Hollywood Hunter

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The maids at the mountainside mansion in Brentwood Heights were on edge early Sunday morning.

Scared by the movie last night.

Simply telling the story, "The Conjuring 3: Blood Moon" doesn't have much special features, it is still a typical high-concept horror film.

After being approached by the FBI, Ed Allen successfully carried out a ghost hunt in a nearby resident's house and was approved. Afterwards, the plot entered a town surrounded by ghosts.

According to the only escaped priest in the town, Pastor Bill Jost, on a haunted night, many people in the town who did not believe in the existence of ghosts all their lives experienced the most terrifying night in their lives that night. The next day, everyone wanted to escape, but found that the town had been shrouded in thick fog. Many people drove out and drove their cars until they ran out of gas, just circling in the town.

Worse still, there were deaths.

Neighbors heard gunshots and went to check. They first found the body of underground abortion doctor Mark Coles on the sofa in the living room, while the doctor's wife and two children were hacked to death with a knife. Pastor Bill Jost, who knew some common sense of psychics, judged that Dr. Coles should have been possessed by an evil spirit. After killing his wife and children, he woke up and swallowed a gun to commit suicide because of guilt.

Finding it impossible to escape, the residents of the town tried to save themselves, but the results were ineffective.

More and more people were killed by evil spirits in various ways in the next few nights. Finally, at the suggestion of Pastor Jost, everyone hid in the church in the town, barely resisting the attack of evil spirits .

However, avoiding blindly cannot solve the problem.

After persisting for three days, it was still Pastor Jost who took a holy cross in the church and tried again in one day, and finally managed to escape this time.

The city government where the town is located didn't believe this at first, and sent several waves of police and rescue teams into the town, but no one was able to get out. Everyone finally realized the seriousness of the matter, and found a well-known The Warrens.

The Warrens joined forces with the supporting characters who had appeared in the film universe series of The Conjuring, cooperated with the local government and the church, and launched a battle of humans and ghosts to save the town.

Ultimately, of course, victory over evil.

At the same time, the truth was found out.

The cause of the incident was that the underground abortion doctor Mark Coles buried too many abortion fetuses in the woods where resentment gathered, and the resentment of a large number of ghost babies gathered, triggering a terrifying blood moon. Under the stimulation of the blood moon, many ghosts that should have dissipated naturally Congealed into evil spirits, some sleeping evil spirits also awakened under the call of the blood moon, which finally caused the horror of dozens of deaths in this small town.

The war between humans and ghosts that the Warrens and everyone joined forces can also be called a life of death.

The turning point is that Camilla, the aborted girl in the opening chapter, bravely stood up and influenced the most ferocious ghost baby born from her, causing the most difficult ghost baby army like a bee swarm to lose its dominance and collapse. The Warrens then formed an encirclement circle with tens of thousands of wish power coins raised temporarily, and blocked all kinds of evil spirits in Dr. Coles' clinic, and then used holy water and weapons made of wish power coins to "purify" them intensively. .

120 minutes of thrills, summed up in one sentence, in fact, the Warrens fought against the ghosts in the town and won.

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Standard high-concept mode.

However, the thrilling ups and downs shown in the plot of the film made the hearts of all viewers beat faster.

The girls who watched the movie together last night, even though they huddled together on a big bed to comfort each other, some still had nightmares. Even after a night's rest, after waking up early, various horror scenes in the film will inevitably appear in my mind.

Inside the manor owner's villa.

Lily Favel absently sorted out today's stack of newspapers and put them in the dining room where Chen Qing was dining. She went to the kitchen to check the progress of the breakfast, and unexpectedly found that the two women who watched the movie together last night The waiter was leaning against the kitchen counter and talking in a low voice while the other people were busy. He stepped forward and took a look, only to find that there was a small pile on the kitchen counter next to the two of them poured out of a piggy bank next to them. Coins are being picked and picked.

One of the girls also made a similar judgment: "This is not good, it's too new."

