Chapter 141: Sylvester Stallone Punches Frankenstein and Steps on the Alien Monster

In the United States, watching movies is a very daily pastime, and many people have developed the habit of going to the cinema to watch a movie on weekends.

"Hey, Tom, how about we go see "The End of the Jackal"? Bruce Willis and Richard Gere!" Jerry asked after class, hugging his good brother.

"The End of the Jackal" was a movie released last Friday, and its two big stars, Bruce Willis and Richard Gere, are still very attractive to the audience.

Tom shook his head: "But I heard Tyke say that this movie is very mediocre. The plot setting is completely copied from "The Wire", the imitation is not good enough, and the fighting is not intense."

"But this is the only movie worth watching recently. With two big stars in it, it shouldn't be too bad. Do you want to go see "Anastasia"?" Jerry shrugged.

"Anastasia" is a Disney animated film that just came out, and it's obviously for kids.

"Of course not! Don't you know Stallone's new movie is out?" Tom asked.

"Well, I know, but Stallone is old. Isn't he no longer able to fight? And I saw that it was advertised as a science fiction film. His science fiction film "The Judge" the year before last was really bad. I don't want to watch it. His science fiction movie..." Jerry curled his lips and said.

"It's not as bad as you said. I watched the trailer, and some of the special effects shots looked very cool. And I saw that the media said it was Stallone's transformation work. I'm quite curious about how Stallone transformed?"

Seeing that his friend Tom was obviously very interested in Stallone's new movie, Jerry also said, "Well, after all, I grew up watching the old guy's movies, and I'm also curious about how he will transform."

The two walked into the cinema while chatting and laughing.

The same family of three walked into the movie theater. George was not a very talkative father. As his son was about to enter adolescence, it became more difficult for the two parties to communicate. However, watching a movie together every month was a habit in the family early on. Habit.

"Hey, gentlemen, what do you want to see?" the wife asked her husband and son.

"casual."

Seeing that both her husband and son couldn't hold it in, they didn't have any objections, so the wife went directly to buy tickets: "Let's have three copies of "Black Hole Frequency"."

After hearing this, George looked at the poster of "Black Hole Frequency":

"Stallone's affectionate interpretation of father-son love, the communication between a pair of tough guys and father!"

An exchange between a tough guy and his son? George thought it wasn't bad, and he also wanted to see how Stallone communicated with his son.

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Although Stallone performed poorly in his previous two movies, he is still a household name in the United States, and his reputation has not gone bad without saying a word. The release of his new movie this time has naturally attracted the attention of many people, either his old fans, attracted by the trailer, or just passersby who feel that a movie with a big star will be more reliable.

Stallone's name coupled with the publicity invested by Sony Columbia made "Black Hole Frequency" the most watched movie on the day of its release, and many viewers walked into the theater.

After the lights in the theater went out, George chewed popcorn and watched the movie. It was shown at the beginning that Stallone was a firefighter and had a happy family of three just like him.

But in just a few minutes, the film jumped directly to 25 years later, and the 6-year-old son suddenly turned into a 30-year-old Hugh Jackman. This scene could not help but make the audience, including George, a little stunned.

Hugh Jackman became a police officer and was investigating a serial murder case. Through his perspective, the audience learned that Stallone had died in a fire rescue 25 years ago!

This aroused the curiosity of the audience. The protagonist Stallone died at the beginning and has been dead for so many years. How will the follow-up develop?

Soon, one sad night, when Hugh Jackman moved out his father's old radio to reminisce, he accidentally connected to a man, and the audience could see that the opposite person was the young Stallone 25 years ago!

George suddenly realized that this was how the so-called tough guys communicated, but where did he get a radio that spans time and space?

But the thought only passed by in a flash, and he soon fell into the plot.

Hugh Jackman and Stallone communicate through the radio, from strangers to friends to discovering the truth and becoming father and son, a series of changes that are both easy and funny, and then become heartwarming. And Hugh Jackman sets out to change what happened in the past through radio.

