What surprised everyone was that the "Kill Moment" that received a lot of praise during the preview stage was officially released, and the first batch of media comprehensive reviews were only 54 points, not only far behind the purely commercial film "Independence Day", but even failed to pass the exam!

People originally planned to compare "Kill Moment" with "Yihai Xiongfeng". They hoped that this film could make a difference in the Oscar. No matter how bad it was, just like the "Ultimate Witness" won the Oscar nomination for Susan Sarandon two years ago, the huge cast of "Kill Moment" is bound to make a difference in the awards ceremony.

But...54 points? This media comprehensive review really surprised many people.

Among the first comments, the highest score was 80 from the San Francisco Chronicle, and the lowest score was 38 from the New Yorker. Among the most representative media, the Chicago Sun, where Roger Ebert served, gave 60, both of the "U.S. Weekly" and "Entertainment Weekly" gave 50, the New York Post gave 75, the New York Times gave 63, the Los Angeles Times gave 55, and the United States Today gave 45...

In the end, the comprehensive score of the twenty-one media was only fifty-four points.

It can be seen from the ratings of various media that not only Hugo supporters gave low scores, but even the former ban alliances could not give high scores. The New York Times, Chicago Sun, and Los Angeles Times all had higher scores than the average score. In other words, this was a complete disaster and no one could save.

As a work that discusses the topic seriously but hopes to make a difference in box office, "Yihai Xiong Feng" is undoubtedly such a model. The sharp editing, the turning plot, and the wonderful performance are the key to success. But from media comments, it is obvious that the "killing moment" does not have any at all.

"The only highlight is Samuel Jackson's performance, which saved this soul-devouring mud."

This comment comes from Roger Ebert. "The Hour of Killing" is an adapted script from the novel. The original work is very exciting and has received countless praises. The screenwriter of the movie is Akiva.goldsman, who wrote works such as "The Ultimate Witness" and "Batman Forever". It is logically highly anticipated. Unfortunately, the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Not only the media comprehensive review, but the theater score is not much better. Although the score of "b" is much better than fifty-four points, it can only be said to be a drop in the bucket. You should know that even the theater score of "Independence Day" is also "b". "Independence Day" is a commercial movie with extremely simple stories, let alone the media comprehensive review of "Independence Day" is as high as 70, which is not the same level as "The Moment of Killing".

This is bad news for the "killing moment".

But not everything is so bad. At least the actor Cass in "The Killing Moment" is very appealing. Sandra has starred in box office works such as "Life and Death Speed", "Love at Second Sere", and "Independence Day", which have become the new American sweetheart after Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts; Kevin Spacey just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor Little Golden Man, and Samuel is currently the most appealing black actor in Hollywood after Denzel Washington; plus the handsome and handsome Matthew McConaughey.

From a box office perspective, the premiere performance is still worth looking forward to.

In the end, "Monday of Killing" handed over a single-stage box office data of 7,000 US dollars in a single-stage theater, grabbing more than 15 million US dollars in weekend box office, and earned 5 million US dollars in premiere two days in advance, earning 20 million US dollars in the first week. Compared with an investment of only 40 million US dollars, this performance can be considered good.

Although it is destined to be impossible to become the "High Spirit of the Sea", the bad reputation will inevitably lead to a fluctuation in subsequent box office declines, which is probably very terrifying; at least the premiere box office is still worthy of comfort, perhaps it is self-deception. After all, such thriller crime movies with heavy themes are elusive in the box office. Works like "High Spirit of the Sea" and "Seven Deadly Sins" are still a few.

But is the $15 million box office over the weekend enough to stop Independence Day? That's a huge question mark.

Last week, Independence Day handed over $38.6 million in box office, and the cumulative box office in three weeks has reached $289 million. Many professionals predict that it seems difficult to prevent Independence Day from reaching four consecutive championships without $20 million in weekend box office. Now it seems that there is no hope for the "killing moment", because even if you grab the weekend box office of $20 million, you cannot defeat Independence Day.

This week's box office decline in Independence Day finally ushered in a "diving", with a 35% drop, which is the first time the movie has fallen by 30% since its release. It can be seen that after entering the fourth week of release, the pace of "Independence Day" sweeping the box office has finally slowed down. But this is only relative to "Independence Day" itself. Compared with other commercial films, the 35% drop in the fourth week is still extremely terrifying.

