"The Sixth Sense" was not scheduled to be released over Christmas because the film was not well received at the U.S. box office. It's not that the film is not well shot, but that the film is set in Hong Kong and the actors are all Chinese, so American audiences may have difficulty watching the film.

Just like the very powerful "Infernal Affairs", this Hong Kong film is wonderful, but it is difficult for European and American audiences to appreciate the essence of Hong Kong-made police and bandit films, so the box office of "Infernal Affairs" in Europe and the United States is extremely bad. However, American producers took a fancy to the story structure of "Infernal Affairs", bought the copyright and made it into a Hollywood version of "Infernal Affairs", which not only made a huge box office profit but also won several Oscar trophies.

This is a question of the aesthetic differences between the East and the West, and has nothing to do with the quality of the film itself.

Kang Jianfei's previous films were popular in Europe and the United States, but they were actually attracting European and American audiences with mysterious oriental elements, including Chinese kung fu, myths and legends, exotic customs, ghosts, ghosts and so on.

Movies without oriental elements, "The Truman World" and "Jurassic Park" sell well in Europe and the United States. The former wins with novelty and weirdness, while the latter is actually a Hollywood blockbuster in Hong Kong film skin.

But "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" is different. There is no kung fu and no exotic style. This is a paranormal film that focuses on emotional cards. Even if Kang Jianfei is famous all over the world because of "Jurassic Park", no one can guarantee that "The Sixth Sense" will be well received in the West.

October 29th is the annual Halloween.

All kinds of supernatural, horror, and ghost films have been released one after another, taking advantage of the opportunity of the festival to catch one, and Kang Jianfei's "The Sixth Sense of Supernatural" is no different from the most concerned one.

"Jurassic Park" was too successful, with a global box office of 900 million US dollars, the highest-grossing film since the invention of the film, which gave Kang Jianfei a shining halo. Although it is known in the industry that the assistant director James Cameron has made great contributions to the film, the attention of the media and the public mainly focuses on Kang Jianfei. "The Sixth Sense" is his first film after "Jurassic Park". A movie, before it is released, attracts the attention of all parties.

On Halloween, among all kinds of horror films, the ones that were well-publicized got a good box office. However, in the days that followed, these films pulled off the box office because of their quality.

Among the many supernatural horror films, in addition to "Supernatural Sixth Sense", there is also a Disney cartoon called "The Nightmare Before Christmas".

"The Nightmare Before Christmas" was shot in traditional model freeze-frame mode, and the post-production used digital 3D technology just developed by Disney, and the audience needed to wear improved stereo glasses to watch.

3D movies actually existed as early as the 1970s, along with ring-screen movies, dome-screen movies and imax giant movies, but these movie technologies have not been well promoted.

The original 3D movie technology, basically used to make horror movies and pornography, 3D technology will make such movies look very real and exciting. For example, the US$100,000 3D pornographic film "The Stewardess" won a super box office of 27 million, and then American adult filmmakers rushed to produce 3D pornographic films, which greatly promoted the promotion and development of 3D technology.

Different from the previous 3D movies, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is the first digital 3D movie in film history, and the level of influence, sense of distance and clarity are far beyond traditional 3D movies, making the audience immersed in the three-dimensional ghost world unconsciously.

In terms of film technology, the Eastern Hollywood of Hong Kong is still too far from the real Hollywood!

"The Sixth Sense" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" made their debut at the same time, and the two films became the most lucrative movies on Halloween.

At first, the audience chose to watch "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" because of Kang Jianfei's fame and the effective promotion of the film. But after watching this film, I realized that it is really wonderful. Although it is a Hong Kong film, the spiritual core of "The Sixth Sense" is universal - family, affection, responsibility, love and trust .

In the United States, which respects family and responsibility, "The Sixth Sense" can definitely be regarded as a theme movie, and it looks so warm and fresh in a bunch of thriller horror movies.

"The Hollywood Reporter" gave "The Sixth Sense" a very high evaluation: "This is an intriguing thriller, or it is essentially a family film. Kang always surprises us, this kind of surprise It lasted until the end of the film, and I believe many people will be surprised when they see it at the end, and then go back to the cinema and study it again."

"Variety" also gave praise: "In the film, the little girl's eyes are sad and profound. She is standing in the center of the church holding a doll, with the Crucifixion behind her, and she is facing the camera with deadly eyes. The night is hard to let go. Learn to talk and listen, this is what the film wants to tell us, people are like this, and people and ghosts are the same."

The Los Angeles Times' review was more blunt: "This is one of the most noteworthy films of the year, and Kang's directorial level is still so good."

