novelones Chapter 209: Little Spider’s reputation explodes, Wang Lei’s counterattack
Chapter 209: Little Spider’s reputation explodes, Wang Lei’s counterattack
Support Paramount fans, they have no place to speak in support of Spider-Man.
They donated generously and went to the cinema to support Maguire and Paramount with practical actions.
It seems that they want to make up for the regret of not supporting Death Comes in the cinema in this way.
When the box office came out on the first day, the president of Warner happily opened two bottles of champagne that he had treasured for a long time to celebrate.
"Victory is destined to belong to us. Those people were still stubborn. Now they must have given up after seeing the result."
His assistant also echoed: "Paramount really made a mistake. They actually found a new actor with no box office appeal to carry the banner. The 500 million on the first day should be their best result."
"Hurry up and tell our new shareholders the good news. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
It doesn't matter if I can continue to sit in this position and be scorned by others.
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With $300 million on the first day of Batman Returns, it’s clear who is better and who is worse.
In the eyes of the media, the two movies are not rivals on the same level at all.
Spider-Man encounters Batman's blockade and has no chance of winning.
But after the box office results came out in the second week, Warner executives were dumbfounded.
Spider-Man actually crushed Batman Returns' 9200 million box office with a North American box office of 6000 million.
The problem lies in the film's reputation.
Both films have extremely polarizing reviews among moviegoers.
People went to the theater because of the visual shock brought by Batman 1, but the reviews of this movie can only be said to be average. The only outstanding thing may be Pfeiffer's Catwoman.
It completely failed to meet the audience's expectations.
Therefore, the box office quickly opened high and then declined. With this trend, it is doubtful whether the North American box office can exceed 2 million.
Looking back at Little Spider, it far exceeded public expectations.
This is a story about an ordinary person becoming a great hero.
O'Quil successfully portrays the ambivalence of an ordinary person who becomes a hero.
With great ability comes great responsibility. This famous saying has gone viral.
No matter how harsh the film critic is, they have to admit that Spider-Man is a role tailor-made for Maguire.
He also had the experience of being fostered in a relative's home. He was also chosen by the God of Destiny to take on important responsibilities. He also attracted great criticism and was not understood by the world.
It can be said that Maguire's performance of Spider-Man made many people feel the same way.
A fan wore a Spider-Man peripheral cosplay suit and cried loudly during the reporter's interview:
"I seem to see my own shadow in Maguire. Spider-Man is a hero for ordinary people. I see the counterattack of the little guy in him. His warm smile makes people feel heartache..."
Someone else excitedly grabbed the reporter’s microphone:
"It's really wonderful. I want to take my new girlfriend three times. Thank you Maguire for his performance, thank you Marvel, thank you Paramount..."
The reporter did not hear any negative comments during random interviews on the street.
Most people look like they are still unfinished, whether they are crying or excited, they all come from the heart and don't look like they are faking it.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as rave reviews. Young people who have watched the movie strongly recommend their friends to go to the cinema to watch the movie.
Word of mouth spreads that the power of tap water is terrifying.
This made more people walk into the cinema to watch Spider-Man out of curiosity.
In the third week, the box office actually increased instead of falling, with a box office of 1 million in just one week.
Looking at the fans who are gradually going crazy, major theaters have to increase their film schedules for Spider-Man.
As for "Batman", whose reputation and box office are declining rapidly, just go wherever you like.
Batman Returns continues to languish at the box office, unveiling Warner's last fig leaf.
Its senior officials also shut up their clamoring mouths and slapped them in the face as many times as they wanted.
What Warner brings to the top is more of an ambivalence.
Why was the first part so popular, the second part increased investment, but the audience didn't buy it.
On the other hand, the other side's "Spider-Man" not only received rave reviews, but the derivative peripherals were also sold like crazy.
Marvel, owned by Wang Lei, seems to have been prepared for it. It seems to have expected that Spider-Man will be a big hit. All kinds of peripherals that emerge in an endless stream are sold out by loyal fans as soon as they are launched.
Even the few old stocks were brought out.
What is surprising is that these stocks have become hot commodities, and some loyal fans go to the underground market to buy them at large prices.
"Are these people crazy?"
Spider-Man has completely dominated the weekly box office charts in North America and is on track to become the monthly champion.
It is now the penultimate month of 92. With Paramount's global distribution capabilities, it seems that it can lock in this year's global box office championship in the last month of the year?
As Spider-Man was released in other countries, the Spider-Man effect spread across the world.
People all over the world have been conquered by the little spider.
Even knocking on the door of Longguo Cinema, China Film Group attracted this foreign language film, hoping to add some support to the old friends of Longguo.
What is unexpected is that Spider-Man actually took in nearly 5000 million US dollars at the box office in the first month of its release in Dragon Kingdom.
For the first time, the purchasing power of the people of Longguo brought a small spiritual shock to the media on the other side of the ocean.
The clamor for Spider-Man to become a global box office hit is growing.
It's really possible.
Some authoritative newspaper reporters have made real box office estimates for Spider-Man. Although there is still a month until the New Year, Spider-Man will have no problem hitting a box office of US$5 million.
The gap with this year's box office hit "Aladdin" is almost negligible.
Maguire was also completely on fire.
I don’t know how those powerful film production companies found his contact information.
They all offered astonishing remunerations, none of which were less than 500 million US dollars.
This is almost the price of a leading Hollywood movie star!
The key is that he is not yet 18 years old. In a few years, his salary can be doubled.
Just when many producers thought that the child would soon succumb to the money offensive, Maguire gave a reply that they did not expect:
"Sir, if you are really sincere about starring in your film, you should contact my agent Benny Decker."
It was precisely because Benny Dyke and the United Elite were unable to make progress that they found a way to contact Maguire himself.
Benny Dyke was very satisfied with Maguire's performance and couldn't help but praise:
"Kid, you have passed the test again. Very few young people can maintain their true intentions after becoming popular overnight.
Paramount plans to launch a sequel to Spider-Man as soon as possible, and this time, they have given a salary of 600 million! "
"Thank you to the company for favoring me. I will continue to work hard!"
The minor league crowd was not in such a good mood.
Guy did not expect that Warner would lose in the first battle with Paramount. He immediately proposed to the board of directors that they should change a president.
This brainless person has offended more than half of the single mothers in the United States.
On the contrary, it helped the box office of Spider-Man to a certain extent, and almost caused a loss on his investment in the first movie.
It has become almost impossible to make a profit in North America.
Now we can only rely on overseas markets.
The minor leagues came together again because a report from Wall Street Watch alerted them.