The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 505 Focus on the eyes
For a long time, movie companies have not been interested in superhero movies, but they have no special interest——

Superhero movies, like other types of movies, are not particularly highlighted or ignored. They partially overlap with science fiction, action, and adventure movies, but they have never highlighted their own special value.

In fact, film companies don’t care about genres and themes, the only thing they care about is revenue:

Make movies that make money, and favor whatever genre is popular.

Therefore, in the history of movies, both Western movies and musical movies had a golden period, when the quantity and quality of the works showed a blowout, and their prosperity turned into decline, and they were never able to regain their glory.

The same goes for superhero movies.

Because of the box office failure of "Batman and Robin" in 1997, Warner Bros. shelved the rights to adapt DC Comics. Film companies also failed to see the advantages of superhero movies compared with other types of movies. Naturally, this type of movie No more preferential treatment.

Other superhero movies couldn't get investment, so they turned to low-cost B-movies one after another. Instead, they unexpectedly carved out a niche.

Now, because of the box office success of "Spider-Man", other film companies are ready to make moves, and their attention has once again fallen on the superhero movie genre. After all, this is a treasure trove of copyrights with inexhaustible objects for adaptation——

Who knows, the next "Spider-Man" may be lying in his drawer?

The market has always been like this.

"Spider-Man", although Sony Columbia has not launched a large-scale promotion, it obviously lacks confidence in the overseas market. The starring team headed by Anson did not even go to major markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, etc. for promotion; although the market influence of the original comics is far away It cannot be compared with the three major pillars of DC, but the movie is still very popular in overseas markets and brings countless good news.

After consecutively topping the weekend box office in more than 50 countries and regions and showing incredible box office stamina, the overseas box office of "Spider-Man" is set at over 670 million U.S. dollars. Like the North American market, it strongly exceeded 600 million U.S. dollars. The US dollar threshold brings another surprise.

In terms of numbers alone, the popularity of "Spider-Man" in the overseas market is slightly inferior. As of 2002, there have been three works with a total box office of over million US dollars in overseas markets:

"Titanic", "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

Among them, "Titanic"'s overseas box office performance of US$1.5 billion is an insurmountable peak.

In comparison, the overseas box office performance of "Spider-Man" is not that amazing, but this is only relative, and Sony Columbia is already satisfied -

600 million in North America and 670 million overseas.

"Spider-Man" finally reached a global box office total of US$1.27 billion, becoming the fifth film in global film history to have a total box office of over one billion US dollars, joining "Titanic", "Jurassic Park", The ranks of "Star Wars: The Prequels" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

Currently, it is temporarily behind "Titanic" and occupies the second position in film history.

In other words, as the runner-up in box office in North American film history and the runner-up in global film history, "Spider-Man" has reached a new level. This is definitely a situation that Sony Columbia did not expect.

Amazed, shocked, exploded.

From the moment "Spider-Man" landed in theaters, the film market around the world was involved in a storm, and the bustling discussion could not stop at all.

If you think about it carefully, the biggest contributor to the success of "Jurassic Park" is the dinosaurs, the hero of "Star Wars Prequels" is the series trilogy, the hero of "Harry Potter" is the wizarding world, and the hero of "Titanic" The heroes are Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

So, what about "Spider-Man"?

Anson Wood.

After turning over and over again, I finally came up with the same answer, which was consistent with "Titanic" and fell on the male protagonist.

Thinking about it now, "Spider-Man" and "Titanic" are two very different works, but there are amazing similarities behind the success of the two works. The same is true in front of us. The heat wave that completely detonated all fell on the male protagonist.

So, like Leonardo, Anson became everyone's favorite.

"Anson became popular all over the world overnight."

"The new dream lover: Anson Wood." "The first love of thousands of girls: Anson."

"From the rock band frontman of 'The Princess Diaries' to the teenage superhero of 'Spider-Man,' Anson is becoming an icon for a new generation."

"Behind the superhero suit is a boy under the age of nineteen."

"Who can say no to Anson Wood?"

"Fame! Hollywood opens its doors to Anson."

Anson, Anson, Anson——

Anson's name and face were everywhere, everywhere.

In Hollywood, there will never be a shortage of legendary stories of overnight fame. Not to mention, this summer, Hayden from "Star Wars Episode II" and Anson from "Spider-Man" teamed up to hit the charts and detonate the summer.

Although the reputation and box office of "Star Wars Episode 2" were lower than expected, as mentioned before, as long as any actor can star in the "Star Wars" series, they will be on the forefront.

The same goes for Hayden, a handsome Canadian boy who has also conquered the hearts of countless girls. His face has appeared in countless magazines, newspapers, TV shows and website pages.

However, compared with Anson, it pales into insignificance.

Anson's reference should be Leonardo after "Titanic", who was so red that he turned purple and was unknown to everyone in the streets and alleys.

Us Weekly’s headline is no exaggeration:
"Everyone's dying to play Anson."

However, the interesting thing is:

Every now and then, you can hear rumors that Hayden was recognized by passers-by and audiences at gas stations, supermarkets, and coffee shops, and was even chased and intercepted on the streets.

But Anson didn't.

It's like Anson... disappeared from the North American continent, or hid in a remote area of ​​Alaska. His face is everywhere in the streets, but no one can meet him on the street. This is really puzzling.

Recall that after "Spider-Man" was released, Anson and Sam even went to Century City AMC to watch the movie. From last year's "New York Times" to "Vogue" magazines, they have always rejected the mysterious idea to emphasize reality, but now they suddenly disappeared after becoming popular. Okay, what's going on?

Could it be that you say one thing and do another?
This... doesn't seem to be unusual.

In Hollywood and Vanity Fair, everything is packaging, everything is illusion, and everything is a carefully calculated setting. Like a perfect product, it presents the appearance that consumers want to see and are willing to pay for it.

Who knows, maybe Anson thought he should share the truth before, but only after he truly succeeded did he realize what it meant. He couldn't help but regret it, and quickly retreated into his turtle shell, refusing to show any of his truth.

This kind of thing is really normal in Hollywood.

It doesn’t matter, it’s precisely because of this that Vanity Fair needs such a profession——

paparazzi.

Suddenly, all the paparazzi in Los Angeles took action one by one, mobilizing resources and informants to try to find out Anson's whereabouts.

However, various signs prove that Anson has not left Los Angeles. In other words, Anson has been hiding under their noses!

Is this possible?

(End of this chapter)