The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 317 Almost the same
In 1991, "The Silence of the Lambs" was released, and the film ushered in an all-around bumper harvest in terms of word-of-mouth, box office, and awards.

Among them, Professor Hannibal played by Anthony Hopkins has become a classic big screen image. At the Oscar Awards the following year, he won the Best Actor statuette for this role, which also Set an Oscar record:
In the movie, Professor Hannibal only appears for sixteen minutes. However, this character still signed up for the leading actor competition and won the statuette. This also became the shortest performance in the history of the Oscar to win the best actor award.

Undoubtedly the scene-stealing king.

Now, Anson seems to be replicating the same miracle——

In "The Princess Diaries," despite her limited screen time, Anson still found a way to leave a lasting impression, even appearing in the minds of film critics.

"Dr. Hannibal? I like it." Anson shrugged slightly, "Maybe, next step, Oscar?"

The joke successfully made James burst into laughter.

Even Brad couldn't hold back.

However, Brad's smile soon calmed down. He was still worried about the shocking negative reviews above, "...I don't know if it will affect the box office."

This time, James didn’t have an answer either——

The nightmare of "Freaks and Geeks" being canceled still makes me cringe when I think about it now.

Compared with word-of-mouth, reviews, and trend, what they really need to worry about is the box office. To be precise, paying attention to word-of-mouth is also paying attention to the box office.

After all, in Hollywood, the only real persuasive numbers are the numbers, and the movie industry is ultimately a Wall Street money game.

James was feeling uneasy, but when he saw Anson's calm expression at a glance, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes and complained to Brad.

"Look, the person involved is not worried at all, so we don't need to worry."

Anson didn't mind either, he was still relaxed and calm, "Calm down. Things are out of our control now. Instead of worrying here and driving yourself crazy, it's better to divert your attention."

Pause, "For example, let's go to a movie. On Friday, I'll treat you to a movie?"

Friday is the day "Rush Hour 2" and "The Princess Diaries" officially hit theaters, so Anson's subtext is...

James and Brad exchanged glances, and both of them laughed, "It seems that guy is not as calm as he said."

"A good actor. This shows that he is a good actor and got us all involved."

Laughing and laughing, the atmosphere became cheerful again.

In fact, Anson was serious.

Part of the reason is that they can't control the box office, so they might as well be more calm.

Part of the reason is that the reputation of "Princess Diaries" is not bad.

From bad reviews to medium reviews to good reviews, it is really amazing to click and read one by one. Your attention will inevitably be attracted by the devastating negative reviews; but it will happen after you calm down, and this is not the case.

"Princess Diaries", a comprehensive media review included 2001 professional reviews. In 2, when the website was just emerging, this number was already very good. In comparison, "Rush Hour " only had reviews, and "Ghost" "World" is twenty-one chapters, and the degree of attention is clear at a glance.

In the end, the media's comprehensive evaluation settled on 65 points, with the majority of the average being neither good, nor bad, nor bad, but it still passed.

By comparison, the overall media review of "Rush Hour 2" was only points. Behind the bustling premiere, the film encountered a lot of negative reviews, continuing the curse that sequels often find it difficult to surpass their predecessors.

In a vertical comparison, "Pretty Woman" received only a 51-point overall media review, while "Runaway Bride" only received a 39-point overall media review. The poor media reviews did not affect their success. There is no harm if there is no comparison. I originally thought that "Princess Diaries" had hit rock bottom and was hanging by a thread, but now that I have watched it, the evaluation of the movie actually stands out:

Not only is it the better premiere of the same period, it is also a new high in Garry Marshall's personal series of films.

Of course, just judging from the scores, "Princess Diary" and "Pretty Woman" are works in the same range, with almost the same difference, and both have the most positive reviews. Even if one of the two works passed and the other failed, overall, they are still It can be regarded as works of the same type with similar reputation.

From this perspective, Gary Marshall is still Gary Marshall, continuing his consistent stable performance. "Princess Diary" can even be regarded as a small surprise. Now when I look back at those shocking negative reviews, my mentality is... Be able to calm down completely and face the situation calmly.

As mentioned before, the present is a special point in time. The Internet has not yet been fully popularized and information dissemination has not been fully opened. The impact of media reputation on box office exists objectively but it has not yet fully exerted its effect——

director effect. celebrity effect. topic effect. Publicity and promotion effect.

In the current era, it still plays an important role in influencing box office trends.

So, how is "The Princess Diaries" doing at the box office?
In the first week of August 2001, the battle for the summer box office continued. This week, two works, "Rush Hour 2" and "The Princess Diaries", were released in theaters; at the same time, they had to face the competition of "Battle for the Planet of the Apes", which was released last week. Squeezing, the competition for the North American box office continues to be crowded and fierce during the summer season.

The sights gathered bustlingly, and then——

boom!
Literally, a full blown explosion.

Just when people generally believe that after three months of crazy bombing in the summer, August is slowly ushering in aesthetic fatigue and may fall into the dilemma of lack of follow-up, this week's North American weekend box office rankings brought surprises.

Moreover, it's not just a random little surprise, it's a super big surprise that completely arouses heated discussions.

Winner, "Rush Hour 2," $ million.

Runner-up, "The Princess Diaries," $35 million.

Third place, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," $27 million.

Second place, "Jurassic Park 3," $ million.

Boom, boom boom boom!
This week, the North American weekend box office market is not only not sluggish nor cold, but also shows a rare vitality in this summer's season, setting a new high——

Literally, it was the second-highest grossing weekend of the 2001 summer season, behind only the opening weekend of "Pearl Harbor."

From Friday to Sunday, audiences of different ages and types entered the cinema one after another. Action, campus, science fiction, adventure and other different types of movies were shown on the big screen. This has also become the biggest reason for audiences to enter the cinema again. This is still the most popular outdoor activity in summer.

Surprise, absolutely surprise.

This also won applause from media large and small.

There was no "squeeze" or "trampling" in the weekend box office market. Instead, different types of movies worked together to attract more audiences, and ultimately achieved a win-win situation.

This situation was completely unexpected.

The healthy competition between "Rush Hour 2" and "Princess Diaries" played a major role in achieving this scene.

Among them, "Rush Hour 2", although the reputation is mediocre, even terrible, but relying on the accumulated popularity of the previous film and the overwhelming publicity of New Line Cinema, it still exploded into an incredible premiere box office volume, with an absolutely strong The performance topped the North American weekend box office this week.

(End of this chapter)