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The two blockbusters competed and died in cannon fodder.

The vigorous Christmas schedule continues, and the score of over 100 million in the first weekend of "Goblet of Fire" also represents the position of taking over the leader of "Water Monster in the Lake".

On the 22nd, Tuesday, "Goblet of Fire" reported 12.26 million and "Water Monster in the Lake" received 7.84 million;

On Friday, the 25th, "Goblet of Fire" reported 14.23 million yuan, and "Water Monster in the Lake" received 10.82 million.

In the ten days of its release, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" has accumulated 211 million in North America and over 400 million globally, and it continues to win the weekly box office championship.

Moreover, five new titles have been released this week, but the combined box office of the first and second place is twice as high as that of the three to ten combined. I have to say that the good performance of a fairy fight is really amazing. Many new films are hard to come by.

At a media announcement meeting, Shidan Fillman, President of Warner Bros. North America Publishing, said confidently that the North American impact of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" must be more than 300 million.

So, why is "Goblet of Fire" upgraded and still more popular than the previous one?

A reporter asked this question, and Sydan Fehrman also explained a few words.

Indeed, in terms of current results, "Goblet of Fire" is the one that has received the most support from audience fans, and this is mainly due to the well-organized production and promotion plan of Warner, which is systematic.

"From the very beginning, we aimed at a core audience. The style of the film is to accompany a generation of young people to grow up. Therefore, it can be seen from the actors that we are shooting purposefully. The changes in the age of the actors are also changes in the style of the film. From being biased towards the young, to gradually appearing monsters, fierce fighting and other scenes. When the "Sorcerer's Stone" was released, the audience was about 10 years old. By now, they should be about 15 or 16 years old, and they have always been a fan of filming. Taste."

Of course, the consequence of being too close to the core audience is that the gap is too fast.

Once this part of the audience does not go to the theater after watching the movie, the box office will soon drop.

Therefore, although the box office champion this week is undoubtedly "Goblet of Fire", the decline was nearly half, and the box office of 54.9 million the next week was far from the first week.

In other words, the emergence of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" fills the gap in the market, and only then will an astonishing box office storm erupt-"Star Wars 3" is a bit desperate; "The Mystery of Chivalrous Shadow" is too haze; "World War" "It's so gloomy; "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is too individual and gothic; "Fantastic Four" is simply a simplified version of "X-Men", and "Lake Monster" is not continuous enough.

From spring to winter, the entire North American film market has not had a special effects giant like "Goblet of Fire" that focuses on the youth market, which fully meets the needs of teenagers.

Ever since, "The Sorcerer's Stone" started with 300 million yuan, but the second and third parts continued to decline, 262 million and 249 million respectively. One crab is not as good as one crab, but in the fourth part of the energy eruption, it became this year's The third piece in the box office market with the fastest break of 200 million-"Star Wars 3" 8 days; "Water Monster in the Lake" 10 days, "Goblet of Fire" also 10 days.

However, Warner soon discovered the troublesomeness of "The Monster in the Lake".

Because in the third week of the "Goblet of Fire" screening, the gap between the two continues to decrease.

The people at Warner were not optimistic.

At first it was crushing, but now there is a stalemate.

They want to know how the box office trend of "Water Monster in the Lake" is so stable?

It's like a top star will emerge in three to five years, but when you look up, it is the old movie star that controls the market.

In terms of audience restrictions, "Goblet of Fire" is more uncomfortable than "Water Monster in the Lake" and can make young people's money, but more audiences around 30 years old don't buy it.

It seems that it is not so easy to talk about suppression when one trades up and down.

No matter what, Warner can't drive fans who don't like Goblet of Fire into the theater. How to choose is still a very personal thing.

In fact, it is true.

In the fourth week of the release of "Lake Monster", the box office was still able to win 32.87 million U.S. dollars, and the total box office in North America reached 260 million. After the overseas release, they also began to beat the "Goblet of Fire".

