Chapter 934 released
On May 1, 1991, International Labor Day, "End 2" was released two months earlier than the original time and space.
In the entire North American region, the number of screens showing "Final 2" at the same time has reached more than 9,600!
The reason why they were able to win so many screens, in addition to the past credit endorsements of Chen Geng and Cameron, and the fact that everyone already knew the quality of "Final 2" at the previous preview meeting, the most important reason is actually Chen Geng's "actual gamble".
The bosses of these large and small theater chains are shrewd to death, even if there is the endorsement of the two major credits of "Fernandez's investment in movies never lose money" and "Cameron's movies have always made money", and everyone admitted that the quality of "Final 2" was very good at the previous viewing meeting, but they only talked about more than 6,400 screens before: those movies that are being released now and have been negotiated before, don't they also need screens? Unless you can prove that you can make me a lot more money with this movie, why should I squeeze other movies to the maximum extent within the rules of the contract?
But with Chen Geng's strong publicity, and then slapped the investigation and analysis report of the investigation company on the table of the major theater owners, the result was that before the release of "End 2", the number of screens obtained by "End 2" soared to more than 9,600, an increase of more than 60% at once!
You must know that in the United States in 1991, the total number of screens was only more than 13,000, and the movie "End 2" got 74% of the total number of screens in the United States!
In the face of such a big gamble, it is impossible to say that Chen Geng is not worried at all, that night, Chen put on a baseball cap and sneakily went to a local movie theater in Detroit - as for the tickets, someone really bought them for Chen Geng.
As soon as he walked into the cinema, Chen Geng breathed a sigh of relief: there were many people.
The United States has the habit of blockbuster movies being released at midnight, and ordinary movies don't get the treatment of midnight theaters, and the people who appear in the theater at this time are all watching "Terminator 2", and there is no other possibility.
Especially in front of the large poster of "Terminator 2" posted at the door and in the hall, it was crowded and crowded, and no one in the crowd let out an exclamation......
"Arnold is still playing the T-800 in the movie like the first "Terminator" this time, God, it's so cool!" Some people are excited.
But some people are puzzled: "Didn't the T-800 be flattened by a hydraulic press in the first part?
"This ...... Who knows, but looking at the previous trailer, it seems that the T-800 is a good guy this time, and there is a new bad robot ......"
But soon, the discussion about whether the T-800's appearance in "Terminator 2" was justified quickly turned into a discussion about Arnold himself......
"Arnold is so handsome in this leather suit...... What brand is this motorcycle?"
"Stupid, you don't even know this motorcycle, this is Harley's latest 'fat boy', equipped with Harley's latest V-Twin engine, with a displacement of up to 96 cubic inches, or Harley's signature 45-degree angled cylinder, I've seen one at the Harley store in the East End, it's really cool......"
In addition to Arnold riding on a Harley fat motorcycle, the Winchester M1887 lever shotgun held by Arnold also attracted everyone's attention......
"It's cool, but who knows the gun Arnold has?"
"I don't know. ”
"I don't know either, but the caliber should be a shotgun, and the caliber of the rifle is not that big. ”
"I feel like an old gun, and the current shotguns are all pumped, and the structure of the bomb bay is not ...... like this"
"That's the old lever shotgun, the shotgun is the old lever type in addition to the pump action that is widely used now, when it comes to lever shotguns, the most famous brand is Winchester, when it comes to Winchester lever shotguns, I remember I seem to have seen it in my grandfather, but I don't know what the specific model is......"
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Listening to the heated discussion in the crowd, Kelly Hicks nervously whispered, "Boss, let's hurry in, there are too many people here." ”
She's afraid!
Although the security team arranged by Statham was on standby on the two AMC vans outside, and there were four bodyguards in the hall dressed no different from the audience who came to see the midnight show, but with so many people, if there was really a little chaos, who would bear the responsibility?
She was even a little dissatisfied in her heart: boss, you are so rich, if you really want to watch a movie, wouldn't it be good to charter the venue directly, why is it so troublesome?
But it's just a slight dissatisfaction, the boss is rich, he is willing to be willful, what can he do with those who serve the boss?
Resign?
