The next day, as major newspapers and magazines were launched, the number of professional film reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes websites increased sharply. The Rotten Tomatoes index of "Mr. Smiths" continued to decline, and soon reached 56%, marked as rotten.

On another website that is scored by movie fans, "Mr. Smith" scored an average of 7.6 points in the ratings of nearly 10,000 users.

Of course, everyone knows that these scores are basically from the audience in the early stage, with Matthew and Charlize Theron taking up a considerable number of fans.

The situation is similar to when "National Treasure" was released, with critics' ratings and fans' ratings completely different.

Among the many film critics' columns, even if they have good reviews, few comments with high praise are mostly derogatory words.

"The film is just tossing around, using the star effect of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron as a selling point to create a stupid, inflated and aggressive couple."

"This movie is full of terror and madness. Apart from these two words, there is no other suitable description."

Compared to these, "Mr. Smith" has much better reviews among movie fans.

"Matthew and Theron are so naughty. When they squat and fire, they were simply a replica of my parents quarreling and falling down the plate!"

"I like it from beginning to end, Matthew and Theron do two people who are very compatible."

"Matthew and Theron are perfect in the film, but more perfect in reality!"

"Ordinary action movies are all supported by the chemical reactions of Matthew and Theron. The charm of these two people is so strong."

"It's easy and interesting, and it's quite innovative to hide some of the problems and conflicts between couples under an interesting appearance."

"This is an excellent entertainment film, with action, humor and brightness, handsome guys and beautiful girls, unconventional love lines... and the two big stars are really sexy!"

In a luxurious suite at the Beverly Hills Hotel, French director Louis Letterill sat on the sofa, looking through the latest statistics.

After roughly watching it, Louis Lytrill said to the chubby Luc Besson on the other side, "The Smiths' professional reputation is far worse than our "Danny Wolfdog". On the Rotten Tomato website, our mark is fresh, with an index of nearly 70%.

He had a fantasy, "Is it possible for us to come from behind?"

Although Luc Besson is a Frenchman, he is a pure commercial director. He has entered the North American film market more than a decade ago and is more aware of the situation.

He shook his head, "The midnight box office of "Danny Wolf Dog" is only more than $1.5 million. Do you think we can surpass it?"

Luis Lytrill wanted to say something, but Luc Besson raised his hand to stop him. "Sometimes the actual quality of the content of the film cannot determine the box office of a film."

Luc Besson stood up and walked around, saying, "The North American film market is very xenophobic. We are outsiders after all. Even if Jet Lee can play, his appeal is not as good as Matthew Horner."

Louis Letrell nodded slightly. Not to mention Jet Lee, even Jason Statham, who he worked with, could not compare with Matthew Horner.

Although he is a French director, Luc Besson has the rare commercial acumen of a French director. "I'm satisfied that "Danny Wolfdog" can be one-third of the box office in the first weekend of "The Smiths".

If this film wants to make a profit or even make a profit, it depends on the market outside North America. He himself knows very well that so far, no film he directly participated in has exceeded 100 million US dollars in the box office of North America.

Even though "Danny Wolf Dog" has a much better professional reputation, it cannot compete with "Mr. Smiths".

The fact is just like Luc Besson considered. In a day Friday, both the schedule and attendance of "The Smiths" easily overwhelmed "Danny Wolf Dog" and "Dynasty of the Heavenly Kingdom" which were released on the same weekend. "Danny Wolf Dog" which was released on the same weekend was extremely impacted.

Moreover, Luc Besson's estimate is one-third of the topic and appeal of himself and "Danny the Wolf Dog".

On Friday's Google search list, "Mr. Smith" ranked first with more than 143,000 searches, and "Danny Wolf Dog" was not even a fraction of it.

As Saturday begins and the latest box office statistics are released, the situation is even more obvious.

On one day of release, "Danny Wolf Dog" only earned $2.73 million, which was not as good as "Dynasty" that was released for a week, which won $2.87 million in a single day...

The box office champion of the day was naturally owned by "Mr. Smiths". This romantic action comedy movie, with a hot topic and a highly sought-after star combination, easily swept away $28.6 million from more than 3,600 theaters in North America.

Many websites and media commented on this box office.