Lily Favel only felt a flock of crows flying past her forehead.

We are all highly educated people!

However, after complaining, at the invitation of the two women, she still couldn't help but go over, pick and choose, and chose two coins that she thought were neither new nor old, and put them into the breast pocket of her uniform.

Secretly making excuses.

I am not superstitious, anyway, put two coins in my pocket without sinking, maybe I will need it sometime.

It's just a pity, it would be nice to have a long sword inlaid with wish power coins like in the movie last night. Wearing glasses that wiped the tears of a newborn baby, and holding a long sword of wish power, no matter what the hell, it will be wiped out with a single stroke of the sword.

Um.

Of course, this is purely an entertainment idea, and I am a highly educated person.

After roughly turning around and leaving the kitchen, Lily Favre came to an office dedicated to the maids in the villa, and found Christie Latham sitting at a large desk by the window, staring at something seriously facing the computer screen. . Spotting Lily appearing, Christie was about to move the little hand holding the mouse, but Favel snatched it away, and then poked his head over.

On the desktop of the computer is the page of the ebay auction website.

This is also a company invested by the Westeros system

E-commerce website mainly focuses on second-hand retail.

Of course, this is not the point.

The key is the search entry displayed on the page, Willpower Coins.

It seems that everyone is thinking about these today.

Christie was a little embarrassed, but since she was seen by Lily, she still explained: "I'm just a little curious," and then pointed to the popular keywords next to him: "Look, in the last few days' searches, the number one It's the wish power coin, and the second place is the wish power long sword, heh, it's so interesting."

Lily didn't make fun of it, she pulled up the chair to check it together, and commented: "These are fake at first glance, either too new or too old... Well, this, the Long Sword of Wishing Power, there are so many people buying it. Is it a fool, it's so expensive... Hey, there are tears of a newborn baby?"

Christie nodded, and said, "I just saw a report on the Eaglet portal. A maternity nurse in Chicago secretly collected the tears of newborn babies and was fired after being discovered."

"Unlucky guy."

"What's more," Christie said, and simply switched pages, went to the Igret portal, searched, and quickly opened a news item: "Look, Miami, Florida, is also an underground abortion doctor. After watching this movie on Friday, I was afraid to go home and went to church to confess. The pastor finally drove him away, and he changed a large box of coins at home like a madman, and drove his wife and children away, saying It's because I'm worried about being possessed."

Listening to what Christie said, Lily also quickly browsed the article, and said with a smile: "Look at the article, the last sentence, the most horrific anti-abortion movie in Hollywood, I think it's right. I used to... Anyway, if When I have a baby in the future, I will give birth no matter what, and I dare not go for an abortion.”

Christie nodded sympathetically.

The two continued to browse the information related to "The Conjuring 3" on the Internet. Before that, they had been staying in China with Chen Qing. When they came back here and read the news, they realized that the topic of this movie was really hot in recent days. To no avail. And the title of "Hollywood's scariest anti-abortion movie" was originally not the original article, but it was a headline in the "Washington Post" that day, and it was quickly recognized and became popular.

Abortion has always been a sensitive topic in the United States.

It is conceivable that for a long time to come, anyone who has watched this movie will inevitably have a strong psychological shadow if they think about the terrifying and mutilated ghost baby in the movie before they want to have an abortion. Therefore, a bishop in the conservative Alabama area even publicly called on believers to lead their families to watch "The Conjuring 3", saying that it can play a very good "educational significance."

In addition, various ghosts, wish power coins, yin and yang glasses, etc. in the film have also become popular discussions on the Internet, and even search hotspots on online retail websites.

The two girls who had just returned from China quickly thought of the main point of the matter.

This movie is so topical, the box office should not be worse than "Ghost Story" right?

Check it out.

Sure enough, the first is the comprehensive word-of-mouth media, "The Conjuring 3" created the highest score in the series, reaching 9.3 points, an absolute classic level.

