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Chapter 237 The beginning of the box office explosion

Please give me a monthly ticket and a recommendation ticket!

After the premiere of the film, it was not released immediately, but had to wait until the weekend to be released. At the beginning, Disney Pictures planned that "Pirates of the Caribbean" was officially released in North America this Wednesday, but after several previews, because the film has a good reputation, it has made adjustments and the release time is still placed on the traditional weekend.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" will kick off the Pirates' adventure with the early stages of more than 3,500 theaters on Thursday night.

As an actor, Matthew will not have any say in this regard, but only cooperates with the crew and Disney Pictures' release plans.

After the premiere of Disneyland, he focused more on the reputation of the film. For a movie that is not an adaptation or a sequel, reputation can directly affect the box office trend after the first week.

In the three days after the premiere, various media and critics commented on "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl". Just like during the premiere, the overall reputation of the film was quite good.

Roger Albert wrote in his column, "The Pirates of the Caribbean is a 'family relaxed humor mixed with a little bit of tension and scary'. The most important thing is the computer stunt of this movie. Overall, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has not escaped Hollywood clichés, and the plot is relatively simple, but this does not prevent it from becoming a recommended film. In addition to watching films that denounce society or expose darkness, we can also choose this kind of movie that can easily smile, recall the childhood yearning and imagination of pirates, and satisfy the visual enjoyment and pursuit of beauty."

He also specifically mentioned the two male protagonists, "Captain Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp, subverted the image of all pirates in the past, and Johnny Depp brought an extremely exciting performance; Will Turner, played by Matthew Horner, who was with him, complemented the advantages of Captain Pirates, and created a pair of sparks!"

The mainstream media in North America basically praised this movie.

"The film is suitable for both young and old, but the film is too long." USA Today

"A great robber movie, extraordinary, interesting and spectacular." Entertainment Weekly

"Johnny Depp and Matthew Horner have brought together the most interesting and dynamic screen performance this summer, and they are the best reasons to watch this film." Washington Post Review

"This film looks like an extended music TV, with two starring Johnny Depp and Matthew Horner, one crazy and the other masculine. If you're tired of summer movies, then this film will surely intoxicate you in Gore Vibinsky's pure film magic." The Los Angeles Times

"The Pirates of the Caribbean" has outstanding special effects, with two starring actors Johnny Depp and Matthew Horner that are impressive and worth watching with the whole family." Houston Chronicle

Matthew has read almost all the comments from mainstream media in the past few days, and he has simply classified them according to his impression. There are almost no comments that really derogatory "Pirates of the Caribbean". Anyway, he has not seen them. The criticism is basically focused on the shortcomings of the film that is too long, slower and gorgeous heroines.

The praise is relatively concentrated on excellent special effects, innovation in old pirate themes, director Gore Vipensky, and two male protagonists, he and Johnny Depp.

The comments from the Premiere magazine are the most representative.

"Pirates of the Caribbean tells an interesting adventure story, which is the best commercial blockbuster since the beginning of this summer. Director Gore Vepinsky couldn't help but cheer people in the use of many shots. The two male protagonists Johnny Depp and Matthew Horner are definitely the most distinctive pair of movie characters this year. The two characters collided with passionate sparks. There is no Pirate movie like this, with a pair of characters with obvious contrast but complementary advantages and disadvantages."

After these positive reviews are spread by the media, they can effectively arouse the audience's desire to buy tickets. After all, the crazy hype scandals before have left a certain impression on the potential audience. Good reviews can undoubtedly make the impression more profound.

Moreover, the essential characteristics of "Pirates of the Caribbean" are also helpful for box office growth, and family audiences are always an important consumer group that cannot be ignored in the theater market.

Moreover, movies like "Pirates of the Caribbean" that contain many exciting special effects are the most suitable viewing place.

Today, and even more than ten years later, the effects of this type of film in theaters are simply beyond the reach of popular family entertainment facilities.

A video has positive reviews and negative reviews.

For example, criticizing Matthew for being handsome in the film, his acting skills are useless; the appearance of the film exceeds the connotation; Jack Sparrow is like a gay, Will Turner and he look like a homosexual couple; the heroine Elizabeth Swan is optional, etc.