The Los Angeles Times wrote an article on the front page of the entertainment page, believing that the chemistry between Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron was the key factor in the success of this action film.

Entertainment Weekly online said: The success of "Mr. Smith" once again proves Matthew Horner's box office appeal and value for commercial films. This rapidly rising young star in Hollywood deserves the pay of any crew of more than $10 million.

Yahoo Entertainment also responded quickly: Since "The Scorpion King", all the films starring Matthew Horner have been successful in the box office, and he proved that hard-core action stars are not outdated yet!

The New York Times published a special commentary article: The first-day box office hit by "Mr. Smiths" is not so much a success as a success of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron, the coolest male and female stars in Hollywood, saving a mediocre action movie.

TMZ website even broke the news: According to reliable sources, in the survey conducted by Universal Pictures on theater audiences, more than 70% of the first-day audiences were attracted to the theater by Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron. In other words, in the first-day box office of $28.6 million, the existence of Matthew Horner and Charlize Theron directly drove the box office of 70% of the film.

Such a simple calculation is certainly unreliable, but it can also reflect to a certain extent the importance of Matthew and Charlize Theron to the promotion and promotion of "Mr. Smith".

On Saturday morning, Matthew and Charlize Theron came to Burbank's studio affiliated with ABC TV to participate in ABC TV's ace program "Good Morning America". Since the host and live broadcast room are located in Times Square, New York, this time it was a TV online interview.

The interview officially began after the weather forecast program of "Good Morning America".

"Good morning, Matthew!"

In the brightly lit studio, on the big screen opposite, host David Gibson greeted the two with a smile, "Good morning, Charlize."

Matthew and Charlize waved at the camera, "Good morning, David."

Host David Gibson quickly got to the point, "Congratulations to both of you, "Mr. Smith" starring you got very outstanding box office numbers yesterday."

Charlize Theron and Matthew each sat in a chair. She made a gesture in a place that the camera could not capture. Matthew immediately said, "Thank you."

David Gibson asked, "In the video, your character with Charlize fights over emotional problems. Have you ever had any conflicts in your life?"

Matthew didn't speak, and Charlize Theron said in time, "Of course there will be conflicts, but they are all small problems, and they often end in a few disputes."

"Will you shoot with a gun?" David Gibson asked deliberately, "Blast with a shotgun?"

The person who answered this time became Matthew, and he said, "Of course!"

David Gibson immediately showed an exaggerated expression.

Matthew said again, "We just had a battle in our new home yesterday..."

When Charlize Theron heard Matthew's words, he had the urge to drag him over and beat him up. The two did have a battle yesterday, but she had no guns, and the gun was on Matthew.

There were bullet holes everywhere in the house." Matthew had already changed into a joking tone. "Before the show started today, the program team had just released Charlize and me from the police station. After the interview, they would go back to continue to jail."

David Gibson asked in due time, "Will your engagement ceremony be held on time?"

Matthew immediately replied, "Of course, it will be held on time."

Charlize Theron added, “Essentially everything is ready.”

Matthew followed, "Even the end of the world cannot stop us from getting engaged!"

"I really envy you!" David Gibson asked in accordance with the established charter, "Can you know the time and place of your engagement? Because I want to participate too."

Charlize Theron knew very well that since engagement was a show, how could media reporters be absent? He immediately said, "It's next Wednesday, and the engagement ceremony will be held at Matthew's new home."

This time Matthew added, "David, your invitation has been mailed out, and you will probably receive it tomorrow."

"Is this true?" David Gibson showed a surprise expression to participate?"

This is not true, otherwise Matthew and Charlize Theron said so just for publicity needs.

Charlize Theron said with a smile, "You will know if it's true if you receive the invitation tomorrow."

David Gibson also laughed, "I'll congratulate you in advance here."

"Thank you!" Matthew thanked again.

David Gibson turned the topic back to the movie, "Will you co-star in other films after "Mr. Smiths"?"

Charlize Theron shook his head, "There is no such plan in a short time."

Matthew followed, "If the opportunity is right in the future, we will definitely work together again."

Since "Good Morning America" ​​has multiple small columns and the interview time is limited, the interview was successfully concluded after ten minutes. 8)
Chapter completed!