Chapter 1942 1944【A statuette】

  Xiang Nan then began to prepare for "Vapor Secret Order".

  At the same time, "Leaving Las Vegas" starring Nicolas Cage was officially released by Universal Pictures.

   This movie tells the love story of an alcoholic and a dancing girl. This is a movie with a strong literary and artistic color. There is almost no clear main story line, and some are just two lonely people hugging together for warmth and hurting each other.

  The whole film is filled with deep despair and pain. In fact, the screenwriter of this film suddenly committed suicide two weeks before the filming started.

  The director also had to suspend shooting for a while, but in the end, in memory of his friend, he chose to complete the film.

   After the film was released, it was immediately well received by the industry.

The well-known film critic Robert Eakins commented, "They (referring to the hero and heroine in the film) are a drunkard and a **** with a heart of gold. Cage and Sue have portrayed this easily clichéd character into a An unforgettable person."

   Many lovers of literary and artistic films also joined in. In the end, this movie, which cost less than five million yuan, earned more than $30 million at the box office in North America alone.

  In the field of literary films, this movie can be regarded as quite a blockbuster.

   And Nicolas Cage has also received high praise in the industry for his performance in this film. Some film critics even said, "With Cage's performance in the film, he is definitely qualified to win a statuette."

  …

  In April, "The Shawshank Redemption", also starring Nicolas Cage, finally met with the audience.

  In fact, the filming of this film was completed as early as 1993. But Xiang Nan thought the movie was too good to be true. When it was released in 1994, it collided with "Forrest Gump", which is really wronged.

  By 1994, I still couldn't find a suitable schedule, so it has been delayed until now. Now Nicolas Cage is winning the love of art film lovers with "Leaving Las Vegas".

  In addition, this schedule is the off-season of the box office, which is suitable for this kind of literary performance, so Xiang Nan released the movie and stepped up the promotion.

  Historically, the reason why "The Shawshank Redemption" was dismal at the box office was because of poor publicity, which caused many viewers to misunderstand that it was a comprehensive education movie when they saw the name.

  That kind of movie is usually dull and boring, so the audience is not interested, and as a result, such a good movie is missed.

   Therefore, Xiang Nan chose to increase publicity efforts, and the funds invested in publicity alone were as high as five million U.S. dollars, which was equivalent to half of the production cost.

  Under the strong publicity, "The Shawshank Redemption" is well known by many lovers of literary and artistic films. Therefore, after its release, many viewers went to the theater to watch it, and were soon overwhelmed by this movie.

  In the end, "The Shawshank Redemption" achieved great success after it was released because of its strong publicity and high quality.

  The box office in North America alone exceeds 40 million U.S. dollars. In the field of literary films, such a box office can be said to be quite high.

  …

  In May, the Coen Brothers' "Fargo" was released.

   This is a black humor film about the hero who hires someone to kidnap his wife in order to borrow money from his father-in-law to build a parking lot. As a result, two unreliable kidnappers shot and killed a police officer and two passers-by during the crime... Things got out of control all of a sudden, and the final outcome surprised everyone.

  The total investment of this film is actually not high, only seven million dollars. In 1996, this could only be regarded as a small investment.

  But the Coen Brothers relied on their ingenuity to make this small-budget movie brilliant. In particular, its ups and downs and constant twists and turns keep the audience in a state of excitement all the time.

   Therefore, this movie not only won high praise in the industry, but also won the hearts of the audience. In the end, the North American box office of this film was 56 million US dollars, and the global box office was close to 100 million US dollars. It was the highest-grossing film of the Coen Brothers, and it also brought the two brothers into the mainstream attention.

  …

  In June, the summer vacation is coming.

  The first movie to hit theaters was the fantasy comedy Pokemon, starring Natalie Portman.

   It tells the story of the heroine's family moving to an old castle and making friends with the elves living inside.

  While this movie is humorous, it also does a lot of exaggeration of friendship, love, family affection, etc. It is a very wonderful movie.

   Therefore, after its release, the box office performed quite well.

  100 million US dollars in North America, 230 million US dollars at the global box office.

Natalie Portman became famous with Luc Besson's "The Killer Is Not So Cold" in 1994. Although the film's reputation was extremely high, the global box office was only more than 40 million US dollars. This "Ghost Horse Elf".

   Therefore, with this movie, Natalie Portman is really popular.

  …

  In July, "Mission: Impossible 2" directed by Chen Musheng and starring Xiang Nan and Famke Janssen will be released. It will continue to tell the story of Ethan Hunt fighting crime and saving the world.

  The directors of Xiangjiang are used to being a dojo in a screw shell, spending a small amount of money to accomplish big things. They know that their film investment is not large, in order to attract the audience, they can only work **** the plot arrangement.

  So Hong Kong films are full of entertainment, sometimes even a little too much, as a film critic said, all crazy, all over the top.

  Chen Musheng also brought this style into "Mission: Impossible 2", which made the plot of this movie more intense and exciting than the first one. Certain dangerous actions can make the audience scream in fright.

   As a result, "Mission Impossible 2" became an instant hit with its exciting story and thrilling action scenes, becoming the most popular movie in the summer.

  The final North American box office was 240 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was nearly 600 million U.S. dollars, which is not worse than the previous one. Because of the success of this movie, Xiang Nan continues to sit firmly among Hollywood's first-line superstars.

  …

  In August, the movie released is "Stargate".

   This sci-fi film was originally a legacy of 1994, but the story and special effects are actually very good. It's a pity that there were too many masterpieces that year, so this movie was buried.

  Xiang Nan is showing it now. The story is the same as the original version, but the special effects technology has been improved a lot, so the quality is higher than the original version.

  After it was released, this sci-fi masterpiece was quickly recognized by the audience, and they went to theaters to enjoy it. In the end, the movie grossed US$120 million in North America and nearly US$250 million worldwide.

  Compared to an investment of 60 million US dollars, it can be said to be a big profit.

   After the movie became a big hit, Xiang Nan immediately ordered the creative department of Universal Pictures to use this movie as a blueprint to develop a TV series, prepare to eat more than one fish, and squeeze out the value to the greatest extent.

  (end of this chapter)