American fame and fortune

At the end of the premiere, the snow was still falling, and the crew presented an umbrella and a warm hat to every audience who appeared. The latter was originally a custom-made movie peripheral for the European and northern North American markets.

Richardson put on a hat with the crew's LOGO on it, and took his assistant into a commercial vehicle. The weather was too cold, so he quickly turned on the heater.

The assistant looked towards the side entrance of the Metropolitan Theater and saw that Martin Davis was surrounded by reporters as soon as he came out.

"It's only been three years!" He muttered, "Head, don't you think that the protagonist in the movie is an alternative portrayal of Martin's Hollywood career in the past three years? Life is like a game cheat, from a poor boy to superstar."

Richardson took off his hat, looked at the LOGO, and said: "For the leading actor, a successful movie can change the fate."

After waiting for a while, the rest came back one after another.

Richardson asked his assistant to drive and told others to collect audience scores and enter them into the system as soon as the film ended.

The two small black laptops of IMB were tossed around among the crowd, and the system quickly came up with an average score.

"A+!" Richardson has rich experience and judged: "After the first week of Never Ending, it is impossible for the audience to score lower than A. With Martin Davis' appeal and scale of release, the box office of this film can be expected. "

The assistant asked: "North America is over 100 million again?"

Richardson nodded: "Very likely."

The snow is still falling, endlessly.

The day after the premiere, Martin woke up from his sleep, broke free from Aniston's entanglement, and took his mobile phone immediately after washing.

There is a text message from Warner Bros. on it, and the premiere audience scored an average "A+" live!

Warner Bros. also lifted the ban on all aspects of word-of-mouth scoring.

Martin turned on the computer and logged on to two websites. The freshness of "Never Ending" on Rotten Tomatoes was 88%, and the average score from MTC media was 78.

The bathroom door opened, and Aniston came out brushing her teeth, and asked, "How's the reputation of the film?"

Martin said directly: "The audience's word-of-mouth is overwhelming, and the media's word-of-mouth is good."

Aniston was completely relieved, and went back to the bathroom to rinse her mouth. After a while, she said, "Go out to have breakfast and celebrate by the way."

Martin said: "Call the rest of the crew, I'll treat you."

Aniston hurried to get dressed.

Martin started calling.

Everyone in the crew is in a good mood, and the audience has a good reputation, which means that the box office will not be bad.

In addition to the normal remuneration and union share, you can also get an extra bonus.

…………

Los Angeles, Brentwood.

Leonardo, who had washed his face last night, woke up very early today, and he was also very energetic.

Now running 100 meters, no matter how you can last for 15 seconds.

Bar Refaeli brought his breakfast and poured him milk.

Leonardo smiled and said, "Is there today's newspaper..."

Bar Refaeli hugged a large stack and said: "Every newspaper or magazine, I have turned to the page reporting "Never Ending"."

"You are very caring." Leonardo was very satisfied with this temporary female companion, so he would give her more opportunities to be exposed.

While eating breakfast, he read the reviews in the newspaper.

Because "Never Ending" has just premiered and has not yet been released on a large scale, most of the reviews are quick reviews.

"A quirky and entertaining pseudo-sci-fi thriller."

"Very funny, great mainstream entertainment."

"It allows all audiences to sit in the theater and realize their daydreams."

Leonardo couldn't help laughing, he had seen the film during the test screening, and he had fantasized about some of the plots when he was not famous.

Looking on, he found something about the leading man, that bastard Martin.

"Martin's performance is impressive, and he has once again proved with his work that his acting skills are as good as his looks."

"Most of the plots of the film rely on Martin Davis' performance. He can quickly pull the audience into a daydream. His role is as fascinating as the leader of the Coke God."

Leonardo thought about before he took over the filming of Titanic, he had a very good reputation in the critics at that time, and many film critics praised him for his outstanding acting skills.

But the Titanic hit changed all that.

Hollywood has never had a box office miracle. I don't know if those people are out of jealousy or other hellish psychology, he has become a fool who can't act and can only show his face.

Leonardo had a feeling that Martin was on that path.

Maybe one day, the critics will use pens as knives to fix the idiot Martin.

It must be very lively.

After breakfast, Leonardo didn't read the newspaper anymore, and directly called Martin in New York.

"Hey, Martin, is your new movie going to be a hit?"

"The painting has not been launched on a large scale yet, so who knows for sure." Martin was a little confused: "It has been snowing continuously in the northeast, and the weather is freezing to death. It will definitely affect the box office."

The weather was out of control. By Thursday, the sky in New York was still snowing. Although the snowflakes were much smaller, thick snow had accumulated on the roads.

The weather is getting colder.

"Never Ending" will be released in North America as planned.

