Chapter 1987 1989 [X-Men Universe]

   In July, "Mission Impossible 3" was released.

  Compared with the previous two films, this film has more investment, larger scenes, more ups and downs of the story, and more thrilling action.

  Among them, Nanshan swings in the sky, jumps from one building to another, and shoots the whole process in real scene instead of using computer special effects, which really scares the audience to death.

   Therefore, after the movie was released, the box office continued to sell well. The box office in North America was 260 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was nearly 600 million U.S. dollars, which was even higher than the previous film.

  The big hit of "Mission: Impossible 3" allowed Xiang Nan to continue to be the number one action actor in Hollywood.

  Especially because he is forty-four years old [advanced age], with a net worth of over tens of billions, and performing so hard, he has won global fans and wide recognition in the industry.

  Even the crew of "Fast and Furious" admired Xiang Nan. The forty-four-year-old man was much older than them, but it was really not easy to perform all kinds of dangerous moves in person.

   "Mr. Ning, no wonder you are popular." Chen Xiaochun said with emotion.

  I used to think that Xiang Nan's popularity was mostly due to luck. It was only through personal contact that I realized that Xiang Nan's popularity is inseparable from strength and hard work.

   "Work hard, you can too." Xiang Nan smiled and said.

  …

   In August, "X-Men" was released.

  X-Men is one of the most popular groups in Marvel comics. They have superpowers because of genetic mutations. Because of the different genetic mutations, so the ability is also diverse, strong and weak, naturally in various poses and with different expressions, wonderful.

   Because of this, this comic has been welcomed by readers since it was launched. It has been prosperous for decades and has accumulated a huge fan base.

   Because of this, when this comic movie was released, fans frantically flocked to the theater to support it.

   Audiences who haven’t read comics will not be affected by watching movies now. It is still a commercial masterpiece with amazing special effects, wonderful story, fast pace and brilliant.

   Therefore, after the release of "X-Men", the box office performance was booming. In the end, the North American box office won 200 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars. It can be said to be quite successful.

  The success of "X-Men" also made Xiang Nan firm in his idea of ​​developing the X-Men universe.

He plans to shoot "Deadpool", "Gambit", "Namor" and other single films, further expand the X-Men universe, and interact with the Defenders universe, and finally lead to Fantastic Four, Avengers, Illuminati etc.

  This is a huge project, and it is exciting to think about it.

  …

  In September, the movie "Bourne Shadow" starring Matt Damon was released.

   This is a distinctive action film, which is different from the "007" series, "Mission: Impossible" series, and "True Lies" series. It takes a realistic route.

  Jason Bourne has lost his memory, has no team support, no high-tech props, and even the organization is hunting him down. Under such circumstances, he relied on his own strength to recover his identity and find out the truth, which was as difficult as heaven.

  But the more so, when he achieves his goal, the feeling of excitement will be so strong.

   Entering the new century, the audience has begun to get tired of spy action movies like 007 to some extent.

There will always be chicks, all kinds of beauties take the initiative to ask for warmth, and throw themselves into their arms; never get hurt, bullets, explosions, and even a hair can't be hurt; the villain is mentally handicapped, so he can always escape from birth …

   "Bourne Shadow" is an anti-007 movie. The protagonist will also be injured and helpless. More importantly, apart from being agile and good at fighting, he is an ordinary person in other aspects.

  So this gives the audience a great sense of substitution, and it is naturally more enjoyable when watching movies.

   Coupled with sharp editing and cool fighting, "Bourne Shadow" is even cooler than the "007" series.

   Therefore, the box office of this movie is a big hit. The box office in North America alone has won 140 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office has exceeded 250 million.

  For a medium-budget production with an investment of 60 million US dollars, such a result is already quite good.

  …

  In October, the movie released is "A Beautiful Mind". It tells the rough and inspirational life experience of Nobel Prize winner John Nash.

  John Nash is one of the most important founders of game theory. His Nash equilibrium theory has played a major role in many fields such as economics, political science, military science, and diplomacy. He is a very powerful figure.

  However, half of his life has been plagued by schizophrenia, so that his scientific achievements have not been able to get the rewards he deserves. It was not until the 1980s that his symptoms were relieved, and he was eventually awarded the Nobel Prize.

   "A Beautiful Mind" tells the story of how he overcame his illness and stood up again with the support of his wife Alicia, which is sensible and tender.

   This movie was originally starring Russell Crowe, but Xiang Nan replaced Tom Hanks.

  Tom Hanks' acting skills are impeccable, and his popularity is higher, and he has more box office appeal in the United States. Coupled with the beautiful and moving Jennifer Connelly, it makes this movie even more attractive.

   Therefore, after it was released, the movie was very popular with the audience. In the end, the box office in North America was 180 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office was 380 million U.S. dollars.

   As a biopic, such a box office is already rare.

  Jennifer Connelly is also in this film, contributing her best performance since the movie.

   For a long time, most of her roles are beautiful women in a vase. Although the box office is very high, it is only related to her face and has nothing to do with her acting skills.

  Jennifer is naturally very upset, because she feels that she also has acting skills, and every time she shoots, she is very serious and fully prepared. But the audience and the media still only saw her face and figure, which naturally made her very depressed.

   Now, she finally showed her acting skills, which makes her really very happy.

  …

  In November, "Scream 3" and "Rush Hour 2" will be released simultaneously.

   The first two films of "Scream 3" performed very well at the box office. The North American box office both broke through hundreds of millions of dollars, and the overseas box office is also very impressive.

  As a low-cost horror film, such a box office result is enough to support the film company to shoot a sequel.

   Compared with the previous work, "Scream 3" has new changes in the story, not only adding more ingenuity, but also breaking the rules in the ending, so it did not disappoint the audience.

  So in the end, "Scream 3" won a box office of 86 million U.S. dollars in North America and a global box office of 140 million U.S. dollars. Although not as popular as the previous two, it is still a successful horror film. So "Scream 4" is on the agenda again.

  This is the case in Hollywood. The value of an IP has to be drained before being given up by the film company.

  (end of this chapter)