This time it became "Goblet of Fire" that consumed the audience market first, and "Water Monster in the Lake" came later, which has a greater sense of freshness for movie fans and can also drive the box office.

Since then, the overseas screenings for a week are more than 78 million "Goblet of Fire" with less than 50 million box office results.

In the North American market this week, the "Goblet of Fire" fell by more than 30%, with only 38.43 million U.S. dollars.

According to this market forecast, it will fall next week, and the decline will not be small.

In comparison, although "Water Monster in the Lake" has fallen by more than 30%, it did not plummet by more than half at the beginning. It is stable, and the foundation is a bit stronger than that of "Goblet of Fire".

In terms of misfortune, it really is better than "Harry Potter" that eats the youth market.

Teenagers, the firepower is sufficient, but not continuous enough, it is normal.

Warner also did not expect that before the release of the two films, "Water Monster in the Lake" had passed its peak period, and its decline could slow down a lot.

On the contrary, "Goblet of Fire" seems to be crushing everything, and other movies humblely let go of the market, but the stamina is insufficient.

Time to enter December, Beverly Hills Rust Mansion.

At night, Lyman lay on the bed, turned over again, couldn't sleep on either side, and awakened Eva.

"What's the matter?" Eva said sleepily.

"Just had a weird dream."

——A group of people panning for gold in the river in a western village.

Then one person was lucky to pick up a piece of dog head gold, which caused a tragedy.

In the dream, human life is very worthless;

Those who believe in the rules always trample on the rules.

The concept of good and evil governed by desire is cruel like yellow sand, covering up everything.

Vaguely, Lehman remembered the scene when filming "Bad Guy" again. The complicated human nature and the choice of the characters were finally intertwined into a big net, which made people excited.

Soon, Lyman jumped out of bed, entered the study, and wrote a dreamlike story with a pen.

However, dreams are, after all, random thoughts that are not marginal. It is not a simple thing to write a well-organized script.

This is not a simulation based on ideas in the past, but a real role that determines the writing of the main line.

But Lehmann has always been in a state of inspiration, the clear scenes visible to the naked eye laid on the paper, slowly plumping and slowly perfecting.

The outline was finalized, and Lehman looked at the story with a sense of familiarity.

It's similar to the combination of "Blast Silent" and "Old Nowhere".

It's a bit more killing than "Burst Silent", and a bit more choice than "Old Nowhere".

——Perhaps, before going to bed, I have been thinking about what to shoot for the next work, thinking day by day and dreaming at night?Lehman thought so.

Although the outline was finalized, such a toss made Lehman no longer want to sleep.

Moreover, Lehman also intends to modify the script appropriately based on some classic crime movies in his memory to make the plot more powerful.

In the study, the rustle of brushstrokes on the paper was heard again.

Stopping and slowing down, Lehman would stop and ponder every time he polished it up.

This writing means dawn.

Eva knocked on the door of the study with the tray, and walked in. She gently put the hot coffee and white bread aside. Seeing Lyman's concentration, she couldn't bear to interrupt.

In fact, she didn't sleep well last night, but she never came to bother.

Eva knows that he likes to be quiet when he is creating, and he often shuts himself up in the study, groping for ideas alone.

In the study, the most eye-catching thing is a large writing board.

A4 paper is densely pasted on the writing board, some of which are paragraphs of dialogue, some are simple scene designs, and some are character templates. All of these add up to the script that Lehman is writing.

He still named it "Old Nowhere". Without him, Lehman liked the explanation of this word.

The meaning of NoCountryforOldMen is not being old without relying on it, but referring to the sense of powerlessness after the past social rationality is broken, or the lawlessness after the situation is out of control.

This is a mature man who has not restrained greed; a perverted killer who seems to "obey the rules" but in fact only obeys himself to make rules, and an old police officer who is powerless to the status quo, and a wandering on the edge of morality and desire. The elite lawyer who eats bad luck.