[US Entertainment] Actor

In September, the temperature is slightly lower than last month, and the summer vacation is gradually coming to an end. It stands to reason that the enthusiasm for summer blockbuster movies should have dissipated. After all, once September is over, October is recognized as the off-season. Even the appearance of stars can't save the market's decline.However, this year, because of the appearance of "The Dark Knight", the consistent trend of the film market has been rewritten.

In the three days from September 9 to September 3, "The Dark Knight", which was released for eight weeks, achieved a total box office of 9 million US dollars. This is the first time since the film was released that the weekend box office was less than ten million. It's so bleak that "The Dark Knight", which has been released for 5 days, still firmly occupies the number one position on the weekend rankings.

Since the film was released for eight weeks, it has occupied the top spot for seven weeks, and only lost to "Tropic Thunder" by a few million dollars in one week. Although this achievement may not be unprecedented, it can be guaranteed that it is unprecedented of.

This week's movie box office can be described as very miserable. The top 12 movies on the list add up to a total box office of more than 5500 million US dollars, reaching the lowest point in five years since September 2003.The No. 9 "The Dark Knight" has not yet broken 5 million. No.2 is the new film "Bangkok Killer" launched by Lionsgate Films. The box office is only 780 million US dollars. The second position, one can imagine the tragedy of this week.

Of course, the miserable experience of other movies has nothing to do with "The Dark Knight".

On September 9th, careful fans suddenly discovered that the official website of Warner Bros. Pictures seemed to have changed unconsciously.On the big picture on the home page of the official website, a huge photo suddenly appeared with dots of starlight. The background was a thick black. Only a dark shadow appeared in the depths of the misty clouds. I have a little understanding of the film market. Fans of the movie will know that this shadow is Batman Bruce Wayne, the protagonist of "The Dark Knight" just released this summer.On the thick ink-like background, a number shimmering in bronzing light almost illuminates everyone's eyes.

6.

This means that the total box office of "The Dark Knight" has reached 6 million U.S. dollars, which is only more than 5800 million U.S. dollars away from "Titanic", which is the first in film history. Movies like Star Wars and Shrek 1.

Although "The Dark Knight" has been released for 8 weeks, due to the film's outstanding performance in the rankings, the number of theaters released is still more than 2700. With such a strong box office figure, the number of theaters is suddenly That won't change much either, and the movie should still be able to maintain its weekly gross of around $1000 million.

This also means that in another 5 or 6 weeks, the film may really be able to break the box office record created by "Titanic".

The anticipation of this result naturally made the entire crew very excited, after all, it is really exciting to break a record that has been dusty for a long time.

Starting this year, all film practitioners and several film companies will only take "The Dark Knight" to heart, because it has created a record.

The only one who will feel uncomfortable is probably Leonardo.

His mood was contradictory and complicated. As a lover, he would naturally be happy for Ebert's achievements, but what Ebert broke was after all the record he starred in in a movie. I felt flustered and uncomfortable with the huge honor, but after all, it was the movie that made him famous overnight, and it was really uncomfortable to watch his record be broken.

Especially when that person was Ebert.

In addition, he will also feel a little hesitant in his heart.When he and Ebert chose to be together, his career was far ahead of Ebert. Although Ebert was a newcomer with great potential in Hollywood at that time, it was not easy to catch up with him all at once.

Later, "The Mystery of Heroes" surpassed 3 million at the box office, and Ebert successfully became a first-line actor in Hollywood.At that time, Leonardo was relatively relaxed. After all, Ebert's first-line status was not solid. He could only be regarded as a newcomer among the first-line stars. compared to.

Then, they collaborated on "The Departed", and Ebert relied on this film to win the statuette and became the youngest Oscar winner in film history.At that time, Leonardo was actually a little flustered. Ebert was not inferior to him in terms of popularity and popularity, and he even left himself far behind in terms of awards. The value of a statuette is only long-term in Hollywood The most important thing is that Ebert is not an award winner who only focuses on literary films such as Hilary Swank and Philip Seymour Hoffman. His commercial value is also the same. It is eye-catching, only in the hands of such actors can the statuettes maximize their value.

After all, Hilary Swank is also an actor who has been crowned Oscar queen twice, but her salary has always hovered around 500 million US dollars. Even when the Oscars were full of enthusiasm, her film salary did not exceed 1000 million. From this point of view, The amount of money her statuettes can make is extremely limited.

And Ebert, after filming "The Departed" and getting the statuette, his salary has stabilized at 2500 million US dollars, reaching the highest value among male actors. "The Dark Knight" also gave him a share. According to the current momentum, the third part of the film must have been planned, and it is certain that Ebert will get a higher salary for the next film.

