Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 361: The Sixth Sense: First Week Box Office

"Director Link, The Sixth Sense is amazing. Congratulations on making a great movie."

"Director Link, how did you make such a wonderful movie like The Sixth Sense? Do you have any secrets?"

"Director Link, I heard that you can see ghosts. The Sixth Sense is based on your real personal experience. Is this true?"

At Los Angeles International Airport, when Link, Yu Feihong and others were leaving the terminal with their luggage, their identities were discovered and more than a dozen fans shouted at them.

"Thank you! Thank you for your support!"

Because the exit was not spacious, Link did not stop to answer fans' questions. He just waved and thanked the fans.

Several young fans came over and asked for autographs, and Link had to stop to satisfy the little fans' requests.

When he stopped, the passengers around him gathered around him and asked about the new movie "The Sixth Sense".

Some praised the young actor Haley Joel Osment, some said the plot was touching, and some praised the film's twists and turns as very exciting, saying that "The Sixth Sense" was the best movie they had seen this year.

Link continued to express his gratitude, and then, under the escort of bodyguards and airport security personnel, he and Yu Feihong and others were delayed at the exit for three or four minutes before they left smoothly.

After returning to Los Angeles, he had no time to rest and joined the promotion of his new movie "The Sixth Sense".

This movie is of high quality and the viewing effect is also great. After its release, the media was full of news about this movie. A small part of it was movie promotional materials, and most of it was the sensation and discussion that "The Sixth Sense" caused at the social level.

According to a survey by the Los Angeles Times, the audience's approval rating for the film was as high as 98%. Almost every audience member who watched the film praised it afterwards, saying that "The Sixth Sense" was great and wonderful, and it was one of the best movies they had seen this year.

In public opinion, this movie has become a hot topic.

The topic has been discussed more than other movies like "Paranormal Activity", "The Blair Witch Project" and "Final Destination" back then.

After watching the movie, many fans took the initiative to write letters to the newspaper, saying that when they were young they also had the ability of the little boy Cole and could see ghosts, but later they didn't know how they disappeared. In their letters, the fans once again talked about whether there are ghosts in the world.

After receiving these letters, newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune published them in the film section. Then the sales of the newspapers increased significantly, and other media were stimulated to follow suit.

'Ghost stories' have once again become a hot topic in states across America.

Suddenly, there were many ghosts in the American media, as well as many strange people who could see ghosts.

Some media also praised Link, the director of "The Sixth Sense".

He was praised for the high level of thriller films he shot. He is currently the best director in the film industry at shooting thriller films and a master of thriller films.

When reporting the news, The Hollywood Reporter also gave Link the title of "Master of Thrillers".

He said that he has shot six horror movies since 92, including low-cost and groundbreaking horror movies such as "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity", horror movies with high artistic level and profound connotation such as "Seven Deadly Sins" and "The Sixth Sense", and very interesting and innovative horror movies such as "Final Destination" and "The Butterfly Effect".

Link has very comprehensive and outstanding abilities in the thriller film genre and is undoubtedly the best contemporary thriller director.

Some media also praised the male and female protagonists of "The Sixth Sense", praising Tom Hanks for his stable performance and continuing to produce excellent works after "Forrest Gump" and "Apollo 13".

Haley Joel Osment, who played Cole, was praised for his brilliant and spiritual performance, almost overshadowing Tom Hanks. The two supporting actresses, Holly Hunter and Diane Lane, were also praised for their wonderful performances in the play.

Many film critics call this movie a masterpiece. Whether it is the script or the story, the shooting techniques and style, or the actors' performances, makeup, special effects, props, etc., it is very well done and a rare perfect work in recent years.

"Perfect? Humph, guess what, the film industry has lost all its dignity in order to promote the film. What kind of film dares to call itself perfect? I would give this film a maximum score of 92."

In the cafe, Rob Reiner was reading the news in the newspaper with a very unhappy expression.

Harvey Weinstein had a gloomy face and did not speak. It is indeed an exaggeration to call "The Sixth Sense" a perfect work, but the level of this movie is indeed very high, and it is no exaggeration to call it a classic.