The scene where Stallone rescued the girl from the fire was also thrilling for the audience. After finally escaping, they couldn't help but feel joy and excitement. This proves that history and destiny can change!

But after saving his father, his mother died in the future. Because of the butterfly effect, the serial murderer did not die, and his mother became the target of the murderer!

Therefore, the father and son once again connected through time and space and joined forces to deal with the murderer of this serial murder case, which made the audience's hearts arouse.

The murderer is very cunning and wants to kill both father and son in two time and space. Until the end, 25 years ago, Stallone shattered the murderer's arm with a single shot, and then the scene changed, and 25 years later, the murderer's arm that was squeezing Hugh Jackman instantly began to wither and then gradually turned into powder.

The special effects of this scene were very well done and brought a lot of visual impact to the audience. Naturally, the audience was very excited. It was obvious that Stallone saved his son across time and space!

But the murderer still had a gun in his other hand. He was horrified that his arm disappeared and hurriedly pulled the trigger with his other hand to kill Hugh Jackman.

A gunshot rang out!

The audience was extremely nervous, fearing that Hugh Jackman would be killed. However, the murderer's body flew up in the picture, and then looking down the long barrel of the shotgun, it was the white-haired Stallone who was holding the gun!

At this time, Stallone was holding a gun with a fierce look on his face and looking at the murderer who fell to the ground. Although he was white-haired and wrinkled, he was mighty and domineering!

Yes, Stallone saved his son once 25 years ago, and then Stallone, who was old 25 years later, saved his son again in a flash!

"Wow! So cool!"

"Cool!"

Although Stallone did not engage in a lot of physical combat with the murderer as usual in the movie, this scene just now undoubtedly made people feel that his image as a father is tall, majestic and powerful!

The audience let go of their hanging hearts, and at the same time, their emotions were finally vented, and they cheered for Stallone's father.

The ending is naturally a happy and perfect one, and the protagonist's family also became rich, because Hugh Jackman told his young self to buy Microsoft stocks in the future on the radio, which made all the audience smile, and the whole audience fell into a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

"Sylvester Stallone was so handsome in the last scene, even though he is old, he is still so awesome!"

"I didn't expect Stallone's acting skills to be so good, I didn't realize it before. It was really warm when they communicated through the radio~"

"Yes, there are really few action scenes in this movie, and the transformation is very successful!"

"Not only Stallone, I think his son also acted very well, and the relationship between them is really great!"

"This movie is really good! I wish I could have this radio."

After the movie ended, the audience chattered and communicated with each other. After walking out of the theater and meeting the investigators, they also gave the movie an A or A+ rating.

After watching the movie, the audience was relaxed and happy, but at this time, the main creators of "Black Hole Frequency", including Wu Yuchen, Stallone, Jeff, Hugh Jackman, Gretchen and others were anxiously waiting. It was already past midnight, and they were waiting for the box office results on the first day of release.

Wu Yuchen, Stallone and Jeff were still very patient, but Gretchen, who was the heroine for the first time, was not. She kept talking and chatting with Wu Yuchen and asking all kinds of questions.

"Wu, how much was the first weekend box office of "The Jackal's Apocalypse" released last week?"

"More than 15 million. Don't worry, this movie has already failed, and it won't have much impact on us."

"Then how much box office do we need to pass?"

"Our total shooting cost is only 30 million, and the publicity and promotion costs are only 50 million. If the box office can reach 15 million on the first weekend, we can recover the cost."

If "Black Hole Frequency" has 15 million in the first weekend, the North American box office should be more than 40 million, and with the global box office, it will definitely recover the cost. But if it was just this result, not only would he be dissatisfied, but Stallone would also be dissatisfied.

Just then, the publicity director came over with the newly released data file in his hand. Jeff immediately went over and asked, "How much is the first day box office?"

The publicity staff smiled and said, "8.6 million, not bad!"

Everyone was relieved when they heard this, only Stallone complained slightly, "It's not even tens of millions!"