"The Sixth Sense" doesn't have amazing kung fu fights or terrifying scenes that make people tremble. It's completely emotional. In contrast, it is the horror 3D cartoon of "The Nightmare Before Christmas". The digital 3D picture is the exclusive magic weapon for this film to attract audiences.

Released in North America for three days, "The Sixth Sense" had a box office of 25.74 million US dollars in its first weekend; "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was biting hard at the back, with a box office of 25.06 million.

Such box office results are nothing for Christmas or summer, but they are extremely good on Halloween, throwing a few streets away from the horror thrillers released at the same time.

In the second week of its release, "The Sixth Sense" had a single-week box office of 23.88 million, with a box office drop of only 7. Thanks to the astonishing and staggering ending, many people are willing to re-buy tickets to watch the second and third times in order to understand the plot. Of course, there is another reason that the first week was only released for three days, and the second week counted 7 days of data.

This week, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" will be inferior, with a weekly box office of 21.45 million US dollars. Although this 3D digital animation has a great viewing effect, the audience rarely sees it a second time after watching it, and the horror genre is not good. Suitable for family viewing.

From October 29 to early December, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" was released before "The Sixth Sense", with a total North American box office of 71 million US dollars.

"The Sixth Sense" had an odd box-office curve, falling within 10 for weeks in a row and holding up until Christmas.

The same is true of "The Sixth Sense" from another time and space. The box office was only 26 million US dollars in the first week, but it was shown with strong stamina for several months, and finally managed to grab nearly 300 million US dollars at the box office, ranking in the North American annual box office list of that year. second.

Kang Jianfei's "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" had been screened for more than a month, and the number of screenings had been reduced by Christmas. But when Christmas came and the people of the United States and Canada had a holiday carnival, the box office of "The Sixth Sense" broke out again, making the theaters have to give him more screenings.

From the end of October to mid-January, after nearly 80 days of continuous screening, "The Sixth Sense" finally won the box office of 170 million US dollars. Although it is more than 100 million less than the box office of another time and space, but Kang Jianfei made a Chinese film after all, and it is already against the sky to have this box office performance.

This is by far the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in North America. "Jurassic Park" is not counted, that film is mostly English dialogue, and the Chinese lines of the entire film are less than one-third.

"The Sixth Sense" won the fourth place in the North American annual box office in 1993, which shocked its Hollywood counterparts. When "Jurassic Park" swept the box office market, Hollywood filmmakers put all the credit on Cameron, believing that without Cameron's assistance, Kang Jianfei would not be able to make a record-breaking $900 million worldwide blockbuster.

But now that "The Sixth Sense" has quietly won $170 million at the box office, everyone is dumbfounded. In particular, this movie uses a supernatural thriller theme to describe family affection and trust, and it is also a Hong Kong film, no matter how you look at it, it should be a hit on the street, and many people in the industry say that it can’t understand the super high box office.

After the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan got the news, it was a collective, one after another touting articles came out. In their opinion, "The Sixth Sense" is a more pure Chinese film than "Jurassic Park". The entire film uses Chinese dialogues, and the filming is also in Hong Kong. It can get the fourth place in the North American annual box office list. The good result is another international victory for Chinese-language films.

A commentary in China Times wrote: "If Kang Jianfei is the greatest Chinese director, there may be many people who oppose it. But the box office data will not lie, Kang Jianfei is undoubtedly the most successful Chinese-speaking commercial director."

"Daily Daily" unabashedly touted his boss: ""The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" smashed the box office of 170 million US dollars in North America~lightnovelpub.net~Mr. Kang Jianfei once again defended his honor as an international director. He It is the pride of Hong Kong and the pride of all Chinese.”

Every time Kang Bi is black, "One Weekly" also took the opportunity to run out to join in the fun. This time, it did not report Kang Jianfei's scandal, but learned about the news of "The Wind", the National Day gift film, and criticized wildly: "Director Kang Jianfei's talent is unquestionable, but his character is worrying. It is reported that , When Kang Jianfei was filming "Kung Fu" in Shanghai, he also participated in the screenwriting work of the film for the 45th anniversary of the National Day in mainland China. This is a typical act of bewitching and inviting pets. He turned a blind eye to the Great Leap Forward, wg and 8 square, and treated g as a **** crackdown. The people turn a blind eye, but they only know how to sing their praises, which is shameless..."

Well, this report by Next Magazine has caused some repercussions among Hong Kong rightists, but the vast majority of Hong Kong citizens have no interest in it, and they are just watching the excitement.

The people who are most concerned about are insiders. As soon as the news that "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" is selling well in the United States is returned, it is tantamount to detonating a nuclear bomb in the Hong Kong film industry, injecting a dose of stimulant into the sluggish Hong Kong film. It also stimulated the box office growth in the Christmas and New Years. r1152

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