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“Dear viewers, I am now at the door of a movie theater. The movie theater behind me is one of the most visited in Los Angeles. Through the lens, you can see that the number of viewers coming in and out is really impressive, which makes people really feel the fact: Summer is finally here！”
Fox TV hostess Wendy-Haddock holds a microphone and stands in front of the camera, recording the interview. Her face is filled with a bright smile, and she has a cordial and enthusiastic attitude, and she is talking to Los Angeles The bright and hot sunshine complements each other perfectly.
“Saturday has always been the peak time for movie watching, and this time the opening of the summer season has attracted countless attention. I believe that every audience has their own choice and judgment, and they look forward to seeing more excellent movies. Movie works. We just interviewed the theater manager and learned that as of 3 p.m., the number of moviegoers in a single day in the theater today has set a record for this year, and the occupancy rate of the movie has exceeded 50%. Summer season, it really deserves its reputation！”
At this moment, the noisy scene of people and people behind Wendy is reminiscent of the bustling and lively New Year's Eve party, which demonstrates the power of the summer season. More and more eyes are focused on this unveiling. in battle.
For Paramount and the "Thor" crew, this is an ordeal, a hard battle, and even more of a disaster. They don't even know how they got into trouble; but for media reporters, this is It was a carnival party. Even the TV station couldn't help but participate in it and arrived at the scene to cover the grand event in person, hoping to foresee the development trend of this opening battle at the first time..
If - just hypothetically, if the opening box office of "Thor" fails to match the second-week box office of "Fast and Furious 5" and loses the top spot in the North American weekend box office rankings, then this is equivalent to lighting up the crater, no, This is equivalent to dropping a ton of explosives into the crater. To the news media, this is a New Year's Eve party.
“So, let us walk into this opening battle that has attracted the attention of the entire North America." Wendy waved to her cameraman, walked towards the audience, and soon found a Interviewee, “May I ask which production you came to watch?？”
“‘Fast and Furious 5'." Standing in front of him was a tattooed man who simply answered. Under Wendy's questioning, he explained, "I originally planned to watch 'Thor'. I saw it during the intermission commercial, but I heard that the movie was boring, so I chose 'Fast and Furious 5'. Tickets for this movie are very popular, I came a little late today, and I actually had to queue. In the end, I missed the deadline to buy tickets for the 3:00 show and only bought the 3:30 show..”
“‘'Thor', of course 'Thor'." Wendy's second interviewee was a young man who looked like a college student. His face was full of affirmation, which attracted Wendy's attention and brought up the recent early comments about "Thor". Unexpectedly, the young man waved his hands repeatedly with a big smile on his face, "No, no no. I mean, I know those comments, but I don't care. I am a loyal fan of Marvel. Whether other people like it or not, it doesn't matter." It's not important. What's important is that I support it unconditionally.”
In addition, there are also people who choose to watch both movies, such as the couple in front of them, "Yes, we will watch both movies. Whether it is good or bad, you will only know after watching it yourself. What's more, this time Both movies have created too many topics, and we also want to see what kind of works they are. Anyway, we are on a date today and have nothing else to do..”
Later, Wendy interviewed a ticket sales staff who had just gotten off work and asked about the ticket sales of the two movies. The middle-aged woman in her early thirties gave an unexpected answer, "Yes, 'Thor' The ticket sales speed is currently ahead. The advantage is very weak, but it is indeed the case..”
Wendy did not hide her surprise, "Is this true?？”
After witnessing the box office decline on Friday, mainstream opinions are now not optimistic about the box office trend of "Thor", especially when the media and audience reputation are at a disadvantage. Could it be that "Thor" is going to go out of the "Transformers 2" style? box office curve？
“At present, this is indeed the case. At present, the pre-sale results of 'Thor' are still leading, but the instant ticket sales of 'Fast and Furious 5' are rising rapidly. The viewing situation this afternoon and evening is still unknown. ." The staff member was calm and told the truth. It was obvious that he was very familiar with such interviews. "Furthermore, this is only the situation in our cinema, and the situation in other cinema chains is unknown..”
Carefully recalling the content of the interview just now, Wendy couldn't help but nodded. "Thor" and "Fast and Furious 5" are indeed inseparable, but thanks to this week's premiere, coupled with "Fast and Furious 5" 5" has exploded with a huge energy of 95 million last week, and now "Thor" does have a slight advantage..