Jeff took the document and took a look, then smiled and said to Stallone:

"Sylvester, our opening is only 2,200, and it's not the peak season now. This result is good. It was the daily champion yesterday, and the movie's reputation is 80% A and A+. Tomorrow, our number of screens should increase."

The publicity staff also nodded and said, "We chose to release it this week to get a good reputation first and welcome Thanksgiving next week. Otherwise, with our production costs, we won't be able to get so many openings on Thanksgiving."

Next week, there are two big productions in the Thanksgiving period, one is "Alien 4" with a cost of 70 million, and the other is "Up" with a cost of 80 million, which is much higher than "Frequency". Therefore, Sony's strategy is to release it a week in advance to grab the reputation first.

Wu Yuchen was slightly relieved after hearing this. The first day box office was 8.91 million, and the first three days of the weekend box office must be more than 15 million. It seems that it can increase by nearly 10 million, but how much depends on the situation.

Wu Yuchen has been promoting the film with the crew for two days this weekend. He went to the cinema to meet the audience during the day. The audience's reaction seemed very good. Although most of the attention was paid to Stallone, there were still audiences who applauded him as a director and asked for photos.

The box office results did not disappoint their expectations. The number of theaters opened on Saturday increased to 2,450, with a box office of 14.6 million. The box office on Sunday is usually much lower than that on Saturday, but it also earned 9.68 million.

The box office for the first three days of the weekend totaled 33.19 million.

"Frequency" won the box office championship in its first weekend, and Stallone's strong father-son relationship warms people's hearts!" - Los Angeles Times

"Stallone's tough guy is tender and touching, and his expressionless face shows a successful transformation in acting!" - San Francisco Chronicle

"A soft science fiction film with climaxes, a gripping story, and sincere and touching emotions. Recommended for the whole family." - Washington Post

"Stallone's masterpiece "Frequency" perfectly combines science fiction, sensationalism, action, and heroism." - Chicago Sun-Times

"The appearance of a science fiction movie wraps up a world of affection between father and son. Recommended for Thanksgiving!" - New York Times

At this time, Stallone looked at the good reviews in the newspapers and smiled so hard that his mouth was crooked. Oh no, his mouth was crooked to begin with.

This is not important. What is important is that he is in a good mood now!

It is not that there are no newspapers with bad reviews, but he threw them all away, and that does not affect the overall situation.

Wu Yuchen and Jeff are also very happy. They are more concerned about the box office results. The first weekend was 33.19 million, which is very good at present. The reputation of the movie is very good and can continue to ferment. Thanksgiving is a few days later, which may bring them bigger surprises. This is a very good start!

And the two new actors Hugh Jackman and Gretchen are even more excited. The first weekend was 33.19 million, which has exceeded the cost of filming. There is no doubt that the movie is a success, which proves that the two can gain a foothold in Hollywood with this "Black Hole Frequency". It is absolutely very eye-catching to have such a performance in their debut masterpiece!

After Stallone put down the newspaper, he picked up two glasses of red wine, handed one to Wu Yuchen, and then clinked glasses with him:

"Wu, when I saw the script, I knew it was a good story. After the filming was completed, I knew you were a very good guy. Cheers!"

Wu Yuchen also clinked glasses with him and took a sip, jokingly saying, "Sylvester, I'll take what you said as the truth~"

Stallone didn't care, laughing and said, "Hahaha! Welcome, you have successfully opened the door to Hollywood!"

Stallone has achieved a first weekend box office result much higher than 33 million, but the situation is different now. He has been in a low period in the past two years, and this is only a 30 million production. According to his experience, this movie may break 100 million in North America, then he can not only prove himself to the outside world, but also get more than 10 million in box office share alone. With both fame and fortune, he naturally looks at Wu Yuchen differently now.

After entering the working day, the box office naturally dropped sharply. 6.03 million on Monday, and the cinemas offered discounts on Tuesday, so the box office rebounded to 6.54 million.

On Wednesday night, the day before Thanksgiving, people who had already had their holidays flocked to the cinemas.

