284 make a small profit
It goes without saying about the outstanding performance of "Buried Alive". In the fifteenth week of its release, when the number of screening venues exceeded 1,000 for the first time, the film earned a weekend box office of 2.5 million, successfully hitting the North American weekend box office. Ranked in the top ten of the list, this is commendable for any work, let alone an independent film that no one pays attention to.？
“"Buried Alive" continued to be screened in 1,200 theaters for another week, and then Focus Features gradually began to reduce the scale of screenings..
It can be seen from this detail that "Buried Alive", which is inherently deficient, is limited by the cast lineup without gimmicks, limited by the small-scale script structure, and limited by the plot conflict of a complete one-man show. After all, it cannot perfectly replicate "Blair Witch" and "Blair Witch". A box-office miracle like "Paranormal Activity".
But does anyone care?？
Focus Features has reduced venues step by step to ensure the long-term screening of "Buried Alive". This has allowed the film to be released until the first week of April, and the screening cycle has reached 24 weeks, which is comparable to commercial films..
At this moment, you can feel the profound impact of the movie's reputation, and its continuous momentum has been unanimously recognized by the audience. In comparison, "Paranormal Activity 2" was only released for thirteen weeks, while "Saw 3D" It only ran for five weeks and was hastily withdrawn..
In terms of box office performance, "Paranormal Activity 2" has achieved excellent results of 84 million in the North American market, especially compared with the investment cost of less than 3 million, which makes Paramount satisfied; but "Movies "Saw 3D"'s North American box office of only 45 million is hardly exciting. With a production cost of 20 million, this figure was hugely disappointing. Lionsgate immediately announced the end of the series..
In contrast, "Buried Alive" made up for its lack of explosive power under effective venue control, but successfully maximized the film's potential..
In the end, the North American box office of "Buried Alive" lived up to expectations and crossed the 50 million limit, achieving excellent results of 52 million! This box office data even surpassed "Saw 3D"! It was a huge success for both the unknown cast members and Focus Features.！
At the same time, the imdb score and theater score of "Buried Alive" have finally been released.
In the end, the theater score remained at the same position. For a thriller and horror movie, this is simply the highest praise. It has almost reached the peak of the reputation of this type of movie. Even if it is given any words of praise, it is not an exaggeration. It can even be regarded as worthy of praise. It is better than some popcorn commercial blockbusters. It is conceivable that in addition to the 52 million box office results in North America, after the video tape of "Buried Alive" became popular, there will definitely be more box office potential in the rental market and online on-demand market. dig.
On imdb, after 43,000 users voted, the score of "Buried Alive" dropped to 7.9 points, just a hair away from the threshold of 8 points. It is a pity that there is no one among the 250 best films. List, replicating the miracles of "The Shining" and "The Exorcist".
However, compared to the 6:4 score of "The Blair Witch Project" and the 6:3 score of "Paranormal Activity", "Buried Alive" has reached a new high in terms of reputation among the audience. This is the first time since "The Sixth Sense" The highest score since "The Sixth Sense" was originally rated 8.1 points. It is the only thriller horror movie in the past ten years with an imdb score higher than 8 points..
From media reviews to Rotten Tomatoes, from imdb to theater scores, "Buried Alive" has truly become one of the best thriller movies in the new century. This also makes people can't help but wonder: if Focus Features didn't Instead of holding a spot screening, it will follow the regular route of a thriller movie and have a large-scale release in more than 2,000 venues. So will the North American box office of "Buried Alive" have a chance to exceed 100 million US dollars? Truly a perfect replica of the miracle of "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Story".
However, the North American box office of 52 million is still worthy of celebration. Focus Features has made at least 15 million in profits. For Focus Features, which has always been at the forefront of independent films, It’s really a rare bumper harvest..
What's more, the ultimate goal of Focus Features' choice to extend the screening front is not the box office, but the awards season. Such box office results are already a huge surprise..
In addition, thanks to Focus Features’ matchmaking, the overseas rights of “Buried Alive” have found buyers one by one, allowing this Spanish-invested English-language production to go global, reaching audiences in various countries and regions such as Europe, South America, and Asia. met and achieved encouraging box office results！
The overseas box office earned a total of 65 million U.S. dollars. The outstanding performance caused an uproar. This result even exceeded the box office data of North America, which allows people to clearly see the enthusiastic pursuit of the overseas market..
Among them, Spain undoubtedly showed great enthusiasm, leading the box office with US$11 million, becoming the largest box office outside North America..