But this is not good news for "Thor". I was originally looking forward to a hearty victory, but now I am stuck in such a hard battle, and I am still facing the next week's box office of "Fast and Furious 5". It’s not optimistic. What’s more, the current advantage is very weak, the battle situation is still extremely anxious, and whether victory can be achieved is still unknown..
After bidding farewell to the staff member, Wendy was about to continue her interview, but out of the corner of her eyes she caught a tall and strong figure. The first reaction was just because of his physique, which made him a little conspicuous in the surging crowd, but then he warmed up Di squinted his eyes slightly, an idea flashed in his mind, and the words blurted out, "Chris！”
That's Chris Hemsworth！
Wendy didn't even have time to greet her accompanying photographer and rushed forward. However, the crowd in the theater was really too turbulent at this time. The bustling crowds blocked the way one after another. Wendy could only watch the figure disappear in front of her eyes. in a sea of people.
The photographer followed up later and asked what was going on. Wendy stamped her feet in annoyance, "I thought I saw Chris.".”
“Real or fake? The photographer didn't believe it, "They are currently in the midst of an intensive promotion period. Not to mention how the premiere box office is, their promotion intensity will definitely not decrease in a short period of time. How can they have time to come to the cinema?" "Wendy thought about it carefully and found that she couldn't refute, "You must have seen it wrong..”
Wendy let out a long sigh, "Maybe I was too eager..”
Chris Hemsworth felt a layer of cold sweat break out on his back. He had already put on his baseball cap, but he was still recognized? Does this mean that his awareness has risen to a new level? Originally this was a good thing, but he couldn't be happy. He quickly lowered the brim of his hat and walked quickly towards the ticket counter..
“The crew of "Thor" just finished a live broadcast of a radio program, interviews with two magazines, and photo shoots for two websites this morning. In the evening, they will start fan meetings in major cities in North America. The first stop tonight is to Las Vegas Vegas. The promotional schedule was full, and there would be no time to rest for the next half month. However, they had four hours of free time before going to the airport. This was the reason why he came to the cinema..
Sitting in the hotel or staying in the bar, he was on pins and needles and restless. He couldn't calm down at all with the buzzing news, especially after the box office results were released on Friday, the atmosphere of the entire crew was extremely depressing..
Although the publicity team and the agent team are working hard to encourage everyone, everyone cheers up and pretends that there is still hope; but after it quiets down, the dull atmosphere is still almost breathless, that terrible Box office data is like a huge boulder, weighing heavily on my chest.——
Each of them knows that hope still exists. This is a fact, but it is getting slimmer and disappearing bit by bit..
Chris doesn't want to admit this reality. To be precise, the entire crew and Paramount Pictures don't want to admit this reality. They are still looking forward to a miracle, or, perhaps, longing for a miracle..
Chris knows that in front of the media, they still need to show tolerance and confidence. They don't care about the negative comments, but show an attitude of actively learning and listening to opinions; they express concerns about the box office trend, but Show a gesture of giving more trust to the audience. Only in this way can the box office have the possibility of recovery..
However, he still lacked confidence after all. He was upset, confused, and anxious..
Sometimes I think of Renly's disdainful look, sometimes I think of Renly showing off his power, sometimes I think of how determined I was back then, sometimes I think of how hard I tried to win over Thor, sometimes I think of Renly after he became famous. With a gray face, he suddenly remembered Renly's embarrassment when he was still wallowing on Off-Broadway... All kinds of chaotic thoughts made him feel on pins and needles. So, he appeared in the movie theater closest to the hotel..
He doesn't know what he is thinking either.
Maybe, he wants to see with his own eyes whether the crowd of moviegoers for "Thor" is that bad; maybe, he can listen to the audience's comments with his own ears and gain some confidence; maybe, he should go watch "The Fast and the Furious" 5" to spy on the enemy; perhaps, he should pretend to communicate directly with the audience and promote "Thor"”……
Maybe, he can buy a ticket in person and contribute to the box office of "Thor" - maybe, he can book a whole row of seats and make more contribution to the box office. But if there are still viewers who want Watching a movie, but because of his behavior, he couldn't buy a ticket, so he simply turned to "Fast and Furious 5". Wouldn't that be counterproductive? Or should I say, he shouldn't attract so much attention?？
What kind of scene is it in a movie theater? In the media's description, it still lacks a sense of reality. This sense of emptiness that is neither good nor bad also makes them more uncertain about the box office of "Thor". Two thousand Three million is indeed a bad figure, but what does it look like in a movie theater?？
Maybe, he can gain some confidence....
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