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While Lehmann continued to work on the filming of "The Water Monster in the Lake", the heat of the summer vacation in the United States has begun.

In terms of publicity, one family is more generous than the other.

At the beginning is the third part of the "Star Wars" series, which is the last part of the Star Wars Prequel "The Revenge of the Sith".Director: George Lucas.

Production company: Lucasfilm, the distribution company is twentieth Century Fox.

At the beginning of May, there was a frenzy of discussion among the people. Even if it was just publicity, the movie was not released.

Perhaps, many people in the East cannot imagine why the "Star Wars" series is so popular in the West?

Many viewers who don’t understand, if they go to watch this movie, they certainly don’t know why a group of people "buzzing" with a light stick is so exciting?

Or wondering why "The gun can't hit the stick, it's really a joke" and so on... (I randomly intercepted some film reviews that think "Star Wars" is spicy).

But this is "Star Wars", the most culturally separated film series. If you compare it, it means "Journey to the West" in China.

After all, the director of Coppola, who has directed the "Godfather" series, said, "This movie has become religious."

Do you think he exaggerated?Haha, not at all.

Perhaps, many "Star Wars" fans know the classic line: "May the force be with you (may the force be with you)."

Among them, the concept of "The Force" is the belief of many people. As of 2001, more than 120,000 people in New Zealand and Australia have filled the concept of "The Force" as a belief in their resumes (at that time). The young people in the two regions add up to more than 4 million people), while in the UK, there are as many as 390,000 people who believe in the Force.

The success of the "Star Wars" series of movies is caused by a series of factors such as the times, culture, and human illusions in outer space. It is not only well-made.

In fact, Lucas himself didn't expect to be so popular. Ya is a film merchant.

His original intention was just to make a martial arts movie with a sci-fi skin. After all, he himself is a fan of Akira Kurosawa. The first film of "Star Wars" directly borrows many oriental cultures, such as the mentoring system and cold weapons fighting each other. At first glance, the realm setting, falling into the devil's way, deceiving the teacher and destroying the ancestors, are all the routines played by oriental creators such as Jin Yong and Gu Long. This is also the reason why the oriental audiences are insensitive to these.I think it's too ethical and weird, and "I am your father" in the second part is even more embarrassing.

But once the movie becomes a feeling and caters to the times, how can it be unsuccessful?

The first movie of "Star Wars" was released in 1977. The previous movie fans are now in the father’s generation. The father likes it, and it is easy to affect the children. If you go to the theater to observe it, you will know that you can buy tickets for support. It is a combination of a family.

What is this called, this is childhood.

"Star Wars" fully explains what the current situation makes a "hero".

For a time, "Mother Monster" and "Madagascar" were completely inferior to "Revenge of the Sith" in terms of popularity. On the newspaper page, it cost a lot to get the second page.

But the summer file can’t be ignored. Taking the initiative to avoid also means giving up, even if you know you can’t beat it, you can still get it. After all, the market cake cannot be eaten in one movie.

As a result, several companies are desperately throwing money to build momentum. If you lose 10 million, I will lose 20 million, which makes the media smile.

As for Paramount, it was another time to watch several companies interact in the summer, and then throw in a few small-cost independent movies as cannon fodder, hoping to eat some scum.

By the middle of the summer, more than a month after the release of "Star Wars", the competition was fierce.

Spielberg initially took refuge in Paramount’s project "World War" (Paramount can’t get a big profit, Spielberg can figure it out, he has this ability), and the leading star is Tom K. Ruth...

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On May 19, "The Revenge of the Sith" began its premiere.

A group of fans who got the news had been waiting at the entrance of the theater last night, and the ticket grabbing had to be planned a week in advance. After all, Twentieth Century Fox did not release many premiere tickets to the audience at all, but film critics and supporting guests gave it to the audience. Many.

The plot of this film roughly tells the beginning and end of Anakin's degeneration from light to darkness. As for the portrayal of Anakin, the villain is based on sadness.

In future announcements, Twentieth Century Fox has repeatedly promoted this way. Later, Anakin became the third most impressive villain in film history-second only to "Silent Lamb" Hannibal and "Scary" Norman Baez.

The special effects of Industrial Light and Magic have more than 2,200 shots in this film, surpassing any previous Star Wars movies and fantasy giants, and even the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is not so masterful.

With this kind of investment, coupled with its own audience and strong publicity, the box office that can be obtained is almost certain. When it was released, no practitioner would think that "Star Wars" was not a hit.

Facts have proved that it is true.

The film was screened in 115 countries and regions around the world. In North America alone, it broke various box office records without any suspense. At the same time, it also set off a storm of "Star Wars" worldwide, setting new highs continuously.

On the day of the premiere, he scored 16.5 million, breaking the midnight record (the original record holder was US$8 million in "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King", more than twice as much); on the day of the premiere, he scored 50.01 million, breaking the show The box office record of the first day (the original record holder was 40.4 million of "Spider-Man 2", an increase of nearly 10 million US dollars), and also broke the daily box office record ("Shrek 2" once won 4480 in the first weekend Ten thousand dollars).

What are the box office records on Thursday ($37.5 million in "The Matrix 2: Reloading"), the first weekend record...

In short, it was all the way up.

While the box office is selling well, the audience's reputation is also good. The basic mainstream evaluation is affirmative. It is also said that it is different from the political preaching of "Attack of the Clones". This is obviously a space opera-like charm, which is highly praised.

This film with a production cost of only 115 million yuan, even if the large-scale announcement is aside, according to the analysis of this box office trend, the industry agrees that Lucas will make more than 100 million US dollars-this is only the box office. Splitting the accounts, as we all know, the surrounding area of ​​"Star Wars" is extremely hot, and it is normal that it is several times more than the box office profit.

In fact, George Lucas can become one of Hollywood's most successful capitalists by relying on this series. After all, it is really too profitable, and everyone is jealous.

As for the film’s ability to win the 2005 annual box office championship, basically no one questioned it, because the box office trend was really too stable, and the next week’s decline was less than 18%. Less than a week after its release, it was already in North America. It's over 130 million in total, which is really an exaggeration...

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