If it is said that the Spanish market has exploded because of Rodrigo Coste and the entire production team of Spanish descent; then it is a bit incredible that the Japanese market has become the second largest overseas ticket warehouse..
Although Japan has a longstanding tradition of supporting horror films, this time "Buried Alive" achieved a box office of nine million US dollars in Japan, which really puzzled experts. There is no doubt that the Japanese market supports local films. In addition, In addition, they prefer Hollywood popcorn commercial movies to "three noes" independent products like "Buried Alive".
The only explanation is that... Renly Hall's handsome boy effect? Although a bit absurd, it is not impossible.
No matter what, in the final overseas market, the cumulative box office in the United Kingdom, Germany, Russia and Australia exceeded 5 million US dollars, and the outstanding performance was amazing.！
For a work with an investment cost of only three million US dollars, this is truly an incredible journey..
Relying on the excellent box office in overseas markets, the global box office of "Buried Alive" strongly exceeded 100 million, achieving an astonishing result of 117 million US dollars. With almost no one paying attention, the publicity resources are infinitely close to With zero circumstances and the lack of any publicity momentum, "Buried Alive" successfully accomplished the feat of Dark Horse Delicacy, leaving even Focus Features a little confused and full of questions.：
This is how it is achieved？
"Buried Alive" successfully made Focus Features a small fortune, and also successfully brought director Rodrigo into the spotlight of Hollywood. It is conceivable that more films will extend an olive branch to Rodrigo in the future. There is not even a lack of invitations from commercial blockbusters; even if Rodrigo plans to prepare a new film by himself, it will become much easier to find investment again. There is no doubt that Rodrigo's road to Hollywood is already laid out at his feet..
However, the real achievement of "Buried Alive" is that it successfully brought Renly Hall into the public eye..
From the sudden rise of "Pacific War", to the topical effect of "Furious 5", and finally to the emergence of "Buried Alive", Renly's outstanding performance undoubtedly attracted the attention of the entire Hollywood..
Hollywood has never lacked fresh blood, but Hollywood has also always lacked fresh blood and superstars who can detonate the entire market..
After Toronto, the topic of "Generation Y" was mentioned again, and this time it attracted heated discussions in countless American mainstream media. Compared with the mainstay baby boomers and the generations that are gradually gaining a foothold, Generation Y is in the Internet era. The impact seems to be more obvious. Generations are being updated faster, but only a handful can truly gain a firm foothold..
From Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, to Orlando Bloom, Josh Hartt, to Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, and more Henry Cavill (heer）……
Almost every year, a group of new stars emerge, but unfortunately, they are either short-lived and then submerged in the torrent of Hollywood; or they are limited in their development space due to their appearance, making it difficult to expand their role options; Satisfied, they can only be temporarily trapped in the vase image. These Y-generation actors have never been able to form a climate, let alone assume the role of pillar in the replacement of generations..
This year, actors such as James Franco, Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Jesse Eisenberg, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and others have all delivered outstanding results, and the future is promising. But, how long can their achievements last? Can it be taken to the next level? All this is unknown.
Now, here comes Renly.
As an actor who entered the public eye as an Emmy Award-winning TV star, there is no doubt about Renly's acting skills; currently, "Pacific War" and "Buried Alive" are two different performance styles, which seem to indicate that he can Assimilate more different roles; at the same time, Renly also took over the filming of "Furious 5", testing the waters of commercial movies, and the future commercial value is also worth looking forward to……
This immediately made all the media excited. Could it be that the mainstay of "Generation Y" really appeared?？
“In the latest issue of "People" magazine, they selected ten Y-generation actors with superstar potential and included Renly on the list. The one-sentence comment was concise and clear, "Will he be the next Tom Hanks?"？”
Among the many Hollywood superstars, Tom Hanks is undoubtedly the number one actor who can win both box office and awards. Even Meryl Streep has been defeated. This is why no one in Hollywood has the influence of Tom. An important reason for transcendence. Just a year ago, the media described Shia LaBeouf as the next Tom Hanks. Now, it is Renly's turn..
So, how long can this time last? With much anticipation, what kind of answer will Renly deliver?？
Compared to the hustle and bustle in North America, Renly came to Rio de Janeiro to start filming after finishing the screening. However, he was busy filming and was so busy that he had no time to pay attention to the news trends in the United States..
There is no room for negligence in the filming of action movies, not to mention that there is Vin Diesel watching eagerly next to him..
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