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The achievements of 1994 can be seen from the North American year-end box office rankings. The top twelve at the box office all exceeded 100 million, the top three at the box office exceeded 200 million, and the top two at the box office exceeded 300 million, including action, plot, and comedy. Films of various genres, such as movies, animations, and magical fantasy, are rich in subject matter and outstanding achievements, which can definitely be called the golden age.

From the global year-end box office rankings, we can see the influence of Hollywood on the world's movies in 1994.

The "Lion King", who ranked second in North America at the end of the year, relied on the strong appeal of cartoons to family audiences, and swept the global box office of 877 million US dollars. It not only became the global year-end box office champion in 1994, but also in film history. It occupies the second place in the global box office rankings, just behind the "Jurassic Park" that created a miracle last year.

Although the "Forrest Gump", known as the modern American fairy tale, has a huge influence on a global scale, it is ultimately not as good as the North American market. In the end, it won 677 million U.S. dollars and ranked in the world box office for the whole year. The runner-up.

From the comparison of the data of the two works, it can be seen that although "Forrest Gump" defeated the "Lion King" in the North American market, the overseas market was not cold about the "American Dream" and was directly dragged down. A gap of 200 million U.S. dollars. However, this gap also shows the huge potential of the global movie box office market from the side. A "Lion King" and a "Forrest Gump" have swept the box office of 900 million US dollars in overseas markets, which is really jaw-dropping. .

It was followed by "Life and Death Speed", who had just been crowned the third place in the North American year-end box office. This work has also set off a box office frenzy around the world, with a global box office data of 542 million U.S. dollars. The series of competitors firmly held the position of third place.

Dark horse, perhaps people will use this term to describe the movie "Life and Death Hour". Although "Pulp Fiction" is more shocking from the perspective of cost and box office comparison, in fact, "Life and Death Hour" is neither "vulgar." An innovative work such as "Fiction" is not an epic like "Forrest Gump" that reflects the changes of the entire era, nor is it a masterpiece of "The Lion King" that can change the status of animation. This is just a simple action movie-but But there are no such grand scenes and special effects as "Terminator 2" and "True Lies".

All this makes the "speed of life and death" results incredible. The 28 million investment has made the birth of a myth.

On the global box office rankings, "True Lies" relied on Arnold's strong appeal, while "Ghosts in Disguise" relied on the chain effect of comedy movies suitable for all ages, and finally occupied the fourth and fifth positions. The former The global box office is 378 million U.S. dollars, and the latter is 351 million U.S. dollars.

"True Lies" invested 120 million U.S. dollars. Although it achieved nearly 400 million U.S. dollars in the global box office, Arnold reached another career peak, but compared with the "speed of life and death", it was disappointing. . This ambitious work created by James Cameron and Arnold was really hit hard.

However, the emergence of the "Ghost in Disguise" turned out to make everyone's eyes bright, which also made Cameron Diaz's overnight fame more legendary, and the rise of Kim Carey became more obvious, even possible. It is said that even in the face of Hugo's strength in 1994, the comedy king also showed a parallel upward momentum.

The "Pulp Fiction", which has repeatedly created miracles, is slightly less appealing in overseas markets. It has been surpassed by "True Lies" and "Ghosts in Disguise" one after another, and only ranks sixth in the global box office rankings. Even so, the achievement of 341 million U.S. dollars allowed "Pulp Fiction" to make history again.

The situation facing "Pulp Fiction" is actually similar to that of "Forrest Gump". It relies on a strong reputation and hot topics to create success in overseas markets, but due to its strong American cultural attributes, it still lacks a little follow-up. explosive force. At this point, the "Lion King", "True Lies", "Geeks in Disguise", and "Speed ​​of Life and Death" who do not possess the attributes of "America" ​​take advantage.

After "Pulp Fiction", "Modern Primitives", "Dumb and Agua", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Interview with Vampires at Night", and "Browhead Pursuit" accounted for the rest of the top ten global box office year-end Five seats.

Among them, "Interview with the Vampire" witnessed Tom Cruise's global idol power and counterattacked to the top ten, while "Four Weddings and a Funeral", a British comedy skit, broke the monopoly of Hollywood. Strongly ranked among the top ten, and became the most interesting and special one of the numerous classics of 1994. This romantic comedy full of British humor and mockery has won the unanimous love of the public and film critics by virtue of its witty lines and exquisite script.

In addition, other works are familiar faces on the North American year-end box office rankings. The trajectories of these two actors are similar to the glory of Hugo and Jin. After winning two seats in the top ten in North America, the works of these two actors have also ranked among the top ten in the world. It can be said that these two The actor's brilliance can be seen as a microcosm of the 1994 classic.

