The achievements of 1994 can be seen from the year-end box office list in North America, the top 12 box office all exceeded 100 million, the top three box office exceeded 200 million, and the top two box office exceeded 300 million, including action, drama, comedy, animation, magic and other types of movies, the theme is rich and the results are excellent, it can definitely be called a golden age.

From the global year-end box office rankings, you can see the influence of Hollywood on world cinema in 1994.

The "Lion King", which ranked second at the end of the year in North America, relied on the strong attraction of cartoons to family audiences, and swept the global box office of 877 million US dollars, not only becoming the global year-end box office champion in 1994, but also occupying the runner-up in the global box office list in film history, only behind the miracle of "Jurassic Park" last year.

Known as a modern American fairy tale, "Forrest Gump" has a huge global influence, but after all, it is not comparable to the North American market, and finally won 677 million US dollars, ranking second in the world box office for the whole year.

From the comparison of the numbers of these two works, it can be seen that although "Forrest Gump" defeated "The Lion King" in the North American market, the overseas market was not interested in the "American Dream", and it was directly pulled down to a gap of more than 200 million US dollars. However, this gap also feels the huge potential of the global film box office market from the side, a "Lion King" and a "Forrest Gump" swept the box office of $900 million in overseas markets, which is really jaw-dropping.

This was followed by the "Speed of Life and Death", which had just been crowned the third runner-up at the North American year-end box office, and the film also set off a box office frenzy around the world, once again defeating a series of competitors with a global box office figure of $542 million, firmly holding the third place.

Dark Horse, maybe people will use this word to describe the movie "Speed of Life and Death", although purely from the perspective of cost and box office comparison, "Vulgar" is more shocking, but in fact, "Speed of Life and Death" is neither an innovative work like "Vulgar", nor an epic like "Forrest Gump" that reflects the changes of the entire era, nor is it a masterpiece like "The Lion King" that is enough to change the status of animation, this is just a simple action movie - but there is no "Terminator 2", "True Lies" Such a grand scene and special effects.

This qiē makes the achievement of "speed of life and death" incredible. The investment of 28 million has made the birth of a myth.

At the top of the global box office charts, "True Lies" relied on Arnold's strong appeal, while "Strange Men in Disguise" relied on the knock-on effect of comedy films for all ages, and eventually occupied the fourth and fifth places, with the former grossing $378 million and the latter $351 million.

"True Lies" invested $120 million, and although it achieved nearly $400 million at the global box office, Arnold climbed to another career peak, but when compared with the "speed of life and death", it is disappointing. This ambitious work created by James Cameron and Arnold has really been hit hard.

It was the emergence of "Strange Heroes in Disguise" that made everyone's eyes shine, which also made Cameron Diaz's overnight success more and more legendary, and Jim Carrey's rise became more and more obvious, and it can even be said that even in the face of Hugo's strength in 1994, the comedy king showed a parallel upward momentum.

The appeal of "vulgarity", which has repeatedly created the miracle of zào, is slightly inferior in the overseas market, and it has been surpassed by "true lies" and "disguised monsters" one after another, ranking only sixth in the global box office rankings. Even so, the achievement of 341 million US dollars made "vulgar" once again make history.

The situation faced by "Vulgar" is actually similar to that of "Forrest Gump", relying on a strong reputation and hot topics, it has achieved good results in overseas markets, but it is subject to its own strong American cultural attributes, and it still lacks a little follow-up explosiveness after all. At this point, the "Lion King", "True Lies", "Strange Heroes in Disguise", and "Speed of Life and Death", which do not have the attributes of "American", take advantage.

After "Vulgar", "Modern Primitives", "Dumb and Dumb", "Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Interview with a Vampire", and "Burning Pursuit" occupy the remaining five spots in the top 10 of the global box office year-end.

Among them, "Interview with the Vampire" witnessed Tom Cruise's global idol power, counterattacking into the top 10, while "Four Weddings and a Funeral", a British comedy sketch, broke the Hollywood monopoly and made it into the top 10, and became the funniest and most special of the countless classics of 1994. This romantic comedy, full of British humor and mockery, has won the love of the public and critics alike with its witty lines and exquisite script.

Other than that, the other works are familiar faces on the North American year-end box office charts. The trajectory is similar to the brilliance of Hugo and King, after winning two seats in the North American year-end top ten, the works of these two actors have all ranked among the top ten in the global year-end, it can be said that the brilliance of these two actors can be seen as a microcosm of the classic 1994.

