Hollywood Road

""The Dark City" is like a broken bamboo, creating miracles in succession, and the strongest start in film history is born."

"Murphy Stanton creates box office myths and new heights in criminal action movies."

"Darkness covers North America, and Chris Dann and the Magician conquer the North American box office charts..."

On the same Monday, other media were also hyping up the news. Although "Dark City" was a super-sale on the first weekend, it has nothing to do with the increase in ticket prices, but more than 30 million people watched the movie on the first weekend. The number has also created a new weekend movie viewing record in North America.

"Do you think "Dark City"..."

In the lounge at the premiere of "Fast and Furious 6" in Budapest, Dawn Johnson was discussing with Tyrese Gibson, which just got the North American Box Office Express, "Hope to challenge James Cameron's "Avatar" and "Titan". "Nick"?"

"It's hard to tell." Tyrese Gibson shook his head slightly. He and Dawn Johnson have worked with Murphy, "but there is a certain chance."

"I think it's impossible."

There was another person’s voice nearby. Paul Walker pulled his chair to this side and said, "The box office of "Titanic" and "Avatar" is too high. I think that except for James Came Long himself, other directors have difficulty challenging the box office records of these two films."

Dawn Johnson couldn't help raising his voice slightly, "That's not necessarily!"

Paul Walker looked disapproving.

""The Dark City" has won the best box office in film history!" Dawn Johnson seems to have confidence in Murphy, "and the film’s reputation has exploded. It is not at all the naivety of last year’s "Avengers." Popcorn is comparable, and the reputation is not worse than that of "Titanic" and "Avatar". Maybe it is difficult to catch up with "Avatar". "Titanic" is still possible."

Tyrese Gibson is like a walled forest, "Dawn makes a lot of sense!"

"It doesn't matter if it is reasonable or unreasonable." Paul Walker still insisted on his point of view. "The important thing is the actual market realization."

"market……"

Dawn Johnson just wanted to speak, and suddenly there was a somewhat domineering voice, "You guys, shut me up!"

They turned their heads together to look, and what they saw was the bald head of Van Diesel and the black face under the bald head that was comparable to Tyreson Gibson.

Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson closed their mouths, and Dawn Johnson frowned. Since he joined this series, he has seen too many things. This ugly bald head is simply ***!

Tyrese Gibson pulled Dawn Johnson's arm and shook his head slightly at him. Dawn Johnson turned his head and endured it.

Van Diesel over there seemed to be okay, and turned and left the lounge.

"What a shit!" Dawn Johnson cursed, "I really think I am a big man!"

Paul Walker snorted disdainfully, "Don't be familiar with such a mindless stupid."

"It's okay to treat him as shit." Tyrese Gibson would obviously relieve himself. "You will be sick when you see such shit, so just treat it as if you can't see it."

Dawn Johnson and Paul Walker both laughed.

Tyrese Gibson looked at where Van Diesel disappeared, and asked curiously, "Mr. Shit usually has a bad temper, but why did he even change the color today?"

"It's very simple." Dawn Johnson shrugged, "The movie we are promoting, the weekend box office that we just won, doesn't even have a fraction of "Dark City."

Paul Walker added, "Van Diesella has a considerable part of the investment in the film. The box office numbers are not good now, and he must be under a lot of pressure."

"It turned out to be like this!" Tyrese Gibson suddenly realized.

Everyone in the crew basically knows that the box office of "Fast and Furious 6" dropped by more than 70% compared to the first weekend. It was hit by the "Dark City" and only got it in three days last weekend. More than 22 million U.S. dollars, almost created the highest second weekend box office drop in a commercial blockbuster with a production cost of more than 150 million U.S. dollars in North American summer archives.

As one of the producers and investors, Van Diesel is in a good mood and that's hell.

Paul Walker suddenly said, "This morning, I still listened to Van Diesel muttering about what is going to invest more money in the next film, and then choose the time when Murphy Stanton’s new film will be released. Have a fight."

Dawn Johnson didn’t care whether this was true or not, and said disdainfully, “What kind of thing is he comparable to Murphy Stanton? Although I participated in this series, I have worked with Murphy, he is like that. The director who can be admired by just throwing an idea, never bullies on the set, is impressed by his talents, Van Diesel puts him in front of him...huh! Huh..."