Although "The Departed" also allowed him to get a salary of 2000 million U.S. dollars, but at that time he had just started to get such a high salary. Even if he joined the "2000 million U.S. dollar club", his status was not stable. , he became a permanent member of the "$2000 million club", where the value of an Oscar trophy is reflected.

But now, Leonardo's only box office record that he is confident that he can surpass Ebert is about to be broken, and his confidence has reached the lowest point.

Ebert was younger, handsomer, and better than him... Thinking about it, Leonardo couldn't breathe.

He began to become irritable and gloomy, and always felt that he was full of anger and could not vent, but facing Ebert, who always looked at him with gentle eyes with a smile on his face, he could only hide all his thoughts silently, without thinking about himself. Shame on me for having such a thought.

Yes, shameful.

Ebert's achievements are all based on his strength and hard work. No matter how anxious and restless he is, the source of this series of negative emotions is actually two words-jealousy.

Leonardo was terrified by his own thoughts.But he found that he couldn't restrain these emotions, and it wasn't just jealousy. His uneasiness came from Ebert's excellence every day, and he worried that he couldn't match him at all.

Leonardo felt that compared with Ebert, he was really not good enough.

In fact, after the promotional work of "The Dark Knight", Ebert spent most of his time with Leonardo. He naturally felt Leonardo's negative emotions, and his Leo was actually in front of him. He seldom hides his emotions, and his whole body is as transparent as a glass window that has just been cleaned.

Although Leonardo always acts like a fool, in fact, he cares very much about his trophies and the good performance of the film. This is the quality that every outstanding actor must possess. Leonardo has such The idea is also normal.

Ebert thinks differently. If he is Leonardo, seeing his partner is better than him day by day, he will probably feel this kind of uneasiness in his heart.

So Ebert didn't point it out directly, but slowly figured out a way to dispel Leonardo's doubts.

After September, Ebert gradually took more time to rest, but he still hasn't traveled with Leonardo recently. On the one hand, the popularity of "The Dark Knight" has not completely dissipated, and on the other hand, it is because they I recently received an invitation from Kate Winslet to attend a preview of her new film.

After being shortlisted for several times, Kate Winslet made a comeback with her new work "Life and Death Reading".In addition, in fact, Kate's performance in the nominations in the past few years was not particularly impressive, and her public relations preparations were not sufficient, so she lacked an advantage in the competition. The heart is clear.

In the eyes of Ebert and Leonardo, two semi-professionals, Kate's performance in this new film is really good, and her personal performance has reached the pinnacle of acting skills in recent years.In addition, film critics have also given quite good evaluations. If nothing else, in the upcoming awards season, the film should be able to achieve something.

On the way back, Leonardo was in a very depressed state.He leaned against the back seat with a slumped expression, and it took him a long time to squeeze out a smile: "I believe that Kate should be able to get what she wanted this time. After more than ten years, she should be able to win a Best Actress trophy, but not Know when it's my turn."

In the small space, a soft sigh floated on Ebert's heart like a feather, making his heart tremble. He silently stretched out his hand and held Leonardo's hand: "Leo..."

"You should know that my condition is not very good recently..." Leonardo sighed again, "I'm really worried, Ebert, if you fly too fast, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch you, that's why I feel pathetic for myself. I actually think I've been stuck in a plateau lately, to be honest, Ebert, I don't think my performance in Revolutionary Road or Body of Lies was too good, with any luck Might get a nomination, if you're unlucky, maybe nothing."

"Leo, I have always believed in you." Ebert clenched Leonardo's hand even tighter, "I can understand your uneasiness. When a person faces an unknown future, he will feel uneasy. But I want to tell you that if it is about our career and our relationship, there is no need for you to be uneasy. Our relationship is certain and stable, you will not leave me, and I will not leave you, and our career , your development paths and mine are not completely similar, so there is no need to compare them at all."

"You are excellent, there is no doubt about that."

"It's so annoying, why am I always struggling with this kind of thing?!" Leonardo patted the back of Ebert's hand in embarrassment, "So I always think that the Oscars are an annoying thing, and the box office is also an annoying thing. They Makes me look like I don't even look like myself."

"You don't believe in yourself, but I want to believe in you. You are an excellent actor and a very good guy." Taking advantage of Bruce who was driving ahead without paying attention, Ebert tapped Leonardo's palm lightly, Then, a light kiss quickly landed on his right cheek.

"I suggest, if you are still in a bad mood during this time, why don't we hang out together, go to England, go to Europe, go to Asia..."