On Thursday afternoon, on the snow-white ground in front of the AMC theater in Times Square, many people wearing red cotton caps came. They braved the snow and the severe cold, entered the theater that was still operating normally, and bought the movie "Never Ending" votes to support Martin with practical actions.

In Brooklyn, near one of Martin's New York fan bases, there was even a long line in front of a movie theater.

The heavy snow and severe cold discouraged some people from going out to watch movies, but they couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the Coke God and Martin fans.

Because the red T-shirt is not convenient to wear this season, the red hat has become the mainstay of audiences on Thursday nights in theaters across North America.

This night, cola red is the most common color in major theaters in North America.

…………

Atlanta, in the office on Peachtree Street.

Robert put on a red Coca-Cola baseball cap. Because his head was so big, he found that the hat didn't fit well. He took it off, adjusted it, and put it on again.

Putting on a red coat, he took out Coca-Cola produced in 2003, solemnly smeared it with olive oil, and placed it on the old-fashioned desk facing west.

Robert looked serious, like a cardinal holding a mass, chanting words in his mouth.

In this country where cults are everywhere, although the Coke God Sect has an extremely loose organizational structure, it has a huge number of supporters.

If it wasn't for his status as a partner in the company, Robert would have resigned from his position and concentrate on serving as the high priest of the Coke God Sect.

After the ceremony was completed, when he was walking out, he suddenly thought of something.

From the leader Martin, to the deputy leader Bruce, to the saint Elena, all of the Coke Gods are part-timers.

"Let's continue to work part-time." Robert went downstairs with his hat on, and muttered, "The high priest can't be full-time alone."

Driving home, passing the Peachtree Street Cinema on the way, Robert found that the front of the theater had turned into a sea of ​​red.

No need to ask, you can tell by the color that this is the crowd who went to see "Never Ending".

…………

Thursday passed, and early Friday morning, the latest box office bulletin was released and published in the entertainment pages of many newspapers.

With 2,800 early screenings, "Never Ending" easily earned $4.68 million.

At the same time, there is also a good word-of-mouth reputation for the film.

By the first day of release on Friday, the screening scale had expanded to 3,285 theaters.

The severe weather in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada continued. Everyone, including Martin, lowered their box office expectations for the film.

But Never End still attracts a large number of audiences to watch the movie with its good reputation and super sense of substitution.

Its first-day revenue in North America was US$12.45 million, beating "Catch and Release Love" starring Jennifer Garner, which was released at the same time, and became the box office champion of the day.

On this day, the never-ending good word-of-mouth of the audience, through the tool of the Internet, spread rapidly in North America like a virus.

"The life and desires of cheating, it looks so cool!"

"Martin's protagonist is simply my dream in life."

"The plot is very attractive, I don't know why, I feel that the main character is another me, let me have a good time in the theater!"

"The plot and character settings are quite novel, making people immersed in it and unable to extricate themselves."

The blessing of the audience's word-of-mouth attracted many passers-by to watch the movie. The box office of the movie on Saturday rose a bit, and the daily daily income was 14.44 million US dollars.

Unfavorable weather conditions did affect the film, but not as much as some had hoped.

On Monday morning, Christian Bale asked Heath Ledger for coffee.

He wants to help his friends get out of trouble as soon as possible and get back on track.

The snow stopped completely yesterday, and the main road was cleared. Heath Ledger entered the coffee shop with a newspaper between his hands, ordered a cup of hot coffee, and sat opposite Bell.

Bell glanced at his flushed face, and asked, "What happened? Are you in a good mood?"

Heath took off the scarf, and the newspaper pushed Bell: "The snow can't stop Martin Davis that bastard, and his movie."

Bell picked up the newspaper and looked at it. On the front page of the entertainment section of the "New York Times", the box office bulletin of last weekend was published.

"Never Ending" earned US$38.97 million in North America within three days, beating "Catch and Release Love", which was released at the same time, and took the top spot at the box office last weekend.

Bell put down the newspaper and said, "The heavy snow in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada has still affected the box office of this film."

These two places are densely populated areas, and Heath was a little annoyed: "The box office in North America exceeded the production cost in the first weekend, and Martin's bastard's new film has succeeded again."

He added: "CS gave it a score of A, predicting that the box office in North America will exceed 100 million."

"Calm down." Bell was more calm than him, and said, "If you want him to be unlucky, you can't count on the weather."

Heath took a sip of coffee, the bitter taste dissipated in his mouth, and his mood stabilized a lot: "I have fantasies, hoping that he will fall hard, but fantasies are fantasies, Martin Davis' momentum is unstoppable .”

Bell said: "It will take a long time. We can only step on them if we stand on a higher ground."

Heath nodded: "You're right."