Chatty Hollywood

It should be said that in terms of box office, "The Matrix Reloaded" is completely no match for "Inception".

Even compared to the original world of Charlotte, the quality of this movie is still excellent, and even the premiere box office was slightly higher in comparison. But after all, this is still a movie that did not exceed 100 million in the North American box office in its first week.

——Although it is very close.

In comparison, Charlotte's "Inception" not only easily exceeded 100 million in box office in its first week, but its subsequent box office trend curve is still very good——

Even though "The Matrix Reloaded" took advantage of its opening week, it did not suppress "Inception".

——This commercial blockbuster, considered by the industry to have partially broken through the 3D technology of Yiguoyan, still topped the North American movie weekly box office rankings the week after its release. It did not give "The Matrix 2" a chance at all. This is what made it so popular. The Wachowski brothers, who are transforming into the Wachowski brothers, are in tears.

In fact, the Wachowski brothers have long given up on competing with "Inception" at the box office.

——Although they are a little arrogant, they are not stupid.

However, as it is also a major commercial production, "The Matrix 2" has the natural advantage of a sequel, but its box office in the first week cannot beat others in the second week...

Anyway, 2003 is not even half over yet, and many film critics feel that this year's North American box office champion will most likely fall into the hands of Charlotte Booth again.

As for "The Matrix Reloaded", which is equally excellent and has a high box office, it can only be said that it was born at the wrong time.

Who made it happen to coincide with "Inception" directed by Charlotte?

Since 1995, Charlotte Booth has dominated the North American annual movie box office charts.

Although there was a counterattack from "Titanic" during this period, it was not a normal phenomenon after all.

Just like there is only one Charlotte Booth in Hollywood, there is only one James Cameron in Hollywood.

Compared with Charlotte's one-movie-a-year speed, "King of the World" Cameron's CD time is really too long.

——In particular, this guy has the bad habit of habitually delaying checks and overspending on budget.

Such Cameron,

In the eyes of Hollywood investors, it is not a top-quality stock. Although it is not impossible to get money when making a movie, it will never be smooth sailing.

——Who allowed the “King of the World” to be so bad?

If you become a landlord by speculating in real estate, or become a shareholder by speculating in stocks, you will still have some fixed assets left waiting to be repaid. But once you get stuck investing in a Cameron movie, it will be difficult not to have the last bit of money drained out of your pocket. Untied.

——When filming "Titanic", Fox was almost forced to go bankrupt by this great master, and many executives even said things like "go sell your ass"...

Therefore, even though Charlotte has not surpassed Cameron in the highest box office of a single film, in the hearts of many industry insiders who know the inside story of Hollywood, he has long been the well-deserved number one commercial director.

Under this circumstance, everyone still has certain psychological expectations that the box office performance of "Inception" will completely overwhelm "The Matrix 2".

However, with the screening of the two movies, the "Inception" series has gradually gained the upper hand in terms of reputation among audiences and even professional film critics. This is beyond the Wachowski brothers and many "The Matrix" series. 》A surprise for die-hard fans of the series.

It even exceeded Charlotte’s own expectations——

He originally thought that the two would be evenly divided in terms of reputation.

After all, in his original time and space, the "Inception" and "The Matrix" series were both frequent visitors on the IMDB website's top 10 classic movies, and sometimes the "Matrix" series was slightly dominant.

——And in this time and space, the "Inception" that he moved here, in turn, suppressed "The Matrix 2"...

"Does moving the movie seven years forward really bring such a big advantage?"

Charlotte was somewhat puzzled.

In contrast, Charlize is more of a bystander,

"According to your statement, there is definitely a time advantage, or a technical advantage - even if you say that you are just a film porter, you can still realize the phenomenon of a phenomenal film seven years later under the existing technical conditions. The results show that you are also very powerful."

"And such a movie, when faced with movies of this era, will naturally have an advantage in special effects and pictures, not to mention the strange Yiguoyan 3D technology you tinkered with. These alone are enough to give "Inception" "Space" is a plus - not to mention, in a sense, "Inception" and the "Matrix" series actually tell the same theme."

“The difference between reality and consciousness?”

Charlotte nodded,

"So the audience will always subconsciously compare the two, and because of the advantages of "Inception" in other aspects, and everyone's evaluation of the movie, it suddenly surpassed "The Matrix 2"?"

