The clock's pointer had already passed twelve o'clock in the evening, and the office in Century City was still brightly lit. Tom Rossman was lying on the big bed in the suite and couldn't fall asleep. His cerebral cortex was still immersed in both worry and excitement, while thinking about "Avatar". <><> Novel

If "Avatar" staged a box office tragedy, the subsequent problems would be much simpler.

After sitting as co-chairman and CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, Tom Rossman rarely pays too much attention to the box office of a film, except for blockbusters like "Avatar".

Because behind this film is a man named Ryan Jenkins, a wizard who has never been seen in Hollywood history. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a legend.

I don't know how long it took to go to Tom Rossman to feel sleepy. When he was about to fall asleep, the knock on the door suddenly rang out, and he immediately sat up.

"The statistics are out?"

Opening the door of the suite, Tom Rossman directly snatched the documents from the secretary's hands. After seeing the numbers on it, even if he was as calm as he was, he couldn't help but feel a sense of joy. Could it be that his thoughts have come true? The two people who had never missed a business masterpiece in the past are really going to encounter Waterloo?

When his mind was relaxed, Tom Rossman's hands shook slightly, and the midnight box office of "Avatar" was simply a mess.

$3.75 million!

This is the total midnight box office of "Avatar" in 3,452 theaters in North America. This achievement is not easy for a science fiction movie that has no prequel, no original work, no big star, and lacks audience awareness.

but!

Compared with Ryan Jenkins and James Cameron's past box office results, as well as the audience's expectations for this "most expensive movie in history", this number is very unsatisfactory.

A faint relaxed smile appeared on the corner of Tom Rossman's mouth.

At the same time, in a luxury mansion in Chicago, Roger Albert sat in a wheelchair. He carefully looked at the documents in his hand over and over again, and completely confirmed the number of $3.75 million. Although he had no mouth and could not speak, he could not prevent his face from showing a joyful look.

The next moment, joy turned into a kind of heart fire venting, making his face, which was already unseen, even more ferocious.

"Avatar"! Ryan Jenkins! Such a poor midnight box office is enough to prove that the audience is tired of it. Can you still turn the tables?

The heavy snow fell like goose feathers, dyeing the big apple New York white. The thick snow and cold weather make people rather choose to stay at home bored than go out rashly.

Sitting in front of the window of the rental apartment on the Upper East Side and enjoying the snow scene, David Denby drank the whiskey in his cup in one go. It has been a long time since he was as happy as he is now.

3.75 million, what a happy number.

Who said that the critics have declined? Who said that our influence is worse than before? Who said that we cannot affect the box office of commercial films?

Let’s take a look at the midnight box office of "Avatar". This movie, known as the No. 1 blockbuster in history, only won a midnight box office of $3.75 million under the critics' critics.

For Ryan Jenkins, this is definitely a shameful number!

David Denby smiled happily. What could be happier than seeing the unlucky person he hated the most and his biggest enemy?

Please continue to continue this shame, all over the United States... no. Audiences all over the world, improve your taste and join us in humiliating Ryan Jenkins!

Thinking of this, David Denby put on a thick winter coat and walked out of the house, he wanted to experience the heavy snow that was covering the eastern part of the United States.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a snow disaster. If it were the past, David Dembi would have published an article in his column, calling on the merciful God to make the snow less, the government's actions faster, the rescue organization is more powerful, and helping more homeless wanderers...

But now, he just wants to make the blizzard come more violently, so violent that everyone cannot go out, because that means that "Avatar" will be ignored on the entire East Coast!

The falling snowflakes fell on David Dembi's face, but the cold feeling could not suppress the excitement in his heart. For him, this is hope. The film critics prove themselves again and return to the mainstream again!

Be sure to trample "Avatar" into snow on the ground!

Walking into the garage, he started the car and drove towards the nearest IMAX theater.

Even though he was full of joy, David Denby had to admit another fact sadly. In the past, they had no tickets to watch movies, no expenses, and had gifts and bonuses to get, but now they can only pay for tickets to pay for tickets and contribute a box office figure to the film.

This winter, heavy snowfall, low temperatures and snow-covered weather conditions on the east coast of North America have seriously affected people's travel.

Compared to this, Malibu is still warm.

"Don't move, dad!"

