In October, Universal Pictures released the crime film "Pulp" directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring John Travolta, Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman.
This film tells six independent but closely connected stories in the form of a multi-threaded narrative. This method of telling stories has rarely been used before. Therefore, when this film participated in the Venice Film Festival, it won the Golden Lion Award.
After its release in the United States, it quickly gained industry recognition. The media commented that this film is the most outstanding black humor film in recent years.
Also because of the media's pursuit, the public followed suit. In the end, the film won a box office of US$100 million in North America and a global box office of US$200 million.
And its production cost was only $8 million. Eight million dollars was exchanged for 200 million dollars, and Quentin Tarantino became famous in one fell swoop and became a popular director in Hollywood.
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In November, Universal Pictures released the movie "The Big Deal," starring Mel Gibson.
This is adapted from the American TV series of the same name in the 1950s. It was a popular American TV series broadcast in the United States from 1957 to 1962, and the ratings were quite high. Its star, James Garner, also became the first generation television star and the idol of a generation of Americans.
However, unlike the chic and cool original American TV series, this movie is full of ridicule and deconstruction of Western movies.
Mel Gibson tried comedy for the first time, and this was also the transformation path he considered for himself.
After all, there are really too many tough guys in Hollywood. There are big guys like Schwarzenegger, unsmiling tough guys like Stallone, warm tough guys like Bruce Willis, life-threatening tough guys like Xiang Nan, and Jackie Chan. A tough guy with comedy and kung fu...
If he doesn't have his own characteristics, then his path as a tough guy won't last long. So he must transform, which is very important to him.
After the release of "Gambler Ma Huali", the reputation is still good. Mel Gibson's transformation was well recognized by the audience. In addition, the relaxed and humorous plot also appealed to the audience, so in the end, "Marvel" earned a box office of US$105 million in North America and a global box office of US$180 million.
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In the same month, "Prison in the Sky" starring Xiang Nan was officially completed.
Jennifer Aniston actually doesn't have many scenes in this movie, and all the scenes together don't exceed fifteen minutes.
This made Xiang Nan feel a little sorry for her, so he promised that she would play a real heroine in the next movie.
Because there were not many scenes, Jennifer did not delay the filming of "Friends". The third season of "Friends" was still released as scheduled and was a huge hit.
With the accumulation of the first two seasons, the popularity of "Friends" is already quite high. When the first episode of the third season was aired, the highest ratings reached over 38 million viewers. Even if the ratings dropped later, the average was still as much as 30 million. It is one of the most popular comedies currently.
In addition, "Emergency Room Story" invested and produced by Xiang Nan has also been very popular since its release.
Medical dramas have always appealed to American audiences, and the screenwriter of this drama, Michael Clayton, is one of the most well-known screenwriters in the United States.
The famous "Jurassic Park" and "Westworld" were written by him. Of course, "Jurassic Park" was taken away by Xiang Nan, but his own talent cannot be taken away.
Michael Clayton himself is a doctor of medicine from Harvard University, so he has considerable professional knowledge in medical dramas. Moreover, he first studied in the Department of Literature at Harvard University and has strong abilities in literary creation.
Therefore, "Emergency Room Story", which he serves as the main writer, naturally has exciting stories and attracted the audience's attention as soon as it was aired, becoming one of the hottest dramas of the year.
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In December, the long-awaited "Jurassic Park" finally met the audience after nearly two years of production.
The film is directed by Chris Columbus, who also directed the Home Alone series. The starring cast consists of Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Connelly and others.
In addition, Li Jiaxin also played a role in it, that is, the Chinese doctor responsible for making dinosaur embryos. Although there are not many scenes, Xiang Nan assured her that this role will be played even more in the sequel.
Although Li Jiaxin was angry, there was nothing he could do. She is now tied up by Xiang Nan, like a canary in a cage, unable to fly out even if she wants to.
She stayed in the United States for three years, during which Xiang Nan provided all her food and clothing. She had an accessory gold card in hand, so she didn't have to worry about eating, drinking, and having fun except that she couldn't withdraw cash.
In such a life, people can be easily ruined. Even if we let her go now and leave Hollywood and return to Hong Kong, she will not go back.
"Jurassic Park" began a massive publicity campaign when it was released. Trailers were played on TV stations, posters were posted on subways and bus stops, news was reported on radio stations, newspapers, and magazines, and even the Internet was not spared... The total marketing expenses exceeded 30 million US dollars, which was higher than the production costs of most movies.
It is precisely because of this overwhelming publicity that the movie "Jurassic Park" has become a household name, known to both women and children. It is for this reason that when it was officially released, audiences flocked to theaters to watch it.
When they saw those vivid and lifelike dinosaurs on the screen, they couldn't help but sigh. It's really too lifelike and vivid, completely different from the dinosaurs shot with models that appeared on the screen before.
The impact brought by this picture has amazed countless viewers. It is precisely because of this that "Jurassic Park" became an instant hit, and audiences flocked to the theater to watch it.
The box office on the first day exceeded 15 million US dollars. In the following weeks, the box office of "Jurassic Park" remained high, occupying the weekly box office champion for ten consecutive weeks, setting a new box office record.
In the end, the film earned US$420 million in North America alone, and the global box office exceeded US$1 billion. Its production cost is actually less than "True Lies" and "Terminator 2", only $60 million.
With a cost of US$60 million and a box office of US$1 billion, Universal Pictures is winning this time. As a result, its stock price has soared again, with its market value approaching US$20 billion, showing that shareholders have great confidence in Universal Pictures, which is run by Xiang Nan.
The success of this film also made Chris Columbus the hottest commercial film director at present, even outshining George Lucas, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg for a time.
Lightstorm Entertainment, owned by James Cameron, has quickly become a first-line special effects production company in Hollywood because of its production of such amazing special effects, comparable to George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic.
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