515 Box office announced
On the last weekend of April, the North American Film Market ushered in a rare grand occasion - Friday was prosperous, Saturday was full, and Sunday was lively, with an endless stream of people, sweeping away the cold haze, showing a thriving scene.
Movie theaters in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Seattle have ushered in their first movie-watching peak this year. Saying goodbye to the coldness of winter and the excitement of spring, people can’t wait to take off their thick masks. Thick coats, get rid of layers of wrapping, open your arms to welcome the hustle and bustle of summer.
Such a movie-watching frenzy triggered waves of exclamations from the media. Saturday's news pages were dominated by the grand premiere of "Fast and Furious 5" on the first day. The "Chicago Tribune" even exclaimed With, “The summer box office monster arrives early！”
As of four months ago, the North American box office market has been in a slump, and the long dark night seems to have no end in sight..
Among the works released this year, the animated film "Rango" with the highest cumulative box office so far is released in March. The cumulative box office so far is only 110 million; while the highest box office on the opening weekend was released two weeks ago "Rio", but the weekend box office number was only 39 million.
All data for the same period hit the lowest levels since 2006.
This is also one of the important reasons why the "Opening Battle" has attracted so much attention. Industry insiders and film companies are looking forward to this showdown to drive a rebound in the box office, otherwise the summer box office prospects will not be optimistic. Of course, everyone expectations are placed on "Thor". After all, the first week after Arbor Day is the real opening of the summer season..
But now, "Fast and Furious 5" has stepped on the tail end of the spring release, taking the lead in setting off a movie-watching craze. Just on Friday, major cinemas ushered in long-lost crowds, vigorous, bustling, and exciting. Boiling, the turbulent scene shocked the entire North American market. The long dark night is finally coming to an end..
Before the actual box office data came out, some media predicted that this dark horse series of movies is likely to earn more than 35 million in box office in a single day on Friday - "Rio" only took three days on the weekend. It has earned 39 million. Now "Fast and Furious 5" is likely to reach such a figure in one day. How can the media not be excited?？
Even the major film companies couldn't help but smile: the haze of the summer season has finally begun to dissipate.
What's even more gratifying is that with the official release of "Fast and Furious 5", various comments have been released. Following the media's comprehensive review, all the data are booming, and all indicators have undoubtedly created the highest in the series—— A "Superman Returns"-style tragedy did not happen. On the contrary, an "Iron Man"-style explosion seemed to be on the way.！
Among the mass media on Rotten Tomatoes, more than 150 media published their comments immediately, and the number of comments continued to rise. By the end of Sunday, there were 271 in total. Popular media reviews were included on Rotten Tomatoes. Such treatment is one of the best even in the summer season, which clearly shows the attention this work has received..
Under so many scrutiny, criticisms and evaluations, the freshness index of "Fast and Furious 5" has exceeded 80%, reaching an excellent rating of 84%, and the score has stabilized at At 7:40, this trend coincides with the comprehensive review of the media. It can be seen that both public taste and professional taste have reached similar conclusions and given this film sufficient praise.！
Is this a classic that will last forever? Obviously not; is this a masterpiece worthy of recognition? no doubt！
For the "Fast and Furious" series, this is undoubtedly the moment when "the peasants stand up and sing".
Even with a small fanbase, even though the series stumbled into its fifth installment, and even though it was placed in opposition to summer contenders like "Thor," it never really caught on with critics. Certainly, even the media reviews have failed. Just like the "Saw" series, the sequel has been filmed to its seventh installment, but film critics have never welcomed it..
But this time, "Fast and Furious 5" has successfully received double recognition from professional media and mass media, conquering this group of harsh and picky film critics. For Universal Pictures, for "Fast and Furious" ” series, these are glorious moments worthy of being recorded in history..
What's more, this isn't the end yet.
Following the film critics, North American audiences also applauded！
The theater scores calculated from the statistics of major theater chains are generally the most authoritative and intuitive reference data for box office trends. For a movie with a theater score of only "B", it is basically impossible for subsequent box office trends to be as good as More than double the opening weekend, and there may even be a cliff-like avalanche.
This time, "Fast and Furious 5" successfully received an "A" evaluation. This is the first time a series of works has received an "A", which also means that the subsequent box office of the work has three times the explosive potential. .Although not every "A" rated commercial movie can reach three times or more of its debut box office. There are many influencing factors, but at least now "Fast and Furious 5" has this potential..