Carrying a water gun, Sandy turned to a palm tree and shouted to Ryan, who was hiding here, "Otherwise I'm going to shoot..."

"Sonny, take him over!"

Taylor's voice came from outside the Palm Grove, "Otherwise the big villain will run away."

"Dad..." Sandy wrinkled her erect nose and said crisply, "Go away quickly, otherwise my sister will do it yourself."

"Okay, my dear." Ryan raised his hand and walked obediently outside the woods, "You guys won."

"How can you give in?"

Also carrying a water gun, Taylor came over and squeezed his eyes at Sandy, "You should fight to the end."

"Yeah~" Sandy pointed her little head.

"Sonny, don't listen to Taylor."

Suddenly another crisp sound rang, and Lily Mo Xin, who was over ten years old, ran in from outside, "She always came up with some bad ideas."

"Lily..." Taylor grinded her teeth.

"Godfather..." Lily was no longer the three-inch bean Ding he used to be. She immediately hid behind Ryan and looked at the youngest, "Sonny, we are in the same group, are we right?"

Ryan turned around and looked at his daughter.

Sandy looked at Lily, then looked at Taylor, and grabbed her face, as if she was very embarrassed.

"Dears..." Nicole's voice sounded from the garden, "It's time to have lunch."

"Oh, God." Lily Mo Xin looked up at the sky, "I'm going to eat beans again, I hate beans!"

The sun was shining in the garden and there was almost no sea breeze. Even in December, Nicole placed the luncheon on the oak table in the garden. Except for Sandy who needed her and Elsa's care, the rest of the people didn't eat much.

Although he had complaints about Douzi, Lily Mo Xin still ate with relish. In recent years, Kate Beckinsale would basically send her here as soon as she went out to the scene. She has long been accustomed to Nicole's recipes and the strange theory that eating Douzi will grow taller.

Nicole's best words are undoubtedly Ryan and herself.

"James just called."

Nicole quickly put down the knife and fork, "He was a little worried."

“Midnight box office?”

Taylor, who was sitting opposite Nicole, immediately interrupted, "$3.75 million is really too low, I'm worried about the box office of the film."

"The heavy snow that started yesterday affected the number of viewers in the midnight show, and the heavy snow made many movie fans choose to stay at home." Ryan didn't look worried at all, "I think you must have ignored another thing like everyone else."

"What's the matter?" Taylor looked here curiously.

"All screens released in midnight," Ryan said slowly, "all are 2D screens."

"But..." Taylor's eyes turned, "Robert called just now, and the attendance rate is not very high so far today."

With the popularization of the Internet, the attendance rate and box office of the film are now very intuitive, and can even be reflected in statistics and distribution companies very quickly.

"What are you worried about?" Ryan looked at Nicole and Taylor and made a reassuring gesture, "Avatar will definitely not be Disney's Waterloo."

"I believe in the godfather." Lily was the first to support her. Sandy didn't understand what was going on, but she raised her little hand, "I support dad! I support mommy!"

"Hey, my dear." Taylor tapped the table gently, "Which side do you support?"

"I support my dad and mommy..." the little guy said for granted.

Trapped by the movie duration and fierce competition, the first-day box office of "Avatar" did not show an explosive opening situation like "The Hunger Games" and "Transformers", especially the 2D version of the theater, which could not show the biggest advantage of the film, resulting in a 3D hit and a mediocre performance. On the first day, it only won 26.75 million US dollars in box office in 3,452 theaters.

Among them, 3d and imax contribute 85% of them.

This first-day box office result is now in North America, and it cannot even be ranked in the top ten. Compared with the $550 million cost of the film's external publicity, it is really not enough to watch.

In addition, the harsh external environment also had a certain impact on the box office of the film.

Heavy snow in the eastern United States and heavy snow encountered by European countries caused some people who wanted to watch the movie to stay at home, which affected the box office performance of "Avatar".

Looking at the 109 other countries and regions that have been released simultaneously around the world, the first-day box office of "Avatar" does not seem to be particularly ideal, and the world only received 125.75 million US dollars.

"Avatar is Ryan Jenkins and James Cameron's Waterloo?"

As expected, "Avatar" did not show the strong momentum of the super masterpiece on the first day, and immediately attracted a lot of media doubts. Even those groups who have been waiting for a long time and have ulterior motives began to attack and slander the film. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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