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Many people think that New York, like Paris, is an ideal place for a romantic date. If a romantic comedy film that takes place in New York can use scenes familiar to the audience to produce fascinating effects, one plus one will be greater than two. Effect.

The Enemy of All People undoubtedly achieved this.

What's more, the movie is really interesting. The love consultant played by Will Smith is good at attacking technical difficulties, knows how to figure out women's minds, and makes suggestions for dicks. Every hit is sure to hit.

On the first day of release in North America, benefited from the upcoming Christmas effect, The Rival of All People opened a box office of 22.1 million US dollars in 3,650 theaters in North America, surpassing the 19.15 million US dollars of The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King which was screened on the following weekend , No. 1 on the box office list on the day of the airborne.

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the sequel to the blockbuster movie, will certainly not be able to beat the opening weekend of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, but it will still be able to compete with its counterpart's second-weekend screenings.

However, like most of Will Smith's commercial films, the film's reputation is not very good.

After the first day of release, the Rotten Tomatoes index of Rival for All was only 65%, with an IMDB score of 6.8, a Cinema Score score of B+ from live theater audiences, and a comprehensive score of 62 from authoritative media.

This reputation, even in romantic comedies, can only be said to be quite average.

But Will Smith has this kind of charm, which can make a movie of not so good quality explode at the box office and commercially.

Some media even believe that The Enemy of All People is an experimental work to test whether Will Smith is a real popular lover, or just a niche lover of black sisters.

To a certain extent, Will Smith is one of the fastest-growing stars in Hollywood history. After the filming of the films that can be counted on one hand, he has already entered the A-level club of Hollywood, with 20 million US dollars The remuneration is so calm and relaxed, which makes many veteran stars envious and jealous.

This is also one of the reasons why Will Smith is not welcome to see him at the Oscars. Similar to Tom Cruise, his star journey is too smooth. , success is too easy.

How could the old man be psychologically balanced?

These people are basically Oscar judges, who control the important performance awards. It is normal for those who become famous and rich at a young age to be snubbed by the Oscars.

In recent years,

Which actor who became famous at a young age with a high salary can successfully win an Oscar for acting?

Only a hard-working actor like Tom Hanks who has worked hard for many years is their favorite.

But the production company will not consider the feelings of veterans in the actor industry, because in Hollywood, the box office is a hard indicator, and it is also the most clear indicator. The few movies starring Will Smith since his electric shock to the screen, almost all box office hits .

However, the movies he starred in before all had strong action elements. Although there were also romantic scenes, they were secondary.

Starring in a typical romantic comedy movie, the target audience is women first, even though Will Smith has a strong body and handsome appearance among blacks, it is not a sufficient condition for a successful romantic comedy.

It is common for action stars to be difficult to be recognized by the audience for their romantic feelings. Bruce Willis tasted the bitter fruit back then, and he hasn't even fully adjusted to it yet.

But judging from the effect of The Rival of All People, Will Smith really has his own unique way of attracting women.

Perhaps it also benefited from the actual life experience outside the movie, because people like Ronan who have a close relationship with Will Smith know that Will Smith is a pick-up master in life, a woman who has had a close relationship, The number is only a lot more than Ronan.

After all, not everyone has the ability to deal with heavyweights like the Williams sisters, but Will Smith can do this, which is enough to prove his extraordinary charm.

To put it bluntly, he is a cute big boy who can play tricks and is very clever. Girls can lean on his broad shoulders and be amused by his jokes, and they can't help but behave when he looks like a big injured child. Out of loving motherhood.

The charm of the actors and the compact plot of the film can make people happy after an hour and a half. As a Christmas pastime film, All People in Love is completely qualified.

Although only one day has passed since the first weekend, Ronan was able to confirm through the box office on the first day that All People in Love has been a success.

But Ronan knew better in his heart that the success of The Rival of All People was certainly due to the publicity and operation of the embassy film industry, but the most important thing was Will Smith's star charm.

It is no exaggeration to say that if this film had a different actor, the result might be completely different.

The New York Times commentary can be described as hitting the nail on the head.

The Rival of All People is a standard romantic comedy, the plot is basically a cliché, but with the popularity of Will Smith and the accurate market positioning of Relativity Entertainment, it has achieved box office success.

