The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1352 Entering the Grand View Garden
"Anson Wood's box office legend continues..."

"…The North American film market is crazy about Anson Wood…"

"'The Warmth Within' illuminates the spring season in March..."

"...a dark horse emerges and rewrites history..."

"Yes, Anson Wood has done it again..."

“Historic moment, let’s witness it together!”

"A full explosion, 'The Warmth Within' brings surprises..."

"'Warm Inside' is the trend leader of March. If you miss it, you will be out of date..."

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The noise never stops.

Indeed, "Dawn of the Dead" saw a small explosion in single-day box office on Friday, and achieved a box office success despite poor media reviews. This was enough to make Universal Pictures happy and mark a solid step forward in Zack Snyder's directorial career. However, this was still not enough.

"The Light Inside" was everywhere, on the headlines of major entertainment sections and even on the front pages. The movie successfully attracted media attention outside of the summer season, which was rare, and the traffic exploded.

The reason is very intuitive——

"The Warmth Within" ignited the market's enthusiasm in an incredible manner.

And, write a new historical record.

A horizontal comparison can show this:

"Dawn of the Dead" grossed $10.8 million in a single day in 3,200 theaters.

"Eternal Love" grossed $9.6 million in a single day in 307 theaters.

Which one is better and which one is worse is clear at a glance.

The former had more than ten times as many screening venues as the latter, but its single-day box office performance was only $1.2 million more than the latter.

There is no harm without comparison, and it is a fatal harm.

Generally speaking, the single-theater box office performance in North American movie box office statistics is calculated by calculating the total box office over the three days of the opening weekend, then dividing it by the number of theaters showing the movie, and finally getting the single-theater box office data.

It is precisely because of this that the single-theater box office data of Disney films such as "The Lion King" which were only screened in one venue, the Chief Theatre, is particularly clear; and the current single-theater box office record for live-action films is held by "The Elephant", with a figure of US$1006,300, which is far ahead.

For films like "Dawn of the Dead" and "Eternal Love of Dreams", which only calculate the box office on Friday, the box office data for each theater will not be counted for the time being, because there is no way to know the subsequent box office trends on Saturday and Sunday.

However, the scene that was unfolding before their eyes was so bizarre that the media were shocked and began to calculate the box office of each theater.

How incredible is the single-theater box office data of "Eternal Love"? How can it achieve box office data comparable to "Dawn of the Dead" by relying on only 300 venues?

Answer: Thirty-one thousand seven hundred dollars.

History, birth.

So far, there is a list of single-theater box office performances for small-scale previews, and there is also a list of single-theater box office performances for large-scale public screenings, and the dividing line is exactly 300 theaters.

If the number of theaters is less than 300, it will be classified as a small-scale preview; if the number of theaters is more than 300, it will be classified as a large-scale public release.

But in fact, the ambiguous number of 300 theaters is in an awkward position. Compared with small-scale previews, it is almost impossible for them to create a box office output of 50,000 US dollars per theater, and they have no competitiveness in the list; compared with large-scale public screenings, the box office figures of single theaters are not bad, but the publicity and viewing traffic are not as good as top commercial productions, and in the end it is difficult to stir up a splash. Therefore, on the whole, most of the works that are screened in a small range of 300 to 500 theaters are independent film art films with vague positioning and wandering on the edge. Although they are eager for large-scale public screenings, they lack promotion funds, and distribution companies also understand that this scale of release is the most appropriate.

“Warmth within the light” is just like that.

However, the surprise just happened.

"Eternal Love" made history with a single-theater box office of $31,700, breaking the single-theater box office record for a large-scale release held by "Spider-Man" so far.

Yes, you read that right, Anson surpassed Anson’s own historical record.

Two years ago, "Spider-Man" was released with great fanfare, setting a series of records with an overwhelming momentum, including the single-theater box office performance in a wide-ranging release, becoming a milestone in the history of North American cinema.

Two years later, "Eternal Love" was released in a small range, breaking through the shackles with an incredible frenzy and creating a miracle, becoming the second work in North American film history to be screened in more than 300 theaters and still exceed 30,000 box office in a single theater.

Of course, this is only the box office for Friday. It is still unknown whether "The Sun Is Shining" can maintain the same momentum on the following Saturday and Sunday.

However, the shock and impact still spread across the board.

Then, "Dawn of the Dead" became the victim and was sacrificed again.

The news media were all paying attention to "The Sun Is Shining" with great fanfare. Only 300 venues were able to achieve box office performance that was almost the same as its competitors, easily triggering a frenzy in the film market.

Spring, is it really here?
And the real focus that sent the media into a frenzy was Charlie Kaufman.

It has been mentioned more than once before that the genius Charlie Kaufman has always been out of tune with the mainstream market, and people find it difficult to keep up with the speed of his imagination.

As of 2004, Charlie Kaufman has written four films that have been released to the public:

"Being Malkovich" grossed $22 million in North America and $23 million worldwide.

"Human Nature" grossed $700 in North America and $15 million worldwide.

"Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" grossed $16 million in North America and $33 million worldwide.

"Adapted Screenplay", North American box office $22 million, global box office $32 million.

That is to say, the highest-grossing work of Charlie Kaufman's career is "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind", which is widely known because George Clooney directed it for the first time in his career. It premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2003 and won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor for the leading actor Sam-Rockwell.

However, this is just talk.

The so-called "highest box office", but in fact the box office figures of Charlie Kaufman's four works are almost the same. Strictly speaking, there is not much difference.

Charlie Kaufman's fame is more spread through sales and rentals in the DVD market. Only a small number of veteran movie fans and literary young people gradually got to know this genius screenwriter through word of mouth about the DVDs. But even among fanatical fans, the works of this screenwriter were not widely spread because they were weird and brain-burning.

but now?
"Eternal Love" took in an incredible 10 million U.S. dollars on Friday alone.

This result has exceeded the final North American box office of "Human Nature", the last collaboration between Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman.

How could I not be shocked? How could I not be surprised?
In such an impact, not to mention "Dawn of the Dead", even "The Passion of the Christ" was eclipsed, and all media collectively exclaimed.

This was definitely something they had never seen before. Each and every one of them was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, completely unable to control their expressions and with everyone focusing on them.

However, when we calm down and think carefully, someone immediately exclaimed a completely different point of view:
I've watched this episode!
(End of this chapter)