The famous film critic Roger Ebert's comment is the most representative. This critic praised "The Conjuring 3" "Just as George Romero defined zombie movies, "The Conjuring 3" redefined Hollywood horror films. Many of these elements will be imitated by subsequent Hollywood horror films’.

The two women recalled that it was true.

The previous Hollywood horror films, even the scariest "Ghost Driven", did not have as many novel settings as in "The Conjuring 3".

Hollywood's "Variety Show" magazine even compared "The Conjuring 3" to the "Super Bat War" in the Conjuring movie universe. This is not to say that the plot is similar, but the film has obviously played a link between the past and the future for the entire Conjuring movie universe. Let the series not repeat itself in a mediocre way, but complete a transformation, and the future will be more mature and interesting.

The box office of the film is even better.

With a scale of 3,354 opening screens in North America, the box office revenue on the first day reached 15.56 million US dollars. On the past Saturday, the day of Halloween, the revenue increased again to 18.12 million US dollars. In just two days, the cumulative box office of the film has reached 33.68 million US dollars. . It is expected that the three-day box office in the first weekend is expected to be between 46 million and 47 million U.S. dollars, while the seven-day box office in the first week may exceed 60 million U.S. dollars.

All relevant data hit a series of new highs.

In comparison, the seven-day box office of "The Conjuring 2" was only US$46.13 million, which is only equivalent to the three-day opening weekend of "The Conjuring 3". The previous phenomenal "Ghost Story" had a box office of 59.63 million US dollars in the first week.

However, the industry also generally predicts that although the first week will exceed 60 million, it will be very difficult for "The Conjuring 3" to hit the domestic box office of 200 million US dollars like "Ghost Story" because the timing is not good. The Thanksgiving holiday season will soon be full of blockbuster movies. Under the fierce competition, it will be difficult for "The Conjuring 3" to go for a long time. The total domestic box office is most likely to be between 150 million and 200 million US dollars.

On the other hand, compared to the low-to-medium production cost of "The Conjuring 2" of US$25 million, "The Conjuring 3" doubled its budget to US$50 million due to the use of a large number of CG special effects. Although it will definitely exceed the US$129 million of "The Conjuring 2", but if the box office revenue is calculated, it is only on the local side, and the gross profit return of "The Conjuring 3" will not be as good as "The Conjuring 2".

However, globally, in terms of the quality of "The Conjuring 3", the overall return is still very likely to exceed "The Conjuring 2"

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In any case, as "Variety" magazine commented, the key significance of "The Conjuring 3" to the entire Conjuring movie universe series is not the box office, but rather like the "SuperEditor War" of the DC movie universe series, let the entire movie universe complete It has undergone a metamorphosis, redefining all aspects, and reviving the interest of many viewers who have already experienced aesthetic fatigue in the series.

Calculated in this way, the investment of 50 million US dollars is definitely not a loss.

You know, since the release of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice", as we all know, the box office of the follow-up projects of the entire DC movie universe has increased a lot. "The Conjuring 3" will likely do the same for The Conjuring Cinematic Universe.

The two girls flipped through the information, thinking that "The Conjuring 3" is a project produced by a company under the name of their boss, and inevitably felt a sense of pride.

They were whispering together, and the female guard Catherine Elgar, who had been with Chen Qing and Lin Su for a long time, entered the door and reminded the two girls that Chen Qing had finished her morning exercise and had gone to take a shower and change clothes. They should go to the restaurant and wait for the service. Then I got up.

After leaving the office, Lily couldn't hold back, and took out the two coins she had just chosen to show to her companions, and generously gave one to Christie.

Christie liked it too, and it was also in her breast pocket like a talisman.

When they came to the restaurant, Cheng Tae-hee was already sitting here, flipping through the newspapers that Lily had prepared earlier, saying hello, Lily Favel glanced at it and found that Cheng Tae-hee was also reading a report about "The Conjuring 3", The headline is 'Being impacted by "The Conjuring 3", "Ghost Story" fell out of favor, and may not be able to break through the 200 million threshold this week".