But overall, there are few bad reviews from "Pirates of the Caribbean", the film itself has quality assurance, and Walt Disney's PR has always been excellent.

Matthew has been in Hollywood for so long, so he naturally knows that the reputation of a film is not as ordinary audiences imagine. It is naturally formed by media, audiences and critics based on the quality of the film. There is a most common way of publicity in Hollywood called word-of-mouth marketing.

In this bizarre circle, movies can be made, celebrities can be made, couples can be made, and word of mouth can be made.

Of course, if a video is really bad, word-of-mouth marketing will not have much effect.

The reputation of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is definitely outstanding in this summer's Hollywood commercial blockbusters.

The video's rating on Rotten Tomatoes has been unbanned. Most of the 46 reviews collected by the website are positive, with a freshness of up to 82%, and an average score of 7.5 points.

This is very rare for a comedy movie that is child-oriented.

The Internet era has arrived, and the circulation of information has become unprecedentedly rapid. The premiere of a super blockbuster often takes only two to three days to spread throughout the United States.

So, on Thursday night, when the early stage of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, the attendance rate of most screening rooms was quite ideal. Matthew had some fans through "The Scorpion King", Johnny Depp had many supporters over the years, and there were also audiences who admired Keira Knightley. In addition, the appeal of the Disney brand and those who were influenced by the fierce publicity and marketing offensive, basically constituted the main audience of the early stage.

If a film is neither adapted nor sequel, the competition in advance is often promotional marketing, brand influence, and the appeal of the starring and director.

Pirates of the Caribbean have their own strengths and weaknesses in these aspects.

In the early morning of midnight, Matthew was woken up by the phone's text message ringtone. He took out his phone from under the pillow and took a look. It was a text message sent by Helen Hermann. The content of the entire text message was only one number: 610!

Of course he knew that this represented $6.1 million, which is the early box office figure for Pirates of the Caribbean.

Seeing this number, Matthew couldn't help but sit up, and the sleepiness in his eyes was immediately replaced by excitement. This was much better than the midnight box office of his "Scorpion King"!

He began to calculate in his mind. Based on the midnight box office figures, the first-day ticket of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is likely to be close to US$20 million, and the chance of a box office of US$50 million on the first weekend is very high!

In this way, how much will the total box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in North America be?

Matthew only remembers that this film was very successful and was made into a series. As for the specific box office, how could he look at Hollywood popcorn movies as a pastime entertainment?

In his opinion, if the box office trend of the film is stable and the audience's reputation is good, it may have a hit of US$300 million in North America and US$500 million in the world...

If this is the case, as one of the leading actors, he will definitely have no problem climbing to the position of a second-tier Hollywood star.

I hope that this $6.1 million midnight box office will be the beginning of the box office boom in North America and around the world of "Pirates of the Caribbean"!

With this idea in mind, Matthew lay back again, but he was completely sleepy.

He simply called Johnny Depp, most of the Hollywood stars were nocturnal creatures, and Johnny Depp was a typical example.

Johnny Depp had just been connected there, and Matthew asked, "Depp, the box office statistics were out in advance. Have you seen it?"

Johnny Depp seems to have not received the news yet, "How many?"

Matthew raised his voice, "$6.1 million!"

"Oh..." Johnny Depp responded in a weird tone, and then said dissatisfiedly, "Matthew, calling someone in the early morning is very impolite!"

Matthew didn't listen at all and said, "Will you care about this?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard the woman's voice, and it seemed more than one. He coughed in a low voice and said, "Then I won't disturb you anymore, Depp. Let's talk about it when you have something to do."

Johnny Depp immediately cut off the phone.

Listening to the beeping sound, Matthew shrugged and put his phone back. Johnny Depp seemed very calm, but this guy had a weird temper and personality. Who knows what he was thinking? Maybe he was having a carnival party that celebrated in advance.

Then, Matthew closed his eyes, but tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. His head was full of "Pirates of the Caribbean" box office hit, and he became famous all over the United States.

"Maybe after this movie, I'm even more famous than Depp now, may not necessarily?"
Chapter completed!
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