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After continuous attention from Venice and Toronto, "Gravity" then came to New York to participate in the New York Film Festival.
As one of the largest and most lively film festivals in the world, New York is different from the three major European film festivals and closer to the Telluride Film Festival. It does not have any competition units and no awards are awarded. It is not so much a film festival. Rather, it is a film festival that welcomes outstanding works from all over the world into the cinema, and then opens the door of the cinema to provide loyal movie fans with a platform to enjoy movies and exchange movies..
In other words, this is also a carnival occasion for movie fans, but it is still slightly different..
In Telluride, because of the unique valley environment, it is like a paradise, bringing together all movie lovers, and it is more like a gathering place for literary and artistic youth. This also makes the movie-goers purer and more focused. Naturally, the quality Relatively average, this also makes movies during the awards season keen to come here to gain word-of-mouth.
In New York, because of the urban environment and background, it is open to all movie audiences, including ordinary audiences who are keen on popcorn commercial movies. The taste for art movies is bound to fluctuate. Correspondingly, the awards season drama The work cannot achieve the expected publicity effect, and the overall film list will be more complex and rich..
Of course, New York also has advantages that Telluride does not have, and that is the unique artistic temperament of young people on the East Coast, including Woody Allen, Noah Baumbach, and Spike Lee. Many New York elite intellectuals actively appeared at the film festival, which has become one of its major features..
A little bit of literary youth, a little bit of business, a little bit unique, a little bit alien, a little bit popular, this is the New York Film Festival, just like the city of New York, colorful and gorgeous.
“When "Gravity" officially landed at the New York Film Festival, it undoubtedly became the darling of the audience..
From the premiere to the interviews with the main creators, from the daily screenings to the midnight screenings, the venues were full and the seats were packed. Although the New York Film Festival has already opened online ticket sales, all tickets for this year's "Gravity" can be purchased in just three minutes. All were sold out within a short period of time; but when the movie is officially released, you can still see the audience begging for tickets at the entrance of the theater..
In terms of popularity and popularity, no work can compare with "Gravity"! No！
In fact, "Gravity" will be officially released in just two weeks, and the premiere date has been officially confirmed and made public. In other words, even if the audience missed the New York Film Festival, they can immediately watch it at a nearby film festival. You can enjoy this work in the cinema without queuing or grabbing tickets, and there is no need to rush..
But... Venice is the world premiere, Toronto is the North American premiere, and New York is the U.S. premiere. Those fans who can’t wait have missed it time and time again. Even if there are only two weeks left, they have no patience to continue waiting. , I immediately wanted to watch this work at the New York Film Festival.
No one should forget that New York is Renly's second home court. The fan base is as strong as Toronto's..
As for word of mouth？
unstoppable！
Unsurprisingly, after Venice and Toronto, "Gravity" also received unanimous praise in New York, and its momentum continues to rise..
For the third consecutive week, the number of countless positive reviews on social networks continues to grow. More and more viewers are appreciating this work, and the praise and exclamation are also increasing, showing a "zero bad review" situation. Sweeping momentum, expectations are doubling at a speed visible to the naked eye..
After officially confirming "Gravity" as the opening film of the Venice Film Festival in August, Warner Bros. confirmed the film's comprehensive release plan, from Venice to Toronto to New York, with a one-week break in between. The film will be released on October 4th at A grand premiere was held in New York and landed in major theaters.
After a disappointing summer, the North American film market is in desperate need of a shot in the arm..
Last summer, the three works "Avengers", "Edge of Tomorrow" and "The Dark Knight Rises" shined together, lighting up the entire summer movie market. Although the performance of other works was not satisfactory, the total box office was the same as in previous years. It has been improved in comparison and can still be regarded as a successful schedule..
This summer, "Iron Man 3", "Man of Steel", "Fast and Furious 6", "Star Trek Into Darkness", "Monsters University", "Despicable Me 2", "Wolverine" 2" and other blockbuster works have made their debut, and it has been hailed as the strongest summer release in ten years. Before the official unveiling, everyone was gearing up and full of expectations..
But...the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. It's not that there are no works that have exploded at the box office, but that the highly anticipated works have far fallen short of expectations in terms of both word-of-mouth and box office..