Lily Favel recalled the similar report she had read just now, and felt a little regretful.

As of the fifth box office week before October 30, "Ghost Story" earned US$16.71 million, and the cumulative box office reached US$185.96 million, which is only 14 million away from the 200 million box office threshold. It just so happens that it is the week of Halloween again, not only the official has increased its publicity again, but fans of "Ghost Story" have also launched a support campaign to hit the 200 million threshold.

It's a pity that "The Conjuring 3" is really too strong, not to mention that there were two other new films that started production last Friday.

According to the box office estimates for the two days on Friday and Saturday, the decline of "Ghost Story" is likely to be around 35% in the sixth week of its release, which does not seem to be too deep, but considering the demand for horror movies during the week of Halloween In the rapidly increasing market environment, if it were not for "The Conjuring 3", let alone a 35% drop, it would not be impossible for "Ghost Story" to drop at the box office.

It is expected to drop by 35%. The box office of "Ghost Story" this week is expected to be between 10 million and 11 million US dollars. After a full week, it is still about 4 to 5 million US dollars away from the 200 million threshold.

Obviously, the film will definitely exceed 200 million next week, but as a phenomenal horror film, it is a pity that it could not break through an important threshold during the originally promising Halloween period. Moreover, being squeezed by "The Conjuring 2", the media also estimated that after breaking through the 200 million threshold, the total local box office of "Ghost Story" will probably shrink by at least 10 million US dollars.

However, whether it is the official or the fans, it is actually not too regrettable.

family!

Chen Qing, who changed into home clothes, soon appeared in the restaurant.

Lily and Lili helped deliver the breakfast, and they couldn't help talking about the movie they watched last night. Christie also took the initiative to talk to Chen Qing about the movie's high reputation and outstanding box office.

Chen Qing's feelings were similar to theirs.

Of course, I was too scared last night. However, other than that, compared to other people, Chen Qing had a strange expression when she read the newspaper's statement about "The Conjuring 3" redefining Hollywood horror movies.

In fact, it is not new at all.

Although there is no trace of her own boss on the credit list of this movie, Chen Qing can be sure that Simon's involvement in the script must be very deep.

Because many elements in the film are completely common routines in oriental ghost films.

Ghosts are not allowed in mainland horror movies, but in Hong Kong, they are all used badly.

For example, you can see the wish power and ghosts on the coins through the glasses wiped with the tears of a newborn baby. It is obviously the evolution of the cow's tears in oriental ghost movies. Moreover, in China, there is no need to wipe glasses at all, and those who can directly wipe the eyes directly open the yin and yang eyes.

For another example, the concept of karma in the film

There is also resentment, and, the ghost hits the wall.

As for the wish power coin, the wish power long sword, tsk, isn't it just a copper coin sword.

What the hell kind of wish power?

That's yang!

Moreover, the long sword studded with coins in the film is really ugly, and the copper coin sword strung with red string looks more effective in catching demons and exorcising ghosts.

In addition, all kinds of ghosts, ghost babies, hanged ghosts, drowned ghosts, ghosts in the mirror, etc., there are not many horror movies in Hollywood, but in Hong Kong-style ghost movies, they are all over the street. It's not rare to catch them.

Chen Qing even complained a little.

My boss just used some superficial things. If I bring all the five-element formations, birthday horoscopes, ink fountain talismans, glutinous rice red sand, etc. from China... Well, Chen Qing suddenly understood that this is too high-end, foreigners can't read.

It's no wonder that we can only give some superficial information, and we are still bluffing about subversion and innovation.

Tsk.

Foreign devils just don't know much about it.

Um.

My boss, not counting, my boss is a knowledgeable foreign devil... No

, My boss is not a foreign devil...it doesn't seem right...whatever, the boss can't hear it anyway.

Chen Qing immediately thought of the mainland.

We are all discussing the development of domestic film genres, but our culture is going to be stolen by a foreign... boss, but there can be no ghosts in our own movies, what a shame.