What made him sad was that this movie was shot by Link and produced and distributed by Guess Pictures.

He had also read the script of this movie, but because of Link's tricks on the script, he chose "The Butterfly Effect" instead of "The Sixth Sense".

Another 100 million was lost.

"Link, this bastard, plays with women every day. He is even more lustful than me. I don't understand how a man like him can make such a movie."

Bob Weinstein said indignantly.

"Judging from the current public opinion situation, The Sixth Sense will probably be a big hit, and the first-week box office may exceed 4000 million US dollars."

Mario Casar, the boss of Carrock Pictures, was looking at the newspaper with a frown. In September, at the instigation of Harvey and others, Carrock Pictures adjusted the release of its heavyweight movie "Cutthroat Island" to next week, preparing to use this annual blockbuster with a production cost of 1.5 million US dollars to suppress the box office of "The Sixth Sense".

If "The Sixth Sense" sells well, "Cutthroat Island" released at the same time will probably be greatly affected.

"Mario, don't worry. Cutthroat Island is an action-packed special effects movie with a strong production team. It's much better than the spooky Sixth Sense. This movie will definitely do better at the box office than The Sixth Sense."

Rob Reiner consoled.

"hope so."

Jingle Bell!
Bob Weinstein's new Motorola flip phone, which sat on his desk, began to ring.

"It's Laura calling."

Bob picked it up, listened to a few words, and said to the three people at the table, "Last week's box office results are out."

"How much is The Sixth Sense?"

Mario Casal and Harvey Weinstein and Rob Reiner stared at him closely.

Bob listened to a few words and a look of shock appeared on his face.

"How much? Tell us quickly."

Mario Casal shouted impatiently.

Bob put down his phone and looked at the three people helplessly. "8817 million US dollars, breaking the North American first-week box office record."

"8817 million? How can it be so much?"

"How can a movie like this have a higher opening-weekend box office than Jurassic Park?"

"Bob, did you hear me wrong?"

Mario Casal showed an expression of disbelief. If this number is true, "The Sixth Sense" had 8817 million US dollars in its first week. Even if it dropped sharply in the second week, the box office results would not be lower than 4000 million US dollars.

It would be difficult for "Cutthroat Island" to achieve good box office results if it were released at the same time as this type of movie.

Unfortunately, the promotion and marketing of "Cutthroat Island" started early. The company invested more than 1000 million in the promotion and marketing, and copies of the film were sent to theaters across the country. It was too late to delay it at this time.

Harvey Weinstein and Rob Reiner also frowned and looked gloomy. The production cost of "The Sixth Sense" was only 4000 million US dollars, but the box office in the first week was more than million, which was twice the cost.

According to the current box office situation, this movie will have a North American box office of at least $2 million and a global box office of at least $4 million, a tenfold profit ratio.

Link and Guess What Pictures are about to make a fortune again.

Harvey was very upset. He had been working in the film industry for more than 20 years and had released hundreds of films. He thought he knew the film industry very well. Why couldn't Miramax make a movie like this? Why didn't they choose this one when they selected the script?

It's all Link's fault. This bastard didn't really want to cooperate with Miramax in the first place, so he tampered with the ending of "The Sixth Sense".

Link is such a sinister bastard.

Rob Reiner also had a gloomy face and a bad expression.

Before November, Guess What Pictures' box office performance this year had already surpassed Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and others to become the industry leader. Coupled with the more than 11 million US dollars from "The Sixth Sense", it can not only maintain its first place, but also leave the second place far behind.

As the owner of a film company, under his management, Castle Rock Pictures has been losing money every year and now the company has even ceased to exist, while Guess What Pictures is becoming stronger and stronger.

It's so infuriating.

"The Sixth Sense is sweeping the winter holiday box office, and we independent film companies are in trouble."

Mario Casal sighed.

Harvey's face turned even worse after hearing this. Miramax Films still has three movies released at the end of the year. If "The Sixth Sense" continues to sell well, Miramax will lose all its movies this year.

No!

We must find a way to severely suppress the box office performance of "The Sixth Sense".

(End of this chapter)