Thirty-five percent of the decline was "Independence Day" and won 25 million US dollars in box office, without any suspense. Even if the premiere of "The Killing Moment" was like the media predicted, it still could not defeat "Independence Day".

The fourth week of the release, the weekend box office is still 25 million. "Independence Day" is on an incredible journey, easily hitting the weekend box office of just $15 million in "Killing Moment". This victory came without any suspense!

In the end, "Independence Day" not only completed the four consecutive championships in the "Stage of Killing", but also broke a series of records. First, "Independence Day" became the second work in North American film history that had a box office of more than 20 million for four consecutive weeks after the "Speed ​​of Life and Death" and "Independence Day" exceeded the box office of $23 million in the fourth week of release, becoming a new record for the weekend box office of the fourth week of film history.

This was a hearty victory, which almost left the competitors without any power to fight back. What's even more terrifying is that from "life and death speed" to "Independence Day", the explosive power and endurance shown by these two films are amazing, and even more sigh that both works are starring Hugo, which has brought Hugo's box office appeal to a new level. This is the most real portrayal of today's North American film market.

Anyone who wants to challenge Hugo's dominant position in box office appeal is afraid that the result will be extremely desolate. For example, "the moment of killing".

The momentum was coming, the momentum was shocking, and the ambition was very ambitious... but in the end, it was vulnerable to the so-called close contact, and there was no entanglement, and there was no stalemate. Without any suspense, he was killed by his opponent with one blow, without gunpowder or sparks. He didn't even have time to react, so he had already failed in a straightforward way: he was defeated.

From media comprehensive reviews to cinema scores, to weekend box offices, the "Killing Moment" was almost completely exaggerated. What's even more shameful is that this is the fourth week of "Independence Day" release, and the fourth week! Joe Schumacher's ambitions, and in the end, there were not even the shorts left.

Faced with the fourth week of the 25 million "Independence Day", Joe not only lost no temper, but also completely lost the initiative in front of Bali. No matter what decision Barrie makes next, Joe will find it difficult to shake Barrie. Does "Batman and Robin" really have to be Hugo as the male lead? Thinking of this result, Joe wanted to bury himself alive like an ostrich.

The disastrous defeat of "Kill Time" did not cause much sensation. People seemed to have been mentally prepared for the four consecutive championships of "Independence Day". Even those media reporters who hoped to win the "Kill Time" were the same. They just said "Oh" embarrassedly, and then did not continue to pursue it. However, "Kill Time"'s reputation and box office collapsed completely, which triggered a lot of discussion.

Because compared to the "moment of killing", the fourth week of July belongs to "Independence Day", which is not only a strong honor to win four consecutive championships, but also a "Independence Day" that broke the threshold of 300 million with 25 days of creating history, shortening this record in North American film history by 42 days. Forty-two days!

Even using incredible miracles to describe them is not enough to express the magic and power of Independence Day creating this record. This is not just a miracle. This is a myth. In 1996, in just twenty-five days, it has reached a height that other movies will never reach. Independence Day is rewriting the territory of Hollywood with a powerful arsenal.

After the box office exceeded the 300 million threshold in 25 days, the pace of "Independence Day" did not stop there. The cumulative box office in four weeks reached 336 million US dollars. What does this mean? This means that "Independence Day" reached the peak of North America within one month, and surpassed the "Lion King", "Star Wars" and "Forrest Gump" in one fell swoop, and occupied the second place in the cumulative box office rankings of film history!

Now, only $357 million left in front of Independence Day is the "Jurassic Park" with $402 million, and $402 million left.

As the Los Angeles Times said a week ago, the box office of 400 million is already waving to "Independence Day". If "Independence Day" maintains such a strong momentum, at least four months and at the fastest one month, perhaps "Independence Day" can create miracles: compared to the box office of 300 million US dollars within 25 days, the box office of 400 million within five months of release is obviously a real myth.

However, the news media in 1996 were limited by the times and thoughts, and their insights were obviously unable to truly measure the potential of "Independence Day". This movie has attracted countless people to watch it, but in fact, this is just the beginning!
Chapter completed!