"The Sixth Sense" had a strong start, grossing over $36 million on its first day.
Don't you think this number is not large?
You have to remember that the opening day box office of "Titanic" in 1997 was only over 28 million US dollars. Of course, "Titanic" is not the kind of movie that explodes from the beginning, so it is not representative.
However, looking at the entire North American film market in 1997, "The Sixth Sense" grossed over $36 million on its opening day, enough to rank among the top five films of the year, behind "Jurassic Park 2" with over $72 million on its opening day, "Men in Black" with over $51 million on its opening day, "Batman & Robin" with over $42 million, and "Air Force One" with over $37 million.
Well, quite a few. The box office performance of "The Sixth Sense" on its opening day happened to rank fifth on the opening day list of the 1997 North American annual box office rankings.
Won the box office champion of the day!
On November 14, the second-place movie was "The Jackal," which was released at the same time as "The Sixth Sense."
The film "The Jackal," also known as "Sniper," was produced and released by Universal Pictures. Coincidentally, the film's lead actor is also Bruce Willis. The film grossed over $15 million on its first day.
To this end, this morning.
Bruce Willis even called Kyle personally to express his gratitude.
"Mr. Page, I really didn't expect that the first and second place movies on the box office chart yesterday were both starring me. Isn't that a coincidence?"
Kyle could clearly hear the excitement in Willis's tone.
"Yes, Mr. Page, I am indeed very excited."
Willis suppressed his excitement and said, "You know, I've told you before that although I'm an action actor by profession, I'm really tired of being an action actor day in and day out. I'm looking forward to leaving a different impression on the audience, so that they can say: Hey, look, Bruce Willis can also act in other types of movies."
It has to be said that the box office performance of "The Sixth Sense" far exceeded Willis' expectations.
The reason why he was willing to play the leading role in "The Sixth Sense" was to seek transformation and to present a different side of himself to the audience.
As for the box office?
Haha, that was a complete surprise!
Kyle immediately laughed and said, "Willis, I dare not take credit for it. After all, you have made an indispensable contribution to the film's box office success."
Kyle and Willis then chatted for a while before hanging up.
"Ding~~"
Just then, Angelina Jolie also called.
"Wow, Kyle, you have no idea how happy I am right now!"
Angelina Jolie excitedly said on the phone, "This morning, I just went out for exercise, and a bunch of reporters surrounded me and kept asking for interviews. They acted like they wouldn't give up until they got the chance to interview me."
How could Julie not be excited?
Now she is not the highest-paid actress in Hollywood in the future, nor is she the future world-famous Laura. She is just an ordinary actress.
This was the first time she had experienced being so sought after by reporters!
In fact, even in the original time and space history, when Jolie won the 1999 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the movie "Girl, Interrupted", she had never been so sought after by the media.
It is conceivable how popular "The Sixth Sense" is now.
The cinema also gave the film an A+ rating.
This is a very rare evaluation in horror/thriller/supernatural films. The theatre immediately contacted World Films and signed a release contract.
The number of screens showing the film was immediately increased.
....
Not long after, Kyle finished washing up and started to eat.
Bodyguard Adam took several newspapers and presented them to Kyle.
He sighed, "Boss, take a look. This is the New York State Entertainment News, this is the East Coast News, and there's also the California Entertainment News, and so on. These are all newspapers that speak well of our "Sixth Sense."
Say something good?
Hey-hey!
It has to be said that everyone likes to hear nice things. Not many people actively seek out criticism, not even the shameless Kyle.
The New York State Entertainment News published an article saying: "The film 'The Sixth Sense' presents the audience with a warm and touching story about family and love through the perspective of a little boy."
"Yes, it's a horror thriller!"
"However, whether it's the love between the hero and heroine, or the affection between the little boy and his mother, they all add a lot of warmth to the horror and thriller environment."
...
The New York State Entertainment News published a 2,000-word review of the film, which expressed its optimism about the film in a very flattering manner.
Seeing this, Kyle couldn't help but curl his lips.
Bodyguard Adam said with great satisfaction, "Boss, you've noticed it too, haven't you? I remember that a few months ago, when you bought your investment share in the Titanic, it was the New York Times that criticised you the most, calling you the one who started the trouble. But now, they're praising you and our movie to the skies!"
Kyle nodded immediately.
Haha, this is the integrity of the media and newspapers.
No!
To be more precise, they have no moral integrity at all. As long as there is popularity, they will never let it go!
What?
If you say that your attitude is inconsistent, will you be laughed at?
You're overthinking it, man.
It is ridiculous in itself that you tell these things to the media and newspapers.
"Do you know how much effort I put into the box office success of "The Sixth Sense"? " While sighing at the lack of ethics of the media and newspapers, Kyle couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Why?
To maximise the publicity for "The Sixth Sense", World Pictures not only spent a large amount on publicity and promotion costs, but also asked the entire Golden Dawn Entertainment Group to fully cooperate.
ads on UPN TV;
Eminem, a popular singer with a best-selling album, personally sang the theme song of the film;
Icq's pop-up ads;
Wait, there are also advertisements in subway stations, which all show that World Pictures has put in all its efforts to promote the film!
Moreover, in order not to disperse publicity resources, CEO Victor even postponed the release date of "Wrong Turn 2", a film with a fan base, to next year.
To put it bluntly, the reason why Chapter 139 won the box office championship in the first weekend is still because World Pictures is weak!
Look at the six major Hollywood studios; they can release more than a dozen films produced by themselves and dozens of films produced by other companies a year.
This is the power of a big company!
Kyle also wanted to do so, but he really couldn't do it, so he had to reluctantly sacrifice "Wrong Turn 2" and move it to next year's release.
It turns out that the efforts of Kyle and Page Films were successful!
The box office revenue of over 36 million U.S. dollars on the opening day surpassed the 27 million U.S. dollars on the first day of "The Purge" and the 19.5 million U.S. dollars on the first day of "Juno", making it the highest-grossing film on the opening day since the establishment of World Pictures!
This is undoubtedly a huge breakthrough.
It is the most important indicator that marks World Pictures' move towards becoming a second-tier Hollywood film company!
Look, even the American media and newspapers are now singing praises for "The Sixth Sense".
On Saturday, it collected another $32 million;
On Sunday, it grossed another $25 million at the box office;
In the first three days of the weekend, the movie "The Sixth Sense" has accumulated a box office of 93 million US dollars, successfully winning the North American box office championship in the first weekend!