"One step is fast, each step is fast, and the strong will always be strong - the Matthew Effect in the film market, you should know better than me, right?"

Charlize smiled and said,

"What's more, in my opinion, "Inception", which can tell the story clearly in a simple and profound way, is indeed better than "The Matrix 2", which is full of mystery!"

"Even if you say so..."

Charlotte scratched her head,

"But after what you said, I kind of understand it - the opponent of "Inception" is not the entire "The Matrix" series, but just "The Matrix 2: Reloaded"..."

If the complete "Matrix" series is compared to "Inception", excluding the influence of some technical and time factors, it can indeed be said that each has its own merits.

However, "The Matrix Reloaded" is a part of a trilogy, and it is neither the beginning nor the end. Faced with "Inception", which has a complete story system, easy to understand, and full of suspense, It seems a little inadequate.

——It’s a third of the total physical strength, so it’s not surprising that the result is like this.

*****

In fact, it is people like Charlotte who are influenced by the original view of time and space who are so entangled with this result.

Others, even die-hard supporters of the "Matrix" series, and even the Wachowski brothers themselves, were willing to admit defeat after seeing the abnormal reputation and box office results of "Inception".

——After all, they still can't deny that "Inception" is a good movie.

And if your movie loses to a good classic movie, it is better than losing to some junk commercial films that are nutritious.

What's more, although "The Matrix 2" lost to "Inception" in terms of reputation and box office, this does not mean that the movie lost money.

On the contrary, the two movies "The Matrix 2" and "Inception" joined forces and suddenly detonated the 2003 summer season——

These two heavyweight commercial blockbusters have pushed the total box office of North American movies around Memorial Day in May to a quite exaggerated level.

Under this circumstance, even if "The Matrix 2" lost to "Inception", it still achieved quite good box office results compared to itself.

It can be said that although there is a winner or loser when these two heavyweight commercial blockbusters compete on the same stage, judging from the box office results, it is a win-win situation for both.

Of course, there are not no losers——

It is very common in the business field for Wanglaoji to compete with Jiaduobao and end up with He Qizheng dying.

——Other movies released at the same time as these two heavyweight blockbusters are all losers.

However, as the co-publisher of "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" and "Inception", Warner does not have to worry about these things.

"The North American box office of "Inception" should exceed US$600 million this time!"

In Warner's studio, Charles Rowan looked at the box office report in his hand, feeling a little surprised but also taking it for granted.

——This is a Charlotte Booth movie!

"This kind of performance can already catch up with the "Titanic" of previous years. I wonder how far the global box office of this movie can reach?"

However, no matter what, Warner was able to make a lot of money through the movie "Inception".

And this also made Charles Rowan further realize the value of Charlotte.

"Originally, Charlotte's next filming of "Blackjack" and "Now You See Me" were small projects, so the company didn't plan to pay special attention to them, but now it seems..."

In fact, Charles Rowan is not the only one who has similar ideas. Among them, the one who has changed most obviously is Natalie Portman——

Although the future Black Swan originally attached great importance to these two projects, it still had a backup plan after all.

For example, going to the New York premiere of "The Matrix 2" is a normal exchange of bragging rights in the entertainment industry, but smart Jewish girls also take the opportunity to please the Wachowski brothers in order to gain an advantage when competing for their future movie roles. Topographic ideas.

However, Natalie can no longer care about this——

The increasingly exaggerated box office results of "Inception" finally made the Long Island girl realize what kind of opportunity she was getting, and she therefore went all out.

However, Natalie is a little troubled by how to prepare for the relevant roles in advance——

You know, whether it's "Blackjack" or "Now You See Me," the heroines in them are not the type of characters that Natalie has been good at in the past.

Even though she got the original book of "Blackjack" and studied it carefully, she still felt a little confused.

And Charlotte's previous words "I need the real you, the black you" made Natalie feel crazy every time she thought about it...

"Would you like to find time to "ask" Mr. Director in private?"

Natalie had this idea in her mind.

——For Hollywood actresses, this is really a normal thing, and the same is true for Natalie.

However, thinking about the feeling of being completely suppressed when facing the other party, Natalie felt guilty again...