Although Hugo only released two works in 1994, "Life and Death Hour" and "Pulp Fiction" collectively swept the world's box office data of 883 million U.S. dollars, surpassing Hugo's 800 million in 1993. The box office performance of 64 million U.S. dollars has created a new personal high for Hugo.

After the 1992 Golden Raspberry Award, Hugo's year-end box office results in the past three years were 460 million, 864 million, and 883 million. Such a clear upward curve makes people feel the unparalleled majesty and aura of Hugo.

Originally, people were worried that after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Hugo would face a crossroads in his career, but the reality is just the opposite. Not only did Hugo not be enveloped by the curse of the Little Golden Man, but on the contrary, he also broke the shackles of acting and also in the box office. Achieved a brand-new brilliance, and the career reached its peak again!

What is commendable is that the word-of-mouth of "Life and Death" and "Pulp Fiction" have won unanimous praise from film critics, and "Pulp Fiction" has made Hugo crowned the actor of Cannes. This is the decisive factor that completely distinguishes Hugo from Kim Kerry, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, because Hugo has acting talents that they don’t have. And artistic attributes. This is the fundamental reason why Hugo has become the first person to call for a remuneration of 20 million dollars.

Even many ordinary viewers believe that Hugo’s $20 million salary is a matter of course. Although the figure of "20 million" is indeed too shocking, a market sample survey by "U.S. Weekly" shows that there is More than 28% of the interviewed people said that if it were Hugo, this is not unacceptable.

This is the preciousness of Hugo.

Many years later, when people look back on 1994, they can't help but sigh again and again. This is a year that has created countless miracles. In the next twenty years, classic masterpieces appeared endlessly, but there was never a year that burst out like 1994. The density of outstanding works made the glory of 1994 coated with a layer that will never fade. Light.

Among these many classics, "Life and Death Hour" and "Pulp Fiction" have been repeatedly mentioned, and they are also two works that must not be ignored. This also makes Hugo once again in the 1994 history book after 1993. Put his mark.

Maybe people will always plan like this. 1993 is rock and roll, and 1994 is movie. But in fact, the masterpieces of 1993 are also dazzling, and the music of 1994 also ushered in an explosion after its heyday. The reason why Hugo's glory in 1994 can be called great is because he has reached a new peak in music.

Hugo achieved a peak in film and music in 1993, and in 1994 both raised this peak to another altitude, which is really incredible. Compared with the combination of "Life and Death Hour" and "Pulp Fiction", the two albums "Almost Fame" and "Bath in the Morning" can definitely be described in the music market.

On the 1994 year-end album sales charts, a total of five albums sold more than 5 million. This is an unimaginable situation in the 21st century ten years later. At that time, one album sales could reach four. Millions is a rare victory, not because of the emergence of digital audio sources to seize the market, but because after entering the 21st century, the quality of music has generally declined, and saliva songs tailored to the needs of the popular market have gradually become mainstream. , Idol singers created by a fixed model dominate the market, which makes listeners gradually lose interest in buying albums.

But in the 1990s, it was a different scene. Not to mention the rock revolution that took place in 1993, just to mention the brilliance of rhythm and blues after entering the 90s, the endurance of the country, and the endless emergence of soul classics. Countless listeners are willing to walk into the record store and pull out their wallets ~www.readwn.com~ to buy albums, not to express their support for the singer, but to express their love for music.

Against this background, it is not surprising that rock reproduced the glory of the golden age in 1993, from Nirvana, pearl sauce to smashed pumpkin, glory to death, to green sun, goatskin, etc., the new generation Rock bands relied on one excellent album after another to capture the hearts of a large number of listeners. Together with other music genres blooming and excellent works, this created the grand occasion of five albums with sales of 5 million in 1994.

What’s interesting is that among the five albums with sales of five platinum, the band Glory To Death occupies two seats, while the rock band has three seats. From this perspective, it can be seen that rock was in 1994. Achievements made in the year, and at the same time, it can be seen that glory to death continued the strength of the end of 1993 directly into 1994, and reached a brand new peak this year, recreating the feat of nirvana and pearl sauce in 1991. .

Both "Almost Fame" released in November last year and "Bath Morning Light" released in August this year both achieved sales of more than 5 million in 1994. This simplest data also most directly reflects the current glory. To death is an important position in the rock and music market. I love the small wow provided. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it, and vote for recommendations and monthly tickets for the work. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue to create! ).