No kidding, I don't know how many glamorous sluts are staring at their position and eager to replace themselves, not to mention that Kelly Hicks is also very satisfied with her current situation, she never expected herself to be Chen Geng's wife, and now this role of personal assistant and lover has made her very satisfied...... What about an annual salary of up to millions of dollars a year, plus a small stake in it?
Chen Geng didn't know that in just such a short time, so many thoughts passed through Kelly Hicks's heart, and he nodded: "Okay, it's almost time to check the ticket." ”
It was also at this time that the conductor's voice rang out: "No tickets! Really no tickets! Tomorrow's? Tomorrow's ones are gone, not a single one is gone, and there are still some at three o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, do you want to? Hurry up, maybe it will be gone in a while......
In just such a short time, not only have all the tickets for the midnight show in the 6 halls of this cinema been sold out, but even the tickets for tomorrow morning and noon have been sold out?
Chen Geng and Kelly Hicks glanced at each other quickly, both a little surprised.
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In order to facilitate his understanding of the situation, Chen Geng chose the position in the penultimate row, and after checking the tickets, Chen Geng found that the seats in front of him had been seated fifty or sixty percent, and at this moment, there was still a steady stream of people walking towards the screening hall, and the vacant seats in front were quickly filled, and when the movie officially started, the huge hall was already full of people.
Not bad!
Chen Geng is very satisfied with this attendance: now it seems that he probably doesn't have to lose.
"Terminator 2" is worthy of being one of the most representative works of Kashen, and it is not a loss of the shot that burned the entire budget of the entire movie of "Terminator 1", when the movie begins, with the first T-800 robot with a scarlet light in its eyes appearing in the shot, the flying machine in the sky, the T-800 on the ground, the resistance army driving a pickup truck, and the laser gun shooting everywhere......
Almost in an instant, a bleak picture of mankind in the end of the world was constructed for the audience in front of the screen: human beings are just the prey of "Skynet...... Some of the less timid people have even begun to exclaim.
And when the opening of the excellent metal texture officially passed, and the appearance of Sarah Connor's son who appeared in front of the camera, this huge contrast suddenly made everyone's eyes shine: This little handsome guy is really handsome!
What Chen Geng didn't know was that just a few seats in the second row behind him, a film critic saw Edward Fulong on the screen, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly wrote on his notepad: Mr. Fernandez said that Edward's little boy has the potential to become a superstar, before this moment, I didn't think so, a thirteen-year-old.
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PS: Sorry brothers, please wait a few minutes.
It was also at this time that the conductor's voice rang out: "No tickets! Really no tickets! Tomorrow's? Tomorrow's ones are gone, not a single one is gone, and there are still some at three o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, do you want to? Hurry up, maybe it will be gone in a while......
In just such a short time, not only have all the tickets for the midnight show in the 6 halls of this cinema been sold out, but even the tickets for tomorrow morning and noon have been sold out?
Chen Geng and Kelly Hicks glanced at each other quickly, both a little surprised.
........................
In order to facilitate his understanding of the situation, Chen Geng chose the position in the penultimate row, and after checking the tickets, Chen Geng found that the seats in front of him had been seated fifty or sixty percent, and at this moment, there was still a steady stream of people walking towards the screening hall, and the vacant seats in front were quickly filled, and when the movie officially started, the huge hall was already full of people.
Not bad!
Chen Geng is very satisfied with this attendance: now it seems that he probably doesn't have to lose.
"Terminator 2" is worthy of being one of the most representative works of Kashen, and it is not a loss of the shot that burned the entire budget of the entire movie of "Terminator 1", when the movie begins, with the first T-800 robot with a scarlet light in its eyes appearing in the shot, the flying machine in the sky, the T-800 on the ground, the resistance army driving a pickup truck, and the laser gun shooting everywhere......
Almost in an instant, a bleak picture of mankind in the end of the world was constructed for the audience in front of the screen: human beings are just the prey of "Skynet...... Some of the less timid people have even begun to exclaim.
And when the opening of the excellent metal texture officially passed, and the appearance of Sarah Connor's son who appeared in front of the camera, this huge contrast suddenly made everyone's eyes shine: This little handsome guy is really handsome!
What Chen Geng didn't know was that just a few seats in the second row behind him, a film critic saw Edward Fulong on the screen, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly wrote on his notepad: Mr. Fernandez said that Edward's little boy has the potential to become a superstar, before this moment, I didn't think so, a thirteen-year-old.