The more authoritative Hollywood Reporter in the Hollywood circle also released a similar view.

The Rival of All People starring Will Smith is a complete surprise in this vulgar film. He subverts the image of previous action movies and captivates the audience with his cool expression and bad smile. The plot of the film is mediocre, only Some interesting dialogue and hilarious bits.

Although this film has a mediocre reputation, it also has many pertinent comments.

The Los Angeles Times commented: The Rival of All People looks natural and believable, and the filming is clean, without any spoofs, vulgarity, or over-the-top things. The style is fresh and romantic, warm and pleasant. The urban environment and the relationship between the characters in the film, the story is very close to ordinary people, and the whole film has an indescribable style that makes people feel relaxed and at ease.

In the North American film market, this is destined to be a Christmas weekend for Will Smith.

On Friday, The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King rebounded strongly, earning 22.41 million U.S. dollars in a single day, but the trend of All People in Love was stable, and it closed at 23.45 million U.S. dollars that day. The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King reaches the top.

Three days after the opening weekend, Rival for All unsurprisingly earned $58.5 million at the box office, surpassing The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King at $50.59 million, and won the North American box office champion of the opening weekend.

But Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King is terribly stable, with the North American box office falling only 30% in the second weekend compared to the first weekend.

Various authoritative organizations predict that the North American box office of this magical epic masterpiece may hit 400 million U.S. dollars, and the global box office must exceed 1 billion U.S. dollars.

If this achievement can be achieved, in this era when Avatar has not yet appeared, The Dark Knight is still brewing, the Avengers have not assembled, and Jurassic Park is closed, Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King will become second only to Titanic box office runner-up.

Of course Ronan is very clear that no matter how it is compared, The Rival of All People is not as good as The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King.

New Zealand director Peter Jackson also reached the pinnacle of his life with The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King, and has never surpassed it, and may never be surpassed.

It is said that die-hard fans of the Lord of the Rings also got a full exercise in their bladders because they didn't want to miss any shots of the film.

The North American box office opening weekend of Love Rival almost equaled its $60 million production cost, marking the inevitable end of Relativity's last film of 2003.

With the release of this film, Embassy Pictures also ended its distribution work in 2003, but they did not have much time to rest, because there will be more than ten films that need to be released in North America and overseas starting from February 2004 .

Among them, there are many popular works such as Shrek 2.

There are also high hopes for Night at the Museum, Happiness Knocks, Wedding Crashers and The Passion of the Christ.

In addition, many popular sequel films under Relativity Entertainment with relatively small investment will also be released and listed by Embassy Films one after another.

In the past six months, the embassy film industry has seldom pushed overseas films purchased for tens of thousands of dollars into theaters for distribution, and basically sent them directly to discs and video tapes.

The Embassy Pictures also wants to further expand the sources of film distribution, and has begun to contact some small and medium-sized production companies in Hollywood, and strives to obtain distribution agency rights for some films starting next year.

The distributor is relatively less risky than the producer.

cheers!

In the small bar of the manor, Ronan clinked glasses with Will Smith: The Rival of All People is a box office hit, it's worth a toast!

Will Smith gulped it down and said with a smile: Ronan, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you. Are we a strong alliance?

Ronan drank the wine in the glass and said, It's definitely a strong alliance!

Will Smith glanced at the clock on the wall and asked, Why hasn't Tom come over yet?

Ronan said: I heard that he is going to attend the celebration ceremony, so I guess he will have to wait for a while.

Will Smith puzzled: Does Tom have a movie that sells well?

It's probably someone else's. Ronan shrugged slightly: It may be related to the church he belongs to.

This is not a good topic. Will Smith was very close to Scientology for a time, so he simply changed the subject and said, I also had a little celebration yesterday.

Ronan teased, Did you go to find Sister Williams?

No. Will Smith shook his head quickly and said, I took the initiative to cut off contact with them?

Ronan was very curious: Don't you think the Williams sisters are very good? Why did they break? The body can't hold it? Or...

Seeing Ronan's suspicious eyes that seemed to say that you are dying, Will Smith quickly explained: It's not because of these reasons, I am in good health, but I found out a while ago that there are too many people in the same way, and the risk is too high .”

Ronan understood what he meant: Will, this decision is very wise.

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