After a few cold snorts of disdain, Dawn Johnson gave a thumbs up first, "If Murphy is this..."

He then turned his fingers, thumbs down, and said, "Van Diesel doesn't even count this!"

It’s probably because I have had enough of Van Diesel’s unreasonable piety in the "Fast and Furious" crew these years. Tyrese Gibson knows that these two people are a bit exaggerated, both with personal emotions, or constantly. Nodded.

While nodding his head, Tyrese Gibson also said, "I have also worked with Murphy and have seen how great a director and producer he is. Van Diesel is really not worth mentioning in front of him. ."

The box office of "Fast and Furious 6" plummeted this weekend. Faced with the behemoth of "The Dark City", other films released during the same period were not much better. Except for these two films, none of the films had a good North American box office. With more than ten million U.S. dollars, the market is basically dominated by "Dark City".

Not only North America, but on Monday night, Murphy also got the gross box office report from Carla Fess in overseas regions that was released during the same period. The situation is the same as in North America, and it is also very good.

In sparsely populated Australia, "Dark City" has an astonishing box office close to 15 million U.S. dollars a week; as the most important film market in Latin America, Brazil was easily captured by "Dark City" and was released for four days. The report received more than 13 million U.S. dollars; Mexico, not far from Los Angeles, is completely the back garden of Hollywood. Like the previous two markets, "Dark City" won the box office of the week and cut $19.5 million!

The European film market, which is the dumping ground for Hollywood movies, has completely fallen. All countries where "Dark City" is released are the box office champions of the week without exception!

In the first week of the show, France contributed 21.4 million U.S. dollars, Germany received 14.2 million U.S. dollars, Spain 13.5 million U.S. dollars, and Italy more than 11 million U.S. dollars...

In the United Kingdom, with a box office revenue of 31 million US dollars, it has become the second only to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" as the opening result!

The commercial box office revenue of "Dark City" can be described as a big win in the world!

In just one weekend, the total overseas box office revenue of this film has reached 412 million U.S. dollars. Coupled with the record first weekend box office in North America, the global box office of "Dark City" has reached more than 630 million U.S. dollars!

This is ninety-nine percent of Hollywood movies, and even the world's movies, at a box office number that cannot be obtained during a full theater screening period.

At the same time, various peripheral products of the film are also selling big, just Chris Dann's Mercedes-Benz concept motorcycle, which has been on the market in just three days, sold nearly 10,000 in North America!

Murphy also got a rough report on the sales of peripheral products. For various film-related products, sales in North America easily exceeded $100 million after the first week of release.

More than that, the studio jointly established by Fox and Stanton Studios in the 20th century for the film is still negotiating with a number of manufacturers for licensing. It is only one item for toy doll licensing, Mattel, Lego and Hasbro. The big toy giants are fighting fiercely, and the copyright fee quotation for ten years has reached 30 million US dollars!

More negotiations are waiting for Twentieth Century Fox and Stanton Studio.

On the other hand, Murphy and Carla Faith have always maintained close contact, paying close attention to and participating in the post-screening promotion and marketing of "The Dark City".

Now that he is in his current position, Murphy will certainly have more ideas.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, he is a genius, a rare genius director in Hollywood, but Murphy knows very well that he must be more reliable in his reputation and achievements in the few remaining time, so that the way forward is. Will go better!

For a film director who tends to be commercial, the most intuitive thing is the box office.

He is not a box-office-only person, and he knows the serious consequences that the box-office theory may bring, but he knows better that since he directs and produces movies that face the market and the audience, rather than entertain himself and threw the box office at the box office. Aside from talking, there must be a problem with the head.

From the first day of the box office release, Murphy's goal has been on a real god-James Cameron!

The word-of-mouth and box office of "Dark City" have both exploded. He wants to give it a try. Can he challenge James Cameron's two commercial masterpieces, especially the relatively easy "Titanic".

Even if it is very difficult, after all, "Dark City" does not have a 3D version, and it is not as advantageous as "Avatar" in terms of ticket prices.

"No 3D..."

On the plane to Seattle, James Franco looked at Murphy and said, "But we have IMAX."

"The number of IMAX theaters is still not enough." Murphy spreads out, "The entire North America has only 200 homes, how can it be compared to 3D."

"Who can blame it!" James Franco said mercilessly, "Don't forget, Murphy, you don't use 3D technology at all!"