The Hollywood Tycoon

Chapter 428: Chapter 427: 80 Million US Dollars in 3 Days

Noon, a time when many people should be eating and resting.

Well, Hollywood movie studio employees were no exception.

However, when WB Television Network, a subsidiary of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, announced the box office revenue for December 15th on its midday news program "Daily Entertainment."

8.24 million US dollars!

That’s right, in just one morning, the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" grossed over 8 million US dollars from more than 2,700 cinemas.

Undisputed No. 1!

What about the other movies?

As of noon, the movie temporarily ranking second in daily box office was Paramount Pictures’ "What Women Want," earning 3.27 million US dollars.

Third place, Disney’s "The Emperor’s New Groove," currently grossing 1.79 million US dollars.

Fourth place, Universal Pictures’ "The Family Man," starring the popular actor Nicolas Cage, earned 1.58 million US dollars that day.

Fifth place was Miramax Films’ "Chocolat."

This film also premiered today, but compared to "Harry Potter," "What Women Want," and "The Emperor’s New Groove," which were released at the same time, it was much weaker.

Well, it’s not just a competition between the films themselves, but more of a game between distribution companies and cinema chains.

The result is obvious... The cumulative box office revenue of the films ranked 2nd to 5th was completely incomparable to the strong performance of "Harry Potter."

It exploded!

Where would Hollywood movie studios care if it was lunchtime or rest time now?

One by one, they were all shocked.

"It’s truly unbelievable!"

Barry Meyer of Warner Bros.: "I knew it would achieve a very good result in the American domestic box office market, given its explosive performance in the British film market, but at the moment the results were actually revealed, I still felt full of shock."

... "Only words like shock, awe, and surprise can express my feelings at this moment!"

Rupert Murdoch, owner of 20th Century Fox and News Corporation, exclaimed in surprise: "Although its lead at this moment only represents the lead up to noon, I dare say that even during the prime viewing hours in the evening, ’Harry Potter’s’ performance will definitely far exceed any other film released at the same time."

Murdoch’s words were full of praise for the "Harry Potter" movie.

But!

He still couldn’t help but feel a pang of jealousy.

It’s too damn abnormal!

He had previously guessed that "Harry Potter" would be a huge hit in North America, but he never expected it to be so explosive.

"What Women Want" opened in 3,300 cinemas.

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" was shown in only 2,700 cinemas.

The former had over 400 more cinemas than the latter, but the box office between the two was reversed, and the difference was not small.

"Incredible!"

Murdoch sighed: "The champion of this year’s North American box office chart is once again Page Pictures.

First,’Spider-Man’ grossed over 800 million US dollars worldwide, and now ’Harry Potter’ is riding the waves.

Tsk tsk tsk ~ amazing!"

... Paramount Pictures.

At this moment, the crew of "What Women Want," who were promoting the movie on a TV station under Paramount Pictures, were also extremely shocked.

From the director to the producer, from the producer to the actors, everyone’s face was extremely grim.

Especially Mel Gibson, the male lead of the film, whose face was flushed.

"Damn it!"

"Why should it surpass my movie?"

"’What Women Want,’ starring me, is the best romantic comedy of the year, yet it’s not as good as a fantasy fairy tale starring a bunch of children!"

"Absolutely infuriating!"

Mel Gibson immediately burst into a string of curses.

The entire Hollywood acknowledged that Mel Gibson was an excellent actor, and his starring roles in films like "Lethal Weapon," "Braveheart," and "Mad Max" were all critically acclaimed and box office hits.

However, his explosive temper was also well-known.

Temperamental!

This was also a label given to him by the outside world.

However, before 2004, before his drunken rants about Jews, these flaws were overshadowed by his high popularity.

At this moment, his furious outburst, even if it displeased many people present, no one would offend him.

"The ’Harry Potter’ movie, a bunch of kids messing around, can actually achieve such high box office numbers.

This is simply a joke!"

"Are moviegoers’ tastes so bad these days?"

Mel Gibson cursed the audience again.

Upon hearing this, the director of the program immediately changed his expression and said in a deep voice: "Mel, watch your words.

And everyone, I don’t want what you hear and see here today to appear before the public."

Everyone was stunned, but they still nodded.

Mel Gibson’s expression also changed, but his stubbornness prevented him from changing.

Insulting the audience?

Hehe, as long as the matter is exposed, let alone a Hollywood actor, even those famous directors can’t bear it, and even the owners of movie companies would never dare to publicly curse the audience...

Touchstone Pictures, Dimension Films, Artisan Entertainment, New Line Cinema... The owners of these film companies were also shocked.

Gustaf, owner of Lionsgate Films, sighed: "We were all wrong.

This year’s Christmas season does not belong to the Hollywood Big Six, but to Page Pictures!"

Shaye, owner of New Line Cinema, said sourly: "This year, that guy Kyle is lucky.

You’ll see next year, when my ’Lord of the Rings’ is released ~"

Patrick, one of the three giants of Summit Entertainment, exclaimed in horror: "No matter what the outcome, the Christmas season, which was dominated by the Hollywood Big Six, a scene of near monopoly by large companies, has been pried open by Page Pictures.

This is definitely good news for us small and medium-sized film companies."

Compared to the reactions of their film industry peers, American moviegoers were much more straightforward.

"Isn’t it natural for a good movie to achieve high box office?"

A teenager around 20 years old, when interviewed by a reporter at the cinema entrance, said: "From 1999, when I started reading ’Harry Potter’ books, I’ve been a Harry Potter fan.

Now that the movie is out, I will naturally buy a ticket to go in.

I have to say, the movie is more exciting.

When I saw the scenes from the books recreated on the big screen, my heart was surging."

Many more moviegoers, not to be outdone, left comments online after watching the movie.

Little Kid: "Good movie, no explanation!"

Mengqi’s Family: "Little wizards are awesome!"

Long Live Lewis: "I can watch ’Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ three times! No! Ten times!"

... Many moviegoers’ discussions and comments on various forums quickly attracted a large number of viewers who originally had no intention of buying tickets.

For a time, the box office of "Harry Potter" snowballed, growing more and more.

As time passed, evening arrived, and as the prime time for movie viewing, the box office growth of "Harry Potter" further outpaced all other films released at the same time.

It’s far ahead!

Three days ~

In the first three days of the opening weekend, the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" grossed over 80 million US dollars in more than 2,700 cinemas in North America.

The whole of America was once again sensationalized!

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