At the same time, "Alien 4" and "Up" were released at the same time. The number of screens for "Frequency" dropped by 15%, which was inevitable, considering its good performance. The number of screens for some movies was directly cut in half or even cleared.

This time, Wu Yuchen, Jeff, Stallone and others are still waiting for the box office results. The Thanksgiving holidays are very important and play a vital role in the total box office.

When the publicity staff came over with the data files, they saw the smiles on their faces and knew that it should not be bad.

"The first place in the box office on Wednesday was "Flying Magic", with 11.33 million. The second place was "Frequency", with 10.17 million, and the third place was "Alien 4", with 7.42 million!"

"Yes!" Jeff waved vigorously. Two big productions were released. "Alien 4" was stepped on by their "Frequency" on the first day!

Wu Yuchen immediately asked: "What about the reputation?"

The person in charge of publicity and marketing smiled and said:

"The survey shows that half of the audience is very disappointed with "Alien 4". The evaluation of "Flying Magic" is not bad. Of course, the best reputation is our "Frequency"!"

Wu Yuchen also smiled when he heard this. From this point of view, "Alien 4" is not a concern at all, and the only one that can compete with them is "Flying Magic".

The star of Up is Robin Williams, whose representative work is Dead Poets Society. In 1995, he starred in Jumanji, which was very popular with children. This time, Up is still a comedy. He plays a few weird science professors, and it is for the whole family.

Stallone laughed when he heard this, and then said proudly: "Guys, they are nothing in front of Stallone!"

Stallone said this with full confidence, and the fact proved that he was not brainless, because the theater saw that the performance of Black Hole Frequency was obviously better than that of Alien 4, and immediately adjusted the number of screens of Black Hole Frequency up, which was even higher than before.

Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, also ushered in the day with the largest box office traffic. Black Hole Frequency had 15.5 million, Up had 12.3 million, and Alien 4 had 5.31 million.

Black Hole Frequency, a movie that has been released for several days, directly relied on word of mouth to counterattack two new films with a small number of openings, and topped the daily box office champion!

Thanksgiving is a day for family gatherings and reunions with relatives and friends. There is no doubt that "Frequency", which tells the story of father-son love, is the most attractive.

With word-of-mouth fermentation and snowballing, the winner takes all in the next three days. "Frequency" took 12.2 million on Friday, 10.05 million on Saturday, and 8.56 million on Sunday. It won the Thanksgiving box office champion without any dispute!

And now "Frequency" has been released for ten days, and the total box office has reached 122.4 million, successfully breaking the 100 million mark!

The media directly gave the title:

"Sylvester Stallone punches Frankenstein, steps on the alien monster, and tops the Thanksgiving champion!"

"Frequency" has won two consecutive weeks, and it has made 100 million in 10 days with a production of 30 million, becoming the biggest dark horse in November!"

"Sylvester Stallone is still strong and has returned strongly again!"

"Hollywood new director Wu Yuchen creates a dark horse myth!"

Even though Wu Yuchen had expected this good result, he was very happy when he heard that it had exceeded 100 million in 10 days. The heroine Gretchen was so excited that she threw herself into Wu Yuchen's arms and hugged him and started to eat. Fortunately, they were all family members, and no one cared about this in such an exciting situation.

To be honest, the performance of "Black Hole Frequency" is much better than the original version in the previous life. This is naturally caused by many factors. On the one hand, the movie was released several years earlier, and the earlier people are more interested in this kind of time-travel theme.

Then there is the lineup. It has to be admitted that with Stallone, the appeal of this movie has at least risen by one or two levels. In addition, with the strong publicity, the effect is completely incomparable to the lineup of the original version in the previous life.

There is also the schedule. In the previous life, "Black Hole Frequency" basically had no holiday schedule, but now it is released on Thanksgiving, which is the most suitable for this theme.

These many factors directly contributed to the box office explosion of "Black Hole Frequency".

Stallone simply opened the champagne and sprayed it all around and in the air. He patted himself and shouted, "This is Stallone! The invincible Stallone!"

Even though everyone was sprayed with champagne, they didn't care and were all in a frenzy.