The summer box office champion is dominated by "Iron Man 3". The cumulative box office in North America has passed the 400 million threshold, reaching 409 million. The performance data cannot be compared with last year's huge hit "Avengers", but it is It has set a new high in the "Iron Man" series of movies, becoming the seventeenth film in film history to have a box office of over 400 million in North America..
In addition to this, the box office of "Despicable Me 2" was a small surprise. The box office of the previous film unexpectedly reached 250 million. The sequel continued its efforts and successfully created 368 million. The performance at the North American box office is really good, and Illumination Entertainment Animation Studio has also made a breakthrough with this series..
Then... there is no more.
“The cumulative box office of "Monsters University" exceeded 200 million, which can be regarded as meeting expectations.
“"Superman: Man of Steel", "The Fast and the Furious", "Star Trek", "The Wolverine 2", "The Great Gatsby", "Pacific Rim", "Kick-Ass 2", "The Hangover 3" No matter whether the box office figures of "" and other works are good or bad, the overall performance is far lower than expected. Not surprisingly, they will all face large or small revenue losses. The cost recovery can only depend on the performance of overseas markets..
And "The White House Has Fallen", "The Lone Ranger", "Speed Snail", "The Underworld", "Elysium" and other works with investment of over 100 million have all suffered disastrous box office failures, with the cost exceeding 220 million. The poor reputation and box office of "The Lone Ranger" caused Disney to suffer internal injuries. The level of losses has already caught up with last year's "Battleship" and "Alien Battlefield". Following last year's "Dark Shadows", Johnny De Pu suffered two consecutive summer defeats.
Amidst the long sighs, the summer box office in 2013 showed a significant decline, and the data for the same period has lagged behind that of 2012 and 2011. Such performance has triggered concerns in the industry.
Of course, there are many works worth looking forward to in the second half of the year. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "Thor: The Dark World," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," etc. are all in the release schedule. The total annual box office The growth rate is still expected; but before the arrival of Thanksgiving and Halloween, there is still a cold and cold autumn period lying in front of us, and there is still no way to eliminate the anxiety and worry.
Now, "Gravity" is about to officially debut. After receiving rave reviews from three film festivals, the entire North American market's expectations for this movie have reached an incredible height. Everyone is looking forward to it, even if It cannot surpass the horrific historical record of "Avatar", but it can at least set off a frenzy of movie viewing and discussion comparable to "Avatar" and restore vitality to the market..
But, is it really okay for the autumn release?？
Regarding this situation, major media and industry insiders are hesitant. It's not that they don't believe in Renly's market appeal, but because this schedule is like a black hole, who will come and who will sacrifice. This has almost become a Bermuda Triangle in Hollywood. , no one dares to try easily.
In fact, in the past few years, "Buried Alive" and "Crazy Love" have achieved good results in the autumn season, but these two works are lightweight speedboats, even if they have achieved outstanding results , that is only relative. For the overall autumn environment, it still has not been able to completely change the situation..
The simplest and most intuitive example is：
In the entire long film history, the average opening box office numbers and highest records for the autumn season are the lowest, even worse than the winter and spring seasons. In September and October, there is no movie. The box office of the film's premiere exceeded 55 million US dollars, which was also the worst performance among all seasons of the year..
In horizontal comparison, the highest opening weekend box office figure for the winter season was 83 million for "The Passion of the Christ", the highest performance for the spring season was 116 million for "Alice in Wonderland", and the highest for the holiday season. The score is 142 million for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon". As for the summer release, there is no need to go into details..
And the autumn season? The current highest opening weekend box office figure for the fall season is "Paranormal Activity 3"'s $53 million in 2011.
Just a simple horizontal comparison can show the decline of the autumn season. This is determined by the entire market environment. So, can "gravity" break such a rule?？
After the New York Film Festival, six more media reviews were added to "Gravity", four of which were perfect scores, one was 93 points and the other was 95 points. All of them were positive reviews and had been published in Venice or Toronto before. The media that reviewed it once again wrote a long review, once again pushing this movie to a new level..
What is certain is that the praise of "Gravity" continues to be overwhelming, both from film critics and audiences, but will ordinary audiences buy it? Is "Gravity" too cold and cold to ignite the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies like "Avatar"? Or does this movie have a chance to break the shackles and make history in the autumn release?？
With much attention and anticipation, the premiere of "Gravity" is officially here! Finally about to meet the broad audience！
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