On the other hand, on IMDB, only more than 26,000 people have participated in the rating, and the score has temporarily settled at 7.9 points.！
Everyone knows that as the number of people rating increases, the scores will inevitably decline, and it is impossible to predict where they will eventually fall. This is the law of popcorn movies; nevertheless, people are still truly amazed.——
seven nine！
In the IMDB rating system, eight points is the entry threshold for the top 250 films. If you reach this score, you may not be able to enter the list. If the number of reviewers does not reach a certain benchmark, it is the minimum requirement to be included in the list. .Now, "Fast and Furious 5" is a popcorn commercial movie, a simple and crude drag racing movie, an ordinary movie that has never really achieved box office success, but it has achieved great success in the evaluation of senior movie fans. It's seven nine！
This is definitely a great victory！
From professional media to mass media, from senior movie fans to ordinary movie fans, everyone has reached a consensus on "Fast and Furious 5". This is an excellent popcorn movie. In addition, as supplementary data, the explosion The Rice Krispies Index also reached a gratifying 88%, once again confirming the commercial attributes of this movie..
This is not a fairy tale, nor is it guided by the media. This is a fact, a fact that really happened. The premiere received rave reviews, that is true; the media's enthusiastic reviews, that is also true. ; therefore, it is also true that the box office was a huge hit during the opening weekend..
Friday, April 29th.
“"Fast and Furious 5" was a smash hit, earning a box office of US$37 million.！
The single-day box office alone is almost comparable to the weekend box office of "Rio". With such results, it has firmly entered the top 20 single-day box office rankings in film history, falling behind "Shrek 3" and occupying the top 20 places. The 20th place; and undoubtedly broke the single-day box office record in April in film history, raising the record from 30 million to 37 million in one breath. The previous record holder was "Fast and Furious" /Affection4”.
April 30, Saturday.
“"Fast and Furious 5" continues to remain strong, with a single-day box office drop of only 13%, and once again earned US$32 million.！
Having already made history on Friday, delivering such a weak drop again on Saturday is undoubtedly the best affirmation for the movie. It can be seen that starting from the topical effect of the opening battle, the curiosity of the audience was aroused ; Subsequently, the reputation of the media and the audience ushered in a comprehensive rise, further attracting the audience to enter the theater, thus creating such outstanding results..
May 1st, Sunday.
“The momentum of "Fast and Furious 5" shows no sign of weakening. The single-day box office drop once again delivered an ultra-low answer of 19%, earning US$26 million.！
For the third consecutive day, "Fast and Furious 5" maintained a strong movie-watching frenzy. At the end of the spring season, it swept across the country and could not find any opponent that could form a confrontation. It has undoubtedly become one of the top four movies. Overlord of the Month easily took home $95.3 million at the weekend box office.
ninety-five million！
Before "Fast and Furious 5" was released, before the opening battle began, to be more precise, before the end of the spring season in April, no one could predict such results. You know, before that , North America’s April premiere box office record is held by 2009’s “Fast and Furious 4”, which generated a whoop of exclamations with a box office of US$70 million..
For comparison, the current April box office record for movies in North America is that the second-ranked "Clash of the Titans" released in 2010 made $61 million in its opening weekend; the third-ranked movie was "Clash of the Titans" in 2003. "Anger Management," released in 2017, had an opening weekend of 42 million.
After a horizontal comparison, it can be seen that the box office pulling ability of the spring season is simply sluggish..
But now, "Fast and Furious 5" has not only easily broken the record held by its predecessor and included all box office records in April in film history; it has also smashed the box office and harvested 95 million U.S. dollars. The performance is a well-deserved giant even in the summer season. There is no doubt that it will win the weekend box office championship..
The opening weekend box office of 95 million is temporarily ranked 21st in the North American premiere box office record, preceded by "Iron Man" with 98 million, followed by "Harry- Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban's 94 million.
Records, historical records, a series of historical records, "Fast and Furious 5" announced its debut in an absolutely strong manner.
From word-of-mouth to box office, from the media to the audience, "Fast and Furious 5" has shown an unstoppable momentum. In an instant, all eyes are focused on "Thor": the outcome of the opening battle is getting closer and closer. more interesting.
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