Although Hugo only released two films in 1994, "Speed of Life and Death" and "Vulgarity" swept a total of $883 million at the box office worldwide, surpassing Hugo's 1993 box office record of $864 million, setting a new personal high for Hugo.

After the 1992 Golden Raspberry Awards, Hugo's year-end box office results in the past three years were 460 million, 860 million 4 million, and 883 million respectively. Such a clear and unambiguous upward curve makes people feel the incomparable majesty and momentum of Hugo.

Originally, people were worried that after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Hugo would face a crossroads in his career, but the fact is the opposite, Hugo was not only not shrouded in the magic of the little golden man, but on the contrary, he also broke the shackles of acting, and also achieved new brilliance at the box office, and his career reached a new peak!

What is commendable is that the reputation of "speed of life and death" and "vulgarity" has also won unanimous praise from film critics, and "vulgar" has made Hugo crowned the Cannes actor. This is the decisive factor that completely distinguishes Hugo from Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, because Hugo has acting talent and artistic attributes that they do not have. This is the fundamental reason why Hugo has become the first person to call for a $20 million salary.

Even many ordinary viewers think that Hugo is a matter of course for Hugo to get a salary of 20 million US dollars, although the number of "20 million" is indeed too shocking, but a market sample survey conducted by "American Weekly" shows that more than 28 percent of the people interviewed said that if it was Hugo, it was not unacceptable.

This is what makes Hugo so precious.

Years later, people look back on 1994 and can't help but sigh, it was a year of countless miracles. Over the next two decades, there was an endless stream of classics, but never again was there a year like 1994, and the intensity of the work gave 1994 a timeless glow.

Among these many classics, "speed of life and death" and "vulgarity" have been mentioned repeatedly, and they are also two works that must not be ignored, which also made Hugo leave his mark in the history books of 1994 again after 1993.

Maybe people always plan like this, 1993 is for rock and roll, and 1994 is for movies. But in fact, the 1993 masterpiece was also dazzling, and the music of 1994 also ushered in the explosion after its heyday. Hugo's glory in 1994 can be called great because he climbed to a new level in music.

It's incredible that Victor Hugo achieved a peak in film and music in 1993 and raised it to a new level in 1994. Compared with the combination of "speed of life and death" and "vulgarity", the two albums of glory to death "almost famous" and "bathing in the morning light" can definitely be described as calling for wind and rain in the music market.

On the year-end album sales chart in 1994, a total of five albums sold more than five million, which is simply unimaginable in the 21st century ten years later, at that time to be able to have an album sales into 4 million is a rare victory, not because the emergence of digital music sources to seize the market, but because after entering the 21st century, the quality of music has generally declined, and saliva songs tailored to the needs of the pop market have gradually become the mainstream. Idol singers who rely on a fixed model to create a market dominate the market, which makes listeners gradually lose interest in buying albums.

But in the 90s, it was a different story, not to mention the great rock and roll changes that took place in 1993, but to say that after entering the 90s, the rhythm and blues shined, the country endured and the soul classics emerged one after another, which made countless listeners willing to go into the record store, take out their wallets, and buy albums, not to express their support for singers, but to express their love for music.

Against this backdrop, it's no surprise that rock 'n' roll regained its golden age in 1993, from Nirvana, Pearl Sauce to Crushed Pumpkin, Glory to Death, to Green Sun, Goatskin, etc., the new generation of rock bands relied on one excellent album after another to capture the hearts of a large number of listeners, coupled with the blossoming of other music genres, and the frequent successes of other music genres, which created the grand occasion of five albums selling five million in 1994.

Interestingly, among the five albums that sold five platinums, the band of Honor to Death occupied two seats, while the rock band won three seats, which shows the achievements of rock in 1994 from this perspective, and it can also be seen that Honor to Death directly continued the strong strength at the end of 1993 into 1994, and reached a new peak this year, recreating the feat of Nirvana and pearl sauce in 1991.

"Almost Famous" released in November last year and "Bathing in the Morning Light" released in August this year both achieved sales of more than 5 million in 1994, which is the simplest figure and the most direct reflection of the current glory to death in rock and the music market. I love little wow t offered. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Kazakhstan to read it, and vote for the work, and vote for the monthly pass. Your support is the biggest motivation for me to continue creating! ).