Leonardo glanced at him silently: "As long as I don't go to Australia, I think I can go anywhere, I hate Brisbane, I hate Heath Ledger... Hey, Heath Ledger?"

Ebert, who was immersed in thinking, noticed the sudden silence of the air around him, turned his head and glanced at Leonardo: "I was thinking about where we should go, what did you just say?"

In his line of sight, Leonardo's cloudy face just now suddenly became sunny, but there seemed to be something else in that smile, which made Ebert subconsciously feel chills. Consciously shivering: "Leo, what's wrong with you?"

Leonardo's smile grew brighter: "Dear Ebert, I just discovered an interesting thing."

Ebert watched Leonardo slowly and firmly withdraw his hand. In the next second, he felt a sharp pain coming from the tiger's mouth. The painful Ebert subconsciously clenched his teeth. He wanted to pull his hand out from between Leonardo's fingers, but he didn't expect Leonardo's movements to get bigger and bigger, and Ebert was about to cry: "Leo, what's wrong with you?"

"Hmph! Ebert, don't try to get away with it. Wouldn't you take the initiative to confess if I didn't come to ask you? Fortunately, I have a good memory and I was almost tricked by you." Leonardo corrected Ebert's words Body, let him face to face with himself: "Be honest, what is the matter between you and Heath Ledger?"

Ebert was confused: "What, what's going on?"

Leonardo took out his mobile phone and rummaged through the interface with his fingers quickly. He was using the newly launched iPhone 3G mobile phone from Apple. Although the screen is not large, it runs fast, and it has really created a huge market in this year's sales market. Good results.Leonardo pushed his fingers faster and faster. After a minute, he pushed the phone in front of Ebert: "Dear Ebert, I suggest you read this page carefully from beginning to end."

From the moment he saw words like Batman X "Joker" and CP, Ebert felt that something was wrong, especially when he looked carefully, words such as Batman and "Joker" indulgently kissed their lips and sighed comfortably When it appeared on this page, Ebert didn't know what to say.Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he looked at Leonardo confidently: "Leo, how did you find these messy things?"

Leonardo half hugged his shoulders: "Ebert, you are struggling, it's just a trivial matter, take a look down."

After missing a hit, Ebert licked his lips lightly, and continued to flip down while holding the phone without saying a word.

What he saw in the next scene almost made him lose his phone!

What a mess!

This is a picture, the picture is not big, and the details are not particularly clear, but it is enough for everyone to clearly see its entire content.

There are two men in the picture, one with brown hair and fair skin, with extremely tight muscles, a pair of snow-white long legs that are long and straight, and the naked backlight makes people lick the screen when they look at them. The scattered batsuit undoubtedly proves his identity. Under him is another man with slightly curly hair. The man is holding a small Joker playing card in his hand. The two bodies are tightly pressed together and hug each other with.But if you look more closely, although the two are close to each other, their postures are defensive. They are both the closest person and the enemy.

There is no doubt that one of these two people is Batman and the other is "Joker".

The corner of Ebert's mouth twitched, and he coughed dryly: "I can't imagine that the scale of fans is so big now. How did they come up with such a thing?"

"Hmph." Leonardo looked at him coldly, and only let out a soft hum from his nose.

Ebert's face became more and more embarrassing. He quickly threw the mobile phone into Leonardo's hand, sat upright, and looked at Leonardo's expression from time to time.

"It's not that the fans always like to think about some messy things, but because they guessed, Ebert, you are a dishonest and bad thing."

Ebert swears, he is simply the most wronged person in the world!

But seeing Leonardo's anger rising, he still closed his mouth rationally and didn't say a word.He couldn't help but looked at his watch, it was about half an hour away from the screening meeting to his home, oh my God, it's only been ten minutes, this day is simply unbearable!

He wanted to keep silent and fight to the end, but Leonardo had no intention of letting him go.The phone turned to another page, and Ebert could not refuse, Leonardo decisively stuffed the phone into his hand: "Keep watching."

The first page he saw made him heave a sigh of relief. The explosive scenes he imagined did not appear. What Leonardo found were some activity pictures during the promotional period of "The Dark Knight".

But in the next second, Ebert couldn't laugh anymore.

"Heath Ledger: Ebert is my best friend, he let me know the value of life" "Nolan: Batman and "Joker" fell in love and killed each other"

"Heath Ledger: Ebert Is the Man I Admire Most"

"Batman "Joker" "Love" revealed to make people laugh"

……

The integrity of the American media is almost gone!

Ebert said that as the purest and cleanest white lotus in the world, he was really wronged!

God, this really is a world that cannot be saved!

#Leo looks like he’s going to turn into a powder keg, is it too late to escape now#