jr., it still had a huge impact on the NBA.

The NBA then issued a document requiring stricter standards for penalties, especially for traveling, offensive fouls, and stepping on the line.

In the Heat's next game, LeBron James was called for traveling eight times, and he only scored eighteen points in the game.

If there was no traveling call, four of the eight traveling calls would have resulted in at least 26 points. With free throws, it would have been over 30 points.

After the game, LeBron James expressed strong dissatisfaction with the referee's whistle, but he did not dare to blame Gilbert Jr.

It was obvious that his James fans had no power to resist the fanatical Gilbert fans and he was scared of being criticized.

Heat general manager Pat Riley also publicly stated: "The league cannot make such a weak compromise just because of the one-sided words of a team owner."

Little Gilbert was not afraid of him at all: "If Mr. Pat Riley doesn't know what a traveling step is, I suggest you learn the basic rules of basketball before you become the general manager of the team!"

Spurs coach Popovich, who was deeply hurt by this, also stood up to express his support for Gilbert: "The league is too permissive. If the standards for whistles are not strengthened, how can people with rough skills develop skills?"

Although this statement did not name anyone, it was clear who it was referring to.

LeBron James was certainly not happy, he posted: "I'm still young, Jordan didn't win his first championship until he was 28 years old."

Of course, Joe Big Mouth was not happy either. What championship are you? What championship am I? Can they be the same?

"But I didn't rely on my body to play basketball when I was 27. My basketball skills have been honed to the peak."

As if not satisfied, Joe added: "If I had Wade and Bosh as my helpers, I would not have lost in the finals last year."

These words were like a sharp knife stabbing into LeBron James' heart.

The finals in June were not far away, and although LeBron James did not lose much points in public opinion thanks to his good relationship with the media.

But releasing the power of the troops with 8 points in the finals is not a glorious thing after all, and Gilbert's fans made such a big fuss about it before, and those entertainment media that don't care about sports also reported it a lot.

LeBron James was smart. He knew he couldn't continue arguing, otherwise his image would be difficult to restore, so he remained silent.

Seeing that LeBron James was silent, Gilbert Jr., who had successfully exposed LeBron James's fake superstar nature, had no interest in continuing to attack him and forgot about the matter.

However, LeBron James was very cautious and determined to respond to these negative rumors with his performance on the court, so he intensified his training.

It seems that the Thanos-James mode will be released ahead of schedule, but I don’t know what the effect will be.

In this noisy and bustling month, October passed by.

In the last week of October, "Avengers" surpassed "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" in North America, reaching $3 million.

The global box office has also surpassed "Titanic", ranking second in film box office history with $19.37 billion. The only one ahead of it is "Avatar".

Gilbert Jr. regained the runner-up spot and has basically secured the North American and global box office championship this year.

Although the box office failed to break through 20 billion US dollars, both Marvel Studios and Gilbert Jr. were satisfied with this result. Marvel's commercial value has also been greatly improved. It is impossible for Disney to make conditions without paying a huge price.

Considering that the film is still being released in other overseas markets, Disney's distribution strategy is to make "Avengers" available wherever there is a big screen. Therefore, the film's release range is wider than that of ordinary Hollywood blockbusters.

However, box office statistics are indeed difficult in some places, and we can only roughly estimate a number. Whether the final box office of more than 60 million US dollars can be achieved depends on some luck.

However, Robert Iger has decided that if the final box office is not far from the $2 billion line, Disney will consider buying the box office.

Buying box office tickets is a common unspoken rule in Hollywood. Tom Cruise used to do this frequently. In order to maintain a box office of more than $100 million for each of his films, Tom Cruise would buy box office tickets.

But Gilbert Jr.'s films basically never did this, because the commercial performance of his films has never been a problem, and there is little need to buy box office revenue.

However, Disney believes that it is necessary for this movie. After all, the title of $2 billion box office sounds good.

Knowing that Gilbert Jr. would definitely object, Robert Iger did not tell Gilbert Jr. and bought it first. He would give Gilbert Jr. a surprise and he would not blame him.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" directed by Peter Jackson also performed well, with a North American box office of 1 million US dollars and a global box office of 3.03 billion.

Although the box office is good, it would have been a strong contender for the box office champion in previous years. If it can't win the championship, at least it can win a championship.

But "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" didn't even hold on to the second place. "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" surpassed "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" with a North American box office of $1 million and a global box office of $4 billion, becoming the new runner-up of the year's box office.

Fortunately, the subsequent "Transformers 3" did not have enough box office stamina, with only 2.93 million in North America and 8.54 million US dollars worldwide.

Although there is still a long time of release time, it is almost impossible to surpass the global box office of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey".

It is possible that the North American box office will be good, as the gap between the two films is not that big.

Unfortunately, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" will be released during the Christmas season. This is the last movie in the "Harry Potter" series, and fans will surely burst out with unimaginable power.

By then, the final work in this series will surely make a fierce attack on the throne of the runner-up of the year.

If it weren't for the fact that "Avengers" was hard to catch up with at the box office, "Harry Potter" fans would have set their sights on the annual box office champion.

Another movie released by Cantaloupe Studios, "Fast & Furious 5", also performed well. As long as this type of popcorn movie can ensure a good quality, the box office will basically not be too bad.

The film has grossed $1.82 million in North America and $5.68 million worldwide so far. It will not be a problem for it to gross over $6 million in North America and $ million worldwide.

And as the "Fast and Furious" series gets better and better, the box office performance will definitely reach a higher level in the future.

This kind of racing crime movie is really hard to find a substitute in the market for a while. Especially Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, two bald heads, are very rare in Hollywood.

Dwayne Johnson's popularity has also been boosted due to the hit of "Fast and Furious 5", which is good news for "The Dark Knight Rises".

The only thing to worry about in this series is Vin Diesel's temper. It would be terrible if he can't control it.

But it is not a difficult choice for Gilbert Jr. If Vin Diesel really has a seizure, he might as well be kicked out, Dwayne Johnson can be promoted, and Jason Statham can be brought in.

People who often race cars will also get into car accidents. This is normal. (End of this chapter)